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Sep 4, 2012 4:06pm
Calls out one of the most respected programs in the country as being full of criminals and calls for more criminals on his team: Suspended 3 games
Negligently involved in the death of a 19 year old: fined the "maximum penalty" of $70,000

Only in South Bend. .

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8337335/allen-pinkett-suspended-3-games-notre-dame-fighting-irish-radio-network
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Sep 4, 2012 9:25pm


Yet another quality thread brought to you by sleeper. How would this place ever survive without things like this.
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Sep 5, 2012 7:23am
They need more pit bull lovers in South Bend.
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Sep 5, 2012 11:30am
Ah, sleeper with one of his brain-stimulating and traffic-driving topics.

As I recall, sleeper sets the over-under for determining a quality thread at 50 replies. Anyone want to set the odds?
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Sep 5, 2012 11:41am
Every once in a while one of my threads will bust. Embarrassing that this got moved to the basement especially when bashing of Ohio State is allowed and expected.

What a joke.
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Sep 5, 2012 11:47am
sleeper;1261853 wrote:Every once in a while one of my threads will bust. Embarrassing that this got moved to the basement especially when bashing of Ohio State is allowed and expected.

What a joke.
As I said to KnightRyder, you and him should have a conversation.

He seems to think that I only protect OSU. You seem to think I only protect ND.

I feel bad for UM as no one seems to think I protect only them.
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Sep 5, 2012 11:48am
sleeper;1261853 wrote:Every once in a while one of my threads will bust. Embarrassing that this got moved to the basement especially when bashing of Ohio State is allowed and expected.

What a joke.
I was just giving you a hard time about the flop.
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Sep 5, 2012 11:53am
Fly4Fun;1261858 wrote:As I said to KnightRyder, you and him should have a conversation.

He seems to think that I only protect OSU. You seem to think I only protect ND.

I feel bad for UM as no one seems to think I protect only them.
Oh noes, someone gives his opinion that a annual 6-6 team that hasn't won a relevant game since the 80's is terrible. Let's suppress his opinion and compare him to Nightrider who trolls a team who's won more BCS bowls than anyone and has more conference titles in the past decade than anyone else.

Go Find Yourself.
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Sep 5, 2012 12:12pm
sleeper;1261862 wrote:Oh noes, someone gives his opinion that a annual 6-6 team that hasn't won a relevant game since the 80's is terrible. Let's suppress his opinion and compare him to Nightrider who trolls a team who's won more BCS bowls than anyone and has more conference titles in the past decade than anyone else.

Go Find Yourself.
There is a difference between having an opinion and sharing it as opposed to ramming it down someone's throat. But like I said previously. I think it's funny that two people both think I only protect a certain different team.

It's of course someone else that is the problem and certainly not your own actions. Who cares for accountability when it's the system that is out to screw you.
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Sep 5, 2012 12:19pm
Fly4Fun;1261858 wrote:As I said to KnightRyder, you and him should have a conversation.

He seems to think that I only protect OSU. You seem to think I only protect ND.

I feel bad for UM as no one seems to think I protect only them.
I don't like Michigan and we still haven't banned all their fans.

YOU ONLY PROTECT THEM!!!!

Happy now?
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Sep 5, 2012 1:02pm
Fly4Fun;1261886 wrote:There is a difference between having an opinion and sharing it as opposed to ramming it down someone's throat. But like I said previously. I think it's funny that two people both think I only protect a certain different team.

It's of course someone else that is the problem and certainly not your own actions. Who cares for accountability when it's the system that is out to screw you.
Oh please. If that's the case, a lot of threads contain people sharing their opinion over and over again(ramming down someone's throat) but nothing is done about them. Just accept what it is; if you don't post something positive, even if its an outright lie, then that user is trolling and thread banned. What a joke. So much for the concept of a discussion forum. Your actions are a microcosm of what's wrong with society; sheltering people from criticism and telling them how great they are when reality speaks differently. I hope you can sleep at night.
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Sep 5, 2012 1:09pm
sleeper;1261946 wrote:Oh please. If that's the case, a lot of threads contain people sharing their opinion over and over again(ramming down someone's throat) but nothing is done about them. Just accept what it is; if you don't post something positive, even if its an outright lie, then that user is trolling and thread banned. What a joke. So much for the concept of a discussion forum. Your actions are a microcosm of what's wrong with society; sheltering people from criticism and telling them how great they are when reality speaks differently. I hope you can sleep at night.
I get about 8 hours of refreshing sleep at night. Thanks for your concern! But more to your point. I find it funny how you point to that my actions are a microcosm of what is wrong with society when I think the same about you and your actions. You can discuss something negative or criticize and do it in a respectful manner. People are much more willing to listen to people who are being respectful and civil than those who are intentionally trying to inflame. Emotions frequently block rational though and discussion and as such should be avoided in most situations. Sometimes certain situations call for a venting, but once that is done then it is time to move on and not keep revisiting as that is not necessarily healthy either.

You are the type of persona that is great for seeking attention and making sure you are heard, but terrible at actual persuasion or discussion. You are a Skip Bayless or Stephen A. Smith. You think talking louder and being more obnoxious makes your point more justifiable. It doesn't.

Anyways, I'm done with this thread for now. I hope you sleep well at night as well!
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Sep 5, 2012 1:18pm
I wouldnt say that a football team needs "criminals" on the team to make them better.

