Is there a football only Forum

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Dont they have their own site?
Yeah, but you have to subscribe. FGF is the only free forum here so you will see all kinds of posts.

I’d like to see a separate forum for discussing football recruiting and decisions that 18 year olds make. Ha.
 
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Yeah, but you have to subscribe. FGF is the only free forum here so you will see all kinds of posts.

I’d like to see a separate forum for discussing football recruiting and decisions that 18 year olds make. Ha.
Actually, the answer is no. There isn’t a “football only” forum. How do I know? . . . I’ve subscribed to the Insider forum, and they discuss everything under the sun, just like here.

As @Lurker123 said, wait until we get closer to football season and the topics will shrink to just football, especially if we are winning!
 
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Sometimes, threads do get hijacked, but I've found, as a general rule, the thread title is often a good indicator of the topic. They often help me avoid wasting time on topics I care nothing about.
What?!? The threads you don't like don't just open on their own and force you to read and respond???
 

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Agreed. Getting rid of the only successful sport we have, makes perfect sense!
Start up a WBB forum and see how many people sign up for it. That will give you an idea of how much people care about it.
 

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Start up a WBB forum and see how many people sign up for it. That will give you an idea of how much people care about it.
Suggestion and easy solution. Don't open the threads on womens basketball or a sport in which you don't have interest. Easier to complain, correct?

Personally, i periodically follow our ladies teams. If i'm not in the mood, I don't click. Too simple, right?
 

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Suggestion and easy solution. Don't open the threads on womens basketball or a sport in which you don't have interest. Easier to complain, correct?

Personally, i periodically follow our ladies teams. If i'm not in the mood, I don't click. Too simple, right?
Reading the title of a thread about women's sports offends me. Since I am offended, no one should be allowed to post anything about women's sports. This is the way society works these days and I demand my feelings are respected.
 

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Reading the title of a thread about women's sports offends me. Since I am offended, no one should be allowed to post anything about women's sports. This is the way society works these days and I demand my feelings are respected.
Hear, hear!

I, too, am offended by those who insist on posting WBB material on a football forum.

Besides, they have their own place! *They can easily subscribe and enjoy the benefits of waxing lyrically on WBB and resting in the society of like-minded participants. (Soccer fans are also welcome.)

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*Disclaimer—I did not receive any compensation for this brazen attempt at coercing WBB enthusiasts to subscribe NOW to the Insider Forum.
 

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Hear, hear!

I, too, am offended by those who insist on posting WBB material on a football forum.

Besides, they have their own place! *They can easily subscribe and enjoy the benefits of waxing lyrically on WBB and resting in the society of like-minded participants. (Soccer fans are also welcome.)


Agreed up until the end. With all soccer's faults its still insulting to lump it in with wbb.
 
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I dont much care fer the ladies sports. This ferum should just be fer the fellas and the football. I clik into ther ladies threads by accident and it makes me madder than a spitting’ cobra!
 

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This objection to WBB is weird. There is a significant number of us on here that don't care for soccer (Men or Women) at all. We let you guys rock. As some others have said, don't open the thread if it doesn't interest you. The weirdest thing about this is that the people that claim to do dislike it the most are regularly posting about it.
 

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This objection to WBB is weird. There is a significant number of us on here that don't care for soccer (Men or Women) at all. We let you guys rock. As some others have said, don't open the thread if it doesn't interest you. The weirdest thing about this is that the people that claim to do dislike it the most are regularly posting about it.
If you read the title to this thread, you’d know to stay away and limit your comments to WBB in other threads such as “A’jay . . . “ (Which, by the way, I didn’t comment in and try to refrain from even reading such drivel).

WBB at USC is a huge financial drain, spending about $13 million per year (and growing). It loses over $7 million—in part to a ridiculously high salary for the coach. The sooner we cut her loose, the better! Let some other foolish university have her.
 

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If you read the title to this thread, you’d know to stay away and limit your comments to WBB in other threads such as “A’jay . . . “ (Which, by the way, I didn’t comment in and try to refrain from even reading such drivel).

WBB at USC is a huge financial drain, spending about $13 million per year (and growing). It loses over $7 million—in part to a ridiculously high salary for the coach. The sooner we cut her loose, the better! Let some other foolish university have her.

What's good for the goose is apprently not good for the gander.
 
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If you read the title to this thread, you’d know to stay away and limit your comments to WBB in other threads such as “A’jay . . . “ (Which, by the way, I didn’t comment in and try to refrain from even reading such drivel).

WBB at USC is a huge financial drain, spending about $13 million per year (and growing). It loses over $7 million—in part to a ridiculously high salary for the coach. The sooner we cut her loose, the better! Let some other foolish university have her.
What a profoundly idiotic take. Seriously hoss, quit grippin the belt around your waist so tight. Jesus
 

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If you read the title to this thread, you’d know to stay away and limit your comments to WBB in other threads such as “A’jay . . . “ (Which, by the way, I didn’t comment in and try to refrain from even reading such drivel).

