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DEL.ICIO.USDon’t believe it’s ‘hype’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mark Bradley
A word or two about an issue that seems to arise (in some sectors) whenever I make a prediction (which I do, as you know, rather often). I do not — repeat, do not — predict anything simply to elicit a response from the readership. Never. Ever.
Any prediction I make is something that, sometimes for better but often for worse, I really and truly believe. I really and truly believe Georgia Tech will, as noted in this space Wednesday, beat Notre Dame.
I might well be wrong, but if I am it won’t be because I have any agenda — common complaints: that I’m trying to “set up” the team I pick to win or “fire up” the team I pick not to win — other than the longstanding belief that predictions are the fun part of sports.
When I was growing up and reading every paper I could get my hands on, the thing I always wanted to know was: Which team did the writer like to win the big game? I liked reading the ones who’d make a pick and tell you why. I liked somewhat less reading those who hemmed and hawed for 700 words and wound up saying, “Time will tell.”
Time always does tell, but much of the charm of sports lies not in the event itself but in the anticipation. We all wonder who’s going to win. We all have an opinion in that regard. I tell you what I think. If I’m wrong (and I often am), I’ll say so in the convenient year-end Accountability Scoreboard. If I’m right, I’ll give myself a little psychic pat on the back and move on to the next big game. Which would be Georgia at South Carolina.
I like the Gamecocks in that one.
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By SoCalDawg
August 31, 2006 11:23 AM | Link to this
OK, then practice what you preach. Be like one of those sports writers you used to admire who would “make a pick and TELL YOU WHY.”
You managed to write a whole article and say exactly 7 words about your actual prediction.
Which is why it seems like you are just trying to provoke.
because you don’t actually do any reporting or sportswriting.
By Martin Sheffield
August 31, 2006 11:25 AM | Link to this
Thanks Mark for clearing that up for me - let’s see, you like the Jackets and Gamecocks. Great, I’ll call my bookie and bet on the Irish and Bulldogs…
By Patrick Reid
August 31, 2006 11:39 AM | Link to this
What the hell are you talking about?
Talk sports, man, sports! I thought my days of psychology lectures were done when I graduated. Perhaps WHY you think South Carolina will beat Georgia would be a bit more helpful, and also a bit more informative.
It would also help to explain your apparent mental illness involved in thinking South Carolina will win. Go Dawgs!
By TaterMan
August 31, 2006 11:40 AM | Link to this
Wow thanks for the in-depth analysis of the USC/UGA game. I wasted one minute of my time to read this? Thank God I don’t have to pay for the paper to read this garbage.
By Sweat
August 31, 2006 11:45 AM | Link to this
The cocks wont get past this weeks Bulldogs much less next weeks BULLDAWGS!
By RedandBlackAttack
August 31, 2006 11:46 AM | Link to this
The University of Georgia will beat South Carolina. First of all, the defense is just plain mad. The ole ball coach will be going through ten quarterbacks on September 9th because none of them will be able to handle the Mad Dogs. Thomas Brown will prove that Coach Richt was right in going with him instead of Darius Walker. Brown is going to have a huge year. After Columbia, N-E-X-T is the only thing the Dogs need to worry about. Gooo Dogs!!!
By tim
August 31, 2006 11:51 AM | Link to this
great article about nothing. thanks for wasting my time
By South Ga Dog
August 31, 2006 11:51 AM | Link to this
You usually write a better article. Are you tired of your job at the AJC? Maybe when basketball season starts you will perk up.
By whoever
August 31, 2006 12:00 PM | Link to this
Mark Bradley, you are in fact a complete IDIOT! In 349 words you actually devoted 7 to making your prediction. You said yourself you liked reading the writers picks of who would win AND WHY….but once again you show your ignorance and write a bunch of psycho-babble garbage.
GOOD JOB! maybe next week you can write for the high school paper about some moronic topic and not give a reason for your statement….
“YOU ARE AN IDIOT!”
