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TheTurningPoint

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IDC about the videos, but there's an idiot in every fan base.

If you look for that and let it bother you, you need to look at the bigger picture.

We did look at the bigger picture and it effects no one. If you want to make a video, feel free to, and Ill promote it. If I were you stick to posting about ND football. You are good at that and people enjoy talking ND football with you.
 

TheTurningPoint

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No excure for threatening players or coaches or anyone about a football game. However, there are always idiots. Not sure what the threat incident was but I cannot imagine that there was more than a tiny, tiny minority of the fan base doing anything close to that. Lots of fans were upset about the loss and critical of the team as a whole or the coaches. Some of us, Im prob guilty, had a few drinks and were too critical, but I know myself and vast majority of fans would never think about threatening someone no matter what. Not sure why the entire fan base should be judged by the actions of a few jackanapes.

Its cool to be upset. Its sports. Its your team. Threatening people isnt part of that.
 

ShawneeIrish

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Its cool to be upset. Its sports. Its your team. Threatening people isnt part of that.

I completely agree with this. Threats should not be any part of supporting a team or rooting against that one for that matter. Mistreatment of opposing fans at sporting events is already a real problem in my opinion and anyone who threatens players of a team they claim to support is simply beyond the pale. Like I said I don't know about the incident with threats you are referring to but I can't believe it is more than an isolated a$$hole or two, I hate to see what I believe is otherwise a pretty loyal and respectful fanbase defined by a few jerks.
 
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koonja

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We did look at the bigger picture and it effects no one. If you want to make a video, feel free to, and Ill promote it. If I were you stick to posting about ND football. You are good at that and people enjoy talking ND football with you.

I wasn't trying to belittle your decision. I was just saying keep your chin up.
 

NDdomer2

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Well why don't you just give the fan base a timeout so they learn their lesson.
 

Luckylucci

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Our chin is up and we couldnt be happier with where the TP is/going. Just disappointed in the ND fanbase over the last week.

I respect the decision and I feel terrible that this happened (tweeting hate messages to players) but that last senttence is what I have a slight problem with. It wasn't all of ND nation and certainly not a majority. If you want to call a person or persons out go ahead but as part of ND nation I find that offensive.
 

aubeirish

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Nope. We could care less about views. Why make a video for fans who write trash directly to players. Its a joke to tell kids to die. Its a damn game. Its pretty alarming that people will personally threaten a college kid over a game.

Jeez. These kids shouldn't be on twitter. Too many idiots out there.

I hope that if anyone here has done anything of the sort, they will, pretty please, re-evaluate their life. It's not too late.
 

nsideirish

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Our chin is up and we couldnt be happier with where the TP is/going. Just disappointed in the ND fanbase over the last week.

If you are disappointed in the ND "fanbase" over the last week, you are disappointed with yourself too.

You are disappointed with a few individuals. Don't lump us all together.
 

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Soooooo does this mean every game we lose, we won't have a Friday video? I don't just mean this year, I mean every year. Also, did you not post anything on the site as well? Not dogging, just curious. Do you shut down everything TP related when you think some fan or fans went overboard?

ND fans will go crazy even when we win a close one. I am sure you know this. It is why people hate us as a whole but why those fans, such as yourself, can be respected. Bring an educated opinion during a down part to our "ND Lives". Giving up the video for a week doesn't mean anything unless you gave up all TP related subjects for the week. Last question, where does it end?

EDIT: TP, again not against you taking a stand. Just want to know if you are going 100%. May have been addressed but didn't see it.
 
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As is often the case, I am clueless. I don't know the backstory, but I'll take this pause in regularly scheduled programming to point out that effect is a noun and affect a verb.

Are all who twitter twits, or do all twits twitter?
 
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Cackalacky

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As is often the case, I am clueless. I don't know the backstory, but I'll take this pause in regularly scheduled programming to point out that effect is a noun and affect a verb.

Are all who twitter twits, or do all twits twitter?
tweeps for your anonymous followers
twerps for the trolls
twunts for the d-bags
 
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Cackalacky

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It was a mutual decision with everyone involved. TP isnt an IE/ISD/BG/II/DomerDomain and isnt close to being as large as one of those sites. Our following is small lol. We just addressed the question that was posed, so tomorrow people will know why there is not a video haha.

That's sad. I enjoyed them. Thanks for all the past effort.
 

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My two cents...

I don't think anyone here needs to feel upset or hurt by TP's not putting out a PTHF video this week. First off, it is a voluntary thing that we ever get them, much less to the great degree of quality involved. I am thankful that we ever get to have them. I doubt the incident that spawned this has any direct relation to anyone on this site. Fanbases can be moody and critical, but I think IE does not have some of the truly whacked out fans that post completely angry agressive tripe like that found in the comment section of an ESPN article or would tweet violent stuff to our players. I actually support TP for wanting to take a stand on this. Who knows if the "jackanapes" (great word by the way, hadn't heard that in eons) who tweeted that player(s) has ever even seen one of TP's videoes, but TP is using whatever soapbox they have to make a small gesture to simply say "hey I want to point out this happened and it is not right."

