Tangent Thread - Lifetime Edition

Haha  :lol:  That guy on the left just provided the worst analysis imaginable. He doesn’t know jack about Nebraska or our RB situation….or really about anything.  I quit watching after about 2 minutes  :lol:

 
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JJ Husker said:
Haha  :lol:  That guy on the left just provided the worst analysis imaginable. He doesn’t know jack about Nebraska or our RB situation….or really about anything.  I quit watching after about 2 minutes  :lol:
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His take on the defense being horrendous was hilariously bad. The thing about CFB is there's just too many teams, too many players, too much roster turnover for anyone to actually analyze the entire country, let alone a kid sitting in his pigsty of a bedroom.

But I have to somewhat disagree with you on RB. This is a classic spot where our fans hype up a bunch of unproven players during fall camp, then by week 3 when we all realize none of them are good we look back and think, "Yeah, that should've been obvious." We do it every year.

We're drooling over Stepp because he had one awesome run at USC. More often than not these types of transfers don't work out. Doesn't mean he won't, but chalking up RB as a position of strength because of him is jumping the gun.

Morrison is all recruiting hype at this point. There are serious commentators making Adrian Peterson comparisons... frightening how out of touch they are. If he were remotely Adrian Peterson he'd have been pursued heavily by his home state Sooners.

Ervin was a decent recruit who sounds like he's looking good in camp. That means one of two things: he was a big recruiting miss by the premier southern schools, or the competition in our backfield is no good. Historically in these situations it's the latter. Recruiting misses obviously happen, but not often do they have a presence as freshmen. It's usually someone who unexpectedly develops in his first couple years on campus.

I'm not saying none of these guys will ball out. Maybe one will. Maybe all three will. I hope so. But it's not unreasonable for an outsider to look at our RB room and predict it'll suck again... because that's very possible.

 
ThroughTheseGates said:
His take on the defense being horrendous was hilariously bad. The thing about CFB is there's just too many teams, too many players, too much roster turnover for anyone to actually analyze the entire country, let alone a kid sitting in his pigsty of a bedroom.

But I have to somewhat disagree with you on RB. This is a classic spot where our fans hype up a bunch of unproven players during fall camp, then by week 3 when we all realize none of them are good we look back and think, "Yeah, that should've been obvious." We do it every year.

We're drooling over Stepp because he had one awesome run at USC. More often than not these types of transfers don't work out. Doesn't mean he won't, but chalking up RB as a position of strength because of him is jumping the gun.

Morrison is all recruiting hype at this point. There are serious commentators making Adrian Peterson comparisons... frightening how out of touch they are. If he were remotely Adrian Peterson he'd have been pursued heavily by his home state Sooners.

Ervin was a decent recruit who sounds like he's looking good in camp. That means one of two things: he was a big recruiting miss by the premier southern schools, or the competition in our backfield is no good. Historically in these situations it's the latter. Recruiting misses obviously happen, but not often do they have a presence as freshmen. It's usually someone who unexpectedly develops in his first couple years on campus.

I'm not saying none of these guys will ball out. Maybe one will. Maybe all three will. I hope so. But it's not unreasonable for an outsider to look at our RB room and predict it'll suck again... because that's very possible.
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The problem I had with his take on our RBs was that he only mentioned Stepp. IMO and based on many insider reports, he is not the back to focus on this game. And then I thought his take on Wandale was crazy. Wandale was not and should not have been a RB. He simply got used that way out of necessity. It was just a cursory glance at our team without actually knowing a thing about it. There are more than 20 people on HB that could’ve and would’ve provided much better insight. But hey, they put a little podcast together…

 
ActualCornHusker said:
You ever gonna let it go or nah?
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Enjoying my new role as Assistant to the Regional Board Moderator.  To clarify, I am not seeking to defame someone who is currently in this role with HB (i.e. with humor).

Quoting the rules was very humorous to me, but seeking to censor or sanction such passive banter is extreme (and several of you know that).

We are talking about a game, so let's banter back and forth and enjoy it.  

If HB wants to become Twitter, with content advisories, warnings, and suspensions for playful sarcasm then it will become a forum for nothing more than groupthink.  

