Re: Utica College Pioneers 2012-13 Season
I realize that, not being a Utica fan, many of the intended audience of this message will not read it, but I'll post it anyway:
Of course you will. (Might I suggest that you purchase a human-sized hamster-wheel, just to work off some of your misguided energy?)
I was referring to the posters who previously indicated that they had stopped reading posts by non-Utica fans.
I'm confused. Is this the the thread about Utica (which, as I already stated, means discussion both positive and negative about the team in question from fans of both UC and other DIII teams... That's the way this board had worked since its inception), or is this the "we hate the long-time posters of this board that we recently DECIDED to join so we're going to whine about it to no end" thread?
It's more of a "we dislike clueless, trolling blowhards who have never seen Utica play, and are only here to talk trash" thread... And that definitely doesn't paint all visitors with a broad brush; just guys like you.
First off, Remy has repeatedly stated that he HAS gone to see Utica play... and I'm pretty sure the Oswego posters will have seen utica play, so "never" is clearly not the term you intended to use. As to putting me in with the "trolls"... when, pray tell, did I come in here and bash utica? I have, on occasion, been voiced my hesitation to jump on the bandwagon, but I have never expressly come on this thread exclusively to say negative things about the Pioneers. Seriously, go check my previous posts if you so desire, and let me know if I'm wrong. When I did get really involved was when the war of words started and I didn't like what I was reading. Were Remy and my other fellow USCHO posters a bit harsh at times with the Utica posters? Certainly. Was the reaction by certain Utica posters a bit harsh as well? Absolutely.
It has been asked if Utica fans go into other threads to 'tick people off'. The answer to that is no. But here's the thing: everyone has a way of expressing themselves. Remy doesn't JUST go after UC fans. He goes after anybody who annoys him, even if they're Plattsburgh fans. It's the way he's always been, the rest of us have just learned to piece through the sarcasm and harsh wording and find the valuable bits of information around which he is basing his opinion... because he DOES know what he's talking about and, if you're willing to pay attention to what he's really trying to say, it can create great conversation. It's how this board has always functioned, and as I've said a few times: if you don't like it, perhaps this isn't the discussion board for you. But so long as you continue to post on this board, your opinion will always be welcomed, on the condition that you're willing to listen to its counterargument as well.
I never attacked UC or its fans. I came to the defense of a friend (who probably didn't really want or need it) who was being attacked for expressing his opinions in the best way he knows how.
And I would just like to say that I do think UC has a lot of potential.
I'm sure the program has been waiting on pins and needles for your endorsement. Thanks so much. Now everyone from Heenan on down to Aud security can sleep at night.
Complains that nobody gives respect to Utica, and then mocks the non-UC posters who try to do just that. Makes tons of sense.
For the record, I wouldnat this point have UC ranked above Plattsburgh.
Well, that doesn't surprise anyone here... But it's a patently ridiculous thing to say, and predictably so, considering the source.
BTW, check out the KRACH in the morning, if you're not too hung-over. (It makes sense.)
I'm assuming both parts of this comment (saying my statement was ridiculous, and commenting that I must be drunk) are due to a misunderstanding, for which I apologize. I was typing that post on my iPad, and when I do that I sometimes hit the 'n' instead of the spacebar. What I was trying to say was "I would at this point have UC ranked above Plattsburgh". Obviously, with the 'n' there, it's easy to interpret the opposite. UC has been performing better on a more consistent basis than Plattsburgh this year, and at one point I was arguing that Plattsburgh shouldn't be ranked. I'm still waiting to see how UC performs in the ECAC-W playoffs, because the team under Heenan does have an historical tendency to let the wheels fall off in February/March. I'm not going to deny that they have the ability to go far. I haven't seen enough of them to judge this team this year, so I'm letting the results speak for themselves, and this year UC is getting the results regularly.
If UC can hold it together and get the results they deserve in the postseason, I will be among the first to come here on this thread and congratulate them. As I said, I hope to be able to meet you, to be able to shake your hand and engage in pleasant conversation, in Lake Placid if UC makes it (of which they are certainly capable).