Re: Anyone else feel like their interest in college sports is decreasing?

by **DWags** 2015-11-12, 13:33

Robert J Sakimano wrote:I just know that if my daughter (sorry For bin) doesn't go to MSU, she'd better find somewhere else to go on holiday breaks... she's not comin' home.

I put it fairly bluntly to them. I pay for undergrad at MSU only. They can go where ever the hell they want. My money for undergrad goes to MSU. If they don't use it, that's fine. I'll be their biggest fan at any place they might get a scholarship to.

Notice how I give them the choice. I'd never stand in their way.

by **Travis of the Cosmos** 2015-11-12, 13:36

Robert J Sakimano wrote:I just know that if my daughter (sorry For bin) doesn't go to MSU, she'd better find somewhere else to go on holiday breaks... she's not comin' home.

She can come to my place. Fyi.

by **tGreenWay** 2015-11-12, 13:40

To answer the OP's original Q: No. And lest you forget--it's Moose who started this thread. He hates everything.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2015-11-12, 13:41

steveschneider wrote:And one more thing, I believe Coach K is everything that is wrong with college sports.

except for officiating, I'll agree with you here.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2015-11-12, 13:42

DWags wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:I just know that if my daughter (sorry For bin) doesn't go to MSU, she'd better find somewhere else to go on holiday breaks... she's not comin' home.

I put it fairly bluntly to them. I pay for undergrad at MSU only. They can go where ever the hell they want. My money for undergrad goes to MSU. If they don't use it, that's fine. I'll be their biggest fan at any place they might get a scholarship to.

Notice how I give them the choice. I'd never stand in their way.

luckily, my daughter (sorry For bin), like me, bleeds green - so there shouldn't be an issue.

by **DWags** 2015-11-12, 13:48

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
DWags wrote:

I put it fairly bluntly to them. I pay for undergrad at MSU only. They can go where ever the hell they want. My money for undergrad goes to MSU. If they don't use it, that's fine. I'll be their biggest fan at any place they might get a scholarship to.

Notice how I give them the choice. I'd never stand in their way.
luckily, my daughter (sorry For bin), like me, bleeds green - so there shouldn't be an issue.

So have mine. But I call this my "just in case I went wrong somewhere" plan. I don't think I did though, ever since they were kids we've been working on them.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2015-11-12, 13:50

DWags wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:
luckily, my daughter (sorry For bin), like me, bleeds green - so there shouldn't be an issue.

So have mine. But I call this my "just in case I went wrong somewhere" plan. I don't think I did though, ever since they were kids we've been working on them.

for me, it didn't take work - it's in my DNA.. "Go Green" is what binds adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine.

It's that fundamental in our house.

by **DWags** 2015-11-12, 13:58

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
DWags wrote:

So have mine. But I call this my "just in case I went wrong somewhere" plan. I don't think I did though, ever since they were kids we've been working on them.
for me, it didn't take work - it's in my DNA.. "Go Green" is what binds adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine.

It's that fundamental in our house.

Seems way more happenstance than just writing a check. But to each their own. Glad it worked out for you.

On a serious note, does undergrad even matter anymore? Seriously? I'm not in the market but I'm assuming that an undergrad degree doesn't get you much these days. Seems like it's all about the grad school now.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2015-11-12, 14:02

DWags wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:
for me, it didn't take work - it's in my DNA.. "Go Green" is what binds adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine.

It's that fundamental in our house.

Seems way more happenstance than just writing a check. But to each their own. Glad it worked out for you.

On a serious note, does undergrad even matter anymore? Seriously? I'm not in the market but I'm assuming that an undergrad degree doesn't get you much these days. Seems like it's all about the grad school now.

depends on the undergrad degree..

areas such as engineering, computer science, some environmental science areas, BSN programs, health care administration - all are quite marketable with a bachelors degree.

but, yeah, graduate degrees are almost always necessary, especially for advancement within most work environments.

by **InTenSity** 2015-11-12, 14:11

I barely even feel like posting on message boards anymore.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2015-11-12, 14:22

InTenSity wrote:I barely even feel like posting on message boards anymore.

you could always go to tRCMB, insult their insecurities and sensibilities via some innocuous message - wham, bam, thank you ma'am - you'll get banned - problem solved.

by **Turtleneck** 2015-11-12, 14:29

Robert J Sakimano wrote:I just know that if my daughter (sorry For bin) doesn't go to MSU, she'd better find somewhere else to go on holiday breaks... she's not comin' home.

If I had a kid and they went to UM, this is exactly how it would work. They would be out of the will and completely disowned. Not kidding.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2015-11-12, 15:15

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
steveschneider wrote:And one more thing, I believe Coach K is everything that is wrong with college sports.
except for officiating, I'll agree with you here.

Don't you know? Coach K runs Big Official. He's into EVERYTHING!

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2015-11-12, 15:20

Turtleneck wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:I just know that if my daughter (sorry For bin) doesn't go to MSU, she'd better find somewhere else to go on holiday breaks... she's not comin' home.

If I had a kid and they went to UM, this is exactly how it would work. They would be out of the will and completely disowned. Not kidding.

yep.. in our house, UM ranks just below the South Cedar Street Barber College and Institute of Telephone Repair

by Herbie Green 2015-11-12, 16:25

Two things that I have grown to hate are college sports and message boards.

by **Code_Warrior** 2015-11-12, 16:52

Herbie Green wrote:Two things that I have grown to hate are college sports and message boards.

