Just wanted to relay to you guys what I have experienced while starting to assimilate to a new messageboard. I'm hoping to attend the University of South Carolina in the fall so I joined their messageboards on Rivals.com a few days ago. Just my initial reactions...

1) there are TOO many people on the boards. honestly, a topic can go from the top of the front page to the second page in less than 30 minutes. it's annoying. also, at any given time there are 5-10 threads related to the exact same thing.

2) there are idiots EVERYWHERE. since my joining the messageboards, 80% of the posts have to do with one of two things. a) USC should decline their NIT invite, and b) USC baseball is terrible because they are losing a game. I think I have about 30 posts already, at least half of which are explaining to complete idiots why declining an NIT invite makes absolutely no sense. There are people posting "i bet the players don't even want to play in the NIT". Yeah, that makes sense.

3) the messageboard layout sucks. after you reply to a thread, it automatically takes you back to the front page. it's annoying as hell. I like to go back into the same thread immediately to see if anyone else has posted while I was typing my post.

that's all I can really think of for now. I think i joined at an especially ****** time since USC won the SEC-E and then was one and doned out of the SEC tournament. Also they have been to the NIT finals 3 times in the last like 5 years so they're all pretty bitter about going there again. But I'm not sure football season will be much better haha. I'll still be posting here but I just wanted to let everyone know that the NIU community may be small and the boards may be dead sometimes, but it's really not all that bad. We only have a few idiots here and I can always find the threads I want to find

oh and you can't post more than once per minute

(03-15-2009 07:50 PM)armour248 Wrote:  Just wanted to relay to you guys what I have experienced while starting to assimilate to a new messageboard. I'm hoping to attend the University of South Carolina in the fall so I joined their messageboards on Rivals.com a few days ago. Just my initial reactions...

1) there are TOO many people on the boards. honestly, a topic can go from the top of the front page to the second page in less than 30 minutes. it's annoying. also, at any given time there are 5-10 threads related to the exact same thing.

2) there are idiots EVERYWHERE. since my joining the messageboards, 80% of the posts have to do with one of two things. a) USC should decline their NIT invite, and b) USC baseball is terrible because they are losing a game. I think I have about 30 posts already, at least half of which are explaining to complete idiots why declining an NIT invite makes absolutely no sense. There are people posting "i bet the players don't even want to play in the NIT". Yeah, that makes sense.

3) the messageboard layout sucks. after you reply to a thread, it automatically takes you back to the front page. it's annoying as hell. I like to go back into the same thread immediately to see if anyone else has posted while I was typing my post.

that's all I can really think of for now. I think i joined at an especially ****** time since USC won the SEC-E and then was one and doned out of the SEC tournament. Also they have been to the NIT finals 3 times in the last like 5 years so they're all pretty bitter about going there again. But I'm not sure football season will be much better haha. I'll still be posting here but I just wanted to let everyone know that the NIU community may be small and the boards may be dead sometimes, but it's really not all that bad. We only have a few idiots here and I can always find the threads I want to find

they are co-champions of the sec-east with tennessee, which i don't understand because the vols beat them both times they faced them this year. :)

Give us an update on the women at USC. I have heard that they are top notch.

Will do. Going to the Davidson-USC game tonight.

and erob, trust me...I know. I've come very close to reminding everyone on the gamecock messageboard that...figured that might be a bad way to establish myself over there though haha.

(03-15-2009 07:50 PM)armour248 Wrote:  Just wanted to relay to you guys what I have experienced while starting to assimilate to a new messageboard. I'm hoping to attend the University of South Carolina in the fall so I joined their messageboards on Rivals.com a few days ago. Just my initial reactions...

1) there are TOO many people on the boards. honestly, a topic can go from the top of the front page to the second page in less than 30 minutes. it's annoying. also, at any given time there are 5-10 threads related to the exact same thing.

2) there are idiots EVERYWHERE. since my joining the messageboards, 80% of the posts have to do with one of two things. a) USC should decline their NIT invite, and b) USC baseball is terrible because they are losing a game. I think I have about 30 posts already, at least half of which are explaining to complete idiots why declining an NIT invite makes absolutely no sense. There are people posting "i bet the players don't even want to play in the NIT". Yeah, that makes sense.

