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The paradox of being a knowledegable michigan football fan - loving michigan football and hating michigan student-fans.
- Before I get started, brief background - I was an all-state high school football player in Michigan, got my B.A. and M.A. from Michigan in education, and am now an out of state high school teacher and football coach.
Here's the thing about Michigan-student fans (which make up the vast majority of posters on this site):
95% of them have never strapped on a helmet. In high school most of them were cross-country runners, band members, quiz-bowl studs, etc. and had little interest in, or knowledge of, football. But, with football being what it is here, they take an interest...and being the smart/confident kids they are...consider themselves to be 'experts' by their sophomore falls. Some actually do manage to develop reasonably informed football opinions, but most don't.
This 'student-fan' is what makes up the majority of the mgoblog community, and also - eventually - the majority of our alumni base. It's a hard thing to deal with. It ruins most of the intelligent conversation that could occur on this board, it turns our coaching searches into absolute chaos, etc. (see cat pictures, internet-nerd-insults, les miles-love, brady hoke-hate, etc.). It sucks, but it is what it is, and you have to deal with it. The solution? Ignore what people on boards like this have to say, search hard for those rare UofM students that actually played football, and get to know some good 'wal-mart's.'
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Mgoboard sucks bad. I like the blog site but hate the users. You all suck bad. You have ruined the fun of this site. Booooooooooo! Sincerely, Closed ForeverPlease proofread before posting from now on.
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