An explanation of why people dislike you BBS.
by sandsnake on May 21, 2010 1:00 PM EDT
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PrintI am going to briefly summarize some of the reasons why you are becoming more and more unpopular. While I may be the only one with these opinions, I don't think I am alone, but I am not speaking for anyone else specifically. Contrary to what you may believe, you didn't remotely cover them with your fanpost justifying your behavior.
Reason 1: Presenting opinion as fact is "Bad Journalism, bad work, etc.
You are absolutely correct that part of your job is to issue opinions. There is nothing wrong with issuing unpopular opinions, especially when other parties won't do so. But, there is a crucial distinction between issuing an opinion and stating a fact. You have become woefully oblivious to the distinction.
For example, statements like: "If you think the Thomas pick was good, it's just not worth the effort "debating" with you. The pick was awful" are your personal opinion. That is not a fact. You are entitled to your opinion and there is no inherent problem with you stating it on the front page, but it is a problem when you A) dismiss legitimate criticism of that opinion as being unworthy of debate B) don't clearly state that this view is your opinion and not the opinion of the SB community.
If you truly value the "input" of the community or were certain your statement is a fact, not opinion, then it is unclear why you did not dispose of the "obviously stupid" counterarguments raised in the response to your argument. Points like: 1) few 3rd round draft picks ever become 5+ year starters; 2) kevin thomas played the last two full seasons without any injury and had never before injured his knees.
Reason 2: Ignoring or hiding Contrary Evidence
This problem coincides with the first one. It is one thing to ignore contrary evidence in the comment thread, it is quite another to ignore excellent fanposts in order to hide the flaws in your argument.
BBS wrote several articles about why he believes it is crystal clear that A-go will be benched next year, further examples of problem 1. He then chose to ignore the excellent fanpost written by jamkel. Now, he may argue that since this fanpost was so heavily recommended it was already getting enough views. I don't buy that for one second. If fanposts are ever front-page worthy then this is a perfect example. It was well-researched, directly pertinent to THE most important off-season topic to discuss, and could be front-paged during the slow colts-offeason. Instead, what did we get on the front page? A link to a 3rd party story about Jamarcus Russell becoming a colt. Even if we suspend the laws of the universe, and assume that the colts pick up JR, how is that more pertinent to NEXT season (because peyton ain't retiring soon) than who will be the #2 receiver.
It is behavior like this that makes one think that you are intentionally ignoring and minimizing counter-arguments in order to inflate your sense of self-importance. IF you truly cared about the community or your integrity, then you would do a far better job of giving those who engage in extensive critiques of your views, the same exposure on the front page. Your unwilling to do so cannot be justified by the quality of the posts (which have been excellent), the surplus of other more important news (umm no), or any other factor.
Reason 3: Focusing on YOUR aspect of the story, not the story itself
Instead of focusing on the immediate impact of the loss of Kevin Thomas on the secondary, you chose instead to discuss the injuries impact on your draft thoughts. This is irresponsible at best, narcissistic at worst. By using your position to discuss your own prior opinions, you waste everyone's time. Express your opinion in terms of things that actually matter. I don't care whether you were right in 2006 about our 3rd round draft pack; I am interested in knowing what you think the implications of this move will be.
Reason 4: Engaging in unnecessary, inflammatory personal attacks on 3rd parties
As one commenter pointed out, what is the point of stating things like?
However, [bill polian] definitely messed up this draft selection, and should be held accountable for it.
You concede that BP is one of the greatest drafters of all time. What exactly is supposed to be done to be him? Do you honestly think BP wants to screw up? There was NO point to this attack.
Now, I am in no way arguing that BP is sacred. There is nothing wrong with saying he made a mistake, provided you justify your opinion and classify it as opinion. But that's all that needs to be said. Unless you have an actual point, namely, that BP must go or should stop drafting in the third round or something, all this posturing is just that, useless hot air. This is a small example of the Dan D hit piece. A completely unnecessary article that just makes colts fans look petty and stupid. Again, there is a huge distinction between pointing out when another writer is wrong, or even calling them blatantly wrong, and attacking them personally like a 3rd grader.
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I'm sure there are a number of reasons that I am forgetting right now, that I may add later, or others may contribute, but I felt the need to share this with you. Why? Why did I write this? Because over the past several months, I have fallen out of love with this site. I rarely comment here, but I have read almost every article since the day I joined. When I first discovered a website with this much content and analysis of the colts, it was an incredibly happy day. Comparing Peter King and the indy star to this was like comparing the current pacers to the boom baby era. Gradually, however, i've watched the level of discourse on this site drop. More and more of BBS articles seem like they were written by Kravitz; moreover, I've discovered other excellent sites to get colts news without the opinion. I don't want to leave because I honestly do enjoy reading strong, opinionated colts opinions.
Hopefully, BBS, I can convince you to compromise. Speak your mind, but let others speak theirs too. When you do speak your mind, make it clear that this is an opinion that is perhaps wrong, not issued from on high by moses. These things, in my opinion, will make the site better for all those who visit.
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors.
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Hate is a strong word...
But I can’t be the only one endlessly annoyed by BBS criticizing folks for downplaying the legitimacy of bloggers and dismissing the journalistic qualities of a blog…and then writing things that justify those opinions, i.e. prolonging a flame war with KSK. Just seems like he wants to have his cake and eat it both.
by Collin McCollough on May 9, 2010 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 12 recs
creed, your teeth called and your breath stinks
"Are you f*cking kidding me???"
by danorocks17 on May 15, 2010 7:52 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
These things, in my opinion, will make the site better for all those who visit.
No, it will make the site better for the intelligent people who visit. The world is, unfortunately, composed of 90% morons, and the internet, 95%.
Why would you want to take away BBS’s bread-and-circus witch-burnings and replace it with intelligent discourse? Don’t knuckle-draggers need something to read also?
Selfish, sandsnake, real selfish…
by peytonsurdaddy on May 9, 2010 3:37 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
I have to agree
Everyhting i’ve read from bbs recently seems to be articles containing unhealthy levels of vitriol and self glorification. I hate to say it but to me it seems that since bbs started to be invited to these grand NFL events such as the draft and the superbowl, the articles he has posted on this site have decreased dramatically in quality.
This saddens me because I really enjoy the other aspects of this blog and I can remember being really impressed with some of the stuff he used to write. If this is the view of me alone or a small minority who read this site the fine we should just shut up and get our colts new someplace else but if this is a widespread community feeling then surely it needs to be considered on an editorial level.
This I’m ‘just a fan having to do the HORRIBLE work of covering the team I love and being opinionated’ stuff just doesn’t wash with me at all i’m afraid.
And on the 7th day, God created Tebow, so that he may watch over his flock and remind them of the importance of integrity and "just being a winner".
- In retrospect he should have stopped after day 6 and watched the colts on primetime
by scottishcoltsfan on May 9, 2010 4:07 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
agreed, maybe this criticism is a little ridiculous
however, I would say that BBS has always been very keen that he and others not be dismissed by mainstream media as ‘just bloggers’. That is perfectly fine by me but if you want to be held as a member of the media then there need to be certain standards expected of you and when vast swaiths of your readership feel these are not being met then that could be fairly described as serious business.
And on the 7th day, God created Tebow, so that he may watch over his flock and remind them of the importance of integrity and "just being a winner".
- In retrospect he should have stopped after day 6 and watched the colts on primetime
by scottishcoltsfan on May 9, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I am curious about how many people agree or disagree with me. I’m certainly not going to do a poll because this is just silly, but I felt like now is the time to take a stance. If no-one comments, recs this post or cares, then i’ll know that peytonsurdaddy view is correct and leaves. If, however, people do seem to care then perhaps BBS will change in time for the regular season. And, if there is a time to get this criticism out it is now, during the off-season, when there just isn’t as much substantive stuff to discuss.
I totally agree with you about the timing with the credentials as being really suspicious as well. It wasn’t directly pertinent to what I was writing about, but I have had the same thoughts before.
I would just mark it down to a case of Cabin Fever.
The offseason does funny things to people, especially when there is absolutely NOTHING to talk about. The way it sounds, stuff like this comes out each off season, so I’ll probably just chalk it up to boredom. All I know is that I personally thought the whole Gonzo debate was fairly stupid. I didn’t think there was really anything to debate since we hadn’t seen Gonzo in a position battle or in work outs any time recently so there was no legitimate way we could evaluate him. Obviously we did have that debate, but atleast it took a week of our time.
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-Frank Herbert "Dune" (1965)
Totally agree
This is just what happens when your team has a boring offseason. It creates stupid debates that are only fun because discussing our teams defensive scheme options gets a little redundant at a point.
No one was calling BBS an idiot or a jerk or any of this stuff back when 4th and 2 happened. For one, I think that even though I don’t agree with BBS’ opinions, especially about Gonzo vs Garcon, this is all overreaction.
EVH+DLR=BFFs........ God I Hope So!!
