How to respond to a really stupid post on that other wrestling forum

[onyourfeet]

After reading some really unbelievable posting going on over there, I gleaned several responses that I feel would be appropriate. Hats off to who ever originated these great comebacks

* I was hoping for a battle of wits but it would be wrong to attack someone who’s totally unarmed.

* Stupidity’s not a crime, so feel free to go.

* It’s kind of hilarious watching you try to fit your entire vocabulary into one sentence.

* I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup and shit out a smarter statement than whatever you just said.

* Please, save your breath. You’ll probably need it to blow up your next date.

* You have your entire life to be a jerk. Why not take today off?

* I’m trying my absolute hardest to see things from your perspective, but I just can’t get my head that far up my ass.

.* Sometimes it’s better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you’re stupid than open it and remove all doubt.

* If ignorance is bliss, you must be the happiest person on the planet.

* If I threw a stick, you’d leave, right?

 

[manatree]

Walk away.

 

[seeyajohn]

The best response is no response.

 

[SJP80]

It is so poisonous over there it is not worth going over anymore. I used to go over to see a different perspective. However the few that are reasonable are far outweighed by the crazies.

 

[jrd23psu]

It is so poisonous over there it is not worth going over anymore. I used to go over to see a different perspective. However the few that are reasonable are far outweighed by the crazies.

What perspective did you go over to see? Posters on HR don't know jack shit about wrestling and never have. One of the biggest troll jobs on the internet is that people actually believe most people there know anything about the sport. Considering Iowa was the gold standard at one point you'd think that their fans would at least be knowledgable.

 

[PSUoh90]

Considering Iowa was the gold standard at one point you'd think that their fans would at least be knowledgable.

True, but Iowans just aren't nearly as knowledgeable as Pennsylvanians when it comes to wrestling. PA has the best brand of wrestling by a large margin. In a sense, it's disappointing it took us this long to dominate the Hawks.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

What perspective did you go over to see? Posters on HR don't know jack shit about wrestling and never have. One of the biggest troll jobs on the internet is that people actually believe most people there know anything about the sport. Considering Iowa was the gold standard at one point you'd think that their fans would at least be knowledgable.

Many of them need to do a Reverse Strittmatter and journey from Iowa to Pa in March to the Giant Center in Hershey. Maybe they can pick up a thing or 2.

 

[James P. Whitters III]

There are many intelligent Hawkeye fans with a vast knowledge of wrestling, but HR is primarily dominated by individuals who accomplished little themselves and are caught in a twisted version of group think. There are some really good people who post on that board, and many great wrestling fans who love the Hawkeyes and know the sport inside and out, but it so happens they are often drowned out by the bad apples. I lost a lifelong friend to cancer this past Fall who was the epitome of a knowledgeable Hawkeye fan. I am hosting a small BIG10/Big12 watching party at my home this year and will share libations with Cyclone and Hawkeye alike. My dad can't travel worth a darn anymore and I would rather watch wrestling with that old Hawk lover than any person on the planet earth. I think many of us post terrible things out of jealousy or anger without looking at ourselves first. WildTurk pointed this out to me about myself, and I will no longer participate in the politics of destruction as I once did. It actually feels pretty good to change my evil ways once in awhile. Seek peace and pursue it!

 

[Eastern HWT]

Don’t respond!!!

 

[PSU Mike]

After reading some really unbelievable posting going on over there, I gleaned several responses that I feel would be appropriate. Hats off to who ever originated these great comebacks

* I was hoping for a battle of wits but it would be wrong to attack someone who’s totally unarmed.

* Stupidity’s not a crime, so feel free to go.

* It’s kind of hilarious watching you try to fit your entire vocabulary into one sentence.

* I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup and shit out a smarter statement than whatever you just said.

* Please, save your breath. You’ll probably need it to blow up your next date.

* You have your entire life to be a jerk. Why not take today off?

* I’m trying my absolute hardest to see things from your perspective, but I just can’t get my head that far up my ass.

.* Sometimes it’s better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you’re stupid than open it and remove all doubt.

* If ignorance is bliss, you must be the happiest person on the planet.

* If I threw a stick, you’d leave, right?

Ignore vodka.

 

[LumbeeIndian]

So are you guys saying Zain doesn’t legal stall? I’m confused...

