Keep Texans Talk Google Ad Free!
Venmo Tip Jar | Paypal Tip Jar
Thanks for your support! 🍺😎👍
Team Boycott - Who's With?
- Thread starter ALIVE287
- Start date
- Status
sprtsfanatic
Veteran
tulexan said:
Has to be by far the post of the year!!! That was awesome Tulexan!!
houstonhurricane
Veteran
This topic is absolutely pathetic. Seriously, congrats to UT and their fans for a fantastic win this year. It was an unbelievable season and VY has been great. However, the Texans aren't drafting him...so move on. This organization is a business and is going to make decisions that they feel will best help move it in the right direction. Drafting a rookie quarterback is not going to get them where they feel they need to head.
If you are serious about drafting a quarterback, then I would imagine you would be debating the merits of VY and Leinhart. Instead, you want to boycott because a UT player is not going to be picked up. Listen, as a Hurricane, I am thrilled that AJ is on the team, but also am very disappointed in PBuch's play. However, I would be extremely upset at management if the Texans drafted a Hurricane who did not fit their needs.
If you are serious about drafting a quarterback, then I would imagine you would be debating the merits of VY and Leinhart. Instead, you want to boycott because a UT player is not going to be picked up. Listen, as a Hurricane, I am thrilled that AJ is on the team, but also am very disappointed in PBuch's play. However, I would be extremely upset at management if the Texans drafted a Hurricane who did not fit their needs.
Some of you people are clueless. The fact that VY is from Houston is only good for PR and to sell tickets. The fact that he dominates at every level he plays and refuses to lose is WHY HE SHOULD BE A TEXAN. VY could end up being the Earl Campbell of the Texans. Earl put the Oilers on the map and made many of us Oilers fans (self included). If the Texans pass him up and he goes to the Titans it is going to be disasterous for this organization, the fan base (especially us x-Oiler fans), and the city. I get sick just thinking about it. I have been screwed by Houston football too many times to stomach this if it happens. BTW, the fact that they held on to Casserly is already a disaster and has me peeved.
No I won't go root for the Titans (as one or two have suggested they would do), I hated them the minute they walked out on us. However, my faith in this organization or enthusiasm is going to be on real shakey ground if this scenario plays out. The fact that I hate the Titans so much makes this worse. Sometimes I wonder if I just stopped caring about Houston football I wouldn't give a rats *** about the Titans.
This team has only been around 4 years and none of us grew up rooting for them or dieing with them like we did the Oilers. Many of us jumped on the Texans because we were Oilers fans or grew up in Houston, however the Texans are still earning their fan base. I can't honestly say I would stop caring about the Texans however they still don't have many fans blind loyalty like the Oilers did because they are so new.
No I won't go root for the Titans (as one or two have suggested they would do), I hated them the minute they walked out on us. However, my faith in this organization or enthusiasm is going to be on real shakey ground if this scenario plays out. The fact that I hate the Titans so much makes this worse. Sometimes I wonder if I just stopped caring about Houston football I wouldn't give a rats *** about the Titans.
This team has only been around 4 years and none of us grew up rooting for them or dieing with them like we did the Oilers. Many of us jumped on the Texans because we were Oilers fans or grew up in Houston, however the Texans are still earning their fan base. I can't honestly say I would stop caring about the Texans however they still don't have many fans blind loyalty like the Oilers did because they are so new.
Hervoyel
BUENO!
ALIVE287 said:
I'm starting to see why my Aggie friends think UT fans are whining crybabies. If they don't select your national championship winning QB you'll take your dollars and go home?
Go.
Please, by all means. The mans owned the team for four years and you already want the fans to "take it back"?
This is the most retarded post I've ever seen on this board and it replaces one that's only been the king of retarded posts for less than a week. Any more of this and I'm going to have to start hating UT and it's fans. You people are insufferable.
swtbound07
Jackass of Day!
itsme said:
it kills me to be saying this, believe me it really does, but i'll go ahead and respond to the trolling.
1) If you lose to us, san francisco wouldnt have been the ones that got bush.
2) You obviously didnt watch the texans play all 16 games like i did. We didnt purposely lose any games either. We were legitimately THAT BAD. Controversial plays is just the way our offense rolls. If we wanted to throw games, we wouldnt have put up a huge lead on the rams. We wouldnt have taken you guys to overtime. We wanted to win. We won against the browns when we could have easily shanked it. Teams dont throw games. The nfl is an organization of integrity. Your mad cause you wont get reggie. Im mad because we probably will. reasonable men can differ
houstonhurricane
Veteran
Hookem,
Calling me clueless because I think picking up VY as the number one pick seems a little harsh - especially since most NFL scouts would agree with my position based on the Texans' current needs. I know this must be hard for you to grasp, but the Texans cannot "afford" to draft him number one. They cannot just drop Carr, they cannot afford the cap hit of trading him, they cannot and should not try to keep two extremely highly paid qb's on their roster - so what is your amazing plan?
