Brandel Chamblee thinks golf should ban Twitter

[woodzie264]

14 minutes ago, MuniGrit said:

He brags he has 20k blocked. I hate guys like that who talk smack but can't handle any themselves.

His presence always puts a damper on Augusta ....

Don't get me wrong, it's Christmas in April, but I wish he wasn't a part of it

[Buckeyebowman]

This makes me wonder if being active on Twitter is a condition of employment for Chamblee, since if he doesn't really like it he could just stay away!

There's a local afternoon drive radio host who explained that station management wanted him to be active on Twitter, although he would be subject to suspensions and other punishment if he said the wrong thing. He asked them for some concrete examples, and when they couldn't come up with any he told them to stick Twitter where the sun don't shine!

As for me I'm with Bill Belichick. I don't do "SnapFace" or "InstaChat". Nor do I Twit! This is as close as I care to get to that sort of thing.

[1badbadger]

On 3/6/2017 at 9:04 AM, MuniGrit said:

Has anyone ever tweeted Brandel on why he didn't last that long on tour?

Believe it or not he played full-time for like 14 or 15 years on Tour and 1 year on Web.com, which is probably more than people realize.

On 3/5/2017 at 9:06 PM, Valleygolfer said:

I'd be okay if twitter banned twitter.

Yesterday Arian Foster blew up Twitter about how he could beat up a wolf, so yeah, Twitter can ban Twitter as far as I'm concerned.

[JxQx]

Of course Brandel would like twitter banned, why would he like people to have the opportunity to have a rebuttal to some of his absurd claims?

On another note it seems extremely stupid given this constant push to grow the game. Taking away direct contact to players from fans or being able for fans to see exchanges between players keeps/gets some people interested.  

[krupa]

3 hours ago, 1badbadger said:

Arian Foster blew up Twitter about how he could beat up a wolf

This sounds like something from an episode of Archer, but you're saying a real human boasted about beating up a wolf?  Goddammit people, get a hobby!  But not wolf-punching... that sounds cruel... until the wolf gets its turn.

[1badbadger]

12 minutes ago, krupa said:

This sounds like something from an episode of Archer, but you're saying a real human boasted about beating up a wolf?  Goddammit people, get a hobby!  But not wolf-punching... that sounds cruel... until the wolf gets its turn.

Agreed...wolf punching is not a good hobby.  Foster is a former NFL running back, and extremely confident he can take a wolf in a one-on-one fight:

It was apparently like a 4 hour rant.  Heard about it on the radio this morning.  Many more of his posts here:

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/arian-foster-explains-how-he-would-take-down-a-wolf-with-his-bare-hands/

[krupa]

2 minutes ago, 1badbadger said:

Foster is a former NFL running back

Say no more.

As for Chamblee, Twitter was never meant to be a platform for discussion.  It was originally a platform for announcement.   The original developers wrote it while they were working on a different software application and wanted to let people know when they were working on different components.  If anyone had any useful info/knowledge about that component, they could then share it.

If you want a discussion, especially a civilized discussion, your best bet is face to face.  Anything else and you're taking your chances.

[iacas]

On 3/6/2017 at 4:23 PM, MuniGrit said:

He brags he has 20k blocked. I hate guys like that who talk smack but can't handle any themselves.

I'm one of 'em.

I don't think he liked that video…

[OrangeHog]

Let's just all ban Brandel.

[boogielicious]

11 hours ago, iacas said:

I'm one of 'em.

I don't think he liked that video…

Great video!

[GolfLug]

11 hours ago, iacas said:

I'm one of 'em.

I don't think he liked that video…

You surely don't mean understanding the correct laws of ball flight is a requirement for writing about the anatomy of golf greatness, do you?? ....

On 3/6/2017 at 4:38 PM, woodzie264 said:

His presence always puts a damper on Augusta ....

Don't get me wrong, it's Christmas in April, but I wish he wasn't a part of it

Christmas in April.. I like that description of the Masters..?

[Pretzel]

My only question is this:

How exactly does he think golf will ban Twitter? 

I'm now thinking about a dystopian future where all golfers are searched at the entrance to courses for smartphones with Twitter installed or in the browser history. Ordering golf clubs requires a background check to ensure you've never registered an account. If you mention golf on twitter, it alerts the USGA who hunts you down and deletes your account before destroying your computer and phone Fahrenheit 451 style. Algorithms are created to track what people on Twitter post about and give probabilities that this person is a golfer. "High risk" tweeters are placed on watch lists and monitored around the clock to ensure they don't golf as well as use Twitter. If evidence of golf use is found, covert operations teams swoop in to destroy the illicit clubs. 

[woodzie264]

4 hours ago, GolfLug said:

Christmas in April.. I like that description of the Masters..?

Yes 

[GolfLug]

4 hours ago, woodzie264 said:

Yes 

Sorry, the question mark at the end was supposed to be a smiley face - phone autocorrected somehow. I like the expression.. 

[boogielicious]

15 hours ago, GolfLug said:

Sorry, the question mark at the end was supposed to be a smiley face - phone autocorrected somehow. I like the expression.. 

When using your phone, you have to use the emoticon selector at the top of the edit screen (just above the text edit box your are in) and not the emoticons from the phone. 

[gmohr]

I could hardly stand to listen to him when I had cable.  Since we cut the cord 3yrs ago my peace has

been restored. 

 

Now as far as "Christmas in April"  Not for us locals.  That is the time we get the heck out of town.  I will

be at Sun N Fun that week.  Playing with airplanes...

[Buckeyebowman]

On 3/12/2017 at 8:28 AM, Pretzel said:

My only question is this:

How exactly does he think golf will ban Twitter? 

I'm now thinking about a dystopian future where all golfers are searched at the entrance to courses for smartphones with Twitter installed or in the browser history. Ordering golf clubs requires a background check to ensure you've never registered an account. If you mention golf on twitter, it alerts the USGA who hunts you down and deletes your account before destroying your computer and phone Fahrenheit 451 style. Algorithms are created to track what people on Twitter post about and give probabilities that this person is a golfer. "High risk" tweeters are placed on watch lists and monitored around the clock to ensure they don't golf as well as use Twitter. If evidence of golf use is found, covert operations teams swoop in to destroy the illicit clubs. 

This occurred to me earlier today, and you kind of beat me to it. There are some aspects of player conduct that "golf", meaning the Tour, can regulate. But for the most part professional Tour players are still independent contractors. If they have enough status the can play pretty much when and where they want. How could the Tour stop them from Tweeting, Facebooking, or anything else unless they were posting things that are lewd and/or illegal!

[Hatchman]

Ban Brandel.  Is my vote.