tashoya
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Post by tashoya on Feb 23, 2014 23:30:02 GMT -5
You're not enjoying the play-by-play posts in the game threads or the exact same posts by certain people in nearly every thread? Not loving the box score posts that everyone here already knows after having watched the games? Many of them are often told, though politely, that they're posting clutter and being annoying. They, however, either don't get it or don't agree or are simply undeterred. It's a frustrating year to say the least. Having said that, it stings less because expectations were lowered pretty early on with Whitt and Smith going down. Expectations have even been tempered for next year because of the uncertainty in the paint. That said, this group has shown a lot of heart and, really, they've done more of that than many of the recent iterations of Hoya squads. I don't like watching them not succeed/win but I do like the fight. Some posters were so down on the team from early on that they pretty much cashed it in early and, as such, the posting volume is lower. You can see that as either good or bad I suppose. I don't think anyone misses bronxhoya and we all know what happened with balla. As far as RDF, his posts were mostly informative and many were additive even if not positive in nature. Hi what happened to balla again? rich, If I recall correctly, I think he pretty much picked up his ball and went home. He got fairly well ripped for inaccurate recruiting news and the predictions on DSR (I think) pretty much put it over the top. He started his own board that I did check out for a bit but there was very little going on outside of a handful of posters going back and forth.
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Post by professorhoya on Feb 24, 2014 0:24:36 GMT -5
Hi what happened to balla again? rich, If I recall correctly, I think he pretty much picked up his ball and went home. He got fairly well ripped for inaccurate recruiting news and the predictions on DSR (I think) pretty much put it over the top. He started his own board that I did check out for a bit but there was very little going on outside of a handful of posters going back and forth. Balla left long before DSR came to Georgetown. I think he left over some issue with he who must not be named. RDF was the one who left after DSR had his biggest game to date his freshmen year and also right as the Hoyas were turning around what looked like a lost season after Whittington was suspended. Instead of eating crow, RDF decided he couldn't show his face here after such a horrible misevaluation of DSR and last year's Hoyas team. hoyatalk2.proboards.com/post/523293/thread
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richfame
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Post by richfame on Feb 24, 2014 6:27:00 GMT -5
rich, If I recall correctly, I think he pretty much picked up his ball and went home. He got fairly well ripped for inaccurate recruiting news and the predictions on DSR (I think) pretty much put it over the top. He started his own board that I did check out for a bit but there was very little going on outside of a handful of posters going back and forth. Balla left long before DSR came to Georgetown. I think he left over some issue with he who must not be named. RDF was the one who left after DSR had his biggest game to date his freshmen year and also right as the Hoyas were turning around what looked like a lost season after Whittington was suspended. Instead of eating crow, RDF decided he couldn't show his face here after such a horrible misevaluation of DSR and last year's Hoyas team. hoyatalk2.proboards.com/post/523293/threadWow nuts I do remember that!
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hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on Feb 24, 2014 7:33:03 GMT -5
RDF was the one who left after DSR had his biggest game to date his freshmen year and also right as the Hoyas were turning around what looked like a lost season after Whittington was suspended. Instead of eating crow, RDF decided he couldn't show his face here after such a horrible misevaluation of DSR and last year's Hoyas team. hoyatalk2.proboards.com/post/523293/threadNot that he needs me to say anything, but RDF's stated reason for withdrawing as a poster was that he disagreed with how the Hoyas chose to play and that he found the style of play boring. It was not because he couldn't show his face because of misevaluations of anything. He said he just didn't enjoy the style of basketball to which the coaches were committed. He also said someting about not wanting to bring down the board by being negative. FWIW, though he rarely posts, he checks in regularly, so it's likely he is still a fan and follows us. As well, if one reads that thread, quite a few posters turned out to be wrong, dead wrong, on DSR.
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Post by prhoya on Feb 24, 2014 8:23:48 GMT -5
RDF was the one who left after DSR had his biggest game to date his freshmen year and also right as the Hoyas were turning around what looked like a lost season after Whittington was suspended. Instead of eating crow, RDF decided he couldn't show his face here after such a horrible misevaluation of DSR and last year's Hoyas team. hoyatalk2.proboards.com/post/523293/threadNot that he needs me to say anything, but RDF's stated reason for withdrawing as a poster was that he disagreed with how the Hoyas chose to play and that he found the style of play boring. It was not because he couldn't show his face because of misevaluations of anything. He said he just didn't enjoy the style of basketball to which the coaches were committed. He also said someting about not wanting to bring down the board by being negative. Correct. Here it is: hoyatalk2.proboards.com/thread/26521/georgetown-nd-game-discussionAs for balla, he didn't have a problem with one Hoyatalker, he had it with a lot of members when he was exposed as a fraud or clown. Who can forget Roscoe balla? He not only took his bat and ball, he took his posts (deleted them).
