Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:54 am

I'd hope the players were just as upset after that embarrassing performance as the fans were. Getting beat down by 28 to little brother at home shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

The Warriors have obviously been the best team in the NBA over the last decade and their fans still booed them this past season at times because of poor play. When they asked Steph Curry about it, he didn't attack the fans and bring up all the success they had. He took responsibility and said; 'I'm booing myself, booing our team in my head."

I like Blake, but that was an inexcusable loss and attacking the fans only made it worse.

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

2004AG wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:23 am

Don’t get your (I can't express myself without swearing) kicked by Weber state and nobody gets booed.

Problem solved Blake.


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shoresy wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:04 am

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:54 am

I'd hope the players were just as upset after that embarrassing performance as the fans were. Getting beat down by 28 to little brother at home shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

The Warriors have obviously been the best team in the NBA over the last decade and their fans still booed them this past season at times because of poor play. When they asked Steph Curry about it, he didn't attack the fans and bring up all the success they had. He took responsibility and said; 'I'm booing myself, booing our team in my head."

I like Blake, but that was an inexcusable loss and attacking the fans only made it worse.

Excellent point. If anybody on that sideline didn't understand and even agree with the frustration of those booing, they don't belong on the sideline in the first place.

This wasn't the fans turning on a team/coach/QB because of a singular poor performance. This was fans being upset at one of the single worst and most embarrassing losses in a 100+ year program history.

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:11 am

shoresy wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:04 am

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:54 am

I'd hope the players were just as upset after that embarrassing performance as the fans were. Getting beat down by 28 to little brother at home shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

The Warriors have obviously been the best team in the NBA over the last decade and their fans still booed them this past season at times because of poor play. When they asked Steph Curry about it, he didn't attack the fans and bring up all the success they had. He took responsibility and said; 'I'm booing myself, booing our team in my head."

I like Blake, but that was an inexcusable loss and attacking the fans only made it worse.

Excellent point. If anybody on that sideline didn't understand and even agree with the frustration of those booing, they don't belong on the sideline in the first place.

This wasn't the fans turning on a team/coach/QB because of a singular poor performance. This was fans being upset at one of the single worst and most embarrassing losses in a 100+ year program history.

I honestly don't get why an athlete or coach would get their feelings hurt by fans booing the team when they don't perform. I guess I've never played in front of a crowd like that so that's probably why I don't get it, but as a player I was way more pissed at myself for missing a play or getting beat and for letting down teammates than worrying about anything else. I would hope I would welcome the boos as deserved motivation.

Its a different generation for sure.

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:13 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:11 am

shoresy wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:04 am

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:54 am

I'd hope the players were just as upset after that embarrassing performance as the fans were. Getting beat down by 28 to little brother at home shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

The Warriors have obviously been the best team in the NBA over the last decade and their fans still booed them this past season at times because of poor play. When they asked Steph Curry about it, he didn't attack the fans and bring up all the success they had. He took responsibility and said; 'I'm booing myself, booing our team in my head."

I like Blake, but that was an inexcusable loss and attacking the fans only made it worse.

Excellent point. If anybody on that sideline didn't understand and even agree with the frustration of those booing, they don't belong on the sideline in the first place.

This wasn't the fans turning on a team/coach/QB because of a singular poor performance. This was fans being upset at one of the single worst and most embarrassing losses in a 100+ year program history.

I honestly don't get why an athlete or coach would get their feelings hurt by fans booing the team when they don't perform. I guess I've never played in front of a crowd like that so that's probably why I don't get it, but as a player I was way more pissed at myself for missing a play or getting beat and for letting down teammates than worrying about anything else. I would hope I would welcome the boos as deserved motivation.

Its a different generation for sure.

I don't think the players or even Blake were mad that fans were booing the performance of that game. They felt like some fans crossed a line and that's what made them mad. Quite frankly, I don't blame them.

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:16 am

Look, I know I'm not going to convince the members of this board that Blake wasn't in the wrong for calling out the fans. Fine, I'll agree to disagree.

