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Post by wildkitten1489 on Jan 4, 2022 9:31:00 GMT -6
If you think for 1 second that there aren't other coaches already here and working for ACU Football, you are sadly mistaken. I know of at least 4, that have yet to be named, that are already working the phones for players. I knew Cassity was on staff 3 weeks ago. Let me remind you what this place is- ITS A FAN FORUM! Not a jump on the bandwagon forum; not I'll be a fan when the folks in athletics meet my needs forum; not a critical forum! Do we have to agree with everything that happens! Nope! But some of you need to give it a rest or go root for some other team on some other forum. I'll say this again, I often work for athletics; announcing, stat keeping, etc. I have received 2 comments from folks in athletics the past 3 days about comments on this board. They read them and they don't appreciate what is being said. We MUST understand, they work for ACU, not for us. They want the news about the staff hires to be announced too, but they have to honor their bosses. So, how about we honor them, quit all the stupid, petty comments that are all about us. The info will get out. It's not a blind optimism board. It's also not a board owned and controlled by ACU. While maybe a bit overzealous at times, 'Tude generally does a good job of keeping the threads on topic and stopping them when the dead horse has been beaten enough. If someone in athletics gets their feelings hurt because someone here is critical then maybe they should stop reading the board... Nobody here is making personal attacks. Grow up and be an adult. We're allowed to have opinions and discussion. If you want to live in fairy positivity land go start a board where you're the mod and you set the rules
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Post by mavsman53 on Jan 4, 2022 9:48:17 GMT -6
No one is making personal attacks, and then you say grow up and be an adult? Wow!
If you aren't careful, it can easily become us versus them. You want information? Calling them out isn't going to get that information to you. Again, its a Fan Forum.
Kitten you can live in your negative, sarcastic world all you want. Just know, I will call you out on it each and every time. You don't have to look these folks in the eye like I do. Nope, you sit behind a keyboard and a name that no one knows. You would never look them in the eye and tell them to their face what you really think. So you sit behind a keyboard and type ridiculous stuff. I have told people on this board my name. I don't cowardly sit behind a fake name
People at ACU know me, they know what I stand for and they know that I am on this board. So when dumb stuff is said and critical comments are made, they see it. Who do they contact, either me or Catittude.
So again, have fun with your fake name and negative comments from God knows where. But be sure, I ain't going away and you will be called out each time
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Post by jaminthebody on Jan 4, 2022 9:59:33 GMT -6
If you think for 1 second that there aren't other coaches already here and working for ACU Football, you are sadly mistaken. I know of at least 4, that have yet to be named, that are already working the phones for players. I knew Cassity was on staff 3 weeks ago. Let me remind you what this place is- ITS A FAN FORUM! Not a jump on the bandwagon forum; not I'll be a fan when the folks in athletics meet my needs forum; not a critical forum! Do we have to agree with everything that happens! Nope! But some of you need to give it a rest or go root for some other team on some other forum. I'll say this again, I often work for athletics; announcing, stat keeping, etc. I have received 2 comments from folks in athletics the past 3 days about comments on this board. They read them and they don't appreciate what is being said. We MUST understand, they work for ACU, not for us. They want the news about the staff hires to be announced too, but they have to honor their bosses. So, how about we honor them, quit all the stupid, petty comments that are all about us. The info will get out. It's not a blind optimism board. It's also not a board owned and controlled by ACU. While maybe a bit overzealous at times, 'Tude generally does a good job of keeping the threads on topic and stopping them when the dead horse has been beaten enough. If someone in athletics gets their feelings hurt because someone here is critical then maybe they should stop reading the board... Nobody here is making personal attacks. Grow up and be an adult. We're allowed to have opinions and discussion. If you want to live in fairy positivity land go start a board where you're the mod and you set the rules The irony here is that wildkitten makes substantially more personal attacks on this board than everyone else combined. If you are unhappy with the staff, the pace of hires, the recruiting strategies, or anything else; there are a couple solutions to your issues. First, you can go to work or volunteer for the department. Second, you can donate to the department enough money that they would listen and consider your input. I’m beginning to doubt you (wild kitten) have ever done either of those. If you want to start an argument or stir stuff up, you should examine your life.
