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"This site has an institutional Shaw defense mechanism (and general coach defense outlook), particularly when compared to other Stanford fan sites.  Indeed, the origins of this site was as an alternative to the 'leg, which was seen as an unseemly bunch unfairly attacking Ty Willingham.  That's okay, you all like this nice cozy, happy community.  It's fun to see/read commentary on Stanford sports, even if in a Candide world. 

I swim upstream in these parts if for no other reason than "someone has to do it.'  Well, that and the hope that we all don't forget what "archaic" means."

Well, Teejers,  history and events seem to be favoring this "nice cozy, happy community".  A LOT of that might be just dumb luck. Right place, right time, right product etc. etc. Certainly lots of the right people posting.  I joined the Booty back in the fax days and just in the last couple of weeks my subscription there ran out.  Man, that was a long run, most of it good.  It's tough to see guys you like either screw the pooch or be screwed by bumbling corporate forces beyond their control, but either way, it's been sinking lower in the water and might be taking some good people with it. 

But to make a technical point: failure to savage Willingham back then isn't the same thing as being mindless true believers.  Willingham is long gone and something about this place seems to resonate with some very grounded, analytical, un-Pollyanna-ish Stanford fans.  Who knows?  We're going to be doing one of our very infrequent voluntary fund-raisers soon.  Maybe even you'll kick in a little bit.

[Redrum]

"This site has an institutional Shaw defense mechanism (and general coach defense outlook), particularly when compared to other Stanford fan sites.  Indeed, the origins of this site was as an alternative to the 'leg, which was seen as an unseemly bunch unfairly attacking Ty Willingham.  That's okay, you all like this nice cozy, happy community.  It's fun to see/read commentary on Stanford sports, even if in a Candide world. 

I swim upstream in these parts if for no other reason than "someone has to do it.'  Well, that and the hope that we all don't forget what "archaic" means."

Well, Teejers,  history and events seem to be favoring this "nice cozy, happy community".  A LOT of that might be just dumb luck. Right place, right time, right product etc. etc. Certainly lots of the right people posting.  I joined the Booty back in the fax days and just in the last couple of weeks my subscription there ran out.  Man, that was a long run, most of it good.  It's tough to see guys you like either screw the pooch or be screwed by bumbling corporate forces beyond their control, but either way, it's been sinking lower in the water and might be taking some good people with it. 

But to make a technical point: failure to savage Willingham back then isn't the same thing as being mindless true believers.  Willingham is long gone and something about this place seems to resonate with some very grounded, analytical, un-Pollyanna-ish Stanford fans.  Who knows?  We're going to be doing one of our very infrequent voluntary fund-raisers soon.  Maybe even you'll kick in a little bit.