3) the messageboard layout sucks. after you reply to a thread, it automatically takes you back to the front page. it's annoying as hell. I like to go back into the same thread immediately to see if anyone else has posted while I was typing my post.

that's all I can really think of for now. I think i joined at an especially ****** time since USC won the SEC-E and then was one and doned out of the SEC tournament. Also they have been to the NIT finals 3 times in the last like 5 years so they're all pretty bitter about going there again. But I'm not sure football season will be much better haha. I'll still be posting here but I just wanted to let everyone know that the NIU community may be small and the boards may be dead sometimes, but it's really not all that bad. We only have a few idiots here and I can always find the threads I want to find

South Carolina??? Why in the heck would you want to do that? The whole damn state is directional!! What would our counterpart there be...Northern South Carolina University? Talk about being cursed with a double directional name!!!

(03-17-2009 03:21 PM)armour248 Wrote:  Will do. Going to the Davidson-USC game tonight.

and erob, trust me...I know. I've come very close to reminding everyone on the gamecock messageboard that...figured that might be a bad way to establish myself over there though haha.

yeah, not a good idea. i heard they may hang a banner lol. like one of the posters i also heard there are some good looking women there.

(03-15-2009 07:50 PM)armour248 Wrote:  Just wanted to relay to you guys what I have experienced while starting to assimilate to a new messageboard. I'm hoping to attend the University of South Carolina in the fall so I joined their messageboards on Rivals.com a few days ago. Just my initial reactions...

1) there are TOO many people on the boards. honestly, a topic can go from the top of the front page to the second page in less than 30 minutes. it's annoying. also, at any given time there are 5-10 threads related to the exact same thing.

2) there are idiots EVERYWHERE. since my joining the messageboards, 80% of the posts have to do with one of two things. a) USC should decline their NIT invite, and b) USC baseball is terrible because they are losing a game. I think I have about 30 posts already, at least half of which are explaining to complete idiots why declining an NIT invite makes absolutely no sense. There are people posting "i bet the players don't even want to play in the NIT". Yeah, that makes sense.

3) the messageboard layout sucks. after you reply to a thread, it automatically takes you back to the front page. it's annoying as hell. I like to go back into the same thread immediately to see if anyone else has posted while I was typing my post.

that's all I can really think of for now. I think i joined at an especially ****** time since USC won the SEC-E and then was one and doned out of the SEC tournament. Also they have been to the NIT finals 3 times in the last like 5 years so they're all pretty bitter about going there again. But I'm not sure football season will be much better haha. I'll still be posting here but I just wanted to let everyone know that the NIU community may be small and the boards may be dead sometimes, but it's really not all that bad. We only have a few idiots here and I can always find the threads I want to find

They have higher education in South Carolina?

My cousin is on the drum line in USC!!!

Great school to attend :D

My girlfriend is a cheerleader @ USC , Cal.

(03-18-2009 04:30 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(03-15-2009 07:50 PM)armour248 Wrote:  Just wanted to relay to you guys what I have experienced while starting to assimilate to a new messageboard. I'm hoping to attend the University of South Carolina in the fall so I joined their messageboards on Rivals.com a few days ago. Just my initial reactions...

1) there are TOO many people on the boards. honestly, a topic can go from the top of the front page to the second page in less than 30 minutes. it's annoying. also, at any given time there are 5-10 threads related to the exact same thing.

2) there are idiots EVERYWHERE. since my joining the messageboards, 80% of the posts have to do with one of two things. a) USC should decline their NIT invite, and b) USC baseball is terrible because they are losing a game. I think I have about 30 posts already, at least half of which are explaining to complete idiots why declining an NIT invite makes absolutely no sense. There are people posting "i bet the players don't even want to play in the NIT". Yeah, that makes sense.

3) the messageboard layout sucks. after you reply to a thread, it automatically takes you back to the front page. it's annoying as hell. I like to go back into the same thread immediately to see if anyone else has posted while I was typing my post.

that's all I can really think of for now. I think i joined at an especially ****** time since USC won the SEC-E and then was one and doned out of the SEC tournament. Also they have been to the NIT finals 3 times in the last like 5 years so they're all pretty bitter about going there again. But I'm not sure football season will be much better haha. I'll still be posting here but I just wanted to let everyone know that the NIU community may be small and the boards may be dead sometimes, but it's really not all that bad. We only have a few idiots here and I can always find the threads I want to find

They have higher education in South Carolina?

Depends on what program the youngin' will study in. But yes, it is fairly good especially in the sciences not to mention some very strong graduate programs.