Why does SPS hate this board so?

I haven't spent a ton of time on either Forum lately- really since even before this venture started- but some over there don't miss a chance to take a shot at ED. I understand why DS would resent it if it costs him clicks (it probably doesn't) but it seems to come from the rank-and-file types. And Another mod who really just seems to have a burr up his butt in general.

I find it refreshing to read and share opinions without bears butting in at every turn. Other than that, I read both and know a lot of others do too. Just don't get the animosity.

Also, having no UM posters is nice. It bears repeating.

2 reasons:

1. Me

2. They enjoyed being the main free board with no competition. They dont like having competition.

Never understood hate for others boards except Jeanspage. That was easy to understand

But SPS hates us
247 posters hate Sixpack
Jeanspage hates every other board

Elitedawgs? We just enjoy standing on our own.

I think it does cost them clicks. I spent a lot more time on that board before EliteDawgs started up. I still read sixpack but not nearly as much as I used to. I come here and 24/7 mostly. I hated putting up with the rebel posters, all the constant bitching back and forth, and the smug attitude of one of the moderators. Bet you can guess which one.

**** em. That board is what it is. They care more about fellating Bears and bitching about State. There is hardly ever anything positive that sustains itself over there. A positive thread may start but it doesn't take long to degenerate into stupid bitching about something the thread never intended. It is unreadable and depressing. I'm glad that board hates us, it makes me feel better about what we are trying to do. Be positive State supporters.

Eta: their mods suck ass with their arrogance and pettiness.

I have a feeling that more posters over here actually have something vested in MSU athletics.

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Originally Posted by Goat Holder

I have a feeling that more posters over here actually have something vested in MSU athletics.

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maybe, but some of us are just general public.

damn Rogue

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Originally Posted by DownwardDawg

I think it does cost them clicks. I spent a lot more time on that board before EliteDawgs started up. I still read sixpack but not nearly as much as I used to. I come here and 24/7 mostly. I hated putting up with the rebel posters, all the constant bitching back and forth, and the smug attitude of one of the moderators. Bet you can guess which one.

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3 reasons why I'm frequenting SPS less and less these day apart from ED now being available:

1. Half the posters over there are primarily looking for any opportunity to be a smartass rather than contribute meaningful input.

2. There just really isn't that much interesting sports discussion over there anymore, very lucky if you get 1 in 5 threads that actually talk about MSU sports.

3. Agree the influx of bear posters (and even moderators) over the years has gotten to the point where its disgusting to put up with.

Just thankful there is finally a decent alternative free board.

I looked over there earlier- and the first damn thread I saw was -"OT- Chik-Fil-A milk shakes"

aye yi yiiiiiiii

Jean's page = church ladies

247 = Jean's page lite

SPS = NAFOOM lite

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Originally Posted by FlabLoser

Jean's page = church ladies

247 = Jean's page lite

SPS = NAFOOM lite

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screw sps... ill take elite dawgs all day every day...

I still read and post over there, but I do hate the people that act like If you post on EliteDawgs "you suck!". And like someone earlier said, it's usually people that aren't mods that say shit about ED. What's funny is that the same crowd that says "this board is so great now that the ED posters are gone", are the same ones acting like they hate the ED posters for leaving....which can only mean a couple of things. 1. They are trying to be cool, or 2. They are pissed that a lot of the actual sports discussion has left the board and that they are left with more smartass and less sports.

Again, I still post over there mainly for OT things and bc they have a lot of new posts and threads throughout the day. However, I am posting less and less bc it's hard to talk sports when you know you'll get either a smartass answer, or an answer from a guy that knows absolutely nothing about the sport you are discussing. Like the guy that told me Henderson sucked and Armstrong should get all of his reps because Armstrong hit over .400 last year in JUCO.

I like a lot of the posters over there, but could do without the Rebs and the guys that only post smartass shit and no sports.

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Originally Posted by dickiedawg

And Another mod who really just seems to have a burr up his butt in general.

