From the Bench - So Long for Now

[Inhogswetrust]

Next week, boys and girls, the cure for mouth herpes will be announced, also.

That's for any fan base but LSU fans. They have to worry about the type below the waist.................................

[NaturalStateReb]

The first place I ever remember reading this column was in the now-departed Little Rock Free Press.

[Seebs]

The first place I ever remember reading this column was in the now-departed Little Rock Free Press.

Not coincidentally, it was also the first place where I did NOT read it. 

[WilsonHog]

The first place I ever remember reading this column was in the now-departed Little Rock Free Press.

Dude killed a free newspaper?

[Hawgar The Horrible]

Dude killed a free newspaper?

Cold. Funny as hell, but cold.

[clew]

It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it.

And I feel fine.

[hawg IQ]

Listen I think this guy is a pretty decent at posting his thoughts about Hogs in general.. well pretty good at writing any way .
My thoughts were his opinion was a little left or right, but they were his opinions however. The other thing is, he posted like he thought folks might enjoy reading them. There in lies a problem. Most people on here know the rules, the coaches, the talk show host, journalist, players, other teams, recruits more or less already, what can this guy add ?? most people on here don't want anybody's opinion unless it concurs with their own.
  Besides being an object of frustrations or maybe someone to cuss or discuss or to poke fun at, other than that he served no real purpose to most.

He wasn't near smart a$$ed enough to suit the masses  on here, that like mafia leaders either own opinion or have something like a 40% cut to any and all opinions.
He was probably way to thick skinned in general or would have made this post about 16 years ago.

Maybe he's also just another moniker that has anywhere between 5 to 15 different posting names on here to try and fool the rest of us into believing someone else think "just like them".

Or maybe he's for real and if so has his own right to just be another poster thinking somebody else thinks or cares or wants to hear what he really has to say . But nobody really does. There are only two branches of posters on here  and that is BP people and anti BP people. nothing else really matters.
 
So before someone gets all offended, I don't care and along with that try and figure out how serious I am about all the good will that we all try and promote on here.

Beside we should let the guy do whatever suits his fancy.  Oh one other thing, what threw me was what does 
" from the bench" mean ?? Maybe a better heading might have been "if you really give a $hit,  here are my thoughts" ?

[Harley_Hawg]

[TDHawgs]

Dang it!!  I'm gonna miss posting epic fail gifs every Monday.. 
Now all I need is for Sterling and Gentle Ben to make a stand and say they won't call Drive Time Sports anymore!  All would be right with the world then!!

Bye until August!

[TDHawgs]

For some reason I have a feeling this is how it all went down.. lol

[Mr. Porkleone]

This thread started my gif collection. I will miss the gifs.

Look forward to funny gif thread.

[IronMountainHog]

Hit the road Shields,
And don't ya come back,
No more, no more, no more...

[westside_player]

I think and hope and pray he will be back by football season.  This is by far the most talented journalist we have in Arkansas. Maybe he's found a higher paying gig, maybe not. One of the few guys that some times hes 1000% spot on, sometimes I don't agree with him but I always read him. This man could go anywhere and do anything and be successful.

[Porked Tongue]

This will be my last column.

[Boardon Hamsay]

[Biggus Piggus]

I think and hope and pray he will be back by football season.  This is by far the most talented journalist we have in Arkansas. Maybe he's found a higher paying gig, maybe not. One of the few guys that some times hes 1000% spot on, sometimes I don't agree with him but I always read him. This man could go anywhere and do anything and be successful.

Wow, sig-worthy quote.

[Porked Tongue]

Sources confirm that RS will return with his own radio show and phone ap.

[TDHawgs]

Sources confirm that RS will return with his own radio show and phone ap.

lol.. Oh goodness.. the world will explode if this happens.. haha

[Hawgar The Horrible]

I think and hope and pray he will be back by football season.  This is by far the most talented journalist we have in Arkansas. Maybe he's found a higher paying gig, maybe not. One of the few guys that some times hes 1000% spot on, sometimes I don't agree with him but I always read him. This man could go anywhere and do anything and be successful.

