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Orange. said:
Neither of you even mentioned Bama's Burton incident at the time or the week after, much less criticized it. It only became interesting to you when you could use it to throw up a quick quasi tent revival and use it to start preaching condemnation to some Vols fans concerning a different incident.
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I’m not going to even pretend to remember if I made a post about the Burton situation 2 years ago. Whether or not I did, doesn’t change the fact that I believe what he did was wrong, too.

I’m not sure what point you are even trying to make. The fact is both situations could have been avoided, and whether or not you wear crimson or orange, you should do your best to not assault people just because you are upset you lost a game.
 
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Orange. said:
So you are in agreement on the basic issue with the people you are going out of your way to criticize from your high horse.
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We seem to be debating two different points. I have not stated anywhere on this board that I believe Omari definitely should be suspended and deserves to be punished. I am, however, in disagreement with the vocal portion of the fanbase that seems to believe Omari was justified in his actions. I’m not sure how any person can watch the tape and feel what he did was right.

I’m also not going “out of my way” to criticize people. This has been a common discussion point in a few different threads in the football forum and elsewhere, and I am simply stating my opinion like anyone else. You just seem to basically take any exception with anything I say these days just to be a contrarian and because you seem incapable of ever pointing out something a Tennessee coach or player has done wrong. There are dozens of other people in the Omari Thomas thread raising the exact point I have, yet you take exception with “TheDookieMonster” because apparently it’s anti-Tennessee to point out areas where our coaches and players can be better.

I’ll leave it at that and that’s the last I’ll say on the matter so we can move onto other topics.
 
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But don't you think Burton should have been suspended or kicked off the Bama team for that? Many people did and still do.

You also act as if you are unaware that Saban's shameless and profiteering public defense of the Burton, together with Saban blaming the fans (Burton struck two fans), set a precedent that did not exist at the time of Burton's punches. That is an important part of Saban's football legacy.

The SEC office, you may recall, agreed with Saban. They could have suspended Burton, even if Saban didn't; but they chose not to go against Saban. So one could say this is the first case under the new Saban rule. The SEC's sole action, in fact, was to fine the home team because two fans who were struck were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

As for pronouncement, an SEC spokesman implicitly blamed the coed (and the male fan) who were hit when he or she told ESPN on the record that [Burton's punches] were "why we have the rules" [against fans being on the field].
 
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I'll leave it at that, too, so we can move on to other topics. Didn't see your message before I posted. Never mind about what I asked.
 
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Orange. said:
Neither of you even mentioned Bama's Burton incident at the time or the week after, much less criticized it. It only became interesting to you when you could use it to throw up a quick quasi tent revival and use it to start preaching condemnation to some Vols fans concerning a different incident.
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Not detailing my opinion in writing on the Burton situation at the time it occurred isn't an indicator of indifference or support. That's a wildly ridiculous conclusion to jump to on your part. It also doesn't preclude me from using it as an example to point out that wrong is wrong as a parallel to the current Omari Thomas situation.

Your white knighting for all afflicted Vol fans is duly noted, however.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Not detailing my opinion in writing on the Burton situation at the time it occurred isn't an indicator of indifference or support. That's a wildly ridiculous conclusion to jump to on your part. It also doesn't preclude me from using it as an example to point out that wrong is wrong as a parallel to the current Omari Thomas situation.

Your white knighting for all afflicted Vol fans is duly noted, however.
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It demonstrates your bias. It was only important to you when you could use it to criticize Tennessee fans. It's a bad look.
 
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Orange. said:
It demonstrates your bias. It was only important to you when you could use it to criticize Tennessee fans. It's a bad look.
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Again...the absence of my opinion about a player who doesn't even play for Tennessee on www.volnation.com two years ago isn't evidence of anything. It certainly doesn't speak to any sort of bias. Bias in what regard? That's a ridiculous, circumstantial conclusion based in no amount of logic.