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Post by houstoncat on Jan 4, 2022 10:00:12 GMT -6
If you think for 1 second that there aren't other coaches already here and working for ACU Football, you are sadly mistaken. I know of at least 4, that have yet to be named, that are already working the phones for players. I knew Cassity was on staff 3 weeks ago. Let me remind you what this place is- ITS A FAN FORUM! Not a jump on the bandwagon forum; not I'll be a fan when the folks in athletics meet my needs forum; not a critical forum! Do we have to agree with everything that happens! Nope! But some of you need to give it a rest or go root for some other team on some other forum. I'll say this again, I often work for athletics; announcing, stat keeping, etc. I have received 2 comments from folks in athletics the past 3 days about comments on this board. They read them and they don't appreciate what is being said. We MUST understand, they work for ACU, not for us. They want the news about the staff hires to be announced too, but they have to honor their bosses. So, how about we honor them, quit all the stupid, petty comments that are all about us. The info will get out. I have no doubt that the majority of the staff is hired and working, but part of a programs job is to garner excitement. There is a PR aspect to the job which includes making the fans happy. We have discussed at length how slow information gets from the school to the fans across sports for years. This situation seems to be an extension of this same issue in many ways. They may have their reasons, but those aren’t communicated to us either. Anyway. If you think our criticisms about the transition thus far is a function of us not being fans, you are mistaken on the definition of a fan. My frustration in rooted in the fact that I am deeply passionate about this school and these teams. So much that I get frustrated when I think they could be doing more. It also sticks out to me that you have more information than 95% of us on this board and get mad at us for being frustrated when we lack that very information. I’m sure I’d be a lot more likely to not get as frustrated if I had the information you did. That being said, I agree some posters voice their frustrations in ways I disagree with. I leave that to the mods to discern what to do with. I just find it a bit silly to say we can’t be critical cause it might hurt someone’s feelings or that we are selfish for wanting to know the state of the program. My intent is certainly not to hurt anyone, but I don’t think it is unreasonable to be frustrated and voice those frustrations respectfully. At the end of the day I am a wildcat the same as you all.
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Post by mavsman53 on Jan 4, 2022 10:08:12 GMT -6
Houstoncat, I do understand what you are saying. I too wish that the information was out quicker, but I can't change that. When I worked at ACU, I would get info all the time. Some of it would happen right in front of me. My last year there, Coach Dorrel and his new staff set up shop with their recruiting board on the other side of my office. That was a fun time
Now, how do I get the info? I dig. I know not all of you can do that, but I do. Cassity started following the program and then was named in an offer that was sent out. So I secretly told several folks on this board 3 weeks ago that Cassity was coming. I have very little inside information these days. Promise
My beef is the notion that every little decision by some on this board is immediately thought of as negative. That is NOT being a fan. They didn't hire someone young enough, from Texas, he's not going to run a good offense, his DC is too young. Seriously! That is ridiculous.
Do I think we can be critical, yes, absolutely. But at the same time, when it is ALWAYS negative and ALWAYS critical, it is tired
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Post by wildkitten1489 on Jan 4, 2022 10:08:19 GMT -6
It's not a blind optimism board. It's also not a board owned and controlled by ACU. While maybe a bit overzealous at times, 'Tude generally does a good job of keeping the threads on topic and stopping them when the dead horse has been beaten enough. If someone in athletics gets their feelings hurt because someone here is critical then maybe they should stop reading the board... Nobody here is making personal attacks. Grow up and be an adult. We're allowed to have opinions and discussion. If you want to live in fairy positivity land go start a board where you're the mod and you set the rules The irony here is that wildkitten makes substantially more personal attacks on this board than everyone else combined. If you are unhappy with the staff, the pace of hires, the recruiting strategies, or anything else; there are a couple solutions to your issues. First, you can go to work or volunteer for the department. Second, you can donate to the department enough money that they would listen and consider your input. I’m beginning to doubt you (wild kitten) have ever done either of those. If you want to start an argument or stir stuff up, you should examine your life. Send me a DM sharing the personal attacks I've made
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Post by houstoncat on Jan 4, 2022 10:18:02 GMT -6
Houstoncat, I do understand what you are saying. I too wish that the information was out quicker, but I can't change that. When I worked at ACU, I would get info all the time. Some of it would happen right in front of me. My last year there, Coach Dorrel and his new staff set up shop with their recruiting board on the other side of my office. That was a fun time Now, how do I get the info? I dig. I know not all of you can do that, but I do. Cassity started following the program and then was named in an offer that was sent out. So I secretly told several folks on this board 3 weeks ago that Cassity was coming. I have very little inside information these days. Promise My beef is the notion that every little decision by some on this board is immediately thought of as negative. That is NOT being a fan. They didn't hire someone young enough, from Texas, he's not going to run a good offense, his DC is too young. Seriously! That is ridiculous. Do I think we can be critical, yes, absolutely. But at the same time, when it is ALWAYS negative and ALWAYS critical, it is tired I agree with several of your points. The negativity and the way some have voiced their frustrations have been less than appropriate as of late. However, in a general sense I think the school (if they are disappointed by what they see on this forum) need to figure out ways to change. Obviously You can’t do much about people not liking KP, but there are other things they could address. I try and do as much research as I can. I mainly try and keep track of basketball recruits myself. I am always impressed by the research others do, I just haven’t acquired those skills yet.
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Post by mavsman53 on Jan 4, 2022 10:19:43 GMT -6
Kitten, I'll just remind everyone here of your fun posts recently. No DM necessary. I would definitely say some of these are personal attacks about our coach and the new coaching staff.
