Skinsfan4life83 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 *I read this in the paper this morning and thought it would fit nicely on this board, great stuff:D* The Virginian-Pilot © December 16, 2009 At a time of year when colleges are looking to fill football coaching vacancies, it's hard to believe that athletics directors and university presidents don't consult with the fans on computer message boards. I mean, the fans have all the answers, right? In many cases, they're the same people who gripe endlessly about how certain athletes are ruining the games. Especially those NFL wide receivers. Those divas. Horrible people, they are. That's sort of funny. Because as the kindergarten crowd would say, it takes one to know one. Who are the biggest drama queens in sports today? It's got to be the fans. Chad Ochocinco could take diva lessons from fans. Not all of them, of course. Just the boorish and hysterical ones - though their numbers appear to be growing on the Internet, which offers cover for snarky, spittle-spewing rants. It's with a certain degree of awkwardness, then, that I present my Sports Diva of the Year Award to you, message board geek, for your tireless efforts in leaving no half-formed thought unexpressed and for your continuing quest to lower the quality of social discourse. Please come up and accept your prizes: a crying towel and a bottle of Xanax. They couldn't play the games, fill stadiums or sell TV time without zealous fans. But while their presence is encouraged and celebrated, the naked display of neediness on the part of some fans can get a little weird. When the Redskins began the season by losing ugly to footwipes, a big part of the story revolved around the melodrama of suffering fans. Boy, did we hear a lot from and about them. What with everybody soliciting call-ins, shout-outs, tweets, instant messages and e-mails, I guess it's asking too much for the basket cases to stifle themselves. Not that the same measure of misery isn't felt in other NFL cities and on college campuses. Fans everywhere invite the pain. I think they half enjoy it. Take those Tennessee Titans wing nuts - the ferocious message board snipers - who vilified Jeff Fisher when he tried to lighten the mood after a long losing streak by wearing a Peyton Manning Colts' jersey at a charity fund raiser. Fisher's crime was obvious: he was guilty of having a sense of humor. That's a big no-no. Fisher was mauled because he didn't appear to be suffering as much as the drama queens thought he should. Fans also made sure that they - and their feelings - were the biggest angle when Brett Favre returned with the Vikings to Green Bay. What is more diva-like than to make the story all about you? That's what Packers fans, with the help of the media, did. But there's no turning back now. Diva fans have taken over the digital world. They will be heard. Their raw emotions will be spilled. Just try to stop them. It was almost quaint how, after he announced he was leaving Cincinnati for Notre Dame, Brian Kelly's house was egged, "and the sign on the lawn wasn't a For Sale sign." That's old-school vandalism. The up-to-date creep doesn't grab a carton of eggs. He sits down at a keyboard and under a silly pseudonym tries to vandalize somebody's reputation. Is that any better? It's impossible to single out each and every snarky, delusional fan who deserves the 2009 Diva of the Year Award. But you know who you are. Please accept this honor in the spirit in which it is presented. Then try to get over yourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 So then I suppose the world's biggest divas are journalists who have nothing better to do than write editorial pieces complaining about how NFL fans are complaining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Link please And eff these guys. Without us "divas" no season ticket holders, no money, no jobs for journalists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyandSam Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 This journalist is spot on. I enjoy about 10 percent of the posters and their comments on Extremeskins....the other 90 percent are either idiots, or jerks so self absorbed with themselves that they have no clue how to relate to a real human being so they can be as rude and mean as they want behind a clever board name. I stopped years ago debating ill-conceived points and opinions. You can't debate someone who only sees his own point of view and/or fails to see the whole picture. Their entire "opinion" is based on one or a small sampling of plays seen on a small TV with no understanding of professional football. I'm sure the Extremeskins divas will trash and flame me but do you think I really care....absolutely not. Your opinions mean nothing to me or most of the others on this board. Oh...here's the URL for the divas who requested it.... http://hamptonroads.com/2009/12/sports-biggest-divas-are-fans-who-flood-team-message-boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinC Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I suppose this is the closest I will ever come to being linked with Maria Carey so I will take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I have a present for this guy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 This guys' opinion doesn't mean much to me. It's a general shot at a very large population that may or may not be true. If this effects you in any way you should probably do some soul searching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan4life83 Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 http://hamptonroads.com/2009/12/sports-biggest-divas-are-fans-who-flood-team-message-boards This link should work. I thought the guy was spot on. Some of the folks in here take themselves waaaaaayyy too seriously and believe they know more than the coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan4life83 Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Besides, i dont think they make enough Xanax to supply this boards nuerotic members, myself included:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prufRock Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Bravo to this columnist. Not a popular sentiment here, obviously, but he's spot on. Sorry folks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obibyn23 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 This journalist is spot on. I enjoy about 10 percent of the posters and their comments on Extremeskins....the other 90 percent are either idiots, or jerks so self absorbed with themselves that they have no clue how to relate to a real human being so they can be as rude and mean as they want behind a clever board name. I stopped years ago debating ill-conceived points and opinions. You can't debate someone who only sees his own point of view and/or fails to see the whole picture. Their entire "opinion" is based on one or a small sampling of plays seen on a small TV with no understanding of professional football.I'm sure the Extremeskins divas will trash and flame me but do you think I really care....absolutely not. Your opinions mean nothing to me or most of the others on this board. You sir...are my hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Oh wait til the rest of the ES Staff reads that. :rotflmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I thought that was you (TK) writing under a pseudonym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21Knock_U_Out Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 You sir...are my hero. Lol, mine too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polywog999 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I love it! Sick and tired of the people who are so miserable that 'They demand justice' every stinking time we lose a silly game! Tired of the internet tough guys saying things on here that they absolutely would not have the guts to say to someone in person. Very well written and to the point article. Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahons21 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Who takes this msg board that seriously? Seems to me like the phantom argument is forming again.. - I don't believe that anyone here actually thinks they know more than a hc, who has spent most of their career-based lives learning more and more about the game. Let's be real -ppl do use the message board to kill time and maybe as a small hobby to discuss football with the above average fan.. Its nice talking about plays with people who understand the importance of line play, who understand what a difficult throws is and etc.. -there are extremists in every facet of life, its not just msgs boards.. Sooner you realize how to recognize them and deal with them your life will become much easier.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 No, seriously. Good post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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