As a semi-newbie who doesn't post as often as the regulars on here, I joined the board mostly because I was sick of the Vol trolling on the "other" board.
But like many others have said, I like the negativity. If that's what we're calling it anyway. Seems like a lot of realism to me. Or at least, I appreciate the differing opinions. Sometimes we can take the attack too far (I'm just as guilty of letting my emotions get the best of me), but what I fell in love with about this board was seeing that I am not alone. Just knowing that others have seen the crap display of football and are just as unhappy with it is oddly comforting.
I've been following Gator football since the early '90s and I know this almost sounds blasphemous, but I think I enjoyed some losses back then more than some wins now. And that's because the product on the field was exciting. We were in just about every game. It was fun right up until the end. This hasn't been the case in nearly 9 years!
They say that defense wins championships. But offense sells tickets. I turn on just about any other college football game and they are more exciting than our beloved Gators.
But we don't stop watching. And we wouldn't be on this board if we didn't bleed Orange and Blue. I truly believe that if things start to change and we actually see signs of life, there will be a lot less bitching on the board.
Even everyone ripping Mac and Nuss, etc doesn't want them to fail. Those people would LOVE to be proven wrong.
I complain mostly because it's gone on too long and I am hopeless for change.
That said, similar to what Jersey Gator said, I know the game well, but the facts and stats some of you guys remember or throw out there puts me to shame. It's mind boggling and I just don't have the time or energy to dig up everything. So I open myself up for ridicule. Oh well. So be it.
Funny thing is that I still remember the most random stats and facts from our '90s teams than anything in recent times including last season.
As one of the more "negative" fans, I do agree that shoving our same points over and over again in every thread is pointless and really does get tuned out over time.
We all know the product stinks. And we would all give anything for it to change. That's why we come here. To share these thoughts with our other family.
Thanks for reading and go Gators.