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Official CU-Oregon Pregame/Game Thread
- Thread starter SerenityBuff
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Their hard work is yielding poor results. Poor as on worst offense in the nation. So does that mean their opponents are working harder? Or are better? Both? Mix some coaching in there, but canāt blame coaches for everything. We support the players and speaking objectively or negatively about their performance in a competitive sport is not ātrashingā them.
BuffTuff
Well-Known Member
I thought everyone has a done a pretty decent job building up Kayvon Thib. Whatās the issue here?
I do think the kids are working hard. I also think that the staff, at all levels has let this team down. I think there is more talent than the record shows. I think recruiting sucks. I think there are kids that should recruited over. I also like rainbows and unicorns.
I peaked 5 minutes agoā¦but I was on another website.
Suspicions confirmed. Tschck on the spectrum.
Berger- If you have actually heard from your friend that he has seen these comments and they upset him then that is both sad and likely a sign of a different problem. If you haven't and you are just emoting on their behalf then you are likely doing them a disservice by putting these words in their mouth.
I can tell you from first hand experience that players are not surfing these forums. They dont have time for that and also dont and shouldnt care about our opinions on most of these topics.
You seem to be doing some weird chest pounding while standing behind your friends name. I am not sure they would be that stoked on your behavior in this tread if they were aware of it... I am guessing and hoping that they aren't. Its embarassing.
I can tell you from first hand experience that players are not surfing these forums. They dont have time for that and also dont and shouldnt care about our opinions on most of these topics.
You seem to be doing some weird chest pounding while standing behind your friends name. I am not sure they would be that stoked on your behavior in this tread if they were aware of it... I am guessing and hoping that they aren't. Its embarassing.
SerenityBuff
Well-Known Member
I'm just gonna post something about the game, if y'all don't mind.
I consider myself a pretty big college football fan (there are most certainly more who follow alot closer than I do though). However, part of that fandom, I'll check out other Schools team fan sites to see what they got going on, especially if it relates to CU.
I'm not going to debate what is right and wrong when discussing college players, because I typically try to stay away from that (coaches and AD's are fair game though).
I think you would completely **** yourself if you saw what people wrote about players from other fan bases. Like stuff that would drop your jaw to the floor.
You're painting the CU fanbase with a pretty big brush here. There are assholes in this fanbase, just like every fan base. However, allbuffs and its zero star mods are pretty good at calling people out who go too far.
CU is struggling mightily, especially on offense. Like historically bad. I mostly blame the coaches because they really suck at their jobs right now, but not all of that blame can go on them. Inevitably, some blame has to fall on the players who are actually playing the game. It comes with the territory, unfortunately.
I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish here. If you have a personal relationship with a specific player then fan websites are not the place for you. You'll go insane. Do what you want, but I can safely say allbuffs is pretty tame compared to the wide world of college football fan sites.
Hopefully you stick around, and if you do, never, and I mean never, open up a PM from a guy named burrito.
Wait. You see those things KD said indirectly about Rod?
is that trashing or not?
Iām so confused.
I hear stuff like this in the stands a lot. Lots of parents of players who get upset when they hear fans criticizing the play of the team. Hereās the deal: we donāt go to the games to see them try hard. We donāt buy tickets, make donations to the Buff Club, buy branded merchandise and travel to road games to see them try hard. Trying hard is the absolute bare minimum that is expected of every college athlete in every sport. If I want to go see kids try hard, Iāll go to a high school football game. I go to see football played at a high level by young men who are representing the school I graduated from 30 years ago. I havenāt seen that in a long time. I donāt know if Iāll ever see it again. But please, spare me with the bull**** about how theyāre trying hard and the losses hit them hard, too. I already assume theyāre playing hard. Theyāre also playing like ****.
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Iām interested in your criticism of this boardās negative comments about players that have been āhappening all seasonā considering you joined this message board only yesterday.
Bliff Cranch
Well-Known Member
I think he has a point. Some of the comments about individual players are a little much. I am as guilty as any. Mine was offending post that started Banger's reign of terror. I was out of line. I deleted it.
OTOH, I think we are all pretty frustrated with the team. We all want to see them have success. The admin and the coaches are letting them down, and have been for a decade and a half now.
I think it pretty unfair to say we are always bagging on players. It does happen, and probably should happen a lot less, but I , and others, are often quick to point out the bright spots like Landman, B Lewis, J Brou, Stanley, Woods, C Gonzalez, Wells, Lang (provided he is on campus) and others.
I think that brings us fill circle, most of us think this team is better than they are showing, and it disappoints us. It is also tiresome to be called upon to "support the team" when success is a largely fading memory....
Bliff Cranch
Well-Known Member
If I were a betting person, Iād jump all over that -26 number
Going way over the line with very personal attacks is pretty cheap, but these arenāt mommyās little Pop Warner players - they are old enough to be criticized if itās fair. Wiley is 20 years old, heās not a baby, and players can now get paid for playing college football, so I have no time for the people (not you) who donāt think fans should ever be criticizing players because they ātry hardā. GMAFB.
Bliff Cranch
Well-Known Member
Weāre going to be getting a preview of what things are going to be like next year, and the foreseeable future, this weekend.
I award this post one orange slice.
It's Oregon -24 now....
I tend to agree with Redshirting Clayton at this point, but with them also RS Davis, neither Brou, Deion Smith or Fontenot going anywhere, and then Victor Venn on his way in next year, there is still going to be a major log jam at the position. They need to encourage at least one of these guys to hit the portal and the most ideal candidate would be Fontenot, IMO.
And it is not going to be good. I have said it several times. This is as good as it gets under this staff. Recruiting is going backwards and talent is going to fall off from here on out unless something dramatically changes. We are not brining in classes near what the rest of the Pac12 let alone the P5. It will not get better unless this staff gets religion about recruiting or they are replaced.
I have a feeling there will be a decent number of our guys hitting the portal come December.
SeanMSan
Well-Known Member
Fontenot and Davis. I just donāt see Davis getting much bigger (the base for his r/s plan as a jr?). Fontenot is getting reps, but even when he was RB1 in ā19, he never seemed to break a big run like the RB1ās that preceded him in the couple of seasons before (Lindsay and T-Mac) and superseded him (J-Brou). He is able to get the job done many times, but with Broussard, Smith, Clayton(?), and (incoming) Venn, itās going to be a log jam. Stacks has found his niche.
hopefully Iām wrong (very likely), and the staff will find a way to make it all gelā¦
I'm not counting Venn as a Buff until I see him sign his LOI.....
Well then get on the phone with Independence Community College....
241Volcanos
Well-Known Member
The young guys will get older, stronger and better. Some will be pretty good. Landman canāt be the answer forever.
Berger
Member
You donāt have a problem criticizing kids who worked hard to make the team and I have no problem criticizing jerks who probably never played a down of football in their life.