Originally posted by Eyeowahawks:
Originally posted by InsaneHawk:
Originally posted by Hawkeye2222:
the poster claiming nobody wanted JVB to replace Stanzi is WRONG, after how JVB played in that O$U game poster were starting then in 2010 the howls began in earnest for JVB to start, in 2006 People were also clamoring for JC to replace Tate,
this has been going on for decades, as I keep quoting Hayden who said it best
"only in the fans eyes is the BACKUP QB the best"
as for the prespring 2 deeps all those are good for is to provide motivation to the Players and fodder for the internet/off the internet FANS to read. and NOTHING more. cheap entertainment fodder to take up time till spring practice and the fall practice.
that 2 deep will change numerous time between now and the 1st game, injuries, players pass by and some just plain leaving for 0ne reason or another,
LB spearman was listed as the backup at the MLB spot and he left and now his name has been completely removed from the roster and the 2 deeps, this has not happened with JR, but the ANTI-JR crowd sure want him gone. as they still see him as a threat to their GOD CJ.
I remember people calling for JVB when Stanzi "regressed" his senior year. If you don't remember it, then you weren't looking for it. I saw it. I'm sure many on here also saw it. I also saw people calling for Jake over Tate.
And - I can't believe I'm writing this - there is a great deal of truth in the main thrust of JR's argument. Over the last 10-15 years or so our collective fanbase has left quite a bit to be desired:
Booing McCann when he came back in for Banks. People can say they were booing the coaching decision, but the kid on the field doesn't know the difference
Booing Adam Shada when he ran onto the field for Senior Day to meet his parents
Defending "F_CK MICHIGAN" shirts when everybody knows that thousands of children attend games
The personal attacks on KF, BF, GD, Barta,etc. Their effectiveness is fair game. Not their character. Not their humanity. Not their desire to win
Getting so absolutely fall-down, choking-on-vomit drunk while tailgating that the University had to step in to enforce some policies in the name of safety, and then having the nerve to complain about such measures. If we behaved with a bit more responsibility and did a better job of policing our own, then these things wouldn't happen.
The constant assumption that any white safety (Greenwood, Lowdermilk) or wideout has to be a bad athlete. The same drumbeat is being directed at our linebackers, who I promise you will be among the best in the BIG in a couple of years. Instead, because they're white and because they play like freshmen, they lack the "talent" and "athleticism" to be BIG players. The latent bigotry in that stance is sad.
