anthony fera convo
so, in response to Tom's post about anthony fera talking shit to anthony lalota, i took it upon myself to friend fera and start talking shit to him on facebook...the convo hasnt gotten too deep yet (he claims he wasnt talking shit and says he now sees how unclassy u of m fans are now), SOOOOO...again, let us begin the fera bashing
the little bitch kicker....
December 18th, 2008 at 5:14 PM ^
post it! haha. Tell him our kicker is a beast
December 18th, 2008 at 5:14 PM ^
If you friended him on Facebook with the intention of talking shit to a kid you never met, I can hardly blame him for thinking U of M fans are classless. Well done, dude.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:16 PM ^
Go away, and don't ever be a Michigan fan again. Head down to Maryland or something. Seriously. Get out.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:31 PM ^
woah woah woah. can't we all be nice and go to ohio? or at least carolina?
December 18th, 2008 at 5:16 PM ^
So he is saying Tom VH is not telling us the truth then?
Unclassy? He's the one that's going to be kicking in the middle of a cow pasture/ chicken manure field the next 4-5 years.
Tell him to watch out for crack backs when we reverse the field on kick offs.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:17 PM ^
ooo not even dumb morons would've done that
December 18th, 2008 at 5:18 PM ^
Did you actually find out what his "trash-talking" was?
from what I understand, he simply commented on the recent news of us losing a D-coordinator and LB commit by saying "that sucks." Hardly shit-talking IMO.
you proved his accusations correct. congratulations.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:25 PM ^
This was only one part. I'm not going to add to this, or support any negative talk between him and anyone else. BUT, there were other things said on photos, and other walls.
I'm not sure why I would make that up.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:18 PM ^
Sorry bballa, but seriously? You realize that he is a senior in high school, and you just went out of your way to insult him...
Whats next, throwing dirt in the eyes of little kids that are wearing OSU t-shirts?
December 18th, 2008 at 5:38 PM ^
i had an old roommate at michigan who after the '06 loss told a osu fan, no more than 7 years old that god hates him to his face. i'd be lying if i said that i didn't immediately laugh hysterically at seeing the look on the kids face, his dads face and the fury in my roommates eyes. a priceless moment.
December 18th, 2008 at 6:59 PM ^
"Whats next, throwing dirt in the eyes of little kids that are wearing OSU t-shirts?"
You know, that's not a bad idea
December 18th, 2008 at 7:03 PM ^
GO BLUE!
December 18th, 2008 at 8:42 PM ^
I've actually seen someone throw beer at a kid wearing an OSU shirt. It's absolutely awful, but Michigan fans, it seems, live up to their reputation.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:18 PM ^
There's nothing else more worthwhile you can do with your life than talk trash on facebook to someone you don't know?
December 18th, 2008 at 5:20 PM ^
Anyone wearing an OSU shirt or hat should have dirt thrown on them. It's just natural.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:23 PM ^
This is why the internet was created - to talk shit without the possibility of repercussions.
Thus, computer hackers were born.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:24 PM ^
you guys act like im talking shit to a random person...im talking shit to a commit to a rival school that was apparently talking shit to a commit at our school...hes gonna get shit talked for four years
December 18th, 2008 at 5:25 PM ^
You are talking shit to a random person. The fact that he went to Penn State doesn't make him an asshole.
Your need to somehow "represent" for Michigan, on the other hand, makes you one.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:28 PM ^
you've never talked shit to someone else in regards to michigan?
December 18th, 2008 at 5:30 PM ^
And meant it? No. I've never called anyone a "bitch" because of Michigan football.
December 18th, 2008 at 6:56 PM ^
The Michigan football fan police comes to the rescue again
December 18th, 2008 at 7:22 PM ^
Really? You should try it. It is the trump card for all arguments. With that one word, your point will be understood and simply cannot be debated further. And you will gain instant credibility and respect from the recipient. I have now used it at work with great success.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:24 PM ^
was just establishing some ground rules with Mr. Fera. Now he knows we are watching.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:25 PM ^
We shouldn't throw dirt on them we should just hope a bird poops on their shirt or they get lost at the state fair and start crying for a few minutes before they are safely returned to their parents. But throwing dirt on kids ain't cool.
I agree. Bad move on talking trash to an 18 year old kid. We ARE better than that, and should continue holding ourselves to the Michigan standard. I'm afraid that move just doesn't cut it.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:30 PM ^
loser
December 18th, 2008 at 5:31 PM ^
what's that ad they run...
"Hail, for there truly is a Michigan difference."
That type of thing is childish and unwarranted.
Trash talk should be relegated to fan to fan or player to player. I'm sure Anthony LaLota really doesn't need your help.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:31 PM ^
the dumbest thing I've ever seen.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:33 PM ^
the other evening Fera was actively running our program down to Lalota and really going on about Shafer's resignation. Tom VH seemed extremely unhappy with this. Despite Fera's young age, if he is 18 he is an adult...last time I checked. The problem with kids today is they misbehave and then mom and dad want to find a loophole to get them out of trouble.
Bballa was just playing "an eye for an eye" with Fera and dishing shit back at him. If Fera can get a free pass on this one so can bballa.
Lets move on guys
December 18th, 2008 at 5:40 PM ^
If we heard an OSU fan did this to one of our commits, we would call OSU fans douchebags.
The same goes for PSU.
Or MSU.
Or Illinois.
Etc.
And eye for an eye is Old Testament shit. Welcome to the New Testament.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:23 PM ^
I'm with Magnus on this one. yikes.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:34 PM ^
Maybe we're overreacting a bit here. Just because it's not the classiest thing ever, talking shit over a social networking website is pretty harmless. It's not like he threw rocks through his window or something. Fera either likes the attention or deletes the messages. Not a big deal.
