Actually, Tech bros, every poster has been right
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calderman420
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<font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana, Sans-Serif">Get em, ylo.
GetWrecked, there you go again stating something for truth that is only your opinion. I think it is classless if a person refuses to boo when it is appropriate. It shows lack of courage on your part to stand alone and boo. All you care about is how you are perceived by those around you.
I think you are classless and a coward for not booing the coaches when their calls are consisitenly killing the players chances at winning the game.
I am more for the players than the coaches and will assist the team by booing the coaches to insist they call a better game and help our team win. You can be a coward and sit there and let the whole game tank if you want to, but not me.
I will stand up boo them if need be. You are talking about standards. I don't believe the tickets purchased says anything about booing being taboo. Whose standards are we going by, yours. I certainly hope not. Who made you God to set the standards for booing or praising at the games?
Yes fans can send an Email if they want to. They can also boo if they want to. You must be too lazy to boo, and you are classless for not booing. That is my opinion of you.
You are talking about moral courage. You lack moral courage to boo. You are too afraid of being politically incorrect in this situation. The fans booing have more moral courage than you have in this case.
Booing is being courteous to the players who are striving to win, and they see the coaches calling dumb plays over and over. It is actually a courtesy to the players for the fans to boo the coaches. It shows the players the fans are behind them 100% and realize it is not their fault, but it is the coaches fault.
Booing is the opposite of praising. A ball game is not the same as criticising a worker or someone else in public. It is far different and it you don't know that, you have no business even debating this subject. Fans have the same right to show their displeasure at a ball game as they do their pleasure.
You are acting as though you are a tyrant and in charge of all of the fans emotions. It is up to you to tell them to have only positive emotions in the game and they should not have any negative emotions based on your say-so.
That is a bunch of bull about not showing respect for coaches in public. There is no disrespect for booing a coaches decision. It is a disrespect for a fan to be brow beaten by you and others into being quiet unless you give them the okay and tell them what they can do.
I think you are classless and a coward for not booing the coaches when their calls are consisitenly killing the players chances at winning the game.
I am more for the players than the coaches and will assist the team by booing the coaches to insist they call a better game and help our team win. You can be a coward and sit there and let the whole game tank if you want to, but not me.
I will stand up boo them if need be. You are talking about standards. I don't believe the tickets purchased says anything about booing being taboo. Whose standards are we going by, yours. I certainly hope not. Who made you God to set the standards for booing or praising at the games?
Yes fans can send an Email if they want to. They can also boo if they want to. You must be too lazy to boo, and you are classless for not booing. That is my opinion of you.
You are talking about moral courage. You lack moral courage to boo. You are too afraid of being politically incorrect in this situation. The fans booing have more moral courage than you have in this case.
Booing is being courteous to the players who are striving to win, and they see the coaches calling dumb plays over and over. It is actually a courtesy to the players for the fans to boo the coaches. It shows the players the fans are behind them 100% and realize it is not their fault, but it is the coaches fault.
Booing is the opposite of praising. A ball game is not the same as criticising a worker or someone else in public. It is far different and it you don't know that, you have no business even debating this subject. Fans have the same right to show their displeasure at a ball game as they do their pleasure.
You are acting as though you are a tyrant and in charge of all of the fans emotions. It is up to you to tell them to have only positive emotions in the game and they should not have any negative emotions based on your say-so.
That is a bunch of bull about not showing respect for coaches in public. There is no disrespect for booing a coaches decision. It is a disrespect for a fan to be brow beaten by you and others into being quiet unless you give them the okay and tell them what they can do.
getwrecked
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ahso,
I'm not sure what those funny faces at the end of your post mean. If in fact you were serious, that crap doesn't even deserve a reply.
I'm not sure what those funny faces at the end of your post mean. If in fact you were serious, that crap doesn't even deserve a reply.
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This thread sucks.
GJ!
GJ!
71YellowJacket
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I think booing is just as bad as criticizing our fellow Tech fans in a public forum for having a different opinion.
Several of us have been guilty from time to time of scope creep so we can soap box a bit and this topic is really getting creepy.
Sorry I contributed to the longevity by commenting.
