T-Dog's Embarrasing Introduction to Liberty "Blog"

[EastHallApp]

I actually find that the message board posts are generally better-written than the front-page articles on this site. Definitely backward from most fan sites.

[ASUPATCH]

I actually find that the message board posts are generally better-written than the front-page articles on this site. Definitely backward from most fan sites.

Well if there are people that feel they can do it better maybe they should have spoken up when the admins of the site were looking for help. T-Dog was kind enough to put aside the time to do it every week and for that I am very appreciative. Grammar/spelling police aside T-Dogs write ups are informative(yes there are lots of fun facts in there that I am sure he spends a bunch of time digging up) and entertaining to read every week.He does this all for the grand total of ZERO dollars and ZERO cents. He simply does it for his love of Appalachian State. If some people out there can't stand a typo here or there then I suggest they stay off unofficial fan page/message boards altogether as they are littered with them.

[wb247]

Anyone concerned with writing to, "align with today's reader and vernacular," should probably consider "gregarious" to be out-of-use and avoid it altogether. Unless, of course, it is an attempt at high brow satire.

[Appsolutely]

OK, last post on this..."having went there" is grammatically incorrect, regardless of the changing rules of English usage. The phrase should be "having gone there." With regard to HkyMountaineer's use of "gregarious," any decent English teacher worth his/her salt would mark that as an error in diction.

And I would like to thank ASUPATCH for pointing out that T-Dog's commentaries on upcoming opponents are always delightfully disparaging, as well they should be. He's not just trying to give information; he's trying to entertain along the way. And it works well...unless you happen to be a fan of the other school.

[App91]

As a member of this board, i do have issues with the opinions in this blog, as I do not share them. The blog on the front page suggests that this is the collective opinion of the board. I would suggest sticking to facts of the upcoming sporting contest and less OPINION of something that T-Dog does not like. Post these on the message board all you want, i can sit in silence and shake my head or post my opinion if i wish. But, I will not have someone present such drivel as group opinion.

[newtoasu]

I would like to point out that despite HKY's protests about T-Dog's inaccuracies, HKY went out of his way to actually prove one of T-Dog's main themes. To wit, TDog writes:

The supporters have a bunker mentality. If you say something negative about the school or its mission, there’s a ready-group of people that’ll lash out at you. To many, the school is above criticism.

HKY's rabid defense of Liberty just seems to prove T-Dog's point that Liberty supporters have a "bunker mentality" and feel required to defend any perceived injustice.

[MAD Doctor]

Enjoyed it T-Dog.

[newtoasu]

As a member of this board, i do have issues with the opinions in this blog, as I do not share them. The blog on the front page suggests that this is the collective opinion of the board. I would suggest sticking to facts of the upcoming sporting contest and less OPINION of something that T-Dog does not like. Post these on the message board all you want, i can sit in silence and shake my head or post my opinion if i wish. But, I will not have someone present such drivel as group opinion.

Do you really believe that an article, with a by-line clearly identified to a specific individual, purports to be the "collective opinion" of the board?

So BigC's prediction blog posted directly underneath T-Dog's piece on Liberty is the collective opinion of the board?

The articles in the Wall Street Journal are the collective opion of the investment community?

If it's in the Charlotte Observer then it is the collective opinion of the people of Charlotte?

DO we need to all have editorial approval authority over the article, or at least get a vote on what is placed on the webpage since we are all members of this board?

I think most people can look at a signed article and separate what is written there from others who participate or for that matter just read what is on the page.

[ASUPATCH]

As a member of this board, i do have issues with the opinions in this blog, as I do not share them. The blog on the front page suggests that this is the collective opinion of the board. I would suggest sticking to facts of the upcoming sporting contest and less OPINION of something that T-Dog does not like. Post these on the message board all you want, i can sit in silence and shake my head or post my opinion if i wish. But, I will not have someone present such drivel as group opinion.

NewtoAsu beat me to it. But honestly we must now keep all opinion based items off the front page? Sorry BigC the prediction thead must now come down as a prediction of any kind is 100% opinion, as it has NOT HAPPENED YET. This isn't appstatesports.com......it's a fan page......what do fans have.......ding ding ding OPINIONS.

