Fan is short for fanatic. I'm sure you know that. This isn't tennis or golf; in my opinion, the fans should always be worked up and participating in the event - engaged fans are a huge part of what makes the competition fun to watch and fun for the athletes. As long as fans abide by the university's code of conduct, who cares?! Carver Magic is a real thing and I love doing my part when I have the chance to be there.
Just stick to Penn State meets then. The geriatric golf claps will serve you well.
A bookie once told me a gambler feels a loss to to a greater extent than the win. That is what keeps them coming back.
Oh come on slushy! You missed an important piece to what triggered the boo birds. After Turk nearly got the 3rd period Takedown, Gomez was on skates until the end.
Don’t get me wrong — I’m all for raucous cheering, and I don’t mind the booing of bad sportsmanship. But to get so angry about the outcome of a competition to berate an athlete as he walks by is just sad, IMO.
Actually, I’ve always liked @sstark46 and wanted to share some perspective from a different vantage point, and I figured he’d be ok with that. I knew others wouldn’t, but that’s nothing new.
I seriously don't know how the ref didn't slap the mat the second time he kind of cinched that cradle up. Dude was flat!
He was definitely struggling with some aspect on that left hand. At first, I thought he was just messing with the wrap. But later, it was obvious that he was experiencing discomfort. He was wrestling with one arm for a while in that match.
Just so I have a clear understanding; You’re fine with the boo-birds in the stands, who triggered Gomez’s response because they don’t like stalling and poor sportsmanship?
My thoughts exactly. Hope he gets his ass kicked at B10s and NCAAs. I know we have a little showtime from time to time but he went beyond that IMO. I'm not a mean person at all...not a mean bone in my body. But just the same that little devil that sits on all of our shoulders from time to time was hoping that someone would say F it and tackle his ass as he was walking back across CHA floor on his way to the tunnel doing his little jerking off motions with his hands.
Honestly, I don't think what Turk did was too egregious, and on second watch it appears he may have even given a little apology when shaking hands. I don't have a problem with Gomez doing what he did in reaction to Turk or to the boos; that's part of sports and Fandom.
So, I would imagine we could agree there is some acceptable level of interaction between the athletes and the fans. Boo the guy during the match for stalling, fine. Guy gestures while getting his hand raised — not my cup of tea, but that’s where things have gotten to nowadays, so fine. But when the athlete is off the mat, the little game should be over.
Warner and Jaydin let guys hang around like that as well. Just because you don't get bonused on by an AA doesn't mean you knocked it out of the park. It means the other guy just didn't get on his offense. Again, when it comes to Ybarra I just wish he would let it fly and try things. And as I stated in a previous post, he might have had marching orders that told him to stay on the defense and not get bonused so who knows what to think...
Thanks, I see your point. And I missed Turk’s apologetic overture.
Cass looked great against Hilger today; Hilger couldn't do anything the entire match. Cass is getting more used to this new weight and body composition every time he hits the floor!!
Concur with much of what you said, Tarp. WRT Assad, he just doesn't look confident out there much of the time, especially against some of his better opponents. Against Brooks last week Assad acted like he was beaten halfway through the first period. He's another guy I would love to see let it fly a bit more. He's got nothing to lose so he might as well risk it all. I certainly don't think he lacks the talent...
So you are 100% certain this couldn't have happened? Gomez is fabricating accusations of a racial slur to get attention? Seems unlikely you can vouch for every and any comment that might have been made to him.
I think a couple things cause Jesse to not let it fly: He doesn't have that many offensive moves and he relies on slide-bys/reshots(a la Warner), and he's lacking to horsepower to move guys around enough to make moves like slide bys work.
When the athlete is off the mat it needs to end for the athlete as well, Gomez shouldn’t be interacting for this amount of time. I do not condone the angry guys behavior.
Have been to over probably a hundred duals at Carver. Never heard a racial slur. This is made up
Kid acts like a punk, then all the sudden mom comes on Twitter with "but they called my son a racial name!" Definitely does seem a little too convenient.
For clarification, CHA holds more than 15K right? So it's pretty big; and loud, I'm told. But you've never heard a racial slur so that proves Gomez is fabricating this story? OK, how much do those suites go for?
first, prove it happened. 2nd people fabricate shit all the time and mostly for attention
Anyone that produces a kid that acts like that would not surprise me at all if they made this up.
3rd, people tend to get pretty fired up when they have racial slurs hurled at them. Wasn't there and am not saying it happened, but also can't prove that it didn't. Those preaching here that "it could never happen" might want to pause for a moment.
Slush: I usually agree with much of what you say, but not in this case. If fans don't get so worked up we don't have 14,000 plus filling the seats in CHA. I want the fans to get worked up. Not saying the guy in the front row was correct in delivering the lip service, but damn I love that place!! I wish I could see every dual at CHA and watch those fans get so worked up every time out!
Really? Have you ever been outside of Iowa? Have you visited almost any city in California, or Massachusetts, or Washington, DC? Do you know what liberal means?
You make accusations you prove it, not the other way around. Until them done with the attention seekers
