Charles Barkley got into this criticism of coaches the other day.
He said what gives fans the right to think they can coach better than the professionals. When you are going in for brain surgery do you try to tell the surgeon he is cutting in the wrong place or using the wrong instrument?
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Each of you can send your apologies to Darius Maddox at any point now...**
-- GCHokie34
Mar 22, 2023 at 01:47 PM ET
GCHokie34
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03/22/23 01:47 PM ET
Pedulla is treated worse on this board. **
-- Big D
Mar 23, 2023 at 02:58 PM ET
Big D
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03/23/23 02:58 PM ET
Hereβs a good rule of thumb. Just be nice.
-- Squatro
Mar 23, 2023 at 02:10 PM ET
Squatro
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03/23/23 02:10 PM ET
Itβs also a lot easier to be nice. I took some time to realize that but
-- GreenvilleVT
Mar 23, 2023 at 05:31 PM ET
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03/23/23 05:31 PM ET
Glad to hear the family is better.
-- GreenvilleVT
Mar 23, 2023 at 08:59 AM ET
GreenvilleVT
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03/23/23 08:59 AM ET
Paint with a broad brush much GC
-- Glen Allen Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 10:51 PM ET
Glen Allen Hokie
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03/22/23 10:51 PM ET
Pretty sure it was directed only at the ones with unwarranted comments.**
-- Jbohokie63
Mar 23, 2023 at 08:31 AM ET
Jbohokie63
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03/23/23 08:31 AM ET
I feel that the only people that took this as broad are the ones it was..
-- HOKIE75-79
Mar 23, 2023 at 07:42 AM ET
HOKIE75-79
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03/23/23 07:42 AM ET
Absolutely. He does it continuously and takes away from great basketball
-- VintonHokies
Mar 23, 2023 at 07:28 AM ET
VintonHokies
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03/23/23 07:28 AM ET
Great news delivered in a less than great way**
-- ombandit
Mar 22, 2023 at 10:50 PM ET
ombandit
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03/22/23 10:50 PM ET
I'm not here to deliver good news and have amnesia about how he was treated
-- GCHokie34
Mar 23, 2023 at 07:16 AM ET
GCHokie34
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03/23/23 07:16 AM ET
You accuse folks of taking the low road, then you do the same...
-- ombandit
Mar 23, 2023 at 11:14 PM ET
ombandit
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03/23/23 11:14 PM ET
Here's the thing, though.
-- Will Stewart
Mar 23, 2023 at 08:25 AM ET
Will Stewart
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03/23/23 08:25 AM ET
This thread is fascinating. Shows how thin and thick skinned people are.
-- Hokester
Mar 23, 2023 at 09:30 AM ET
Hokester
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03/23/23 09:30 AM ET
Don't count me as someone who is confident in anything other than hoops...
-- GCHokie34
Mar 23, 2023 at 11:29 PM ET
GCHokie34
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03/23/23 11:29 PM ET
There is a general distain and lack of respect for expertise these days
-- VTKev80
Mar 24, 2023 at 06:00 PM ET
VTKev80
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03/24/23 06:00 PM ET
I totally agree with you and hope my post did not come across as snarky.
-- Hokester
Mar 24, 2023 at 09:33 AM ET
Hokester
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03/24/23 09:33 AM ET
Not at all! I agree with the sentiment around many coaches
-- GCHokie34
Mar 24, 2023 at 11:59 AM ET
GCHokie34
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03/24/23 11:59 AM ET
Charles Barkley got into this criticism of coaches the other day.
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-- Hokester
Mar 24, 2023 at 02:25 PM ET
Hokester
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03/24/23 02:25 PM ET
Ain't that the truth. I go to the internet for my medical advice. Then I
-- IB4TECH
Mar 24, 2023 at 02:17 PM ET
IB4TECH
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03/24/23 02:17 PM ET
Maybe get rid of the daily ***** thread, then...π**
-- VT_Consul
Mar 23, 2023 at 08:35 AM ET
VT_Consul
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03/23/23 08:35 AM ET
Mute HokieGT and that thread will disappear for you.