By Archimedes
August 31, 2006 12:01 PM | Link to this
Mark, thanks for explaining. As an aspiring sportswriter myself, I really believe that I’ve developed a much better understanding for the key factors that I should examine when making a prediction, and then incorporate into my column … oh wait, I’ll probably just borrow the five paragraphs you’ve written here reminding reader that predictions are not “hype,” then write a single sentence about who will win. Why? Who cares, I’m a sportswriter …
By whoever
August 31, 2006 12:04 PM | Link to this
Mark Bradley, you are in fact a complete IDIOT! In 349 words you actually devoted 7 to making your prediction. You said yourself you liked reading the writers picks of who would win AND WHY….but once again you show your ignorance and write a bunch of psycho-babble garbage.
GOOD JOB! maybe next week you can write for the high school paper about some moronic topic and not give a reason for your statement….
“YOU ARE AN IDIOT!”
By austindog
August 31, 2006 12:13 PM | Link to this
That was a whole lot of nothin’.
Now flip a coin and make another prediction.
And go get your shinebox.
By godawg
August 31, 2006 12:22 PM | Link to this
whoever, did you actually waste even more times counting the words? Don’t answer I’m not even coming back.
By Bruce
August 31, 2006 12:24 PM | Link to this
Boy I would hate to hear what you guys would write if you really disagreed with him. It’s just one man’s opinion. Give him a break !!
By neutral bill
August 31, 2006 12:32 PM | Link to this
What a jerk! I will take the Irish and give you 20 points!Show me the money.
By tokyobrave
August 31, 2006 12:37 PM | Link to this
Although I am a die hard dawg fan, I have to say that this game does and has always scared me. No matter what the reasons, SC has a way about them that makes the game a toss up. It will be a hard faught game for sure, but i certainly see why the Cocks would be favored this year. The reason i do not bet on sports is because loyalty always wins out. UGA 28 SC 21.
By mcdwag
August 31, 2006 12:51 PM | Link to this
Dear Mark:
The Braves are only 3 out in the loss column
By Reality
August 31, 2006 12:53 PM | Link to this
Intelligent folks are’nt they Mark ?….You disagree with them and you are an Idiot….I agree with you, UGAG may be able to survive a 1-AA team with TERRIBLESHITSKI, but they will get creamed in Columbia when they play a real college team !
By Terry
August 31, 2006 01:07 PM | Link to this
Way to back down! You were all tough writing the article on Weds. about how GT was going to beat the Irish (great bulletin board material by the way)and now today you’re backing down trying to justify your column.
If you’re going to talk tough one day, don’t back down the next. It’s easy to hide behind the pen.
By whoever
August 31, 2006 01:12 PM | Link to this
hey GODAWG…..i know this might seem like long division to you, but you highlight the entire article….copy it and move it to a microsoft word…and it will count them for you…
raise your hand if at any point i went too fast…..
you were able to count the 7 words i was talking about, right? or did that require the use of a calculator?
By whoever
August 31, 2006 01:15 PM | Link to this
hey GODAWG…..i know this might seem like long division to you, but you highlight the entire article….copy it and move it to a microsoft word…and it will count them for you…
raise your hand if at any point i went too fast…..
you were able to count the 7 words i was talking about, right? or did that require the use of a calculator?
By Skeezix
August 31, 2006 01:18 PM | Link to this
I, like Mark, like to make predictions too. Okay, here is my bold prediction for college football—-Duke will not be invited to a bowl game this year.
By whoever
August 31, 2006 01:19 PM | Link to this
Hey REALITY….no one said he was an IDIOT because he chose the gamecocks….i said he was an idiot for the way he rambled on for 5 paragraphs in which he spoke of how sports writers should make their prediction and THEN TELL WHY….only to have him sum up his article with his prediction and NO REASONS AS TO WHY.
I dont care who Mark Bradley picks cause last time i checked the roster of UGA and south carolina (or tech or notre dame)…Mark Bradley doesnt play for either…therefore making his opinion about as useful as a weiner flavored lollipop.
By kingofthering
August 31, 2006 01:21 PM | Link to this
Hey Sweat, how do you know who the Cocks will get past when you just dripped from my balls! Gamecocks in a smackdown, biotch!
By Buck Cochran in the NW
August 31, 2006 01:54 PM | Link to this
I’VE GOT TO GO READ THAT COLUMN AGAIN………………….EVERYONE STOP AND LOOK AGAIN!!!! HE TOOK HALF OF A PARAGRAPH & MADE A COMPLETE PARAGRAPH OUT OF IT. MIDDLE OF THE 2ND PARAGRAPH. “I MAY BE WRONG ETC.”…..DIDN’T ANYBODY NOTICE? THIS WHOLE COLUMN MUST BE A GLITCH!!! MARK, TRY AGAIN.
