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Post by mghs on Jul 28, 2016 2:55:58 GMT -6
No doubt that Liberty has made great strides.....but a lot of fans act like they've always been at this level.
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Post by dgman on Jul 28, 2016 11:24:41 GMT -6
No doubt that Liberty has made great strides.....but a lot of fans act like they've always been at this level. . No doubt you u may as well believe that but the majority of fans I know are just grateful for how far the program has come and extremely thankful for the coaching staff. I can say we are proud of the kids and their dedication that has made eagle football what it is. We as fans definitely remember where the program was in the past and thankful for the here and now. As for the fans it seems a couple of bad apples can shape the idea's and opinions of others.
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Post by daddue11 on Jul 28, 2016 12:33:44 GMT -6
"No doubt that Liberty has made great strides.....but a lot of fans act like they've always been at this level. "
True and TRUE , BUT , That's what passionate fans are supposed to act like , WE have a lot of new people in our town who's kids have just joined athletics and they never seen the lean years . Our town has been filled with pride about where we are right now and we are not afraid to talk about it , but , we are not to proud to say another team beat us good in a hard fought game . This being said ... Don't expect us to still hang our heads because our team was a so called cellar dweller almost a decade ago . We've been beating the best that's been thrown at us in the SCA . Yes we have village idiots that spew outrageous crap , but so does EVERY other town . We know that Grove has a winning tradition , Don't be jealous because LIBERTY has bragging rights now. It gets old hearing about how grove went to the semis game 20 or 30 years ago , big deal . There's always room at the top for another winner .
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Post by jordanearl on Jul 28, 2016 13:30:38 GMT -6
im not disagreeing that the fan support is there now, but in the lean years will they still be there, or fade back into the shadows of your light poles
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Post by daddue11 on Jul 28, 2016 14:19:42 GMT -6
That remains to be seen , We'll just have to wait and see if those lean years come back again , It looks like we are doing good so far . I know that I love to watch high school football , even if it's not my hometown team.
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Post by mghs on Jul 29, 2016 2:26:08 GMT -6
"No doubt that Liberty has made great strides.....but a lot of fans act like they've always been at this level. "
True and TRUE , BUT , That's what passionate fans are supposed to act like , WE have a lot of new people in our town who's kids have just joined athletics and they never seen the lean years . Our town has been filled with pride about where we are right now and we are not afraid to talk about it , but , we are not to proud to say another team beat us good in a hard fought game . This being said ... Don't expect us to still hang our heads because our team was a so called cellar dweller almost a decade ago . We've been beating the best that's been thrown at us in the SCA . Yes we have village idiots that spew outrageous crap , but so does EVERY other town . We know that Grove has a winning tradition , Don't be jealous because LIBERTY has bragging rights now. It gets old hearing about how grove went to the semis game 20 or 30 years ago , big deal . There's always room at the top for another winner .
NO green eyed monster here. That statement is part of the issue....Liberty folks think or believe that a nice up cycle can erase decades of what you are, acting like you have a 100 year tradition doesn't make it so. It just seems to me that it would be wiser to be a bit less bombastic and more gracious as a new entry in the winners circle. I'm not saying don't be proud or pumped up about the new found success....but being so extroverted about it is not real appealing. But it's America liberty fans can Rock it how ever they want.
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Post by mghs on Jul 29, 2016 2:27:44 GMT -6
That remains to be seen , We'll just have to wait and see if those lean years come back again , It looks like we are doing good so far . I know that I love to watch high school football , even if it's not my hometown team. All teams in the SCA cycle down.....it's a population issue.
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Post by daddue11 on Jul 29, 2016 9:34:51 GMT -6
True , I just don't know if we'll fade into the shadows behind the light poles or not , I guess it depends on how long the dry spell lasts . Most likely the young kids that are raised in this era will want to be part of a winning team and put in the time and effort to make it a winning team . And it will also depend on if the school district is serious about keeping winning coaches around . A lot of things have to come together to keep a winning team and that includes a good fan base , I don't know if we will keep a big fan base , but it will be needed if we want to field a competitive team . All of this said , what the Eagles nation really needs iiiiiiiiiisssssssssss .............. MORE COW BELLS !!!!! GO EAGLES .
