I consider myself to be an optimist for the most part and I was feeling that today we might start conference play with a loss. To see the team hang in there was a very, very good thing. Considering everything this might be the best win of the season.
What can be done about the idiots who post 1/4 or halfway through the game blasting Cal or a player ? Hint,Hint, the games is 40 minutes.
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It's just people that get emotional about something they care about. As others have said, it's best to avoid posting during a game or do it sparingly if you typically get worked up about it. Because there will always be moments during a game where you will ask, WTH? JMO...
Because forums and social media bring out the worst of society, used to be you actually had to have a degree and go through an interview process to show your ass. Now slander and libel are covered by the first amendment
That's why I have hardly any posts on this board, even though I have been viewing here for over 15 years; usually several times a day. I choose to think through my posts and replies. If I posted or replied whatever was in my head right after a bad play or a questionable coaching decision; I would sometimes come across as a Cal hater; sometimes a pumper. The downside (or the good) is after I calm down, I usually just don't post or reply. Does that make me wise; or timid?
Yeah, I would say it makes you wise. You know what they say about a man of few words? They don't say you're wise when you always speak everything on your mind. Haha! 😀
You’re pretty amazing with your analysis Aike…thank you for the work you put in on it!
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I purposely don't post on here during games for that reason. I know I'll make a fool of myself. But also, people just root and watch games very differently.
That's because you're rational and one of the best contributors this board has.
I can't wait until Houston plays Kansas.
I didn't a chance to watch the game live today, so I came on here first to see if we won. I gotta say, I couldn't tell at first by just reading one of the threads, whether we won or not. That was pretty scary. When I finally found out we won, I was so relieved that I didn't care that is was by just 2 points. Hey, a win is a win.
GO BIG BLUE!!!💙💙💙
GO BIG BLUE!!!💙💙💙
On another board I'm on the mods lock the main page threads and only posting that can be done is in the gamethread.
Maybe something to consider
Maybe something to consider
It's a good learning experience for those that may realize how they messed up. It's also good for the rest of us who may be thinking the same thing but refrain from posting about it on social media.
Go back to the original title and replace game with season and see how tough it gets.
Go back to the original title and replace game with season and see how tough it gets.
It should tell everyone that if you are upset or bitter after this win something's wrong with..........you (not the team). Yeah, we didn't shoot good or play great for that mater. But, we won.
It's almost as bad as the fans who have pretended that nothing was wrong for the last 3 years. I'm not sure which one is worse.
We can win a game and the coach/players can make poor decisions along the way.
Yep. I think there's a limit on this stuff given the randomness of sports but I think Vegas is about as good as you could be at this stuff.
What threads were started that dumb and premature? I honestly don’t recall seeing any. Many have said the Bradshaw thread was idiotic when in fact there was nothing idiotic about it, someone stating they didn’t see him as a first rounder and most just hoping he would contribute more to the team than he had. Post was made in first half after two straight full games where he added nothing and then in first half yesterday was playing very poorly. Some posters take anything said about someone that isn’t glowing compliments as bashing when it’s merely observations. Posters who make more of things than what they is where the real problem lies.
well the gen pop sees one thing happen and thinks its a trend..... happens everywhere... and often....
With the amount of money involved, you can believe that whatever Vegas uses is the best money can buy. Vegas just knows. They know more than Joe Schmoe, and are good at what they do. Money for money.
If BBN didn't have emotional knee jerk reactions, our passion would be dead. Meaning Kentucky basketball would have been killed. Embrace the good and bad with what is Kentucky basketball, and be glad there's passion. Embrace the chaos and ignore the fringe.
Yup, the sunshine pumpers got a win they can hang their hat on finally. Against an unranked Florida team…
I don’t like Cal and don’t trust his coaching. This team has some great players and more than enough talent to compete for a title. We just don’t have the coach to go with them…
Idiots do not have a shelf life. What we witnessed yesterday from some of these posters is what we will continue to get.
Everybody reacts in real time by posting to in-game threads and emotions/comments run from low (negative) to high (positive) depending on how we’re playing. I understand that and I am one who comments on bad play and compliments on good play. We don’t all have to be cheerleaders. But, yeah, making negative individual threads before the game is over can lead to embarrassment and ridicule sometimes.
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That’s what the game thread is for though. We’ve long had a standing rule be that what is said in game threads don’t overly count. We all get pissy here and there during tight games.
Have yet to see an embarrassing thread that was started and no one has even given an example. Only one I can think of that bothered some was the Bradshaw one which nothing was really overstated there. He was playing poorly and we weren’t getting anything from him but no one trashed him rather pointed out how bad he was struggling. He made some great plays in the clutch yesterday but overall didn’t have a great game. Only thing embarrassing about that thread was those that said Bradshaw was getting trashed when he wasn’t.