By Leif
August 31, 2006 02:12 PM | Link to this
Why don’t you explain your reason for picking the Cocks over UGA? I don’t honestly know how the AJC keeps you guys around. UGA is always in the hunt for SEC Championships while the Cocks will continue their mediocre ways. Just read the “This is South Carolina Football” story. I’m sure if you know how to use the internet you can find something about it. NTAC!
By wildboar
August 31, 2006 02:26 PM | Link to this
Mark, you really do know how to get these guys going. I think you are hilarious.
By Eric
August 31, 2006 02:42 PM | Link to this
Wow! Amazing how a little prediction can make dog fans so angry. You girls need to grow up.
By Eric
August 31, 2006 02:53 PM | Link to this
Wow! Amazing how a little prediction can make dog fans so angry. You girls need to grow up.
By drew turner
August 31, 2006 03:53 PM | Link to this
Jackets win over Notre Dame…23-20.
Reasoning…Calvin Johnson
By Greg Is An Idiot
August 31, 2006 04:03 PM | Link to this
Great article!
UGA does suck, most fans just haven’t realized it yet! Go Cocks! I’m drinking to two weeks of wins over Bullfrogs…err, I mean Bulldogs.
By tommy t
August 31, 2006 04:05 PM | Link to this
Hey!Slow your roll!!!
the last time I checked there were 10 major cities in America with a couple of papers each..and none of you were writing for any of them. So maybe this guy Bradley sucks…..as you say. Personally I think he is a genius when compared to the lame version of a stand up comic that is one jeff schultz. But it is really easy on this end to critisize and make predictions.
Let me ask you this……….When was the last time any of you strapped on a helmet…or did any physical activity on a saturday beyond cracking open a beer can?
shut up and go mow your lawn.
By Rob
August 31, 2006 04:08 PM | Link to this
This comment is more so to the first article, I just got to it too late to make a comment on it.
As soon as Notre Dame gets ranked where they are, there are a thousand skeptics telling you whats going to go wrong. I’m not saying that the Irish may not falter at all this season. In fact they probably will, thats the parody of college football, but they will not falter against Georgia Tech. “Mr. Atlanta” Mark Bradley seems to have written this article purely on thought and feeling rather than on fact. So I figured I’d key Mr. Bradley and the rest of you in on some facts. (Let me say before I start my facts, I hate the words last year. What happened last year, happened last year. The last time I checked my calendar it was August of 2006 not 2005. Although most of my facts have to do with last year, they make valid points for this year.)
2005 national passing rank ND-5th GT-90th national rushing rank ND-55th GT-49th national ppg. rank ND-8th GT-103rd
The point I am getting at is simple. Georgia Tech didn’t have what it takes to beat the Irish last year and they certianly don’t have the firepower to do it this year. The Irish are returning 8 offensive starters. The Rambling Wreck are returning 4 defensive starters. (Those lost include the top three tacklers and their enitre secondary.) I’m still not sure how anyone (that includes you Bradley) can assume that a brand new secondary can stop Brady Quinn, Jeff Samardzija and Rhema McKnight. (Who incase anyone forgot was ND’s leading receiver in 2004 and is probably their most talented receiver.) I just cannot fathom how Georgia Tech will stop the Irish.
That brings me to the matchup of Georgia Tech’s offense against the Irish defense. All the talk about a slow defense means nothing when you do not have an offense that has the ability to throw the ball. With the exception of Calvin Johnson, GT has no major threat. I think the Irish will be able to keep Johnson at bay. Also, I would love to know what makes Mr. Bradley such an expert on when a player is going to have a breakout year. Tashard Choice has big shoes to fill in replacing P.J. Daniels, the Yellow Jackets leading rusher from a year ago. Call me crazy but he may need time to adjust, I don’t think the national stage in the first game is the easiest way to do that. Aside from the fact he is fairly inexpierecned at starting at tailback, he also has to deal with the veteran defensive line of Notre Dame. Trevor Laws and Derek Landri are two big run stopping defensive tackles to go along with All-American candidate Victor Abiamiri and defensive end.
