Sometimes I wonder,...

NC_Dawg wrote:

why it is that we fans, mere spectators of a collegiate sport, often lean moreso to the negatives of our program, rather than celebrate the positives?

Because like LimeyDawg said in his post a few weeks ago, fan is short for fanatics and fanatics are overzealous by nature and often times unrealistic. Fans are like spoiled brats, no matter how much we get, we just can't be satisfied.

NC_Dawg wrote:

I've still got confidence in CMR and trust that he will make the proper and necessary decisions, when the time is right...Entering the meat of your SEC schedule doesn't qualify in the timing category, IMVHO.

Me too and I'm pretty sure most everybody on this forum does as well....Show of hands anyone?
Also agree w/you about the timing NOT being right.

NC_Dawg wrote:

I'm not going to fill a public forum with alot of bile and ill will for all to see. We don't know who these \"guests\" are, but they often out number the members 2:1....Think about that!...Recruits do their homework, I know I would, if I was on the cusp of making a life altering decision.

If any offensive recruits are reading this, Come on and join the scoring machine that CMR is putting together Btw. the Hedges.
If any defensive recruits are reading this, Come on and help bring back the glory days of the Junkyard Dawgs. Come on and enjoy watching the scoring machine light up opposing defenses while you are sipping POWERade on the sidelines and don't forget to check out the number of current NFL players that played defense for the Red & Black.

NC_Dawg wrote:

It's that \"protect the family\", southern thing that keeps me from pulling the trigger

Understand your point here NCdawg and a public forum ain't the place to handle family affairs but I know from my own personal experiences that the dearest people in my life, my parents, my sister, my relatives and my TRUE friends will call me out whenever I'm SCREWING UP and IMHO that's exactly what people that care about each other should do. The truth hurts sometimes but w/o criticism we cannot hope to improve.

NC_Dawg wrote:

I completely understand where you are coming from. However our history and the reality of 120 Division I teams, all vying for the same shot at a crystal ball,...well, the odds aren't particularly good. If you set the bar at concensus NC, the separation between our last two was 38 years, with many near misses in between...Including two for CMR!

Odds are against us for sure and if it takes a MNC to keep the passion running strong in Bulldog Nation then I’d be extremely disappointed in our fanbase. SEC Titles and beating our rivals will keep me happy w/the Dawgs forever. A NC is just icing on the cake but I sure do LIKE icing!

NC_Dawg wrote:

Sometimes, lady luck smiles on us and what could have been a near miss, turns out to be a moment destined for folklore....We are due....

We sure are due and I truly believe that at sometime during the reign of CMR ol’ lady luck will find her way back to Athens!


In summary excellent postS NCdawg; I respect your wisdom being my elder. Glad you made the point that no matter how fired up we get about the Dawgs, a football GAME pales in comparison to the unemployment rate, the war in the Middle East, the recent floods in Atlanta, and the ever increasing divorce rate.

Thanks for the perspective!

Believe me. I will take 2-0 in the SEC.
I think we all just want to see the best from this team; players, coaches, staff, administration and, let's not forget, fans.
We're all human, but in my world of small business, as in life, I expect people's best.
I support these kid's 100%.
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I try not to be negative. It is just hard sometimes when you see issues that seem to never get solved. I guess I'm just tired of the Dawgs being subjugated by the Gator nation.

I'm no coach but the statistics speak for themselves. When you have the talent to compete every year and still come up short or in some cases get blown out it is hard to keep it in check and not go on a rant and start calling for some heads on a pike. I'm looking at you WM.

I guess at the end of the day I just want some vindication for the days I spent in the stadium watching the Dawgs lose to the likes of Kentucky and Vanderbilt. The day Spurrier came to our house and hung half a hundred on us just because nobody else ever did. The annual pessimism when it comes to going to Jacksonville.

CMR has done an excellent job here and as a fan I'm grateful for it. I just wish I had more to brag about to my football buddies other than an SEC Championship 4 years ago.