-it’ll be pretty easy for us to be worse if all of our good players transfer out while our coach is babysitting a meaningless bowl game
-I wish there was someone to discuss. Has anyone checked on the football offices? Is anyone doing anything to get ready for next year?
-Houston you aren't allowed to be worried about that. He's asking people what their Why is I guess
-You mean it's possible that coaches say things in press conferences that we want to hear but don't actually implement or fulfill those comments?
-Younger, more energetic, more potential, offensive minded, deeper Texas ties. Oh what could have been
-Instead of asking what their Why is I'd rather he ask players what their 40 time is
-Wish we had seen similar hype about our hire
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Post by wildkitten1489 on Jan 4, 2022 10:25:54 GMT -6
Kitten, I'll just remind everyone here of your fun posts recently. No DM necessary. I would definitely say some of these are personal attacks about our coach and the new coaching staff. -it’ll be pretty easy for us to be worse if all of our good players transfer out while our coach is babysitting a meaningless bowl game -I wish there was someone to discuss. Has anyone checked on the football offices? Is anyone doing anything to get ready for next year? -Houston you aren't allowed to be worried about that. He's asking people what their Why is I guess -You mean it's possible that coaches say things in press conferences that we want to hear but don't actually implement or fulfill those comments? -Younger, more energetic, more potential, offensive minded, deeper Texas ties. Oh what could have been -Instead of asking what their Why is I'd rather he ask players what their 40 time is -Wish we had seen similar hype about our hire Your definition of "personal attack" must be "anything not 100% positive" Are some of those snarky and sarcastic? Yeah. But they aren't personal attacks
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Post by mavsman53 on Jan 4, 2022 10:26:43 GMT -6
As is your definition of what a fan is.
Are you this way with everyone, or just when you hide behind a computer?
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Post by bucfan on Jan 4, 2022 10:47:44 GMT -6
If there are people from the athletic department reading this board, please mic the people that ask questions at press conferences! Nearly every press conference I watch on YouTube it is impossible to hear the question being asked. There are 30-60 seconds of a muffled voice and then the coach will respond. Sometimes you can figure out the question from the answer but not always.
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Post by mavsman53 on Jan 4, 2022 10:48:25 GMT -6
Here is a few more. I would say the first one is a personal attack
-Yes. Somebody had to catch the passes. Being the tallest midget isn't something to be too proud of
-Maybe they are leaving because they aren't inspired by the new coach
-Exactly what you want to hear about the school who's defensive coordinator you just hired.
-CT recommended Collums and that worked out great
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Post by wildkitten1489 on Jan 4, 2022 10:50:32 GMT -6
As is your definition of what a fan is. Are you this way with everyone, or just when you hide behind a computer? Most people in this country allow you to have whatever opinion you want. Again I'll defer to Tude and Oscar here. I assume they would be removing posts that are personal attacks. I've not had anything removed for that reason. If you think that they should be removing any post that isn't 100% positive towards the school then you should have a talk with them. My hunch is that if that's your desire you're in the wrong place. Again I'll reiterate, if someone in athletics doesn't like what's being posted, there's a little "X" in the top right corner your could click. Frankly it's a little troubling that athletic staff is wasting time reading and worrying about what is said by a bunch of fans here.
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Post by mavsman53 on Jan 4, 2022 10:54:23 GMT -6
You are correct, Kitten, but saying whatever you want doesn't make it right. I have 2 kids, and I tell them all the time, if it isn't true, honoring or loving, then it doesn't need to be said. Sorry you were never taught that!
But there have been posts shut down and locked because of your comments
Again, you aren't a FAN
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Post by northcat48 on Jan 4, 2022 11:01:00 GMT -6
Houstoncat, I do understand what you are saying. I too wish that the information was out quicker, but I can't change that. When I worked at ACU, I would get info all the time. Some of it would happen right in front of me. My last year there, Coach Dorrel and his new staff set up shop with their recruiting board on the other side of my office. That was a fun time Now, how do I get the info? I dig. I know not all of you can do that, but I do. Cassity started following the program and then was named in an offer that was sent out. So I secretly told several folks on this board 3 weeks ago that Cassity was coming. I have very little inside information these days. Promise My beef is the notion that every little decision by some on this board is immediately thought of as negative. That is NOT being a fan. They didn't hire someone young enough, from Texas, he's not going to run a good offense, his DC is too young. Seriously! That is ridiculous. Do I think we can be critical, yes, absolutely. But at the same time, when it is ALWAYS negative and ALWAYS critical, it is tired When my son came home at Christmas break, I asked him if he knew anything else coaching wise. He just said “Missouri state I think, it will be good”. I asked him before he went back on Sunday and he said “the team would know first”. I really like this approach, we don’t need to know the full picture until it’s time. I’m not worried because he’s not worried. And by the way, this has nothing to do with recruiting. Patient and methodical, team first, I like it.
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