I don’t see it. I don’t see the Wreck pulling of an upset. In fact, you like to make predictions like this second article says so I shall give you one of mine…Notre Dame 41 Georgia Tech 17
By Robb
August 31, 2006 04:10 PM | Link to this
Columns like this are why I stopped subscribing to the Atlanta Joke of a Constiution newspaper. This is a totally worthless column and you should lose a weeks pay for wasting your editor’s time (of course it doesn’t look like he read it either). Why spend 283 words telling us how you didn’t like writers who wouldn’t tell you why they made the prediction they made & then not tell us why you made yours? I think the underlying subliminal message you are sending to yourself here is that you don’t like yourself very much. I think that maybe you should take some time off, spend a little time with a shrink, and start liking yourself again before attempting another pathetic column like that again.
By Rob
August 31, 2006 04:13 PM | Link to this
This comment is more so to the first article, I just got to it too late to make a comment on it.
As soon as Notre Dame gets ranked where they are, there are a thousand skeptics telling you whats going to go wrong. I’m not saying that the Irish may not falter at all this season. In fact they probably will, thats the parody of college football, but they will not falter against Georgia Tech. “Mr. Atlanta” Mark Bradley seems to have written this article purely on thought and feeling rather than on fact. So I figured I’d key Mr. Bradley and the rest of you in on some facts. (Let me say before I start my facts, I hate the words last year. What happened last year, happened last year. The last time I checked my calendar it was August of 2006 not 2005. Although most of my facts have to do with last year, they make valid points for this year.)
2005 national passing rank ND-5th GT-90th national rushing rank ND-55th GT-49th national ppg. rank ND-8th GT-103rd
The point I am getting at is simple. Georgia Tech didn’t have what it takes to beat the Irish last year and they certianly don’t have the firepower to do it this year. The Irish are returning 8 offensive starters. The Rambling Wreck are returning 4 defensive starters. (Those lost include the top three tacklers and their enitre secondary.) I’m still not sure how anyone (that includes you Bradley) can assume that a brand new secondary can stop Brady Quinn, Jeff Samardzija and Rhema McKnight. (Who incase anyone forgot was ND’s leading receiver in 2004 and is probably their most talented receiver.) I just cannot fathom how Georgia Tech will stop the Irish.
That brings me to the matchup of Georgia Tech’s offense against the Irish defense. All the talk about a slow defense means nothing when you do not have an offense that has the ability to throw the ball. With the exception of Calvin Johnson, GT has no major threat. I think the Irish will be able to keep Johnson at bay. Also, I would love to know what makes Mr. Bradley such an expert on when a player is going to have a breakout year. Tashard Choice has big shoes to fill in replacing P.J. Daniels, the Yellow Jackets leading rusher from a year ago. Call me crazy but he may need time to adjust, I don’t think the national stage in the first game is the easiest way to do that. Aside from the fact he is fairly inexpierecned at starting at tailback, he also has to deal with the veteran defensive line of Notre Dame. Trevor Laws and Derek Landri are two big run stopping defensive tackles to go along with All-American candidate Victor Abiamiri and defensive end.
I don’t see it. I don’t see the Wreck pulling of an upset. In fact, you like to make predictions like this second article says so I shall give you one of mine…Notre Dame 41 Georgia Tech 17
By GoJackets
August 31, 2006 04:15 PM | Link to this
Hey Mark.You know what’s funny?All the idiotic uga people counting all the words in this article.I guess they are proving they can count or something.
By Roswell Ed
August 31, 2006 04:38 PM | Link to this
Always in the hunt? Yeah ever since Zook and no Cutcliffe. Heck you still can’t beat AU or UF. Thank goodness for USC, UK, and Vandy!!!!!!!!
By Bill
August 31, 2006 04:41 PM | Link to this
The Gamecocks will eat all of the li’l doggies for lunch.
By maya lucia
August 31, 2006 04:52 PM | Link to this
I’LL DO THIS IN BOLD FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR!
THE IRISH WILL CLOBBER TECH BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN UNBELIEVABLE COACH!
TECH IS MEDIOCRE AT BEST…
UGA WILL CRUSH THE COCKS WITH A CONSTANT BARRAGE OF RUNNING BACKS & WELL PLANNED PASSES!
