Started frequenting the /r/cfb subreddit, there's seems to be a contingency of OHIO fans that aren't quite fond of us either. I was surprised that they actually have fans haha.
The following is a really cynical outlook, read at your own risk
I think we are re-building with some fortunate rolls that have gone our way. Yes, there was great success last year, but given the schedule it was not an impossible feat. Our SOS was the 4th weakest in the B1G (ahead of Minnesota, Indiana, and Purdue), with signature wins over a ND team that finished 8-5 and Nebraska, who we legitimately thrashed.
Then luckily we get paired up with the 2nd-best ACC team in the Sugar Bowl. A win is a win, but I was honestly extremely happy that VaTech was our opponent. Given how we struggled against VaTech, I'm not sure if we could have beaten any of the other teams that week (Wisconsin, Oregon, Stanford, OK St., WVU, and Clemson).
If the situation was the same and this this thread was titled "Mark Dantonio announces 'No futher discipline for Joel Heath'"(I thought about saying Gholston, but naming his back-up seemed more apt to the situation.)
Would the majority of those posts be disparaging or giving Dantonio "the benefit of the doubt?"
I'm sure most State fans would be saying things like "Dantonio made him do extra conditioning during the offseason!" or "I'm sure Dantonio handled this off-scene." How would those excuses be received on this board?
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Started frequenting the /r/cfb subreddit, there's seems to be a contingency of OHIO fans that aren't quite fond of us either. I was surprised that they actually have fans haha.
The following is a really cynical outlook, read at your own risk
I think we are re-building with some fortunate rolls that have gone our way. Yes, there was great success last year, but given the schedule it was not an impossible feat. Our SOS was the 4th weakest in the B1G (ahead of Minnesota, Indiana, and Purdue), with signature wins over a ND team that finished 8-5 and Nebraska, who we legitimately thrashed.
Then luckily we get paired up with the 2nd-best ACC team in the Sugar Bowl. A win is a win, but I was honestly extremely happy that VaTech was our opponent. Given how we struggled against VaTech, I'm not sure if we could have beaten any of the other teams that week (Wisconsin, Oregon, Stanford, OK St., WVU, and Clemson).
I try to make a discussion-provoking comment, and I get labeled as "Flamebait." Why?
Think about this:
If the situation was the same and this this thread was titled "Mark Dantonio announces 'No futher discipline for Joel Heath'" (I thought about saying Gholston, but naming his back-up seemed more apt to the situation.)
Would the majority of those posts be disparaging or giving Dantonio "the benefit of the doubt?"
I'm sure most State fans would be saying things like "Dantonio made him do extra conditioning during the offseason!" or "I'm sure Dantonio handled this off-scene." How would those excuses be received on this board?