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Gophers 23rd in new USA Today/ESPN poll; AP not yet released
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Hey as a Gopherhole newbie, I feel pretty rotten about launching this thread down a snarky path. My original post was meant to be celebratory of the Goph's first ranking in years. And, I guess at the same time take sarcastic notice of the fact that the Cat's are not ranked. In hindsight, I should have known that sarcasm would not work well on this (or any) board. GopherGod got the sarcasm and responded in kind. I don't think that he really meant that the reason the Cats are unranked is because Tubby is a poor recruiter (correct me if I'm wrong). I think he was merely noting the oddity of the assertion on some of the boards that the Gophers are doing well due to Monson's recruiting, and that the Cat's are doing poorly due to Tubby's recruiting. While there may be specs of truth in that, It leaves Tubby in a no win position which is clearly absurd.
I regret that this comment stream has taken off from that "mean-to-be" sarcastic dig that UK athletic department into casting aspersions of racism on the people of Kentucky. I don't think anyone wants to come to this board for that kind of commentary. I know that I don't. Some of them (and us) probably are racists, but it is way uncool to throw a broad accusation like that anywhere. And its really not the point of a sports fan's web community.
I regret that this comment stream has taken off from that "mean-to-be" sarcastic dig that UK athletic department into casting aspersions of racism on the people of Kentucky. I don't think anyone wants to come to this board for that kind of commentary. I know that I don't. Some of them (and us) probably are racists, but it is way uncool to throw a broad accusation like that anywhere. And its really not the point of a sports fan's web community.
Hey as a Gopherhole newbie, I feel pretty rotten about launching this thread down a snarky path. My original post was meant to be celebratory of the Goph's first ranking in years. And, I guess at the same time take sarcastic notice of the fact that the Cat's are not ranked. In hindsight, I should have known that sarcasm would not work well on this (or any) board. GopherGod got the sarcasm and responded in kind. I don't think that he really meant that the reason the Cats are unranked is because Tubby is a poor recruiter (correct me if I'm wrong). I think he was merely noting the oddity of the assertion on some of the boards that the Gophers are doing well due to Monson's recruiting, and that the Cat's are doing poorly due to Tubby's recruiting. While there may be specs of truth in that, It leaves Tubby in a no win position which is clearly absurd.
I regret that this comment stream has taken off from that "mean-to-be" sarcastic dig that UK athletic department into casting aspersions of racism on the people of Kentucky. I don't think anyone wants to come to this board for that kind of commentary. I know that I don't. Some of them (and us) probably are racists, but it is way uncool to throw a broad accusation like that anywhere. And its really not the point of a sports fan's web community.
MiniMax you are correct.
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Hey as a Gopherhole newbie, I feel pretty rotten about launching this thread down a snarky path. My original post was meant to be celebratory of the Goph's first ranking in years. And, I guess at the same time take sarcastic notice of the fact that the Cat's are not ranked. In hindsight, I should have known that sarcasm would not work well on this (or any) board. GopherGod got the sarcasm and responded in kind. I don't think that he really meant that the reason the Cats are unranked is because Tubby is a poor recruiter (correct me if I'm wrong). I think he was merely noting the oddity of the assertion on some of the boards that the Gophers are doing well due to Monson's recruiting, and that the Cat's are doing poorly due to Tubby's recruiting. While there may be specs of truth in that, It leaves Tubby in a no win position which is clearly absurd.
I regret that this comment stream has taken off from that "mean-to-be" sarcastic dig that UK athletic department into casting aspersions of racism on the people of Kentucky. I don't think anyone wants to come to this board for that kind of commentary. I know that I don't. Some of them (and us) probably are racists, but it is way uncool to throw a broad accusation like that anywhere. And its really not the point of a sports fan's web community.
I lived there for 23+ years. Some of them (LOTS MORE than Minnesotans) are racists but many more are idiots. The Smith endured For Sale signs in their yard after losses, a brick thrown through a window after 1 such loss in 2001, and verbal abuse/cursing after an SECT loss in 2002. Does 76% W-L record (72% in NCAA) and 1 NCAA title, 5 SEC titles, and 5 SECT champs warrant such reaction by fans???
They have found a MUCH BETTER opportunity in the Twin Cities. Good for them, good for you.