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The Message Board Fallacy

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The Message Board Fallacy

Why are you posting if you feel the way if your last sentence?
Because posting here, or on any message board, is for the most part fun and a nice way to pass the time.

And I know that this message board is not real life, and that I am just an observer of this team and that nothing I do or say will have any effect, and that it makes absolutely no sense to get into incredibly emotional arguments over this stuff.

If Nebraska football was cancelled forever my life would go on as usual and I would forget about this team in 5 minutes and never look back.
 
Because posting here, or on any message board, is for the most part fun and a nice way to pass the time.

And I know that this message board is not real life, and that I am just an observer of this team and that nothing I do or say will have any effect, and that it makes absolutely no sense to get into incredibly emotional arguments over this stuff.

If Nebraska football was cancelled forever my life would go on as usual and I would forget about this team in 5 minutes and never look back.
For some reason I don’t totally believe the last part. Most fans on here are hardcore Husker fans or they wouldn’t waste their time on a message board like this. I can say I’m done with Husker football if they retain Frost but I’ll be back.
 
You are openly admitting that you are unwilling and incapable of engaging people directly. Direct communication being the masculine form of communication. Instead, you immediately engage in low level passive aggressive trolling, whilst accusing others of doing the same, which is a feminine form of communication. And in your final two sentences of this post, you attempt to engage in some form of psychologizing/mind reading, which are also common forms of communication used by women.

Some of you people need to put down the whiskey and take a deep breath. This is a message board for God's sake, and we are discussing SPORTZ BALL. This stuff is meaningless in the grand scheme of things.
FFS man, I think we all realize this is a message board for football and have other things going on in life.

If there are people that you think need to "put down the whiskey and take a deep breath," by all means, name some names and engage those folks directly. Practice what you preach.
 
For some reason I don’t totally believe the last part. Most fans on here are hardcore Husker fans or they wouldn’t waste their time on a message board like this. I can say I’m done with Husker football if they retain Frost but I’ll be back.
My identity in life is not tied to this football team.
 
I can’t help but notice how passive aggressive the anti True Colors folks in this thread are. Very effeminate on their part.
Meh. I’ve engaged with him before.

I’m sure he’s probably a normal dude who I’d get along with in real life and has plenty of posts I appreciate.
 
You are openly admitting that you are unwilling and incapable of engaging people directly. Direct communication being the masculine form of communication. Instead, you immediately engage in low level passive aggressive trolling, whilst accusing others of doing the same, which is a feminine form of communication. And in your final two sentences of this post, you attempt to engage in some form of psychologizing/mind reading, which are also common forms of communication used by women.

Some of you people need to put down the whiskey and take a deep breath. This is a message board for God's sake, and we are discussing SPORTZ BALL. This stuff is meaningless in the grand scheme of things.
Wow another one who knows all. It's clear you and your girlfriend are insufferable. It's amazing to me that you are so willing to engage in gloating about the fact the UNL is most likely going to retain the worst coach we've had in many many decades. Wipe Scotts jizz off of your chin and make sure you pull out before you get your girlfriend pregnant. Always assuming that this isn't just the same douche nozzle with two accounts. I remember when your posting paradigm SIA used to do stupid shit like that and in no way would it shock me if this were the case here.
 
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I don't live in Nebraska currently. All of the CFB fans I interact with straight up pity us and think we should've dumped Frost last year. Nebraska fans are just blinded by their love for Frost and refuse to acknowledge the reality of the situation.
I live in Dallas- half of the CFB fans I interact with thing we should keep him and the other half think we should fire him. However, all of them are surprised to hear the payout is $20mm + $8mm asst payout.
 
Wow another one who knows all. It's clear you and your girlfriend are insufferable. It's amazing to me that you are so willing to engage in gloating about the fact the UNL is most likely going to retain the worst coach we've had in many many decades. Wipe Scotts jizz off of your chin and make sure you pull out before you get your girlfriend pregnant. Always assuming that this isn't just the same douche nozzle with two accounts. I remember when your posting paradigm SIA used to do stupid shit like that and in no way would it shock me if this were the case here.
Worst coach in 60 years
 
But to join in, obviously people are going to be pissed if Scrote keeps his job. I don’t get the moral superiority angle of not being upset our shitty coach keeps his job. If you think he’s still the answer then good for you but you aren’t a “better” fan for wanting him to stay
 
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