Also, some people are a little judgmental about how they think Michigan fans "should" act. Not all are going to be perfect gentlemen all the time, and that's fine. Just because someone thinks their fanhood allows them to do things you don't agree with, let it slide a bit.
Telling someone not to be a fan anymore because you wouldn't have done this is pretty weak too.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:39 PM ^
No. Honestly, friending an athelete with the purpose of harassing them is pathetic. Period. If someone did that to me, I'd think they were insane.
Fera hasn't behaved well? Fine. That's on him. For the record - I don't give a shit if bballa talks trash to Fera - all it's doing is making himself look like an idiot. But if he's going to brag about it here, I'm not going giggle along with it.
I realize I'm "telling people how to act" and shit, but it's mind-boggling to me that the same people can sit here and act morally or intellectually superior to an OSU or MSU fan, and then do this.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:45 PM ^
Fair enough. And I'm not directing this just at you either, but expressing your displeasure is different than saying something along the lines of "go away and don't be a Michigan fan ever again." A little harsh.
I'm not condoning nor condemning what he did, but a lot of us, myself included, need to jump down off our high horses sometimes.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:08 PM ^
Someone with a Castro avatar telling people how they should act and what they should say and not say. You're original, I'll give you that.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:10 PM ^
why shouldn't it work for Chitown?
December 18th, 2008 at 8:40 PM ^
like what he just posted. People should address his points rather than take issue with his approach or just express dismay at his derived conclusions.
If a poster is behaving like a douche, and someone calls you out on it, well...
And it does seem to me that a number of people posting here do need to have others tell them how to behave. Ummmm, hence Brian's banning of posters, and Chitown's comments.
And I for one and damn glad for both, otherwise this blog slides down into the muck of other blogs.
December 19th, 2008 at 8:08 AM ^
You people take these things way too seriously.
December 19th, 2008 at 8:38 AM ^
Waitwaitwaitwaitwaitwait.
Wait.
Ok, so this guy e-stalks an 18-year kid because he didn't decided to kick footballs at Michigan and MIGHT have acted arrogant to a future Michigan recruit. He does this solely for the purpose of insulting him.
And I am "taking these things way too seriously"?
December 19th, 2008 at 9:07 AM ^
No, chitown, you're not. If this is supposed to be "the" Michigan blog, then it represents Michigan fans to a much wider audience than just the small message board community. Brian's quite right to banhammer the guy - he shouldn't be using Brian's webspace as a forum for asshattery. And I would much rather overreact than underreact.
December 19th, 2008 at 10:37 AM ^
So a guy somewhere nobody really knows decides to insult a 18-year old kid nobody really knows using the internet. Big deal. Don't take it as an insult or an attack, I find this quite amusing myself, both the bragging attempt and the seriousness of people's responses, like any of this really matters.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:35 PM ^
and none of it may matter much to me, but I certainly can see how it could matter to a high school kid. I am sure it also matters to his parents. I am sure that not of that concerns you.
But you know who it really matters to. Brian, that is who. This is his livelihood and it is also what he has based his reputation on.
An you know what, the integrity of this blog and its character matters to me as well. It is what keeps me coming back. Not tolerating shit like this (and talking shit about recruits that chose to go to other schools) that make this blog a cut above.
So yeah, I appologize, I do take this seriously.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:57 PM ^
"Telling someone not to be a fan anymore because you wouldn't have done this is pretty weak too."
The dude is representing Michigan fans and now we all look like classless jerks. And friending someone on Facebook with the sole intention of harassing them is probably bordering on some kind of stalking crime. I don't want to be associated with trashy shit like that. Even if Fera is shit talking, I really don't think a guy who plays defensive end needs scrawny immature fanboys to stand up for him to a kicker.
It's one thing to talk shit to other fans who randomly cross your path. It's another thing entirely to stalk and harass an 18-year-old kid because of something you read on the Internet, no matter how credible TomVH's reports are. And then bragging about it and expecting the rest of us to join in. It's shitty and immature and I don't want people thinking I'm equally classless because I root for the same team.
December 18th, 2008 at 6:31 PM ^
No one will think you're classless because of something someone did who happens to cheer for the same team. You are a member of one of the largest fanbases of any team in the world.
The chance of anyone you know finding out about this is near zero. There is a better chance someone judges you because you flipped out on a kid for something trivial than because they heard someone who also roots for Michigan was talking shit to Anthony Fera.
December 19th, 2008 at 1:52 AM ^
WolvinLA, you are one of the few voices of reason on this site.
A fan is a fan if he loves the team. And obviously, this guy loves the team enough to trash an 18 year old kid. Over the top? Yes. Diehard fan? Again, yes.
As long as he isn't actually hurting anyone, he can do whatever he wants; so leave him alone.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:45 PM ^
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December 18th, 2008 at 5:47 PM ^
I think section 2 of Brian's recruiting philosophy fits well here. Especially paragraphs two and six.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:59 PM ^
I think we should keep that link on standby. There's been a lot of decommits this year, and a lot of negative comments about those decommits.
December 18th, 2008 at 6:10 PM ^
And think about how pathetic it is you would friend an 18 year old to talk shit. You are literally like the dad who came out of the stands and assaulted the high school wrestler who was beating his son in a wrestling match. He's allowed to talk trash against a future opponent, he's 18 and immature, what's your excuse?
December 18th, 2008 at 6:11 PM ^
He's a kicker