Get Off My Lawn said:
One final attempt toward understanding: I assume 98% of us want Aggie Football and this board to be politics free. But political activism has shoved it's foot through the door. There are 2 basic responses one can have to this intrusion:
A. Put blinders on and accept it as the "new norm"
B. Stomp on that foot until it's withdrawn.
Don't mistake opposing tactics with opposing goals. We all would love to cheer Aggie Football to a national title (without unnecessary baggage or implications).
We get it. You have a lot of hatred about all the things going on and you feel that you have to vent it here.
A) It is the new norm wether you accept it or not. Right now, in this country, social influencers are popular. Maybe not with you, but they are with a lot of people. Especially the younger folks. There is absolutely no topic in America that isn't immediately followed by the press interviewing a movie star or sports figure. This isn't even a new norm, this is just the norm.
Professional athletes are realizing that they have a huge stage and people will listen to them, even if they disagree. College athletes are realizing the same thing and they want to have that platform. They want to be stars as well.
You can put blinders on or not, but this is the way things are. And complaining about it won't change anything.
B) You aren't stomping on any feet. You are simply complaining on a message board. Over and over and over and over and over and over. And I know all the posts aren't yours, but there are a small group of EXTREMELY vocal people like you that are making the zoo worse than ever.
The rest of us understand that you aren't happy. But please dump it on the politics board so the rest of us can get back to enjoying Aggie football.