tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post6466707879880787113..comments2023-12-27T18:04:21.987-05:00Comments on From Old Virginia: soapboxing: rooting for the laundryBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506945153264825303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-59473489747192805262010-10-28T16:13:36.476-04:002010-10-28T16:13:36.476-04:00Being in the right place at the right time is big ...Being in the right place at the right time is big part of any success, sure. But he could as easily not have done any of that work, being pulled in and out of the lineup the way he's been.<br /><br />We demand loyalty from our athletes - how many times have you heard someone say "if he doesn't want to be here then screw him"? Even before they actually leave, like when Tristan Spurlock flirted with the idea of leaving twice - first he didn't, then he did. Why demand that loyalty and then not reward it?Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10506945153264825303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-79250391181841001372010-10-28T12:29:05.754-04:002010-10-28T12:29:05.754-04:00I can appreciate this argument, but I think the ex...I can appreciate this argument, but I think the example of Verica may only be the best because it's the present. I don't give as much credit to Verica because the 'dues' he's paid and the work he's put in has only put him in the right place at the right time. This year is the only year that he was moved up the depth chart because he was better than the competition, and not because the competition left, or in some cases, disappeared. I don't hold any ill-will towards him, but I can understand the desire to throw one of the kids in to a sink or swim situation.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-88952931636368852132010-10-27T10:08:20.286-04:002010-10-27T10:08:20.286-04:00I really enjoyed your Brandon Inge parallel. The ...I really enjoyed your Brandon Inge parallel. The same holds true for my "selfish" love of the Redskins. I wanted Jason Campbell to win, Jim Zorn to win. Guys like Ladell Betts, Antwan Randle-el, Jason Campbell and Mike Sellers to win. Although all of these guys aren't still on the team (except Sellers) I still root for them individually on their new teams just because they were the glue guys, the hard workers. Great analysis and keep the win-capitalists in check.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-88830434111083987392010-10-27T09:19:13.523-04:002010-10-27T09:19:13.523-04:00Amen. I barred myself from message boards last yea...Amen. I barred myself from message boards last year for this very reason. Fans can be so venomous and reactionary and I got tired of hearing it. It's about the players, man!<br />Same holds true in basketball. As pumped as I am for a big new recruiting class, I was sad to see Sylven and especially Jeff Jones leave. Jones was a rising senior who had stuck with the program through a coaching change and his own ups and downs, and took a lot of heat from fans for not living up to the high school hype he didn't generate. He was primed for a good end to his career here this year, it'll be sad to see him finish out in a Rider uniform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com