Rumors have the football team in total meltdown

[gmartin]

FalconBoy has been pretty quiet these past two months and after all his 'friend' always hear the rumors. Maybe Birdman is actually FalconBoy. Or that may just be a rumor.

[Falcon Commander]

"the" not "th"

[Globetrotter]

"the" not "th"

I dont know what you're talking about?

[hammb]

If birdman's spelling and grammar are that of a university student I'd say we have far bigger issues than the state of the football team.

What if they are not. What if he is a guy from the community who had to start working at a young age and never really fit in with the education system. And he found this message board and has loved BG football his entire life. Is he not welcome? does he deserve to be insulted?

He is 18 posts into the message board, is he expected to have the sophistication of someone with thousands?

I guess you're right. He doesn't deserve to be insulted for his butchering of the English Language.

However, I will readily admit that I cannot take anyone's opinion seriously when they cannot coherently express themselves in writing. It makes them look unintelligent right from the start, and that's a bias I will always hold. Pretty sure that I'm not alone in that regard, especially on this site which has always been held to a higher standard of message board posting, IMO.

So, birdman, I'm sorry for insulting you, but if you want your opinion to be taken seriously here, or anywhere else, I suggest you take the time to learn some writing skills.

[Flipper]

GT...Interest and motivation? Are you sure those are the terms you wanted to use? I've been lifting weights for a long time, so far as I know the singular interest and motivation tied to that pursuit is "get stronger". I really started training seriously in my mid to late 30's...like the vast majority of people who train I don't participate in organized athletics. These guys are competitive athletes being (in a sense) paid to play football...if anything, they should approach their training with a greater sense of urgency and dedication than I did.

And don't rule me out of any marathons...before the thyroid and arm surgeries of this fall derailed me, I was in the early stages of getting ready to do at least 57 miles of the "Athens to Atlanta" inline race to celebrate turning 50....maybe it will have to wait until 51, but I'll get there.

So far as the recruiting services go...I think you can put some stock in them. We used to sign one or two guys on their radar and then a bunch of guys who they had no evaluation on. I don't know if they simply got a better radar the few years, but we seem to be signing guys with higher profiles than we did in the past. Time will tell...but I think we're getting better athletes. One thing is for certain, they're staying out of the Sentinel's crime blotter and that's a welcome change.

Re the tone and tenor of the responses to the birdman...if you play in traffic you shouldn't be suprised if you get hit by a car. He has a right to his opinion, but when you jump into a community the way he has, you should expect some blow back. At least get your facts straight...for example, don't start threads about Clawson being in the last year of his contract when he isn't...

And he is showing the same level of sophistication as a poster with 1000 posts under his belt...his grammar, spelling and syntax are every bit as good as Macman's...

[Globetrotter]

[quote="Flipper"]GT...Interest and motivation? Are you sure those are the terms you wanted to use? I've been lifting weights for a long time, so far as I know the singular interest and motivation tied to that pursuit is "get stronger". I really started training seriously in my mid to late 30's...like the vast majority of people who train I don't participate in organized athletics. These guys are competitive athletes being (in a sense) paid to play football...if anything, they should approach their training with a greater sense of urgency and dedication than I did.

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They should....but don't have the interest or motivation. Prescribing shoulds to other people doesn't work. Our brains don't fire the same way. I personally think they piss away their potential and talent by not working out. I completely agree with you. (As an aside people start working out more in their mid to late 30's I had no idea? So at 30 I still have hope of having the six pack I have been missing since 2002?)

Plus they are in a complete fishbowl. Like any other isolated group they, for worse, probably follow the most vocal/well liked leaders and only do as much as they do. If the sentiment of the team is that we don't have to workout that much, then they certainly need motivation. With a young team with few veteran leaders I bet they are even more prone to this.

PS. Also whats the Athens to Atlanta Inline? is that rollerblading? http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f58e76 ... uman-giant jk....But it sounds cool and i am not ruling you out of a marathon but I remember you being a pretty big dude (think I saw a picture before), I would imagine that would hurt the running situation...much more pounding on the joints.

[Jacobs4Heisman]

What's all the hubbub about?

http://www.ay-ziggy-zoomba.com/phpBB3/faq.php#f6r0

[Flipper]

GT....I guess we can argue all we want about what should be..or what our expectations are. History suggests that the guys who don't put the effort in the weightroom or classroom or on the practice field don't last long enough to warrant much discussion anyway...

I didn't start training in my late 30's...I just ramped it up. The biggest issue for me was getting over the fear of having that much weight over me. Losing control of 300lbs can seriously injure or kill you....which would suck

My favorite Emerson quote is "the only sin is limitation".... Want to see if you can get a washboard? Try it and find out. The Athens to Atlanta race is inline skating...Rollerblades are a type of inline skates. I prefer K2's...their technology has always been a step ahead and they fit my foot waaay better. Bought my first pair in 1994 when they started making them and haven't gone back to Rollerblades since. A2A.net has all the info....

I don't put people on ignore...it seems like kind of a bitch move to me...

[h2oville rocket]

GT...Interest and motivation? Are you sure those are the terms you wanted to use? I've been lifting weights for a long time, so far as I know the singular interest and motivation tied to that pursuit is "get stronger".