Once again, congrats to UT, but please don't let your college allegiance blind you when it comes to the cold hard realities of the pro game.
Calling me clueless because I think picking up VY as the number one pick seems a little harsh - especially since most NFL scouts would agree with my position based on the Texans' current needs. I know this must be hard for you to grasp, but the Texans cannot "afford" to draft him number one. They cannot just drop Carr, they cannot afford the cap hit of trading him, they cannot and should not try to keep two extremely highly paid qb's on their roster - so what is your amazing plan?
Once again, congrats to UT, but please don't let your college allegiance blind you when it comes to the cold hard realities of the pro game.
Mr. White
Retired OLine Coach
Hookem Horns said:
I agree wholeheartedly. It's about the big picture. The Texans have a chance now to steal some of the Cowboys thunder as the most popular team in Texas by drafting VY and they'll blow it because Bob and Charley think drafting him would be an admission of past failure.
LoneStarState
Waterboy
I wonder if all of these "Texans" fans will drop the team and root for the Titans if Houston doesn't draft VY and Tennessee does?
houstonhurricane said:
Not sure if I were calling you out personally Hurricane, I honestly didn't look at the names of certain ones who posted that "we want Young ONLY because he is from Houston or plays for UT". It's because he has dominated at every level, is a winner, and a leader. That's the reason I personally want him. The fact that he is a hometown product and went to UT is only icing on the cake for this team to pick up more fans and win over the city and much of the state.
As a matter of fact I had 3 people here in Austin (one was a Cowboys fan and the other 2 didn't care about the Texans in the past) ask me yesterday what they needed to do to get Texans season tickets. All 3 said they wanted to look into it if VY was drafted by the Texans. This is opportunity is huge for the Texans.
tulexan
Hall of Fame
Hookem Horns said:
The dominated at every level is kind of a dumb argument because all top recruits dominate in High School. If they didn't dominate, then they wouldn't have been top recruits to the best schools. I'm sure that Matt Leinart was an unbelievable high school player too. He has a better winning record than Vince Young and has two national championships in addition to a Heisman trophy.
Where are the "We have to draft Matt" posts? Could it be that because he is not from Houston or from University of Texas that he isn't as good? He is more ready than Vince Young to play in the NFL because of his experience in a pro style offense and his accuracy.
LoneStarState said:
You know there be a LOT of those. Also, I am worried about those types here in Austin that just asked me yesterday about how to get Texans season tickets if VY went to Houston. Those types will turn into Titans fans.
IF I ever driven to drop the Texans there would be no way in Hades I would root for that **** organization. They are the reason I am half nuts as it is. I would probably go be a Giants fan (used to live in NY and root for NY in the only other sport I care for which is hockey). Their fans hate the Cowboys about as much as I do. Besides the Texans I pretty much hate the AFC due to growing up an Oilers fan.
That being said, I have never "dropped" a team before. Bud tempted me when he fired Bum, however I grew up rooting for certain teams and stuck with them through thick and thin. The Oilers "dropped" us and I will never forgive them for that. Since I didn't grow up rooting for the Texans I cannot honestly say how I would feel if they did something to royally peeve me off like Bud did when he fired Bum.
LoneStarState
Waterboy
I asked one of my UT friends if they would be as rabid about the Texans drafting VY if he didn't play for UT... she said NO... :brickwall
.. we werent even interested in a QB before the Rose Bowl. Otherwise we would have been having a lot of debates over whether or not we should draft Lienart.
LoneStarState
Waterboy
Hookem Horns said:
My point exactly... sorry - I've been with the Texans since NFL2002... these driveby fans are really getting on my nerves...
Mr. White
Retired OLine Coach
Sco-tai said:
Yeah... last I checked there were 31 NFL teams better than ours. They also get more respect. Ask the front office if they wouldn't mind "public support in every city in Texas". It's a business. They would make more money if they had that support and they still might even win a Super Bowl (not "SUPERBOWL.")
Next time you want to call somebody dumb, hit spellcheck first. There's a button at the top right corner that might help you.
LoneStarState said:
I have too, actually before NFL2002. I was posting on some other board (think it was an L.A. news board) debating on why Houston should have a team over L.A. However, we are in the minority, the ones that just went into limbo when the Oilers left and didn't follow them to Tennessee. Whether we like it or not, the Texans are now building their fan base since they are new on the block. If they draft someone that helps bring in more fans in this state and it also makes the most football sense than it is a no brainer. You don't pass on a guy like Young (and yes I would take him over Ryan Leaf ...errr I mean Matt Leinart). I would keep Carr over Leinart.
