[Proud Ram Fan 1168]

I agree, although my post is probably one of those that you are characterizing as exhibiting a bad case of little brother syndrome. My problem with BGP was not with the way that they rank teams - and I think that they make an honest effort to take roster and coaching changes into account - but with a tiny minority (in my case, of one or two) of their moderators abusing their authority when posters (especially me) disagreed with them. I have not been subject to that treatment a single time on BGR. I have had some sharp exchanges with BGR moderators and admins in the Political forum and not once has any of them tried to intimidate me with their moderator badge.

The owner of BGP has made a conscious decision to limit membership by making it a pay site and by tightly moderating its forums. I respect his decision but I got tired of sparring with moderators whose feelings were hurt when I failed to defer to their superior judgment on political issues. Asking paying members to plead guilty to rules infractions that they did not commit has driven subscribers away - but that was apparently part of the business plan - maintain a small, easily managed user base.

As for the BGP preseason rankings and rankings in general, they are biased toward NKY teams because unless the process has changed, the panel of experts, in the end, must negotiate with the owner, a NKY native, before any of the rankings are published. There is some give and take in the process and people from around the state have their opinions heard but in the end the rankings are what one individual decides to publish.

By mid season, I prefer rankings like Massey that are not so heavily influenced by one person's geographical bias. In the preseason, beyond the obvious picks like Highlands, Trinity, etc., nobody's rankings are anything but guesstimate based on what people observed when the lights of last season went dark.

Agree with you post Hoot G.
I was a member for three or four years. I really got tired of trying not to step on anyones toes. Seemed everytime I spoke my mind and it wasn't politically correct. I was getting hit with some rule violation. I'm truly not a political person. I speak my mind and let the chips fall where they may. I don't get on here to try and cause trouble. But to just say what I think and feel. That I assume is why this site is here! On BGP you can't do that for some reason. Felt like I was living in China/Russia. On BGR you may take some heat from some fans. But you constantly arn't threatened for saying something that some mod may not like or agree with you about. I'm happy here. Some may not be happy I'm here. I am one of those Ram fans that some on here say. Those Ram fans think their S,,, don't stink. Believe me when I say. We may stink this year. But we may surprise some also. We have a very young QB. No experience at all. And our backs are very young on both side of the ball. The line play may be our savior. I'd love to go 11-0 BUT.
I do love it here on BGR. I may take alot of heat from some rival fans. But I can say what I want. I can praise or disagree with someone. And it won't get me put in the corner or thrown off the site. And I don't have to answer a mod saying I'm sorry it won't happen again like I was five years old.