I am Genuinely sorry to have offended, and to have in the opinion of some to have lost perspective in my previous post. If I stepped out of line, I regret it. Personally I think what I said had some merit toward the provacaton of realistic thought. I still have not seen the queston answered, just side-stepped.
I too am not fully pleased over some of what happened this season.The ugag loss disgusted me, hurt and humiliated me as much as it did most or all of you.I have hurt something fierce over it; but I do wish we would draw back a little from bitter feelings of vindictiveness against our coaching staff. What good is all this going to accomplish? We always know only part of the story. Things happen that hurt us and disgust us. We always have the choice of progressing in the midst of adversity or using it to say, "I told you so". Difficult times will make us bitter or better. If we are one as a team, a coaching staff, a Stingtalk board, a group of fans,or a group of alumni, we will progress further and quicker than if we resist the possibilites of hope and betterment and constantly critisize and downgrade any present or future hope. Very often, I have had the feeling that I would just gather my toys and go home before. When I have that feeling I do so. I don't hang around castigating or irritating those who prefer to stay and finish for the game better or worse. I hear a lot of talk about Tech Men. I have a high esteem for those who are of that calibre of man that is truly represented by that term. Let me say here that in my estimation, to have attended or graduated from Tech does not make one a Tech man. A true Tech man is a man of above average class, character, intelligence, and social demeanor. In all honesty some come to Tech as slobs and leave the same way. I somehow always picture TRUE Tech Men as several notches above the ordinary, common, everyday citizen and\or football fan. I want to win as much as any of you who disagree with any of my statements. Also, I am just as prone as any of you to embellish in criticism and blame and sometimes I do so. But, I feel all in all that the attitudes expressed by many on both the Hive and Stingtalk have been very immature, non-productive, self-seeking and inconsiderate of the inside truth of what all goes on inside of a Div. 1 football program. I am not happy with all that went on this year, or even with most of all that went on.I can say the same for last year and many other years. I don't mind confessing that I want and to some extent expect a championship type team every year. No, I am not satisfied with mediocrity, but I can take an approach of "build or destroy". I think some have had a destructive attitude from the get go and whether you will admit it or not you have caused harm rather than good to individual feeling on these boards and to the image of this great institution. If the shoe fits wear it. If not, fine. Some need to quit venting and spouting off and start doing something productive when they are unhappy with the way things are going. Hell, the powers that be have not nearly done everything I would have wanted them to do. But I will tell you one d--n thing, I won't show my a_ _ to the enemy like some do and give them reason to gloat. And if I am unhappy I will be man enough to face those who are disappointing me with their performance and I will have guts enough to tell them to their face. I will not hide behind a fictious name, and fail to show my e-mail address and true identification and set up all kinds of walls for fear of being exposed as to who I really am. It is hard to address such a board as this because there are some who speak who are very chronologically young, but I say to them: fit in before you try to sway people that have many more life experiences than you, and calm down in your approach; especially when it involves negativity. To some of you veterans, I would again, just say, I wish you would address your poison in a more direct way to those who are disappointing you and quit speaking anything you are not willing to back up with a personal appearance before those who are irritating you or at least mail them directly, signing your name and return address. And as the old song advised, begin to "accentuate the positive" no matter how little the positives may be. It is permissable to complain, but let's just get rid of some of the bitterness and hatred that so often shows itself on this board. Be a man and identify who you really are when you spout venemous statements that degrade other people.
Thank you and God bless.
