Wednesday, December 19, 2018

There is No Texans Buzz is just another Media BS Narrative

Written By: LM



One of these days, fans will understand, the media is full of shit.  Someone from the local local media will hear a take made by someone else in the media, they will repeat it, other members of the media hears it and they repeat it. Eventually, it filters down to the fans. The fans are key, once it get to the fans, all logic and rationale is gone and that narrative becomes the gospel.

About two weeks ago before the Texans fell to the Colts, Texans Beat Writer John McClain was pushing Bill O'Brien to be considered for Coach of the Year.  A few local shows tried to push it, but it didn't stick.

No Excitement for the Texans

Well, the latest narrative is, there is no excitement for the Texans.  I am not sure where it came from but just about every show in Houston is running with it.  Complete honesty, the origins of where these narratives originate are more interesting than the narrative itself.

My theories:

After the Texans play, Sports Radio 610 is the main station running post game programming.   Everyone is listening to them.  Something is said on the post game show, competitors grab an interesting take, remix it and regurgitate it to their audience.

Press-box chatter.  All of these guys from different stations and publications are in the press-box together.  Contrary to popular belief, they do not hate each other,  they mingle.

It's all Bullshit

I believe what's really happening in Houston, outside of 2011 maybe 2012, Texans never had any real expectations of post-season success.   Not many in Houston believed in Hoyer and Oisweler's chances in the playoffs.  Media members are gauging the market by calls and social media based upon 2011 when 2011 was the first damn year the Texans even made it to the playoffs. Of course we were more visibly jacked in 2011.

I see people at my job draped in Texan's and Astro's gear every casual Friday, I see Texans Flags and Decals on cars in my area, and I see Texans flags draped outside of people homes.

Of course, I had to conduct a complete unscientific twitter poll


Here is the trick, if Houston Fans were going OVER THE TOP excited about the Texans, what do you think the media narrative would be?  Texans fans are unrealistic if they think this this team is for real. It's all BS!



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