The Swan Says

[ExtremeDog]

<h4>Vent time is over.... </h4> _________________________________________________ <div class="messagebody"> I've let you guys have your time to vent. Now, it's time to start thinking about the next game.

SHUT THE HELL UP SWAN!!! IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR FANBASE ACCEPTS **** LIKE SATURDAY NIGHT.
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[dawgstudent]

but I laugh every time someone says that because they think fans thinking about the next game has a bearing on the outcome.

 

[OneParticularHarbor]

I really like the "think positive, negativity can affect the team" type of attitude. How big of an assclown does it take to believe that?</p>

 

[SLUdog]

my feelings and attitude from 900 miles away will affect the players' attitudes. It's ridiculous. It really comes down to the coaching staff and the players to make a decision to focus mentally and physically on their goals. It's possible that we simply won't have the physical ability to win many more the 4 games, but if we get focused quickly we may not win more than 2.

 

[8dog]

if we win a game I don't think we will all Im going to do is get even madder about the damn La Tech game.

 

[dawgstudent]

therefore you must be on your blackberry.

I am now leaning towards going Saturday. I am an idiot.

 

[8dog]

just being in the Jewel is worth the trip. Not to mention we can ***** for 2 hours on the way up.

Not on the bberry though. Try to hide that thing on the weekends. Im just really inconsistent with my use, of; punctuation!

 

[SnakePlissken]

I plan to be there to see if this team has the balls to turn it around or if they plan to just fold up and quit.

 

[jakldawg]

"maybe if we all think real hard, we can stop this rain!"</p>

Take it away, filthy hippies!</p>

</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz1ix-nYuec">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz1ix-nYuec</p>

 

[bulldogbaja]

And I'm one of the ones who was saying watch out for LaTech.

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

My negative posts brought down the program.

 

[dawgstudent]

so if they are within 30, I consider our team not being serious of turning the season around.

 

[bulldogbaja]

I hope we win by 35, we just don't seem capable of winning big.

 

[thatsbaseball]

made some good points. Of course the typical swan lake head cases showed up to defend the indefensible but they were really in the minority.

 

[kwfergy]

...but if you take out football, do MSU's numbers change?

 

[saltybulldog]

Today I decided to try the ol' Show up and support the team anyway. I've already bought season tickets, so its not like I can get my money back.

 

[Phil Wenneck.sixpack]

or not but are you aware of how pathetic you sound over there? I once respected your opinion and thought you were once a journalist who would simply state the facts no matter how grim they may be (as a State fan for many years, the norm). Now, you've sold your soul. The guy is completely insane on the Premium Pond with his constant excuses for this coaching staff. It's almost as if Croom himself is holding a gun to his head and telling him what to say. Why bother posting a question over there? Just take your question, sit back give some thought as to what Croom wants you to hear and don't waste your time posting. That's the equivalent to asking those goobs a question or even making the slightest hint that maybe just maybe ol' Sly isn't Bear Jr.

 

[ArrowDawg]

....earlier tonight basically saying the same thing. I didn't mention respecting his writing in the past(I did), but there's no question that David Murray has become a snake oil peddler since joining Gene Swindoll. It's all about making a living for themselves. There's nothing wrong with that I suppose, except I believe in doing it in ways other than fooling vulnerable people into believing the idea of "everything is fine, move along, there's nothing to see here." Sadly, most MSU fans seem to buy it hook, line and sinker.

The basic train of thought in the Dawgs' Bite/Gene's Page world is that MSU sports, not just football, are akin to man's struggle against evil. "This too shall pass" would make a great motto.

- If MSU is done wrong in the DB/GP world, we don't react and fight back. We just wait until the evil ones get their come-uppance.

- If an MSU sports team fails at something in the DB/GP world, it's nobody's fault. Our opponent was just better.

- In the DB/GP world, no matter how disorganized an MSU sports team looks on game day in comparison to every other team in America, it's nobody's fault at the top. Our administrators are all fine men and women who have done their jobs and earned their paychecks.

- If anyone IS to blame in the DB/GP world, it's the players.........always. Coaches at MSU never do a poor job. They're not the ones shooting the baskets, swinging the bats, or throwing the football. Therefore, they're innocent.

Anyway, this is why I don't care as much about what happens every football season as I used to. I've become numb to it because I know of no other program that's successful on a consistent basis that has as many sheepish fans or as many snake oil salesmen as MSU has. They don't tolerate losses like the one we just had against La. Tech, and they don't sugarcoat lousy coaching performance. They demand excellence, and when they don't get it they find someone who will give it to them. At MSU we don't even pressure a change at the assistant/coordinator positions, much less head coach. How sad is that.......

 

[8dog]

b/c he didn't this week and I have a feeling b/c he can't justify it with "we're stil building", "program was in shambles"....I figured he'd at least write one blaming the loss of players from gun-gate, foot infections, and skipping class.

Instead, there is some lame position breakdown. I did see him post that he thought Croom made good decisions with the qb rotation and the playcalling. Really?

 

[dawgstudent]

because he is still searching for Jamont's transcripts.