RiseUp ND and kick PU's a$$ (in a gamesman's like figuritive way of course... :cbanana: )


...and I look forward to PTHF video to come out next week!
 

irishtrinity

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That sucks hard. Wish we could slap those bandwagon fools in the mouth. What was the problem? This was the coolest way to start each game. I loved every video they made.Wish they would still make them for all the Diehard ND fans.
 

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My two cents...

I don't think anyone here needs to feel upset or hurt by TP's not putting out a PTHF video this week. First off, it is a voluntary thing that we ever get them, much less to the great degree of quality involved. I am thankful that we ever get to have them. I doubt the incident that spawned this has any direct relation to anyone on this site. Fanbases can be moody and critical, but I think IE does not have some of the truly whacked out fans that post completely angry agressive tripe like that found in the comment section of an ESPN article or would tweet violent stuff to our players. I actually support TP for wanting to take a stand on this. Who knows if the "jackanapes" (great word by the way, hadn't heard that in eons) who tweeted that player(s) has ever even seen one of TP's videoes, but TP is using whatever soapbox they have to make a small gesture to simply say "hey I want to point out this happened and it is not right."

RiseUp ND and kick PU's a$$ (in a gamesman's like figuritive way of course... :cbanana: )


...and I look forward to PTHF video to come out next week!

^ Hits nail on head.
 

phgreek

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I get it...it takes a ton of work to do this stuff...a ton. If you aren't feeling inspired, the product suffers.

So, if fans bein A-holes leads to uninspired work...yea, don't do it.

Now...threatening players should be met with the loss of the right to watch sporting events...or to procreate, for that matter.

...gonna guess some IDIOT bet on this game and lost his ***, got drunk, and here we are.
We all know THAT dude somewhere in our past...so I'm going to look mine up and kick his a$$...if we all do it, likely justice will be served...:)
 

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It would have been better, if you just admitted to either not having time, access to material, or the "meh" response to your other 2 videos this year. You can't really "punish" your loyal fan base, because some numnuts, went crazy. I doubt he was even your target audience anyways.

With that said, I realize it's all voluntary work, and I appreciate the work you've done already. They are great videos.
 

SoIll

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It would have been better, if you just admitted to either not having time, access to material, or the "meh" response to your other 2 videos this year. You can't really "punish" your loyal fan base, because some numnuts, went crazy. I doubt he was even your target audience anyways.

With that said, I realize it's all voluntary work, and I appreciate the work you've done already. They are great videos.

great post
 

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We are just fine. Not having a pthf has no impact on ND Nation.

Subtle slam there, I like it :laugh:

I'll miss PTHF, always look forward to it on Friday to help getting me ready for the game. I hope it comes back sooner than later. You guys always do great work. I hope you guys realize how much we all appreciate your contributions. I know the players do too, they're always posting the pictures you guys put together.
 

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TP, I have made mistakes as a fan that I wish I could take back. (couple of years ago, I foolishly called you out over a recruit/commitment) I can't, the only thing I can do is, hopefully, learn from my mistakes and not repeat them. NOw if you will bare with me, I want to loosely tie you and ND football together from my warped perspective. I love ND football for what ND football "is". Yes, we all like it more when that "is" is winning. However, I could never enjoy it if ND did it the way ALabama, Auburn, Ole Miss (I live in the heart of SEC country & all my friends pull for the "sec"). I have taken a couple of players to some of these schools camps and I have experienced first hand the benefits that players and coaches get from showing interest in their minor league system. I would have eaten my own are if this one young man in particular had been good enough academically to have been looked at by ND. He was a Special Education student that had NEVER taken a class in the regular classroom. He could however run like a deer. According to the SEC sliding scale for academics, the faster you can run, the lower your grades can be. I love football! It is my passion! I make my living coaching it! I left those schools sick to my stomach for football. I had to take a few days to myself to find my inner peace again. You see, ND would NEVER do that! The people that run that university make a difference in EVERY young persons life that gets a degree from there. That's what the "is" is for me! As for you TP, I enjoy your website, your posts on here, your tweets, and your videos. Everything I have had the pleasure of viewing from you has been positive, encouraging, and honest. So video or no video, TP is still in my BGIF of highest regards! Sad to say, but even ND has SEC caliber fans now.

Hope I didn't ramble to much. If so, put this post out of its misery mods
 
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koonja

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We're still talking about this? Lol.

Here's a picture of Greg Bryant to hold everyone over until tomorrow:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Chosen1 <a href="http://t.co/BKc0ICII4v">pic.twitter.com/BKc0ICII4v</a></p>— Greg Bryant #⃣1⃣ (@GB6for6) <a href="https://twitter.com/GB6for6/statuses/362682178024390656">July 31, 2013</a></blockquote>
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rikkitikki08

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We're still talking about this? Lol.

Here's a picture of Greg Bryant to hold everyone over until tomorrow:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Chosen1 <a href="http://t.co/BKc0ICII4v">pic.twitter.com/BKc0ICII4v</a></p>— Greg Bryant #⃣1⃣ (@GB6for6) <a href="https://twitter.com/GB6for6/statuses/362682178024390656">July 31, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Hey man wrong thread, get that bull outta here
 
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