The Thomas pick is already a done deal
there is no way to change it now. It would be more useful and interesting to look at all the CBs we have, especially the UDFAs just getting their start as Colts. Maybe some more highlights of college play or stats, etc to compare and fantasize about. I mean, it is the “silly season”.
You stole my FanPost
I was totally gonna do this fanpost once shit had died down a little. You said it all, I love Stampede Blue and BBS has been good at reporting when he has gotten a shot, but some of the opinion pieces have gone a WEE bit over the top.
Boycott this site all together
If it wasn’t so addictive, I’d have done it by now. If 18to88 ever gets it’s comments section updated, and coltzilla (bamock’s site) ever gets more popular and updated more frequently, I’ll completely stop coming here. I’ve already stopped reading the stuff BBS posts. Leaving all together is the only way to get him to stop being an idiot. Actually, that can’t be done. But it’s the only way we can punish him for his crimes against intelligent people everywhere. When we click, he wins.
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by LukeNukem on May 9, 2010 5:27 PM EDT reply actions 15 recs
Rec'd
I feel exactly the same way. BBS’s stuff is getting less and less intelligent, while the content elsewhere keeps getting better. I think that Shake’s stuff is getting really good here too, and its a shame to see it juxtaposed with BBS’s arrogant nonsense.
Please BBS, pay attention to your community and rethink the way you do business. You have all kinds of access and information now, help the fans out by putting it to good use.
Man are you self-important
“Boycott this site”? Really? It’s just a damn website. Coltzilla and 18to88 are both great. Personally, I like the large and friendly community here, and BBS is always good for a larf or two. Seriously man, you’ve got to lighten the fuck up.
What can I say
He’s a douchebag and he pollutes a good community with unreadable shit. The only thing I can do as an individual is boycott his site, because logically he’s only doing it for page hits. I don’t think that’s self important. I think it’s pro-active. If you like reading shit, read shit. But if you don’t, boycott it. That’s all I’m sayin.
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by LukeNukem on May 9, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Goodbye, you shall be missed...
By someone. Maybe.
by peytonsurdaddy on May 9, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not there yet
I’m too addicted to the good stuff to completely boycott. Though I’m trying. I won’t read things that he writes though. So if one of you smart fans could kindly copy and paste everything relevant that he puts on the front page onto a fanpost, only translate it out of “mouth-breathing hack” into “actual intelligible human being” I would appreciate it.
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Could I fetch your pipe and slippers for you as well, Master Nukem?
by peytonsurdaddy on May 9, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Please
And draw me a bath
"You're hitting the wrong person. Don't you know you're hitting Ron Artest?"
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uh oh
don’t act too much like a rich old man. That whore Kendra might try to come fuck you. Then you’d end up with STDs.
(Is stupid an STD too? Just curious. Hard to say which half of that couple had it first…)
MOOBS.
by willyduer on May 9, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL!
recced
"We'll put em in the pot, shake it up and see what comes out." - Howard Mudd
"Nothing's complicated if you understand it." - Tom Moore
"It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." - Hofstadter's Law
BBS is piggybacking on SBNation
if anyone else could match the commenting technology on this site, this place would be a ghost town.
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by JustAJ on May 9, 2010 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
It's too bad
because there are lots of fantastic fan sites on SBNation that has as many commentators on articles as Stampede Blue does. The only difference with those sites (Bleed Cubbie Blue and Sactown Royalty are a couple of my favs) is that Al and Ziller, the site owners of those previously mentioned sites, post fantastic journalistic quality articles. This site…not so much. It’s too bad because the people are here, however, the quality is not.
And thanks for the read sandsnake, you’ve said what many of us are thinking.
BCB
I hate you guys! But Al is a class act. Swing by AZSnakepit and trade some barbs with us sometime. We love to bash some Cubbie fans. :-)
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I enjoy bashing Cubbies too
Come on and head over to Viva el Birdos. We have LOTS ’o fun,
St. Louis Cardinals and Indy Colts fan. Avid fan of the Springfield Cardinals, the Cards' AA team!
I've been doing plenty of Cub's bashing
and I’m a fan!
I’m gonna be in Springfield from the 10-13th of June, should I try to hit up a AA game? I see the have some home games against Tulsa. Is the stadium nice? Would it be worth it to go?
The Springfield Cardinals are a lot of fun
Hammons Field is a great ballpark (it’s won awards and the like) and the we have the largest scoreboard in all of AA, so that’s a plus. The team started off hot, had a bit of a skid recently, but then took a series away so maybe they’re back on track. Either way, quality baseball.
St. Louis Cardinals and Indy Colts fan. Avid fan of the Springfield Cardinals, the Cards' AA team!
^This
Go Cardinals….and Colts :)
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In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
wtf
if you’re a cardinals fan, GO CHEER FOR THE RAMS!!!!
BOOM-REC’ED!?
The story of me
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No
Although I currently live in Missouri (not St. Louis though, see my image? Springfield Cardinals.), I used to live in Indiana. Even when I lived in Indiana I was a Cardinals fan, though.
St. Louis Cardinals and Indy Colts fan. Avid fan of the Springfield Cardinals, the Cards' AA team!
I live in Indiana
And I hate the Cubs with a deep passion. So yeah, the logical choice.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
by Taskmaster on May 10, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Stop being an idiot
In other words – only write what is pleasing for us to hear. Talk about people who are absorbed with their own self-importance!
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 10, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
BBS is disliked
because in his mind he is a martyr, a sensible and well meaning harbinger of truth. We all are simple minded fools who just don’t understand the greater picture of the Colts place in the NFL. We are all simpletons who root for the Colts no matter what. Our players are the greatest no matter what everyone else says. We do not understand that people are flawed. However, BBS, the Moses of our time, is leading us through the desert of ignorance and to the promised land that only his all seeing eyes can reveal. BBS is never wrong and those who believe he is are just idiots who are homers and don’t understand reality. Luckily he understands the reason we have less than admirable feelings for him is because sometimes he says bad things about the Colts, even though most of them are unfounded, and the Colts organization hates him because he’s a shining beacon of truth and not because his raving lunacy is something posters don’t want to identify with let alone a professional organization. Frankly our great savior is the face of this blog no matter what and therefore we are identified as a collective by his lunatic rants about his personal greatness. THAT is why we have an issue with him. He is the Tom Masse of Colts Nation.
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by JustAJ on May 9, 2010 8:06 PM EDT reply actions 33 recs
I actually get the feeling he doesn't know much about football
Or the Colts. He typically defaults to “what people around here think” (I recently heard him argue that Keyunta Dawson sucks because people here think he sucks…) and what Shake and the people at Mocking the Draft say. I’m pretty sure that if there was no football team in Indianapolis or if the Colts sucked, he would be painting pewter Dungeons and Dragons figurines.
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by LukeNukem on May 9, 2010 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Well written rhetoric.
Doesn’t mean that you made a good argument.
Honestly, I could care less about BBS or any of his stuff. So he offers his opinion as fact…WHO CARES? His articles are well written, he offers good insight REGARDLESS of if he’s right or not, and honestly, it makes no difference. This is a good blog that is fun to read.
Oh, and this is a blog, not a newspaper. Blogs don’t have to be balanced or unbiased. Heck, the POINT of a blog is to get opinions on the news. If ya don’t want opinions then you can just read ESPN, SI, or Yahoo! Sports and comment on stuff. Oh wait…nevermind, half of those are opinion too. Hrmmmm, that’s right, I forgot, almost anything in sports journalism apart from statistics are subjective and opinion.
St. Louis Cardinals and Indy Colts fan. Avid fan of the Springfield Cardinals, the Cards' AA team!
My biggest complaint about BBS was left off the list
He’s not a Colts fan.
Read his most recent posts and tell me that sounds like a guy who wants this organization to succeed. You’re right, this isn’t a newspaper. It’s a Colts blog. The featured writer should be writing about Colts-relevant things, present some level of disappointment when misfortune befalls the team and should come up with sound, rational arguments when he’s disagreed with. While he’s never been good at the latter, the first two were never really a problem.
Also, I disagree with everyone who says he’s a good read regardless. I absolutely loved his “dumb regular guy” schtick at the Super Bowl. I’m a big fan of the fan-to-star access. But when it comes to creating engaging commentary based on original ideas, he’s a semi-literate antagonist. Can’t stand that side of him, and it’s all we’ve seen lately.
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by LukeNukem on May 9, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I hated the dumb regular guy schtick
because he did it with an air of false pride, same with the comment about how he “hated” to go to the Draft because it was “work.” Guess what – there are a lot of people who would love to be sent to the Draft to “work.” I DID love a few of his more journalistic articles where he had a good conversation with Peter King or whomever else and just wrote about what they discussed, refraining from name-calling and using offensive phrases like “slurp job.”
How can you not love a team that does this?
by LovinBlue on May 9, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
See
I love the fan perspective stuff. When he misspells things and completely forgets words, that’s excusable when his whole routine is being a sports fan who’s out of his element. It makes me feel like I’m there (well, a version of me with a 5th grade reading level). And that’s cool.
