[personal] Re: [Husker] Could this Husker team beat...

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

Aha! That's the problem!  Putting the phrase "I think" in there. 

I've got about 16 years of experience writing in the computer industry, 
amongst other areas. When people pay for your expertise, "I think" is not 
allowed. Either you know, or you don't. That's the way it works. So... 
when I read that in other people's writing, it's as if I don't see it, or 
I don't make the distinction between putting "I know" in there or not. 

I don't have a problem with having strong opinions. I have them. You can 
have them too. Everyone can. Why are you surprised if people attack them? 

BTW.... I usually take a 'personal attack' on me as you saying something 
to the effect of  "and you're the dumbest #$#*$)(* alive, can't even tie 
your shoes without assistance you spineless turd."  I don't consider 
attacking an opinion an attack on the person. Reason - opinions are easily 
replaced. :) 

Your opinion of Callahan as "not a good football coach" is shared by many. 
Why? 

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com

husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 10/10/2006 12:41:28 PM:

> Thanks for this post Skylar.  The responses that I got attacking me as a
> person that wishes to see the Huskers fail were numerous and alarming.
> Clearly it must have been a poorly written original post and I'll have 
to be
> more careful.  I'll put my devotion to Nebraska football next to
> anyone's..including anyone on this list.  But for that many people to 
attack
> me personally there must have been something wrong.  Having said that, I 
do
> not think Bill Callahan is a good football coach.  I do not think he is 
a
> particularly good guy.  He is not the kind of person or leader that I 
look
> up to as the coach of the team I love way too much.  I do not think he 
will
> be successful as the coach of the Cornhuskers unless successful means 
being
> a B- team.  And I think that we will not be the coach at the start of 
the
> 2009 season.  And I hope not.  All of these things are my opinion, shown 
my
> use of the term "I think".  I'm a fan, a good one, and I am allowed to 
have
> these opinions, I have earned them. But to say that because of them I 
wish
> they all come true and that I want the team to lose because of them is 
way
> out of line.
> 
> Dave
> 
> On 10/10/06, Skylar Dodds <Sklarbodds at cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Husker Fans,
> >
> >
> > Fair enough.  It's not fair to you to assume what you're going to say.
> > I take that back.
> >
> > In my defense, that does seem to be the 'tone' that we get from a lot
> > of people.  Before the Troy game, "They're good and we could lose,
> > look how they played ____________".  After the Troy game, "They suck,
> > wait till we play someone good".
> >
> > It's not fair to lump you in that category.  I'm just saying pointing
> > out what we've heard before.  Many people tell us that we're not that
> > good, and we've just beaten up on weak teams.  Well, not many teams
> > have won their 'weak' games as handily as we have.  And over and over
> > we hear about how we're going to lose one game and then right after we
> > hear about how bad they are and how unimpressed they are about the
> > win.
> >
> > So again, sorry if that's not you, but those people definitely exist.
> >
> > --
> > Go Skers,
> > Skylar                            mailto:Sklarbodds at cox.net
> >
> >
> >
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