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Maybe I’m one of the people you labeled a troll, whatever that means. I’m not really sure. I’ve been lurking here, reading posts, for years and I post every so often, usually in game threads, but not that often. I rarely read and never post on the rant.

I’ve made it obvious I am in the camp that thinks Saban could have done much much better with both of these hires, especially with the DC. I honestly do not believe these hires are upgrades and are lateral moves at best. And I find all this talk of “I’m beginning to like these hires” or “we will have to just wait and see how they do” or “how can you be upset they haven’t called a play for Alabama” talk ridiculous. Obviously they both have a history of work you can look at with your own eyes that tells you what they are capable of. When you have to start making excuses like they did that with less talent, but with our players they can get us back to where we need to be, it just tells me my opinion is probably accurate.

I guess I thought this was a place where I could at least express my opinion and viewpoint, and at least be able to discuss my take on these hires, no matter if it was in opposition to the majority of people on here, and I thought that based on how I’ve observed the board over the years. Perhaps I wasn’t paying close enough attention.

Because now it appears that certain posters want to weed out anyone who has opinions that are in opposition to theirs. I’ve read multiple comments where people say it makes the board unbearable to have to read these comments, even though I’m not really sure how reading something you don’t agree with can be that unbearable. And now in this thread it’s become, just don’t respond to them and they will go away.

Is that what the team boards are supposed to be? A hive mind of sunshine pumpers that have positive reactions to a statement from a talking head, or an old QB on a radio show, or the new hires girlfriend posting a picture of a hat? Maybe expressing a different opinion than the majority makes me a troll, I don’t know, maybe I don’t get to decide that. Either way I’ll follow the lead of Pastor Mike and I’ll stop talking about how much of a mistake these hires are and how much I hope I’m proven wrong.

Firstly, I didn't call you a troll, nor do I consider you a regular, which I specifically referred to. Also, I've got no problem with differing opinions, IF they don't become obsessive, and ridiculously continuous. That led me to the comment concerning a lack of attention given to such posts which might dampen the enthusiasm of the poster.
If you have,in deed, been a reader for any length of time, I'm confident that you've noticed a small number of "regulars" who are either constantly negative, or reply in a juvenile manner. If I'm "out of line" with something I've posted, then I've got no problem with being called on it. If it can't be resolved, I'll simply turn and go another way.
PS- Thank God we don't ALL have to live with each other!