SouthAustinAgSwag said:
I love Ricky Fowler but he should never appear in another Ryder Cup again.
Why would a show about PGA Tour players spend any time on a collegiate amateur? Let him earn a Tour card and then bust out the BAS.lawless89 said:
On episode 2 now. I'm disappointed they didn't pick up the Sam Bennett story at all from the Masters. His name flashed across the screen once on the scoreboard, but that was it.
I don't get it either. People on this website are ****ing weird.aggiebonzo said:
Don't get the Rory hate by some on TexAgs. Not my favorite but definitely a fan!
boy09 said:I don't get it either. People on this website are ****ing weird.aggiebonzo said:
Don't get the Rory hate by some on TexAgs. Not my favorite but definitely a fan!
I'm not anti- nor pro-Rory, but it's kinda a stretch to accuse him of only wanting to pad his own pocket when he didn't go to LIV, right?Keeper of The Spirits said:
Rory is like Buzz. A self righteous turd who is only interested in padding his own pocket book at the expense of others
Yeah. That argument makes literally no sense. Rory could have easily pocketed $200-300 million to make the move. He's hurt his pocketbook, his career (by spending so much time dealing with this rather than playing golf), and his reputation (by being a lightening rod) for no really no gain at all, other than him doing what he believes is the right thing to do.snowaggie said:I'm not anti- nor pro-Rory, but it's kinda a stretch to accuse him of only wanting to pad his own pocket when he didn't go to LIV, right?Keeper of The Spirits said:
Rory is like Buzz. A self righteous turd who is only interested in padding his own pocket book at the expense of others
SouthAustinAgSwag said:
I love Ricky Fowler but he should never appear in another Ryder Cup again.
You think Rory never thought it was possible guys might take hundreds of millions of dollars? I'm pretty sure he knew that was a possibility but he tried his best to convince them otherwise. But I'm sure he realized he wouldn't convince everyone.SouthAustinAgSwag said:
My take is Rory never thought guys like Rahm would ever be on LIV, and no one in the world saw the PIF investment in the tour coming.
Yes, he could have lined his pockets and chose not to go. Good for him. But it's clear from his words and how much contempt he spoke about LIV that he thought the LIV thing would be a flash in the pan. It isn't. I'm not nuts about the format but the Saudi's have money coming out of every crevice on their bodies. It's going nowhere.
I just think the dude's an absolute whiner.
We had the best guys playing on one tour . . .98Ag99Grad said:
I want the best guys playing on one tour. What I get tired of is painting one side as "good" and the other as "evil" which was said a few times in ep1. I don't think that's right and actually has me root for some LIV guys when they play in majors, and I was never a huge fan of many of them except Brooks.
Never really had an issue with Rory. I think he was used by the Tour and if I was him would never go out of my way to help them with PR again.
98Ag99Grad said:
Well best guys were on one tour but they only all played together 4-5 times a year. The rest are a bunch of snooze fest tournaments. At least LIV has sparked some changes getting top players together more than that with the designated events. I'm not saying they deserve a medal though. I love the idea of a world tour and hope that's the eventual result of all this.
The rhetoric is dumb and serves no purpose. Especially calling them evil, bad, etc. Greedy, sure. No problem there.
Rory got paid by the PGA while screwing everyone else, he was out there trying to convince the players to pass up life changing money, whil the PGA funneled cash to him by naming him specifically as a player the PGA sponsors had to useJCA1 said:Yeah. That argument makes literally no sense. Rory could have easily pocketed $200-300 million to make the move. He's hurt his pocketbook, his career (by spending so much time dealing with this rather than playing golf), and his reputation (by being a lightening rod) for no really no gain at all, other than him doing what he believes is the right thing to do.snowaggie said:I'm not anti- nor pro-Rory, but it's kinda a stretch to accuse him of only wanting to pad his own pocket when he didn't go to LIV, right?Keeper of The Spirits said:
Rory is like Buzz. A self righteous turd who is only interested in padding his own pocket book at the expense of others
Rory seems to believe in the format that has largely be in place for professional golf for a century or so, as well as values the history. His position is really no different than a ton of other guys (Tiger, Couples, JT, DLIII, Rickie, etc.) but he has been the most vocal/out front. Heck, even the guys that went to LIV have a hard time making the case that their format is better. They pretty much just admit they did it for the money. Regardless of where you come down, it's weird to characterize the guys that took a bunch of money, without any real concern for what this means for golf, are the good guys and the guy that turns down the money for his principles is the selfish *****.
71 jock said:
I will never fault any man for taking life/generational changing money for himself and his family in sports no matter the circumstance.
id say we didn't offer enough for him to stay.JCA1 said:71 jock said:
I will never fault any man for taking life/generational changing money for himself and his family in sports no matter the circumstance.
The discussion is about the framework of professional golf, not any individual decision. You can understand an individual's decision under the circumstances yet still dislike the circumstances. For instance, say A&M were competing for a national title and, in response, tu alum came up with enough money to get one of our star players (let's say the QB) to quit in the middle of the season. I doubt you would just say "hey, can't be mad about a guy doing what's best for his family". I suspect you would have an issue with the landscape of college football.
71 jock said:id say we didn't offer enough for him to stay.JCA1 said:71 jock said:
I will never fault any man for taking life/generational changing money for himself and his family in sports no matter the circumstance.
The discussion is about the framework of professional golf, not any individual decision. You can understand an individual's decision under the circumstances yet still dislike the circumstances. For instance, say A&M were competing for a national title and, in response, tu alum came up with enough money to get one of our star players (let's say the QB) to quit in the middle of the season. I doubt you would just say "hey, can't be mad about a guy doing what's best for his family". I suspect you would have an issue with the landscape of college football.