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Getting old fast...
« on: March 09, 2011, 08:57:42 AM »
Getting real tired of CFB fans having devolved to chearing on every scandal of another school...referring to every little or big NCAA violation as "cheating" (as if free tats helped tOSU on the field), and the general sentiment that everybody want their rival or some hated program "taken down".  Its not good for anybody in the game, and trust me everybody's team has their issues. 
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Re: Getting old fast...
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2011, 09:05:58 AM »
Getting real tired of CFB fans having devolved to chearing on every scandal of another school...referring to every little or big NCAA violation as "cheating" (as if free tats helped tOSU on the field), and the general sentiment that everybody want their rival or some hated program "taken down".  Its not good for anybody in the game, and trust me everybody's team has their issues.

It is sad.

But then again, one has to ask, "When is enough, enough?"

It's all fun and games when everyone is cheating and your team is experiencing success. 

But what if your team is experiencing success and then suddenly someone new comes around and steals your success?  What if a kid named Jerrell loves Auburn but his mother wants to know what else Auburn can do besides "just" give him a scholarship?  And what if that kid named Jerrell goes to the new guy in town and Auburn burns to the ground because they can't keep up with the extras? 

It's not that I think we should just allow cheating and get over cheering on NCAA investigations.  It's just that I think the NCAA should seriously hammer violators even for small infractions.  I have my own ideas how they can do this, but those guys get paid lots of money to ensure fairness in college sports.
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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2011, 09:14:06 AM »
It is sad.

But then again, one has to ask, "When is enough, enough?"

It's all fun and games when everyone is cheating and your team is experiencing success. 

But what if your team is experiencing success and then suddenly someone new comes around and steals your success?  What if a kid named Jerrell loves Auburn but his mother wants to know what else Auburn can do besides "just" give him a scholarship?  And what if that kid named Jerrell goes to the new guy in town and Auburn burns to the ground because they can't keep up with the extras? 

It's not that I think we should just allow cheating and get over cheering on NCAA investigations.  It's just that I think the NCAA should seriously hammer violators even for small infractions.  I have my own ideas how they can do this, but those guys get paid lots of money to ensure fairness in college sports.

Buying players is cheating.  Paying them is cheating.  Im just sick of the damn mentality of cheering for others getting nailed.  If a school, ANY school is buying players, the should be nailed, but I won't cheer it on.  Beyond that, it is mostly bullshit "violations" that you could find on any campus.
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Re: Getting old fast...
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2011, 09:18:19 AM »
Some people just care about something as insignificant as football way too fucking much.
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« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2011, 09:21:29 AM »
Some people just care about something as insignificant as football way too fucking much.

Yep, some fans even troll their rival's boards for shits and giggles.
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Re: Getting old fast...
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2011, 09:23:21 AM »
Some people just care about something as insignificant as football way too fucking much.

True.

But your fanbase as a whole exemplifies this more than any other in the country.
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« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2011, 09:36:30 AM »
True.

But your fanbase as a whole exemplifies this more than any other in the country.

Fuckin'  A!
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« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2011, 09:50:05 AM »
True.

But your fanbase as a whole exemplifies this more than any other in the country.
Maybe they do. I really don't care. Not my problem, and I don't align myself with those who act that way.
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Re: Getting old fast...
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2011, 09:57:10 AM »
Some people just care about something as insignificant as football way too fucking much.

Once you have experienced it live and in person, it just sorta becomes a part of your soul.
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« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2011, 09:58:31 AM »
Once you have experienced it live and in person, it just sorta becomes a part of your soul.

Wait...I think....oh yeah...I see what you did there.
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« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2011, 10:26:20 AM »
Maybe they do. I really don't care. Not my problem, and I don't align myself with those who act that way.

Have you ever worn a Bama cap, t-shirt or sweatshirt?  Do you have a sticker on your car that says S the coach or 13? 

Yeah.  You're aligned. 
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Re: Getting old fast...
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2011, 11:13:04 AM »
You white, you Ben Affleck.
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« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2011, 11:20:29 AM »
You white, you Ben Affleck.

Suc it Reindeer Games.
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« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2011, 12:27:49 PM »
Fans have ruined sports. We all suck.  :sarcasm:
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« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2011, 01:40:08 PM »
You white, you Ben Affleck.
Whatever, daredevil...
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« Reply #15 on: March 09, 2011, 02:00:15 PM »
You white, you Ben Affleck.
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Re: Getting old fast...
« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2011, 02:16:43 PM »
I do not cheer for any team to be in trouble. I want the best any team has.
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« Reply #17 on: March 09, 2011, 02:43:54 PM »
It's all about the Town.

We would have accepted either You are white or That's true, I am white.
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"Hey my friends are the ones that wanted to eat at that shitty hole in the wall that only served bread and wine.  What kind of brick and mud business model is that.  Stick to the cart if that's all you're going to serve.  Then that dude came in with like 12 other people, and some of them weren't even wearing shoes, and the restaurant sat them right across from us. It was gross, and they were all stinky and dirty.  Then dude starts talking about eating his body and drinking his blood...I almost lost it.  That's the last supper I'll ever have there, and I hope he dies a horrible death."

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« Reply #18 on: March 09, 2011, 03:07:36 PM »
Getting real tired of CFB fans having devolved to chearing on every scandal of another school...referring to every little or big NCAA violation as "cheating" (as if free tats helped tOSU on the field), and the general sentiment that everybody want their rival or some hated program "taken down".  Its not good for anybody in the game, and trust me everybody's team has their issues.

This part is true.  The players received no competitive advantage.  But Tressel did get a competitive advantage by playing players that the NCAA would consider ineligible. 
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« Reply #19 on: March 09, 2011, 03:09:53 PM »
So Tressel got a tattoo? Isn't he a little old for that?
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