Re: Anyone Else Tired

Anyone Else Tired

of the same ol Dabo complaints and "will Dabo do this" or "will Dabo do that" day in and day out on here? Its like every other thread is a schizophrenic episode. I feel like i've read these thoughts before. And I have. Especially after a BYE week. It seems like we have a lack of legitimate things to complain about. I cant wait until after UNC so we can at least have some specifics to pick apart.. Ugh.

Im sure some of you will say "dont read it if you dont like it, its a Clemson football board" or something to that extent. Fact of the matter is, I have been reading this board since I was about 15 years old. I know I dont have that many posts on here but I have been around a long time. It used to be a place where you could gain some quality insights. Now its just a pity party

It is a pity we havent been able to party after a quality win.***

Re: It is a pity we havent been able to party after a quality win.***

Re: Anyone Else Tired

the board ebs and flows as the team/program goes......

ithaca

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Sep 30, 2025, 9:05 AM

I really speciation for post. Like you, I've been around much longer than my post count would suggest and I to have noticed a change. I think there are several factors at play.

I'd hard to at one factor prevails but I'll start with history more distant. Bowden gave is a pulse again. If you don't recall the Hatfield and West years got point of reference is truly limited. But Bowden and early Dabo have us hope. There was excitement. There was a build-up that led to our glorious run. Exciting improvements to facilities, exciting coaches, exciting recruits and players and exciting wins. Then we got the mountain top. Truly, a program could not get any better than where we were. The board pays reflected this. The reflection was not monolithic, but it was generally unified.

Theses wins attracted new board members and new fans, a lot of whom were young and or with short memories. These folks may know about the lean years, but they didn't go through them. Somehow a new group of hot-heads began showing up too. I dont know how to explain these clowns who hurl insults at other board participants as though they define who should/ not be a participant based solely on whether they agree with a poster. Anyhow, they showed up whereas before we had a different set of jerks to find a way to live with.

More recently, after having enjoyed as much success as a fan base might, we find ourselves in a slump that no one really understands. While we all miss the success earlier enjoyed, some have come to form an entitlement of success. These folks have become very vocal.

For my part, these last few disappointing seasons find me remembering that college football is entertainment. It's easy to get wrapped up into the winning, but if my sense of wellbeing is firmly attached to the success of something other people do. I've got something wrong in myself.

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