If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
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If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
also do not quite understand why MSU cannot enjoy all the articles and information that is covered on MSU sports. So many years with having to read the mess from the Clarion Ledger and Tupelo paper ...only to have information now real time and available.
also do not quite understand why MSU cannot enjoy all the articles and information that is covered on MSU sports. So many years with having to read the mess from the Clarion Ledger and Tupelo paper ...only to have information now real time and available.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
Was there something specific that made you post this?
Was there something specific that made you post this?
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
I agree...but I think a lot of it is nerds over here thinking they have to bash gene or MSU to be cool on the sixpack board.
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cytubb said:
I agree...but I think a lot of it is nerds over here thinking they have to bash gene or MSU to be cool on the sixpack board.
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If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
who, every now and then, make negative and/or ridiculous comments without reasoning or facts. But considering you brought this up in response to... nothing, really... I'd say you fall into that category. You're just pissing into the wind.
who, every now and then, make negative and/or ridiculous comments without reasoning or facts. But considering you brought this up in response to... nothing, really... I'd say you fall into that category. You're just pissing into the wind.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
Gene, Steve, and David (I've met all of them) do a good job of writing about MSU, and they do a good job of communicating to their audience. Even though I occasionally post (and mostly lurk on Genespage), I'm not a that big of a fan of their messageboard because a large portion of the folks who participate reflect the homogeneous Genespage audience-- mostly sunshine with little chance of rain.
</p>Sixpack is more open and welcomes debate. My first post here several years ago (and thus not archived by Ronny) included among other things defenses of LT and Ron Polk and promoted lottery-funded scholarships.
Now, I still think lottery-funded scholarships are good and LT was a better AD than most people give him credit to be (I think he's one of the top three ADs MSU has had-- the others being Carl Maddox and Wade Walker). What Polk did this past season though has made me reconsider what I previously asserted.
TheMAROONandWHITE said:
Gene, Steve, and David (I've met all of them) do a good job of writing about MSU, and they do a good job of communicating to their audience. Even though I occasionally post (and mostly lurk on Genespage), I'm not a that big of a fan of their messageboard because a large portion of the folks who participate reflect the homogeneous Genespage audience-- mostly sunshine with little chance of rain.
</p>Sixpack is more open and welcomes debate. My first post here several years ago (and thus not archived by Ronny) included among other things defenses of LT and Ron Polk and promoted lottery-funded scholarships.
Now, I still think lottery-funded scholarships are good and LT was a better AD than most people give him credit to be (I think he's one of the top three ADs MSU has had-- the others being Carl Maddox and Wade Walker). What Polk did this past season though has made me reconsider what I previously asserted.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
I don't believe that most people actually hate Gene, the person. They more than likely hate what many see as intolerance of opposing points of view. Everyone agrees that it is his site so he can do with it what he wants. It does not make for a smart business model but he's been successful because there are a lot of people who don't want to know the negative about someone. In a round about way it is like a family who doesn't want to hear from others that their child is an addict or deadbeat but the reality is they KNOW that their child is exactly that. It is the ostrich burying his head in the sand syndrome and Gene endorses that line of thinking too much.
I think SixPackSpeak, and now Bulldog Junction, has opened the discussion for good and bad beyond Gene's world and that is why they have been so successful. Bulldog Junction is coming up to speed but they have demonstrated an avenue, and willingness, for members to speak openly about things...good and bad...without repercussion like you would find with Gene.
I don't believe that most people actually hate Gene, the person. They more than likely hate what many see as intolerance of opposing points of view. Everyone agrees that it is his site so he can do with it what he wants. It does not make for a smart business model but he's been successful because there are a lot of people who don't want to know the negative about someone. In a round about way it is like a family who doesn't want to hear from others that their child is an addict or deadbeat but the reality is they KNOW that their child is exactly that. It is the ostrich burying his head in the sand syndrome and Gene endorses that line of thinking too much.
