If you’re a fan of any major college football program and of a certain age, there’s a better than average chance you’ve spent some amount of time on a team message board in the last 20 years.
And probably a rival team’s message board as well. Or two. Maybe three.
You could argue that message boards — especially sports ones — are America right now. Passionate. Polarized. Unabashedly convinced of their own righteousness, regardless of evidence. For better or for worse.
Whether you’ve posted or just lurked, these sites have their function. You can catch up on discussion, gauge the temperature of public opinion, and every once in a while, gleam a little bit of knowledge.