Isaiah Neyer enters the portal
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I think there is a lesson here. Don't say anything on social media that you would not say to someone's face. If he did want to come back, and he was considered a real asset, it would be a shame to turn him, or anyone, off by careless comments.
I'd suggest ignoring social media to make decisions in life - but I get that's not the world college kids live in.
This will be his 4th team.
This will be his 4th team if he ends up somewhere else. Might be a him issue as much as anything.
I’m curious if a team exists that would both meet his financial & playtime demands while also having a fanbase that does not have any keyboard warriors.
I’m guessing not. Good luck to him in his next chapter.
Sadly, a lot of "adults" live and breathe for social media as well. Sad, really!
Or you learn to have a thick skin and show the doubters they were wrong about you. That's the best way to shut up the naysayers.
Well put.
The only thing I would say is that I'm not sure it's a burden that most fans really want to put on our players if they thought it out.
I'll also add that it's important for this staff (this goes well beyond on-field coaches) to give the knowledge and tools for players to deal with this type of feedback. Quite honestly this is something that was never an issue when I was younger. I wouldn't have had a clue how to handle individuals who would live vicariously through the successes and failures of my life. It appears to me that young people today look to social media for vindication of their decisions. Imo this is where a staff/program needs to integrate a team social structure to support its athletes. You can ask almost any military infantryperson, and all will say I don't worry about politicians or media, I only care about the guy next to me.
I get what you are saying fred but I'm not sure I get what you are saying. If you are saying don't send a player an Insta post (is that what they are called? I don't to social media) or tweet him directly that you think he sucks for throwing that pick or fumbling, but if you saw the same player in a restaurant, you wouldn't dare walk over and tell him the same, I wholeheartedly agree. If you are sending anonymous messages but you won't say it right to their face that's just wrong. Exclamation point.
On the other hand, if you are critical of a player in this forum but would never consider sending said player the same message, I have no problem with that. Does that make sense? I'm critical of players all the time here, but the thought never crossed my mind to personally send a player a derogatory message. If Dylan was reading BHF Forum he is going to know that I thought it was weak sauce that he slid 2 yards short of a game winning first down, but I would never bedowngrade him to his face.
Well, kinda all the above
. The question I posed was somewhat rhetorical. Would you make the comment to someone's face if asked? And to further the point, how would make the comment. I'm being a little facetious here but as stated you are not going to walk up to Dylan and call him a wuss, but what if he asked how you thought he played? I guessing since you seem to be an honest guy, you'd probably tell him you thought he should know how far he needed to get for the first down and would have liked to have him try to get to that mark. And hoped he learned from the experience.That's one thing I really like about BHF......it's not a lot of faceless bluster. We, me included, spout off sometimes because we love this program so much. After I calm down however, I do try and civilize my retorts and consider the questions I asked above.
Make no mistake tho, I fully realize this is a forum formed around sports, and I'm well aware that sports by their very nature bring up some of our most basic instincts. That's why I'm such a stickler for rules that regulate the sport and keep it Spartan......without it becoming too Spartan. Keeping that in mind this site would be pretty boring if all we did was to agree with everything.
I'm afraid we here at BHF tend to be the exception to the rule. Most of social media -- sports, politics, you name it -- IS a lot of faceless bluster. People who would never dare stand up to a guy and spew venom in his face don't think twice about doing it from the safety of an anonymous post. In my opinion, that's why public discourse in all areas has gotten so bad.
Add to it that this generation lives on social media and get their 'feel goods' from their friends tweets and texts. That's all well and good until you go from being a high school jock everybody in your circle adores to a highly-recruited student-athlete at a name school. Once the initital online love-fest is over, you suddenly find scores of people chewing you a new one if, heaven forbid, you screw up on the field or say something people take the wrong way.
I believe the Athletic Department offers seminars to help new players deal with the dangers of social media. But there's not many folks in this world, expecially young people, who can ignore their tic-tok/X/instagram accounts when scores of posters are saying, "YOU SUCK!"
That is the amazing thing about BHF. Past tense I've been on Facebook and several other Husker message boards and all were cesspools with a lot of negativity and name calling and a general lack of civility, IMO.
Most of the time, this place has none of that. On the rare occasions it happens, the mods are quick to react. BHF is an amazing site.
Is this a subliminal request by the forum for me to tone down my harshly worded opinion about certain players on offense who were highly recruited? Well.....when I start seeing players being coached hard there won't be a need for me to point things out.
However, point taken.
However, point taken.
No way. You be you Dog. I have never seen you say anything untrue or resort to name calling. We can civilly voice our displeasure or concern with a player's performance. BHF would be boring if it was merely a Cheer Squad with no opportunity to debate and stuff like that.
I second Hunchie's motion.
We don't tend to attract the immature, fly-by troller and gaslighter crowd that I see pop up on other boards. That doesn't mean we never go at each other. Like any board, BHF has scuffles from time to time. But they're usually honest ones that reflect the personalities of the posters involved. That's why total opposites like Mrjfb and Yours Truly could regularly fire shots at each other without either side ever taking them personally.
That said, NEVER piss off Uenth or Husker99!!!
One thing I learned from my ex, Jethro Bodine, don't get mad -- get even.I second Hunchie's motion.
We don't tend to attract the immature, fly-by troller and gaslighter crowd that I see pop up on other boards. That doesn't mean we never go at each other. Like any board, BHF has scuffles from time to time. But they're usually honest ones that reflect the personalities of the posters involved. That's why total opposites like Mrjfb and Yours Truly could regularly fire shots at each other without either side ever taking them personally.
That said, NEVER piss off Uenth or Husker99!!!
That being said, albeit tongue in cheek, these days I prefer to "kill 'em with kindness" -- results are better, IMO.
Peace, Out and Happy New Year's Eve Day everyone!!!!
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