I just don't understand how we can pay our players so little compared to their peers, then expect them to put up with a fan base that treats the worse than others.

Can't we all agree that there are boundaries for fan behavior and we as a fan base should respect that?

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:16 am

Look, I know I'm not going to convince the members of this board that Blake wasn't in the wrong for calling out the fans. Fine, I'll agree to disagree.

I just don't understand how we can pay our players so little compared to their peers, then expect them to put up with a fan base that treats the worse than others.

Can't we all agree that there are boundaries for fan behavior and we as a fan base should respect that?

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:16 am

Look, I know I'm not going to convince the members of this board that Blake wasn't in the wrong for calling out the fans. Fine, I'll agree to disagree.

I just don't understand how we can pay our players so little compared to their peers, then expect them to put up with a fan base that treats the worse than others.

Can't we all agree that there are boundaries for fan behavior and we as a fan base should respect that?

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:09 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I've seen plenty of games in big-time football stadiums. They don't allow fans to hang over the railings and scream at players.

There's a difference between booing because of bad performance and singling out a player/acting like a maniac. Some members of Aggie Nation crossed that line at the WSU game. Don't get mad at Blake for it.

If don't agree with that, then get used to more players entering into the portal and being stuck with mediocre teams every year.

bluegrouse wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:25 am

The fans in the west stands behind the team acting like spoiled children and screaming at our players were WAY out of line. It was embarrassing and Anderson rightfully called them out. Buying a ticket or donating to the university doesn’t entitle you to act like a total assh0le. Grow up and have a little emotional self-control.

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:31 am

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:16 am

Look, I know I'm not going to convince the members of this board that Blake wasn't in the wrong for calling out the fans. Fine, I'll agree to disagree.

I just don't understand how we can pay our players so little compared to their peers, then expect them to put up with a fan base that treats the worse than others.

Can't we all agree that there are boundaries for fan behavior and we as a fan base should respect that?

Don't think Aggie fans treat the players worse than others. Most players have spoken glowingly about how much they love Aggie fans. Huge reason Falslev, Martinez and the Big Fish are staying when they could make more money elsewhere.

shoresy wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:32 am

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:09 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I've seen plenty of games in big-time football stadiums. They don't allow fans to hang over the railings and scream at players.

There's a difference between booing because of bad performance and singling out a player/acting like a maniac. Some members of Aggie Nation crossed that line at the WSU game. Don't get mad at Blake for it.

If don't agree with that, then get used to more players entering into the portal and being stuck with mediocre teams every year.

Right. The reason we're stuck in this G5 portal hell right now is because our fans got mad when the team lost by 28 to an FCS team. That's the reason.

bluegrouse wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:36 am

tipitup wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:35 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I do have a question on this, wasn't the team on the west side at this time, and if so, the students are not on the west side. So who was it that was leaning over the railings. the "old fogies" on the west side?

Yes. It wasn’t students.

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

bluegrouse wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:36 am

tipitup wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:35 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I do have a question on this, wasn't the team on the west side at this time, and if so, the students are not on the west side. So who was it that was leaning over the railings. the "old fogies" on the west side?

Yes. It wasn’t students.

We all acknowledge that FBS is professional football now. Do you ever see an NFL coach worry about the fans conduct unless they directly affect a play with objects on the field or a penalty. That is for the administration, security, and campus police and there are remedies each can take against the offenders. I mainly have defended Blake but I am still blown away that was even on his mind after his football team got absolutely (I can't express myself without swearing)-whipped by Weber State.

bluegrouse wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:41 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:34 am

bluegrouse wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:25 am

The fans in the west stands behind the team acting like spoiled children and screaming at our players were WAY out of line. It was embarrassing and Anderson rightfully called them out. Buying a ticket or donating to the university doesn’t entitle you to act like a total assh0le. Grow up and have a little emotional self-control.

