re: Are we a shitty fan base? Are we the problem?

I don't think most of our fans are that bad, but of our fanbase who is bad, they are at least as bad as any. I also think our fanbase tends to be a little more internet savvy than many others, so we're pretty good at pressing buttons online. Gators pioneered this shite actually, going back to FireRonZook.com.

I wouldn't say any of us here are particularly toxic. I think there is a pretty normal level of frustration that gets vented on this board, and we mostly take it out on each other. But some of this shite on Twitter is just beyond the pale. I also know as well as anyone that Twitter isn't even close to the real world, but if you live and breathe that world like young athletes do, it feels like it does.

If we're serious about recruiting, we can't jump down a coach's throat for not doing everything he can and then excuse a chunk of our own fanbase going after players on Twitter as no big deal.

So you're 18 and getting recruited by UGA, Bama, and us. UGA and Bama seem all sunshine and rainbows, while we're making players' mothers not want to come to games. Will that change when UGA and Bama aren't doing great? Sure it will, but what difference does that make right now when those teams are?

I've gotten to interact with quite a few CFB players over the last 10 years, and I'm telling you straight up, it matters. Neg me all you want, it's just the truth. It's not the only thing, but when you have offers from four Top 10 programs sitting there, it is the kind of thing that may sway someone just enough.