LoneStarState
Waterboy
tulexan said:
HELL NO!!!
tulexan said:
Well said!
tulexan said:
No, but if that player that the fans want also happens to be the best player in the draft and give this team some much needed leadership than YES he should draft him. My gut feeling is Young would bring winning to this team more than Bush/Carr will. Carr lost me last season with his defeatest attitude and the "this is not a must win but must play well" quotes. A true leader would never say that. So regardless of who they draft, this team is still going to need a franchise QB.
It's all about winning, you really think I would want VY here if I didn't think he could win at the NFL level or be the best option for the Texans?? You didn't hear me screaming for Simms when he came out.
tulexan
Hall of Fame
Look at the Patriots. They fill the stadium every single game. Is Tom Brady a local Boston guy? No, he is actually pretty much from as far from Boston as you can get (San Mateo, CA). But they have a winning team every year and are always in the playoffs. How about the Eagles? Is McNabb from the Philly area? No, he is from Chicago. Is their stadium empty? No. Why not? Because they have a winning team. The Colts? Is Peyton Manning from Indiana? Nope, New Orleans. But they have a winning team so people watch the games.
Hervoyel
BUENO!
Hookem Horns said:
Let's not get silly. Vince Young was the best player in the Rose Bowl last week, he's not the best player in the 2006 draft. He may not even be in the top 10.
He's just the one with the most hype right now and as far as this board goes he's the one who happens to be wearing the burnt orange.
LoneStarState
Waterboy
Hookem Horns said:
This is possible - but very debatable. There's a reason teams aren't run by public opinion. It changed here in a matter of one bowl game.
Hookem Horns said:
Possibly - but will UT fans support the Texans if they are 2-14 in VY's first, second, third year? Or will they be there if it takes 3+ years for him to develop? Horn fans will have to support the team then because everyone else may have jumped ship by then.
Mr. White
Retired OLine Coach
It's not about where the player came from. It's about winning big games. If he's a hometown hero...even better. Before the Rose Bowl, nobody thought he was coming out. It just happens to be the opinion of the "drive-by fans" that we'd be stupid to pass on him now that he probably will come out.
Don't agree? Seems to be a circular argument to me. The truth of the matter is that this is a great problem to have and people want to weigh in.
Don't agree? Seems to be a circular argument to me. The truth of the matter is that this is a great problem to have and people want to weigh in.
LoneStarState
Waterboy
coreyvice said:
THANK YOU!!! I am hoping that common sense will prevail on this board in the next couple of days. But, for some reason, I think I will be very disappointed...
swtbound07
Jackass of Day!
agreed......if you dont remember how depressing, tear inducing it was to lose OUR FRANCHISE, and you would toss away the gift that is the texans so easily.......be banned. Sign me up kinfolk, lets keep our sanity
Sco-tai
Waterboy
coreyvice said:
Stick to the subject genius. The object of the draft is to improve the team to achieve an improved win-loss record, thus boosting ticket sales, merchandise sales, profits for Mr. McNair and fellow investors...AND LEAGUE WIDE FAN SUPPORT. Not HOUSTON vs. Dallas.
And you're REALLY gonna pull the spell check card when the recognized spelling of spell check has a space between spell and check. Shoo fly.
I bet you would have drafted Ryan Leaf. hahahah
Mr. White
Retired OLine Coach
Sco-tai said:Stick to the subject genius. The object of the draft is to improve the team to achieve an improved win-loss record, thus boosting ticket sales, merchandise sales, profits for Mr. McNair and fellow investors...AND LEAGUE WIDE FAN SUPPORT. Not HOUSTON vs. Dallas.
And you're REALLY gonna pull the spell check card when the recognized spelling of spell check has a space between spell and check. Shoo fly.
I bet you would have drafted Ryan Leaf. hahahah
Really, I'm not too sure where you have been in your life, but I've been in a lot of places that resent the State of Texas and would NEVER root for a team called the Texans. So it would make sense that we would first want fans that are actually TEXANS. IMO, that should be their first priority.
Just because you don't agree with somebody's opinion doesn't mean that they are dumb person nor does it give you a right to call them dumb. As a matter of fact, that kind of BS is prohibited on these boards.
What's really dumb....an opinion you don't agree with or you calling somebody that because you can't get a point across w/o name calling?
BTW, spellcheck is in dictionary.com. Here's the link:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=spellcheck
Again, if you want to question somebody else's intelligence, don't put your own up for scrutiny.
- Status