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Durty South Swamp

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Balance is key. We really don't have balance.
Nav, Ive said this before but it doesn't seem to get through to you. I'll try again... the majority opinion on the board is the same as that of the fanbase in general. It is what it is. Go to any board, social media site, etc. and as long as its not censored one way or another, its the same. Even the ones that are censored are still becoming negative. If we were kicking butt the negatives would be the minority and it would be them who were castigated daily. You aren't describing anything that isn't base level human nature. The only thing that changes any of this is censorship or winning, thats really it.
 

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I think this is why people are losing interest in our message board.
:lmao2::lmao2::lmao2: Your think GCMB is why people are leaving "Gator Nation". Are the pumper boards busy? Not the last time I looked. Gator County is a morgue and 247 is nonstop strafing runs by Noles, just like it's been for a decade.

I guess you also blame Trex for the empty stadium.

Dude, the PRODUCT ON THE FIELD is why no one wants to talk Gator Football.
 

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Nav, Ive said this before but it doesn't seem to get through to you. I'll try again... the majority opinion on the board is the same as that of the fanbase in general. It is what it is. Go to any board, social media site, etc. and as long as its not censored one way or another, its the same. Even the ones that are censored are still becoming negative. If we were kicking butt the negatives would be the minority and it would be them who were castigated daily. You aren't describing anything that isn't base level human nature. The only thing that changes any of this is censorship or winning, thats really it.

You are sadly mistaken if you believe message board posters are the majority of fans. It's only a small fraction of sports fans that participate in message boards. Most don't even know what one is. They're the silent majority that shows up to the games every Saturday and sing "We are the boys" at the beginning of the 4th quarter with their arms around their fellow Gators. Message boards are mostly made up of complainers. Nobody in their right minds can argue that. That doesn't mean message boards HAVE to cater to and allow negativity to consume them. I'm not saying we should suppress the negative opinions. Only that we shouldn't allow them to become the accepted norm to the detriment of any and everything positive.
 

Durty South Swamp

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You are sadly mistaken if you believe message board posters are the majority of fans. It's only a small fraction of sports fans that participate in message boards. Most don't even know what one is. They're the silent majority that shows up to the games every Saturday and sing "We are the boys" at the beginning of the 4th quarter with their arms around their fellow Gators. Message boards are mostly made up of complainers. Nobody in their right minds can argue that. That doesn't mean message boards HAVE to cater to and allow negativity to consume them. I'm not saying we should suppress the negative opinions. Only that we shouldn't allow them to become the accepted norm to the detriment of any and everything positive.
Good God... are you in the middle of smoking a joint? Thats not what I said, at all. :facepalm:
 

Durty South Swamp

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ok, ok lol... ill try one. more. time.

heres what i said....

the majority opinion on the board is the same as that of the fanbase in general

And here's what you are claiming I said....

message board posters are the majority of fans.

If you can't see the difference then lets just go back to talking about URGs fried chicken friday. :lol2:
 

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Nav, Ive said this before but it doesn't seem to get through to you. I'll try again... the majority opinion on the board is the same as that of the fanbase in general. It is what it is. Go to any board, social media site, etc. and as long as its not censored one way or another, its the same. Even the ones that are censored are still becoming negative. If we were kicking butt the negatives would be the minority and it would be them who were castigated daily. You aren't describing anything that isn't base level human nature. The only thing that changes any of this is censorship or winning, thats really it.
All Nav is saying is let the pumpers pump, and let the dumpers dump.....no need for both factions to constantly battle.
Can't we all just get along? :grin:
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ok, ok lol... ill try one. more. time.

heres what i said....



And here's what you are claiming I said....



If you can't see the difference then lets just go back to talking about URGs fried chicken friday. :lol2:
He's saying that the general fan base and the message board base are not on the same level. And he's probably right. The general fan base, while they pay attention to the team in season, simply don't care to follow the team the way message board posters do.
 

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lol... and yet, you STILL dont see it :lol:

Dude, I think you're the one that needs to put the joint down. You claim the majority of the fan base thinks exactly like message board posters. I disagree. I believe the majority of the fan base wants to go to the games and enjoy watching their favorite team try to win a football game. They aren't interested in constantly running down our coaching staff. They aren't interested in being argued with every time they are happy a kid commits to the good guys. They aren't interested in being called a worthless pumper just because they feel a closeness to our coaches and players because they represent the university we love. They aren't interested in being treated like second rate citizens because they can be satisfied with a winning season and not expect a national championship every year. I think YOU are the one that doesn't get it.
 

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I'm mostly a lurker and don't even sign in most of the time. I do like to read and keep up to date. It's not the negativity that bothers me - it's the constant bickering/nastiness when someone has a different point of view that turns me off. Call me a snowflake if you like.

I don't post often because I'm more of a casual fan rather than technical - I can't talk coverages etc, but I know when we suck.
 

Durty South Swamp

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Dude, I think you're the one that needs to put the joint down. You claim the majority of the fan base thinks exactly like message board posters. I disagree. I believe the majority of the fan base wants to go to the games and enjoy watching their favorite team try to win a football game. They aren't interested in constantly running down our coaching staff. They aren't interested in being argued with every time they are happy a kid commits to the good guys. They aren't interested in being called a worthless pumper just because they feel a closeness to our coaches and players because they represent the university we love. They aren't interested in being treated like second rate citizens because they can be satisfied with a winning season and not expect a national championship every year. I think YOU are the one that doesn't get it.
You are going way too far into this... my statement was simply that if you survey 10 gator fans, a majority will tell you they arent thrilled with the program and the coaching staff. I have literally dozens and dozens of friends, alums, etc. For every one that likes Mac, there are at least 4 or 5 that dont. Nothing in the statement, "majority opinion" entails how that opinion is displayed, discussed or anything else. I've never once said that the majority of gator fans are doing any of the things you're griping about. My statement was a simple statistic on whether the fans are happy about the state of the program and staff or not. You can make it into some type of crazy hatespeech thing if you desire.
 

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