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I see what you did there.

Anyway bro, let it go. Much better board here. Not as many smart asses.

venue.....

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Also, having no UM posters is nice. It bears repeating.

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not so fast, my friend :cool:

I'm good people though. Me and Coach go way back. Glad to be a charter member on here.

I think both boards can co-exist peacefully. I disagree with how they seem to be too lenient with Ole Miss posters there, but it is their board.

If they want to talk smack, that's fine. I don't think DS has a personal problem with us or anything. I think most of the bashing goes back to being "cool" which only started over on sixpack just because Gene was a douche towards them when they started their own board and has nothing to do with us.

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Originally Posted by Political Hack

maybe, but some of us are just general public.

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This made me laugh. Well done.

Its not really hate, they just think this board is unnecessary, and find its posters that make posts as if this place is wildly new and different to be borderline retarded. Its not a competition thing, as this place has a few hundred members compared to SPS's 10s of thousands.

Im here because I like topic view.

It seems that every board has its loyals that hate every other board. I like here, sps, and SECrant for different reasons. Even though many of the posters on those boards don't like the others, I see no reason I can't enjoy them all.

I have never been big on message boards but I really like this one. I always checked SPS periodically - like once or twice a month - but I generally try to drop by here at least once a day for two reasons: the discussion is all MSU people, and it's on topic. When I saw this thread I clicked over to SPS to see what they were talking about....I counted 24 threads on the front page and ONLY 3 of them were even related to MSU sports and one was a ticket question. I really hope this board continues to discuss MSU sports in depth and not veer off into other crap and then become a pissing contest to see who can come up with the best smart ass remark. The quality of the members here is far better than the quantity over there.

ETA: while I was over there I did see Todd wipe their ass with the recruiting debate. Well done.

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Originally Posted by Hump4Hoops

Its not really hate, they just think this board is unnecessary, and find its posters that make posts as if this place is wildly new and different to be borderline retarded. Its not a competition thing, as this place has a few hundred members compared to SPS's 10s of thousands.

Im here because I like topic view.

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The fact that we have over 500 members already and will have a thousand by the Fall is proof this it is necessary

And it is a competition thing- for reasons I wont go into, DS needs the page clicks. My leaving and this board has caused them to drop. Thats why they made such an effort to start threads the last 2 months like never before.

Sixpack has 7,500 members- not tens of thousands- plus you have to figure Goat is at least 500 of them. Plus other people have multiple names.

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Originally Posted by dickiedawg

I haven't spent a ton of time on either Forum lately- really since even before this venture started- but some over there don't miss a chance to take a shot at ED. I understand why DS would resent it if it costs him clicks (it probably doesn't) but it seems to come from the rank-and-file types. And Another mod who really just seems to have a burr up his butt in general.

I find it refreshing to read and share opinions without bears butting in at every turn. Other than that, I read both and know a lot of others do too. Just don't get the animosity.

Also, having no UM posters is nice. It bears repeating.

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Just made my first post on SPS today. Thought I'd let yall know

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Originally Posted by hometowndawg

Just made my first post on SPS today. Thought I'd let yall know

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High crimes and misdemeanors

so was it a restaurant or a movie post ? **

hometowndawg likes Chik-Fil-A milkshakes

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Originally Posted by Coach34

hometowndawg likes Chik-Fil-A milkshakes

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Was trying to inform someone that Strawberry is not the best flavor of milkshake from Chicken fil a, It is obviously Cookies and Cream

I concur with what several others have said. I come here for knowledgeable MSU sports info and analysis, without having to wade throught a lot of unrelated crap. IMHO, SPS has entirely too much of the latter. Just don't have the time for it.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Sixpack has 7,500 members- not tens of thousands- plus you have to figure Goat is at least 500 of them.

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Haha, I laughed.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

DS needs the page clicks. My leaving and this board has caused them to drop.

