What has happened to Orangebloods posters?

[POCKEY]

I was an original member of theUniversity.com which became OB. Was a member until last month. No Mas.

 

[HornEsch]

Been at OB for a long time and still like going there. I just avoid the piss-ant juveniles, but it is getting harder and harder. The mods are spread waaaaaaaaaay too thin and it does not help when they are doing radio gigs at the same time. Between the radio gigs and the fact that UT has been down for a while it has drastically gotten worse over the last 4 years. You add in so many people it is a recipe for disaster.

 

[Txhunter67]

I have noticed more mean-spirited attacks and sophomoric attitudes over the

past 3-4 years. In addition, the quality of topics has been on a downward slope.

Maybe because people are becoming afraid to post out of fear of the negativity and

sarcasm.

I still like the content and reporting on OB; but find myself spending more

time here lately.

 

[pringlelake]

I think Dank Bank said it best when he said this site is the grownups table. I just never understood the reason you talk any different to a person when you are behind a keyboard than you would in person. For the most part, the members here have done a really good job of policing their own. Which is a testament to the type of members we have here.
OB's is the largest Horn site but, it has lost the members that built that foundation. Those former members have migrated over here and are building the foundation of this site.

Damn, we are blessed.

You speak the truth McP.

 

[badboy783]

5-7 happened to OB and split that board in half. Posters who had or have decent football knowledge and insight were drowned out by personal attacks that try to fit an agenda. I have been there 5 years and still post there but sometimes I need to get away to have rational discussion.

 

[Bustonius]

You guys are all idiots and this board is horrible!

Oops, wrong board.

I think the grown up table is the best analogy for what HornSports has become. I've been a member of OB since the Wash St Holiday bowl debacle, but I rarely ever post there. I only lurk, just because of all the reasons mentioned above. I haven't been active here yet, but I really want to be because from what I've seen so far there are actual discussions here. On OB, and even IT, most discussions end up one of two ways; a full on bullying session or a gif war. Don't get me wrong I love funny gifs as much as the next guy, but they get old when trying to have an actual discussion.

Another thing that kills OB for me is the constant infatuation with "blasting". To clarify, I'm a hetero male so of course it's a weird complaint. But I am also a 39 year old happily married man, and it pisses me off that I am tentative to scroll through a thread while my wife is beside me on the couch. My wife is almost as big a Longhorn fan as I am and I'd like to be able to show her threads without a half naked chick or some perverted gif showing up. (Exception being the Lucci gif - that one should be universally accepted in any situation!)

In general, this board is off to a phenomenal start and I'm looking forward to being an active part of the family and excited to see where it grows from here.

 

[POCKEY]

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You guys are all idiots and this board is horrible!
Oops, wrong board.

I think the grown up table is the best analogy for what HornSports has become. I've been a member of OB since the Wash St Holiday bowl debacle, but I rarely ever post there. I only lurk, just because of all the reasons mentioned above. I haven't been active here yet, but I really want to be because from what I've seen so far there are actual discussions here. On OB, and even IT, most discussions end up one of two ways; a full on bullying session or a gif war. Don't get me wrong I love funny gifs as much as the next guy, but they get old when trying to have an actual discussion.

Another thing that kills OB for me is the constant infatuation with "blasting". To clarify, I'm a hetero male so of course it's a weird complaint. But I am also a 39 year old happily married man, and it pisses me off that I am tentative to scroll through a thread while my wife is beside me on the couch. My wife is almost as big a Longhorn fan as I am and I'd like to be able to show her threads without a half naked chick or some perverted gif showing up. (Exception being the Lucci gif - that one should be universally accepted in any situation!)

In general, this board is off to a phenomenal start and I'm looking forward to being an active part of the family and excited to see where it grows from here.

Please post more.

And don't feel like you need to edit. Post due to grammar. JimsTexas posts here.

 

[joeywa]

You guys are all idiots and this board is horrible!
Oops, wrong board.

I think the grown up table is the best analogy for what HornSports has become. I've been a member of OB since the Wash St Holiday bowl debacle, but I rarely ever post there. I only lurk, just because of all the reasons mentioned above. I haven't been active here yet, but I really want to be because from what I've seen so far there are actual discussions here. On OB, and even IT, most discussions end up one of two ways; a full on bullying session or a gif war. Don't get me wrong I love funny gifs as much as the next guy, but they get old when trying to have an actual discussion.

Another thing that kills OB for me is the constant infatuation with "blasting". To clarify, I'm a hetero male so of course it's a weird complaint. But I am also a 39 year old happily married man, and it pisses me off that I am tentative to scroll through a thread while my wife is beside me on the couch. My wife is almost as big a Longhorn fan as I am and I'd like to be able to show her threads without a half naked chick or some perverted gif showing up. (Exception being the Lucci gif - that one should be universally accepted in any situation!)