Good thing tSwill is a community that talks about everything but college sports. We dodged a bullet there.

by **Giant Moose** 2015-11-17, 23:11

College hoops officiating isn't helping. I don't know why they want to ruin the sport.

by **Blanch32** 2015-11-17, 23:14

Giant Moose wrote:College hoops officiating isn't helping. I don't know why they want to ruin the sport.

Who wants mo fouls?? Wusconsin? So lame!!!

The flow is being murdered with stoppages

by **steveschneider** 2015-11-17, 23:14

Giant Moose wrote:College hoops officiating isn't helping. I don't know why they want to ruin the sport.

I have to say MSU is my favorite hoops team, but the NBA is better. This game is some ugly basketball. I hate the new officiating approach in college ball.

by **steveschneider** 2015-11-17, 23:15

Blanch32 wrote:
Giant Moose wrote:College hoops officiating isn't helping. I don't know why they want to ruin the sport.

Who wants mo fouls?? Wusconsin? So lame!!!

The flow is being murdered with stoppages

Fuck freedom of movement.

by **DWags** 2015-11-17, 23:19

Fuck. Win close games all season and drop in the rankings in football Michigan squeaks by ninny and IU the jump up. We get so many tic tac fouls and fouls away from the ball. I need a new hobby. It's hard watching college sports.

by **steveschneider** 2015-11-17, 23:23

DWags wrote:Fuck. Win close games all season and drop in the rankings in football Michigan squeaks by ninny and IU the jump up. We get so many tic tac fouls and fouls away from the ball. I need a new hobby. It's hard watching college sports.

It's a sport full of pure horse shit.

by **Blanch32** 2015-11-17, 23:52

steveschneider wrote:
Blanch32 wrote:

Who wants mo fouls?? Wusconsin? So lame!!!

The flow is being murdered with stoppages

Fuck freedom of movement.

Fwiw that's not even in the rulebook. Hell it's like the refs don't even know what the definition of a foul is anymore

by **Blanch32** 2015-11-18, 00:02

Two in a row of complete bs on msu. Some terrible ones called on Kansas the last few mins too...

by **InTenSity** 2015-11-18, 00:17

Holy shit. Mcquaid.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2015-11-18, 07:46

Giant Moose wrote:College hoops officiating isn't helping. I don't know why they want to ruin the sport.

this.

by **DWags** 2015-11-18, 08:15

This.

If you don't see it don't call it. Don't call things you think you see

https://twitter.com/rahrni/status/666844461662507008

by **Floyd Robertson** 2016-08-23, 11:22

Nope. Interest still not decreasing.

by **Tim Wakefield** 2016-08-23, 11:55

The MSU-related internet was hilarious after the Nebraska loss last year.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2016-08-23, 13:50

Floyd Robertson wrote:Nope. Interest still not decreasing.

As it becomes more and more like professional sports, my interest has decreased significantly.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2016-08-23, 14:01

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:Nope. Interest still not decreasing.

As it becomes more and more like professional sports, my interest has decreased significantly.

I'm sure the robot network will do their part to make college football more like the pros, and it bothers me somewhat.

(Sorry, Styles)

by **The_Dude** 2016-08-23, 14:33

Its been in steady decline since my college days. I use it for social purposes now. Kick ass tailgates, watch parties, etc.

All I wanted to see what MSU wins some big ten titles, kick UM and OSUs ass a little, win a Rose Bowl, and we have done that. National title is a pipe dream, we dont recruit well enough.

Part of the reason for decline for me is that the top football and basketball schools operate on uneven playing fields and they have too many built in advantages.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2016-08-23, 14:52

The_Dude wrote:Its been in steady decline since my college days. I use it for social purposes now. Kick ass tailgates, watch parties, etc.

All I wanted to see what MSU wins some big ten titles, kick UM and OSUs ass a little, win a Rose Bowl, and we have done that. National title is a pipe dream, we dont recruit well enough.

Part of the reason for decline for me is that the top football and basketball schools operate on uneven playing fields and they have too many built in advantages.

Anyone else feel like their interest in college sports is decreasing? - Page 2 Pinocchio

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2016-08-23, 15:33

My interest in the swill is also dropping at an alarming rate every time I have to read a Nigel vs dude conversation. My lord.

by **NigelUno** 2016-08-23, 15:56

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:My interest in the swill is also dropping at an alarming rate every time I have to read a Nigel vs dude conversation. My lord.

Hey, snowflake?

You don't have to read anything.

by **Death Roe** 2016-08-23, 16:43

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:My interest in the swill is also dropping at an alarming rate every time I have to read a Nigel vs dude conversation. My lord.

I'm starting to agree. I mean, I love when people expose the Dude for the turd burglar he is, but this is getting out of hand.

by **NigelUno** 2016-08-23, 16:46

Death Roe wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:My interest in the swill is also dropping at an alarming rate every time I have to read a Nigel vs dude conversation. My lord.

I'm starting to agree. I mean, I love when people expose the Dude for the turd burglar he is, but this is getting out of hand.

I'll ignore The Dude (and OTPT) until the first game.

Starting...now.

by **kingstonlake** 2019-03-31, 20:29

by **Floyd Robertson** 2019-03-31, 20:33

kingstonlake wrote:No.

Anyone else feel like their interest in college sports is decreasing? - Page 2 502811600

Most excellent bump.

by **Frank Ricard** 2019-03-31, 20:35

Yeah, I stopped caring a long time ago. Now it only takes me an hour to actually breath again. Used to be 2 hours. Apathy creeping in. Fuck duke

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