However....I do believe, especially in football, that you need some crazy MoFo's, especially on the defensive side. Not necesarily of the criminal element, but those guys who are just plain aggressive as can be, crazy, insane, whatever you wanna call it but in society can abide by the laws and not cause problems.
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Sep 5, 2012 1:21pm
Fly4Fun;1261953 wrote:I get about 8 hours of refreshing sleep at night. Thanks for your concern! But more to your point. I find it funny how you point to that my actions are a microcosm of what is wrong with society when I think the same about you and your actions. You can discuss something negative or criticize and do it in a respectful manner. People are much more willing to listen to people who are being respectful and civil than those who are intentionally trying to inflame. Emotions frequently block rational though and discussion and as such should be avoided in most situations. Sometimes certain situations call for a venting, but once that is done then it is time to move on and not keep revisiting as that is not necessarily healthy either.

You are the type of persona that is great for seeking attention and making sure you are heard, but terrible at actual persuasion or discussion. You are a Skip Bayless or Stephen A. Smith. You think talking louder and being more obnoxious makes your point more justifiable. It doesn't.

Anyways, I'm done with this thread for now. I hope you sleep well at night as well!
I don't see how you can get any more respectful and civil in a conversation by pointing out that ND skirts criticism and pays the minimum penalty in all case; but if the situation were reversed ND fans would be calling for the head of the whole University(see Tattoo gate). I mean a freaking kid died at ND due to gross negligence and ND fans were clamoring about how terrible the punishment of a whopping $70,000 was so harsh and then used that to justify another 6-6 season with a bowl loss.

ND is a joke of a school. They have the worst fans and there's nothing wrong with reminding the worst fan base in history that their team is absolute shit. We get to hear about how great ND is going to be next year shoved down our throats until that year actually comes and they go .500 and lose a bowl game they don't deserve. Consider me the counterbalance to all that moronic groupthink; ND deserves everything in gets provided free speech is not suppressed which clearly is something you support.
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Sep 5, 2012 1:25pm
I think this thread will get over 50 posts. Is it too late to place my bet?
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Sep 5, 2012 1:33pm
sleeper;1261972 wrote:I don't see how you can get any more respectful and civil in a conversation by pointing out that ND skirts criticism and pays the minimum penalty in all case; but if the situation were reversed ND fans would be calling for the head of the whole University(see Tattoo gate). I mean a freaking kid died at ND due to gross negligence and ND fans were clamoring about how terrible the punishment of a whopping $70,000 was so harsh and then used that to justify another 6-6 season with a bowl loss.

ND is a joke of a school. They have the worst fans and there's nothing wrong with reminding the worst fan base in history that their team is absolute shit. We get to hear about how great ND is going to be next year shoved down our throats until that year actually comes and they go .500 and lose a bowl game they don't deserve. Consider me the counterbalance to all that moronic groupthink; ND deserves everything in gets provided free speech is not suppressed which clearly is something you support.
tl;dr

ssdd
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Sep 5, 2012 1:33pm
like_that;1261977 wrote:I think this thread will get over 50 posts. Is it too late to place my bet?
Yes. I'm reneging. I'm a reneger. Didn't count on a shit fit.

I'd like to see how well a thread titled "Hey, I wanna start a shit fit" would do. Could do well.
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Sep 5, 2012 1:36pm
O-Trap;1261990 wrote:Yes. I'm reneging. I'm a reneger. Didn't count on a shit fit.

I'd like to see how well a thread titled "Hey, I wanna start a shit fit" would do. Could do well.
At least until, due to the whole profanity in thread titles thing, it was changed to "Hey, I wanna start a poopy fit".
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Sep 5, 2012 2:07pm
Heretic;1261993 wrote:At least until, due to the whole profanity in thread titles thing, it was changed to "Hey, I wanna start a poopy fit".
Forgot about that.

We could just call it "Troll Wars" and let anyone who feels like trolling throw down.

Could be epic.
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Sep 5, 2012 2:33pm
O-Trap;1262013 wrote:Forgot about that.

We could just call it "Troll Wars" and let anyone who feels like trolling throw down.

Could be epic.
Indeed. It'd probably reach 50 posts in the first 5 minutes.
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Sep 5, 2012 6:09pm
O-Trap;1261840 wrote:Ah, sleeper with one of his brain-stimulating and traffic-driving topics.

As I recall, sleeper sets the over-under for determining a quality thread at 50 replies. Anyone want to set the odds?
That seems like a low bench mark since he usually responds to everyone's posts in the thread and starts a fight with someone resulting in him having 25 posts in the thread by himself.
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Sep 5, 2012 8:15pm
why is this in the basement?
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Sep 5, 2012 9:21pm
Pick6;1262263 wrote:why is this in the basement?
Because Notre Dame fans have to be coddled and protected from criticism. They need to be told how great they are even if reality says otherwise. It's the worst fan base in sports but at the end of the day they never win; not now and not ever.
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Sep 5, 2012 9:46pm
ccrunner609;1262363 wrote:you mad bra?

I think so
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Sep 5, 2012 11:39pm
ccrunner609;1262363 wrote:you mad bra?
More mad at society in general than I am at a school that can't win anything on the field and skirts negligently killing an innocent child.