re: Stetson

I felt like it was towards the media, but see the big deal in it. Media and fans alike doubt him since 2020. I mean people was on his arse, and I was one of them. I was also one of those ones that didn't want him to come back after 2021, but with that I like to admit I was wrong. That man did nothing but deliver us two championships, and for that I'll be forever grateful.

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I understand. I'm simply saying that, not watching it live and only watching AFTER reading the conclusions here, I was shocked at how easily I concluded that he was dissing the media. What he said was, literally, word for word what I watched other Dawgs say in the aftermath of the NC. Maybe that was lost on some of the posters here. IDK.

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After close examination, you could be right, but as has been said, if it takes close examination for some to change their minds, then something was off with his answer.

Perhaps it was the general negative posture and tone he was using that caused his words to be received negatively towards the fans. Most everyone else was fired up, excited, and/ generally positive in their answers and speeches, and Bennett launches into a negative focus on criticisms of the team when asked of what he was most proud of (a question setting him up for a positive answer).

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All I know is that there were those in the media, specifically 24/7 and Josh Pate and his co-workers who conducted one of the interviews were flabbergasted at just how indoctrinated those kids were in the narrative that nobody in the media was giving them credit.

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Ive watched a lot of media coverage in the last week, including Pate and his crew, and those who were questioning the narrative that the media was dogging the Dawgs were talking about the rumor that UGA was picked to go 5-7 or 7-5. Few picked the Dawgs to repeat but the narrative that Kirby was pushing with the players about them being disrespected wasn’t exactly true, even though I understand he was likely using it to fight rat poison.

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If the narrative wasn't enough, Stetson actually said the word "storylines".

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He did, but I didn’t even notice that until listening to it a second time, and I have no reason to want to infer anything negative about Stet. The rest of his answer was negative and didn’t feel like it was in keeping with the celebration. That’s just how I felt about it the first time hearing it, and I’d wager most other fans that felt similarly won’t take the time to listen again and be open to changing their mind.

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Again, IDK. I was expecting to watch Stetson shite on Dawgs everywhere. That's absolutely not what I watched. I shouldn't lump everyone in together, but I'm hard pressed to explain why people are hearing and concluding so radically different from me.

I like my Hit Dawg narrative.

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There very may well be fans that are looking to be offended and are trying to trash him again for their own reasons, but I’m certainly not one of them. I’m a full-blown Bennett supporter and am very grateful that he did persevere through adversity and led us to two national championships. I just didn’t get a good vibe from him during that interview and felt that chip on his shoulder come through rather than the joy of being a repeat national champion.

Okay. Maybe Monteg was shitting on him harder than me, but Monteg shits on everything, with a bit of racism splashed in.

Just a question? Could some of that have also been a parting shot at the coaches who never gave him a chance early on?

It will be interesting to see if he comes back to games and gets recognized like so many other players.

Stetson never heard praise--somehow he filters those comments out. He only hears negative comments and is totally driven by proving them wrong. Most other QBs filter out criticisms and read glowing reviews over and over.

Stetson did make a mistake using the word y'all when addressing the crowd because he wasn't referring to fans who cheered him on. Maybe he should have called out Elle Duncan by name.

I don't need my QB to be articulate. I need him to dominate like he did.

I know damn well he wasn't referring to me, which is why I don't care about his comments.

See, it's the people he was referring to that are getting all cvnty about his words.

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Why is his case special? That’s what I’m having trouble understanding.

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Because he has accomplished something (along with his TEAM) that has never been accomplished before: back-to-back in the playoff era.

And he did it while listening to the media critiquing his every move.

He's hanging dick in their faces. He's human. I've done worse.

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The media fawned over the walk-on turned champ story

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"The media" is an overly broad term.

There are dozens of media who always pick the 800 pound gorilla. There are dozens of media who always pick the 5 star arms. Many of them are former players. Many of them are national 'shock jocks'. But it is their shtick and they are often the loudest.

Just now after a 2nd national championship, some voices are eating crow.

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If he wants to play QB in the NFL he is going to have to deal with a lot more criticism from the fans and media.

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Truth. He'll be heading into an even bigger pressure cooker.

Murray has been an advocate for Stet the whole time, and was leading the statue discussion on his podcast.

And like clockwork, a thread about Stet is started, by a Gump, where all the Gumps and Coonasses are calling Stet a douche after what happened yesterday.

Typical groupthink.