It's fine to be analytical, but the negativity gets to be too much.  Duke fans are out there (see the Dayton game), but negative know-it alls get to be too much. Nobody likes losing, but some people handle it way better in life than others.  Constructive criticism is fine, Constant b*tching doesn't do anyone any good,

I check in here just about every day. Lots to learn and I truly enjoy reading  the discussions, but I just don't have that much to add, so I post infrequently.  I do appreciate this board very much depsite not posting.

That's just me though. I imagine that everything from merchandise sales, to ticket sales and student attendance is all highly  influenced by how our  team is doing. "Traffic"  on this forum is likely no different.  The Dukes have not yet lived up to the expectations of many here and i suppose some posters are losing interest.  Stacking some wins might just reverse that trend.  Let's Go Duquesne

25-years ago, in 1998, Motor, duq81, Denny Conrory & I started the first Duquesne Fans Message Board on the Iside The Web forum.  We moved to the Voy Forum, Rivals and then to here in 2012. I have always been good at finding information on the web about basketball, Duquesne and recruiting and felt the obligation to share it on these forums. Over the last 6 months I just don't feel that obligation anymore.  With Twitter and the ease of getting information I have encouraged others to step up and share.  This Board will be as good as other people care to make it.  Some like Phoenix and Bluffhunter have stepped up and I am sure many appreciate their efforts.  

Over the years there have been numerous posters who have come and gone. There are many who do not post here anymore that I still keep in touch with.  Most of them have the same feeling as Prince posted above and quite frankly so do I.  I may not agree with some opinions but enjoy many of the good conversations on this Board.  Comments about player performance, coaching performance, coaching strategy all in bounds.  However, comments like "this kid is not an A10 player" or comments encouraging kids to transfer to a lower level turn me off.  I would rather spend my time building up their confidence than tearing them down.  

Prince of Pilsner wrote:

It's fine to be analytical, but the negativity gets to be too much.  Duke fans are out there (see the Dayton game), but negative know-it alls get to be too much. Nobody likes losing, but some people handle it way better in life than others.  Constructive criticism is fine, Constant b*tching doesn't do anyone any good,

This is exactly it.

I'm still here, posting might be down on my end, but I will always want the Dukes to win.   I want us all to have the experience in life of our team making it to a NCAA tournament, to be part of that week, when we can actually put the Duquesne name in our brackets.   But its getting tough for me to care as much as I used to.   I will always be a DU fan, man, alum, but getting kicked in the balls every year isnt fun.

I like posting. I have been a Dukes fan since about 1967 since my Uncle had gone here in the 60's and got me going to games.  Every year hold the promise of that compo of players and coaching.  This year we have lots of talent and a coaching staff that still can  make a run, but until this team does that, then just don't expect a lot of fans to contribute here.  Go Dukes.

Last edited by NapaDuke (1/16/2024 7:49 pm)

I think that there is a drop due to the moderation of this website. There are a lot of people that post and are either censored or have their posts deleted.  I posted on here years ago about my doubts about Keith Dambrot.  I still read the blog every day, even though I was banned.  Like an earlier poster, I am a die hard Dukes fan and graduated in 2009.  I basically presented all the stats between Dambrot and Everhart.  The heart of the argument was that Dambrot was not cutting it. Plain and simple.  He has a 7 year, 7 million dollar contract and we have no NIT or NCAA to show for it.  He also let a 20 win team basically walk away and they all went on to success at their subsequent programs, ie. Eric Williams, Sincere Carry, Weather twins, Michael Hughes, etc.  When I posted this, my posts were deleted and I was kicked off of the board.  I still have no idea why to this day.  

I haven't been here in a long time. Had my left knee replaced in June and the other in December.  Also, at the ripe old age of 58 I am back in (online) grad school, getting graduate credits to teach community college, for my district and when I retire in a few years.  Was so busy, kind of missed the start of the season. Hard to catch up. Looks like I didn't miss much.

I see that many people are citing the reason of negativity as the reason of not posting. I find this difficult to digest as we are talking about basketball and unfortunately for us fans, our team is on one of the worst 40 year runs in basketball history of a mid major program. What I agree with is What Face states: the NLI, transfer portal and conference jumping.

I don’t care that it works for some schools, I care that it sucks and it’s not fun to root for.  It worked for Saban too, but he can still recognize it’s a problem. Big difference between “it’s working” and “I like it and it’s fun to be a fan.” I don’t say this only as a DU fan, I have affiliations with other schools too.

Regarding negativity, there’s criticism, and then  there’s being a horse’s rear. It feels like there’s a race here to be as outspoken as possible sometimes.

Last edited by Face (1/21/2024 2:46 pm)

Never said you were being mean, that second half was replying to what Wildwood said about negativity.

I understand exactly why all of this is in place, I don’t care the reason, I am saying that the manifestation of it is dull. It sucks. It’s not engaging. It’s not inviting to the fans who went to the schools.

It’s like you’re saying that, because there is an understandable reason for it, it’s not allowed to be a bad thing. Yes we have to live with it at least for now. My reaction has been to engage significantly less with D1 basketball and the FBS.

Last edited by Face (1/21/2024 3:58 pm)

It's just the definition of insanity Wildwood, that pretty much hits the nail on the head.