-- Will Stewart
Mar 23, 2023 at 09:31 AM ET
Will Stewart
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03/23/23 09:31 AM ET
Yeah, that thread is getting a little long in the tooth.**
-- Hokester
Mar 23, 2023 at 09:01 AM ET
Hokester
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03/23/23 09:01 AM ET
He was out for family matters. Took it for what it said
-- UberHOKIE
Mar 22, 2023 at 10:50 PM ET
UberHOKIE
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03/22/23 10:50 PM ET
This kind of *****ing can do actual harm**
-- GCHokie34
Mar 23, 2023 at 03:40 AM ET
GCHokie34
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03/23/23 03:40 AM ET
It's a message board. Not the BOV
-- UberHOKIE
Mar 23, 2023 at 06:48 AM ET
UberHOKIE
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03/23/23 06:48 AM ET
Past indiscretions do not excuse current ones
-- GCHokie34
Mar 23, 2023 at 07:08 AM ET
GCHokie34
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03/23/23 07:08 AM ET
wish you would stop lumping all fans together when complaining or
-- ShockWaveVT
Mar 23, 2023 at 12:28 PM ET
ShockWaveVT
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03/23/23 12:28 PM ET
Exactly. That's my point **
-- UberHOKIE
Mar 23, 2023 at 07:13 AM ET
UberHOKIE
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03/23/23 07:13 AM ET
Saw Darius at the WBB game with Basili - he looked happy - glad Dad is OK!**
-- U2Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 09:07 PM ET
U2Hokie
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03/22/23 09:07 PM ET
Talking about the pure class extended by the Coaches, players and staff!!β€οΈ**
-- Stech
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:12 PM ET
Stech
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03/22/23 08:12 PM ET
Let the Mutes begin...**
-- TomTurkey
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:42 PM ET
TomTurkey
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03/22/23 07:42 PM ET
66 Likes, including one from me... seems like a majority agree!
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:25 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 07:25 PM ET
I approve this message **
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Mar 22, 2023 at 06:50 PM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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03/22/23 06:50 PM ET
I hope Darius comes back next season. Anybody else?
-- YBYSAIAHokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 06:32 PM ET
YBYSAIAHokie
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03/22/23 06:32 PM ET
I think Maddoxβs mid-range ability was sorely missed.
-- marcbvtgm
Mar 23, 2023 at 07:20 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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03/23/23 07:20 PM ET
His dad was ill AND heβs leaving. Not mutually exclusive situations **
-- JackDSML
Mar 23, 2023 at 09:15 AM ET
JackDSML
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03/23/23 09:15 AM ET
I never insinuated it was.**
-- YBYSAIAHokie
Mar 23, 2023 at 02:25 PM ET
YBYSAIAHokie
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03/23/23 02:25 PM ET
This was a lesson learned long before this year. VT didn't have enough
-- IronBlood
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:24 PM ET
IronBlood
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03/22/23 08:24 PM ET
"He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly..."
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 05:17 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 05:17 PM ET
The sanctimonious guru is speaking to you bums. Apologize now **
-- VintonHokies
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:23 PM ET
VintonHokies
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03/22/23 04:23 PM ET
Did you share the tweet? We're waiting... **
-- TomTurkey
Mar 22, 2023 at 06:59 PM ET
TomTurkey
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03/22/23 06:59 PM ET
all you have to do is put Maddux in the keyword for search and you will..
-- HOKIE75-79
Mar 22, 2023 at 06:38 PM ET
HOKIE75-79
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03/22/23 06:38 PM ET
I am amazed at some of the blow back comments towards GC's post...
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:51 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 07:51 PM ET
Some are just simply anti-GC ... have been ...**
-- TomTurkey
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:59 PM ET
TomTurkey
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03/22/23 07:59 PM ET
Oh that's perfectly fine...
-- GCHokie34
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:07 PM ET
GCHokie34
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03/22/23 08:07 PM ET
I haven't muted you so you can't be too bad
-- UberHOKIE
Mar 22, 2023 at 10:39 PM ET
UberHOKIE
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03/22/23 10:39 PM ET
But he's not wrong. WAAAY to many folks were
-- tylerhokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 05:36 PM ET
tylerhokie
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03/22/23 05:36 PM ET
You poor thing, tell me where the bad man touched you...
-- HeisenBurg13
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:57 PM ET
HeisenBurg13
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03/22/23 04:57 PM ET
I have no interest in a competition to become everyone's favorite poster
-- GCHokie34
Mar 23, 2023 at 07:21 AM ET
GCHokie34
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03/23/23 07:21 AM ET
If a message board is like a cocktail party
-- st_andrew
Mar 23, 2023 at 07:24 AM ET
st_andrew
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03/23/23 07:24 AM ET
Because I don't care if anonymous people like what I post on the internet?
