…through facebook, twitter, etc., has been really nice for sharing love, but I think there’s no doubt we’re seeing the downside to that right now. Anybody who can type can register for facebook, twitter, etc., and while these idiots can BARELY type, or even breathe, the fact that they can ALSO have “access” to these players in down times. This whole thing has kind of taken “bad apples” to a new level.

…These fans are obviously new to Missouri football.

But in all seriousness, that’s ridiculous. What recruit wants to come to a university where it’s own FANS abuse you. Poking opposing QBs on facebook is funny. This is just sick. They feel bad enough already. Leave ’em alone.

Outside of maybe 20-25 other QBs in Division I, which QB from another program would you want in place of Gabbert? The dude’s had a pretty damn solid sophomore season ON A YOUNG FREAKIN’ TEAM (with a receiver corps that didn’t do him many favors in the second half).

So, who do you want, insipid MU fans? Salivating over Zac Lee? Can’t get enough of that Austen Arnaud? Minny’s Adam Weber and South Carolina’s Stephen Garcia got your juices flowing?

Gabbert is a phenomenal talent. How about we give him the chance to grow, huh?

A sentient being really wrote that? Astonishing.

It is a foolish man who allows his leisure to make him miserable.

I was sitting in the student section yesterday, and the response from a few of the people around me was just sickening – saying things as bad or worse than what you’re citing on Twitter.

Like you say, I understand the frustration – but I think what we’re seeing is a reaction from people who got on board during the Chase Daniel years, who don’t remember what it was like prior (or, hell, even his sophomore year). We expect great things from our team, and yes, that’s absolutely reasonable, but we’re a young team, with a young quarterback who’s had a pretty rough first season as a starter (playing 3 of the biggest games of the year with a badly sprained right ankle is tough), and the fact of the matter is that it wasn’t all that long ago that we were excited just to GET to a bowl game, much less anything else.

And besides, other than a couple of bad passes (none of which were particularly close to being intercepted), and a couple of obvious rookie problems, Blaine wasn’t the problem yesterday. The problem was dropped passes (and an interception) that should have been caught. The problem was lack of a run game. The problem was a relapsing offensive line and a sudden lack of pass protection. The problem was two of our top defensive backs going out hurt (which, by the way, anyone know what happened to Simmons and Gettis? I missed Jasper going out, and it looked like Gettis got popped in the head on a tackle and shook up, but I haven’t heard anything.). The tragedy of errors that was the officiating (is it just me, or have we gotten completely screwed by absurd officiating for the third time now? Nebraska, OSU, and Baylor).

Point is, while we may not win the North, we’ll still likely play in a bowl game, and there’s a lot to look forward to the rest of this season and the next two years as all of these raw, massively talented players develop. This is how it works. We’re not USC (and I, for one, am grateful for that).

And also, let’s give some credit to Baylor for playing well. Yeah, we screwed up. But they were good enough to take advantage. Florence looked good, and a lot of the big plays we gave up (at least in the first half) were bought by his ability to scramble and improvise.

I guess I say all that to say, well said, RPT.

He could have chosen Nebraska (well, he DID, frankly) or Illinois. He could have gotten a DUI and been kicked off the team.

He’s our QB, and he’s a damn fine one. Hopefully he has the perspective to know that the vocal isn’t always the majority.

That was, possibly, the greatest post I have ever read on this website.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZvXsuMRFy8

I surely expected more from missouri fans. I unlike many on this site never was fortunate enough to attend MU, but have been a fan and supporter of Mizzou most of my life. My earliest memory of Mizzou football was the 1978 Liberty Bowl. My friends and i were as excited as if they had been invited to the rose bowl,it had been about 5 or so yrs since a bowl appearance, what can i say we were 12’ish.

I don’t have twitter and don’t care to have it, but anyone who tells BG he suck’s, or nobody likes him is ridiculous, and if you want to be that way and conduct yourself that way,go cheer on ku. Yes ku, they have been talking shit on reesing since his game play went south. and if you want to be like them i’m sure you will fit in there.