I'm not defending Jermaine Burton. I'm also not trying to drag Omari Thomas and say he deserves to drawn and quartered on the 50-yd line before we play Florida. I'm simply using the similarities and parallels of both situations to note that both players were wrong, but that the specific poster I quoted to begin with will automatically excuse one and crucify the other simply because of which jersey they wear. And make no mistake, that is the only reason. If anyone is showing any level of bias, it's him. Maybe take a minute to familiarize yourself with that person's posting habits with the same fervor as you did mine on the Burton incident, then perhaps you'd understand the target of my original post and stop trying to create an argument that isn't there.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Again...the absence of my opinion about a player who doesn't even play for Tennessee on www.volnation.com two years ago isn't evidence of anything. It certainly doesn't speak to any sort of bias. Bias in what regard? That's a ridiculous, circumstantial conclusion based in no amount of logic.

I'm not defending Jermaine Burton. I'm also not trying to drag Omari Thomas and say he deserves to drawn and quartered on the 50-yd line before we play Florida. I'm simply using the similarities and parallels of both situations to note that both players were wrong, but that the specific poster I quoted to begin with will automatically excuse one and crucify the other simply because of which jersey they wear. And make no mistake, that is the only reason. If anyone is showing any level of bias, it's him. Maybe take a minute to familiarize yourself with that person's posting habits with the same fervor as you did mine on the Burton incident, then perhaps you'd understand the target of my original post and stop trying to create an argument that isn't there.
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That explains a lot. I didn't even know you were responding to someone. Just looked. Bruh has been on ignore. I have no idea what he would or did defend. Didn't know what "white knighting" you were accusing me of. I wasn't defending someone's post. I assumed you wanted Omari suspended since that was what so many called for in the Burton case. Glad you did not.

The Burton incident involved a UT game, two UT students who were struck, a fine of UT, a free pass on the other hand, and was a major topic of discussion on VN. So it was not out of left field to notice. You obviously knew about it and dragged into a conversation when it suited you and paid it no mind when it didn't. But I don't care, so don't worry about it.

I don't think your account of events in the Omari case is correct, but I don't want to drag this out by discussing all the particulars. I don't care if we disagree. Mookie said let's stop talking about this, and I think he was right.
 
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Vol49er said:
That’s correct. It’s just repeated like 100 times on here everytime we have a game on SECN+ which is what I was poking fun at
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It’s because of boomers like my dad who can’t figure out how to work the ESPN app after being FaceTimed for the 1,000th time to walk him through it.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Not detailing my opinion in writing on the Burton situation at the time it occurred isn't an indicator of indifference or support. That's a wildly ridiculous conclusion to jump to on your part. It also doesn't preclude me from using it as an example to point out that wrong is wrong as a parallel to the current Omari Thomas situation.

Your white knighting for all afflicted Vol fans is duly noted, however.
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Idk what’s worse white knighting or acting like a Karen….not a good look for both y’all including the ppl who liked your drivel lol
 
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GoodTimeVol said:
Idk what’s worse white knighting or acting like a Karen….not a good look for both y’all including the ppl who liked your drivel lol
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Awww...☹️

This might mean something if your opinion carried even an ounce of weight with me. As it were, however, you've proven yourself and your opinion many times over to be as useless as tits on a boar.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
You seem like the type of person who thinks the government geoengineered Hurricane Helene to seize the lithium deposits in Chimeny Rock, North Carolina.
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Lol no lived in Florida a good portion of my life hurricanes are a thing every year unfortunately. Maybe someday I’ll move back to Tennessee only question is where seems like Chattanooga and Murfreesboro are way too packed
 
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cncchris33 said:
Awww...☹️

This might mean something if your opinion carried even an ounce of weight with me. As it were, however, you've proven yourself and your opinion many times over to be as useless as tits on a boar.
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What a bizzare last few pages of this thread. Shrine to the strawman and shunning of objectivity.
 
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