Re: THANK GOD!!!!!!!
There doesnt need to be a fanclub, and there doesnt need to be haters. If you don't like it when I try to talk about Cyclone athletics, just hit the back button on your browser, and don't read it.
But until the admins of this site ask me to not come and be a part of this community, I am going to visit it, and be a part of it.
I don't come here under false pretense. I am an Iowa fan, who two and a half years ago, was offered a job to talk sports in Des Moines, Iowa. I was not told to get involved in talking about ISU sports. But I like talking about things local, things Iowa, and Iowa State is a big player in that.
So as I began following the teams, getting to know the coaches and administrators and some fans, it's not hard to root for people that you respect to be successful. Some people might be wired like that, but I am not.
Are there times when ISU loses that there is some sense of satisfaction for me personally? Yes. But that goes away quickly, and the only reason it exists, is because of the very small percentage of ISU fans I come into contact with that I find to be ignorant and hate filled, when we are just talking about sports. But after that passes quickly, there is no glee or joy for me, because people I like and respect have lost. I don't like seeing McDermott lose any game, other than the Iowa game. Same goes for Fennelly, Sanderson and it will certainly extend to Rhoads.
I think my job is more fun when everyone is doing well. It might be more dramatic and drive by when they aren't, but I would much rather prefer success.
I always chuckle at the folks that make posts like 'what is a radio host doing trolling boards?' a) I see it as a part of my job to know what the fans are talking about. b) it helps direct and guide discussions and conversations on my radio show c) I am a sports fan, and ISU happens to be a pretty important thing to a lot of people in this state, therefor I am going to be insterested.
Besides; every person in the media in this state visits sites like this, sites like mine, sites like Paul Clarks, etc. Most of them may not post, but again, this is my background.
If you still have a problem with that, just start ignoring my posts, because I am not going away. I have been a part of message boards for the past 12 years, 10 of those years professionally as a web community founder and moderator. My first involvement with the internet from an end user's perspective were fan forums. I am a fan, just like you that read these boards. And I will continue to be.
I was going to post a similar thought.....but members of his CF fan club are always waiting to pounce on you when you say something negative about the great and all knowing hawkeye celebrity. So....I say nothing.:no:
There doesnt need to be a fanclub, and there doesnt need to be haters. If you don't like it when I try to talk about Cyclone athletics, just hit the back button on your browser, and don't read it.
But until the admins of this site ask me to not come and be a part of this community, I am going to visit it, and be a part of it.
I don't come here under false pretense. I am an Iowa fan, who two and a half years ago, was offered a job to talk sports in Des Moines, Iowa. I was not told to get involved in talking about ISU sports. But I like talking about things local, things Iowa, and Iowa State is a big player in that.
So as I began following the teams, getting to know the coaches and administrators and some fans, it's not hard to root for people that you respect to be successful. Some people might be wired like that, but I am not.
Are there times when ISU loses that there is some sense of satisfaction for me personally? Yes. But that goes away quickly, and the only reason it exists, is because of the very small percentage of ISU fans I come into contact with that I find to be ignorant and hate filled, when we are just talking about sports. But after that passes quickly, there is no glee or joy for me, because people I like and respect have lost. I don't like seeing McDermott lose any game, other than the Iowa game. Same goes for Fennelly, Sanderson and it will certainly extend to Rhoads.
I think my job is more fun when everyone is doing well. It might be more dramatic and drive by when they aren't, but I would much rather prefer success.
I always chuckle at the folks that make posts like 'what is a radio host doing trolling boards?' a) I see it as a part of my job to know what the fans are talking about. b) it helps direct and guide discussions and conversations on my radio show c) I am a sports fan, and ISU happens to be a pretty important thing to a lot of people in this state, therefor I am going to be insterested.
Besides; every person in the media in this state visits sites like this, sites like mine, sites like Paul Clarks, etc. Most of them may not post, but again, this is my background.
If you still have a problem with that, just start ignoring my posts, because I am not going away. I have been a part of message boards for the past 12 years, 10 of those years professionally as a web community founder and moderator. My first involvement with the internet from an end user's perspective were fan forums. I am a fan, just like you that read these boards. And I will continue to be.