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Post by slomo on Jul 29, 2016 14:15:41 GMT -6
NO green eyed monster here. That statement is part of the issue....Liberty folks think or believe that a nice up cycle can erase decades of what you are, acting like you have a 100 year tradition doesn't make it so. It just seems to me that it would be wiser to be a bit less bombastic and more gracious as a new entry in the winners circle. I'm not saying don't be proud or pumped up about the new found success....but being so extroverted about it is not real appealing. But it's America liberty fans can Rock it how ever they want.
I guess I just missed all those times that Grove, Salem, etc were so gracious when they were kicking our teeth in. Gimme a break boys!
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Post by Bobcat61 on Jul 29, 2016 19:10:24 GMT -6
It seems to me that when the rule no trashing others is given that some Mountain Grove fans just HAVE TO go after their biggest threat , which in this case it's the Liberty EAGLES .....GO EAGLES .
Yes I understand that now! And you think you will be good because of your Jv performance? Of course you're from Thayer thinking that! I bet Liberty puts the mercy clock on your team this year. And yes very familiar with Lamar they are great! An outstanding team they are the best team in all of class 1,2,3 and most of 4. But with that being said Liberty is right behind them in second in all of these classes. So yes very familiar. But back to my main point Thayer is trash
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Post by Bobcat61 on Jul 29, 2016 19:12:29 GMT -6
It seems to me that when the rule no trashing others is given that some Mountain Grove fans just HAVE TO go after their biggest threat , which in this case it's the Liberty EAGLES .....GO EAGLES .
Yes I understand that now! And you think you will be good because of your Jv performance? Of course you're from Thayer thinking that! I bet Liberty puts the mercy clock on your team this year. And yes very familiar with Lamar they are great! An outstanding team they are the best team in all of class 1,2,3 and most of 4. But with that being said Liberty is right behind them in second in all of these classes. So yes very familiar. But back to my main point Thayer is trash The above was made by"eagle"doubt they were someone from Mtn.View or Birch Tree.But it is made from all sides.
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Post by eagletimer on Jul 29, 2016 20:33:43 GMT -6
Bobcat61 you are always my favorite poster!
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Post by daddue11 on Jul 31, 2016 0:11:04 GMT -6
The above was made by"eagle"doubt they were someone from Mtn.View or Birch Tree.But it is made from all sides.You know Bobcat61 , You brought me to realize in your post that You are absolutely right , I've even sniped at Mountain Grove a time or three and honestly I really do like the town of M.G. , I lived there for almost a year about 20 years ago and loved the town and a lot of the people who lived there .It's a unique and different kind of town with good people and a lot of tradition . Like I said before I think all of the SCA has very nice fans with very few exceptions excluding none . ..........But I STILL don't know WHO in the Heck is UNCLE LOU ? BALLIN get your butt back on here and don't forget to bring FLAIR wit chew .
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Post by mach2116 on Jul 31, 2016 9:18:22 GMT -6
I am fairly new to the area. For ten years I have watched the Eagles dominate the Panthers almost every time they meet on Friday night. I get tired of hearing about the Grove tradition. Last year the Eagles traveled to Grove, just to watch the stands empty with 5 minutes left in the game. And with the joy of having some Grove "super fans" sit with us on the visitor side, I would say it is time to stop holding on to what was, and accept what is.
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Post by mghs on Aug 1, 2016 2:49:29 GMT -6
I guess I just missed all those times that Grove, Salem, etc were so gracious when they were kicking our teeth in. Gimme a break boys! Truthfully all the teams in the SCA where gracious to Liberty back in the dark days, no teams took pride or pleasure in kicking liberties teeth in a lot of those years MV could of really been pounded by the SCA teams if not for those teams being gracious.And while some years Liberty was gritty and gave teams a hard fought game more often than not that was not the case. But the one thing I do feel was a given most SCA fans felt liberty as a whole was good sports and lost with class. Seems that was lost once the winning started. And the whole SCA looked down on Liberty,their fans, players etc. was a great construct of Coach Ack. Smart move to build that chip on the shoulder MV against the world mind set.....but the first anyone heard of this looking down through our noses at MV came in the Coach act interview a few years ago. Kudos to coach Ack. and is propganda... Maybe MV program was not well respected but it wasn't mocked or laughed at either.
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