Our fan base is pretty embarrassing, really.

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jwells

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For a group of folks that pride ourselves on being more welcoming and all-around better fans that opposing schools (see: Alabama), the actions of many are pretty embarrassing. We make fun of others' plight all year, deriding every silly 'chicken little' thread posted on their boards...then we turn around and have a complete meltdown on our players and coaches.

I understand if you feel that Fulmer is past his prime and needs to retire.

I understand Crompton has played poorly and we need to look at other options.

I understand this team's performance has let us all down.

What I don't understand is how fans, who supposedly support our players, can constantly badmouth our team. Calling Crompton "Cross Eyed Crapton," etc and Fulmer whatever new word in the long line of insults that come up, is outrageous. Makes us look like a bunch of idiots.

Criticize the play, but don't belittle the athletes that WE recruited to play for us. They didn't have to come here. We recruited them, and now we're gonna sit around and bad mouth them? What a joke.

Sorry for the rant, but I find it hard to believe a true fan of the program would talk about 18-22 year olds like that. I'm upset about being 1-3. It kills me. But I don't choose to treat other people with that kind of disrespect. It's easy to be a fan when you win every game. It's easy to talk about our guys like they're God's gift. You can tell by reading and hearing stuff from folks that they just want to ride the wave when the sun is out.
 
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Etownvol said:
You should pass the offering plate after that one!
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I just find it hard to believe that after 4 weeks we go from supporting Crompton and company as players and people, to treating them like their some kind of invalid that should be set out to die in the elements.

The little rant probably sounds whiny, but I wouldn't talk about any of you like that, you probably wouldn't say something like that about me....you definitely wouldn't say it to a person's face, so why say it about players just because we're anonymous on the internet?
 
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here come the "feel good express." The 95% of them probably didnt play football or a sport lost me as well.
 
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jwells said:
I just find it hard to believe that after 4 weeks we go from supporting Crompton and company as players and people, to treating them like their some kind of invalid that should be set out to die in the elements.

The little rant probably sounds whiny, but I wouldn't talk about any of you like that, you probably wouldn't say something like that about me....you definitely wouldn't say it to a person's face, so why say it about players just because we're anonymous on the internet?
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Being the 13th ranked qb out of a 12 team league will do that to you.
 
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jwells said:
I just find it hard to believe that after 4 weeks we go from supporting Crompton and company as players and people, to treating them like their some kind of invalid that should be set out to die in the elements.

The little rant probably sounds whiny, but I wouldn't talk about any of you like that, you probably wouldn't say something like that about me....you definitely wouldn't say it to a person's face, so why say it about players just because we're anonymous on the internet?
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What do you want me to, cuddle up with Crompie, read him some bedtime stories and tell him everything will be all right? As Mike Gundy once said...ITS DIVISION ONE FOOTBALL!
 
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When you don't produce good results on the field for this great institution then I'm sorry to say(wait...no I'm not) you deserve to get reamed in every sort of way possible.In reference to our QB,he should be referred to as Crapton,it's a perfect fit for him since that's how he plays on the field.
I've been a fan of UT ever since 1979 when I was 5 years old watching ballgames with my Pops.So in an acinine kind of way I feel I have an entitlement to talk chit about players or coaches that don't produce the kind of results I feel that should properly represent the University of Tennessee.
 
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jwells said:
I just find it hard to believe that after 4 weeks we go from supporting Crompton and company as players and people, to treating them like their some kind of invalid that should be set out to die in the elements.

The little rant probably sounds whiny, but I wouldn't talk about any of you like that, you probably wouldn't say something like that about me....you definitely wouldn't say it to a person's face, so why say it about players just because we're anonymous on the internet?[/QUOTE]

i'll take a shot at that ...

because it is safe. crompton is, what, 21 years old, 6'3" and 220#, takes a licking from SEC DBs and laughs it off. who has the cajones to step up to him in person and call him "cross eyed crapton"?
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jwells said:
For a group of folks that pride ourselves on being more welcoming and all-around better fans that opposing schools (see: Alabama), the actions of many are pretty embarrassing. We make fun of others' plight all year, deriding every silly 'chicken little' thread posted on their boards...then we turn around and have a complete meltdown on our players and coaches.

I understand if you feel that Fulmer is past his prime and needs to retire.

I understand Crompton has played poorly and we need to look at other options.

I understand this team's performance has let us all down.

What I don't understand is how fans, who supposedly support our players, can constantly badmouth our team. Calling Crompton "Cross Eyed Crapton," etc and Fulmer whatever new word in the long line of insults that come up, is outrageous. Makes us look like a bunch of idiots.