That's two separate issues. A few fans acting like dumb idiots vs a coach deflecting from an abysmal performance. There will always be idiotic fans and if there were personal insults from a few I get the coach addressing it in a different forum apart from a press conference after getting utterly embarrassed by a so called lesser foe.

Maybe he didn’t handle it perfectly but he was completely justified in calling it out. I get why people think he was deflecting but I honestly don’t think he was. I think he was rightfully upset at the treatment his guys got and people interpreted it as complaining about the generalized booing.

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

bluegrouse wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:36 am

tipitup wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:35 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I do have a question on this, wasn't the team on the west side at this time, and if so, the students are not on the west side. So who was it that was leaning over the railings. the "old fogies" on the west side?

Yes. It wasn’t students.

We all acknowledge that FBS is professional football now. Do you ever see an NFL coach worry about the fans conduct unless they directly affect a play with objects on the field or a penalty. That is for the administration, security, and campus police and there are remedies each can take against the offenders. I mainly have defended Blake but I am still blown away that was even on his mind after his football team got absolutely (I can't express myself without swearing)-whipped by Weber State.

bluegrouse wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:45 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

bluegrouse wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:36 am

tipitup wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:35 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I do have a question on this, wasn't the team on the west side at this time, and if so, the students are not on the west side. So who was it that was leaning over the railings. the "old fogies" on the west side?

Yes. It wasn’t students.

We all acknowledge that FBS is professional football now. Do you ever see an NFL worry about the fans conduct unless they directly affect a play with objects on the field or a penalty. That is for the administration, security, and campus police and their are remedies each can take against the offenders. I mainly have defended Blake but I am still blown away that was even on his mind after his football team got absolutely (I can't express myself without swearing)-whipped by Weber State.

It was egregious and the university put a stop to it with staff the very next game - as they should have.

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:48 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

bluegrouse wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:36 am

tipitup wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:35 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I do have a question on this, wasn't the team on the west side at this time, and if so, the students are not on the west side. So who was it that was leaning over the railings. the "old fogies" on the west side?

Yes. It wasn’t students.

We all acknowledge that FBS is professional football now. Do you ever see an NFL coach worry about the fans conduct unless they directly affect a play with objects on the field or a penalty. That is for the administration, security, and campus police and there are remedies each can take against the offenders. I mainly have defended Blake but I am still blown away that was even on his mind after his football team got absolutely (I can't express myself without swearing)-whipped by Weber State.

Let's look at it from Blake's position. Yes, the loss was inexcusable. But if you were the coach and you felt that some of the fans were attacking your players in that way, wouldn't you say something? If someone singled out your kid, or a player that you have grown to have a close relationship with, would you not say something?

I blame Blake for the loss and how they showed up for the Alabama game, but I'm not going to blame him for standing up for his players.

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:58 am

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:48 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

bluegrouse wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:36 am

tipitup wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:35 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I do have a question on this, wasn't the team on the west side at this time, and if so, the students are not on the west side. So who was it that was leaning over the railings. the "old fogies" on the west side?

Yes. It wasn’t students.

We all acknowledge that FBS is professional football now. Do you ever see an NFL coach worry about the fans conduct unless they directly affect a play with objects on the field or a penalty. That is for the administration, security, and campus police and there are remedies each can take against the offenders. I mainly have defended Blake but I am still blown away that was even on his mind after his football team got absolutely (I can't express myself without swearing)-whipped by Weber State.

Let's look at it from Blake's position. Yes, the loss was inexcusable. But if you were the coach and you felt that some of the fans were attacking your players in that way, wouldn't you say something? If someone singled out your kid, or a player that you have grown to have a close relationship with, would you not say something?

I blame Blake for the loss and how they showed up for the Alabama game, but I'm not going to blame him for standing up for his players.

On that I disagree. Blake is not coaching a team of college kids sacrificing their time to play for their future alma mater. He is a highly paid coach of a professional football team. His job is to win games and not deflect to fan behavior in public. There are multiple other employees in the organization and Blake can go to them in private about specific fan behavior concerns and they should address it a professional way.

