I dont understand all the Vince hate.. Oh yes I do. Lets not hide behind this BS EXCUSE called Bud Adams. its because your haters schools, Texas Tech, A&M, Baylor, etc got beat up like women in Afghanistan by THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS and that your school WILL NEVER WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN YOUR LIFETIME. There I've said it. That's why you'll always hate Vince Young. JEALOUSY. No one would care that Vince is a Titan if he didn't bring UT a national championship. Have your crappy Gig' Ems and throw Tortillas all over the place, cause it's not going to happen. You'll never be the big program of the state and you have Vince Young to blame for it.
Nope. Its pretty much just you that makes me dislike him. You and you alone. Glad to see that the crazy, button mashing tinman we've all come to know didn't stay hidden for too long.
you know the funniest thing about this.. I didn't get into this Vince Young argument that went on for billions of threads pre-texans draft, cause i didn't care about the Texans etc Then the Mario Williams shocker thing came and it became some crazy topic. Then VY starts winning with the Titans and all the sudden the hater poured down like hurricane Alicia. But since I never really start any of these threads, and i dont really post that much in the hangout (i care way more about the GARM) there must be one conclusion to the extreme responses to my posts... I'm the freaking best muthaf#$$r on this board and you know i never quit. the fact is its not about Vince Young. Its about the TINMAN and who can hang with entertaining and educating this board with skill and charm. You know what Billy Ocean said, when the going gets tough the tough get going so I like sending the haters off like a bunch of Carribean queens and their dreams of beating me? going like distant dreams No more love on the run BEATCHES!!
This is a Rockets BBS. Many of us no longer live in Houston--I would gather most posters are not current reidents. For me the Oilers was the last pro team there when I lived there. Many other fans never lived in Houston at all (followed their fav player to the Rockets, and became a fan somewhere along the line). Further Young is one of the most celebrated Houston and State of Texas athletes. Based on his jerseys everywhere, including from what I hear within the Texans own stadium and near to where he played his 1st ball, it doesn't even seem like within the city there is a clear favorite, why would you expect in on the basketball team's best BBS when it isn't even the case in the football team's own stadium. I will add I think at least 75% of the hate and trollers are basically UT haters. Why so many hate The University of Texas--the flagship public university for the great State of Texas, is some hard to understand. I don't see the same hate from Ohio University or Toledo to TOSU, or hate of the Huskers from other non-NU schools--different thing in Texas (where so many are brainwashed early on to hate UT/Longhorns more than to like themselves). The fact he plays for the former Oliers (though a small minority of fans moved their alegence to Tenn--blaming Houston city), and a division rival, and as good as he is/specatacular his moments are/devastating if your hopes were on the other side, just all works together in a spew of hate and jealousy. JMHO. But don't accuse those of wanting to talk about VY in the Hangout as trolling, or that those who troll VY threads only to express their jealous filled hate and bias to not be called out on it. Those who go in to Texan threads to troll, to bring up VY when no where relevant (unless flamed 1st), suck too.
Okay. Is this the reason why people like the Titans, more specifically, VY? He brought a National Championship to the school you attended?
sorry for not replying earlier, i didn't want to waste my 10k post on this . People have liked the Titans pre-VY. Lots of McNair, Eddie George fans. Not really that many vocal haters. Adding VY instantaneously created more fans and more haters. He brought a national championship to the school-yes, the state -yes, was he vocal about being from houston?? yes
So let's say, some dude from somewhere in Houston decides to go to UT and plays ball there, and wins two heismans and three national Championships, and gets drafted by i don't know, the Houston Texans, do your folks cheer for the Texans now? Let's say this kid gets drafted by the Buffalo Bills, do you instantly become fans of the Bills? Let's say the NFL grants LA an expansion team. Do you cheer for the Los Angeles Gridlock? In my case, I would fall under scenario A. I would follow under scenario A because he plays for the Texans. I'm not sure if the Bills have a big fanbase here in Houston, but people can say they are Bills fans all the want. Maybe you're a fan of LA? Glitz and Glamour.
