Are all Spartan fans insane or just RCMB members?
Seriously. I’ve never seen a group of people so wrapped up in contempt and full of conspiracy theories. They are desperately bumping the Simpson traffic incident trying to make it into the next big college athletics scandal. Even though they appear to have cornered the market on athlete scandals.
The doctor Anderson news appears to be tragic for the victims involved, yet they are gleefully discussing it hoping that it becomes like the Nassar story. According to them we live in a world where the University of Michigan controls the local media AND also ESPN. All the media outlets have a master plan to keep down MSU. Not sure why that would benefit anyone in the media but apparently it’s a cold hard indisputable fact.
I never cared for the Little Brother talk, but holy cow MSU fans act like the little kid that throws tantrums because everyone picks on them. Any Mgoblog stalking RCMBers want to offer any insight on all this?
February 24th, 2020 at 5:09 PM ^
But how would you know this if you weren’t already stalking them? Regardless I who gives a shit. They literally becoming irrelevant in every sport
February 24th, 2020 at 5:51 PM ^
It’s just funny to me that UM is now like 3 of their largest threads over there on RCMB. What truly insecure people...
February 24th, 2020 at 6:07 PM ^
Were you here a couple weeks ago when we had something like 3 threads a day dedicated to MSU?
Edit: This board has over 180 comments freaking out because a couple guys moved their crystal balls on a 4 star RB to OSU. Unfortunately, the vocal minority usually yells louder than the majority
February 24th, 2020 at 6:11 PM ^
Because they had a coaching change and there was actually news to discuss. Now? Nothing new and nothing worth talking about regarding MSU
February 24th, 2020 at 6:17 PM ^
Nah, most of the threads created were just rubbing their noses in dogshit because of the mess they made (for themselves). Some of the threads were news worthy, but most of them sucked.
February 24th, 2020 at 7:38 PM ^
All I need to know is there are plenty of people here posting about how terrible it is over there.
I don’t slow down to gawk at accidents and I’m not clicking over there. Thanks to all the reminders.
February 24th, 2020 at 6:21 PM ^
Unlike here, the threads there go on for years at a time. Don’t believe me? Look at the UM rock bottom thread. The insecurity runs very deep there.
Our threads and interest with them last a few days tops and even then don’t manage 100+ comments unless it’s directly rivalry related.
Threads that go 180+ long here are more about dreading Michigan’s own football program than talking about anyone else lol.
February 24th, 2020 at 6:30 PM ^
Because the vocal minority are trolls, ever notice how few comments there are on positive Michigan threads ?
February 24th, 2020 at 8:17 PM ^
I bet a couple of weeks ago he was reading how RMCB about Michigan.
February 24th, 2020 at 5:10 PM ^
What’s hilarious is that they think we have the Freep in our back pocket when they tried to bring the program down for a little extra stretching.
February 24th, 2020 at 6:42 PM ^
Freep = Blue Wall!
February 24th, 2020 at 5:17 PM ^
I was just learning today in class about the dangers of a perceived other and deeper conspiracies surrounding that. I think the RCMB really believes there is some sort of media conspiracy to hurt MSU and help UOFM. It really defies reason, but I’m pretty sure they buy into it. You can see both Trump and Sanders using this “other” to great success in current politics. It’s an idea that some outsider is against us.
February 24th, 2020 at 6:25 PM ^
Devils advocate here - our fanbase is bigger. Potentially reporting on this against the schools wishes (potentialy letting narrative get out of control) could lead to push back on access and stuff. idk. money is money and michigan dribves a lot of clicks to these dying papers.
Unfounded and ridiuclous, yes. but defying reason i'm not sure
February 24th, 2020 at 7:16 PM ^
It's society's oldest and easiest tactic. No matter what you're talking about or with whom you're dealing, there will always be a perceived "other" and associated fear that some will aim to exploit for their advantage.
February 24th, 2020 at 8:22 PM ^
I completely agree. I know we are supposed to be "hashtag no politics" over here, but Trump and Sanders supporters both seem to blame the media for any negative opinions re: their favorite president/candidate.
February 24th, 2020 at 8:56 PM ^
I totally agree. And what makes it dangerous is these conspiracies can be based in truth. The red scare is what we focused on in class. And yes, there were some communists in the US. But it wasn’t like the congress and the FBI was half full of communist sympathizers like some wanted you to believe.
February 24th, 2020 at 5:18 PM ^
I will be kind and venture a guess that 95% of all fans qualify as not knowing a damn thing about the game they are losing their minds over. Otherwise, the Sparties surely don't improve this guess.
February 24th, 2020 at 5:19 PM ^
Have someone put a parental lock on that website. It'll be better if you don't go look.
February 24th, 2020 at 5:25 PM ^
They have Meh Tucker, though. And, they overspent to get him, too. Which makes him great!
February 24th, 2020 at 5:44 PM ^
And their new RB coach has an impressive CV.
February 24th, 2020 at 6:43 PM ^
Not just Tucker - it's a monster staff!! Best staff money could bribe at a time when no one is changing jobs.
February 24th, 2020 at 5:27 PM ^
Every fanbase is going to have an asinine vocal minority that brings down the rest of the fanbase and the institution they are repping. What happened with Nassar and Anderson were tragedies that revealed gross mismanagement by those who knew and did nothing despite being in leadership positions.