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Post by This Just In on Feb 24, 2014 8:54:35 GMT -5
Not that he needs me to say anything, but RDF's stated reason for withdrawing as a poster was that he disagreed with how the Hoyas chose to play and that he found the style of play boring. It was not because he couldn't show his face because of misevaluations of anything. He said he just didn't enjoy the style of basketball to which the coaches were committed. He also said someting about not wanting to bring down the board by being negative. Correct. Here it is: hoyatalk2.proboards.com/thread/26521/georgetown-nd-game-discussionAs for balla, he didn't have a problem with one Hoyatalker, he had it with a lot of members when he was exposed as a fraud or clown. Who can forget Roscoe balla? He not only took his bat and ball, he took his posts (deleted them). hoyatalk2.proboards.com/post/523293/threadThe thread that Professor Hoya...posted has my first post ever from a year ago...sad that I never got a chance to chat with RDF even though I followed his posts a lot over the years...interesting enough he left as I was coming in...I will keep it for my memoirs. My question is I was looking for RDF's last memorable, therefore what page is it on..I could not find it. hoyatalk2.proboards.com/thread/26521/georgetown-nd-game-discussion?page=16
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Feb 24, 2014 10:37:41 GMT -5
TJI drove out RDF! LOL
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Post by williambraskyiii on Feb 24, 2014 11:01:29 GMT -5
Talk about the worst trade ever. TJI in lieu of RDF is like HoyaTalk's version of Bowie over Jordan.
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Post by richfame on Feb 24, 2014 12:18:20 GMT -5
Not that he needs me to say anything, but RDF's stated reason for withdrawing as a poster was that he disagreed with how the Hoyas chose to play and that he found the style of play boring. It was not because he couldn't show his face because of misevaluations of anything. He said he just didn't enjoy the style of basketball to which the coaches were committed. He also said someting about not wanting to bring down the board by being negative. Correct. Here it is: hoyatalk2.proboards.com/thread/26521/georgetown-nd-game-discussionAs for balla, he didn't have a problem with one Hoyatalker, he had it with a lot of members when he was exposed as a fraud or clown. Who can forget Roscoe balla? He not only took his bat and ball, he took his posts (deleted them). I honestly found him informative most of the time.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Feb 24, 2014 12:22:37 GMT -5
I honestly found him informative most of the time. "Most of the time" may be a little bit of a stretch, but he did have some info and some useful discussion at times. But when he became so insistent that he was right, especially about Roscoe and about DSR, and then became petulant when he was proven wrong, he did kinda take his balla and go home.
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richfame
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Post by richfame on Feb 24, 2014 12:24:03 GMT -5
Does MCI still post? He was good too.
I guess it's time for others to step up. SF is good even though he doesn't like my posts. Tas and Daytona are solid. Time to take over boys.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Feb 24, 2014 12:34:04 GMT -5
From the last few pages, one would think that this thread's title, "What's wrong with the talent level...." had to do with the talent of the posters, rather than our team.
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Post by EtomicB on Feb 24, 2014 12:44:12 GMT -5
From the last few pages, one would think that this thread's title, "What's wrong with the talent level...." had to do with the talent of the posters, rather than our team. That was Richfames intent 2003, it was never a thread about the team
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Post by SFHoya99 on Feb 24, 2014 12:45:58 GMT -5
Does MCI still post? He was good too. I guess it's time for others to step up. SF is good even though he doesn't like my posts. Tas and Daytona are solid. Time to take over boys. I like your posts, Rich. I just don't always agree with them.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Feb 24, 2014 13:04:19 GMT -5
From the last few pages, one would think that this thread's title, "What's wrong with the talent level...." had to do with the talent of the posters, rather than our team. That was Richfames intent 2003, it was never a thread about the team Apologies. I was mixing this up with the more recent thread about our team that had a very similar name. Still, I do not see why this message board spends so much time talking about itself. As in all online forums, people come and go, and the nature of the message board evolves. It happens.