I think SixPackSpeak, and now Bulldog Junction, has opened the discussion for good and bad beyond Gene's world and that is why they have been so successful. Bulldog Junction is coming up to speed but they have demonstrated an avenue, and willingness, for members to speak openly about things...good and bad...without repercussion like you would find with Gene.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
His board is run much better now than it used to be, and I think that is partially a result of the Six Pack boom. He saw that you could have an open board with people allowed to post their opinions. It also forced him to see that people don't always want sunshine.
Unfortunately for him his new format is horrible.
His board is run much better now than it used to be, and I think that is partially a result of the Six Pack boom. He saw that you could have an open board with people allowed to post their opinions. It also forced him to see that people don't always want sunshine.
Unfortunately for him his new format is horrible.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
this guy is supposedly "the mouthpiece" for MSU sports- at least circa 2000 football season, and at one time, the board over there was pretty good. You could have a somewhat rational discussion, as long as you didn't type cuss words. He also is a hypocrite. All he talks about is how "you need to be careful what you type and say because recruits read these boards" and then he hops his *** on the radio and says that Tig Barksdake isn't a Coach Croom player, read between the lines, a thug.
Then for the first time in the history of broad use of the Internet, MSU sports started to have some rough times in football and then LT brought Polk back. All of a sudden there were people being critical of some things. Then Gene got affiliated with MSU and then all of a sudden it became you can have an opinion as long as it's a certain opinion that is favorable to the University. He always was on the sunshiny side, but it seemed to just get worse with the University credential thing.
It's not that I hate Gene's board, or Gene, although I think he's a douche, it's just that I like this board better. I do feel like his board is sort of used to promote MSU mediocrity. I think might change at least a little now that Byrne is the AD. I like the fact that this board is free, and that many rumors that turn out to be true start here. Plus, GP basically is Gene and his friends on one board- the premium board, and then you have everyone else. I don't want to pay 100 bucks to be Gene's friend.
I do like Bulldawgjunction better than Genespage because it seems like it has the kind of stuff I want to read and leaves out the fluff about church activity, how the coach met his wife (I bet Richard Williams story could've been interesting), and of course pizza toppings.</p>
this guy is supposedly "the mouthpiece" for MSU sports- at least circa 2000 football season, and at one time, the board over there was pretty good. You could have a somewhat rational discussion, as long as you didn't type cuss words. He also is a hypocrite. All he talks about is how "you need to be careful what you type and say because recruits read these boards" and then he hops his *** on the radio and says that Tig Barksdake isn't a Coach Croom player, read between the lines, a thug.
Then for the first time in the history of broad use of the Internet, MSU sports started to have some rough times in football and then LT brought Polk back. All of a sudden there were people being critical of some things. Then Gene got affiliated with MSU and then all of a sudden it became you can have an opinion as long as it's a certain opinion that is favorable to the University. He always was on the sunshiny side, but it seemed to just get worse with the University credential thing.
It's not that I hate Gene's board, or Gene, although I think he's a douche, it's just that I like this board better. I do feel like his board is sort of used to promote MSU mediocrity. I think might change at least a little now that Byrne is the AD. I like the fact that this board is free, and that many rumors that turn out to be true start here. Plus, GP basically is Gene and his friends on one board- the premium board, and then you have everyone else. I don't want to pay 100 bucks to be Gene's friend.
I do like Bulldawgjunction better than Genespage because it seems like it has the kind of stuff I want to read and leaves out the fluff about church activity, how the coach met his wife (I bet Richard Williams story could've been interesting), and of course pizza toppings.</p>
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
Now all of a sudden he has people like Matt Brinson writing for him. Wonder where that idea came from?</p>
Faustdog said:
Now all of a sudden he has people like Matt Brinson writing for him. Wonder where that idea came from?</p>
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
and Genespage does provide good info.
and Genespage does provide good info.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
....of the way he's treated me. The bastard accused me of things that simply weren't true and temporarily banned me from his site for a while back in late '06, and that was the final straw for me. I was already not happy with the pseudo-dictatorship kind of control he had over the things people were allowed to talk about on his boards, but accusing me of something and then refusing to back down and admit he was wrong when I clearly showed him that he was.........that was when I washed my hands clean of him.
I still look at Gene's Page on occasion, but very rarely.