BOO!
Several of us have been guilty from time to time of scope creep so we can soap box a bit and this topic is really getting creepy.
Sorry I contributed to the longevity by commenting.
BOO!
ahso
I am really surprised at your defense of Booing. You claim to be a Christian and are always bringing God and right wing politics into your post. Yet at the Christian School that I attended we were taught that as Christians we should never boo. Booing is poor sportsmanship and that should never be the choice of a Christian. Christian behavior should be a notch above the rest. It may be well within your right to voice your opinion but is it worth it?
It is after all just a football game. Nothing we say or do on this board and little we say or do in the stands has any effect on the outcome of the came. However it could have great effect on those around you.
I would not bring it up if you were not always bringing up your Christianity.
I am really surprised at your defense of Booing. You claim to be a Christian and are always bringing God and right wing politics into your post. Yet at the Christian School that I attended we were taught that as Christians we should never boo. Booing is poor sportsmanship and that should never be the choice of a Christian. Christian behavior should be a notch above the rest. It may be well within your right to voice your opinion but is it worth it?
It is after all just a football game. Nothing we say or do on this board and little we say or do in the stands has any effect on the outcome of the came. However it could have great effect on those around you.
I would not bring it up if you were not always bringing up your Christianity.
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I agree with GTAce in that:
Criticizing coaches and objectively evaluating players is something that concerned fans of a team will do. When you lose a couple in a row to teams you feel you have superior talent to, it's not wrong to be critical. Real fans have real opinions, not just a bunch of 'cheers' like cheerleaders.
I also agree with captainG that:
Subjective, overly emotional venting and bashing, although they are certainly within the bounds of free speech, are NOT what good fans do repeatedly. Good fans will want their players and coaches to appreciate them and not feel resentful toward them or, more importantly, unsupported.
Criticizing coaches and objectively evaluating players is something that concerned fans of a team will do. When you lose a couple in a row to teams you feel you have superior talent to, it's not wrong to be critical. Real fans have real opinions, not just a bunch of 'cheers' like cheerleaders.
I also agree with captainG that:
Subjective, overly emotional venting and bashing, although they are certainly within the bounds of free speech, are NOT what good fans do repeatedly. Good fans will want their players and coaches to appreciate them and not feel resentful toward them or, more importantly, unsupported.
GSUJACKET, you are really stretching a point trying to use Christianity to suppress a person's right to boo. I guess it is perfectly within the moral code for a non-christian to boo to show his displeasure with coaching, but the Christian should not show his displeasure at an obvious failing.
Since booing has nothing to do with moral values and is a mere expression of dissatisfaction with an action, it does not fall under the guidelines of moral deficiencies. It would fall under the guidelines of moral deficiencies if I remained quiet and allowed board bullies to force their ways on others.
Since you brought it up, God does not look on the acts of men as much as he looks into the hearts of men. Are you trying to use Christianity to win an argument for banning of booing? If so, it is possible you are breaking God's moral law to win an argument. Look on the inside and determine your real reason for your assessment of this situation.
By the way, just because a teacher told you booing a coach at a football game is wrong that does not make the teacher nor the statement truth. You must look on the inside of the heart of the person doing the booing to determine if it is wrong. Only God can do this.
While I am at it, there is a majority of posters on this board and the Hive who have been extremely critical of Bill Lewis in their posts. Why they even refuse to use his real name! I bet many of the posters now railing those for booing were doing the exact same thing doing Bill's coaching campaign at Tech.
In my opinion. it is far worse to criticise Bill Lewis constantly on this board in writing than to go to a football game and boo a coach for consistently calling poor plays. Now, do you think God is less pleased at those that show their emotions and boo on Saturdays without any malice, or is less pleased at those that consistently cut down Bill Lewis on the two boards day in and day out?
Booing Biil Lewis for his play calling and handling of the team during his tenure was a natural expression that happens at about every stadium in about every game for one team or the other. It is somewhat expected and does no real harm.
However, the libeling of Bill Lewis on the boards appears to me to be very immoral, but is accepted by almost every poster because it is politically correct.
Heed the beam and mote statement by Jesus.