Whoa. You do realize this internet/message board thingy you participate in extends beyond State lines...don't you?

[TomasPistola]

[Boardon Hamsay]

I think and hope and pray he will be back by football season.  This is by far the most talented journalist we have in Arkansas. Maybe he's found a higher paying gig, maybe not. One of the few guys that some times hes 1000% spot on, sometimes I don't agree with him but I always read him. This man could go anywhere and do anything and be successful.

[Hawgar The Horrible]

First time I've ever heard of someone promising to quit writing to gain syndication. But it might just work.

[BPsTheMan]

I know that you are experiencing a sense of loss, but in time you will reach acceptance.

[Porked Tongue]

But what I am best known for is writing about the Great Stadium Debate. I was the spokesman for the issue when no one else cared (enough) and Frank Broyles had shut everyone up from dissent.

[BPsTheMan]

[Boardon Hamsay]

Good work, Harry!

[ricepig]

I think and hope and pray he will be back by football season.  This is by far the most talented journalist we have in Arkansas. Maybe he's found a higher paying gig, maybe not. One of the few guys that some times hes 1000% spot on, sometimes I don't agree with him but I always read him. This man could go anywhere and do anything and be successful.

I love the sarcasm angle from this post, well done.

[Inhogswetrust]

Sources confirm that RS will return with his own radio show and phone ap.

I'd throw away my smartphone and go back to nothing but a landline phone................................

[Seebs]

Is it August yet?

[goodguytex]

Pity.

I'm going to miss sending your columns to V&R.

Awesome! I won't have to stumble across Shields columns in V&R or MMQB for awhile.

[Ex-Trumpet]

The chance of me being back before August is none unless Jeff Long or Bret Bielema have a motorcycle accident.  As for after that date, you can set the odds.

[PonderinHog]

[hawg IQ]

Who the hell is Robert Shields?

I think he is really Wally Hall or Chuck Barratt... then on the other hand he could have been any one of a couple dozen other folks, who post under various post names already.
no matter, for now there's the summer crickets and cicadas .

[ImHogginIt]

[Robert Shields]

Listen I think this guy is a pretty decent at posting his thoughts about Hogs in general.. well pretty good at writing any way .
My thoughts were his opinion was a little left or right, but they were his opinions however. The other thing is, he posted like he thought folks might enjoy reading them. There in lies a problem. Most people on here know the rules, the coaches, the talk show host, journalist, players, other teams, recruits more or less already, what can this guy add ?? most people on here don't want anybody's opinion unless it concurs with their own.
  Besides being an object of frustrations or maybe someone to cuss or discuss or to poke fun at, other than that he served no real purpose to most.

He wasn't near smart a$$ed enough to suit the masses  on here, that like mafia leaders either own opinion or have something like a 40% cut to any and all opinions.
He was probably way to thick skinned in general or would have made this post about 16 years ago.

Maybe he's also just another moniker that has anywhere between 5 to 15 different posting names on here to try and fool the rest of us into believing someone else think "just like them".

Or maybe he's for real and if so has his own right to just be another poster thinking somebody else thinks or cares or wants to hear what he really has to say . But nobody really does. There are only two branches of posters on here  and that is BP people and anti BP people. nothing else really matters.
 
So before someone gets all offended, I don't care and along with that try and figure out how serious I am about all the good will that we all try and promote on here.

Beside we should let the guy do whatever suits his fancy.  Oh one other thing, what threw me was what does 
" from the bench" mean ?? Maybe a better heading might have been "if you really give a $hit,  here are my thoughts" ?

For better or for worse, I do have thick skin.  I do not get offended very easy.  I was just not raised that way. To be sure, there is a world filled with people looking for the opportunity to be offended. I'm just not one of them.

The world may be crumbling around you, but that does not mean that you have to be part of it. You can stand against the rising tide, but that is no small thing.

I believe in the Spiral of Silence Theory. This column railed against it.

[Hogwild]

I hope to see your columns again.

Some I liked.
Some not so much.

Regardless, it's nice to have alternative points of view to read.

this

[Biggus Piggus]

Robert, the overwhelming reason why your posts usually drew derision was because you wrote from the point of view of a knowledgeable observer but were obviously not. Present your views as those of an emotional fan (more accurate), and you'd be right down Hogville central. You can still question everything that way.

