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TITLETOWN - A Decade Long Celebration Of The Greatest Achievement In College Athletics History => Kansas State Football => Topic started by: Pete on January 29, 2012, 08:18:42 PM
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Team,
We have had some very unfortunate examples of improperly excessive adjectives being used to describe KSU football recruiting recently. As a result, we are faced with a horrifying number of "copycat" adjective users on the other site ("the other site").
Now, by themselves these things are really no more than a minor nuisance, and usually a welcomed source of comic relief. However, when these come at such a frequent rate they can cause the average fan to incorrectly surmise that something of some positive significance has occurred, when in truth, nothing of the sort has actually occurred. This leads to serious problems when these fans surmise the facts of the situations....for example, they may make comments to loved ones, family, colleagues, or even employers that the later regret.
Imagine walking into your employers office on a Monday morning and saying "Hey, didn't we have a very, very good recruiting weekend?" Only to have your employer respond, "You are gigantic rough ridin' Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) idiot if you believe that. I am going to terminate you immediately and let you and your cancer stricken wife go pay Cobra rates for your god damn insurance, you rough ridin' fool!" Who wants that to happen? Answer: No one (save for maybe Tim Tibasar, on account of him being a Satanist). Or calling up your Dad and blurting "We had a very, very good recruiting weekend," and have him respond "I love you, gay son" (I love gays, personally, but I'd prefer it if my Dad did not think that I were gay. No judging, just a preference here).
Here are a few simple rules that I propose, that if we all agree to follow, I think we'll all appreciate in the long run.
1. When describing KSU's recruiting, never characterize it relative to KU's recruiting (this is actually the opposite advice for basketball recruiting, but that will be covered in a separate post next November). It's offensive, and demeaning. It's like telling your gay son that he's your favorite gay son. He knows you rough ridin' hate him when you say that.
2. How many "very's" are the right amount of "very's?" This is a tricky one. He's a good rule of thumb; Unless you are getting ready to make a former highs school coach as your head coach, and make a former AAU handler the highest paid assistant coach in the conference just to keep the recruits, you probably haven't earned the second "very" yet when describing your recruiting weekend.
3. Let's just hold the eff off on the "BOOM," crap, OK? Grayshirt? Does not get a rough ridin' "BOOM." No other BCS offers? Does not get a rough ridin' "BOOM." Change their commitment from a Sun Belt school (LOL, I know but, bare with me)? Does not get a rough ridin' "BOOM."
go cats
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This was really good, Pete. It's posts like this that make you my favorite gay friend.
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This was really good, Pete. It's posts like this that make you my favorite gay friend.
Thanks Trim!
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well said
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Very, very good post.. Probably the best gay post of the day, on this board. :thumbsup:
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what happened this weekend? :dunno:
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what happened this weekend? :dunno:
well, the guy that KU pulled the scholarship offer for visited and may commit. we got a WR guy from the south with zero offers. maybe something else, I'm not sure.
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what happened this weekend? :dunno:
well, the guy that KU pulled the scholarship offer for visited and may commit. we got a WR guy from the south with zero offers. maybe something else, I'm not sure.
Apparently we cemented someone's commitment to Arkansas State. :dunno:
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oh, yeah. the arkansas state group of low level recruits mocked our school publicly on twitter all weekend. that was kind of great I guess.
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Your dad loves you, Pete.
It's not your fault. It's not your fault.
It's not your fault.
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oh, yeah. the arkansas state group of low level recruits mocked our school publicly on twitter all weekend. that was kind of great I guess.
Burton got to live a townie dream by strutting around with the football team as an actual scholarship athlete.
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Need a ruling on the word "stud". How many offers before "stud" applies? Also does number of offers go up for an all caps "STUD"?
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Need a ruling on the word "stud". How many offers before "stud" applies? Also does number of offers go up for an all caps "STUD"?
And how fast/strong does a kid have to be to be considered a freak? Breakdown by position please.
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This is a lot bigger job than what I expected.
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Very very stud here.
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Very very hips BOOM
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BOOM, This guy is a stud with very very nice hips. Great torso.
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Apparently we cemented someone's commitment to Arkansas State.
KABOOM. Cha-Ching!
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Apparently we cemented someone's commitment to Arkansas State.
KABOOM. Cha-Ching!
BOOM! Only 2 letters away from the goal!
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Apparently we cemented someone's commitment to Arkansas State.
KABOOM. Cha-Ching!
BOOM! Only 2 letters away from the goal!
When Gates or Fitz or Leland are "Feeding the Freaks" or the Freaks are being "fed", this terminology is commonly used.
Example: A greyshirt from Alma just committed. KABOOM! Cha-Ching! Welcome to the Purple Train!
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good stuff. thanks.
keep it up wrsoat. very entertaining :excited:
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Also, I am a little mystified by the guys who seem to be "the guy who likes _________." For example, there is one guy who apparently really likes defensive lineman. He's made into this whole schtick where gets posts various exuberant statements after we have a defensive lineman commitment. Others have noticed as well...you'll frequently see other posters post statements like "Just what until {so-and-so] finds out the commitment of this defensive lineman, boy he will be pleased." Stuff like that.
I guess we kinda have stuff like that on this board too. When someone posts about cilantro, Clams gets all wigged out (but in a bad way).
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i heard the new dline recruit loves cilantro. take it fwiw folks.
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It confuses me when terminology like "Good news coming" is used by B. Gates or Squeaks Wallace to alert the masses of an imminent recruiting development.
And then the news is the direct opposite of good.
They should say things like, "Information forthcoming" or "I will be revealing some very uninspiring recruiting information shortly" so as not to confuse people.
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i heard the new dline recruit loves cilantro. take it fwiw folks.
Confirmed. The like it way better than knowing who their eventual DC will be.
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Abana likes yoga?
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How about the adjective "worst of all time since we started keeping track"?
When do you use that?