Good Bye to the Double T Nation

Actually, I am the one who made the mental midget comment about Potts, not Pablo. I didn’t think the comment was a huge deal, but apparently it was. It was actually a throw-away and off handed comment and one that I have used in the past. But it struck a chord this time.

i say leave it up so the rest of us can see how childish this is

Everyone else…

come on guys… chill

Smell that

Burning Bridges son, nothing else in the world smells like that.

I love the smell of burning bridges in the morning. You know, one time Seth blasted a poster for 12 hours. When it was all over, I logged on. We didn’t find one of ‘em, not one stinkin’ whiney post. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole blog smelled like it.

victory, Some day this blogging thing is gonna end…….

(my apoglies to Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore and Francis Ford Coppola)

Life is too short for this kind of nonsense. We are all Red Raiders and I think we all want what’s best for Tech. Rise above all the name calling and bickering and agree to disagree if necessary. Pablo, you have to respect Seth for being the gate keeper of this site. Like it or not it’s his baby and he has an obligation to call people out every now and than otherwise we become Texags.

…dont piss the guy off who is in charge who makes this enjoyable for everyone. This is a Red Raider blog, I do believe the Aggies have a blog on here as well. I figure you will blend right in.

Since I know that you’re reading this, it’s not (only) Seth that has a bit problem with the way you post when you are excited about something. Just like now, you’ve overreacted.

Pablo, you’re welcome to stay here, as is anyone. But you have got to be willing to calm yourself when you’re upset. I hopped on after the UH game to find 20+ posts by you demanding the immediate removal of Potts for various reasons, the most offensive of which being that he didn’t possess the mental agility to run the offense. Once you calmed down, you were able to post about why you feel Potts should be benched as a wake-up call and that was ok (though a little obsessive).

This is similar to now. Dramaful goodbye posts rarely ever accomplish anything useful. In the best, they do nothing. In the usual, they tarnish a poster’s reputation, and those that attempt to paint another individual as the bad guy come off petty.

I think a lot of us are a bit dramatic at times thanks to the passion we all feel for our school.

But let’s not crucify the guy here…that doesn’t do anyone any good, either. Send him a private message if you have issue with him, but don’t lecture to him on the board. That serves zero purpose…much like the original post serves zero purpose. While his post looks a bit petty, lectures look a bit high and mighty. Neither is productive.

The Houston loss obviously had a pretty freaking big impact on some of us, didn’t it…

Life is too short for this. Seth wrote his feelings and reset the expectations for posting on the site. I say move forward and abide by the rules for posting.

If anyone doesn’t want to play by Seth’s rules, then I guess they need to find another avenue to share their opinions. For me, the benefits we get from all of Seth’s work maintaining the site overrule any disagreement over being able to say what you want without accountability.

Everyone involved in this “controversy” should just get over it. Pablo should not be banned but at the same time he should listen to the requests of the Site Manager, Seth. Whether or not you think saying a certain thing is a big deal is irrelevant. Personally, I do not think you should be banned, but if Seth requests something of you, considering he is in charge you should listen. Up until Pablo proves he cannot be trusted to listen to what Seth requests, he should still be allowed to post on this site.

Pablo, you should not be calling Seth out in a post on HIS site. If you have trouble with him it should be between you two. On second thought, maybe you have proven already that you can’t be trusted… I don’t know enough about it I guess.

This is the best blog on the net for TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL bar none! I don’t agree with the majority of the posts, but I do enjoy reading them. And Pablo’s posts, while over the top, were never skipped over and not read. I never want to see this blog degenerate into one of the many disgusting blogs on the internet. Seth called me out on a post last year for being to critical of the AJ sports writers (they were correct about the OU game) and suggested that I tone it down a bit. Point taken. Seth does a great job maintaining the flow of info about my team, the Red Raiders and for that I am greatful. Wreck’em Tech!

The problem is that you are wrong about things at a truly alarming rate.

… is exactly the way that you have presented it.
Maybe Seth has finally had to resort to giving you some of that “Hard Love.”

Like we don’t have enough crazy stuff going on right now as it is. Let’s all take a breath, eight more games to go. It’s going to be all good.

Making a dispute between you and the site admin. public is……… why bother.

You shot your mouth off quite a few times. Sometimes for the better and sometimes not. This is really a childish way to go about this…..

Did he delete his account or just get off this particular board?

When I have posted I try to be as responsible as I can about what I write. If I go overboard, I do hope Seth or someone helps me to pull back a bit and rethink what I posted. While all of us try to do the same, we will all, I imagine, go over the top at times. As far as I can tell, though, no one here has been as bad as many of the visitors that frequent the AJ and ESPN blogs. That is because Seth does have some rules we must abide to, all in the name of making this a family-like affair. I would not go off on a family member in front of everyone else unless it was in answer to something that was really out in left field. That is why, when religion and politics-and sometimes sports, since I do live in Longhorn territory-are discussed, my voice is usually quiet, to a degree. No, I am not perfect. Neither is Seth, Tech92, PabloM, KWashburn, Logan5555, or many others who post here. But it is in the interest of good sportsmanship to vanilla things down a bit to keep the fire at a controllable level. We all burn with Tech love and are extremely happy that Seth has provided one of the better, if not the best, sites we Raider fans can go to and “hang out the wash”. I hope Seth and PabloM can get past this and we can continue to enjoy (?) his posts. Otherwise, I am happy to have this blog as an outlet to spout off about my views, skewed as they might be. As mentioned above, I hope this is the llast time we have this type thing happen here, and we do have a game against New Mexico this weekend to look forward to. So, Red Raiders, GET YOUR GUNS UP and WRECK ’EM, TECH!

I know Seth has created a site here that has a higher standard than most sites on the internet. DTN sticks out like a pumpkin in a watermelon patch if you ask me. But I’d much rather he be too strict, than not strict enough.

This whole thing has me thinking about some of my posts by the way. Some have been borderline at least, if not too critical of players or even other posters(beergut comes to mind). But we all should think before we post.

nobody really knows how to respond… you dont really feel for either side too bad because it was a problem from both sides… now Pablo has managed to make it awkward

;)

This is a little weird.

Pablo M,

A bad move on your part my friend. First of all, I was unaware of the controversy, but am surprised to see you actually defending your comments about Potts. If I understand your letter correctly, you’re calling a 20 year old kid a ‘mental midget’ and trying to justify your comments. Are you kidding me?

The guy is a college player. Don’t you remember some of Harrell’s, Kingsbury’s and others’ gems over the years? He is a talented athlete. Losing is part of learning. Hopefully, Potts and the other Raiders will all learn from their mistakes and become better players. One of the potential risks going into this season was fielding an inexperienced team. We’re seeing the growing pains before our eyes.

This loss goes to the coach who is deserving of (constructive) criticism for a number of ill advised calls, particularly the fourth down call.

Seth has a right to keep the tone and tenor of this blog to a certain standard, and you are entitled to exercise your option to leave the site as well as state your position here.

Having said that:

“The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.”

- Hubert H. Humphrey

This whole thread is a good example of why some people don’t take Tech seriously. It’s making us ALL look exceedingly foolish.

At the end of the day, this is nothing more than ones and zeros flying around a silicone ether, devoid of any real effect on any of our travels through time.
So be like Sammy put up your Jazz Hands and Smile!

on this, but I’m just leaving it up for posterity reasons. Perhaps some day we’ll all talk about this day and you’ll all tell me how big of an ass-hat I am, or how petty I am, or any of the other allegations, but it’s going to get pushed off the page sooner rather than later (hint, hint, hint).

Seth, I like your stance on this. PabloM: Let it go and lets support this forum.