But hen he gets indignant about people’s “journalistic integrity” like when he bashed Dakich, or he complains that he has to “work,” like digging for problems with the Colts is all part of the daily grind. If the problems are there, point them out, call it your opinion, and move on. But the way he’s handled his needling has a disingenuousness feel. I’m no conspiracy theorist or anything, but dude’s clearly driving up hits during a slow time of the year. He treats people disrespectfully, and I hope it bites him in the ass.
"You're hitting the wrong person. Don't you know you're hitting Ron Artest?"
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by LukeNukem on May 9, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
You're describing Bob Kravitz
yeah, I went there.
BBS, guess what? You’re the internet Bob Kravitz!
MOOBS.
by willyduer on May 9, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
^^ This
They both even want us to sign JaMarcus Russell… ugh.
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by MarshallPlan on May 10, 2010 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
its not an issue of opinion
its an issue of respecting differing opinions. He offers zero respect to anyone who thinks differently, that is my beef.
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by JustAJ on May 10, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
From BBS
If you don’t like my tone on this, or you think I’m being unreasonable, then I guess you do not like reality slapped between two pieces of bread and force fed down your throat.
Basically, “If you disagree with my opinion, you are a douchebag!”
Even when proven factually wrong (He was convinced the Packers were a yearly contender before Reggie White arrived despite the fact they made the playoffs twice in 20 years) he resorts to insults and then goes and hides in his corner.
His fanpost is even sadder, because he’s basically says “I’m right, and fuck you all for disagreeing!” All while keeping the comments closed.
It’s sad, really.
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by MrNFL on May 10, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
MrNFL, you have it all wrong
He is saying if you don’t agree with me you an anorexic, or maybe gluten intolerant. Bulimic and ready to blow? Possibly you’re already full, having dined at the trough of reasonable discourse.
Either way, it’s making me hungry. I wish somebody would force a bowl of ice cream down my throat. Wait, tasting it is more than half the fun…. Who here doesn’t like food crammed down their throat? Mmm, corned beef? Mmmmm, un-chewed tortille chips! Mmmm, fiberglass insulation.
What a ridicules metaphor!
Mr NFL, you would have been equally well-suited slamming the ham-fisted metaphor because NOBODY LIKES HAVING STUFF CRAMMED DOWN THEIR THROAT!!! Not great music or beautiful art, not fine food or a relative stranger’s opinion. Even if they agree with it, the opinion should be consumed, analyzed, weighed, and evaluated. Not gulped like some kind of life-saving manna.
Egad, is that what he thinks his opinions are? I can’t quite believe that.
Then again, won’t many of us feel like asses is Gonzo is demoted/released? At least we won’t cram our opinions down peoples’ throats.
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
by Bobman on May 10, 2010 4:28 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
All this talk of cramming things down throats...
Is starting to make me uncomfortable.
by peytonsurdaddy on May 10, 2010 8:14 AM EDT up reply actions
really?
I thought it would make you feel more at ease.
Live and learn…
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by Marked Hoosier on May 10, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I have to say...
^ THIS
BBS,
I’ve read some very well thought-out and intelligent articles from you… none of them recently. It really does seem that you’ve changed since being invited to the SB and draft.
Shame…
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
BBS Island
Is it possible to be an ego-maniac with an inferiority complex? Because that seems to be his new style, flexing from an insider I-know-everything-you-know-nothing to you-all-hate-me. Either way, it keeps BBS on his own island instead of riding in the boat with all the other bozos.
Keep the faith!
by Marima on May 10, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
ego-maniac / inferiority complex
Isn’t one a symptom of the other anyway?
/not a psychologist
How can you not love a team that does this?
Haha.. obviously I'm not one either
but that doesn’t mean I don’t need my head examined.
Keep the faith!
I had my head examined
They found nothing.
Nothing's complicated if you understand it.
???
I didn’t really think I had done anything :S. Besides, its not like I’m a set contributor, so I don’t know what point there would be boycotting me.
"I shall not fear. Fear is the Mind killer. Fear is the little death that leads to total obliteration. I will face my fear and let it pass through me. When the fear is gone, there shall be nothing. Only I shall remain."
-Frank Herbert "Dune" (1965)
Joking
I’m sure
"You're hitting the wrong person. Don't you know you're hitting Ron Artest?"
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wait what?
"We'll put em in the pot, shake it up and see what comes out." - Howard Mudd
"Nothing's complicated if you understand it." - Tom Moore
"It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." - Hofstadter's Law
Jamkel is a great addition to this community and presents
well thought out fanpost.
Back when I was picking beans in Guatemala, we used to make fresh coffee, right off the trees I mean. That was good. This is shit but, hey, I'm in a police station.
by TouchdownColts on May 9, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry, i think we're a little on edge here XD
"We'll put em in the pot, shake it up and see what comes out." - Howard Mudd
"Nothing's complicated if you understand it." - Tom Moore
"It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." - Hofstadter's Law
Damn, I was all ready to boycott Jamkel
I’ve already stopped mowing his/her lawn and washing his/her car.
Giving up reading those well-reasoned posts was the next logical step….. what a relief!
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
AGREED
But don’t take it personaly BBS. When your writing 5-7 articles a week over a long period time….your readers begin to see your weaknesses. As I like to say “Shit happens when you party naked”. It is nice that this site has multiple writers to freshen up the spread of opinion. But sometimes I get the feeling that they write in fear of pissing you off. Stampede Blue is my home blogging station….and when I finaly get over my freakin class work you will see the full time return of colts9318rock! Plus, positive critism doesn’t hurt. At least you read what your followers write. I believe that Nancy Grace hasn’t read one of my post describing how she is a one-sided fascist lunatic B****.
by colts9318rock on May 9, 2010 9:48 PM EDT reply actions 8 recs
rec'd
for “Nancy Grace hasn’t read one of my post describing how she is a one-sided fascist lunatic B****”
I hope a big scandal breaks out about that whore and her husband.
"Al Davis said it best, just win baby win" ~ Snoop on "All I Do is Win"
by KMR24 on May 10, 2010 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nancy Grace...
If you would like to know how I really feel about her, I’m already planning a “Nancy Grace is dead” party. Say what you want about me, but its going to go down the week she dies.
Thats how I really feel.
Count me in.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 13, 2010 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice "Bad Santa" reference :)
I’d kill for that shirt!
PSN ID: etid5353
Current excuse for not leaving the house: Final Fantasy XIII
GO BUTLER!!
ummmmmmm....
"Shit happens when you party naked"
I’m not saying I have. I’m not saying I haven’t. But I’ll kill a snitch!
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
by teej813 on May 10, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Let us stop the BBS bashing please...
This community is not about bashing each other or telling someone he sucks and his opinions are worthless. This site is about football or more importantly Colts football. We all share in this community which is why it is so damn special. Regardless of whether or not you like BBS or his writing, he does a damn fine job at managing this site, which is why many of us like myself visit everyday. If you don’t like his writings don’t read them and if you can contribute something better, good then POST IT.
Back when I was picking beans in Guatemala, we used to make fresh coffee, right off the trees I mean. That was good. This is shit but, hey, I'm in a police station.
by TouchdownColts on May 9, 2010 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
duh
If ever there’s a place for constructive criticism, this is it.
Your first line – about bashing people or telling someone he sucks and his opinions are worthless – basically describes half the stuff Brad writes. Right or wrong (and while he’s wrong fairly often, he’s prone to doing it when right too), that’s his schtick. It’s funny that you’d decide to call out someone criticizing him for basically doing exactly what he does.
This is a great community, and would be so regardless of who the leader was. Let’s not give him so much credit for “managing” the place. His talent lies in a) his dedication to the team and site and b) his ability to be controversial. Like I said above, it’s kind of the Kravitz method for bringing people back – be supportive and involved, but also be enough of a dick to be controversial. The best (worst) columnists across America are all like this. We hate Kravitz, but we read him and we talk about him ten times more than we talk about Chappel. We hate Mariotti but we talk about him more than Rick Telander (who also happens to be a moron, btw). That’s how it works. You can’t be good and draw big crowds if you’re boring. And even though I’m as outspoken as anyone here when I disagree with him, but I recognize that as a talent and gift, and I appreciate him for it, even when I’m calling him an asshole.
Ultimately I’m glad he is the way he is, and I think it helps get this site traffic. (I don’t think it helps him get credibility within the NFL and the Colts organization, but that’s another topic…) So I’m not even going to join the chorus of complainers/boycotters. But to suggest that people stifle their criticisms… well, that’s just wrong on a whole bunch of levels. While there’s certainly no place for worthless namecalling and garbage, the OP was plenty respectful and polite, and criticism helps make the product better for everyone.
MOOBS.
by willyduer on May 9, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Recced
For being the sane voice of reason among the “Storm the Bastille” crowd.
"Winning is not everything;the desire to win is" - Vince Lombardi
"Lomu's the Brent Spar with attitude. A figure who inspires hero worship among even those who think a fly-half is a glass of beer consumed when 'er indoors is looking the other way." - Robert Philip Daily
by rangerover76 on May 9, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
coincidentally, you say 'recced'
yet his post remains rec-less, as it were.