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 11:03 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:58 am

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:48 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

bluegrouse wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:36 am

tipitup wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:35 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I do have a question on this, wasn't the team on the west side at this time, and if so, the students are not on the west side. So who was it that was leaning over the railings. the "old fogies" on the west side?

Yes. It wasn’t students.

We all acknowledge that FBS is professional football now. Do you ever see an NFL coach worry about the fans conduct unless they directly affect a play with objects on the field or a penalty. That is for the administration, security, and campus police and there are remedies each can take against the offenders. I mainly have defended Blake but I am still blown away that was even on his mind after his football team got absolutely (I can't express myself without swearing)-whipped by Weber State.

Let's look at it from Blake's position. Yes, the loss was inexcusable. But if you were the coach and you felt that some of the fans were attacking your players in that way, wouldn't you say something? If someone singled out your kid, or a player that you have grown to have a close relationship with, would you not say something?

I blame Blake for the loss and how they showed up for the Alabama game, but I'm not going to blame him for standing up for his players.

On that I disagree. Blake is not coaching a team of college kids sacrificing their time to play for their future alma mater. He is a highly paid coach of a professional football team. His job is to win games and not deflect to fan behavior in public. There are multiple other employees in the organization and Blake can go to them in private about specific fan behavior concerns and they should address it a professional way.

Except at that time, NIL was new. Our collective wasn't formed yet. They weren't professional athletes and very few, if any were getting paid.

And even if they were, he absolutely has the right to call out inexcusable fan behavior.

Agree to disagree.

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 11:06 am

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 11:03 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:58 am

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:48 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

bluegrouse wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:36 am

tipitup wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:35 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I do have a question on this, wasn't the team on the west side at this time, and if so, the students are not on the west side. So who was it that was leaning over the railings. the "old fogies" on the west side?

Yes. It wasn’t students.

We all acknowledge that FBS is professional football now. Do you ever see an NFL coach worry about the fans conduct unless they directly affect a play with objects on the field or a penalty. That is for the administration, security, and campus police and there are remedies each can take against the offenders. I mainly have defended Blake but I am still blown away that was even on his mind after his football team got absolutely (I can't express myself without swearing)-whipped by Weber State.

Let's look at it from Blake's position. Yes, the loss was inexcusable. But if you were the coach and you felt that some of the fans were attacking your players in that way, wouldn't you say something? If someone singled out your kid, or a player that you have grown to have a close relationship with, would you not say something?

I blame Blake for the loss and how they showed up for the Alabama game, but I'm not going to blame him for standing up for his players.

On that I disagree. Blake is not coaching a team of college kids sacrificing their time to play for their future alma mater. He is a highly paid coach of a professional football team. His job is to win games and not deflect to fan behavior in public. There are multiple other employees in the organization and Blake can go to them in private about specific fan behavior concerns and they should address it a professional way.

Except at that time, NIL was new. Our collective wasn't formed yet. They weren't professional athletes and very few, if any were getting paid.

And even if they were, he absolutely has the right to call out inexcusable fan behavior.

Agree to disagree.

Yeah I get your point. It just wasn't the right time and forum for it. It certainly came across as deflecting and blaming the whole fan base for booing. He could have just as easily addressed the problem to the right security people in private.

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 11:03 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:58 am

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:48 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

hickaggie wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:43 am

bluegrouse wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:36 am

tipitup wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:35 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I do have a question on this, wasn't the team on the west side at this time, and if so, the students are not on the west side. So who was it that was leaning over the railings. the "old fogies" on the west side?

Yes. It wasn’t students.

We all acknowledge that FBS is professional football now. Do you ever see an NFL coach worry about the fans conduct unless they directly affect a play with objects on the field or a penalty. That is for the administration, security, and campus police and there are remedies each can take against the offenders. I mainly have defended Blake but I am still blown away that was even on his mind after his football team got absolutely (I can't express myself without swearing)-whipped by Weber State.