....of the way he's treated me. The bastard accused me of things that simply weren't true and temporarily banned me from his site for a while back in late '06, and that was the final straw for me. I was already not happy with the pseudo-dictatorship kind of control he had over the things people were allowed to talk about on his boards, but accusing me of something and then refusing to back down and admit he was wrong when I clearly showed him that he was.........that was when I washed my hands clean of him.
I still look at Gene's Page on occasion, but very rarely.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
Gene was an original member of the Internet Bulldog Boosters Club [IBBC] board, the oldest one, about 10 or so years ago, along with Andy K, Arrow, Backer and several others whose screen names you may recognize. That's where I first met the Haralsons and quite a few others.
Gene decided he could make a better offering and make some money doing it.
GenesPage exploded back in that day, and set the table for other boards that followed.
For example, [IT'S COMING!] the six-pack, and of late, the Junction.
Other MSU board attempts have failed, and a couple still exist rather underground, with a limited membership.
I think the plethora of board choices is great. There's something for everybody.
The Bulldog Nation [thanks, Doc] is a highly splintered and fragmented body of fans.
I am RCD, and I approve of this message, since I wrote it.
Attempting to give a damn...process failed.
Gene was an original member of the Internet Bulldog Boosters Club [IBBC] board, the oldest one, about 10 or so years ago, along with Andy K, Arrow, Backer and several others whose screen names you may recognize. That's where I first met the Haralsons and quite a few others.
Gene decided he could make a better offering and make some money doing it.
GenesPage exploded back in that day, and set the table for other boards that followed.
For example, [IT'S COMING!] the six-pack, and of late, the Junction.
Other MSU board attempts have failed, and a couple still exist rather underground, with a limited membership.
I think the plethora of board choices is great. There's something for everybody.
The Bulldog Nation [thanks, Doc] is a highly splintered and fragmented body of fans.
I am RCD, and I approve of this message, since I wrote it.
Attempting to give a damn...process failed.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
Everyone must understand that Gene Swindoll loves Mississippi State as much as anyone else does. In his fervor to represent everything MSU as positively as he can, he sometimes takes too many precautions in censoring posts which are considered negative. He doesn't tolerate attacks on players, coaches or staff. He tries to make things as positive as possible, even when things are going bad. Many people feel internet message boards should be open, just as though we were speaking to each other face to face. Most of the SixPack were people either kicked off Gene's Page or became disenchanted with the censorship and left. Gene doesn't seem to have much of a sense of humor.
Frequently, this board breaks real news much faster than Gene does. That is because there are people here who know the ungarbled truth. There are students here who see or hear things and can report it before the formal boards. I like this board for the honesty, the humor, and the timeliness of information.
Everyone must understand that Gene Swindoll loves Mississippi State as much as anyone else does. In his fervor to represent everything MSU as positively as he can, he sometimes takes too many precautions in censoring posts which are considered negative. He doesn't tolerate attacks on players, coaches or staff. He tries to make things as positive as possible, even when things are going bad. Many people feel internet message boards should be open, just as though we were speaking to each other face to face. Most of the SixPack were people either kicked off Gene's Page or became disenchanted with the censorship and left. Gene doesn't seem to have much of a sense of humor.
Frequently, this board breaks real news much faster than Gene does. That is because there are people here who know the ungarbled truth. There are students here who see or hear things and can report it before the formal boards. I like this board for the honesty, the humor, and the timeliness of information.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
I intensely disliked Gene for a while there. However, I realized that he's just trying to make a buck like the rest of us. He's not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, but he's not evil.
I managed to get back on Genespage, mostly because I usually confine myself to the political Board and spend most of my time busting NYOD's labia.</p>
I intensely disliked Gene for a while there. However, I realized that he's just trying to make a buck like the rest of us. He's not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, but he's not evil.
I managed to get back on Genespage, mostly because I usually confine myself to the political Board and spend most of my time busting NYOD's labia.</p>
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
I always thought you were kind of a staple over there, and I don't remember you posting anything bad.
That was surprising to me.
Oh well.</p>
I always thought you were kind of a staple over there, and I don't remember you posting anything bad.