As for the Little Rock stadium stuff, honestly I'd forgotten all about anything you said about it. Been a long time. I suppose you might have been more credible writing about that subject.

[GolfnHog]

I think and hope and pray he will be back by football season.  This is by far the most talented journalist we have in Arkansas. Maybe he's found a higher paying gig, maybe not. One of the few guys that some times hes 1000% spot on, sometimes I don't agree with him but I always read him. This man could go anywhere and do anything and be successful.

You've never ever picked anything but low hanging fruit, have you?

[TrueBlue]

[Seebs]

For better or for worse, I do have thick skin.  I do not get offended very easy.  I was just not raised that way. To be sure, there is a world filled with people looking for the opportunity to be offended. I'm just not one of them.

The world may be crumbling around you, but that does not mean that you have to be part of it. You can stand against the rising tide, but that is no small thing.

I believe in the Spiral of Silence Theory. This column railed against it.

... as he picked up his jacks and quit.

[JIMMY BOARFFETT]

Great, now I have to dread the next installment all summer.  Thanks pal...

[BadHog]

For better or for worse, I do have thick skin.  I do not get offended very easy.  I was just not raised that way. To be sure, there is a world filled with people looking for the opportunity to be offended. I'm just not one of them.

The world may be crumbling around you, but that does not mean that you have to be part of it. You can stand against the rising tide, but that is no small thing.

I believe in the Spiral of Silence Theory. This column railed against it.

Maybe you have thick skin because you knew what you wrote was worthless anyway. Do you honestly believe that a post in a message board comes close to being a "column"? Do you think you are the next Arthur Daley or something??? Whatever...I cannot remember a single solitary article/sentence/word that you wrote that enlightened anything related to the WMS debate. I doubt anyone remembers your stance except that your post above indicates that you were in favor of playing games in LR. Still not clear as clarity was never your strong suit. I will always believe you wrote that weekly rant because you also enjoyed the gifs. Farewell and don't forget....

[Torqued pork]

Robert, the overwhelming reason why your posts usually drew derision was because you wrote from the point of view of a knowledgeable observer but were obviously not. Present your views as those of an emotional fan (more accurate), and you'd be right down Hogville central. You can still question everything that way.

As for the Little Rock stadium stuff, honestly I'd forgotten all about anything you said about it. Been a long time. I suppose you might have been more credible writing about that subject.

Wally Hall could fill the void until Shields comes back.

[Johnny Razorback]

Gonna miss these weekly posts.  The gifs were always my favorites.

[ricepig]

Gonna miss these weekly posts.  The gifs were always my favorites.

Yes, many posters put forth much effort, much more than the actual columns.

[TDHawgs]

Finally the end!!

[MJ2]

Hate to see you go.   Sometimes I think I'm nothing more than a combination of Robert Shields and Forrest City Joe.   All 3 of us are viewed as "haters" but the reality is we just want to win.

[BPsTheMan]

I'll miss entertaining myself with these

[Seebs]

Hate to see you go.   Sometimes I think I'm nothing more than a combination of Robert Shields and Forrest City Joe.   All 3 of us are viewed as "haters" but the reality is we just want to win.

Sweet Fancy Moses.  A poster lobbying to be lumped in with RS and FCJ.  This is like jaywalking for street cred.

[hawg IQ]

For better or for worse, I do have thick skin.  I do not get offended very easy.  I was just not raised that way. To be sure, there is a world filled with people looking for the opportunity to be offended. I’m just not one of them.

The world may be crumbling around you, but that does not mean that you have to be part of it. You can stand against the rising tide, but that is no small thing.

I believe in the Spiral of Silence Theory. This column railed against it.

Hey man in all seriousness, come and post any time you feel the need. listen most of us on here are wise @sses anyway. How could anything you would have to say be any different than many others whom post here often. Like others are really journalist that just need to be discovered ??
  I'm glad you had thick skin Robert Shields, that is something I could use a little more of. Hey have a good break, post again when you wish.