WBB at USC is a huge financial drain, spending about $13 million per year (and growing). It loses over $7 million—in part to a ridiculously high salary for the coach. The sooner we cut her loose, the better! Let some other foolish university have her.
Wow Sherlock, you just provided information that most of the fanbase already knows. If you look at ROI, that 7 Million is some of the best money that the University has spent. All of the other money spent on athletics just provides a dream that something may change one day. WBB is the only thing around here providing any sort of positive press and we have geniuses on a free message board always ranting about it like something is going to change. Maybe if the other programs performed maybe people will not talk about WBB so much. I wished that the Football and Men's Basketball programs were better. If they were, I would be the first to talk about it. However, football has been mid, at best, since Spurrier left and MBB has been outright embarrassing. What do you want us to talk about? Paris getting routed by the Florida Gators with the students leaving before halftime again?
 
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WBB at USC is a huge financial drain, spending about $13 million per year (and growing). It loses over $7 million—in part to a ridiculously high salary for the coach. The sooner we cut her loose, the better! Let some other foolish university have her.

I forgot to add this about the money. You are spot on, its a constant money drain. Its so amazingly popular that it, like other female sports, have to beg the men to pay for their league just so they can play. And for what? What do we actually gain for all that investment into wbb? Nothing of consequence.

I would much rather spend a few million of that money on something like an OL.
 

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I forgot to add this about the money. You are spot on, its a constant money drain. Its so amazingly popular that it, like other female sports, have to beg the men to pay for their league just so they can play. And for what? What do we actually gain for all that investment into wbb? Nothing of consequence.

I would much rather spend a few million of that money on something like an OL.
Yes, you either have to be a teenage troll or very, very naive and uneducated to think losing $7 million annually—on just one sport— constitutes a good ROI. It’s laughable if it weren’t true.

WBB at USC is only there due to football. An additional $6 million would help in either football or men‘s basketball.
 

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If you read the title to this thread, you’d know to stay away and limit your comments to WBB in other threads such as “A’jay . . . “ (Which, by the way, I didn’t comment in and try to refrain from even reading such drivel).

WBB at USC is a huge financial drain, spending about $13 million per year (and growing). It loses over $7 million—in part to a ridiculously high salary for the coach. The sooner we cut her loose, the better! Let some other foolish university have her.
That 7 million spent brings the school lots of good will. Well worth it. One of the (relatively) few things we've done right.

I'll bet you'd be thrilled if USC dropped all varsity sports except football.
 

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That 7 million spent brings the school lots of good will. Well worth it. One of the (relatively) few things we've done right.

I'll bet you'd be thrilled if USC dropped all varsity sports except football.

If that decision could be turned into a powerful football program, i would. Every sport except football and maybe mbb. But thats not a choice that exists in the real world.

I've always wondered what that "good will" was really worth. I've heard it spoken of in general terms, but not ever in exact value. I think by its very nature its hard to quantify. Which, imo, means its hard to really claim its worth the money. And maybe vice versa.
 

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If that decision could be turned into a powerful football program, i would. Every sport except football and maybe mbb. But thats not a choice that exists in the real world.

I've always wondered what that "good will" was really worth. I've heard it spoken of in general terms, but not ever in exact value. I think by its very nature its hard to quantify. Which, imo, means its hard to really claim its worth the money. And maybe vice versa.
The Accounting world frequently uses the term "good will" as a factor when evaluating the worth of a company. They try to put a $$$ value on it, but of course it will vary from company to company. Nothing exact about it.

In the real world, what is the point of a college or university offering an array of varsity sports (aside from NIL in D-I)?
 

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Wow Sherlock, you just provided information that most of the fanbase already knows. If you look at ROI, that 7 Million is some of the best money that the University has spent. All of the other money spent on athletics just provides a dream that something may change one day. WBB is the only thing around here providing any sort of positive press and we have geniuses on a free message board always ranting about it like something is going to change. Maybe if the other programs performed maybe people will not talk about WBB so much. I wished that the Football and Men's Basketball programs were better. If they were, I would be the first to talk about however. However, football has been mid, at best, since Spurrier left and MBB has been outright embarrassing. What do you want us to talk about? Paris getting routed by the Florida Gators with the students leaving before halftime again?
I wish that all varsity sports USC spionsors were better.
 

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The Accounting world frequently uses the term "good will" as a factor when evaluating the worth of a company. They try to put a $$$ value on it, but of course it will vary from company to company. Nothing exact about it.

In the real world, what is the point of a college or university offering an array of varsity sports (aside from NIL in D-I)?

Thats odd. I've usually seen the worth of a company put in dollars based on stock value or assets.

I googled IBM for giggles.


I have never seen an accounting spreadsheet with a "good will" column. Granted, I haven't seen an awful lot of them.
 
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That 7 million spent brings the school lots of good will. Well worth it. One of the (relatively) few things we've done right.

I'll bet you'd be thrilled if USC dropped all varsity sports except football.
Agreed. I am fairly confident baseball is also a momey drain. We are increasing our investment in a sport losing money. Where's the outrage? Were we complaining when we won back to back Natty's?
 

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Agreed. I am fairly confident baseball is also a momey drain. We are increasing our investment in a sport losing money. Where's the outrage? Were we complaining when we won back to back Natty's?

Baseball is. Thats why I included it in my comment about "every sport except football and maybe mbb".
 
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