Let's look at it from Blake's position. Yes, the loss was inexcusable. But if you were the coach and you felt that some of the fans were attacking your players in that way, wouldn't you say something? If someone singled out your kid, or a player that you have grown to have a close relationship with, would you not say something?

I blame Blake for the loss and how they showed up for the Alabama game, but I'm not going to blame him for standing up for his players.

On that I disagree. Blake is not coaching a team of college kids sacrificing their time to play for their future alma mater. He is a highly paid coach of a professional football team. His job is to win games and not deflect to fan behavior in public. There are multiple other employees in the organization and Blake can go to them in private about specific fan behavior concerns and they should address it a professional way.

Except at that time, NIL was new. Our collective wasn't formed yet. They weren't professional athletes and very few, if any were getting paid.

And even if they were, he absolutely has the right to call out inexcusable fan behavior.

Agree to disagree.

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:09 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I've seen plenty of games in big-time football stadiums. They don't allow fans to hang over the railings and scream at players.

There's a difference between booing because of bad performance and singling out a player/acting like a maniac. Some members of Aggie Nation crossed that line at the WSU game. Don't get mad at Blake for it.

If don't agree with that, then get used to more players entering into the portal and being stuck with mediocre teams every year.

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:42 am

shoresy wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:32 am

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:09 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I've seen plenty of games in big-time football stadiums. They don't allow fans to hang over the railings and scream at players.

There's a difference between booing because of bad performance and singling out a player/acting like a maniac. Some members of Aggie Nation crossed that line at the WSU game. Don't get mad at Blake for it.

If don't agree with that, then get used to more players entering into the portal and being stuck with mediocre teams every year.

Right. The reason we're stuck in this G5 portal hell right now is because our fans got mad when the team lost by 28 to an FCS team. That's the reason.

Maybe not the only reason, but if we as a fan base don't come back down earth and realize we can't treat our players like dirt, it definitely will be a contributing factor.

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:42 am

shoresy wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:32 am

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:09 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I've seen plenty of games in big-time football stadiums. They don't allow fans to hang over the railings and scream at players.

There's a difference between booing because of bad performance and singling out a player/acting like a maniac. Some members of Aggie Nation crossed that line at the WSU game. Don't get mad at Blake for it.

If don't agree with that, then get used to more players entering into the portal and being stuck with mediocre teams every year.

Right. The reason we're stuck in this G5 portal hell right now is because our fans got mad when the team lost by 28 to an FCS team. That's the reason.

Maybe not the only reason, but if we as a fan base don't come back down earth and realize we can't treat our players like dirt, it definitely will be a contributing factor.

2004AG wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 11:46 am

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 10:09 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am

Someone better tell The Hurd that hanging over the railings and berating players is worthy of expulsion from the Spectrum.

I watched on television as Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer and company, get booed at home during a pi$$ poor performance just one year removed from a national championship year while Tebow was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Fans have always booed and yelled at players and coaches when they play and coach poorly. It isn't just a USU thingy, it's a sports thingy and I would bet my mortgage that what happened at the Maverick that night is pretty normal across the country, especially in the SEC or one of the Big "whatever" conferences.

These players are professionals now. Along with an education and housing, they are being paid to play. With that pay comes expectations. They need to learn to buck up and take the criticism and if that criticism forces them to leave, they are in for a rude awakening because it will happen somewhere else if they shyt the bed.

I've seen plenty of games in big-time football stadiums. They don't allow fans to hang over the railings and scream at players.

There's a difference between booing because of bad performance and singling out a player/acting like a maniac. Some members of Aggie Nation crossed that line at the WSU game. Don't get mad at Blake for it.

If don't agree with that, then get used to more players entering into the portal and being stuck with mediocre teams every year.

Fitzgerarld, Booth, Switzer and Legas hitting the portal had ZERO to do with booing during the Weber State game. They left because they were offered more money to leave.

If you've been to many big-time football stadiums, you will have seen fans yelling and booing. That's how sports work. Same with message boards.

We are a really tame fan base compared to most.