Buc Wrote:
NC_Dawg you mentioned that you have been where I am now. I have gone back and looked at every post that has been made on this site, from the beginning. You were/are (the leader), not going to stand by and watch "you" take time off from this site. I have shoulders, but I am not easily moved left or right of center.....
....Takes me to this . . . . on this board there are too many names for me to type here that are as good or better than some of the sites that I have participated in/with. Talking about members that are far more into what this site "Dawgs.com" are "capable" of doing. There is an "open opportunity" for this site to grow, many sites are either shutting down, or don't have the same "type membership" that posts on Dawgs.com....
....Take the Summer off . . . . I have this question. Those with the "brassies" answer this question, that is unless you want to remain in the background. Just understand that when the Fall Season arrives, don't act like you are all that. Truthfully it amounts to this . . . . you are doing nothing more than playing this game . . . . "Follow The Leader". Why post what others have written? Too many sell themselves short on this site. Yes, I said that....
....Yes, I keep a count on what is said here. Do you?
Do I need to say . . . . Go Dawgs, Coach'em Up? Not as much as I needed to a short time back. Agree? Disagree?
Interesting read, and frankly one that further validates my earlier statement of you being what I was, many years ago. Yes, you often reflect upon reviewing the archived pages on this site, but this site is by no means the totality of Dawgs.com. The 164 archive pages reach back to 2005, I joined Dawgs.com before the millennium changed, back when there were only a handful of members. I was invited to this site by SherlockDawg, another one of the "originals" and I'll need stevedawg to confirm, but I believe the site was hosted elsewhere and after several site revisions a decision was made to move here.....Thus, all of our "early" years were forever lost.....Sadly......
Buc, you would have loved to read the posts from back in our formative years. These were truly tremulous times in the Classic City as "the program" was reeling from Coach DoNut, anxious to place our desires to be better than mediocre in the hands of a young unknown...Back then, this board rarely penned opines, rather we defended ourselves regularly against rival teams, whose writers descended upon us and questioned EVERYTHING about our program and its traditions...Back then I didn't find the humor in the daily "goings-on" but now I do. Back then it was like an all out war and I was a very vocal and outspoken advocate....and I pretty much remained in this capacity until that faithful night in January 2006, when the chinks in the anointed ones armor began to show.
It's important to note that CMR brought to our program a sense of stability and some immediate success. So much so that our "detractors" became fewer and fewer and this board morphed, in a sense, to what it is today. Unfortunately, the early stability and success was....short lived....and while we've had a few detractors pop on board to state the "obvious", this board has largely been content to internally discuss our merits, or lack thereof....Which brings us to the present.
In your earlier thread you stated a desire to "grow" this site. That's awesome, but that's YOU. That's what you want from and for this site...and there is absolutely nothing wrong with this type of drive and determination. However, don't expect everyone to join in this crusade. It's never been my intent to be a leader here. I simply wanted to join a nice, relatively small sized forum and engage in great discussions with like minded people. I found that here. Whether I'm here everyday, or just part of the time, its entirely my decision. As for the "all that" comment,.....seriously?....Like I said, I know my place, I know my history and really that's all that matters.
Like the world, this forum is filled with a variety of people, all with differing opinions, thoughts, hopes and desires. Who is anyone to say......."THIS"......is only only acceptable path? You keep blazing your path Brother Buc, I expect nothing less!.... But NO I don't keep count, I don't archive threads and I'll certainly continue to say.........
GO DAWGS!!!!