None of us are going to quit being fans but why do we need to keep being slapped around like the red headed stepchild because we like to hang out on the net and talk about the buffs?
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None of us are going to quit being fans but why do we need to keep being slapped around like the red headed stepchild because we like to hang out on the net and talk about the buffs?
Welcome to 2009, that isn't a problem that is going to magically go away.
Good idea! I hope your hear back from him and that he has a logical explanation for this. I don't remember this being a problem before?
SkiTownUSA
Administrator
I want to see these videos that leaked out now. Where were these at?
From what I gathered I think that happened last year.
The RMN article says it was last year that the videos leaked.
Maybe it's because traffic is up to these fan sites? I have no idea how others are doing but we here are doing great for this time of the year. Way up from the past years for allbuffs.
This is difficult to understand. It is almost as if the AD wishes to exist in a world without the 'net (except when they extol Hawk's Twitter page etc.) and tell the fans to basically, shut up, act like we tell you, keep your opinions to yourself, oh yeah, pay up.
What ever happend to the customer is always right? If they want to close practice fine. If they want to (meaning Hawk) want to call 'net followers of the program scum, fine. I can't say it makes me want to load up the family, drive an hour or more each way, pay for tickets, buy the gear and food when I sometimes get the feeling I'm not especially welcome. Weird way to build a fanbase.
GB closing practice was one of the weird things he did. Maybe there is more going on than I know, but the AD should be finding ways to include the fanbase, even those who follow on the 'net, rather than finding ways to annoy them. JMO.
What ever happend to the customer is always right? If they want to close practice fine. If they want to (meaning Hawk) want to call 'net followers of the program scum, fine. I can't say it makes me want to load up the family, drive an hour or more each way, pay for tickets, buy the gear and food when I sometimes get the feeling I'm not especially welcome. Weird way to build a fanbase.
GB closing practice was one of the weird things he did. Maybe there is more going on than I know, but the AD should be finding ways to include the fanbase, even those who follow on the 'net, rather than finding ways to annoy them. JMO.
What happened with that? I think I got on Netbuffs right about the time that happened. Never knew what the beef was between the two.
SD Buff
Club Member
Which is why most programs have closed practices. Oh well.
Dorn09
Well-Known Member
I can't believe the coaching staff would get there panties in a bunch over the message boards. I don't even take myself serious when I do this crap. Its not like we are OrangeBloods.
Trust me, they would love nothing more than allbuff type sites to go away. Well others more so than allbuffs but we are in the same category.
And it's probably because of stuff like what I just typed. Wish as they may I'm not taking allbuffs anywhere, well unless they sue me then I will probably be pissed and leave out of spite.
Smitty wanted media credentials. CU denied them. Lawsuits ensued.
i'll give you an illogical explanation for this...
let me preface this by saying that i like plati and i think he's one of the best sids around and he's always been accesible to fans. but, i don't think he liked getting called "fat" by the idiots on ted smith's site, back in the old days. and then when plati denied access to smith and said he wasn't a legit journalist, smith sued CU. it was a huge pissing match.
i think at least some of this may be due to the long running ill will between plati and fan sites. i am not saying plati didn't have good reasons to be pissed. he did. but, times have changed and you have to use the net now, not try to shut it down.
who is the one, high ranking official in the ad who has been a constant in all this web-bashing? plati. the web-hating has continued, despite several regime changes at CU. plati is the constant.
i wish they'd recognize how much folks love CU on sites like this one. hell, if you did a study, i bet you'd find that we donate more, we attend more games, etc., than other CU fans on average. yet, they want to kill the internet out of fear.
you can't control the uncontrollable. they are going to have to learn this.
maybe i should just start going with my family to usc practice. carroll is always nice and says hello. and, no one makes us feel like ****ing criminals for wanting information about the team.
this is very demoralizing and sad for those of us who follow CU (and support it financially) from remote locations.
jjbuffs13
Well-Known Member
The stuff that Slider and I post is stuff that anyone who actually comes to practice can see. The only reason it is on the net is for people who cant make, live out of state or for other various reasons.
We arent groundbreaker journalist (althougth I like to think we are :smile
but $hit, we are posting basic information that we saw.
We arent groundbreaker journalist (althougth I like to think we are :smile
but $hit, we are posting basic information that we saw.
I'm glad this site is here. I still go the "the other site" from time to time, but this one is more sane, well, except for the politics forum.:smile2: How long before the AD starts desiring to censor that forum?
from what I gather it wasn't you guys... it was the videos. I am emailing plati...The stuff that Slider and I post is stuff that anyone who actually comes to practice can see. The only reason it is on the net is for people who cant make, live out of state or for other various reasons.
We arent groundbreaker journalist (althougth I like to think we are :smile
:yeahthat:
Then that isn't a very legit excuse since that happened LAST YEAR.
jjbuffs13
Well-Known Member
If thats the case, its very odd timing. Why bring up the issue from last year in the 2nd week of practice?
That was last year...so it's unrelated. I'm going to protest outside of the bubble. I'll sit in the tree and not shower until they open practices:smile2: Anyone have a good idea for a sign lol?
Someone made an earlier comment about what season ticket holders would think of closing the practices to alumni. Well, I've been a season ticket holder since 1980. And that doesn’t count my collage years at CU. So needless to say, I hope Bohn has an apology and a logical reason for doing this. I'm made as hell! and I'm not going to take this BS anymore!!! OK, I'm done ranting.
Well first they would have to sign up. Then I would hit them with some hyperbole until they left, but no one ever leaves when I do that.... :thumbsup:
The stuff that Slider and I post is stuff that anyone who actually comes to practice can see. The only reason it is on the net is for people who cant make, live out of state or for other various reasons.
We arent groundbreaker journalist (althougth I like to think we are :smile
I enjoyed your practice updates. I thought they were within the pale. I'm annoyed by the general impression I get from the AD.
buffsyko
Club Member
:lol:
also posted on coaches FB page. haha. Welcome to the new media.