The story of me
(Warning, perhaps NSFW audio, unless you work in a pharmacy(No Cussing, just a description of me that you may not want your boss to hear))
That seems to happen a lot...
I really think some people don’t understand that reccing something actually entails you clicking the action button and then clicking “rec”.
That 95% just got bumped up to 96%.
by peytonsurdaddy on May 10, 2010 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
recced!
The story of me
(Warning, perhaps NSFW audio, unless you work in a pharmacy(No Cussing, just a description of me that you may not want your boss to hear))
Completely agree
You should heed Sandsnake’s words to heart BBS. You will not only make this site better, but you will also make your writing better. Its okay to be critical of something. Its not okay to claim that you are right about something when it hasnt been proven yet. One freak injury on the first week of mini camp does not make a player a bust, for that injury did not end KT’s career. If he doesn’t pan out in the next 3 years, then you have a right to your claim as it will be fact. For now though, it is merely an opinion that has no definitive proof to support it
POASTING IN EPIC THREAD
BTW, THIS is the kind of shit I want tweeted to me, not ‘Dan Dakich is a poobag’. Tweet me the fuckin Drama Bombs, not the bad journalism crap.
The story of me
(Warning, perhaps NSFW audio, unless you work in a pharmacy(No Cussing, just a description of me that you may not want your boss to hear))
PS I see BBS made a tl;dr post about
‘why we’re going to hate him’ (note, I didn’t read it, but did he include my distrust of people that don’t eat gluten in his list of reasons why we’ll hate him?), but then the comments are closed? That’s kind of like me saying, “I’m going to sexually harass you tonight” and then… well, there’s nothing else to it, because you all enjoy being harassed by me, bad example.
The story of me
(Warning, perhaps NSFW audio, unless you work in a pharmacy(No Cussing, just a description of me that you may not want your boss to hear))
WAIT!!!!
I FIGURED IT OUT!!!
BBS posting ‘Reasons you’re going to hate me and then closing comments’:: Ben Roethlisberger issuing a statement, "Reasons I’m going to get suspended next season’, and then getting a sex change, selling his motor cycles, paying his bar tabs, and living under house arrest.
The story of me
(Warning, perhaps NSFW audio, unless you work in a pharmacy(No Cussing, just a description of me that you may not want your boss to hear))
whoa
I didn’t even notice that post below this one.
For others who didn’t read it, I’ll distill it:
“I’m sooooo special now that I get “access.” I’m a “member of the media” despite what the Colts decide. I’m so special because I get to hang out with Peter King (semi-moron) and Don Banks (total moron) and other big network writers! The Colts people have to talk to me! Look how important I am!"
That little attention grab made me physically ill. It’s a giant, public (but censored) statement – “Hey guys – guess what? I know SECRETS!!! From FAMOUS PEOPLE! But I’m not going to tell you what they are. Aren’t you jealous? Aren’t I cool? PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!!!”
Whatever, dude. If that’s what it takes to inflate your ego, that’s fine. The Colts people talk to you because now that you’re a member of the media (according to some), it’s their job. If you want to believe they like or respect you, go ahead and keep telling yourself that. It isn’t true. And you’re screwing over other legitimate sites in the process by acting like a jackass. And now, apparently, you’re pissing off your loyal following too.
But hey. Now there’s a thread called “an explanation of why people dislike you” filled with hate. Can’t have hate if you’re irrelevant. Congratulations, you’ve arrived.
MOOBS.
by willyduer on May 10, 2010 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Oh
If you’re not scared, why the fuck did you close the comments?
Just curious.
Because to me, that doesn’t say “not scared.” It says “I’m not willing to listen to valid criticism or open up the floor for it.”
If you weren’t scared, you’d divulge these so-called “secrets” about how awful the people in the front office are, but not attribute them (hell, that journalistic technique passes for Selena Roberts and David Epstein, and you’re not even technically a journalist). You’d let people call you out for the fame whore that you are instead of disallowing comments. And you’d try to work to change these supposed media-related injustices (which, I shouldn’t have to point out, have a lot to do with why the team succeeds more than all but 2 or 3 other franchises since a particular GM took over).
But you don’t. You’re still hoping that the team might give you some sort of access that you can’t earn without the SBNation/Yahoo connection. If you go too far, that won’t ever happen. In a way, one could say that you’re still scared to piss them off.
Honestly, there’s nothing wrong with that. I wouldn’t want to piss them off either. But saying things like “I’m not scared” is a bit of a lie, don’t you think?
MOOBS.
by willyduer on May 10, 2010 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
At least you called yourself stupid...
so that’s a point in your favor.
MOOBS.
by willyduer on May 10, 2010 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agree
This blog is supposed to be a community but lately it has been the BBS show. I come to the site to hear about Colts news and read up on Colts fans opinions and insights into this news. What i DONT come here to see is who BBS thinks is a shmuck. Hear this BBS:
I. Dont. Care.
When Kevin Thomas gets injured, i don’t think, “Gee whiz BBS was right and we were all wrong.” I think about how its going to affect the team and where the Colts go from here. I also don’t throw Polian under the bus. Plenty of draftees who have injury concerns go on to have excellent careers and likewise many collegiate players who are steady as rocks can’t hack it in the NFL. You draft on level of talent, not what ouija board tells you.
BBS, you need to seriously step back and look at this blog in perspective. This is not a soapbox for you or anyone to sling insults. It is a community for us to constructively discuss our favorite team. Go Colts!
by Endo on May 9, 2010 11:55 PM EDT reply actions 10 recs
What a waste of time
I just read the fanpost and the subsequent comments and I feel like I should sue to get my 10 minutes back.
The only reason I’m commenting at all is because I haven’t broken out this response in a while and I don’t want it to get too rusty.
Here it is:
We are here to be entertained. Are you not entertained? Profootballtalk.com used to entertain me, so I went there. Now it doesn’t, so I don’t. Video games used to entertain me, so I played them. Now they don’t, so I don’t.
Don’t get me wrong, bash BBS or anyone else for that matter, but don’t expect anything or anyone to change becuase you have a burr up your ass.
SBN encourages community and BBS does an excellent job of facilitating that community.
I for one am entertained so I come here often, and when the time comes that I’m not, I won’t.
"Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing."
-Peyton Manning
by ZayJack on May 10, 2010 1:19 AM EDT reply actions 5 recs
You're on crack.
PFT is still entertaining. Especially when he gets players all riled up and they start putting death threats on twitter.
MOOBS.
Wrecked!!!!oneoneone!!!
Our heads may be bloody, but they are unbowed. We will be back next year better than ever!
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
why do people come here?
I’ll guess that people visit this blog for three main reasons:
-News
SB Nation blogs are pretty much the best one-stop shop for team-related news of all kinds.
-Coverage
Because you can never have enough coverage and information about your favorite teams.
-Community
Speaks for itself. (Literally)
-To hear some guy – even a very hard-working guy – call another hard-working guy with a family a “slurp job”? Not so much.
The join rules are: “Don’t be mean. Don’t troll. Don’t demean or debase others. We’re here to talk about football and sports, not other topics like politics, sex, or religion. There are plenty of other sites dedicated to those topics, and this isn’t one of them. By agreeing to these guidelines, you agree to behave in a respectful manner to others and to stay on topic. If you don’t, that is grounds of banishment from the site. So please, be kind.”
Don’t demean or debase others? Slurp, slurp! All the content on this blog is getting better except BBS’ articles, which are getting worse. Good luck and I hope he manages to turn his ship around.
by lord gloom on May 10, 2010 1:48 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
BANNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
by nolander on May 10, 2010 1:59 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
HERE COMES...
"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!
by Taco Joe on May 10, 2010 3:12 AM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Oh Noes....Texans Fans!!!
Our heads may be bloody, but they are unbowed. We will be back next year better than ever!
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by coltsfan723 on May 10, 2010 3:31 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I am surprised..
I have yet to be banned by BigBadBrad… lol but now that we have our own hate thread over at Battle Red Blog… come join in on the fun…. I am sure it is coming.
"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!
I like BBS.
I might not like this opinions sometimes, but that’s not the same thing as disliking someone altogether.
Semper ubi sub ubi!
That's the point
What the hell is it with all these people and their demainds that BBS tickle their ears with what THEY want to hear? Talk about delusions of self-importance.
Tell you all what – go start your own blog. Come back in a year and tell us how that went for ya.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 10, 2010 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
wait a minute....
are you Mrs. BBS?? or BBS jr? or BBS Sr?? If yes, I am so sorry we group think people dare to dislike or criticize BBS… Forgive us all… next time he writes, we will read diligently word by word, even though he demeans and debase and ridicule others who don’t agree with him…. and we will bow and kow tow to his immense wisdom… NOT!
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 4:10 AM EDT up reply actions
No - don't do that
Instead why don’t you do the very thing you are bitching and moaning about. Yes, that’s a much better idea.
