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What drives millions of people’s stupidity when it comes to Caitlin?

I’m an Iowa fan and I get tired of all the attention she gets, so are a lot of people I know. I get it, but it’s still annoying.

I’m also tired of her constant bitching at the officials and overall shitty attitude, especially lately.

I also wouldn’t trade her for anyone!

This is where I am.

What she has done for Women's College Basketball is nothing short of incredible.

I also think as a whole, there is some Clark fatigue.
 
And you will as well after the effects of Trump in the WH can be felt. THE GUY IS AND WAS A TRAIN WRECK. He doesn’t stand for anything outside of what’s best for Trump. Why anyone would want someone so volatile as POTUS is a bizarre concept to me. The only explanation I can think of is that MAGA peoples lives sucks so bad they want to tear it all down.
Jesus people. This is about basketball. I don’t disagree but take all of this to the off topic board!
 
I'd agree with much of this, BUT clearly there has NEVER been a player of either gender who has the pressure she's playing under (because of the social media age), weighted on her shoulders. Maybe factor that in.....
I do think the social media and the 30 second news craze plays a part in all this. Probably the largest part.

I brought this up in another thread but i can only think of one other example of this much pressure

Tiger Woods

He clearly was a phenom. Expectations were thru the galaxy. He was going to change the game. Break down all barriers. Become the richest most popular athlete of all time. He was everywhere, and….he backed it up. He dominated like no one ever has and possibly ever will. Injuries kept him from setting the major wins record. Yet we still follow his every swing.

Imagine if the entire world watched your every golf shot. And you’re expected to win every time you walk the course. It’s insane the pressure he had on him. I won’t go into her personal life haha

Traditionalists would complain about tigers demeanor and attitude all the time. His swearing. His stoic, serious look of intimidation to his partners.

But the thing is, all those golfers would do the same shit. Swear. Throw clubs. Pout. Complain. Drink. Party. Smoke. Womanize.

So Caitlin is experiencing what it is to be in the upper echelons of fame right now. And when you reach that height there’s only gonna be haters that get the attention.

She should avoid the Tiger route which was so manufactured by Nike and others that the fall from grace was so shocking and hard.

Not that she’s gonna bang porn stars, but hopefully she continues to be herself. Let the media and people complain or compliment, there’s no control over that. To try and manufacture something to please everyone will only lead to misery
 
This is where I am.

What she has done for Women's College Basketball is nothing short of incredible.

I also think as a whole, there is some Clark fatigue.
This is what the media does (and has for a long time).

You get the attention by building someone up (or a team). There’s the feel good stories, the interviews, etc etc

People are excited and intrigued.

Continue to feed this narrative until it’s reached its peak.

Then you go the other way. “Are people getting tired of Caitlin Clark??? Here from our panel of experts!!”

It drives up attention because people love to bitch and tear down too.

I don’t think her game or personality has changed THAT much at Iowa. What has changed is our views being manipulated ever so slightly by message boards, talk shows, articles, social media

Throw in the pressure of Iowa trying to get back to the finals and we’ll notice every little thing that last year we ignored cause there weren’t expectations
 
This is what the media does (and has for a long time).

You get the attention by building someone up (or a team). There’s the feel good stories, the interviews, etc etc

People are excited and intrigued.

Continue to feed this narrative until it’s reached its peak.

Then you go the other way. “Are people getting tired of Caitlin Clark??? Here from our panel of experts!!”

It drives up attention because people love to bitch and tear down too.

I don’t think her game or personality has changed THAT much at Iowa. What has changed is our views being manipulated ever so slightly by message boards, talk shows, articles, social media

Throw in the pressure of Iowa trying to get back to the finals and we’ll notice every little thing that last year we ignored cause there weren’t expectations
Look at the television ratings, the sold out arenas. Clark fatigue is a myth. Conjured up by those who benefit by stirring the pot. Don't buy into it. Other sporting and news events occur and we focus on that, but Caitlin is the real straw that stirs the drink, not podcasters and social media types.
 
One thing is clear, reading the back and forth name-calling, we must be a nation of dumbasses. And look who we've selected to be the two candidates for president. That proves it. Both parties should be embarrassed. I prefer talking about our Hawkeyes, the good and the bad, but at least I feel we're on the same team.
 
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You think a country that has millions of people supporting a criminal for president has good judgment? LOL

This country is a mess, and sports is caught up in the whole morass brought to us by a political cult. If that cult leader doesn't end up in prison soon, then any chance of decency, fairness, and democracy will be dead. And it's clear that not even sports will be exempt.

The attacks on CC are gutless emobiments of the worst human nature has to offer, but that's how this political cult has told people to act for the last several years. It's disgusting, and it needs to end.
I agree. Joe Biden is a ruthless, braindead criminal and should be in prison. Along with his son and most of the rest of that evil political cult!
 
How are those things attributed to Trump? Please share with us and be specific. I find it funny you don’t attribute any of the current problems to Trump’s policies. You act like presidential decisions only effect the country during their tenure. No. Many of presidential decisions have a delayed effect to the country. Its disenguinous to state otherwise.

TDS is seeing the train wreck of a presidency Trump was and believing “that would be great again.” Like I said in a previous post, unless your life sucks and you want to burn it all down, you don’t want Trump. Nothing is predictable with Trump. When nothing is predictable people can’t plan and everyone fails. Trump is a disaster in the waiting. Ask yourself why none of his previous admin will endorse him. They all know he isn’t fit for the job.

