College Football Preview from the View of Message Board Fans

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The Lunatic's Guide to College Football

Crawling fan message boards for trash talk, insider knowledge, and photos of Darren McFadden's car.

By Justin Peters
Posted Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007, at 4:24 PM ET

Not so long ago, college football fans didn't have anything to keep them busy once the offseason rolled around. When spring football ended, there wasn't much to do besides speed-dial talk-radio shows and collect all 13 regional covers of Street and Smith's. Message boards have changed all that: They're a year-round tailgate for those whose fandom veers dangerously close to pathology. A representative post on the Rivals.com board for the University of Texas: "It is getting to the point where I ... already worry about recruits as young as sophomores in HS. Are they 'Texas good?' Do they have the grades?"

Crawling fan message boards for trash talk, insider knowledge, and photos of Darren McFadden's car. - By Justin Peters - Slate Magazine

 

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BP made an appearance, as mentioned in ANOTHER THREAD

 

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Paging StooGrimson. StooGrimson, please report to this thread immediately

Wishful thinking: Winning playing time based on merit is one thing, but even the message boards know that nepotism makes the world go round: "I read if you're related to somebody who has played at Ohio State, they will put you on their practice squad. ?When I go to Ohio State to major in Sports Journalism, this is what I am going to do. I won't stop there, because I will try to dress and make the team." Stop the presses!

And congrats on the 2 minutes of not-quite-fame, OhioState49. :p