 

[dunkej01]

1) start with black ops - internet style
2) full on direct confrontation
3) combination of the above
4) Global thermonuclear war
5) delete your handle and reboot

#QAnonmanifesto

 

[PSUranger]

Starting a post just to attack other fans? bad PR; makes us look pretty petty. While there are some guys over there that prefer flame wars to good honest discussion, there are also some good guys that deliver some very good stuff to the board.

I visit there everyday but almost never post anything and absolutely never reply to attacks on other posters. We have a couple guys that go over there just to start crap and they have a couple that come here to do the same. Seems like there is always someone willing to be an a$$ if you go looking for it.

 

[billrag]

So are you guys saying Zain doesn’t legal stall? I’m confused...

I don't know if you're a PSU fan who's being sarcastic or if you're an Iowa fan who thinks he has a point (and my apologies for not knowing), but it's hard to claim that a guy's stalling when he pins or tech falls almost everyone that he wrestles.

 

[pawrest01]

Just adding my two cents to this convo. HR used to be a daily read for me but now there are way too many crazies. It's one thing to have a homer view but the jealousy of Cael and everything PSU is borderline scary/stalkeresq. Vodka used to be the minority, unfortunately now guys like him are the majority.

On a completely different topic, I committed "legal robbery" today.. What is legal robbery you ask? It's when you go into a store and pay for an item you took off the shelf - get it - legal robbery.. It makes total sense and anyone who argues with me knows nothing about shopping.

 

[LaxHawk174]

After reading some really unbelievable posting going on over there, I gleaned several responses that I feel would be appropriate. Hats off to who ever originated these great comebacks

* I was hoping for a battle of wits but it would be wrong to attack someone who’s totally unarmed.

* Stupidity’s not a crime, so feel free to go.

* It’s kind of hilarious watching you try to fit your entire vocabulary into one sentence.

* I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup and shit out a smarter statement than whatever you just said.

* Please, save your breath. You’ll probably need it to blow up your next date.

* You have your entire life to be a jerk. Why not take today off?

* I’m trying my absolute hardest to see things from your perspective, but I just can’t get my head that far up my ass.

.* Sometimes it’s better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you’re stupid than open it and remove all doubt.

* If ignorance is bliss, you must be the happiest person on the planet.

* If I threw a stick, you’d leave, right?

 

[nitlion6]

So are you guys saying Zain doesn’t legal stall? I’m confused...

Of course he does. The bottom guys roll onto their backs to stop the boredom. If you drink more Vodka it becomes clearer. I also called my local compliance officer and he told me the same thing. If only you had ever wrestled you would know.

 

[billrag]

It would be an interesting stat to see who has the most back points in the NCAA this year. I suspect I already know the answer to that and don't know where you'd find the information.

 

[Dwayne_Johnson33]

It would be an interesting stat to see who has the most back points in the NCAA this year. I suspect I already know the answer to that and don't know where you'd find the information.

Come on Bill, everybody knows that near fall is the new stalling. Get with the program!

 

[nitlion6]

Come on Bill, everybody knows that near fall is the new stalling. Get with the program!

That was good. I liked it. Treat yourself to a top shelf vodka drink.

 

[CowboyUp61]

After reading some really unbelievable posting going on over there, I gleaned several responses that I feel would be appropriate. Hats off to who ever originated these great comebacks

* I was hoping for a battle of wits but it would be wrong to attack someone who’s totally unarmed.

* Stupidity’s not a crime, so feel free to go.

* It’s kind of hilarious watching you try to fit your entire vocabulary into one sentence.

* I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup and shit out a smarter statement than whatever you just said.

* Please, save your breath. You’ll probably need it to blow up your next date.

* You have your entire life to be a jerk. Why not take today off?

* I’m trying my absolute hardest to see things from your perspective, but I just can’t get my head that far up my ass.

.* Sometimes it’s better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you’re stupid than open it and remove all doubt.

* If ignorance is bliss, you must be the happiest person on the planet.

* If I threw a stick, you’d leave, right?

As long as you don't respond with a post as stupid as this one, you should be fine

 

[Lyco1990]

So are you guys saying Zain doesn’t legal stall? I’m confused...

Stalls em right to their backs. Some seem to fall asleep or atleast wish they were dreaming.

 

[jrd23psu]

Stalls em right to their backs. Some seem to fall asleep or atleast wish they were dreaming.

If we're being honest, whenever Zain has a guy on his back he is just sort of laying there, most of the time in a perpendicular ride (stall ride). The guy's shoulder blades are on the mat and Zain is doing nothing to improve his position. If that's not stalling, then I don't know what is.