Or do you not see how you can disagree with someone without being an a$$ about it?
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
just a taste of your own medicine....
Got it? Not i guess…
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
How have I been inconsistent?
First you claim that I’m trying to defend BBS, then you claim that you’re giving me a “taste of my own medicine.” Perhaps if you made up your mind…
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
That's mostly the way I look at things.
It’s almost like Brad wears this virtual BBS “costume” in order to post agitprop. When he lets himself come through, it’s like there’s this whole other person, the rational “Ego” to the BBS “Id”.
Now, as I said in another post, it’s much more the way he presents his criticism as it is the critique itself. I’ve actually come around to agreeing with him regarding the Thomas pick, but that doesn’t change the fact that his writing on it has been overly self-congratulatory with a hint of something approaching vindictiveness. You almost want to tell Brad to take off the BBS mask when he does that because the point actually stops being about the Colts at that point. BBS is likeable, but it’s all too often what he chooses to write that earns so many negative responses.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
Is your name Jennifer, by chance?
I’ve always wanted to call you dia-jenny.
Anonymity breeds inhumanity. In simpler terms, don't be a troll.
You could have said it with a single word
The same word I would have posted if BBS had the stones to leave comments open on his little pity party post:
Bullshit.
BBS, you write like a frat boy. You imagine that abusive put-downs with a dash of profanity will make you sound edgy and cool. They don’t. If you want a model of professionalism, look no further than your own site editors: mgrex03 and shake n bake do all of the same things you do but about 100 times better. Shake’s incredible analysis and mgrex’s top-notch stat work are the real class of this site. Your uncontrolled rants and schoolyard insults are not.
Speaking of school, did the cool kids make fun of you a lot? Because you seem to have a complex about putting down “the media” while at the same time wishing you were one of them. You’re obviously pretty butthurt about Bill Polian’s “no bloggers” policy and yet you pretend to be completely ignorant of why anyone would think your jabs at Polian are less than honest. You don’t have even a fraction of the accountability of an actual professional journalist but that doesn’t stop you from calling the professionals talentless hacks and worse every time one of them makes a mistake. Do actual professionals get a personal staff of angels who are supposed to make their writing perfect? Is that how it works? I DON’T KNOW!
Finally, for Christ’s sake, stop trying to throw poop at KSK. 1. They don’t care about you but you look like a Fatal Attraction stalker, and 2. They’ve been throwing poop longer than you and they are far, far better at it.
"The best defensive player is the sideline." - Trevor Pryce, on how to stop Peyton Manning
by szquirrel on May 10, 2010 9:41 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
BBS
BBS is the only reason I read this blog, and it’s the only blog I read. At least the guy isn’t afraid to be a little critical of the organization. What is the point in reading a rah rah blog where they rubber stamp anything the Colts do and anything Polian decrees? I already know Polian’s position on things; I don’t need you to rubber stamp it for me with your bloggers’ seal of approval. And it’s funny; BBS’ criticisms of the organization are tame by any standard, yet they still ruffle this fan base to a comical degree. Perhaps one day this fan base will mature to a point where it no longer feels threatened by a little criticism. Unfortunately, this is currently one immature and insecure fan base.
by Cole Farrington on May 10, 2010 11:40 AM EDT reply actions
dude you don't know what you're talking about
no one here is upset BBS disagrees with the Colts and Bill Polian. Polian is a douche to the media no body refutes that. Its the fact that he acts like a tool in the process of his critiques of everyone. Hell when he brings up another writer he has to insert some sort of insult along with the citation. No one is insecure or threatened by him. We all understand he represents this community as its head blogger and needs to quit being tool, because it makes us look bad in the process. I’m sure you will understand this community a lot more when you are around for more than a month.
insert signature here
by JustAJ on May 10, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 15 recs
Rec'd
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 10, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure you will understand this community a lot more when you are around for more than a month.
You do realize you can read this blog without posting, right? For example, a poster may have been reading it for some time and only now decided to post.
needs to quit being tool, because it makes us look bad in the process
No, BBS is fine. It’s the fan base that needs to evolve to a point where it no longer feels threatened by straight forward language and direct criticism. You can be critical of the organization and still be a fan. It is possible. And it’s not only this community; it’s the Colt fan base in general.
by Cole Farrington on May 10, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Been here a month
meaning you just signed up as a commenter last month. Sure you can read the blog, but you don’t get the feel of the “community” aspect until you actually start commenting and interacting with the lovely people here. I read this site off and on for months before actually signing up. Now, I can’t go a day without coming in and talking the the great people of this place.
Our heads may be bloody, but they are unbowed. We will be back next year better than ever!
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Please!
If you’ve been reading this for awhile w/out commenting, then you should know the last thing any of us do is get all up in arms when someone is “critical of the organization”. I mean jesus christ, show me 1 person who HASN’T criticized Tim Jennings for his cushions, Bill Polian for his attitude (or a bad draft pick, or the whole resting starters issue). Nobody here is “threatened” by straight forward and direct criticism. What people are tired of is a head writer who passes off opinions as fact, takes pot shots at every other writer in journalism, and thinks he’s the most elite Colts blogger in the history of the interweb.
And finally, Fuck you! I’ve never seen a more dedicated, passionate , loyal group of people like Colts fans. We suffered through a past-his-prime harbaugh, an underachieving Faulk, and all the talk of our quarterback being "over-rated, a choke artist, etc.). The last thing anyone here needs is some douchebag generalizing us as mindless nitwits who think anything criticizing our beloved team is evil.
Agh! FUCK! You should go back to what you used to do – just read and stfu, nobody wants to hear it.
PSN ID: etid5353
Current excuse for not leaving the house: Final Fantasy XIII
GO BUTLER!!
by etid5353 on May 10, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
woah....
tell him how you really feel
Our heads may be bloody, but they are unbowed. We will be back next year better than ever!
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
lol don't disrespect my fellow Colts fans
I’ll paint myself blue and white and show my ass like in Braveheart!
PSN ID: etid5353
Current excuse for not leaving the house: Final Fantasy XIII
GO BUTLER!!
You are my heroine!!
way to go sister! BTW, how to put those little emoction icons in the comments like…. E.M.H.does???
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:39 AM EDT up reply actions
lmao I wish I knew how!
I can barely use the tool bar in the comments section!
PSN ID: etid5353
Current excuse for not leaving the house: Final Fantasy XIII
GO BUTLER!!
oops..... hero or heroine... I am confused....
forgive me, i live in the SF Bay Area, things are very confusing here…
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Whoa!
Righteous indignation, sister!
by peytonsurdaddy on May 10, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Sister??
Now I know how Cassieper must feel :^D
PSN ID: etid5353
Current excuse for not leaving the house: Final Fantasy XIII
GO BUTLER!!
Woops! Wrong person.
Sorry, I drink a lot.
by peytonsurdaddy on May 11, 2010 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
and drugs!
don’t forget about the drugs!
"You win again, gravity!"
- Captain Zapp Brannigan
by Marked Hoosier on May 11, 2010 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You're blocking and that's not healthy.
Tell him how you really feel and get it off your chest.
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on May 11, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
My first green comment!
This could be the proudest day of my life!
PSN ID: etid5353
Current excuse for not leaving the house: Final Fantasy XIII
GO BUTLER!!
"Agh! FUCK! You should go back to what you used to do – just read and stfu, nobody wants to hear it"
Nope, not threatened at all. No group think here. Just shut up and don’t speak unless you agree.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Fixing some errors in your post
Nope, not threatened at all. No thinking here. Just going to shut up and stop replying.
I’m on your side, brosef.
100% Grade A Shower Bag
yeah, same here.... i guess my intelligence (or lack thereof) is not high
enough to do any more replies to certain commenters here…. (waving the white flag icon here)…. and it needs some mindless entertainment it can find somewhere else…. heehee… Peyton…. oh… Bones….
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
You're a lady fan of LovinBlues, right?
You’re welcome here, anytime… let me show you around!
100% Grade A Shower Bag
Define "lady fan"...
haha!! but I would love to take a tour…. you know, I am always curious….. 
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL.
Behave. And I love the shower bag sig line. Purrrfect.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 12, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
That video in your sig...
Is a fucking masterpiece. I will now worship you.
by peytonsurdaddy on May 12, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
OMG
That video is beyond awesome!
I love you, Spaz! My undying love to you!!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 12, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
based on all the comments I finally viewed it
this was AWESOME!!!!! I <3 SpazMo
How can you not love a team that does this?
omfg my side hurts!!
I think I’m crying!
PSN ID: etid5353
Current excuse for not leaving the house: Final Fantasy XIII
GO BUTLER!!
Video
It was… entertaining, but odd, to say the least.
My wife just looked over at me and said ‘Why do you subject me to this bleep in the morning?’
heh…
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
Ha, then it was worth it
i thought my kids were going to have me committed once they saw what I was laughing at.
Keep the faith!
Yeah, she understands that i have a warped sense of humor
and loves me anyway… amazingly.
Sounds like your kids are the same way.
