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#126
#126
BowlBrother85 said:
If you're somehow suggesting that you would never read a classless post on 'the boneyard' (UConn fan site), there have been countless posts over the last 10 years on that site which have not only speculated on Pat Summitt's sexual orientation (with zero proof that she was gay - just mindless and childish rumor mongering) but posts that have also made light of and joked about her Alzheimer's diagnosis.

Never let it be said that UConn fans are above launching mean spirited and personal attacks against those who have dared to challenge the dominance of their beloved basketball team on the court and the integrity of their coach off of it. A UConn fan coming on another site to call the fan of another team classless? Really?
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In tours through every WCBB site with a pulse, the closest I have found to a non-"classless" site is likely the Stanford board, whose fans usually keep things in control. If any Vol or Husky fans are even 1% honest, they would not put either the VolNation \ Summitt or the Boneyard sites anywhere near the top of the list for class, nor would the Notre Dame site be up there, and the CockyTalk site isn't too trashy but the WCBB fans haven't had a couple decades worth of passion to get themselves all ugly yet. The major team sites are ones with passionate demanding fans of many different backgrounds with colorful ways of expressing their thoughts, and Vol fans were quite willing to say nasty stuff about Griner and her appearance, and Boneyard fans will pile on to insult even their own all-American players if they think the player should lose some pounds even if her stats are spectacular. And getting banned is common fate on certain sites where speech is cheap and often classless.

So no, a fan base that proclaims itself to be the paragon of class is deluded. Likewise however, when posters start throwing the "ugly" and "gross" descriptions around about women's basketball players, that's going the trash route. Why not head to a cheerleader fan site instead of subjecting basketball players to the slime?
 
#127
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meekfan said:
Well, I'm no Ucon fan and I find this post appalling. I have to admit I don't go to their forum but I find it really unbelievable that the comments you quote could be found on any fanbase forum. Show me the link(s) you refer to.
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I didn't refer to any links but the text I cited did take place and I don't care if you believe what I said. You're giving UConn fans more credit than what they earned following the spring of 2008 revelation that Pat Summitt had turned them in over the ESPN tour involving Maya Moore and the cancellation of the series. It was very ugly and I remember it well. I used to lurk on 'The Boneyard' from 2006-2011 (beginning with the recruitment of Maya Moore) and I'm sure you would be surprised at the trash that was posted. I certainly was.
 
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#128
DR2 said:
In tours through every WCBB site with a pulse, the closest I have found to a non-"classless" site is likely the Stanford board, whose fans usually keep things in control. If any Vol or Husky fans are even 1% honest, they would not put either the VolNation \ Summitt or the Boneyard sites anywhere near the top of the list for class, nor would the Notre Dame site be up there, and the CockyTalk site isn't too trashy but the WCBB fans haven't had a couple decades worth of passion to get themselves all ugly yet. The major team sites are ones with passionate demanding fans of many different backgrounds with colorful ways of expressing their thoughts, and Vol fans were quite willing to say nasty stuff about Griner and her appearance, and Boneyard fans will pile on to insult even their own all-American players if they think the player should lose some pounds even if her stats are spectacular. And getting banned is common fate on certain sites where speech is cheap and often classless.

So no, a fan base that proclaims itself to be the paragon of class is deluded. Likewise however, when posters start throwing the "ugly" and "gross" descriptions around about women's basketball players, that's going the trash route. Why not head to a cheerleader fan site instead of subjecting basketball players to the slime?
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If you lurked on that site just about any time in 2008, you could not have missed posts that implied or just came out and said that Pat Summitt was a lesbian. Sometimes the comments would be subtle such as "the worst kept secret in college basketball" and sometimes they would be more overt but they were impossible to miss on that forum at the height of the ill will between these two programs.

I know that ugly things are often posted on "the Summitt" as well but the most immature trash I've ever seen anywhere was on the boneyard in 2008 after that ESPN tour story broke.
 
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#129
BowlBrother85 said:
If you lurked on that site just about any time in 2008, you could not have missed posts that implied or just came out and said that Pat Summitt was a lesbian. Sometimes the comments would be subtle such as "the worst kept secret in college basketball" and sometimes they would be more overt but they were impossible to miss on that forum at the height of the ill will between these two programs.

I know that ugly things are often posted on "the Summitt" as well but the most immature trash I've ever seen anywhere was on the boneyard in 2008 after that ESPN tour story broke.
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Um, let's just say I'm more aware than most about what has been on the BY in the last 16 years, and all I can say is that the ugliness was very huge on both sides, and dredging up the drek for a "which is uglier" contest would be a exercise in masochism and the result would be very highly dependent on whether you were wearing orange or blue tinted specs. There were reasons for both sides' fans to be hot and passionate, and they most definitely were.

The anti-UConn and anti-Vol stuff was tit for tat and kind of a juvenile rank-out contest for the most part. But as noted, getting away from both teams' fans' antics, it was the Griner crap that disturbed me more. Both the Vols and Huskies (and of course the Bears as much as Baylor has tried to hide it) have had well-know cases of players whose sexual orientation does not follow the "straight and narrow" path and have some highly visible posters from another path. Therefore to have the Griner crap so visible and persistent was just bad. Sure, bust her for breaking an opponent's nose, but crapping on her for the body she was born to grow into and her rumored orientation at that time was just wrong.
 
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2008 was not a very good time in Uconn/TN relations on fan boards and some of that ran very deep and is still dredged up from time to time. This board is actually more civilized than the one that changed over to a pay site. And I enjoy visiting here and occasionally make posts. And I enjoy the vols fans who come to the boneyard and post occasionally. And generally they are well received as I am here. I do not remember any posts about orientation of any coach, but 2008 is a long time ago so I wouldn't swear to it. I do know that any post like that in the last five years about anyone would not be allowed to remain on the boneyard.

I will say that the boneyard has very strong moderators who delete a lot of posts and monitor threads very closely to make sure they stay civilized. And there are rules that do get enforced about speculation on players transferring and use of derogatory nick names for opposing coaches, or objectifying both Uconn players and opposing players.

I am surprised a little when I read posts here speculating about one or more of your players transferring out that appear to me to be simply based on limited minutes or guesses about a players mindset. Those kinds of posts would get quashed immediately on the boneyard and I think you-all should consider doing the same here. It really doesn't advance the discussion and it would be hurtful to players friends and family if they visit this board.
 
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UCMiami said:
2008 was not a very good time in Uconn/TN relations on fan boards and some of that ran very deep and is still dredged up from time to time. This board is actually more civilized than the one that changed over to a pay site. And I enjoy visiting here and occasionally make posts. And I enjoy the vols fans who come to the boneyard and post occasionally. And generally they are well received as I am here. I do not remember any posts about orientation of any coach, but 2008 is a long time ago so I wouldn't swear to it. I do know that any post like that in the last five years about anyone would not be allowed to remain on the boneyard.

I will say that the boneyard has very strong moderators who delete a lot of posts and monitor threads very closely to make sure they stay civilized. And there are rules that do get enforced about speculation on players transferring and use of derogatory nick names for opposing coaches, or objectifying both Uconn players and opposing players.

I am surprised a little when I read posts here speculating about one or more of your players transferring out that appear to me to be simply based on limited minutes or guesses about a players mindset. Those kinds of posts would get quashed immediately on the boneyard and I think you-all should consider doing the same here. It really doesn't advance the discussion and it would be hurtful to players friends and family if they visit this board.
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*cough* BULL $hit! *clear throat*

I'm sorry but I can't let that one go. I've seen Pat Summitt referred to in pejorative terms over there too many times.
 
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this jerk reminds me of Geno
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