That was surprising to me.
Oh well.</p>
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
...which I really enjoy, by the way, is a little too "on the edge" for Gene. I don't think Gene really has a great sense of humor. By the way, Mutt, I'd buy you a beer anytime, even though you make Gengis Khan look like a labia majora. ;-)
...which I really enjoy, by the way, is a little too "on the edge" for Gene. I don't think Gene really has a great sense of humor. By the way, Mutt, I'd buy you a beer anytime, even though you make Gengis Khan look like a labia majora. ;-)
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
you may tune in occassionally to get a little news, maybe a forecast but you are mostly entertained by the embarrassment that is the broadcast. From the 1970's set to the 1980s quality broadcast all the way down to the SWAC-only sports coverage.
you may tune in occassionally to get a little news, maybe a forecast but you are mostly entertained by the embarrassment that is the broadcast. From the 1970's set to the 1980s quality broadcast all the way down to the SWAC-only sports coverage.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
have you seen the new WJTV sports segment? Deer in the headlights is an understatement.
have you seen the new WJTV sports segment? Deer in the headlights is an understatement.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
Been banned so many times with different user names I don't even try to look at his Jort-wearing site anymore..
Been banned so many times with different user names I don't even try to look at his Jort-wearing site anymore..
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
And why don't we just go ahead and redefine "segment" to mean 45 seconds of 6 word sentences crammed around 3 second network feeds rushed into an incoherent mad dash between car commercials.
Local "news" is nothing but 22 minutes of commercials poorly disguised as "news" in between commercials.
And why don't we just go ahead and redefine "segment" to mean 45 seconds of 6 word sentences crammed around 3 second network feeds rushed into an incoherent mad dash between car commercials.
Local "news" is nothing but 22 minutes of commercials poorly disguised as "news" in between commercials.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
....and that's to read recruiting interviews, and the occasional Murray article. The message boards are a joke. Gene's Page started out like the Sixpack - the hobby of a guy who loved MSU Athletics, and had a better than average understanding of the young (at the time) internet. When Gene decided to join up with Scout and do this for a living, everything changed. His financial well being is now based on the site, which created a big Catch 22. His product is access, without which he has nothing, yet to justify charging people $100.00, he has message boards. However, he can't let the posters on the message boards say anything that pisses off a coach or an administrator, or his product is threatened. He also can't afford to police the boards too much, or his customer base is threatened. From that perspective, I understand why he has to be careful. That said, such are the perils of running a website based on college athletics for a living, and he should've anticipated that when he signed up for it.
This board is much better because Dawgstudent doesn't do this for a living. The Junction will eventually find themselves walking Gene's line. They'll have to police like Gene or at some point, the wrong person will get offended, and they won't have a product to sell.
I agree with most that Rosebowl is decent and provides good info, and I can usually appreciate Murray's perspective, although he should probably using his talent somewhere else because when he tries to apply Faulknerian prose to the storyline of a Mississippi State vs. Gardner Webb football game, it gets a little bit ridiculous. Gene is absolutely the most worthless member of his own team, unless he has the technical know how to keep things running.
....and that's to read recruiting interviews, and the occasional Murray article. The message boards are a joke. Gene's Page started out like the Sixpack - the hobby of a guy who loved MSU Athletics, and had a better than average understanding of the young (at the time) internet. When Gene decided to join up with Scout and do this for a living, everything changed. His financial well being is now based on the site, which created a big Catch 22. His product is access, without which he has nothing, yet to justify charging people $100.00, he has message boards. However, he can't let the posters on the message boards say anything that pisses off a coach or an administrator, or his product is threatened. He also can't afford to police the boards too much, or his customer base is threatened. From that perspective, I understand why he has to be careful. That said, such are the perils of running a website based on college athletics for a living, and he should've anticipated that when he signed up for it.
This board is much better because Dawgstudent doesn't do this for a living. The Junction will eventually find themselves walking Gene's line. They'll have to police like Gene or at some point, the wrong person will get offended, and they won't have a product to sell.