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
To tell the truth
I think the kids have a thick enough file on me already, without this latest incident. But they like having home-cooked dinners and their clothes washed so I do have some leverage.
Keep the faith!
haha... work it, girl!
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
OMG!!
Editors note: We cuss a lot on StampedeU (sic), but I wanted to keep this clean, for the f*****g children."
Spaz is my hero, now! 
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
Wasn't it fabulous?
I bookmarked it myself.
I think he should post it in the fanshots…
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 13, 2010 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I suppose so.
Regardless, it was sheer genius!!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 13, 2010 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I figured that was just an artifact of the speech generator.
Hence the “(sic)”. But hey, it’s a freebie one available on the net. So as far as text to speech generators go, you just can’t expect much. It’s no biggie.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
Ok - group-think, lack of individual thought
Call it what you will
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck your "group think" philosophy.
We’re individuals. Some of these individuals have a problem with some portion of BBS’s writing style. Those individuals may gasp post comments expressing whatever displeasure they have. Because it’s a BLOG.
I want your boy Cole Farrington to read, and stfu, and I’m sure others do to. Obviously there are others (such as yourself) who disagree with that. Good for you. He doesn’t have to listen to me, nor should he.
PSN ID: etid5353
Current excuse for not leaving the house: Final Fantasy XIII
GO BUTLER!!
Excellent! You said what I "dare" not say.....
When logic doesn’t work, we have edid5353 here to save the day! This is a compliment!! I am glad you convey this much better than I could have ever done.
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Python rocks.
And what an appropriate quote from it. :D
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
Let's all take the Non-Conformist Oath!
Repeat after me…
I promise to be different! (i promise to be different)
I promise to be unique! (i promise to be unique)
I promise never to repeat things other people say (i promise…)
GOOD!
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
So are we all absolved of our "group think" status?
Or is there a new group think?
I’m so tired of thinking!!
PSN ID: etid5353
Current excuse for not leaving the house: Final Fantasy XIII
GO BUTLER!!
Gosh, i dunno.... haven't thought about it.
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
AAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....
…..HA!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 13, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Seconded
Our problem with BBS here is not that he criticizes the Colts. All of us here criticize them at one point or another; go back to the regular season Jets game threads for an example. Or some of the draft threads. It’s not even a strawman argument to say that we’re ripping the fact BBS criticizes the Colts; it’s just plain wrong to put it that way, period. Especially in the light of many posts made at this site that are pretty cutting towards that organization.
No, the criticism directed at BBS is instead all about the manner in which he presents his argument, as well as himself. To put it in blunt terms, you can deliver cutting and insightful criticism as a straight argument, or you can do it while being a self important, argumentative jackass. For some odd reason, BBS chooses to wear the donkey suit while delivering the criticism. And he’s being called out on it because he not only doesn’t need to do it, but because his statements seem to indicate that he feels it’s inseparable from genuinely insightful opinion writing.
The real tragedy here is that BBS doesn’t need to resort to Florioism/Kravitzism in his writings; in posts where he chooses not to call someone out for being a douche, or avoids hyperbolic stridency in calling out someone for a mistake, he can be genuinely insightful. There’s plenty of room for someone who writes sensibly, and there’s no need for a blogger to follow an already well trod path. He’s proven he can avoid the Kravizian trap. But the problem is that he chooses to act as if people like Florio and Kravitz are the only examples available for him to follow. And his writings suffer because of it.
His choice to write critiques isn’t the problem. It’s the overwrought and forced name calling he indulges in (“overwrought” because he has a tendency to exaggerate the magnitude or some other aspect of the issue he’s critiquing; “forced” because you (or I, at least) get the sense that he’s not really serious about much of the hyperbole he writes, he just does it for the attention). That’s the problem. And on top of that, there’s this unnecessary narcissism that seeps through in some posts; did we really need a back-slapping, self-important perspective on Kevin Thomas’s injury? BBS could’ve subtracted every single “I” from that column and still have written an incisive, forceful critique. And it might have made an even bigger impact because it would have been more about the draft pick than BBS’s crowing over it.
At any rate, it’s a little weird to see it claimed that our knock on BBS is that he chooses to criitcize the Colts. Not only does the opening post for this thread not resemble that, but pretty much every comment here in response doesn’t either. It’s quite literally a claim in a vacuum, made without support.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
by E.M.H. on May 10, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
"For some odd reason, BBS chooses to wear the donkey suit while delivering the criticism."
More irony from the “Roast BBS” crowd.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 10, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh. Less "irony", more calling a spade a spade.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
Which is what BBS is doing
And why the “group think” is jumping on him.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 10, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Respectfully, I disagree
If that were all he were doing, I don’t think we’d see this much text devoted to it. For example, the four points raised in the original post of this thread are much less about his level of honesty and percetiveness and more about how he presents his points. You’ll also note that my own post was about how he presented things, not what he presented. I really don’t think anyone here denies that he should be critical. It’s more the stunts he pulls in being so. That’s mostly what I’m reading in the OP, in the comments here, and in other commentary in other threads.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
by E.M.H. on May 10, 2010 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"and more about how he presents his points"
Which isn’t any different than what the “roast BBS” crowd is presenting their points.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 11, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
A tu quoque reply is an implicit admission that BBS is indeed presenting his points poorly
You’re just widening the scope to involve other people. It’s not exactly a good defense of BBS to say “the rest of the crowd is doing it”. The “it” is the crux of the problem so many people are having with him, and saying that others are also engaging in it doesn’t absolve BBS.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
If I were trying to defend BBS you might have a point
What is it with some posters and the “this group” vs “that group” mentality? Sure, BBS may be a complete ass sometimes. Why do you need to be an ass in return?
Yup, he presents his opinion as fact. So the hell what? Is your opinion of yourself so low that you can’t handle that?
Nope, it doesn’t absolve BBS. Why would I want to? But it is hypocritical to complain about someone being an ass when you turn around and do it yourself.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
You brought this up!!! Jeez!
You brought up the whole “GROUP THINK” theory!
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
No kidding. Where did I say I didn't?
And I was calling out the group-think mentality in this post as well. You know, the whole: “What is it with some posters and the "this group" vs "that group" mentality?”
Did it lose you?
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Pointing out how he's wrong, why he's wrong, and what can be done better is being an ass?
Oooookay… whatever.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
When it is done on damn-near every post, yes
Especially when it’s done like this:
“Agh! FUCK! You should go back to what you used to do – just read and stfu, nobody wants to hear it.”
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
...
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 12, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ok, so how have I been a hypocrite?
Or is this one of those posts that just make you feel better? A nice little insult to salve over your feelings?
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
Yeah, that’s right, my feelers are hurt…
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 12, 2010 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, then exactly where have I been a hypocrite?
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps it has something to do with
your attacks on people with whom you disagree. And despite several members of this community trying to explain to you the valid reasons a number of us are pissed off at our representation here, you insult and use the term “group think” like we’re all nothing but a bunch of lemmings as opposed to, say, people who are capable of independent thinking who happen to agree with one another.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 12, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
And by representation
I mean BBS’ ability to call people douchebags and schmucks in his front page posts making the rest of us Colts fans look like friggin’ morons.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 12, 2010 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
There's a difference
between being pissed and having hurt feelings. But, whatever, have a nice life.
And oh yeah, the most important thing, GO COLTS!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 12, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm done.
;-)
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 12, 2010 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey Peytonsthebest....
Why don’t we just talk about something else…. FUN!! Living in the BayArea teaches me a great lesson everyday…. No need to beat a dead horse…. something is just meant to be …. I need a strong dose of PEYTON here…. any good deed doers ??
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I posted a fanshot of his newest Gatorade commercial.
Check it out!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 12, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah i watched it! WONDERFUL!
Just dont like his sad face in one of the shot.. but nomatter, he is still awesome…. Any More…?? I had to watch the AFC Divisional Game and the AFC Championship game over and over….. Good times good times…
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
And THANKS!!!
Forgot to give thanks….sorry.
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
You got it, girlie!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 12, 2010 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions
That 'evolve' jingle gets stuck in my head
every time I hear it. They play it all the time during the Celtics games.
Keep the faith!
Wow - talk about being overly sensitive
Nope – no hurt feelings there. Yeah, I see group think going on. I haven’t insulted a single individual. If you think you’re a part of the group-think – well I guess that is YOUR determination. Not mine.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh gawd.
I’m certainly glad I don’t live in your skin. Excuse me while I go jump off a cliff with my fellow lemmings.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 12, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Have I insulted you personally?
I see you taking pot-shots at me all over the place. Where have I said anything personal about you?
See the difference?
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
By the way, whom have I "attacked"?
Names please.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
the phrase "group think" is a pre-emptive word to degrade the other party
who obviously probably don’t agree with the one who use the phrase “group think”….. try not to over-use it too much….
by Manning4ever on May 11, 2010 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Actually, it is a very real phenomenon
And we can see it unfolding before our eyes.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 11, 2010 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
It's convenient to try and wash away a majority opinion as "group think"
But I think you are mistaken about what phenomenon is at play here. If everybody posting on this page had just come to the conclusion that BBS is a self-righteous prick because of this FanPost, then yes, it could be considered “group think.”