Sure I'd care about the Texans if they got somebody from my school. high school, college, neighborhood. you forget some people were fans of the Oilers/Titans organization pre-Vince. You know they did make it to the Superbowl. Also hate to bring the news to you, College Football in Texas > NFL in terms of loyalty . As you know, the NFL team can leave. A&M, Texas have been here for a hundred years. If you also base how big a fan you are of the NFL. 10 being a supercrazy fanantic, 1 -just watch for fantasy football. I fall under a 5. a casual fan. the NBA, I fall under a 9. yeah I like Vince, but Vernon Maxwell, Ralph, Dream, Rudy T. they are gods.
No. I love UT. My voice was sore for a month after the Rose Bowl because of yelling so loud for Vince. Still one of the most incredible football games I've ever witnessed. But as soon as the titans drafted him, that's where my love stopped. I don't hate him. I just hate the team he plays for. Why is it so hard for Vince fans to understand this concept? He plays for the titans! It's really not that difficult. We're not jealous. We're not envious (we now have our own QB and he's pretty good, thank you very much). He's not "in our heads". We're not bitter. Yes, we are "haters".... titan haters. Don't flatter yourselves into believing that it's all because of Vince. We hated the titans long before Vince got there and we'll hate them long after he's gone.
b/c they think everything revolves around the fact that he went to UT. if he was a Texan, you think i'm gonna hate on Young just b/c he went to UT...hell no. it's irrelevant what school he went to. he plays for the Titans....enough said.
I agree I *hated* the titans I still pretty much do . . but I am a big fan of VY He made a beleiver out of me in that championship game [And I went to A&M] He is a Houston-Guy I will continue to watch him and see how it goes as for the Texans Last year was the 1st year they took a step to recruiting me as a fan I'm not an Automatic fan because they in my city Esp when they kind of disappointed me at every turn [Didn't like the name TEXANS, didn't like BUST-Selli pick, Didn't like Carr pick, Didn't like the Mario Pick] Kubiac was a good pick up. . .the games looked better I ain't saying I'm a fan . . but they do hold my interest more now than they did ever before Some folx are insta-fans some folx are fans built over time Right now. . I'm just a casual observer Rocket River
Total BS. All of those people in Houston at Reliant Stadium weren't from Nashville . Where do you think all of those people came from? Austin? nope. Face it College Football in Texas is clearly more important and loyalties are much stronger. Why is that hard for you to understand? Why are all the hardcore Texan fans pissed last year? cause 50% of the stadium was wearing a Titans jersey.
no, you seem to think we hate on VY just b/c he went to UT, when it's actually because he plays for the TITANS. can you see the difference? my point is, if he played for the the TEXANS we would be rooting for him despite the fact that he went to UT. go back to posting your response with VY pics, it makes you look so much cooler. here, i'll save you the trouble.
I love it when people argue with tinman. They use stuff like logic and reasoning, when they forget the one cardinal rule of debating with tinman: If you argue with tinman, you will lose. You may not know it, but you will lose. Why will you lose? Because tinman said so!
After reading this thread again, I think its clear that there are always going to be different reasons for either rooting for/against the titans and VY. I totally understand why people refuse to root for a Bud Adams team, but I hope others realize why some people placed part of the blame on the city of Houston and continued to root for the Titans pre-VY. I also will agree I am part of the problem getting into piss matches with "left winged texans fans" and I egg them on because it makes me laugh at all the personal attacks I get. I propose that Titans fans (myself included) stick to the BBS hangout and not post in the Texans forum about VY, or if the texans have a bad game, dont "troll" in their threads. I dont think that will be possible in the hangout for the texans fans to not "egg on" or troll in Titans/VY threads but its a nice thought. good luck texans fans I will no longer root against the team but I wont be a fair weather fan and jump on the bandwagon either. let the bashing of my post begin! I also changed my signature as a sign of peace!
