Friend, you've answered your own question. On a board for UConn fans that has graciously created a "general basketball" forum for the rest of us, I count
four different threads in the first half of the page dedicated to SCAR. And then if you go into specific threads on other teams, like the Tennessee thread, half that thread at times is hijacked by SCAR fans. There's a reason my earlier post in the Tennessee thread about this got 8 likes - it's a recurring and slightly tiresome phenomenon.
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And let me just clarify: I am not a "non-CT" fan - I am a Stanford fan (as an alum) first and foremost, and UConn fan over everyone else (as a four-year Nutmegger).
And to your point, I certainly wouldn't come to SCAR's board and complain about your fanbase there, because that'd be gosh darn discourteous -- especially since a lot of SCAR fans are great, including a few who post to our Stanford board. But I do think the enthusiasm for your team gets a little out of hand sometimes, and it can sometimes be a little too much for fans of other teams.
With great power (and a reigning championship, and a #1 ranking) comes great responsibility (err on the side of being gracious and quiet). Until very recently, UConn fans have just had a heck of a lot more practice at this than you guys.
I responded to your comment about "how it feels to be a fan in any other thread on this board, only to have it turn into a thread about SCAR!". Those ARE your own words, are they not? SO, are you referring about "any other" NON-"SCAR" threads "on this board", or about any other "SCAR" threads?? Because, now I'm confused - how can any other SCAR thread "turn into a thread about SCAR"??
Basic logic led me to assume by any other threads on this board, you meant any other NON-South Carolina-specific threads - threads having nothing to do with South Carolina.
Are those
"four different threads" you refer to those four threads that are SPECIFICALLY about South Carolina?
1) "Aliyah Boston Injured"
2) "Can Anyone Beat South Carolina? 12 Questions on Women's College Basketball"
3) "South Carolina Survives UCLA"
4) "Gamecocks 2022-'23 Season"
So I'm confused: how do these above threads "turn into" threads about South Carolina? They appear to me to be threads created specifically to invite discussion regarding South Carolina, primarily. As a South Carolina fan and poster here, where else if not in those threads, should I go on this board to discuss South Carolina? Would it be more respectful of me as a guest South Carolina posting fan to post my posts regarding South Carolina WBB in any other threads, than in these above?
As to the Tennessee thread, coming into the season they were expected to be one of the top if not THE top challenger to South Carolina for the conference throne. Perhaps when it's all said and done, they still will be. Why wouldn't Gamecock fans discuss in that thread? In any case, if you would care to take the time to count the 495 posts, you'd be surprised I'm sure to find that it is CONNECTICUT fans who have posted the most in that thread, as one fanbase - particularly after Tennessee started losing games. Other than Tennessee fans, of course.
But South Carolina fans have more of a conference rivalry with Tennessee fans than anything CT fans have with them, extending well beyond just WBB. So regardless of WHERE the thread was posted, there should be expectation of more South Carolina posts in it than CT posts.
But you seem to have a specific issue with South Carolina fans being here and posting posts. This isn't the first time you've yelled at us to get off your lawn:
Let me be less subtle this time. Nothing about this thread title suggests it's about South Carolina's poll ranking. If folks are salty, it's probably cause they're sick of having to hear about South Carolina in every gosh darned thread on this board.
Can't we all just get along???
Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