What I’m seeing (and maybe I’m reading this wrong) is that a lot of people have been harboring resentment toward BBS and his overestimated self-importance. These people are now making their feelings known. That’s not group think, guy. That’s a bunch of individual people who agree.
The irony of all of this is that I was thinking just the other day about how something needs to be said to BBS about how he dominates this site. BBS is like a child in that he does not know how to respond to criticism. Contrary opinions to his are not being treated with the respect that they deserve. His little martyr’s complex (or “Woe Is Me, The Humble Blogger Lost In A Storm Of Mainstream Media Incompetence”) is both contrived and tired. I am a huge fan of SB Nation and an even bigger fan of the Colts. It saddens me that one person is effectively poisoning the well of a great community.
"'Tis the time's plague when madmen lead the blind."
by Rube on May 11, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Why would group-think be defined only by one post?
Where is it written that group-think doesn’t grow over time? In fact, most examples of group-think are “organic” in their nature. In other words, they snowball.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
What I am saying is.... You are using the words "group think" to
try to downgrade others who don’t agree with you since those two words have negative connotations! Are you telling me that democracy is basically a “group think” phenomenon? You are using a BIG negative word too loosely. Sorry I cannot help it, I study theoretical linguistics and semantics at IU, forgot most of it but still remember the basics. I hope people just try not to use negative words as a “pre-emptive” measure to discredit other parties without facts or really looking into the truths…. (sounds like Bones now….) sigh – too much Bones lately…
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:48 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nicely put.
And I love Bones!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 12, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
hee heee... maybe we should start a blog on Bones too....
too bad SBnation won’t support that with its amazing blog technology….. (borrowing a sad icon from E.M.H.)
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't care if you agree with me or not
But hypocrisy is still hypocrisy. The Roast BBS crowd is complaining about how BBS “wears the donkey suit” while delivering his opinoins. The hypocrisy of it all is that they are collectively puttin on the same donkey suit while delivering their opinions.
You can call it group-think or anything else that you like. It won’t change the fact that it is happening.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
No kidding!!!!!!
(I can do that too)
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Translation: You DARE to disagree with the group think?
You VILL CONFORM dier commrade!
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 10, 2010 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm amazed at your reading comprehension
or lack there of.
insert signature here
by JustAJ on May 10, 2010 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Shake does not approve
he will drop the ban hammer!!!!
Our heads may be bloody, but they are unbowed. We will be back next year better than ever!
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
I considered the same comment
but out of respect for Shake I’ll assume he’s an anomaly.
insert signature here
Wait... did I read that right?
You’ll assume Shake’s the anomaly? 
All right… but I think that banhammer’s gonna swing twice now.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
Thank you for making my point for me
Really. That was beautiful timing.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 11, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Claiming
That this is mob mentality is pretty funny. Here you sit, in the middle of the mob, and yet, I don’t see you joining in the group think. Are you just so spectacularly sound of mind that you are impervious to it? Or, perhaps this is individual frustration that is being spilled after the straw that broke the camels back.
53% of statistics are made up on the spot.
Are you from San Francisco??
You sound exactly like my fellow Bay Area residents!!
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:49 AM EDT up reply actions
typically
people that come into blog comment sections to (i) whine, (ii) hammer out 10,000 word diatribes that rail against something that’s pretty unimportant, (iii) and call things out while pretending themselves to be the voice of reason are enormous and definitive douchebags. quit crying about something that you disagree with. make your point once and move on. jesus.
by Rocky Top Manning on May 10, 2010 11:53 AM EDT reply actions
OMG.... somehow i guess some of us just don't really read...
Rocky Top is right, but that is not the point we are discussing here… I didnt chime in or have as big a reaction as some of our other COLTS fans… but BBS conveys “arrogance” in his writings and a little GOD syndrome… I guess that is the source of the issues are are talkingn about here. Geez!
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Ugh.
None of this was funny. What up with that?
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Storyteller's Playbook
Charter Member of the Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame
The joke is in your hand.
Woops! Wrong forum.
by peytonsurdaddy on May 10, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
oh.... lord...
we group think people know how to crack a joke? how dare we?? haha!
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not a part of the group think.
I am the group think.
by peytonsurdaddy on May 12, 2010 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
umm... excuse me?
am i the only guy on the planet that thinks the Borq Queen is kinda… you know… hot?
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
She can assimilate me all she wants.
Anonymity breeds inhumanity. In simpler terms, don't be a troll.
LOL!!!
geez, how I love StarTrek the next Generation….
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
And not just because you want to straddle Worf's head?
Anonymity breeds inhumanity. In simpler terms, don't be a troll.
by linkish on May 12, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL who doesn't love being infused with nanoprobes?
Insert Clever Statement Here
Uhh, dude.. if your probes are nano...
… I’m not sure you wanna be telling everyone, ya know what I mean?
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
Maybe it telescopes.
Anonymity breeds inhumanity. In simpler terms, don't be a troll.
Do we get proof??
of the telescoping abilities?
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but you'll probably want to stand back.
GO GO GADGET PHALLUS!!
Anonymity breeds inhumanity. In simpler terms, don't be a troll.
Gadge... ga... ga... gad... gadge... gah... God...
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
It's okay, it's a typical response.
Just put your lips on this sack and breathe slowly.
Anonymity breeds inhumanity. In simpler terms, don't be a troll.
by linkish on May 12, 2010 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
AAAAHAHAHAHAHA!
I’m sorry, I almost didn’t post that, but it was too goddamn funny. Heh.
Hoo, I need to get drunk.
Anonymity breeds inhumanity. In simpler terms, don't be a troll.
Don't forget the Duras Sisters!
ok… maybe not.
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
by teej813 on May 13, 2010 7:10 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
ack... reply fail
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
OMG... you're ill. Terribly, terribly ill.
I can’t even think about her it that way… 
But hey, them Orion chicks…
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
by E.M.H. on May 12, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
:D
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
You can keep 'em.
Now, if Zaphod Beeblebrox has a sister…
Anonymity breeds inhumanity. In simpler terms, don't be a troll.
Week 1...
….is just over 17 Weeks away. Or, an entire regular season.
Save me Jebus.
Like Pat ZayJack, want my 10 mins back…
by I'm Not Alone, I'm Just Blue on May 10, 2010 7:01 PM EDT reply actions
Wow...
This is now the most rec’d fanpost of all time on Stampede Blue. I feel both exasperated and ashamed.
by peytonsurdaddy on May 10, 2010 10:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
many people feel strongly about saving this place's reputation
:-P
insert signature here
by JustAJ on May 10, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I'm so proud of you guys
All of us at MCM knew it was only a matter of time until you guys turned on your “leader”. Kudos to you. Oh how sweet it would be to see all you guys boycott him and eventually replace him with a more deserving blogger. Shake or mgrex would get my vote
Graphic Designer/Researcher/Writer at Music City Miracles.
Official Graphic Goon of On The Forecheck.
by Aditya T (smashville) on May 10, 2010 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Who are you, and why are you making unwarranted presumptions?
There’s a difference between pointing out behavior that warrants change and “turning” on a “leader”. This is internal criticism aimed at making the site better, not some revolution seeking to oust BBS from his own site.
Crow elsewhere. You’re not part of this.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
by E.M.H. on May 11, 2010 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Okay, maybe I worded it wrong, but we have seen these faults in BBS for a long, long time.
SB is one of the greatest communities on SBN, with the exception of just one person.
Graphic Designer/Researcher/Writer at Music City Miracles.
Official Graphic Goon of On The Forecheck.
by Aditya T (smashville) on May 11, 2010 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
BBS = Kim Jong Il.
You’ll notice you never see them together.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Storyteller's Playbook
Charter Member of the Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame
by DannoE on May 11, 2010 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Very Clever
lol.
My Bronco fan friends are gonna be really annoying this year.
by RareColoradoTitanFan on May 11, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Hrmmm...
BBS = Kim Jong Il. You’ll notice you never see them together.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
Hey EMH. LOVE ur emoction icons....
and you are very funny too… how do you insert those things??? (no puns intended)
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:54 AM EDT up reply actions
It's nothing more than the image tags, plus my stash at Photobucket.
And it’s pretty simple. Mr. Thinky there is at http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n94/elmondohummus/smiley_thinking.gif. So if I want to put him inline, I simply surround his URL with the HTML:
<img src=“http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n94/elmondohummus/smiley_thinking.gif”>.
It’s even easier with the “Image” button above the composition window (it’s the one on the right, and to me, it looks like a picture of a tree). Just push that, then put the image’s link into the dialogue box, and it’ll automatically generate the code for you and put it where the cursor is.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
THANKS MUCH!!!
I very much enjoy your emoction icons!! Keep up the great work! LOVE 2 see your posts and comments! :)
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Piss off. We still hate the Tits.
by peytonsurdaddy on May 11, 2010 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
wait, I love ti...
oh, wait, now I know what you mean.
