Why is Twitter so positive compared to this board?
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Twitter is a younger audience. All they have known is Calipari and feel more personal attachment to him. That younger audience also sometimes groups together some of the criticism of Calipari in with a sort of old vs young culture war that is sometimes alluded to. But there's plenty of pessimism on Twitter, too.
Spot on and many on Twitter and FB aren’t young like the LOD wannabes here want you to believe. I’m on neither as social media is ugly but I do see some tweets. I said the same thing you did last night and they came rushing in as they want to believe that the majority of the fanbase is seething hours every day. LOL at the Legion of dorks.
You know you’re on social media. Why lie about it? Does it make you feel better about yourself to act like you’re above it somehow?
The UK sites don’t post negative. It’s the fan’s comments that are mostly negative. Go look at Cal’s last Twitter post. Only 2 fan’s commented HBD. 13 commented hit the road. That’s over a 6 to 1 ratio of negative over positive.
And outside of social media. Work, friends, gym I don’t know of a single person that supports Cal anymore. Some were diehard Cal supporters before but have now flipped.
this context isn't so much about supporting the coach as it is the level of interest, the post Calipari modern fan versus the people who lived thru delayed telecasts on the Jefferson Pilot network or Cawood Ledford telling fans the cats are running to the left side of your dial.
There is a difference - it can be seen in the arguments, attendance and expectations
I have observed a trend on this board as well. When we are getting smacked around by Gonzaga, Bama, Mizz, Arkansas, etc.
The Cal supporters disappear.
When we win a game over lowly Ole Miss or Miss St they come out like UK BB has returned to great prominence.
That’s the biggest difference between the two groups.
Seems the ones no longer supporting Cal realize our program is being flushed down the drain.
The Cal supporters puff their chests after we beat bad teams.
Makes you wonder if Cow and his moles are real on here. When we lose Cow bolts from the post game radio and goes into hiding.
We beat a bad team and Cow is puffing his chest again.
The Cal supporters disappear.
When we win a game over lowly Ole Miss or Miss St they come out like UK BB has returned to great prominence.
That’s the biggest difference between the two groups.
Seems the ones no longer supporting Cal realize our program is being flushed down the drain.
The Cal supporters puff their chests after we beat bad teams.
Makes you wonder if Cow and his moles are real on here. When we lose Cow bolts from the post game radio and goes into hiding.
We beat a bad team and Cow is puffing his chest again.
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Not exactly true. As I said I've been bombarded by supporters anytime I've said something closely negative about Cal or saying our team isn't all that great this year. I was referring to comments sections, not the original post. I still see more positive than negative comments on most of the UK FB pages I follow and that's quite a few so I'm not just talking about one pro Cal page at all.
To answer the OP, after the derailment, it's group think syndrome.
Anything somewhat positive here is met with 500 posts, most by the same person when he's not banned, telling them they aren't fans because they don't agree with him 100%. Then all they like minded say the same thing over and over. Different opinion but same thing I would think on social media, don't have any accounts to see for myself.
Any posts about game ideas or potential wins, players, rotations, are instantly met with "except Cal is out coach"
Most mid-level folks have left. You got the nut job pumpers/trolls just keeping everyone else stirred up.
Then you got folks like me who are die-hard fans despite anyone else's opinions, who ain't getting on social media, and don't care to hunt down any other boards. We read it all with a grain of salt and a smile.
Separation syndrome or me vs you syndrome plays a big part too. It's ingrained in us by the media all the time. You are Republican or Democrat, pro-BLM or racist, Pro-Life or Pro-death, Cal fan or Cal Hater. Most of us don't do well with the in betweens.
I can root for UK and be happy we beat MSU and hopefully make the tournament and also be ready for Cal to leave and unhappy with this season. They are not mutually exclusive.
Anything somewhat positive here is met with 500 posts, most by the same person when he's not banned, telling them they aren't fans because they don't agree with him 100%. Then all they like minded say the same thing over and over. Different opinion but same thing I would think on social media, don't have any accounts to see for myself.
Any posts about game ideas or potential wins, players, rotations, are instantly met with "except Cal is out coach"
Most mid-level folks have left. You got the nut job pumpers/trolls just keeping everyone else stirred up.
Then you got folks like me who are die-hard fans despite anyone else's opinions, who ain't getting on social media, and don't care to hunt down any other boards. We read it all with a grain of salt and a smile.
Separation syndrome or me vs you syndrome plays a big part too. It's ingrained in us by the media all the time. You are Republican or Democrat, pro-BLM or racist, Pro-Life or Pro-death, Cal fan or Cal Hater. Most of us don't do well with the in betweens.
I can root for UK and be happy we beat MSU and hopefully make the tournament and also be ready for Cal to leave and unhappy with this season. They are not mutually exclusive.
Dude you have a picture of the dude from lonesome dove on your profile. Same name too. I think it’s safe to say you fit the old man category. Not sure how angry you are yet
Nobody on this board, or Twitter should have to tolerate this Grom jackass. Nobody would put up with him in real life, which is why he lives on here. Allowing no opinions but his own, bouncing from thread to thread telling people how dumb they are for having an opinion different than his. He makes this place unbearable for anyone but the most negative posters. People absolutely don't post on here just avoid his inevitable know it all insults. Ridiculous
If I were you I’d put him on ignore if he bothers you that bad.