Lets not forget many of these kids on this team are a year or two out of high school, and are incredibly talented and i truly believe all of us would trade places with anyone of them if we had the chance. And the QB you are fucking with is i believe on pace to be THE best QB ever to walk onto Faurot field, in a Tiger uniform, and we will be fortunate if he stays with us through his senior year.

I wasn’t at the game, but am on here a lot, although i don’t post much. But if I have ever said anything on here to anyone on this blog or about the players or staff of Mizzou,which i don’t believe I have. I apologise because to be rude and or mean and negative was not my intentions.

for instance, Perry drops a pass, my section’s resident dumbass proceeds to yell “nice one gary”. Obviously this person knows nothing of how coaching, no football works, 1 Perry not Gary dropped that pass, 2 if you hate the playcall, Pinkel isn’t the one calling that play, It’s Yost (not saying he’s doing a below average job, just stating what should be obvious). But wow, chastizing your own sophmore QB like that , absolutely juvineille and VERY illfounded.

“Do you not realize that no one likes you? You single handedly ruined our season.”

does the guy who tweeted this have any track record of pro-Mizzou tweets? if not, he is pretty obviously a kU or nub moby/flamer

claims to be Austin Huff, current walk-on tailback for Mizzou (link goes to mutigers player bio. what an idiot. immediate dismissal from team please

how bout an #ImwithPinkel tag too? as discussed above, there is plenty of room and reasons for criticizing the coaching staff this season. but after the last 2 years, Pinkel is entitled to a down year without being on the hot seat. he deserves a chance to bring us back next year and the year after.

Alden is not an idiot like many of the fans. He gets it- and has also been richly rewarded for his loyalty to GP and MA.

I too have been disturbed by what I have seen out of MU ‘fans’ in spots, especially on the Trib. site. I just don’t go there anymore except after wins, got sick of the whining and absurd expectations/demands. Although I certainly got some pleasure out of smacking some of those idiots around a bit, I refuse to wallow in the muck with them any more. I don’t need to engage that negativity- and you can beat them over the heads with facts and bulletproof logic, but many seem to ENJOY losses as it lets them crank up the volume on the whining. It is like talking to a wall.

And here’s what makes it so dumb, SHIT LIKE THIS HAPPENS to almost every team at some point every season, especially this year, where uber-parity has seemingly broken out. How many other fanbases are saying ‘WTF was that?’ today, or have said that at some point this season? If this game and BGSU were (hopefully) our ‘WTF?’ games, I’m glad we lost to what is, minus Griffin or not, a much more talented/better coached Baylor team than a MAC or worse conference (I’m looking at you, KSU) team.

And yes, this IS A REBUILDING YEAR. It is freaking sad some are basically punishing GP for regularly beating the snot out of the other North teams the last two years, as that is now evidently expected.

New D-Coordinator – first time making the defensive calls (I assume)
New O-Coordinator – first time calling plays (I assume)
New starting QB

And everything is supposed to be hunky dory?

Delusional at best.

I look no further than USC, who lost both coordinators and their starting QB from last season and they were supposed to act like Ol’ Man River and just keep rolling along.

That has hardly been the case.

And if USC, in a similar circumstance, has struggled with all of their talent…how were we expected to just keep rolling along?

I hate bandwagon, front running fans who don’t know the game.

I don’t go nearly as far back with Mizzou football as some folks do (I only joined Tiger Nation in 1996), but this college/team is part of who I am – warts and all. Through good and bad.

Colin Cowherd has an interesting theory about the average fan. I don’t like him, but it makes sense on some level:

Fans get dumber before and after games.
Midweek is when the average fan tends to have perspective.

(Emphasis on average. I think that those of us who are here are most decidedly above average.)

I think we get to see more of that idiocy thanks to social networking sites. I guess it’s the way to vent, but I think all it does is make one look stupid.