And anyone using such tragedies as pretext to starting generalizing/insulting others is pretty pathetic.
February 24th, 2020 at 5:28 PM ^
I don't think about Sparty fans tbh. I know a few through work and they're not insane. The dregs at RCMB are another matter.
We Michigan fans have a few nutcases in our nation as well.
February 24th, 2020 at 5:31 PM ^
RCMB will rot your brain
February 24th, 2020 at 5:31 PM ^
A. Stop caring about what rival fans say
B. Stop reading rival blogs
C. Profit
February 24th, 2020 at 5:32 PM ^
Shouldn't you already have assumed they were like this before going over there? You can't be surprised.
But the issue over UM controlling the media is laugh worthy. Remember Stretch gate?
February 24th, 2020 at 5:37 PM ^
Only a sick, messed up in the head, group of people would want the Anderson news to become the Nassar story. I wish there was never a Nassar story.
February 24th, 2020 at 6:27 PM ^
Want to echo this. I love UM. I wish that Nassar had never touched a single person inappropriately. I really would rather that these thing not happen. For the UM doctor, I'm for a full investigation and remedies to what went wrong.
I hope no UM fans are gleeful about the Nassar scandal. Frankly, its a national embarrassment.
February 24th, 2020 at 5:37 PM ^
Sure, I'll offer you some insight, CUCK. You're divorced from reality because between it and you resides the BLUE WALL. It's too bad that whatever is causing you to be unable to achieve and / or maintain an erection is also making you STUPID. Spartan fans aren't insane, they're just sick and tired of having to listen to LITTLE SISTER.
SPARTAN NATION
February 24th, 2020 at 5:50 PM ^
Hey! I say 'Spartan Nation' every time I see my Sparty crush.
February 24th, 2020 at 6:05 PM ^
What are you doing to that child?
February 24th, 2020 at 6:07 PM ^
Oooooh. You got him good. Nice one Farva.
February 24th, 2020 at 6:14 PM ^
I STILL don't know if this is a parody account or not
I think that's actually the ultimate goal of all parody accounts though, isn't it?
February 24th, 2020 at 10:19 PM ^
It’s definitely a parody account. I actually think it’s pretty well done. Captures all the spartan spin talking points and people respond to it.
February 24th, 2020 at 6:14 PM ^
I STILL don't know if this is a parody account or not
I think that's actually the ultimate goal of all parody accounts though, isn't it?
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February 24th, 2020 at 5:48 PM ^
I'm not crazy. I just lost my mind a couple years ago.
February 24th, 2020 at 5:48 PM ^
Why do you care to check their site?
February 24th, 2020 at 6:00 PM ^
If we don't have another Sparty thread for a month, I might pee my pants. Sheez, let those people live in their own misery.
February 24th, 2020 at 6:01 PM ^
The whole blue wall conspiracy is crazy. No one is out to take down MSU. Just so happens more people like Michigan because Michigan is a bigger brand and has more alumni. But there’s no media conspiracy.
The Simpson thing, I think there are still some questions, but let’s not blow it out of proportion. He was driving a friends car who lives in his building and it was a 20 year old car. Not some impermissible benefit. I kind of wish the police had done a sobriety test so we could put that to bed. But they didn’t, so we can’t say for certain he was drunk. EL police cited a sexual assault as seducing an unmarried woman, so they don’t even have a half of a leg to stand on and should honestly shut the fuck up. Whatever Simpson did, we can say for certain that he didn’t sexually assault anyone.
The doctor thing, idk. Unfortunately we don’t know enough right now. But so far it seems like the number of victims was orders of magnitude less than Nassar and I haven’t seen Schlissel or Warde defending this guy. I have seen the UM regents defending this doctor. It’s a terrible situation and I do hope Michigan supports the victims but comparing the two situations is a bit of a stretch.
edit: oops that was supposed to say the regents are not defending this guy. Point was we don’t have people doing crazy interviews like the MSU trustees, who didn’t necessarily defend Nassar but they attacked anyone who questioned the way they handled it.
February 24th, 2020 at 6:15 PM ^
I got a pretty solid list of Netflix shows to check out from RCMB. So, there's that... Fan is short for fanatic, so I choose not to visit a rival's blog page looking for fair and balanced conversation.
February 24th, 2020 at 6:27 PM ^
I live in Lansing and the answer is yes.
February 24th, 2020 at 6:49 PM ^
Wow, just wow. Maybe I should start drinking...
February 24th, 2020 at 6:55 PM ^
You're breaking the only cardinal rule of dealing with MSU fans: paying any attention to them whatsoever.
February 24th, 2020 at 7:10 PM ^
All the Spartan fans on r/cfb loathe RCMB
February 24th, 2020 at 7:15 PM ^
I repeat, RCMB = Sports 4chan
"LOOK OUT FOR THE BLUE WALL!!!!" lolololol
February 24th, 2020 at 7:24 PM ^
I have very normal coworkers and neighbors and friends who are Spartys. We probably all do.
February 24th, 2020 at 7:44 PM ^
Sparty minds are so warped from their massive inferiority complex that it's inconceivable for them to think straight.
February 24th, 2020 at 7:44 PM ^
Most Sparty fans are, in all honesty, pretty level headed.
RCMB is where the guys who got booted from MLive for being a dick go to post their bullshit.