-- GCHokie34
Mar 23, 2023 at 07:31 AM ET
GCHokie34
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03/23/23 07:31 AM ET
Yep, the good Rev was the top dog for sure and his presentations were
-- Nortazhokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:15 PM ET
Nortazhokie
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03/22/23 08:15 PM ET
There's one explanation for someone that likes to blame a group
-- WildTurkE
Mar 22, 2023 at 05:34 PM ET
WildTurkE
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03/22/23 05:34 PM ET
Some "in the group" can read and move on. I give GC πΏπΏπΏπΏπΏ.**
-- TomTurkey
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:02 PM ET
TomTurkey
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03/22/23 07:02 PM ET
I doth think you protest too much...**
-- HOKIE75-79
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:01 PM ET
HOKIE75-79
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03/22/23 07:01 PM ET
I agree, and think there is a group of those here today
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:19 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 07:19 PM ET
GC isn't wrong. No one knew exactly what was going on & yet multiple
-- 13HOKIE
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:41 PM ET
13HOKIE
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03/22/23 04:41 PM ET
Nearly every post string includes
-- VT757to276
Mar 22, 2023 at 05:20 PM ET
VT757to276
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03/22/23 05:20 PM ET
Personal attacks are a violation of TOS.**
-- TomTurkey
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:05 PM ET
TomTurkey
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03/22/23 07:05 PM ET
Please do provide links to posts, if you can**
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 06:57 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 06:57 PM ET
Here's a good start from this month...**
-- GCHokie34
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:04 PM ET
GCHokie34
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03/22/23 07:04 PM ET
Someone stop me if these are actually from 247, maybe Im on the wrong board**
-- GCHokie34
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:06 PM ET
GCHokie34
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03/22/23 07:06 PM ET
Lol... thanks for showing those for us, GC. Shows exactly what you mean.**
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:18 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 07:18 PM ET
put Maddux in the search box key word and the links will be provided..
-- HOKIE75-79
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:03 PM ET
HOKIE75-79
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03/22/23 07:03 PM ET
? GC said he would if asked? I don't understand your comment.
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:13 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 07:13 PM ET
I do apologize!! after reading a couple of your other posts, I knew I was
-- HOKIE75-79
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:09 PM ET
HOKIE75-79
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03/22/23 08:09 PM ET
No worries. I guess we have all made errors like that. I know *I* have.**
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:10 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 08:10 PM ET
I agree. But the problem is those who think their opinion is fact & attack
-- 13HOKIE
Mar 22, 2023 at 05:43 PM ET
13HOKIE
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03/22/23 05:43 PM ET
Pal, you might want to look in the mirror.**
-- seacain
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:30 PM ET
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03/22/23 04:30 PM ET
The treatment of him on this board was a disgrace this season.**
-- Gobbler-100
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:14 PM ET
Gobbler-100
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03/22/23 04:14 PM ET
glad Papa Maddox is on the road to recovery
-- ShockWaveVT
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:08 PM ET
ShockWaveVT
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03/22/23 04:08 PM ET
you can just say who the person was instead of saying "each of you"
-- hokieton
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:01 PM ET
hokieton
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03/22/23 04:01 PM ET
We don't have to defend what we didn't do **
-- TomTurkey
Mar 22, 2023 at 06:53 PM ET
TomTurkey
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03/22/23 06:53 PM ET
I'm sure that's what he means**
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Mar 22, 2023 at 06:52 PM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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03/22/23 06:52 PM ET
Who? Whatipostlike?**
-- YBYSAIAHokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 06:29 PM ET
YBYSAIAHokie
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03/22/23 06:29 PM ET
I doubt he can recall everyone to whom he refers...
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 05:36 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 05:36 PM ET
He knew they wouldn't apologize.
-- TomTurkey
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:05 PM ET
TomTurkey
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03/22/23 08:05 PM ET
He could do that, but he never does. He likes to tar all people who ever
-- IronBlood
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:20 PM ET
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03/22/23 04:20 PM ET
I listed specific examples above...
-- GCHokie34
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:30 PM ET
GCHokie34
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03/22/23 07:30 PM ET
Sure, after the fact. You also continue to be bad at math. 6 posters != 70%
-- IronBlood
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:22 PM ET
IronBlood
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03/22/23 08:22 PM ET
I don't see where he shot everyone. I don't even have a mere flesh wound!**
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 09:18 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 09:18 PM ET
I'm not a bad guy. I'm not dead. I'm not even shot. I'm not even offended. **
-- TomTurkey
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:44 PM ET
TomTurkey
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03/22/23 08:44 PM ET
I think you'll recover! π**
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 09:12 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 09:12 PM ET
TSL limits the pics to 4 per post...
-- GCHokie34
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:39 PM ET
GCHokie34
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03/22/23 08:39 PM ET
Stop clouding the issue with facts! π (TIC)**
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:02 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 08:02 PM ET
GC loves to throw little jabs and shade at Hokie fans, it's his shtick**
-- Apex-Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 03:59 PM ET
Apex-Hokie
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03/22/23 03:59 PM ET
Shtick? Pointing out ignorant people who are wrong due to ignorance?
