MUther, I see your points. And no I do not like most of the play calling on offense. Maybe if I understood from an insiders view what Legg - Doc are doing, I could critique their plan better. The plain vanilla, everyone knows all three of our plays and are ready for them makes some sense in a parallel universe but I can't see it.
But to bring out all the negative bitching and moaning all the while we are getting 5-1 halfway through the season, well it wears on folks who want to just stop and take a look at how far we have come in one year.
So the forum has deteriorated into fans who like most of what's happened especially the results so far and fans who strongly believe it should be much better. Now we have two sides of "fans" fighting each other's posts.
I like the first topic, maybe it's time to let the Koolaide drinkers, like me have a forum.
Then another forum for those who want to discuss what should have been and who should be let go.
Unfortunately all America is similar. There is very little middle ground and compromise. Lots of anger and hostility. That is not good for a small (relatively speaking) fan base like Marshall. It's also a sad state of affairs....
I also see your point. But what are you here for?
"well it wears on folks who want to just stop and take a look at how far we have come in one year"
How does any of what we're discussing or bitching about stop you from appreciating what Marshall has done so far? You don't need us for you to be happy. If you're reading a game thread, I'll clue you in as to what you're seeing: If something good happens, everyone is happy. If something bad happens, everyone is mad. It's the same way in the stands, in the suites, in the bars. Everyone's a hindsight expert, and everyone's a coach, and everyone knows what's best for Marshall, and nobody has the same opinion, exactly. But like I said I wouldn't want to go to a place just to see 200 people write "Good game" in one thread and then logoff.
But if that's your cup of tea, try starting a thread that says good win or good game and maybe discuss the things that went well. Asking people to just accept a win in a game thread where they were reacting to a catastrophe as it occurred is never going to go over well. And when someone mentions a bad crowd, it's ok. It's part of the game and experience. No one is making anyone read those threads and they're certainly not forcing anyone to post in them. And they're almost always clearly marked by the title as being sarcastic or bluntly negative. But you guys don't really want that. You want to wade right in and tell us we're wrong and vice versa.
You can separate the forums but if it actually works it will be because everyone quits posting. There's no discussion if there are no opposing views. Hence the circle jerk I referred to. That will kill a very active forum. Utopia doesn't work. The Matrix had to be remade to add human suffering. And so on..