CAN I BE A SPORTS WRITER, NOW?
THIS GUY IS A JOKE!
By Connie Lingous
August 31, 2006 04:54 PM | Link to this
Mark, I liked your hair better when it was poofy.
By Roswell Ed
August 31, 2006 05:13 PM | Link to this
Richt won’t run it down anybody’s throat. He has an unhealthy love affair with the pass.
By Russ Brock
August 31, 2006 06:02 PM | Link to this
Too soon to pick the Dogs/Cocks game. If Miss State knocks off SC tonight and Joe T performs well against the Hilltopppers, the Dogs will win. If SC wins Thursday night, no matter how well Joe T does Saturday, the Spurrier curse will bite us again.
By Russ Brock
August 31, 2006 06:03 PM | Link to this
Too soon to pick the Dogs/Cocks game. If Miss State knocks off SC tonight and Joe T performs well against the Hilltopppers, the Dogs will win. If SC wins Thursday night, no matter how well Joe T does Saturday, the Spurrier curse will bite us again.
By BeattieFeathers
August 31, 2006 06:27 PM | Link to this
How dare you pick against Jorgee! You know, the team that has been to Atlanta three times, twice with two loss teams. The east represenative has lost two or more conference games in only three seasons! Jorgee owns two of those! Mark Richt and Jorgee have been lucky. Period!
By Contra, Dick
August 31, 2006 07:24 PM | Link to this
Mark, I enjoy most of your columns, some I agree with, some I don’t. Still I wonder why all these people who believe you are not a good columnist keep reading you column. Even some who no longer subscribe… methinks they are the idiots. However, you did invite criticism by not explaining the SC-UGA pick. On the other hand, the Tech-ND pick was explained yesterday, so 7 words should be enough today. Finally,I do not for a single moment believe that you have “never, ever predicted anything simply to elicit a response from the readership”. This column is a prime example of you doing just that, and isn’t that the purpose of the “quick hit” anyway, to elicit responses, spur web traffic, to sell ads, and pay the bills?
Rob, for somebody tired of last year, you sure used a lot of stats from last year….
By Danny
August 31, 2006 07:30 PM | Link to this
Why?
By BWH Dawg
August 31, 2006 07:43 PM | Link to this
I will give you my prediction. South Carolina will lose to MSU tonight. Why? MSU has grown men on defense and South Carolina has boys. These same boys (now bet up) play Georgia next week, and they won’t grow or heal up in a week.
By BWH Dawg
August 31, 2006 07:45 PM | Link to this
I will give you my prediction. South Carolina will lose to MSU tonight. Why? MSU has grown men on defense and South Carolina has boys. These same boys (now beat up) play Georgia next week, and they won’t grow or heal up in a week.
By Rob
August 31, 2006 08:24 PM | Link to this
(Let me say before I start my facts, I hate the words last year. What happened last year, happened last year. The last time I checked my calendar it was August of 2006 not 2005. Although most of my facts have to do with last year, they make valid points for this year.)
Did you manage to read that Contra, Dick or did you just skip over that? In order to talk about this year you need to go into what happened last year somewhat. It just seems that all the critics use the words “last year to describe the Irish. Just a side note as well, I used three stats from last year, everything else deals with what this year is going to bring.
By dawg 06
August 31, 2006 08:26 PM | Link to this
The dawgs will beat sc and gt. gt will beat nd and the dawgs will win the sec behind joe cox. tech fans the nd win will be your only thing to cheer about this year. and the sec is the best conf. in college football. go dawgs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By DecaturTechFan
August 31, 2006 10:07 PM | Link to this
Gosh Dawg fans……….What short memories you have. Maybe Tech gets beat this weekend. They are playing a ranked opponent, not W. KY junior high. But……..when they play the Cocks, dont forget who the coach on the other sideline is………..and dont forget, while he was @ Florida, the duh-hawgs were nuthin more than his jailhouse beeatches. Go Jackets, Go Cocks, great article M.B.!
By BirdDawg
September 1, 2006 12:03 AM | Link to this
Bradley,
Hey Genius, SC looked great tonight, didn’t they?
Thinking about changing your ridiculous pick?