 
All Hail Herbie said:
Enjoying my new role as Assistant to the Regional Board Moderator.  To clarify, I am not seeking to defame someone who is currently in this role with HB (i.e. with humor).

Quoting the rules was very humorous to me, but seeking to censor or sanction such passive banter is extreme (and several of you know that).

We are talking about a game, so let's banter back and forth and enjoy it.  

If HB wants to become Twitter, with content advisories, warnings, and suspensions for playful sarcasm then it will become a forum for nothing more than groupthink.  
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but we dont need your whining about being reminded trashing up threads. take it like an adult, learn from it and move past it.

 
desertshox said:
but we dont need your whining about being reminded trashing up threads. take it like an adult, learn from it and move past it.
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Love it.  Ostracize the member who is being sarcastic and humorous, accuse that member of making remarks that are defamatory, seek to sanction or censor that member, and then when the member simply illustrates the hypocrisy of those carrying pitchforks and torches, insult the member directly again.  

To the Board Moderator: Am I now out of purgatory and permitted to respond?  What language am I permitted to use?  Please direct me o wise and merciful purveyor of truth.   

To DS: Quick pointer for future posts.  Your insults would be much more compelling (to me as well) if you avoided sentence fragments.  If you used a complete sentence, I might actually agree with you that I am indeed whining.  

 
All Hail Herbie said:
Love it.  Ostracize the member who is being sarcastic and humorous, accuse that member of making remarks that are defamatory, seek to sanction or censor that member, and then when the member simply illustrates the hypocrisy of those carrying pitchforks and torches, insult the member directly again.  

To the Board Moderator: Am I now out of purgatory and permitted to respond?  What language am I permitted to use?  Please direct me o wise and merciful purveyor of truth.   

To DS: Quick pointer for future posts.  Your insults would be much more compelling (to me as well) if you avoided sentence fragments.  If you used a complete sentence, I might actually agree with you that I am indeed whining.  
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it is a complete sentence, might be lacking some punctuation. wasnt an insult. not my fault you cant comprehend what i wrote.

 
All Hail Herbie said:
Love it.  Ostracize the member who is being sarcastic and humorous, accuse that member of making remarks that are defamatory, seek to sanction or censor that member, and then when the member simply illustrates the hypocrisy of those carrying pitchforks and torches, insult the member directly again.  
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But you aren't being humorous, and you tend not to engage in good faith dialogue. You also aren't being censored or insulted, but you are subjected to feedback from some posters who perceive your posts to be insufferably d!ckish.

 
Let's start with a few grammar school basics.  Begin your sentence with a capital letter and end it with punctuation.  Moreover, identify a true subject and verb.  See my revisions below.  

"The sentence, while lacking in punctuation, was indeed a complete one.  It is not my fault that you are unable to comprehend the genuine warmth of my comments."  

Forgive me, I took a few liberties with the last section of edit as I know you were being thoughtful and kind when characterizing me as a "whiner".  

 
Ulty said:
But you aren't being humorous, and you tend not to engage in good faith dialogue. You also aren't being censored or insulted, but you are subjected to feedback from some posters who perceive your posts to be insufferably d!ckish.
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Paging the Board Moderator once more.  Do you now understand the difference between passive sarcasm and direct insult?  Your lack of vision on this point is stunning.  

You had me at hello Ulty (tear).  Define good faith for me as having never interacted with you before, you leading with an insult is not typically viewed as good faith dialogue.  

 
All Hail Herbie said:
Paging the Board Moderator once more.  Do you now understand the difference between passive sarcasm and direct insult?  Your lack of vision on this point is stunning.  

You had me at hello Ulty (tear).  Define good faith for me as having never interacted with you before, you leading with an insult is not typically viewed as good faith dialogue.  
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Ulty said:
But you aren't being humorous, and you tend not to engage in good faith dialogue. You also aren't being censored or insulted, but you are subjected to feedback from some posters who perceive your posts to be insufferably d!ckish.
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ulty's first sentence is constructive criticism. the second is a fact followed by an observation. he didnt actually call you "insufferably d!ckish". he stated that is how your posts are being viewed.

 
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