Criticize the play, but don't belittle the athletes that WE recruited to play for us. They didn't have to come here. We recruited them, and now we're gonna sit around and bad mouth them? What a joke.

Sorry for the rant, but I find it hard to believe a true fan of the program would talk about 18-22 year olds like that. I'm upset about being 1-3. It kills me. But I don't choose to treat other people with that kind of disrespect. It's easy to be a fan when you win every game. It's easy to talk about our guys like they're God's gift. You can tell by reading and hearing stuff from folks that they just want to ride the wave when the sun is out.
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:snoring:
 
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jwells said:
i just find it hard to believe that after 4 weeks we go from supporting crompton and company as players and people, to treating them like their some kind of invalid that should be set out to die in the elements.

The little rant probably sounds whiny, but i wouldn't talk about any of you like that, you probably wouldn't say something like that about me....you definitely wouldn't say it to a person's face, so why say it about players just because we're anonymous on the internet?
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bbbbbbbbbooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
 
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DaytonLawVol said:
What do you want me to, cuddle up with Crompie, read him some bedtime stories and tell him everything will be all right? As Mike Gundy once said...ITS DIVISION ONE FOOTBALL!
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No, just bench him. He's not playing good football and shouldn't be out there. I no longer have faith he can lead our team. I'm not going to attack him personally for his play, though.

If you're not good enough, you don't play. No sense in insults. It's not the criticism of the play that bothers me. 1-3, with 2 losses we should have won, is unacceptable for a head coach, and I don't know that there's a plan to get us on track. I like Fulmer, but it's most likely time for him to retire, even if he does have a few more years left in the tank. The support for his tenure isn't there anymore, and that's a big part.

8-24 passing is unacceptable as a quarterback. You can't really argue against that. However, because they play poorly, you don't have reason to talk trash about them personally.

If Crompton was out shooting up while Fulmer held the needle with one hand and slapped your momma with the other....yeah, you might have something against them.
 
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You're right, the fanbase is embarrassing.

The fanbase that is clearly okay with mediocre coaching and play on the field is embarrassing.

Go coach soccer or some other little league sport where everybody is good and deserves a trophy at the end.
 
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VolGrad 04' said:
bbbbbbbbbooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
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You arent allowed to booo. They are kids, remember! Little bitty children who should not be subject to such behavior by fans. We may cwush their poor little spirits and they may become sad and cwy because they are little kids.
 
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jwells said:
For a group of folks that pride ourselves on being more welcoming and all-around better fans that opposing schools (see: Alabama), the actions of many are pretty embarrassing. We make fun of others' plight all year, deriding every silly 'chicken little' thread posted on their boards...then we turn around and have a complete meltdown on our players and coaches.

I understand if you feel that Fulmer is past his prime and needs to retire.

I understand Crompton has played poorly and we need to look at other options.

I understand this team's performance has let us all down.

What I don't understand is how fans, who supposedly support our players, can constantly badmouth our team. Calling Crompton "Cross Eyed Crapton," etc and Fulmer whatever new word in the long line of insults that come up, is outrageous. Makes us look like a bunch of idiots.

Criticize the play, but don't belittle the athletes that WE recruited to play for us. They didn't have to come here. We recruited them, and now we're gonna sit around and bad mouth them? What a joke.

Sorry for the rant, but I find it hard to believe a true fan of the program would talk about 18-22 year olds like that. I'm upset about being 1-3. It kills me. But I don't choose to treat other people with that kind of disrespect. It's easy to be a fan when you win every game. It's easy to talk about our guys like they're God's gift. You can tell by reading and hearing stuff from folks that they just want to ride the wave when the sun is out.
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can't argue that. the internet has become the worse thing to happen to sports and fans.
 
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hatvol96 said:
That's a 100% inaccurate assumption.
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About a game? Losing sucks, but it doesn't make them a cross-eyed hillbilly retard that should kill himself...

I don't know why I bothered. It came across as a lovey dovey feel good lifetime piece, but I really just wanted to get across that criticizing play is totally different than criticizing the person.
 
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DaytonLawVol said:
What do you want me to, cuddle up with Crompie, read him some bedtime stories and tell him everything will be all right? As Mike Gundy once said...ITS DIVISION ONE FOOTBALL!
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I believe that Dan Hawkins said that.....Mike Gundy is the "I'm a man, I'm 40" rant guy.....

:p
 
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