Comments on: Miami and FIU are disgraceful http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/10/18/miami-and-fiu-are-disgraceful/ the randomness of a distracted existential tour guide. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:03:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Diana http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/10/18/miami-and-fiu-are-disgraceful/#comment-11100 Diana Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:52:08 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/10/18/miami-and-fiu-are-disgraceful/#comment-11100 I was actually at that game, in the visitor's section, like a true-blue(and gold) FIU Alumni! I was so furious that I punched my now boyfriend (a fellow FIU-grad like myself) in the shoulder when he cheered UM's touchdowns extremely hard. All his friends -- none of whom attended UM and the few who attended college went to FIU or community college -- were in the home section of the Orange bowl and proudly donning orange and green. I was *so* angry! As for my boyfriend, his excuse for supporting "Thug U" was "Years of fun times", and that he loves the entertaining vulgarity that UM has come to represent as of late. (oh! how it breaks my heart). LAME! It's really sad how most of the people in the stands supporting UM went to FIU. Here's a blog I posted about it furthering the details: http://canisdoofus.livejournal.com/30586.html I was actually at that game, in the visitor’s section, like a true-blue(and gold) FIU Alumni!

I was so furious that I punched my now boyfriend (a fellow FIU-grad like myself) in the shoulder when he cheered UM’s touchdowns extremely hard. All his friends — none of whom attended UM and the few who attended college went to FIU or community college — were in the home section of the Orange bowl and proudly donning orange and green. I was *so* angry! As for my boyfriend, his excuse for supporting “Thug U” was “Years of fun times”, and that he loves the entertaining vulgarity that UM has come to represent as of late. (oh! how it breaks my heart). LAME! It’s really sad how most of the people in the stands supporting UM went to FIU.

Here’s a blog I posted about it furthering the details: http://canisdoofus.livejournal.com/30586.html

]]> By: Poppy http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/10/18/miami-and-fiu-are-disgraceful/#comment-9559 Poppy Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:30:06 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/10/18/miami-and-fiu-are-disgraceful/#comment-9559 Every coach should make this statement to his team before each and every game, " If a fight should start on the field or off, anyone who comes of the bench or takes part in any of the activities will be taken off the team period" Every coach should make this statement to his team before each and every game, ” If a fight should start on the field or off, anyone who comes of the bench or takes part in any of the activities will be taken off the team period”

]]> By: shawn http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/10/18/miami-and-fiu-are-disgraceful/#comment-9552 shawn Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:43:06 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/10/18/miami-and-fiu-are-disgraceful/#comment-9552 Well said Grant! I am admittedly a rabid fan of football (especially college) and it just makes me ill to see the "role models" playing at the Div. 1 level these days. A couple of seasons back, Clemson and S Carolina had a bench-clearer that was a disgrace to the whole state of SC. I was accused of not being a "true" Clemson fan because I was in favor of the schools' decision to remove themselves from Bowl play. To Miami fans, I ask this; are you a "true" fan if the reprobates in uniform trash your school on national TV every week and you're okay with it so long as they win? Or is the TRUE fan the guy that has enough respect for the program to condemn the team's sophomoric behavior? Well said Grant! I am admittedly a rabid fan of football (especially college) and it just makes me ill to see the “role models” playing at the Div. 1 level these days. A couple of seasons back, Clemson and S Carolina had a bench-clearer that was a disgrace to the whole state of SC. I was accused of not being a “true” Clemson fan because I was in favor of the schools’ decision to remove themselves from Bowl play.

To Miami fans, I ask this; are you a “true” fan if the reprobates in uniform trash your school on national TV every week and you’re okay with it so long as they win? Or is the TRUE fan the guy that has enough respect for the program to condemn the team’s sophomoric behavior?

]]> By: rob http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/10/18/miami-and-fiu-are-disgraceful/#comment-9549 rob Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:17:46 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/10/18/miami-and-fiu-are-disgraceful/#comment-9549 they seemed to be cleaning up the program in the late 90s and early 00s. but the um-thugs are back. they seemed to be cleaning up the program in the late 90s and early 00s. but the um-thugs are back.

]]> By: britton http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/10/18/miami-and-fiu-are-disgraceful/#comment-9542 britton Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:02:30 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/10/18/miami-and-fiu-are-disgraceful/#comment-9542 Larry Coker is a joke of authority. His team is out of control. He reminds me of Col. Henry Blake from MASH. Larry Coker is a joke of authority. His team is out of control. He reminds me of Col. Henry Blake from MASH.

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