[Gonzo]

I just reread the blog post and I don't think much of it is even opinion based. It's an accurate account of how Liberty University came to be, what their leadership is famous for, and what their programs emphasize.

If you're offended by the post, you're offended by Liberty University, not T-Dog.

The truth hurts.

[App91]

As a member of this board, i do have issues with the opinions in this blog, as I do not share them. The blog on the front page suggests that this is the collective opinion of the board. I would suggest sticking to facts of the upcoming sporting contest and less OPINION of something that T-Dog does not like. Post these on the message board all you want, i can sit in silence and shake my head or post my opinion if i wish. But, I will not have someone present such drivel as group opinion.

Do you really believe that an article, with a by-line clearly identified to a specific individual, purports to be the "collective opinion" of the board?

So BigC's prediction blog posted directly underneath T-Dog's piece on Liberty is the collective opinion of the board?

The articles in the Wall Street Journal are the collective opion of the investment community?

If it's in the Charlotte Observer then it is the collective opinion of the people of Charlotte?

DO we need to all have editorial approval authority over the article, or at least get a vote on what is placed on the webpage since we are all members of this board?

I think most people can look at a signed article and separate what is written there from others who participate or for that matter just read what is on the page.

Are you seriously trying to compare these? The 2 cited are for profit newspapers, hardly any similarity to a message board representing Alumni, friends and otherwise boosters of ONE university. Big C's blog is a PREDICTION piece. T_Dogs blog covers BOTH of the things that do not belong on a message board, Politics and Religion. Fine if you want to put it in the political folder.
I did not say it purports to be representative, I said it can be construed, which I want no part of.

[App91]

I just reread the blog post and I don't think much of it is even opinion based. It's an accurate account of how Liberty University came to be, what their leadership is famous for, and what their programs emphasize.

If you're offended by the post, you're offended by Liberty University, not T-Dog.

The truth hurts.

Gonzo, you wouldn't know Truth if it smacked you in the face. Nice try.

[scatman77]

HkyMountaineer, which of T-Dog's comments/assertions are you challenging? Instead of issuing a diatribe bemoaning the article, why not refute any factual inaccuracies in his piece? If there are no factual inaccuracies, I would remind you that this is NOT a University sponsored website, regardless of how many of our fans (or fans of other schools) visit it. And by the way, as far as grammatical mistakes, I don't think you want to go there. i.e., "having went there" You might also check the meaning of "gregarious."

My buddy Appsolutely.....once again channeling Daisy. I know she is smiling down on you right now!

[ASUPATCH]

As a member of this board, i do have issues with the opinions in this blog, as I do not share them. The blog on the front page suggests that this is the collective opinion of the board. I would suggest sticking to facts of the upcoming sporting contest and less OPINION of something that T-Dog does not like. Post these on the message board all you want, i can sit in silence and shake my head or post my opinion if i wish. But, I will not have someone present such drivel as group opinion.

Do you really believe that an article, with a by-line clearly identified to a specific individual, purports to be the "collective opinion" of the board?

So BigC's prediction blog posted directly underneath T-Dog's piece on Liberty is the collective opinion of the board?

The articles in the Wall Street Journal are the collective opion of the investment community?

If it's in the Charlotte Observer then it is the collective opinion of the people of Charlotte?

DO we need to all have editorial approval authority over the article, or at least get a vote on what is placed on the webpage since we are all members of this board?

I think most people can look at a signed article and separate what is written there from others who participate or for that matter just read what is on the page.

Are you seriously trying to compare these? The 2 cited are for profit newspapers, hardly any similarity to a message board representing Alumni, friends and otherwise boosters of ONE university. Big C's blog is a PREDICTION piece. T_Dogs blog covers BOTH of the things that do not belong on a message board, Politics and Religion. Fine if you want to put it in the political folder.
I did not say it purports to be representative, I said it can be construed, which I want no part of.

