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It's not about negativity. I am negative as hell right now in regards to the UF football program.

It's about saying the same stuff over and over in the same thread. That is bitching. Nobody is getting banned for being negative. I just don't want the negativity to become repetitive in the same thread by the same person.

I'll be honest, I like every poster in here. This thread was mainly created because it's about to get really ugly as a UF fan and I don't want implosion on this board. I could already seeing it move in that direction at times and want to avoid it.

Here's an unsolicited outsider's perspective so feel free to disregard as I certainly don't know your board or fanbase as well as you do. However, I do have some experience with what you're addressing as well as what your fanbase is going through.

First, I don't think there's any way to stop what's happening and may well continue to happen given UF's situation - not completely. Fans are understandably upset. We all make a big emotional investments in our teams and when things go south so do our emotions. And during this time frame (in which you are at a very low point with your team and coach) people do need to vent and even bitch about things. The rant will eat posters alive if it's brought there but negative or overly critical posts that are posted on your team board can be countered with positive posts from others - there are always rays of light but no one on the rant is going to point them out. People here might.

Second, if you come down too hard you risk losing good posters who may look for other 'homes.' I don't think UF will stay down for very long and I think your fans will be very hopeful/relieved when/if Muschamp's finally fired. When Dooley was fired we were overjoyed and it dispelled a lot of negativity. Of course, we've been down a lot longer and are still prone to bouts of Battered Fan Syndrome but it's getting better for us. UF hasn't been down much at all so I really don't think you have to worry about the board turning in a bad direction long term.

Finally, I know all too well how annoying/painful it can be to see your own bitch constantly and never see the silver lining in anything. But again, it's normal when you go through this and it's not something you can wholly prevent but you might be able to mitigate it some by countering it with other points as well as the good things that are happening. For the most part, I think UF and this board will be fine once the coaching situation is settled.

JMO.

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Posted by reel_gator8

Seminole,Fl

Member since May 2012

11060 posts

Posted on 10/26/14 at 8:10 pm to Prof

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Prof

Thanks for posting and if ANY fan base knows about coach changes ...its certainly UT.

When you look at the hire of Jones and Stoops to name two newer HCs in the SEC..the one common trait they possess is the relentless effort spent on recruiting and the same especially is true about Hugh Freeze at Ole Miss. I think Jones can bring a lot of success to UT but fan bases have short memories. You guys are a few OL & DL away from winning a lot more games....and in the case of the OL....they need maturing and then depth. Recruiting isn't easy at UT when you have to poach from other states.
We have recruited well during Muschamp's tenure but it was heavy handed towards defense. But I understand what Boom was trying to do...create a tough nose defense and honestly defense wins hardware. Look at Miss State, I watched them closely on Saturday and their OL & DL is the best in the SEC and that's why they are #1 in the country. Boom hasn't had success with offense and therein lies all the frustration.

SEC fans have become awfully spoiled at every school and its a reflection of society imo..I mean...fans getting all riled up at Saban? Are you kidding me? He has a young overall team. and they will be a lot tougher soon. Miles? Lose one game and the fans are freaking talking about coaches they'd like to hire.