Greenway, Reisner, Ballard, and Olsen

Alright. OK4P wins.. I am done posting. I'll just read. No point of posting when a small group of posters think they have to be tough guys behind their computer screens and jump all over other fans for the dumbest s***. Go Hawks...
No one is being a "tough guy behind their computer".
You posted first about an encounter and then asked the rest of people on this board their opinion. If you didn't want everyone's opinion, then don't ask for it. Just give the information you want to share, then leave it at that.

It's really not that big of a deal.
 
You guys are still bagging on this guy! Yea he may seem childish but he's a Hawk fan. Save it for the clowns
 
Like ... Like I said I'm still a fan of him. Not sure where I came across as a crazy obsessed person, but my bad.

How did you come across as crazy obsessed? Here's how:

"I waited 3 hours with my friends outside of the locker room facility until practice was over along with other fans who showed up after practice had ended, but we wanted to make sure we got their first... and we were"

You've already been beaten up pretty good in this thread so I'll not pile on but I would just suggest that you take this post as an opportunity to do a little self-reflection on your behavior which definitely has turned into a crazy obsessed fan by most standards. Consider this an intervention so to speak :)
 
So I went to the Vikings Training camp today, rocking my Iowa Hawkeye attire, because honestly, I was only there to see and maybe get an autograph or two from the former Hawkeyes, mainly Greenway.

I went with a few of my friends who are big Vikings fans and from what I understood, Reisner and Olsen are not on the majority of the Viking fan's radars.

MN did draft a TE out of ND and Reisner went undrafted. The TE's were working on some drill that involved route running, turning, finding the ball, and then catching it on the move(Like a cross field pattern that many TE's run).

I can say this with confidence that my bias had nothing to do with who looked the best. Reisner is up in the drill... He runs his route, turns to run across field and the ball is thrown WELL behind him. Reisner somehow manages to reach one hand back while all of his momentum is going the other way in the air and snag the ball with one hand. It was an incredible catch.

My friend, who was trying to tell me Reisner would get cut because of the current TE's the Vikings have, turns to the rest of us and says:

(Him)"Did you guys see that catch?!"

(Me)"Did you see who caught it? Yeah, thats right, it was Reisner.. The Iowa boy. I will put money down that Reisner is better than the ND guy"

Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself here... but his catch was incredible, and he looked better in the drills than the other TE's all day from what I saw. (Granted Vicente Shianko[Spelling?] was not practicing due to injury)

Anyway, Reisner was looking really impressive.

As for Olsen--He looked to be bigger and stronger than nearly all of the other young O-linemen. Although they didn't really run too many drills that allowed me to see how good he actually was compared to the rest.

The defense practiced on the field further away so I didn't get to see Ballard all that much, but Head Coach Leslie Frazier had some really good things to say about him in a quote they printed on the program.
(He also autographed my hat, which was nice.)

Now for Greenway... I didn't see him do much on the field, since he too was on the further field away from the parts I watched.

The thing that shocked me most however, was his attitude off the field... his interaction with the fans was really quite awful.
I'm not sure if I caught him on a bad day, but from what some of the fans were saying.. he had an attitude yesterday as well.

On 4 separate occasions throughout the day Greenway looked at me and my friends(whom I borrowed some Iowa Jersey's to) and then walked away without a wave/smile/anything.

I waited 3 hours with my friends outside of the locker room facility until practice was over along with other fans who showed up after practice had ended, but we wanted to make sure we got their first... and we were.

A couple big name players come out and they go to the fans side of the barricade to sign autographs and all but one fan rushed them... Me, because while they were rushing over to the other players, I saw Greenway walk out of the facility and I yelled to him "Greenway! Hawkeye Nation representing!" and I waved my Iowa hat and pointed at the tigerhawk logo.

I am still a little baffled by this... but Greenway(about 10 yards away) looks up at me.. cocks his head a little and gives me a blank stare for about 2 or 3 seconds... and then gets on his bike and rides away.

No wave, no smile, nothing but a cold shoulder.
I was the only person there decked out in all Iowa gear that I saw and he was the main reason I went. I really hoped he would walk over and give me an autograph or say hi, since all the other fans were distracted and he wouldn't have to feel obligated to sign 50 autographs... but I would have taken even a wave or a thumbs up and it would have made the 8 hour day well worth it.