I don't want anyone to construe you feel the same way I do but this is a public forum so I don't have much choice do I? Just cause we post on the same message board doesn't mean we have anything in common. I think anyone with half a brain that has ever been to a fan site/message board knows that not all fans think the same. Case in point....... a good friend of mine was a Liberty grad and I know for a fact he doesn't live by the "Liberty Code". Drank with him many times and am well aware of him having premarital sex with more than one woman. But wait I thought they all lived by the code.
Secondly TDog has had bad politically charged info about every team thus far and why no outcry? Some just always feel like they need to defend Liberty or they are less of a Christian if they don't. If I saw another teams website trash talking our rape allegations or Cobb leaving or us firing coach Moore or Alan "weed" Atwater I take it on a chin like a man and realize that one person doesn't speak for an entire fan base.

[Gonzo]

"Some just always feel like they need to defend Liberty or they are less of a Christian if they don't."

Bingo

That really is all there is to it.

[PhillyApp1]

I love all the T-dog attention

It was written in SOME jest, and SOME truth....that is for you to figure out or study up on.

The world is full of IT.....can't wait til the elections are over

Only a discerning mind will see the truth, grasshopper

GO APP.......BEAT Liberty

Long live FREEDOM of the Blog, and its sometimes stupidity !!!!!

[asutrnr81]

HKY.....did you even read last weeks? He called them Jag Off which is a play on the term Jack Off, he brought up the segregationist past with this:

"The school was chartered by Governor Georgia Wallace, a well-known segregationist who famously stood at the school-house doors at Bama to prevent black students from enrolling. It was Wallace’s belief that Martin Luther King Jr and his followers were communists and integration would ruin the fabric of American society and so forth. Wallace did renounce his segregationist beliefs later as he was more of a populist, who followed the will of the people."
or
"So that’s kind of it. Besides George Wallace, it’s kind of bland. It’s like they’re ashamed of their history or forgot to record most of it."

or how about this passage on Georgia Southern

"It was founded in 1908 as First District Agricultural and Mechanical School. It was founded as a way to teach farmers modern farming techniques like how to use a hoe or not have sex with the livestock. It was also founded to “teach homemaking skills to rural school children”. Yes, they were teaching little country girls how to be proper housewives while their husbands built the house around them.
Apparently teaching these folks how to properly farm and build stuff was too much of a challenge, so about 20 years later the school shifted focus to being a teacher’s college. App State was founded as a Teacher’s College in 1899 so once again, Statesboro was lagging behind."

He doesn't paint any of our opponents in a pretty light, sorry it had to be your beloved Flames this week.

TDOG thanks again for GIVING YOUR ALL FOR APPALACHIAN STATE and not the flames.

Patch....there you go....confusing us with the facts!

[asutrnr81]

As a member of this board, i do have issues with the opinions in this blog, as I do not share them. The blog on the front page suggests that this is the collective opinion of the board. I would suggest sticking to facts of the upcoming sporting contest and less OPINION of something that T-Dog does not like. Post these on the message board all you want, i can sit in silence and shake my head or post my opinion if i wish. But, I will not have someone present such drivel as group opinion.

I would never think that you, T-Dog, "89, PBR, Scat, Fire, Gonzo, New, or anybody speaks for me. It is a freaking message board!

I speak for me. You speak for you. T-Dog speaks for himself. Now IF it were on appstatesports.com the "OFFICIAL" web site of Appalachian State Athletics, that is another thing. I ain't and it ain't about to be. On here we be YOSEF!

[asutrnr81]

"Some just always feel like they need to defend Liberty or they are less of a Christian if they don't."

Bingo

That really is all there is to it.

Defending Liberty...Sounds like a Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson Movie....or maybe a History Channel commentary on.....the right to free speech?...or am I wrong "their".

[App91]

As a member of this board, i do have issues with the opinions in this blog, as I do not share them. The blog on the front page suggests that this is the collective opinion of the board. I would suggest sticking to facts of the upcoming sporting contest and less OPINION of something that T-Dog does not like. Post these on the message board all you want, i can sit in silence and shake my head or post my opinion if i wish. But, I will not have someone present such drivel as group opinion.

I would never think that you, T-Dog, "89, PBR, Scat, Fire, Gonzo, New, or anybody speaks for me. It is a freaking message board!

I speak for me. You speak for you. T-Dog speaks for himself. Now IF it were on appstatesports.com the "OFFICIAL" web site of Appalachian State Athletics, that is another thing. I ain't and it ain't about to be. On here we be YOSEF!

Really like this!!