Serious question: Is it a generational thing?

[MikeSU02]

I seriously considered whether I should post this OP, but I figured the debate might prove to be helpful.
Its been pointed out several times that there's recently been a "negativity-laced" tone to almost every issue that comes up regarding the program and players.

If you go to http://web.archive.org - you can check out the site from a decade ago. Interesting stuff.

This is way off from your original point, but just to lighten the mood, here is a response by JerseyOrange regarding Cecil Howard starting: http://web.archive.org/web/20010721145025/http://syracusefan.com/sfb.pl?read=3895

A general CTO post about posts being deleted: http://web.archive.org/web/20020606052207/http://syracusefan.com/sbb.pl/noframes/read/92732