Why is Bonner always so damn negative

[FlotownDawg]

He always seems to throw in a snarky comment when he can. Tweeting about our game tonight he mentioned the sparse crowd, which he does before EVERY game. Then tweeted just now that Q left the floor to golf claps. It's Dec 29 against a crappy opponent and the students are on break. Of course it's not going to be a full house. It seems like he is unnecessarily negative a lot. Maybe he's pissed at us for the Cohen AD story.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Trying to keep pace with fatass?

 

[FreeDawg]

He's upset that his career as a movie extra is over since there won't be a Dallas Buyer's Club 2

 

[dickiedawg]

The excuses kind of go out the window when we had the crowd we did last night for women's basketball vs northwestern nobody state. I don't feel I'm exaggerating to say it was twice as full last night.

I realize the women are number 5 nationally right now and fully deserve a great crowd. But it kind of discredits all the excuses.

 

[Dawgtini]

The excuses kind of go out the window when we had the crowd we did last night for women's basketball vs northwestern nobody state. I don't feel I'm exaggerating to say it was twice as full last night.

I realize the women are number 5 nationally right now and fully deserve a great crowd. But it kind of discredits all the excuses.

So do you think the crowd would have been the same tonight if the men were ranked #5 in the nation?

 

[civildawg88]

I've unfollowed him ever since election season and haven't missed his info one bit.

 

[dickiedawg]

Of course not.

I don't think we'd have a packed house if the men were No. 5 and undefeated playing UMKC. But it's a safe bet it would be 3/4 full or better.

 

[Joe Schmedlap]

Cuz he is hungry and skinny. Hugh ate his burger, again.

He always seems to throw in a snarky comment when he can. Tweeting about our game tonight he mentioned the sparse crowd, which he does before EVERY game. Then tweeted just now that Q left the floor to golf claps. It's Dec 29 against a crappy opponent and the students are on break. Of course it's not going to be a full house. It seems like he is unnecessarily negative a lot. Maybe he's pissed at us for the Cohen AD story.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

The excuses kind of go out the window when we had the crowd we did last night for women's basketball vs northwestern nobody state. I don't feel I'm exaggerating to say it was twice as full last night.

I realize the women are number 5 nationally right now and fully deserve a great crowd. But it kind of discredits all the excuses.

Maybe not all of them. How many season tix were sold for WBB, and how many were available at the window? Same question for men, and how many of those tickets went unused in Jackson, Tupelo, Memphis, etc.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

He's describing the crowd. I see nothing wrong with it. He could do without the golf clap jab, though.

 

[HD6]

What did I do?

 

[archdog]

Cause he is a hack and a dick.

 

[FlotownDawg]

He actually made the golf clap comment twice. Before the game he tweeted Ben Howland introduced, golf claps from the crowd. SEC basketball everyone. Then made the golf clap reference when Q was subbed at the end. Maybe I'm too sensitive but those negative jabs rubbed me the wrong way.

 

[pmack65]

I go to almost all the games and have to honestly say that the last 2 games the crowd has been good considering no students, opponents and holidays. Its obviously not a sellout but better then average crowds for this time of the year, plus they've been into the games so boner** is wrong IMO.

 

[Shamoan]

He seems to have latched on to something that he thinks is clever and feels the need to tell the same line again like nobody heard him the first time. What a dork.

 

[Junction John]

I think it's because he's a yankee who is not an MSU fan, so that's how it comes across to us. He probably doesn't see those comments as negative, just factual. And the way I've interpreted him in his writing and interviews I've seen, he doesn't give a **** if we love him or hate him, and doesn't give a **** if State wins or loses. This is his job, end of story.

I'm not defending the guy, because I'm still pissed about the way he handled the AD stuff, but I'd still take his writing over having an uber-homer writing bs fluff pieces you never know whether to believe or not.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

I laughed.

 

[Faustdog]

He seems to have latched on to something that he thinks is clever and feels the need to tell the same line again like nobody heard him the first time. What a dork.

This. He is a dork, but that's pretty typical for a sports reporter. I think he does a really good job with coverage. I don't have a problem with him.

The Ole Miss folks wouldn't tolerate him for a week with the fawning coverage they're used to receiving. He'd be in Chicago and out of journalism.

 

[The Peeper]

I'd be a snarky bitter SOB too if I had to work at the Clarion Ledger and answer to Hugh Kellenburger and Sam Hall