I just did. You're telling me that he's only speculating but can you point out anywhere that I said he wasn't? You don't even know the content of what I'm talking about that he posted, you're making assumptions that it was something explicit and concrete. Fun fact: I didn't mention Level in the post where I said he had a lacerated spleen; This is because Level never said he had a lacerated spleen and I never meant to imply that he did. I even said that nobody has said for sure that he is out for the rest of the season.
I myself was simply saying I don't expect him back, even though I realize that he ultimately could be, then you start talking about injury reports and players dressing out. Fact is that he was NEVER going to play against TCU no matter what the injury report said or what you think him travelling with the team meant. They're going to call him day to day and say he has a chance to play even if there is no chance because you need to have the other team gameplan for him.
That's an interesting recap of events. LOL
Here's how I see it:
*I disagreed with your statement that "Amaro may be back later this year but I'm not expecting him before the bowl game."
*In the same post, I also specifically asked where you were getting your information from, because I knew for a fact that all info out there is pure speculation.
*In reply, you said point-blank that he "lacerated his fucking spleen," as if it was a fact to counter my incredulity at your previous statement that he wouldn't be back until the bowl game.
*I told you that diagnosis was a rumor. And that nobody has leaked his medical condition because Amaro wanted it kept private.
*You told me "You should really join RedRaiderSports.com. Chris Level posts very interesting things there," as if you had some valuable insight I didn't. Your right, I don't know the content of what Level said, but to me, the implication that some of the "very interesting things" he posts there shed light on Amaro's status is pretty clear. I mean, we were specifically talking about the Amaro injury, and you, out-of-the-blue bring up Level and his pay site.
*When I protested that Level doesn't know, you bagged on me and scathingly informed me that "the information is miles ahead of what you're collecting in that cesspool RaiderPower," as if I need to get any of my information from RaiderPower, which clearly I don't.
That's how the conversation went as far as I see it.
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Some additional thoughts:
I don't "collect information" from "that cesspool" RaiderPower. I post there occasionally. Personally, I don't like the way Pit runs the place. I also post at VivaTheMatador. I really like my conversations with Seth and vastly prefer the way he goes about his business. I like to have conversations with Red Raider fans--well, most of the time, anyway.
I don't subscribe to the pay sites because, well, why would I pay for that sort of thing?
Frankly, even though the opportunities are there for me when I visit Lubbock/campus, ect, I avoid real "inside info" as much as I possibly can, because when I get it, there's nothing I can do with it. If there's a hot prospect out there who we have a secret inside line on...what am I gonna do about it? Nothing. If somebody looked bad in practice, what am I gonna do about it? Nothing. I like knowing the lay of the land in recruiting a week or so before signing day. That's about all I want to know, just so I can look at all the video on all the kids beforehand and be excited when the faxes come in. That's it.
Why this conversation turned so bitterly weird and oddly hostile on your end is strange to me. I don't have any beef with you. Never have,m as far as I know. I think I've always been respectful of you, especially since you are the main Red Raider fan here. Personally, I'd think you'd be happy to hear that the "doom and gloom" speculators don't really know what Jace's status is, and that would be a relief, and the chance that he might be back sooner rather than later would be good news. Instead, it sounds like you just want to be proven right, even if it means one of our best players is benched all regular season. That's fine if that's how you choose to go about your business, I'm just disappointed.