 

[jerot]

Free milk and cookies for you guys now at HR.
Lets be friends.
Come on over, nobody will hurt you.

 

[NittanyLion84]

If we're being honest, whenever Zain has a guy on his back he is just sort of laying there, most of the time in a perpendicular ride (stall ride). The guy's shoulder blades are on the mat and Zain is doing nothing to improve his position. If that's not stalling, then I don't know what is.

Not to mention that Zain just lays there, preventing the other guy from getting to his base and he usually ties the other guy up, to the point where he can’t even move. If this is not a text book example of stalling, I don’t know what one is.

 

[jrd23psu]

Not to mention that Zain just lays there, preventing the other guy from getting to his base and he usually ties the other guy up, to the point where he can’t even move. If this is not a text book example of stalling, I don’t know what one is.

That's a valid point. I'm not sure how he keeps getting away with it. If I had to venture a guess, the refs are being paid out of the slush fund.

 

[horraybeer]

So are you guys saying Zain doesn’t legal stall? I’m confused...

Lee ride out of NT, great job. Retherford on the other hand legally stalls on top. Signed HR.

 

[Dwayne_Johnson33]

That's a valid point. I'm not sure how he keeps getting away with it. If I had to venture a guess, the refs are being paid out of the slush fund.

I believe the media has a lot to do with this as well. I mean, you have Penn State Willie over there poisoning the masses with all of his pro Penn State propaganda. No different than what they did back in nazi Germany. Utterly disgusting and it needs to be stopped! I contacted Flo's compliance office... Haven't heard back yet though.

 

[El-Jefe]

I could be wrong, but I think the refs verbally warn Zain for stalling, but he pins the guys before the ref can start awarding stall points. Zain is a very tricky staller, almost impossible to catch in the act. No wonder HR gets so upset at his wrestling tactics.

Zain grabs an ankle from top, refs always count to 4 but never count all the way to 5 for the stall call.

Slush fund gets you no-calls like that.

 

[El-Jefe]

It would be an interesting stat to see who has the most back points in the NCAA this year. I suspect I already know the answer to that and don't know where you'd find the information.

PD3.

At least his Instagram account looks that way.

 

[Dogwelder]

How to respond to a really stupid post ... ?

You need to do a stupid dance invented by a crazy person—namely, The Sloppy Swish!

 

[Aardvark86]

There are many intelligent Hawkeye fans with a vast knowledge of wrestling, but HR is primarily dominated by individuals who accomplished little themselves and are caught in a twisted version of group think. There are some really good people who post on that board, and many great wrestling fans who love the Hawkeyes and know the sport inside and out, but it so happens they are often drowned out by the bad apples. I lost a lifelong friend to cancer this past Fall who was the epitome of a knowledgeable Hawkeye fan. I am hosting a small BIG10/Big12 watching party at my home this year and will share libations with Cyclone and Hawkeye alike. My dad can't travel worth a darn anymore and I would rather watch wrestling with that old Hawk lover than any person on the planet earth. I think many of us post terrible things out of jealousy or anger without looking at ourselves first. WildTurk pointed this out to me about myself, and I will no longer participate in the politics of destruction as I once did. It actually feels pretty good to change my evil ways once in awhile. Seek peace and pursue it!

Jpwiii, you may well be my most favoritist poster on all of the entire interwebs including the Russian parts.

 

[Spoons]

Look guys I am not a big Cael fan. The vibe I get from him is win at all costs and I think there is more to coaching than that. That being said I RESPECT what he is doing. I enjoy watching a few of your guys wrestle(Nolf, Hall and Nickal) they are fun to watch. Some that I didnt care for either. You could easily say the same about our guys. Now I don't know Cael personally just some 2nd hand info that does not paint the best picture. But like I said I don't him personally so maybe he is a good guy.

I am sure a lot of people on the outside say the same about Iowa's staff. I have known Ryan since he was 8 years old, I get Christmas Cards from Michelle Brands every year and gotten to know Nelson pretty well. Bonnie Brands is one of the nicest ladies you could ever meet. I know they want to win just as bad as anybody but knowing these guys like I do they genuinely care about molding these kids into men.
I guess all I am trying to say is I am sure both sets of coaches are great people but fans will be fans and say some crazy things from time to time.
Last year at BIGS I sat in the psu section with 3 other Hawk fans had a pretty good time even when they knew my favorite Hawk was Gilman. Love that kid if you only knew who he is off the mat you would to. Actually got some cheese jerky from a psu fan. Yes there is a rivalry between the teams and I like it that way. As long as both sides respect each other I am good with that.

