Some hate developing towards Denard Robinson already?

Submitted by dieseljr32 on

With any player that performs well and gets a ton of publicity and hype for such performances there tends to be some sort of anger or disgust towards that player (ex: Tim Tebow). 

Obviously, Denard Robinson has been tremendously good these first two games.  So good that ESPN is bringing out the hype train saying Denard is the Heisman front-runner.  A group on Facebook has claimed tomorrow as "Shoes Untied like Denard Robinson Day."  While I was looking at this group, I noticed some comments that belittle Denard saying he's too stupid to tie his cleats and others claim they cannot wait for him to start playing terribly so they jump off of the bandwagon. 

Why such hate just two games into the year?  Personally, I don't think he will be able to keep this torrid pace (hopefully he can though) but I just don't understand why there is hate already builiding up.  I find it kind of sad because he is a great person, always with a smile on his face, and extremely humble.

Here is the facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=144149168960694&index=1

jmblue

September 12th, 2010 at 10:56 PM ^

I haven't noticed that much hate, but I have noticed a ton of faux concern on the part of rival fans ("He can't possibly survive the season").  No one seems to think he isn't a good player.  They just think/hope he'll get injured before he plays their team.  (The notion of their defense actually stopping Denard if he's healthy seems to be out the window.)

Starko

September 13th, 2010 at 12:31 AM ^

The fake concern for his health is really annoying to me.  Anyone give a shit that ND put a quarterback back in the game after he was showing neurological symptoms due to a hit to the head, probably a concussion?  Brian Kelly is a fucking little piggy, and his shots at Rich Rod are pathetic.

it's just ridiculous.  Lots of running backs run 25-30 times a game.  Did anyway question Lloyd Carr's concern for Chris Perry when he carried 51 times?

umichzach

September 12th, 2010 at 10:55 PM ^

i imagine it's similar to Tebow hate.  Florida fans don't understand why the rest of the world hates Tebow.  obviously thats a stretch comparing D Rob to Tebow considering Tim was in the news a lot more but its a similar mind set.  someone does well and gets a shit lot of attention and there will be people pissed that they have to hear so much about it.  

BlueGoM

September 12th, 2010 at 11:06 PM ^

Florida fans acted like Tebow was crown prince of the universe, and yeah, when someone becomes that popular and/or are held up like a deity, it gets irritating.

 Fortunately Rich Rod hasn't said anything like "If you spend 15 minutes talking to Denard your life will be better for it" yet, so his popularity has not reached the point where it becomes irritating.

Also it's most likely the haters are ND, MSU, OSU fans, etc.

4godkingandwol…

September 12th, 2010 at 11:47 PM ^

Regarding...

 

Florida fans acted like Tebow was crown prince of the universe...

 

Have you seen this board lately in its response to Denard.  We've already bronzed him and given him the heisman.  And, he hasn't accomplished anywhere close to what Tebow has in his college career.  I hope he does, and I hope the whole country is envious of us, but I'd be careful about calling kettles black.

BlueGoM

September 13th, 2010 at 7:30 AM ^

Maybe on this board people are going crazy over Denard but  I can't agree that the rest of the media is gushing over Denard like they were with Tebow.  I spent a week in Florida on business and it was Tebow this, Tebow that, every freakn' where you went.

Also, the same response was given to Tate, after a come from behind ND win,  a year ago.  If Denard goes through what Tate went through last season, ( shoulder implosion, o-line meltdown, 1-7 after 4-0 start)  then all this praise will evaporate.

steelymax

September 13th, 2010 at 10:42 AM ^

I wouldn't even know Tebow's politics. I only know that he's religious, goes on humanitarian missions to Africa, and for whatever reason the MSM calls him "divisive" without citing examples of why.

BrayBray1

September 12th, 2010 at 10:55 PM ^

  • Buckeye fans
  • Spartan fans
  • PSU fans
  • ND fans
  • Everyone else who hates us.

It doesn't surprise me one bit. Denard is spectacular and that makes people jealous and/or afraid. Lots of people out there don't want this team to succeed.

tmotts62

September 12th, 2010 at 11:03 PM ^

Consider my Sparty bro-in-law.  I couldn't watch the game live, so had my phone off for radio silence purposes.  After I watched the game last night, I turned my phone back on.  There's a text from the aforementioned SBIL, to the effect of  "look at the Heisman candidate caving like a little girl at the first sign of adversity!!"  I'm not sure what prompted the text -- it came in about 5 pm, and I didn't go back to try to figure out what play he was talking about.  In all events, I happily replied, asking him if he cared to issue a retraction.  To his credit, he acknowledged that he had a large helping of crow on his plate.

Magnum P.I.

September 12th, 2010 at 10:57 PM ^

Let anyone hate. Unlike some of the examples you gave above, Denard is not self-promoting, entitled, egotistical, flashy, disrespectful, or with attitude. The guy is the best type of hero to have because he does everything right (at least to the public eye). We have the wonderful satisfaction of knowing we're right when we defend his character.

Thatguy2525

September 12th, 2010 at 11:00 PM ^

All the sorry ass suckeye fans are really hating. Like.....that's all you guys got is him. Wait til he gets hurt. Shit like that. I can't stand it, like they have much room to talk. All they have is Pryor anyway. Take him out and they ain't winning shit. So much hatred. I know if we keep running him like that, it puts him at risk....hopefully he's just to fast to get a clean hit on. Fingers crossed!!!!!!

NomadicBlue

September 13th, 2010 at 9:17 AM ^

OSU has a good enough defense to keep them in just about any game, and enough talent at RB to effectively pound the ball for most of the game.  In other words, I don't think Pryor going down would hurt them that much.  Besides, I watched the OSU game late Saturday night and counted at least 3 passes that Pryor threw that should have been picked off and a couple more that could have been picked.  I predict he will have at least one game this season in which he will single handedly lose the game for OSU dur to poor decision making.  Their defense is good enough to keep them in any game, but they can't help at all on a pick six (unless they go all Woody on a player and deck him from the sideline). 

Muttley

September 12th, 2010 at 11:01 PM ^

that are more cautious than they would be in years past.  Consider me one of them.

Don't get me wrong, DRob has been an absolutely ridiculous one-man skill position show.  After the past couple of years, however, I'm not ready to gulp down the 40 points/game Kool-Aid (which it may take to win some B10 games).

ElGuapo

September 12th, 2010 at 11:04 PM ^

We all know Denard is very smart. He is making all the right reads out there and is making wise decisions with the football. What is he.... something like 65 passes without a pick? You can't do that without thinking, reading and making great decisions on the field.

One thing about haters is they only hate when you doing something well. Let them hate. It means that we being successful. It means that we are doing something right.

UMxWolverines

September 12th, 2010 at 11:10 PM ^

If he broke his own rushing record every week I think I would...well I don't know what I'd do but it would be something crazy.

Seriously though, if he can get 100-200 yards during the Big Ten portion, that's pretty damn good. If we can develop a solid back that can get about 100 along with him, our offense would be damn near unstoppable. The good thing about this year is that we have a much better line unlike last year where Tate would be getting destroyed all the time.

The thing is, I never hated Tebow. Still don't. After the Mississippi game he said "You have never seen any player in the entire country play as hard as I will play the rest of the season..." and that's exactly what he did. ESPN and everyone else just overhyped him and it got annoying, but he was a hell of a leader.

Dreisbach1817

September 12th, 2010 at 11:16 PM ^

Any time a big star emerges from a team that evokes alot of publicity, there will be many opinions.  People, just don't worry about it.  Don't take it personally.  Focus on UMass.