tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post867404804198109385..comments2024-03-22T05:48:26.129-05:00Comments on Braves & Birds: The Sunday Splurge is Happy to Have a HeelMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-48830904488748499282010-11-16T07:50:07.897-05:002010-11-16T07:50:07.897-05:00Anon1, it's clearly option H.
Anon2, I normal...Anon1, it's clearly option H.<br /><br />Anon2, I normally like Auburn fans a lot. They're great in person and they're great on the Internet. Saturday just rubbed me the wrong way, especially on the heels of what I feel are credible allegations that Cecil Newton was trying to sell his son's signature. You're right that I don't do my best writing when I'm emotional. I waited two days to write and still felt miffed. And I'm a casual Georgia fan (at best).Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-58886039352319708482010-11-16T01:12:10.087-05:002010-11-16T01:12:10.087-05:00I have been a strong supporter of this blog all se...I have been a strong supporter of this blog all season since I found it a few months back. I find the analyses here to be mostly factually based and unbiased, but today I read a post full of emotion in which a writer attacks individuals, a team, and an entire fanbase without so much as a request for an explanation.<br /><br />But I'm not here to fight back. I'm not going to call names or throw the word "hate" around. I would just like to explain my side.<br /><br />I'm an Auburn fan.<br /><br />I have been for a long long time and I've been proud of the fact that Auburn fans have always been the most generous and classy group of people I've ever met. If you need proof, I could point you to numerous posts on opponents blogs and forums that talk about how well they've been treated at Auburn and even how they wish that their own fanbase was so welcoming. Or I could remind you of 2004, when after Junior Rosegreen laid a massive hit on Reggie Brown, the entire stadium chanted along with the UGA fans "Reg-gie Reg-gie!" Praying for that young man to get to his feet.<br /><br />On Saturday, the game was ugly. Both teams, and I mean both teams, were taking pot shots at one another and there were dirty plays on both sides. I'm not proud of some of the things that our players did and most Auburn fans agree with me. But when the Auburn fans booed that injured player on the field, it was not because we thought he was faking. We knew he was hurt, but we were booing the fact that as he was already 3/4 of the way off the field, he looked up to the sideline to see his coaches screaming at him to go to the ground. He obliged and immediately the players and coaches huddled up rather than worrying about their injured brethren on the field. After the huddle, the player popped up and finished limping to the sidelines.<br /><br />Now I know that coaches are going to do things like that, and I'm not going to chastise the coaching staff for such a thing, but I see no reason for any Georgia fan to claim that Auburn fans are classless for what happened Saturday night. I'm upset that someone who's opinion I've respected so much throughout the season has so easily turned his head and assumed the worst without even inquiring the details.<br /><br />I ask you to please reconsider what you've said in your post today. Out of the kindness of your heart, open your mind and try not to hate the Auburn fanbase. I promise that they don't hate you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-38241875092353368122010-11-15T21:51:00.000-05:002010-11-15T21:51:00.000-05:00Completely agree with the Bobo analysis. The best...Completely agree with the Bobo analysis. The best hands in college football were running wide open and we were handing it off because ... <br /><br />I've been attempting to finish that sentence for 2 days now. Candidates include: <br /><br />(a) ... balance. Nuff said.<br />(b) ... didn't want to gas the offense with those quick-strike drives. <br />(c) ... hey, at FSU, a 2 TD lead let you do _nothin_ for three quarters. <br />(d) ... we wanted to break in that defense some more against the SEC's best offense. <br />(e) ... if you can't win with 31, I don't wanna win. <br />(f) ... just 'cause Auburn wants to score every possession doesn't make it right. <br />(g) ... when moderation is 1/3 of your motto, you have to be proactive in easing up on that production. <br />(h) ... those tax-and-spend Democrats, dammit. <br />(i) ... if Dooley had had the league's best receiver and a super QB, he'd have still run it! <br />(j) ... didn't you watch last year's Tech game? <br />(k) ... we didn't want to throw it enough to get Craig James' kid interested in transferring. <br />(l) ... that screen game was just due, yaknow? <br /><br />For me, each of these rationales offers an equally compelling explanation for Saturday's post-1st-quarter offense. Thank god UF lost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com