C'mon Rich, rise above it...you're no different if you are countering with the same venom. I'd say every fan base has their fair share. Oregon and UW fans need to get over their bitterness towards each other, too good of a product on the field with honorable men coaching it for Fan Nation to act like utter idiots. Find the goodness within the game.
Ben, believe me, I've thought about this for decades. Just when I think Huskies fans may not be the cretins I claim, they do something to demonstrate they're pathetic shreds of human debris. Now, listen, I don't mean ALL Huskies fans...we have some on this sports forum that are good guys - really guys you can have some fun with like David Gullickson, RhinoDawg, Matt L., maybe even you if you're a Huskies fan. But, as I said earlier, a small number of massive idiots can ruin the entire product. And, listen, we're not debating a cure for cancer, here...we're expressing opinions about sports...sports, for crying out loud, not something truly important. I find it far more interesting to have some deep rivalries and bitter feelings...especially since it doesn't make the top 10 list of important things in life.
Rich, believe me, I've been a part of bitter rivalries for years, but just because I despise certain sports organizations on the playing field, I don't carry that over into everyday life. The game within the boundaries of the playing field is one thing, but once its over we become civilized and show respect and gratitude to the performance of the opponent (whether they win or lose), and more importantly, we show respect for being involved in something that is bigger than all of us.
That is the true value of sports and the important aspects we must pass on to our youth to demonstrate through sports how to manage the minefield of conflict resolution. We may not like them, we may despise everything within their nature, but dog-on-it, we are human beings and we need to act respectful and embrace diversity in all its forms.
With that being said, I like a little banter back and forth, although I like to do it graciously with humor. For example, this past year, when Oregon was playing UW in those epic big games, every time the Huskies scored I sent (en-mass) all my Oregon friends the Husky Siren via a text message. I even did it during the week, after the game...wait, what's that...I hear something...oh yes, its the Huskies scoring on the Ducks yet again.
I'd much rather see all of us barbing each other with good humor than the ridiculous banter that all Husky fans are duche bags...they're not...other than 33% of them, of course :)
And one other thing...I tell me kids in the classroom all the time, there is no such thing as a stupid question...there's just stupid people who ask a lot of questions... (pun intended).
Ben, well expressed and you're a better man than me. Part of my vitriol with Washington - and it's more Washington than Washington fans - is for personal reasons that I haven't gotten into, here, nor is there any reason anybody would be interested in what those issues are. Regardless, what you've written is not only appropriate, but also desirable. It's a great standard. Excellent way to conduct yourself. Since I'm not as good a man as you - and I'm serious, not trying to be a smart-ass - I'll continue to despise all things Huskies. As I said in a previous post, there are plenty of decent Huskies' fans - you being one - but the majority are jackasses and I am made to tell the truth - it's just the way I am.
I think what you've written is a great way to run your life, Ben. Very well articulated.
A small number of people can be real jackasses...Huskies fans have cornered the market.
C'mon Rich, rise above it...you're no different if you are countering with the same venom. I'd say every fan base has their fair share. Oregon and UW fans need to get over their bitterness towards each other, too good of a product on the field with honorable men coaching it for Fan Nation to act like utter idiots. Find the goodness within the game.
Ben, believe me, I've thought about this for decades. Just when I think Huskies fans may not be the cretins I claim, they do something to demonstrate they're pathetic shreds of human debris. Now, listen, I don't mean ALL Huskies fans...we have some on this sports forum that are good guys - really guys you can have some fun with like David Gullickson, RhinoDawg, Matt L., maybe even you if you're a Huskies fan. But, as I said earlier, a small number of massive idiots can ruin the entire product. And, listen, we're not debating a cure for cancer, here...we're expressing opinions about sports...sports, for crying out loud, not something truly important. I find it far more interesting to have some deep rivalries and bitter feelings...especially since it doesn't make the top 10 list of important things in life.
Rich, believe me, I've been a part of bitter rivalries for years, but just because I despise certain sports organizations on the playing field, I don't carry that over into everyday life. The game within the boundaries of the playing field is one thing, but once its over we become civilized and show respect and gratitude to the performance of the opponent (whether they win or lose), and more importantly, we show respect for being involved in something that is bigger than all of us.
That is the true value of sports and the important aspects we must pass on to our youth to demonstrate through sports how to manage the minefield of conflict resolution. We may not like them, we may despise everything within their nature, but dog-on-it, we are human beings and we need to act respectful and embrace diversity in all its forms.
With that being said, I like a little banter back and forth, although I like to do it graciously with humor. For example, this past year, when Oregon was playing UW in those epic big games, every time the Huskies scored I sent (en-mass) all my Oregon friends the Husky Siren via a text message. I even did it during the week, after the game...wait, what's that...I hear something...oh yes, its the Huskies scoring on the Ducks yet again.
I'd much rather see all of us barbing each other with good humor than the ridiculous banter that all Husky fans are duche bags...they're not...other than 33% of them, of course :)
And one other thing...I tell me kids in the classroom all the time, there is no such thing as a stupid question...there's just stupid people who ask a lot of questions... (pun intended).
Ben, well expressed and you're a better man than me. Part of my vitriol with Washington - and it's more Washington than Washington fans - is for personal reasons that I haven't gotten into, here, nor is there any reason anybody would be interested in what those issues are. Regardless, what you've written is not only appropriate, but also desirable. It's a great standard. Excellent way to conduct yourself. Since I'm not as good a man as you - and I'm serious, not trying to be a smart-ass - I'll continue to despise all things Huskies. As I said in a previous post, there are plenty of decent Huskies' fans - you being one - but the majority are jackasses and I am made to tell the truth - it's just the way I am.
I think what you've written is a great way to run your life, Ben. Very well articulated.