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Especially, the way it all ended.I always liked Pell and thought he got a Bum Deal!
damn.
Especially, the way it all ended.I always liked Pell and thought he got a Bum Deal!
Give ‘em hell, Pell.
With him banned I'm the leader there.Law has acquired power, but in some ways it’s just as or more influential. He has by a landslide the most posts,
Pell's only issue was that he got caught doing what everybody else was doing but they didn't get caught.
Give em Hell Pell!
Pell's only issue was that he got caught doing what everybody else was doing but they didn't get caught.
Give em Hell Pell!
You need to get laid.I’m not spending my time reading 16 pages of you gay azz MFers pulling each other’s wankers. Get the Fuchs over it. We hired yet another wait and see coach. I hope he can do it. I knew Mullen & Chump couldn’t. I hoped Butters could in the beginning but it was clear he couldn’t. We didn’t land a big fish. Meyer was a big fish at the time. Anyone who says differently is retarded. And Mike White needs to be canned as well. Anyone who says otherwise has a second level of retardation.
I’d get it again tonight but your Mom just told me she’s on her period.You need to get laid.
Look, I visit this board every day, 365 days a year since the beginning and have done so since GSMB. I love it. I love the banter, the negativity, to pumpers, the sarcasm and the Mom jokes. It’s who we are. If you don’t like it, piss off. I hate social media as @GatorTAG said. It’s destroyed our society.
I want every single member of Gatorchatter to make a post in this thread with their thoughts. No exceptions. Lurkers, pipe up.
This is somewhat long - anyone who responds with "TLDR" gets a ban.
I got to thinking about some things today after Swamp Donkey went nuts out the blue, called me names, and was banned for a week. Then I got an email from him basically saying we'd become Swamp Gas because of my insistence of the board being positive about this hire. He made me think, he often does. This thread isn't about Donkey, but I will say I don't know if he'll return or not.
We've always been known around the Gator Nation as the "negative" board, which I understand. Since Gatorchatter was launched in 2014, there really has been very little to be happy about. The brand has taken a complete dive, dropping UF out of the elite schools that annually challenge for titles. Hence, being negative hasn't bothered me, since we were just dealing with reality and the truth of the situation. However, Donkey made me think of something today, and that's this.
Some people are negative about the program because the program is bad, some people are negative about the program because they want to be negative. They actually enjoy the bashing and negativity. When something positive happens, they don't really like it. They get some kind of kick or power from wallowing in the mud.
While I certainly don't like blind pumperism, being "woe is me" on Gatorchatter for 7+ years now has really taken a toll. We've complained about a lot, and rightfully so. The garbage facilities, the constant cheap tactics from the administration (other than overpaying bad head coaches), their seeming to embrace mediocrity while other schools pass them by, it has really sucked. The product on the field has obviously also suffered as a result.
HOWEVER...
Everything seems to finally be changing. Mullen and his embarrassing group have been jettisoned. The Heavener Complex (which really is nice) is supposedly almost done. Stricklin has decided to throw money in places that we've been demanding for years. No matter what you think of Billy Napier's X's and O's, he certainly seems to have the right attitude about what needs to be done, starting with recruiting. We're going to have a lot more eyes on the team and our opponents. These are going to be a functional, prepared teams. There's a lot to be happy about.
Even after all this came to light, many members of this board were so beaten down (and I really do understand) that they couldn't help be miserable anyway. They hated the hire, they hated everything. It bugged me. It's like they were happier when they were upset, down and pissed. I feel like they would have hated almost any hire just out of reflex. This is the kind of thing I would like to see turn around on this board.
My draconian tactics to control the misery are over - I think I made whatever point I was going for. I'd like for each of you, as part of a 2022 resolution, to attempt to change your mindset about this program. We asked for things and we got them. It really is a new day and it feels like it.
Discuss.
NV is in danger of combusting........
Where did Ox hide the Fire Extinguishers?
You should come back, dude. You know you're one of usI'll be honest... one of the reasons I don't come to this board as much anymore is because it is so negative.
Look... I get it, the program has been in shambles. The problem is people don't even try to look at the positive or even try to have a positive perspective.... the flip side of that is... they have been right... I support all coaches after a hire and want them to succeed so I take the positive approach until they give me a really good reason not to... I truly want them to succeed... so I supported Champ, Mac and Mullen way longer than I probably should have.
I'll do the same thing with Napier (although maybe he will be a good hire).
Bottom line is... if anytime somebody tries to even create a positive perspective it is absolutely shouted down and it is the same conversation day after day and year after year... where is the value?
It just got less enjoyable to be here because people seemed to want to be negative vs. even trying to take a positive and hopeful perspective.
Just my $.02 from a founding member who doesn't visit much anymore...
Hope you all are well.