Don’t forget, we are all just McDonald’s workers according to him.
FB is the same way. There are DIE HARD Calists on there. And if you bring up the T25 record and Q1 record you’re a “bad fairweather fan”. I got close to cussing an old woman on there who thought she was better than me because of it.
Delusion is all I can say.
No. Cancel him!
Seriously though. Amazing the work people go through to bitch and moan when they’re a button to solve the issue. People do the same thing about TV shows. Don’t like it? There’s a remote for that.
For the most part, people on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram aren't hiding behind an avatar and unidentifiable username.
Why am I not surprised that a certain political persuasion is taking the side of the cesspool Twitter? I mean it’s so obvious just read through.
The same “shut up and watch” and “they don’t have to shut up and dribble” crowd like Twitter, the biggest cesspool online imaginable.
If King Alfred was here, and saw Twitter, he would immediately burn his “ink to parchment” vision and pray no one ever discovered the ability to be learnt people.
Easy there Nancy. There's a huge difference between getting booted from a very specialized message board, for constantly talking down to, and picking fights with everyone. And getting canceled. This is a very small corner of the world. I doubt he'd lose his unemployment or get kicked out of his mom's basement.
I need to remind myself to do the same thing. Theirs only one person that posts on rafters that I can’t stand.
Yeah, I get that. I hate that I let some random words on a message board get under my skin. I should be better than that.
That’s for sure. I’d rather talk to Leadbelly by far than one of our fans that posts on here pretty regularly. At least Leadbelly makes funny posts at times.,
Lol. The idea is still the same. If you don’t like something. Don’t engage it. Or give it heed.
Really damn simple.
You, I and all on here are entitled to our opinions.
I disagree with a lot of people but seldom let their opinion bother me.
I’m of the mind that the program and its well being come first, last, and in between. If the program is not being cared for then I’m going to personally sound alarms in any way I can.
The guy laughs when he doesn’t take care of this program and says he’s headed home to his dogs.
It’s unforgivable. There is not two sides to it. And if you think there is, when he goes, go with him.
The guy laughs when he doesn’t take care of this program and says he’s headed home to his dogs.
It’s unforgivable. There is not two sides to it. And if you think there is, when he goes, go with him.
I doubt there's many Cal supporters left here but can we all acknowledge that repeatedly typing "Cow" or "CCC" or "Cal nuthuggers" or anything similar is pretty childish? I'm 38 and would be embarrassed to type that lame nonsense, so why do posters older than me think that calling Cal "Cow" is clever or hilarious? Louisville fans came up with that weak insult a decade ago, so no one here even came up with it on their own.
It'd just be nice to have or even see a rational, adult conversation about the issues surrounding the program here, and I'm sure that happens from time to time. I guess you've just gotta scroll past 45-70 year olds tossing out middle school insults that are in no way clever.
It'd just be nice to have or even see a rational, adult conversation about the issues surrounding the program here, and I'm sure that happens from time to time. I guess you've just gotta scroll past 45-70 year olds tossing out middle school insults that are in no way clever.
His name is Calimari, always has been. That’s why nobody likes him, squids are usually despised.
These days I prefer Couch Cow, but you do you.
I’m 37 and it doesn’t bother me at all.
Do you think calimari was childish when he labeled an entire fan base in Memphis “the miserables” or our fan base “bennies?”
I didn’t think so. Go away.
Gonna have to disagree with this one.
There's always room for optimism or else your life is gonna be filled with misery and your rhetoric screams that.
Sure, we need a new coach but saying Cal came in and wrecked the program is asinine. Calling him a "foreigner" is illogical because Pitino would fit that mold as well.
It's simple, most UK fans are in denial about Calipari. Some fans follow Calipari, not the program. It's like a cult mentality.
For example, most follow political parties like it's a religion. Whatever side you vote for, they'll believe anything due to that mentality.
I'm a huge Kentucky fan, but it doesn't make me blind. It's obvious that Calipari's time at UK is finished. Now, let's say Kentucky wins another title under Calipari (very unlikely) how many of you that want Calipari gone would become hypocrite's?
It would be great, but it wouldn't change my mind because the relationship between Calipari and the fan base is inevitable at this point. It's time for a divorce.
For example, most follow political parties like it's a religion. Whatever side you vote for, they'll believe anything due to that mentality.
I'm a huge Kentucky fan, but it doesn't make me blind. It's obvious that Calipari's time at UK is finished. Now, let's say Kentucky wins another title under Calipari (very unlikely) how many of you that want Calipari gone would become hypocrite's?
It would be great, but it wouldn't change my mind because the relationship between Calipari and the fan base is inevitable at this point. It's time for a divorce.
My basketball life is screwed up. Life is doing well.
I’m okay with a foreigner who produces. I was okay with Calipari when he was prostituting the program but winning for it.
Now he’s just a foreign northerner with a big mouth that needs the boot.
I understand that but it can easily spread to your life as well. If you let your basketball life consume you that is.
You're right, Calipari is nothing more than white noise (no pun intended) at this point. It's pretty obvious the game has passed him by. Calipari has become a distraction.
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