How are those things attributed to Trump? Please share with us and be specific. I find it funny you don’t attribute any of the current problems to Trump’s policies. You act like presidential decisions only effect the country during their tenure. No. Many of presidential decisions have a delayed effect to the country. Its disenguinous to state otherwise.

TDS is seeing the train wreck of a presidency Trump was and believing “that would be great again.” Like I said in a previous post, unless your life sucks and you want to burn it all down, you don’t want Trump. Nothing is predictable with Trump. When nothing is predictable people can’t plan and everyone fails. Trump is a disaster in the waiting. Ask yourself why none of his previous admin will endorse him. They all know he isn’t fit for the job.
I’ll try to explain why the items I listed above are attributed to Trump/Republican policies. Point (1) the economy was better under Trump due, in part, to his tax rate cuts, resulting in low inflation and int rates; (2) lower crime…just look at blue states/cities vs red states/cities…enough said; (3) safer border/less immigration - we certainly didn’t see the large number of illegal immigrants flowing over our southern border under Trumps “remain in Mexico” and other border policies that Biden stopped. This point also ties into more crime in the U.S. too. Lastly (4) less global strife - no major wars during Trump term, more stable Middle East, i.e., the Abraham Accords, no embarrassing withdrawal from Afghanistan, etc. Biden is viewed as “weak” by other world leaders, which puts our country at risk. Anyway, this will be my last political post on this sports site. Now let’s go Hawks vs Colorado!!!!
 
I’ll try to explain why the items I listed above are attributed to Trump/Republican policies. Point (1) the economy was better under Trump due, in part, to his tax rate cuts, resulting in low inflation and int rates; (2) lower crime…just look at blue states/cities vs red states/cities…enough said; (3) safer border/less immigration - we certainly didn’t see the large number of illegal immigrants flowing over our southern border under Trumps “remain in Mexico” and other border policies that Biden stopped. This point also ties into more crime in the U.S. too. Lastly (4) less global strife - no major wars during Trump term, more stable Middle East, no embarrassing withdrawal from Afghanistan, etc. Biden is viewed as “weak” by other world leaders, which puts our country at risk.
None of that relates to Trump. You are equating things Trump did nothing for and in many cases made worse and you don't seem to have a problem with Trump trying to steal the election through nefarious methods. I won't convince you and you won't convince me, so let's just leave it at that.
 
I agree…what the Biden family crime syndicate has done regarding taking bribes and other influence-pedaling from foreign countries is criminal. Not to mention Biden failing to enforce current laws at our southern border. However, I digress. 😜

JFC. Do you dumbfcvks come from the sewers or what?
 
Hard to reason with someone like this. However, I’ll try…the economy was better, less crime, safer border, less global strife all under Trump. You have TDR, also known as, Trump Derangement Syndrome. 😉
But yet that's not true. Trump is all in for Trump,not the country. See a doctor about your Biden,OBAMA, Clinton derangement.
 
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I’ll try to explain why the items I listed above are attributed to Trump/Republican policies. Point (1) the economy was better under Trump due, in part, to his tax rate cuts, resulting in low inflation and int rates; (2) lower crime…just look at blue states/cities vs red states/cities…enough said; (3) safer border/less immigration - we certainly didn’t see the large number of illegal immigrants flowing over our southern border under Trumps “remain in Mexico” and other border policies that Biden stopped. This point also ties into more crime in the U.S. too. Lastly (4) less global strife - no major wars during Trump term, more stable Middle East, i.e., the Abraham Accords, no embarrassing withdrawal from Afghanistan, etc. Biden is viewed as “weak” by other world leaders, which puts our country at risk. Anyway, this will be my last political post on this sports site. Now let’s go Hawks vs Colorado!!!!
All false but carry on.
 
I agree…what the Biden family crime syndicate has done regarding taking bribes and other influence-pedaling from foreign countries is criminal. Not to mention Biden failing to enforce current laws at our southern border. However, I digress. 😜
These kind of comments amazes me. You have Trump who's banned from running charities as well as banned from doing business in NY all because of his grifting and fraud. Biden has never been convicted of anything and many of the claims of his 'crimes' have been debunked, yet you still support the criminal and accuse the Biden of being the corrupt one. What ****ing weird universe do you live in. It's devoid of facts.
 
I keep seeing social media posts about women’s basketball and the comment sections always follow a common theme.

People upset that Caitlin gets so much attention, people of color seem to be majority anti-Clark claiming that there are several players better than Caitlin and generally showing somewhat of an animosity toward her (is this a reaction to what they perceive as Caitlin fans/ Iowa fans saying racist things about Angel Reese?), many people saying all she can do is shoot (despite the fact she’s top 5 all time in NCAAW BBall in assists) and that she can’t play defense (stupid as **** and immediately tells me the person doesn’t watch her games.) or that she shoots 40 times per game.

Again, why does fandom around Caitlin split so heavily along racial lines? Caitlin herself hasn’t ever said anything racist or negative about Angel or Dawn or Sheryl or any other women of color that are seen as “antagonists” of CC.

Antonio Brown’s comments to CC were uncalled for too, but that doesn’t mean I dont like JuJu Watkins.

Make it make sense
Because she is a white heterosexual that stays out of trouble.
 
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