 

[Aardvark86]

The best response is no response.

Correct.

The second best response is to look in the mirror. If you really think this board is populated solely with objective, non-provincial, self-aware, courteous sons of Einstein, you would be sorely mistaken.

 

[pawrestlersintn]

I don't know if you're a PSU fan who's being sarcastic or if you're an Iowa fan who thinks he has a point (and my apologies for not knowing), but it's hard to claim that a guy's stalling when he pins or tech falls almost everyone that he wrestles.

Oh, you haven't spent enough time over on HR. Zain could pin every opponent in 3 seconds, and vodka would say he's stalling.

 

[Aardvark86]

Third idea- Tom m, have you ever considered reaching out to the hr mods to try to develop a common set of guard rails for both boards?

 

[pawrestlersintn]

Look guys I am not a big Cael fan. The vibe I get from him is win at all costs and I think there is more to coaching than that. That being said I RESPECT what he is doing. I enjoy watching a few of your guys wrestle(Nolf, Hall and Nickal) they are fun to watch. Some that I didnt care for either. You could easily say the same about our guys. Now I don't know Cael personally just some 2nd hand info that does not paint the best picture. But like I said I don't him personally so maybe he is a good guy.

I am sure a lot of people on the outside say the same about Iowa's staff. I have known Ryan since he was 8 years old, I get Christmas Cards from Michelle Brands every year and gotten to know Nelson pretty well. Bonnie Brands is one of the nicest ladies you could ever meet. I know they want to win just as bad as anybody but knowing these guys like I do they genuinely care about molding these kids into men.
I guess all I am trying to say is I am sure both sets of coaches are great people but fans will be fans and say some crazy things from time to time.
Last year at BIGS I sat in the psu section with 3 other Hawk fans had a pretty good time even when they knew my favorite Hawk was Gilman. Love that kid if you only knew who he is off the mat you would to. Actually got some cheese jerky from a psu fan. Yes there is a rivalry between the teams and I like it that way. As long as both sides respect each other I am good with that.

You obviously don't watch the end of our kids' matches, win or lose, nor do you listen to their interviews. They are absolutely some of the most gracious, humble, fun-loving kids on the mats today. Cael and his program are developing fine, upstanding young men, which, I assume is what you consider part of coaching? Stop paying attention to 2nd hand information, particularly if it is fermenting in the cesspool.

 

[purescurve]

Look guys I am not a big Cael fan. The vibe I get from him is win at all costs and I think there is more to coaching than that. That being said I RESPECT what he is doing. I enjoy watching a few of your guys wrestle(Nolf, Hall and Nickal) they are fun to watch. Some that I didnt care for either. You could easily say the same about our guys. Now I don't know Cael personally just some 2nd hand info that does not paint the best picture. But like I said I don't him personally so maybe he is a good guy.

I am sure a lot of people on the outside say the same about Iowa's staff. I have known Ryan since he was 8 years old, I get Christmas Cards from Michelle Brands every year and gotten to know Nelson pretty well. Bonnie Brands is one of the nicest ladies you could ever meet. I know they want to win just as bad as anybody but knowing these guys like I do they genuinely care about molding these kids into men.
I guess all I am trying to say is I am sure both sets of coaches are great people but fans will be fans and say some crazy things from time to time.
Last year at BIGS I sat in the psu section with 3 other Hawk fans had a pretty good time even when they knew my favorite Hawk was Gilman. Love that kid if you only knew who he is off the mat you would to. Actually got some cheese jerky from a psu fan. Yes there is a rivalry between the teams and I like it that way. As long as both sides respect each other I am good with that.

Aaah, that wasn't cheese BTW

 

[James P. Whitters III]

Jpwiii, you may well be my most favoritist poster on all of the entire interwebs including the Russian parts.

How nice of you! I'm really just an old broken down ex wanna be wrestler but everyone is cooler online eh?

 

[Aardvark86]

How nice of you! I'm really just an old broken down ex wanna be wrestler but everyone is cooler online eh?

It’s just so refreshing to see an author and know with absolute confidence that you are not about to waste even a moment of time reading nonsense.