Since booing has nothing to do with moral values and is a mere expression of dissatisfaction with an action, it does not fall under the guidelines of moral deficiencies. It would fall under the guidelines of moral deficiencies if I remained quiet and allowed board bullies to force their ways on others.
Since you brought it up, God does not look on the acts of men as much as he looks into the hearts of men. Are you trying to use Christianity to win an argument for banning of booing? If so, it is possible you are breaking God's moral law to win an argument. Look on the inside and determine your real reason for your assessment of this situation.
By the way, just because a teacher told you booing a coach at a football game is wrong that does not make the teacher nor the statement truth. You must look on the inside of the heart of the person doing the booing to determine if it is wrong. Only God can do this.
While I am at it, there is a majority of posters on this board and the Hive who have been extremely critical of Bill Lewis in their posts. Why they even refuse to use his real name! I bet many of the posters now railing those for booing were doing the exact same thing doing Bill's coaching campaign at Tech.
In my opinion. it is far worse to criticise Bill Lewis constantly on this board in writing than to go to a football game and boo a coach for consistently calling poor plays. Now, do you think God is less pleased at those that show their emotions and boo on Saturdays without any malice, or is less pleased at those that consistently cut down Bill Lewis on the two boards day in and day out?
Booing Biil Lewis for his play calling and handling of the team during his tenure was a natural expression that happens at about every stadium in about every game for one team or the other. It is somewhat expected and does no real harm.
However, the libeling of Bill Lewis on the boards appears to me to be very immoral, but is accepted by almost every poster because it is politically correct.
Heed the beam and mote statement by Jesus.
getwrecked
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ahso,
What in the world does God have to do with booing at a college football game??? That is quite a leap don'cha think?
Do fans have the right to express their opinions? Hell yes!!!
But why do fans not have to be held to the same standards as everyone else - "reprimand in private and praise in public."
If fans don't like what's going on, they can send an e-mail, letter, or make a phone call. If that is too much trouble for them, it must not be very important to them in the first place; or they have no moral courage and prefer to be anonymous. Not only are they classless but lazy as well.
Does booing exhibit a passionate fan base? Possibly - but a passionate fan base with no common courtesy to their very own -- coaches and players.
There is no place for public reprimands -- that is all booing is.
That is nothing more than good leadership and common courtesy -- or are fans exempt from common courtesy?
And just because "billions" of fans have booed in the past does not make it right. Extending your logic, does that make murder OK because millions if not billions of murders have been committed also?
As far as the original post by GT ACE -- Hmmm, every post may have been right in content (I doubt it - but even if they were) they were not necessarily appropriate for a public forum. There is a big difference between being right and being appropriate.
And I'm not saying posters shouldn't criticize what is going on. If they see something they don't like -- point it out, that's what the board is for. But it should be done with some tact and class - and it should NOT become personal. It does not help the program to show complete disdain and lack of respect for our own coaches in public.
What in the world does God have to do with booing at a college football game??? That is quite a leap don'cha think?
Do fans have the right to express their opinions? Hell yes!!!
But why do fans not have to be held to the same standards as everyone else - "reprimand in private and praise in public."
If fans don't like what's going on, they can send an e-mail, letter, or make a phone call. If that is too much trouble for them, it must not be very important to them in the first place; or they have no moral courage and prefer to be anonymous. Not only are they classless but lazy as well.
Does booing exhibit a passionate fan base? Possibly - but a passionate fan base with no common courtesy to their very own -- coaches and players.
There is no place for public reprimands -- that is all booing is.
That is nothing more than good leadership and common courtesy -- or are fans exempt from common courtesy?
And just because "billions" of fans have booed in the past does not make it right. Extending your logic, does that make murder OK because millions if not billions of murders have been committed also?
As far as the original post by GT ACE -- Hmmm, every post may have been right in content (I doubt it - but even if they were) they were not necessarily appropriate for a public forum. There is a big difference between being right and being appropriate.
And I'm not saying posters shouldn't criticize what is going on. If they see something they don't like -- point it out, that's what the board is for. But it should be done with some tact and class - and it should NOT become personal. It does not help the program to show complete disdain and lack of respect for our own coaches in public.