I call BS, and moreover you know darn well its BS, Flipper. The singular motivation for lifting weights is, like the singular motivation for every other form of male human endeavor, "Get Chicks".

[Globetrotter]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/report ... loo,17125/

Report: $14 Trillion Spent Annually On Trying To Look CoolMarch 23, 2010 | ISSUE 46•12
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05.15.02 WASHINGTON—A report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Commerce revealed that Americans spend an astonishing $14 trillion a year on countless, usually failed attempts to look cool.
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The amount Americans spend trying to look like they don't care how they look is greater than the GDPs of Sweden, Brazil, and Egypt combined.
Looking cool, which the report defines as "the outward projection of an appealing and often enviable image of oneself that others perceive as requiring little to no effort," appears to be a nationwide obsession.
"To put this into perspective, the amount Americans spend on cool looking haircuts is nearly 15 times greater than the total amount spent on cancer research," said Eric Gerhardt, noted economist and lead author of the report. "Whether it's name-brand sneakers, an all-in-one espresso maker, or a pair of hip and stylish Ray-Ban sunglasses, we devote tremendous resources each year toward our conspicuous attempts at stature enhancement."
"It's pretty much an epidemic at this point," the 52-year-old professor added before pausing momentarily to adjust a small gold earring in his freshly pierced earlobe.
The report found that, in all 50 states, efforts to appear cool accounted for a greater portion of household expenditures than career training, doctor visits, and childcare combined.
In addition, Gerhardt said, even basic necessities such as food, shelter, and water are obtained based on perceived coolness, with people opting to purchase expensive Thai or Ethiopian takeout food, spend more than they can afford on homes with granite countertops, and drink bottled water for no other reason than to impress others.
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Commerce Secretary Gary Locke refused to tell reporters where he got that tie.
Despite the many trillions of dollars spent each year, the study found that Americans, as a whole, generally fail miserably at looking cool.
"Someone like contractor Jerry Ditmas of Akron, OH, for example, who spends as much as $3,000 per annum on custom motorcycle accessories, succeeds only in looking like a bigger doofus with each wasted dollar," said Gerhardt, adding that the advertising industry, Japanese youths, and dads on vacation account for nearly a quarter of the $14 trillion. "This is in contrast to, say, [musician] Lou Reed, who spent just $11 on looking cool in 2009 and remains as cool as they come."
According to the report, researchers have isolated a previously unknown personality trait called "getting it," a variable that, while not completely understood, seems to be essential to the achievement of coolness.
"Those who we found 'get it,' or who we determined 'know the score,' succeeded nearly three times as often at looking cool as those who did not," Gerhardt said. "Unfortunately, regardless of how much money Americans spend in desperate attempts to look cool, we concluded that nearly three-quarters of the populations falls into the category of 'lame-os' or 'total lame-os.'"
This worrisome trend extends far beyond just the average citizen, however.
According to the report, a significant percentage of the $14 trillion can be traced back to the highest levels of government, with tax cuts, most defense spending, and a number of major public works such as Mount Rushmore amounting to little more than lawmakers' attempts to appear cool to constituents.
"The Cold War was essentially one huge, pathetic trying-to-look-cool race," Gerhardt said.
Asked about ways the $14 trillion might be better spent, Professor Ian Thorson, a sociologist at Georgetown University, suggested the funds be used to combat poverty, but acknowledged that donating to charities was not always effective, as even those Americans in need often spend much of the assistance they receive on trying to look cool.
"The whole thing ends up being a vicious cycle," Thorson said. "The only way this situation will ever be remedied is if people just relax and try to be themselves, you know? I mean, that's cool, man."
Added Thorson, "Right?"
Thorson said his current research indicates that true coolness may in fact come from not caring what other people think—a finding he hopes to submit to his peers for review before publishing it in a journal admired by students and colleagues alike.
A number of leading economists have already discredited the Commerce Department's report, claiming the $10 million study was undertaken for the sole purpose of looking cool by winning a bunch of government funding.

[falconfan1]

The title of this thread says it all. birdman, rumors don't equate with reality. We have many dozens of commited players working out per plan with our strength staff. We have dozens of commited players running etc per plan. We have dozens of commited players working in skeleton drills and working on improving in other ways on their own.

In any program in America- literally any program- some players will leave for a variety of reasons. That happens. When you are in what is really year two of rebuilding (this staff's first year included about 15 talented seniors- many in key play making spots- and they, together with the staff, brought us much success in 2009), you will have change. You will also have great opportunities for many.

That is how college football works. Here. And elsewhere. This staff has a plan and is working it. We will sign another very good class in a few days.

I am hearing that the workouts are going quite well.

Quite well.

Go Falcons!

[Falconfreak90]

Rumors...nothing more to say.

[Lord_Byron]

Rumors...nothing more to say.

And for those of a certain age, "Rumors" conjures up visions of Stevie Nicks when she was still hot. . .

[Flipper]

They need to make a Stevie Nicks Barbie...

[1987alum]

Oh my. I had a bad crush on Stevie Nicks back in the day...