It's caste system fatigue. Years of the same crappy agenda wearing you down and depressing you. Who needs it? There is enough of it in other facets of life to not want the supposedly fun part of it (sports) bumming you out too. Look at this year in the NFL. Possibly two white running backs getting significant touches for the first time since Csonka and Kiick and what happens, one is injured the other under-performing (for whatever reason). Elite receivers Decker and Cooper? One is partially injured with a crappy black QB and the other has become a butter fingered 5th option.
Brady and the whiter Patriots seemingly falling apart, Manning with a nearly all black crew. One after the other of black quarterbacks being brought in despite their poor play. It's only due to the incredible dedication of Don that the site can even survive. But it's like this in other areas too. Is there any small glimmer of sanity in the political process? In the major media? In the churches?
Occasionally something happens, a Peyton Hillis banner year, a Pats Superbowl, a sub 10 100 meter, and it doesn't seem so bleak. But then the system ratchets up again and it's back to the status quo. I give a lot of credit to the guys that have stuck around. That kind of stubbornness is a gift. I wish more people posted, I like to read stuff from like minded people but even I find that when I want to reply or chime in part of me says "what's the point" and click on to something else.
Sam McGuffie hits particulary close to home for me. That kid was talented, really talented. And he came to the one football program I have followed all my life. He played pretty good early on and it all came crashing down. De-emphasized so Denard Robinson could be emphasized, a concussion returning a kick. Quitting the program to go back home. It couldn't have been scripted much worse. Nice that he is still playing ball somewhere as he is a great player but thinking what could have been is depressing.
