That's nice. The game is over. Time for you and your friends to get on home.
We also like being able to speak with fans of other schools. In hundreds of games we have never had an overall experience quite as negative as this one. However, many UT posters that came in the board also brought with them some of the best conversations we have had in some time. There were, at times, genuine exchanges of new ideas and education about the different schools and regions of the country. Those times made me appreciate what the Internet can be when the right people get on. To lock up our site would lose the opportunities for these conversations.
Hey man we all have idiots. The story is true. We are pretty sure they were students. What puzzled me even more was that it was a mix of males and females in the group. The wife added insult to injury when she turned on the wipers like a complete moron. Imagine taking Vaseline and coating the windshield only its doo doo. That's what my suburban looked like. I will admit the first time I saw the doo doo in the coffee filters near the breakfast area I was like like wth. I laughed because I thought someone has gotten really drunk and did something stupid but then when it happened another moring as well then the doo doo smeared on the suburban was the final straw.
Thanx for saying that SC. I believe that fan bases create an atmosphere of tolerance for such behavior and I do not want ours to be one of them. No. I cannot personally track these people down. But I refuse to have an "it's just college football" attitude to such things. It is not. Not at NU.
Full disclosure... I started one of those threads.
I just don't see the point of trash talk that comes close to being personal or insulting to the institution or beyond. We can all see the lovely consequences--basically garbage strewn everywhere--and now all the insightful threads are hard to find amidst all the trash.
Agreed on the purpose and limitations on trash talk. But disagree that there was a strong cause and effect between NU trash talk and the amount of garbage strewn everywhere. I have lived in Tennessee for 34 years and know the fans well. They were coming no matter how nice we were. It would not have changed the volume of their negative posts by much. Maybe in the long haul, we could feel better about ourselves but the UT trolls would have just taken it as a sign of weakness and gotten worse. My two cents.
No. But seriously, we are a small fan base and take such things seriously. If you will post or IM to me the precise Hampton Inn, I will call them and make an effort to get the names of those fans. As I have stated previously, we revile such behavior and will endeavor to correct it.
Home is Nashville but I work overseas right now for the DoD. I graduated from NU.
I am Southern to the bone. I appreciate and enjoy our sub-culture here and the differences between that and the northern and western sub-cultures (and all in between). It is where I am always most comfortable. Being away from home so much makes me appreciate it even more.
He has absolutely zero evidence that those people were NU fans, unless he saw them at the game in NU gear. I agree with you, Glades -- they don't exist.
I think ya'll have a solid board, and I feel inclined to stay here for a bit longer. Again, thank you for the suggestion. I'm a grown woman, by the way.
Then act like it. Don't taunt, don't patronize, don't rub our faces in the loss. And read my post immediately above.
Hurd went to Beech? That explains those two State Championships. I hate driving past that sign at the Sumner County line. As you may have guessed, my son went to Hendersonville.
Ambassador: As I have stated before, we are a small fan base and believe in policing our own. Please post or IM me with the precise Hampton Inn at which this happened so that we can call the motel management and try and track down those responsible. Again, as I stated before, we will not tolerate such behavior from NU fans.
It's not a made up story. This happened last week at the hotel. Does it sound far fetched? Absolutely it does but that's why I felt the need to post. I've been on Volquest for years and have never posted on anyone else's boards. This was so extreme I had to share it. I'm sorry you think we made up the story but we didn't.
Ambassador: You have said previously that it was a suburban Hampton Inn. Could you please specify which specific one so that we can follow up? Again, our fan base takes this type of behavior very seriously.
Of course not. But they will remember if someone put feces into the lobby microwave. Especially if it happened more than once. They will also be able to tell me if they reported the issue to the authorities. Which they should have as that would be a huge health violation for them. If NU fans are being accused of this kind of behavior, I take our reputation seriously enough to want to look into it.
The Suburban was my vehicle. Hampton Inn and Suites. The one at Ybor City downtown. We went to Ybor City several nights including ringing in the new year there.
Thank you. I will look into it.
It does not take that much time.
Not sure I am able to pay a PI but if the hotel manager says that something like that did happen, then I might get back with you.
