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Message: [QUOTE="HoustonCuse, post: 1221139, member: 87"] I personally think that OGBJ is loved and welcomed here. Because of a work function, I missed the St. John's game (first game I have missed seeing since the Michigan State Sweet 16 game in 2000), I also haven't read the board for multiple days, so I don't know how bad it got in here, but I can imagine. The fact is, this is place where people come to celebrate great performances by Syracuse sports teams but also to commiserate and vent when things don't go well. I have never thought it would be a healthy environment for anyone truly associated with the team - sports message board meltdowns are well known phenomena! That said - the passion of the fanbase is one of the things that attracts student athletes to Syracuse (among many other things of course), but that kind of strong passion is a double edged sword. Anyway - as a fan, I have been frustrated this year like most others. I have noted when BJ or others have had poor showings and when they have done well. The bottom line is that BJ chose to play his college ball at Syracuse. That is a sacred thing and I'm always grateful to him and his family for that, whether he never plays again or becomes an All American. I appreciate him and his family and suspect 99% of everyone here does, but people lose their ever loving minds after losses - it's just the way stuff works. I've certainly never meant anything as a personal insult to anyone and if OG or anyone else ever interpreted any of my posts that way, I apologize. Again I suspect most don't intend their comments to be as personally hurtful as they probably are to a close relative of players or teams they are venting about. [/QUOTE]

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