"You win again, gravity!"
- Captain Zapp Brannigan
by Marked Hoosier on May 11, 2010 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on May 11, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Then here you go.
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on May 12, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
hubluhbluhbluh...
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
OH Jeez!!! How I love those....
comments!! :)
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Nothing wrong with a little vitriol now and then
But you have to be judicious with it. Save it for what matters.
Nothing's complicated if you understand it.
Which side are you talking to?
BBS or the Roast BBS-Because-He-is-Thinking-Non-Approved-Thoughts crowd?
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 11, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess a little of both
Nothing's complicated if you understand it.
hmmm.... hawkeye....i think you should be at UC Berkeley supporting your comrades...
why are you here? they need you!!! We don’t!
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:56 AM EDT up reply actions
careful
you do know I’m a Cal grad, right?!?!
and I was a member of the Berkeley Young Republicans, which at the time was the largest student group on campus
How can you not love a team that does this?
LOL
I was waiting for your response. ;-)
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on May 12, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
and Manning4ever lives very close to me
she should know better!! :-)
How can you not love a team that does this?
probably why she's a hater
because she near enough to be effected by the toxic spill. :-)
insert signature here
Love u guys....
I have nothing but love for all the human souls on earth……. heehee…
Better LovinBlue?? My one most beloved professor in UT Austin also graduated from UCB back in those days…. he didn’t recommend me applying there afterall….
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously LovinBlue.... Kudos to you...
BUT is that at all possible that “Berkeley Young Republicans” could actually be the largest student group on campus?? I don’t want to guess your age but …. is that possible?? But i want u to know, regardless, I love you girl … (purely platonic….. i hate to add this after each I love you to a girl friend while living here…)
by Manning4ever on May 12, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I graduated in 1992
I promise you it was the largest student group on campus… at that time
How can you not love a team that does this?
What?
Was that supposed to make senes?
by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 12, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank goodness Colts fans are taking a stand
As a Titans fan I used to drop by to read the news on our division rivals, but more often than not I only saw some sort of BBS rant. I stopped coming to the site after BBS started some war with KSK (if I recall correctly?), but after MCM linked to this page, I had to join and rec this post. Good on Colt fans for wanting to get some better content on this site.
"I don't care if I have to run 100 times or pass it 100 times, ... Whatever it takes to win is all that matters to me." - VY
by WinnipegTitanFan13 on May 11, 2010 12:14 PM EDT reply actions
Not really a war
KSK is just a bunch of douchefucks who are unfunny and need some new material
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by coltsfan723 on May 12, 2010 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Tommy from Quinzee is funny...
Very Funny.
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by Marked Hoosier on May 12, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
"douchefucks" or not
BBS was doing his damnedest to instigate attention and page hits from them. They were wise enough to realize that was a waste of time.
Insert Clever Statement Here
Oh I don't think KSK is a very good site either
But there is no way BBS should have started some blogging fight over them. It not only makes BBS look bad, but it reflects poorly on Colt fans (many of which are knowledgeable and fun to converse with). This site is for Colts news and Colts conversation but for however many days that the fight went on, it was clearly just personal issues between BBS and KSK. That’s my main issue with BBS. Everything is personal with him. You disagree with him, you’re obviously some kind of moron. Apparently, people who disagree with him have no football knowledge whatsoever. He just insults people repeatedly, and again, it reflects poorly on all who are associated with this blog.
"I don't care if I have to run 100 times or pass it 100 times, ... Whatever it takes to win is all that matters to me." - VY
by WinnipegTitanFan13 on May 12, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
When talking about KSK,
Please refer to us Colts fans as “fat humps”. It gets them all giddy.
PSN ID: etid5353
Current excuse for not leaving the house: Final Fantasy XIII
GO BUTLER!!
its not even that derogatory or offensive of a term
not sure why they relish it so.
insert signature here
Noted
"I don't care if I have to run 100 times or pass it 100 times, ... Whatever it takes to win is all that matters to me." - VY
by WinnipegTitanFan13 on May 12, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I Hope You're Taking These Comments To Heart, Big Blue Shoe
And don’t let all of this fuel the fire of your tired little martyr complex.
It’s all right to have opinions. It’s not all right to treat dissenting views with the contempt and disrespect that you constantly show members of this community. That’s how one gets 45 recs on a FanPost about how irresponsible the site moderator has become.
Colts fans are the best fans in football. The Colts are the best team in football. SB Nation is the best sports blogging community. Why then, does the Colts’ SB Nation site leave so much to be desired? Big Blue Shoe, you need to start mending fences before this whole site goes to ruin.
"'Tis the time's plague when madmen lead the blind."
by Rube on May 11, 2010 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Dear Big Blue Shoe,
As a non-Colts fan, you may feel I have no right to jump in here, but this is an SB Nation site and part of the fraternity. I appreciate all that you have done to make this site great, and it is a great site. It is not, however, your site. It is a charge given to you by the folks at SB Nation. It is under your care, but not your property. It’s an important distinction.
The SB Nation creed is By the Fans, For the Fans. You, Sir, are a fan. So, also, are your thousands of readers. This site isn’t just to give you a place to vent, though that may be what it serves for you. It is also a place where the voice of those thousands of fans are heard. If your writing silences those fans, then you have not done your job. Challenging them to think in new ways is a good thing, telling them that contrary opinions shouldn’t be heard is not.
As the man in charge here, you don’t have to give every one a right to their opinion. These sites are here to discuss the particular teams and those that have nothing useful to add can and should be shown the door. You don’t let skunks into your diner, it scares away the guests. Whenever people do create constructive discourse that is pertinant to the Colts, though, you should encourage it – even if you don’t agree with one word of it. If the idea has no merit it will die on its own.
You’ve written a number of articles over the years that I didn’t like. I look at your opinion, see if it has merit, read the comments for other people’s insight, another angle, I may have missed before dismissing it outright. I’m not all about sunshine and happy places when it comes to my team. You don’t need a blog for that, just put up a background on the desktop and call it good. I want to see other peoples opinions. If I stuck with what I already know, I wouldn’t learn anything new. I’m smart enough to know that I don’t know everything. The reasoned counter opinion, sir, will increase you intelligence far more than any words you speak. I’m hoping you listen to the fan base here, a group of people I have largely come to respect, and see if there is anything of truth in what they are saying.
You owe it to them, but more importantly, you owe it to yourself.
Respectfully,
SMP
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The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on May 11, 2010 3:42 PM EDT reply actions 30 recs
And there I go...
Rec’ing a Pats fan!
Well played, sir. Well played.
PSN ID: etid5353
Current excuse for not leaving the house: Final Fantasy XIII
GO BUTLER!!
You don't have to feel so dirty about it, though....
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by SlotMachinePlayer on May 11, 2010 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh, I don't really...
The Chargers are my new Patriots.
God damned Billy Volek.
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Current excuse for not leaving the house: Final Fantasy XIII
GO BUTLER!!
Don't forget
that fast little bastahd Darren Sproles….grrr
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by peytonsthebest on May 11, 2010 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
How could I........
Little jerk made a mockery of us! Glad he’s basically nobody now!
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Current excuse for not leaving the house: Final Fantasy XIII
GO BUTLER!!
I've been reading this blog since the first few months after it started
And BBS earned my following for life. All this mutiny sh*t I’m not really down for people have been way too uptight lately. I assume it has something to do with leftover bitterness from the SB, and people just now returning to the site.
But I think everyone needs to chill the fuck out.
exactly
From someone who has been around since VERY early in this blog site, I think BBS is fine. Yes some of his opinions are annoying, but this is a BLOG. That is what it is all about. There is a lot of good colts stuff here that you can’t find anywhere else.
Do I agree with everything BBS says NO. And some of the stuff definitely annoys me, but I am more bothered with some of the commercializations of SB nations than BBS occasional rants.
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing...
Weird
I just hate him because I like football and hate ballet.
by WhiskeyR on May 12, 2010 12:01 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Hate ballet?
Look, if this is about the photo of BBS in a pink tutu, then I have to set the record straight: It was a photoshop of his head on someone else’s body.
Now, if only we can get Shake to confesss to his odd wardrobe choices, we can clear this whole thing up for good… oh, crap, did I write that out loud? 
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by E.M.H. on May 12, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hate Ballet is going to be the name of my next band.
Anonymity breeds inhumanity. In simpler terms, don't be a troll.
So why hasn't BBS commented?
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
Because
BBS is busy running the site.
All comments are appreciated though. Please, keep in mind, I probably will not adopt one single suggestion from this maelstrom of chit-chat, but it’s nice to know people care enough to write down what they think and share it.
Also, the photo of me in a pink tutu will never see the light of day.
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The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on May 20, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
This thread wouldn’t have been made in the first place if people didn’t care.
That said, with noted trolls like CFHTim (who has been banned from multiple SB Nation sites) coming in here now and just “piling on,” I’m locking comments on this thread. Thanks to all for participating.
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