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Citation needed

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Originally Posted by Hump4Hoops

Citation needed

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My threads usually averaged 1,500-2,000 page views- with many getting 4K or more. They aren't getting that anymore. That's not even counting members of this site that read there less now

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Originally Posted by Coach34

My threads usually averaged 1,500-2,000 page views- with many getting 4K or more. They aren't getting that anymore. That's not even counting members of this site that read there less now

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ALL HAIL THE KING OF THE MESSAGE BOARDS!

ha

I love this board....the BS is at a minimum. and there are no "who can be the biggest smartass" contest

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Sixpack has 7,500 members- not tens of thousands- plus you have to figure Goat is at least 500 of them. Plus other people have multiple names.

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...6,499 members.

Not only is the asshole element @ 6pack totally out of control (actually, it always has been) but them allowing some Ole Miss jackoff to be a board moderator is some ****ed-up Stockholm Syndrome shit.

MSU fan constantly bitches about how Ole Miss feels superior to us, then we have a MSU board that moves to prove it by robbing some loyal MSU fan of the opportunity to be a MSU board moderator by inserting some shit whose only goal in life is to see MSU fail.

to be fair, I don't think DS claims that the pak is a MSU board. It's become more than that now. That's why I don't really see this board and the pak as competitors. It's not like there's a firewall that only allows you to visit one or the other. I don't read over there much any more because it's hard to sift through all the post and smartassery for sports news, but the board does have its identity and has done very well for years despite what ol' frojorts thought when they split off from his site.

Sixpack had it's purpose as being the only board when it started for free thinking away from Genes. That's long gone.
I have rarely posted there since BDJ and other options came around. I Don't read tha site enough now to even know the inside jokes and who most the posters are.
DS is a good guy actually but as Coach pointed out they have allowed a lot more Nafoom like posts just to have new posts. Your Favorite Chicfila Milkshake seriously? Several years back we would be discussing who was reporting in school and debating the defensive/offensive line.

Good luck to them, they do still have a purpose as a MSU Board and are very popular and still face of free boards for MSU (though we are working strong on growing this one...)

This is about the only board I post on now. So far it hasn't delved into all the political bullshit the others have gone to where a few posters are allowed to say whatever the hell they want and the other asshats bash anyone who doesn't agree with the insider. You also don't have people trying to sound like experts when all they do is scour other message boards. Y'all keep your scouring to Twitter.

What the SPS loyalists will never admit is that Elite Dawgs simply has better discussion than SPS. If it were the other way around, I'd spend more time there.

Almost no one started posting here because of some love for Coach34. They signed up, saw the superior discussion, and stuck around. The SPS loyalists can bury their hands in the sand and deny it all they want, but all it does is direct more and more people here.

I post here, there, and on 247, as well as another SEC board (not TD) regularly and I don't harbor any ill-will against any of them. I've never understood the constant drama between boards, anyway. It's foolish for grown men to do.

With that said, each has it's place.

Elitedawgs -- Excellent, mature discussion and a great off-topic board.
SPS -- High volume of info and enough light-heartedness to keep things from being too serious.
247 -- The discussions can be a little GenesPagish, but Paul's info is worth the price.

They all have their pro's and con's.

It's not like we're talking about buying brands of toilet paper. As others have pointed out, you can read more than one board. I read both - and I'm sure most (not all) people on here still read sixpack.

And C34, just because your posts had read counts high enough for you to jack off to, doesn't mean it was really increasing page hits. It was just one more thread for people to click on while they were already on the site - nobody was brought to SPS via an outside search/link just to read your posts - and no significant number of people suddenly decided to quit reading SPS just because you stopped posting - are you really that narcissistic?


All that being said, there's about 5 ole miss ****s on that board that I wish would just get banned.

I completely disagree ... the days when Coach wasn't posting were mostly boring ... he was the driver behind a lot of the sports issues and controversies that were WORTH discussing... like him or hate him - it didn't matter, he stimulated conversation which is why a lot of folks go to message boards