MyDorona
The Hebrew Hammer
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- Nov 27, 2018
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Hello Boneyard,
Connecticut native, Husky fan since the Donyell era, and class of ‘02. I have lurked on this board off and on for 10-15 years, though I never really felt compelled to post (or even create a handle) until today.
I discovered the BY when Googling some esoteric UConn player or trivia, which currently eludes me. At the time, the board was hosted by a scouting news website and I lurked regularly. Then, I went a period of years without visiting for one reason or another (just your typical Casual Fan). When I did finally return- due to a dearth of national coverage for my beloved Huskies (I was living on the west coast at the time)- the hosted message board was a ghost town, much to my dismay. I eventually rediscovered the BY and I’m glad I did. (To this day I don’t know what happened to the old BY; maybe a senior member can fill me in).
I’ve checked in regularly over the past three years or so, though I will admit that for the preponderance of that time, I was motivated less by enthusiasm and more by frustration. I needed to know that others shared the painful experience of the last few years, the mass emigration of top recruits, the proliferation of grad transfers as surrogates for good recruiting, conference realignment, and the overall decline of the program. Candidly, I also wanted confirmation of my strong belief that Ollie was inept, and I knew of no better source for Ollie-related smack and rumors. This was something of a pet interest of mine (OK, crusade), largely ignored by the national media, and it was good to know there was a community of (mostly) like-minded people.
Suffice it to say, I couldn’t be happier with the direction of the program now and I am loving the energy on the board. I’ve pumped more money into merch and tickets this year than I have in the last five years combined. I’m genuinely enthused, and the BY community has a lot to do with that.
This is all by way of saying, on behalf of all lurkers (and we do exist), thanks to the BY contributors for your insights, analysis, news reporting and even fake news reporting. I enjoy the discussions.
This is my first and last post, since I don’t really think I have much to add to the discussions. But you can bet I’ll be reading!
Connecticut native, Husky fan since the Donyell era, and class of ‘02. I have lurked on this board off and on for 10-15 years, though I never really felt compelled to post (or even create a handle) until today.
I discovered the BY when Googling some esoteric UConn player or trivia, which currently eludes me. At the time, the board was hosted by a scouting news website and I lurked regularly. Then, I went a period of years without visiting for one reason or another (just your typical Casual Fan). When I did finally return- due to a dearth of national coverage for my beloved Huskies (I was living on the west coast at the time)- the hosted message board was a ghost town, much to my dismay. I eventually rediscovered the BY and I’m glad I did. (To this day I don’t know what happened to the old BY; maybe a senior member can fill me in).
I’ve checked in regularly over the past three years or so, though I will admit that for the preponderance of that time, I was motivated less by enthusiasm and more by frustration. I needed to know that others shared the painful experience of the last few years, the mass emigration of top recruits, the proliferation of grad transfers as surrogates for good recruiting, conference realignment, and the overall decline of the program. Candidly, I also wanted confirmation of my strong belief that Ollie was inept, and I knew of no better source for Ollie-related smack and rumors. This was something of a pet interest of mine (OK, crusade), largely ignored by the national media, and it was good to know there was a community of (mostly) like-minded people.
Suffice it to say, I couldn’t be happier with the direction of the program now and I am loving the energy on the board. I’ve pumped more money into merch and tickets this year than I have in the last five years combined. I’m genuinely enthused, and the BY community has a lot to do with that.
This is all by way of saying, on behalf of all lurkers (and we do exist), thanks to the BY contributors for your insights, analysis, news reporting and even fake news reporting. I enjoy the discussions.
This is my first and last post, since I don’t really think I have much to add to the discussions. But you can bet I’ll be reading!