I agree with most that Rosebowl is decent and provides good info, and I can usually appreciate Murray's perspective, although he should probably using his talent somewhere else because when he tries to apply Faulknerian prose to the storyline of a Mississippi State vs. Gardner Webb football game, it gets a little bit ridiculous. Gene is absolutely the most worthless member of his own team, unless he has the technical know how to keep things running.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
since we parted company, right around the time "it" was coming. It's Gene's board he can run it as he wishes but some of the posters over there are/were unbearable. Voicing my opinion of one of those regulars prompted a personal e-mail from Geno and brought on the inevitable parting.
since we parted company, right around the time "it" was coming. It's Gene's board he can run it as he wishes but some of the posters over there are/were unbearable. Voicing my opinion of one of those regulars prompted a personal e-mail from Geno and brought on the inevitable parting.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
...Back in the day, Gene's board was character-driven (as in driven by colorful characters that posted there).
Of course, colorful characters do not fit neatly into the corporate structure that is now Gene's page.
So most of the colorful characters moved here. (Or were forced to move here when Gene & Mary Ann ousted them for being free-thinking hippies).
As of today, the cream of the MSU posting crop is either AWOL (crackerdawg, Ol Blue, etc.) or seldom post here anymore ( Heydog/ HD6, extremedog, Brutus, FranktheTank, etc).
We've gotten older, I suppose, hence MSU sports does not have the same appeal it once when we were young & lived & died by every MSU win or loss.
I lurk here now to see which football player is in jail today, or to get recruiting news. Otherwise, the MSU boards do not appeal to me much anymore (except when I'm very bored, or very drunk).
In the meantime, bait & switch idiots like coach34 have slithered in, & have done damage to the message board format.
Currently, old war horses like Mutt & Backer are still around, but they (like me) are relics of a bygone (albeit freer & more expressive) era.
Anyway, for a guy who thinks the 14th Amendment is a left wing plot to destroy America, nonetheless, I still get a kick out of Mutt's posts. When he's on, he can't be topped.
And Backer was the only sixpack poster who predicted a 7-5 season last year, so I pay him attention now (this I guy I once loathed when I was "younger").
...Back in the day, Gene's board was character-driven (as in driven by colorful characters that posted there).
Of course, colorful characters do not fit neatly into the corporate structure that is now Gene's page.
So most of the colorful characters moved here. (Or were forced to move here when Gene & Mary Ann ousted them for being free-thinking hippies).
As of today, the cream of the MSU posting crop is either AWOL (crackerdawg, Ol Blue, etc.) or seldom post here anymore ( Heydog/ HD6, extremedog, Brutus, FranktheTank, etc).
We've gotten older, I suppose, hence MSU sports does not have the same appeal it once when we were young & lived & died by every MSU win or loss.
I lurk here now to see which football player is in jail today, or to get recruiting news. Otherwise, the MSU boards do not appeal to me much anymore (except when I'm very bored, or very drunk).
In the meantime, bait & switch idiots like coach34 have slithered in, & have done damage to the message board format.
Currently, old war horses like Mutt & Backer are still around, but they (like me) are relics of a bygone (albeit freer & more expressive) era.
Anyway, for a guy who thinks the 14th Amendment is a left wing plot to destroy America, nonetheless, I still get a kick out of Mutt's posts. When he's on, he can't be topped.
And Backer was the only sixpack poster who predicted a 7-5 season last year, so I pay him attention now (this I guy I once loathed when I was "younger").
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If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
when he's trying to associate Ole Miss with LSU to make himself feel better. You aren't a relic of anything but bygone stupidity.
when he's trying to associate Ole Miss with LSU to make himself feel better. You aren't a relic of anything but bygone stupidity.
If so many here hate Gene so much,why do you bother to go over to his site? I personaly like both si
Whatever Goat. You and I both know that his archiving of message board posts was ground breaking, revolutionary, and cutting edge. He was a visionary. A legend in his own mind.
Whatever Goat. You and I both know that his archiving of message board posts was ground breaking, revolutionary, and cutting edge. He was a visionary. A legend in his own mind.
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but this implies that his stupidity is a thing of the past....
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