I'm not trying to complain, but I was always under the impression that Greenway has been really good and appreciative of his Hawkeye supporters... Has he forgotten where he came from now that he is one of the big men on campus for the Vikings? I mean.. the punter stood out there signing autographs for ANYONE and EVERYONE who wanted them no matter how long it took him... I just felt like Greenway would be a little more friendly to a Hawkeye fan who went for almost the sole reason of seeing him.

I'm just curious if anyone has any insight as to why this might be? Because I have always been a huge fan of him and the way he acted sort of made me lose some respect.

Maybe a Go Hawks would have been better.
 
I have been pretty uniform in my assertion that a grown man seeking autographs from pro athletes is creepy and I think that is generally accepted across at least 3/4ths of the populace. Add to that the fact that this guy dressed in a certain way to attempt to garner attention and loitered, by his own admission, 8 freaking hours in the heat on a random Wednesday with his buddies while the 90% of working age 'Merikans with jobs were at work, with the hopes of getting an autograph, and you have restraining order creepy. If you proles don't see that, well, nevermind.

Whatever respect Greenway lost in this troglodyte's eyes, he gained in mine. Helluva job Greenway.

I don't understand how anyone over 12 would want an autograph from anyone.

I was at an after hours club in Orlando when Shaq was playing for the Magic. I was in the mens room and taking a leak next to Shaq. When I was finished this guy asked me if I wanted Shaq's autograph in front of Shaq. I looked at Shaq and his buddy and said no thanks. Shaq started laughing and then invited me to his table.We had a few beers and laughed for about 30 min.
 
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I work security for training camp, and let me tell you, you would be surprised at the fans and how nuts they really are. The players have long days, are staying in dorms, they're on the grind and want to get through it. Yet sign plenty of autographs, so the op has no reason to *****. Also, he wore some sort of tigerhawk, whether it be on a hat or shirt, every day of camp. He doesn't forget he's a hawk.
 
I don't understand how anyone over 12 would want an autograph from anyone.

I was at an after hours club in Orlando when Shaq was playing for the Magic. I was in the mens room and taking a leak next to Shaq. When I was finished this guy asked me if I wanted Shaq's autograph in front of Shaq. I looked at Shaq and his buddy and said no thanks. Shaq started laughing and then invited me to his table.We had a few beers and laughed for about 30 min.

Cool story, bro.

Autographs can be worth a lot of money. That's a big reason why people clamor for them so much.
 
so am I wrong for buying memorabilia with autographs on it? sometimes it is for charity auctions, if that makes a difference. except the time years ago I gave Marcus Allen ten free cover passes to Shotgun Willies gentleman$ club in Denver (as if he needed such, but thats a whole different story), and he returned the gesture with an autograph and a beer.

nice thread bump, btw
 
How did you come across as crazy obsessed? Here's how:

"I waited 3 hours with my friends outside of the locker room facility until practice was over along with other fans who showed up after practice had ended, but we wanted to make sure we got their first... and we were"

You've already been beaten up pretty good in this thread so I'll not pile on but I would just suggest that you take this post as an opportunity to do a little self-reflection on your behavior which definitely has turned into a crazy obsessed fan by most standards. Consider this an intervention so to speak :)

The intervention worked. I have since changed my ways. ;) :D
 
so am I wrong for buying memorabilia with autographs on it? sometimes it is for charity auctions, if that makes a difference. except the time years ago I gave Marcus Allen ten free cover passes to Shotgun Willies gentleman$ club in Denver (as if he needed such, but thats a whole different story), and he returned the gesture with an autograph and a beer.

nice thread bump, btw

Did you ask Marcus where he was the night Mrs. Simpson was nearly decapitated?
 
Did you ask Marcus where he was the night Mrs. Simpson was nearly decapitated?

Actually, this was long before the Bronco ride. It was back in the day when I tipped 1 or 2 more than I do now, bince I don't remember much, other than it was a grand opening private reception for a bar in Vegas that was being opened by fellow ex-Raider running back, Frank Hawkins. Like '89, 90 91ish.
 
>bumpers<

Hey CGHawk, you planning on stalking Greenway at Vikes camp again this year? If yes, pls file a full & detailed report like you did last August.
 

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