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this is especially enjoyable if your team scores a huge upset.... and even better of the team you beat has fans that cannot handle losing.
for example, i wet to a few green bay boards, and though there were some people freaking out, i found the people on there to be pretty mild mannered (all things considered) for the most part... sure they lost at home as the top seed, but they also won the superbowl a season ago... so there no way this loss stings as bad as it would have if they were not the defending champs.
two example from the past week were visiting a detroit redwings board after the isles thumped them again, and then visiting the louisville cardinals message board after they lost to providence by 30..... fans that are used to winning usually handle unexpected losses horribly.... especially when its to a team they think they should hammer. (its probably the only bright spot in being a fan of a perennial cellar-dwellar)
its was very amusing reading wings fans total lack of comprehension with their recent string of failures vs the isles, and it was simply a joy to read louiville fans having a total meltdown, almost unanimously agreeing its time to fire rick pitino. (the same guy who resurrected the program from the depths of nothingness)
i think the term "trolling" implies actually posting on other teams message boards - but i never feel the need to go there... reading the freak outs, melt downs and in fighting is more than enough to amuse me. (plus i wanted to use that pic of frank reynolds)
i am hoping to read some good stuff on the 49er fan boards a week from today.... and maybe even marquette and pitt basketball boards...
troll toll!!!!
I'd say the vast majority of trolling that I've done the past few years has been on NHL boards (because the Skins haven't won a significant game in well over a decade). Namely Flyers, Penguins, and Ranger boards. Hockey fans in general are great comedy/super passionate, but the nonsense that flys around some of the boards is phenomenal.
ReplyDeleteWhen the Caps knocked the Rangers out of the playoffs last year 4-1, I believe it was game 4 at MSG when the Rangers were up 3-0 and the game ended going into 2OT with the Caps winning 4-3...it was such a devastating loss, simply awesome to enjoy as a Caps fan.
I remember being so excited to check the message boards the next day. I went so far as to read it from the beginning, the Rangers fans getting so cocky and smug with the lead...then they completely self-destructed. The entire board was just four letter words, exclamation points, demands for firings, death, and dismemberment. One of my favorite message boards ever.