Or how about this, when Tech gets stomped by Notre Dame, how about you change your even more ridiculous pick of the Bugs, with Reggie Ball at QB and Chan Gailey as coach beating the Dawgs, in Athens, this year… okay?
I thought Terence Moore was the worst columnist for this fish wrapper. I’m wondering if now I’ve found one worse.
You know what really stinks here, Bradley… is that because of your overlord buying out all the papers in this town, the AJC is all that is left. Not the AJ… not the AC, it’s now the AJC, and because y’all are the only game in town, no one is pushing y’all to be better than you are (which let me tell ya, isn’t very good).
And you know what, it shows… it really shows. Your paper has given the Dawgs the absolute worst beat writer they’ve ever had in the abysmal Carter Strickland. Your editors pushed Ken Seguira off of the sports pages, when he was one of the guys we connected with.
They’ve left a blatant racist to push his tired agenda on us with every column he writes. On the sports pages no less.
The only thing good left at this paper is Furman, and every once in awhile, Jeff Schultz.
And you can’t tell me to change the channel Bradley, because like I’ve said, you have a monopoly. Your stinkin’ fish wrapper is all there is if I want to get any information about the subjects I want to get information about.
And I bet that you and your bosses sit and wonder why y’all are losing subscriptions right and left, why people are walking away from your rag. I bet you attribute it all to the fact that the internet gives people free information. And yes, that is part of it, but not the majority of the reason why people are staying away from paying for the privledge to read this “newspaper.” No, y’all probably don’t want to have to look at the reasons why you’re losing so many people, so many subscribers.
The hardest thing we all have to do from time to time is to look in the mirror and see what’s really there, instead of what we want to see, Bradley. You and your bosses have been avoiding this for far too long. And the people who really suffer because of this, because your rag has lost touch with it’s readership, because your rag has swung so far to the left in your ideology in a town which is moderate to moderately right leaning… are all of us.
We suffer, every time we read a Terence Moore column. Every time your editors allow political bias to enter into “reporting.” With every drawing that the despicable Luckavich submits.
We suffer.
And y’all wonder.
And you know what Bradley, you used to be one of the ones we could count on to give us your best.
Read over this column again, and tell me it was your best, because I know you can do better, and so does everyone else here. Whether you pick whichever team, or hate on the Dawgs or whatever… who cares.
Just enough with the lazy writing because you’re the only dog in this town. You owe us more than that precisely because you are the only dog in town.
Leave the lazy writing to that idiot Carter Strickland or for Moore.
By Pantherssuck
September 1, 2006 07:32 AM | Link to this
Ummm, BirdDawg, why are you getting so worked up over opinions? If you don’t agree with their opinions, simply state yours and leave it at that. When you ramble on and on like a psycho do you really think Bradley, Moore, etc. take it to heart? NO! It must be a lonely world you live in, dude! Here’s hoping you seek help and take your medications before blogging again!
By austindog
September 1, 2006 08:26 AM | Link to this
What do you think now, Bonehead Bradley?
Georgia’s gonna paste SC.
By jackets fan
September 1, 2006 10:33 AM | Link to this
After watching SC play Miss State last night, I think Bradley needs to reassess his prediction. Even with inexperience at QB for UGA, they’ll be able to run the ball, unlike Miss State. Spurrier seems to be right in his rhetoric that “if they win more than they lose” that will be a good season for SC.
By BirdDawg
September 1, 2006 01:45 PM | Link to this
It wasn’t about opinions, and if you could read, you’d understand that.
It was about lazy writing.
I’m sick of lazy writing coming from this paper. Just because they’re the only gig in town doesn’t mean they can feed us crap and we have to like it.
Moore is crap. Luckavich is crap. Bradley is becoming crap.
Without competition, these lazy fools have gotten complacent.
By Pantherssuck
September 1, 2006 04:28 PM | Link to this
Who says you have to like it? No one is holding a gun to your head. Quite simply, if you don’t like what they’re writing, DON’T READ IT! It can’t get any simpler than that! Bradley thinks Tech will beat ND, and he thinks Carolina will beat UGA, those are opinions my friend. You’re really only worked up because he picked SC and not UGA to win, otherwise you wouldn’t have spewed your whineathon upon the rest of us. He stated his opinions, either deal with it or don’t read it!