-- hokieZ71
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:00 PM ET
hokieZ71
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03/22/23 08:00 PM ET
He's correct and justified in this instance**
-- tylerhokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 05:38 PM ET
tylerhokie
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03/22/23 05:38 PM ET
And multiple times he conflates non-TSL content with TSL users
-- WildTurkE
Mar 22, 2023 at 05:04 PM ET
WildTurkE
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03/22/23 05:04 PM ET
Fans get emotional, true... about strategy, recruiting, officiating, etc.
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 05:51 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 05:51 PM ET
I'm guessing maybe 3-5 posters said this? Is that what this whole thread
-- WildTurkE
Mar 22, 2023 at 06:04 PM ET
WildTurkE
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03/22/23 06:04 PM ET
I think it was more than you say, but maybe just a few making many posts
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 06:55 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 06:55 PM ET
Do not try to make this about GC. The board has been full of know it alls.
-- HOKIE75-79
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:21 PM ET
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03/22/23 04:21 PM ET
GC made it about himself with the way he worded his post. He wanted a rxn
-- Apex-Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:41 PM ET
Apex-Hokie
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03/22/23 04:41 PM ET
Whats worse? Those that revere his every post vs those that disdain him
-- HokieRat
Mar 22, 2023 at 05:23 PM ET
HokieRat
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03/22/23 05:23 PM ET
You lean on the overly revere side. But just my opinion, through experience**
-- HokieRat
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:50 PM ET
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03/22/23 07:50 PM ET
Amazes me how the poster *making* the post, is the lightning rod here...
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:57 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 07:57 PM ET
I agree with you, but its the ripple effect that agitates me personally
-- HokieRat
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:25 PM ET
HokieRat
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03/22/23 08:25 PM ET
Aren't you doing that very thing? The fact this thread is as long
-- UberHOKIE
Mar 22, 2023 at 10:45 PM ET
UberHOKIE
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03/22/23 10:45 PM ET
I think we left off at the next πΊ**
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 11:42 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 11:42 PM ET
Maybe he does it because a number of Hokie fans deserve it.
-- Walkin` Willie
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:01 PM ET
Walkin` Willie
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03/22/23 04:01 PM ET
Bingo. There's way too many s*** heads on this board.
-- HeisenBurg13
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:41 PM ET
HeisenBurg13
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03/22/23 04:41 PM ET
Iβm so glad itβs resolving itself
-- hokiepro
Mar 22, 2023 at 03:35 PM ET
hokiepro
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03/22/23 03:35 PM ET
i apologize for speculating on maddox
-- kingofcassell
Mar 22, 2023 at 03:18 PM ET
kingofcassell
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03/22/23 03:18 PM ET
FWIW, Coach MY doesn't coach speak much.**
-- UTPr0sim
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:41 PM ET
UTPr0sim
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03/22/23 04:41 PM ET
What exactly would people send apologies for? **
-- VT Pez4Life
Mar 22, 2023 at 03:11 PM ET
VT Pez4Life
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03/22/23 03:11 PM ET
The post is a euphemism for "get off of DM's back."**
-- TomTurkey
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:14 PM ET
TomTurkey
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03/22/23 07:14 PM ET
For saying things like " it appears Maddux has quit."**
-- vtbball80
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:09 PM ET
vtbball80
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03/22/23 04:09 PM ET
For being whiny sports fans who say he abandoned the team. Several on this
-- HokieAl
Mar 22, 2023 at 03:48 PM ET
HokieAl
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03/22/23 03:48 PM ET
Nice tweet from the Mom. Hope he can come back to the squad.**
-- Maroon Baboon
Mar 22, 2023 at 03:06 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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03/22/23 03:06 PM ET
Thank you. CMY's adamant support was enough for me. **
-- TomTurkey
Mar 22, 2023 at 02:59 PM ET
TomTurkey
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03/22/23 02:59 PM ET
Don't hold your breath**
-- Brown Water
Mar 22, 2023 at 02:52 PM ET
Brown Water
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03/22/23 02:52 PM ET
Wait to see if he plays with the team, takes more time off, or transfers to
-- HokieRat
Mar 22, 2023 at 05:20 PM ET
HokieRat
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03/22/23 05:20 PM ET
Similar to recent attacks on football players without any proof
-- TomTurkey
Mar 22, 2023 at 03:03 PM ET
TomTurkey
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03/22/23 03:03 PM ET
I'm not a very smart man, but it sounds like the young man's father almost
-- HeisenBurg13
Mar 22, 2023 at 02:10 PM ET
HeisenBurg13
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03/22/23 02:10 PM ET
Exactly, Boy those critics are like cricket now Aren't. they hmmmmmm**
-- Mercury
Mar 22, 2023 at 02:06 PM ET
Mercury
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03/22/23 02:06 PM ET
Either that, or bristling in self defense**
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:45 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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03/22/23 07:45 PM ET