"Bad Fans"
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I cannot imagine why any "fan" would tweet anything negative to a college athlete of a team they are supposed to support. That is just asinine beyond belief. What does someone think is going to be accomplished? If someone has to be negative towards a player, at the very least let it be one of their coaches or teammates. It's truly incredible how stupid people are sometimes.
This team won 14 games in a row to start the season. NO ONE predicted that. Now, they are in a slump. Still, that is no reason to attack individual players, or even the team. Just really dumb.
This team won 14 games in a row to start the season. NO ONE predicted that. Now, they are in a slump. Still, that is no reason to attack individual players, or even the team. Just really dumb.
You mean, giving an opinion. Unless you are using facts, they are opinions. And you only see what happens at the games so your opinion is only based on that. Plus we all have confirmation bias so we ignore what goes against our opinions and give more weight to what supports it.
Just keep those things in mind when you give an "honest assessment".
Best example of how to deal with a twitter troll:
Warning: If You Troll A Professional Boxer On Twitter, He Might Show Up At Your House
Warning: If You Troll A Professional Boxer On Twitter, He Might Show Up At Your House
Georges tweeted something along these lines the other day. Basically said he can't believe how people become internet bada**es behind a keyboard but would be the first one to walk up and shake your hand if they saw you in person.
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Georges Niang @GeorgesNiang20 18 hrs It's funny how people bash you behind a computer but if they were to run into you in person theyd be the first to try to shake your hand
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Fan boards are for fans to commiserate and comment. Do some posters get a little too personal in their criticism?, sure, but by and large CF posters are respectful and want nothing more than the Clone teams to do well and play up to their potential.
I'll guarantee you he was talking about a "segment" of ISU's fans. Also, you might want to go back a couple pages and read #31 and the "backlash from the people you thought cared about you" from someone who should know.
No, it isn't going to make a difference. While CF isn't as bad as some, you do see it regarding players and coaches pretty regularly here, with heaps of justification for doing so. But it isn't ISU.
Beats by Dre turned the concept into a whole ad campaign for Pete's sakes.
Just do a search for Matt Thomas and see the threads with his name in the title or the game day threads. And a lot of it is not positive.
If I was a player, I would want to see what people are saying about me and my team. I've always maintained there is no difference between Twitter and the message boards, except in the delivery of the message. Both can be ignored, but neither are.
This is a fraction of 1% of the fan base that does this ****. I could care less about those idiots and so should our players and coaches. They are idiots, pure and simple.
Our coaches should be telling these guys: "Hey, Hilton is full to the brim every ******* night of the week to see you play. The fan base has your back. There are teams that are constantly in the top 10 that don't get the support you do. Now, go out there and kick the opponent's ***!"
edit: and get the hell off your smart phones at the games and get up and cheer on these guys!
Our coaches should be telling these guys: "Hey, Hilton is full to the brim every ******* night of the week to see you play. The fan base has your back. There are teams that are constantly in the top 10 that don't get the support you do. Now, go out there and kick the opponent's ***!"
edit: and get the hell off your smart phones at the games and get up and cheer on these guys!
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I think most of it is the disconnect that goes with any anonymity. If they don't sign their real name to it, it seems like anything goes. Forums that require a FB login have a LOT less of this sort of thing. Most newspapers have switched to verified comment sections for this reason alone. People tend to police themselves when their name is right in front of the thought.
If I were a player I would stay away from message boards, but when people are tweeting at you and bashing you it would be hard to not let it affect you. When you negative tweet it just makes you look like a baby or a bad fan.
I think Matt Thomas is going to be really good when he gets some confidence. Has looked good on defense, and should get time to prove it. If we are going to make a run we are going to need a shooting guard that can knock down tough shots.
I think Matt Thomas is going to be really good when he gets some confidence. Has looked good on defense, and should get time to prove it. If we are going to make a run we are going to need a shooting guard that can knock down tough shots.
Exactly, and thanks for this. Some people seem to think that in anonymity, they can say whatever they want. And of course thery get away with it. It is a darn shame, because if someone is real, they would only post what they would say to that person directly. We see it on the radio, and on TV; this kind of posting is crap and I am glad Fred called them on it. To think that it is harmless is to reject any responsibility for what is posted, or tweeted, or whatever. One question: would you say to your own son or daughter what you post here or tweet? If not, STFU.
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