In general, this board is off to a phenomenal start and I'm looking forward to being an active part of the family and excited to see where it grows from here.

Glad to have ya here Bustonius. If you're going to make it, we can't have you showing up the rest of us by editing posts due to Grammar. C'mon man!

 

[hornfanaustin]

I agree with a lot of what has been posted here. I am also an OB member. This site is a refreshing departure from all of the bashing. Keep up the great work!

 

[GetHooked]

I never gave a crap about the less than pleasant posters on OB. I left there because I can't stand Ketchum. A real douche nozzle IMO.

Think about it. You don't know the posters. It's just the internet. It's anonymous. Whatever. If someone doesn't like you. it essentially has zero, zip, nada effect on your life. I wouldn't let it get you too far down.

 

[badboy783]

I never gave a crap about the less than pleasant posters on OB. I left there because I can't stand Ketchum. A real douche nozzle IMO.
Think about it. You don't know the posters. It's just the internet. It's anonymous. Whatever. If someone doesn't like you. it essentially has zero, zip, nada effect on your life. I wouldn't let it get you too far down.

Been a long time since I've see your name... assuming you are the same Get Hooked that you to give hell to the rivals board in 08-09. If so, how you been?

 

[HookemHorns]

The community has grown larger, and as with any village, it changes when it becomes a town, changes when it becomes a city, and changes when it becomes a thriving metropolis. Some of the changes that occur are positive, some are not, but they come with growth. What is important is how the mayor and city council handles growth. In OBs case, (and I've been a member going back to the Austin360/TheUniversity.com days,) the council is spread too thin to be both mods and maintain their daily contributions on recruiting, team analysis/coverage, and everything else.
What I have seen here, and the growth has come quickly, is that this place is creating infrastructure to maintain some semblance of order and moderation that is not solely the responsibility of the content-contributing few. As this places grows, I think it will require more mods to handle the traffic, but if current direction holds to form, I don't think that will be an issue.

I still hang around OB, it just takes a bit more filtering to get to the info that I am looking for when I'm looking for it.

For here, I would like to see the mods allow posts that are OT stay on the BOB, provided it's a high traffic post. I realize that's a very fine line on what will be allowed and what won't but it would be nice.

This is so true. All of it! I joined OB from the very beginning and it has changed. I posted a thread there today and it morphed into juvenile inanities.

 

[DizzG]

They have next to no moderation and most of their best posters have left. Big numbers doesn't equal quality. My month long ban is up tomorrow and doubt I post there. Nothing ice read there in read only mode has suggested it's any better

 

[paidinfull23]

That would be about the time Burton and Hamilton left.

yep precisely.

 

[chornovisor]

Let me preface what I'm about to say with this: I am a member of Orangebloods. I have been for the last 4 years. I find their news and information to be top notch. I believe they do their best to report news accurately and vet their sources. I find Geoff and Chip to be top reporters and I value their reports and information they provide.
However, over the last 12 months, it seems that I can't post anything without attacks on my character, my intelligence or even people claiming things about me without even knowing me. I get tired of the message board antics. It seems that 99% of the posters are interested in insulting or attacking the OP and subsequent replies. Has anyone else noticed this behavior or am I only seeing what irritates me?

I've been a member there for almost 13 yrs & you are absolutely right.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

They have next to no moderation and most of their best posters have left. Big numbers doesn't equal quality. My month long ban is up tomorrow and doubt I post there. Nothing ice read there in read only mode has suggested it's any better

I know at least a dozen people who have free memberships there, for various reasons. Makes you wonder how many "free" memberships make up their total.

 

[GetHooked]

Been a long time since I've see your name... assuming you are the same Get Hooked that you to give hell to the rivals board in 08-09. If so, how you been?

That was me. Been GetHooked for a long time on several boards dating back to Austin 360.

 

[dallashorn02]

There are too many posters on there trying to be comedians. It's a free board trying to masquerade itself as a premium board. It's college kids hanging out at a bar

 

[HookemDTX]

There are too many posters on there trying to be comedians. It's a free board trying to masquerade itself as a premium board. It's college kids hanging out at a bar

Y'all are definitely getting screwed on the cover charge!

 

[NLeininger]

I'll admit that I can be an ass when it comes to Rick Barnes, as my personal feelings for who Barnes is as a person clouds my perception. Hands down the best coach that Dodds every hired given the historical state of the program compared to football and baseball. I can admit that it might be time for Barnes to retire, but I hope that a tourney win or two and Turner gets him another year and one more shot at a long tournament run.

So if I come off as gruff I apologize as I don't mean your points aren't valid, just that I would really like to see Rick get another Final 4 run here at Texas.