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App State fan with an amazing troll job on Charlotte Athletics Department
http://www.thefirst49.org/2017/12/21/who...ady-davis/


The short version is, local newspaper wrote an article about the backlash against our athletic director for retaining our 1-11 football coach (who has never had a winning season and has shown virtually no promise of doing so). A quote was included that expressed support for her, but it seemed very suspicious.

After some investigative journalism, some niner fans uncovered some hilarious truths.
12-21-2017 05:50 PM
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Wow. Well done, Grady Davis. You take your place alongside Haven Monahan, Ron Mexico and Joey Fishwater.
12-21-2017 06:05 PM
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That is awesome. Well done to Grady Davis.
12-21-2017 07:25 PM
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I just read that whole thing and this is awesome!
12-21-2017 10:16 PM
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Sad that it could have such influence. Then again similar manipulation made a mess of Tennessee athletics, and some would argue elected a strange President.

But yes brilliant, in the same way that pulling of a kick-me sticker on the back of the most hated PE teacher in High School was.
12-21-2017 11:56 PM
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The trolljob is brilliant and hilarious.

The writer is a loser who desperately needs a life. If you care that much to do days and days of investigating and hundreds of pages of reading for something so miniscule just to get a dig at someone, that person utterly controls your life and has won. Judy’s a winner compared to that blowhard.
12-22-2017 03:39 AM
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(12-22-2017 03:39 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  The trolljob is brilliant and hilarious.

The writer is a loser who desperately needs a life. If you care that much to do days and days of investigating and hundreds of pages of reading for something so miniscule just to get a dig at someone, that person utterly controls your life and has won. Judy’s a winner compared to that blowhard.

The trolljob didn't take that much time and energy--less than many of us waste here every day. Find a list of addresses on a rival schools' fansite, write a couple of emails, send a couple of emails.

The writer was doing amateur journalism, which is more time-consuming. FOIA requests, calling for comments, etc. He expected to find digital breadcrumbs of an Athletic Department employee faking fan sentiment. What he found was much darker, and darkly humorous.
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(12-22-2017 07:56 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  
(12-22-2017 03:39 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  The trolljob is brilliant and hilarious.

The writer is a loser who desperately needs a life. If you care that much to do days and days of investigating and hundreds of pages of reading for something so miniscule just to get a dig at someone, that person utterly controls your life and has won. Judy’s a winner compared to that blowhard.

The trolljob didn't take that much time and energy--less than many of us waste here every day. Find a list of addresses on a rival schools' fansite, write a couple of emails, send a couple of emails.

The writer was doing amateur journalism, which is more time-consuming. FOIA requests, calling for comments, etc. He expected to find digital breadcrumbs of an Athletic Department employee faking fan sentiment. What he found was much darker, and darkly humorous.

Troubling though how easy it is to create an identity and someone who likes it will cling to it without checking and it is hard work proving it is fake.
12-22-2017 09:14 AM
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Quote:Senior Associate Athletic Director Chris Thomasson also defensively chimed in, “So let [sic] make sure I have a clear understanding, we can receive emails anonymously and from friends accounts bashing the department and being downright mean to Judy but one person being Pro Charlotte Athletics and someone not knowing who they are constitutes us being deceitful?”

Did he just slam his own school?
12-22-2017 10:44 AM
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(12-22-2017 10:44 AM)Wolfman Wrote:  
Quote:Senior Associate Athletic Director Chris Thomasson also defensively chimed in, “So let [sic] make sure I have a clear understanding, we can receive emails anonymously and from friends accounts bashing the department and being downright mean to Judy but one person being Pro Charlotte Athletics and someone not knowing who they are constitutes us being deceitful?”

Did he just slam his own school?

I read it as a slam to the fanbase for being negative
12-22-2017 11:22 AM
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Apparently a guy on App's message board was responsible for the prank, and has owned up to it today. I'm expecting there will be a follow up with their side of the story soon.
12-22-2017 02:23 PM
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03-lmfao
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wooooow. that's solid! well done Grady Davis.
12-22-2017 05:26 PM
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(12-22-2017 11:22 AM)solohawks Wrote:  
(12-22-2017 10:44 AM)Wolfman Wrote:  
Quote:Senior Associate Athletic Director Chris Thomasson also defensively chimed in, “So let [sic] make sure I have a clear understanding, we can receive emails anonymously and from friends accounts bashing the department and being downright mean to Judy but one person being Pro Charlotte Athletics and someone not knowing who they are constitutes us being deceitful?”

Did he just slam his own school?

I read it as a slam to the fanbase for being negative

If you use one eye, squint, and take it out of context... it could be.
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We sent many emails sticking up for the current UNCC athletics department's leadership, some were tongue in cheek support, others were blatant troll jobs, "Grady's" was subtle, yet on point. Obviously, that one won the contest when Judy framed it on her night stand and took it hook, line, sinker.
(This post was last modified: 12-23-2017 02:50 PM by ManOnABuffalo.)
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(12-23-2017 02:48 PM)ManOnABuffalo Wrote:  We sent many emails sticking up for the current UNCC athletics department's leadership, some were tongue in cheek support, others were blatant troll jobs, "Grady's" was subtle, yet on point. Obviously, that one won the contest when Judy framed it on her night stand and took it hook, line, sinker.

I normally despise all things App State. However, this was great. Well done.
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Congratulations, 9ers! 04-cheers
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(01-04-2018 12:23 PM)TampaTom Wrote:  Congratulations, 9ers! 04-cheers

Thanks. It's been a long time coming. The fans got us football and the fans helped get rid of a complacent AD. Now it's time to get a decent AD and get bball back to where it used to be and get football on the right track.
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