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Post by cincyhoya on Feb 24, 2014 13:31:07 GMT -5
Pretty simple. I've been a member of this board for almost 9 years (can't believe that's possible, but my profile tells me so). After a couple years here, I realized people are more interested in replying to sparring partners and friends than actually talking about the team. I read here often, though now mostly just recruiting. If the 2,000+ post crowd actually interacted with new people (or low post count people), you'd probably see a lot more dialogue, but when you post something on topic and get your post run over by yet another slapfight, you lose interest.
Also, in my earlier years, the in game chat rooms were fantastic, but that predated the easy ability to follow games at work on-line. I figure this and Casual will ebb and flow over time; two atmospheres for discussion are a very good thing.
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Post by hoyarooter on Feb 24, 2014 21:03:07 GMT -5
Does MCI still post? He was good too. I guess it's time for others to step up. SF is good even though he doesn't like my posts. Tas and Daytona are solid. Time to take over boys. MCI? Was that a serious comment, or should my sarcasm detector be going off?
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tashoya
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Post by tashoya on Feb 24, 2014 21:15:06 GMT -5
From the last few pages, one would think that this thread's title, "What's wrong with the talent level...." had to do with the talent of the posters, rather than our team. Oh man.... If I have to start posting on the problem with my talent level in any regard, I'm going to need voice recognition software to avoid carpal tunnel.
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Post by tashoya on Feb 24, 2014 21:25:20 GMT -5
For what it's worth, there are a lot of solid posters here. There may not be as many as in the past but some that no longer post were addition by subtraction. There is a lot of sniping at other posters but that's not really a surprise in this format. Especially in a year where, while expectations were lower than recent years, we'd become accustomed to a certain level of success. Add to that some posters that nearly disregard counterpoints at every turn and just keep pushing their own ideas even in the face of glaring evidence to the contrary. To each their own. When the team is succeeding, there seems to be more leniency/patience with posters who tend to rail against the coaching, the rotation, the uniforms, whatever. When things are a bit dicey, personally, I take the blatant shots at the coaching staff in particular more annoying and less fan-ish than I would in an up year I guess. Not because the discussion isn't warranted or completely within bounds but some take it well past that. To me, as a fan/alum, in a down year, there is plenty to talk about in terms of what is or isn't working but throwing the staff under the bus because you've been doing it all along but now, in a slump, you're taking that as evidence to your personal genius, that I find really annoying and also not accurate. In any event, I like reading a lot of the stuff posted here and it's very clear to me the posters that know much more about the game than I do. I especially like reading those posts. You know the board has taken a turn when EasyEd doesn't get old jokes thrown his way at least 3 times a week.
One other thing worth a mention (IMO) is that, regardless of your opinion of the state of the board, the mods really do a nice job and provide a great service to us all as fans. To each of them, my thanks for continuing to provide and support the forum on which we so lovingly (and not so lovingly) bitch and moan.
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Post by professorhoya on Feb 24, 2014 23:21:54 GMT -5
RDF was the one who left after DSR had his biggest game to date his freshmen year and also right as the Hoyas were turning around what looked like a lost season after Whittington was suspended. Instead of eating crow, RDF decided he couldn't show his face here after such a horrible misevaluation of DSR and last year's Hoyas team. hoyatalk2.proboards.com/post/523293/threadNot that he needs me to say anything, but RDF's stated reason for withdrawing as a poster was that he disagreed with how the Hoyas chose to play and that he found the style of play boring. It was not because he couldn't show his face because of misevaluations of anything. He said he just didn't enjoy the style of basketball to which the coaches were committed. He also said someting about not wanting to bring down the board by being negative. FWIW, though he rarely posts, he checks in regularly, so it's likely he is still a fan and follows us. As well, if one reads that thread, quite a few posters turned out to be wrong, dead wrong, on DSR. He may have had an official press release stating why he was quitting the basketball forum of Hoyatalk but if you look at the timing of when he left, Jan 21, 2013 that just happens to coincide with our big upset of #24 ranked Notre Dame. It also came after DSR's two biggest games as a freshman (the close lose to South Florida 16 pts/6 reb/4ast and then 14 pts against the Irish. So maybe it's a huge coincidence but he left right as DSR picked it up after ranting all season how DSR was not at this level and was garbage. DSR's game log: espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/61853/year/2013/dvauntes-smith-riveraHe also left right at the beginning of our 11 game winning streak including the big win at the Carrier Dome. It's just odd that one would leave the board when the Hoyas were winning so it seems more likely that he left because he would have just looked foolish after having already declared that the Hoyas season was finished and that DSR was a garbage player. Here the link to RDF's last post on the basketball forum for those that couldn't find it in the Notre Dame thread: hoyatalk2.proboards.com/post/525826/thread
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