Days of nothing new being reported for Ryans team directly

During the championship affair in Vegas I noticed Tony Stewart gave Gibson what I call an all right signal. There may be some miscommunication between Gibson and Ryan. Maybe Ryan should not think so much of being an engineer but a driver. I heard Tony say Ryan can over think things.

sorry but you cant forget an education and being smart, that whole thinking thing, is tony's theory and as i stated in this thread weeks ago, that will be the exscuse everyone goes with from fans to the media, thats all were gonna hear from here on out, maybe ryan needs to grow a pair of balls and speak up.... maybe he can tell joey lagona, then joey can tell tony, as i blame SHR for some of this mess, i blame ryan also and always have, this has been going on for years now and frankly it is getting boring, then people wonder why i fly the 48 banner more than ryan's

Day 45.
BTW Ann it wasnt SHR saying there is a problem. It was the writer saying it.
It would have been huge news if Tony said there were glaring problems on the #39 team, but he hasnt. (you did get my hopes up for a second though)

Oh My God! There it is! I see it! Oh sure, it was only there for a moment or two.... but I distinctly saw Schmoopy S M I L E ! ! ! !

Of course that was a day ago... and only for a moment... and on 'not accurate' info.... but let the records show... that AnnaLee DID make him smile!

AnnaLee... the Schmoopster is one tough nut to crack.... especially in these dark SHR days of Ryan's no changes.... but you did manage to do the impossible!

As for the "Ryan can over-think some things, sometimes" ....coming from Tony, a self avowed 'dummy' when it comes to the engineering of a race car... should we really take his advice? LOL

I understand what Tony is saying.... but MJ makes a valid point... it's a little hard to turn your brain off from analyzing. I personally think that Ryan may be being held back, somewhat, due to Tony's ego. Of course Tony wants Ryan to win and get his sponsors in Victory Lane... that makes perfect business sense in the waking world. But does Tony WANT to listen and take advice from someone he hired to race the car? That can be a big, hidden issue, between them - the chain of command. Would a general want a corporal or captain advising him? Would a sports team captain want another team member questioning him and his plays? It all depends on the individual, foremost.... and as I'm not one, I can't comment on the "guy" part of all that. That all breaks down to Tony's ego.... I THINK ( as in my own personal opinion that I am allowed to have.... LOL )

Either that... or Tony Gibson has some kind of black mail pictures, stashed away somewhere, for job security....

Day 47

this is the last post for me, im not gonna torture myself thinking things will change, because they are NOT, whether its, ryan, tony, or anyone else at SHR, nothing is going to change, besides they need to build up danica's team because she is the cash cow, and lets face it, if your name is JR or danica, you will always have a ride, because of the name, ryan needs to step up and put his foot down or look for a ride, im sure there are a few start n park teams that need a driver, and if people dont like my brutal honesty, too bad, i just got the balls to say what needs to be said....

this is the last post for me, im not gonna torture myself thinking things will change, because they are NOT, whether its, ryan, tony, or anyone else at SHR, nothing is going to change, besides they need to build up danica's team because she is the cash cow, and lets face it, if your name is JR or danica, you will always have a ride, because of the name, ryan needs to step up and put his foot down or look for a ride, im sure there are a few start n park teams that need a driver, and if people dont like my brutal honesty, too bad, i just got the balls to say what needs to be said....

You got no balls....don't BS anybody. ....... Besides, I thought Rhino would've said something by now if he was unhappy. It may be as you said before MJ. You know, maybe he IS a 2nd tier driver. I don't wanna think like that because I'm smarter than you and have more confidence in things than you do. I STILL think there's gonna be a blockbuster announcement. I hope I'm right, even if I'm not.......... I'm STILL smarter than you. AND....where do you get off sayin' Danica's ANY KIND of cow??
You always say how HOT she is.....are you becoming a hypocrite now??

Well--fanatical fans will never be happy and thats a fact. If Ryan won 3 races in a row some fan would be crying saying he should have won 4 races--just how wacky some fans are, as ive seen it before. A normal fan accepts things and just supports their driver every way they can, but not by trashing others or making lame excuses. Remember we the fans have NO control over the racing aspect of it. Ryan and his team are the ones who need to step up and say something if it needs to be addressed--just like every other driver and team--thats all.

SHR has the equipment, Ryan has the talent .... bad luck is a small part of the picture .... not everyone can be the winner, but the #39 team should be doing better than they have shown lately .... one win a year and 10th in the Chase might be good for some drivers and teams, but personally I really want, and expect, more from these guys .... as long as they don't give up, I won't give up on them, but Ryan and Tony really need to find the answer and get the results they should be capable of.

Another example is look how bad Kyle Bush and others did in the Chase.
All drivers have good and bad races but some have more good ones then bad ones, but we cant blame the crews all the time. Sometimes its simply Luck--good or bad--how things play out.

Another example is look how bad Kyle Bush and others did in the Chase.
All drivers have good and bad races but some have more good ones then bad ones, but we cant blame the crews all the time. Sometimes its simply Luck--good or bad--how things play out.

Racer difference between us fanatcial fans & you is, we are useing facts we know or heard personally when evaluating the problems with the 39 team. You are merely speculating in hopes to defend Tony as fantical Tony fan, claiming none of us are paying attention & have no clue, while we are useing facts & you blindly defending Tony. Now I ask you, who really is the fantical fan.
We who have been here for quite awhile have gone through the progression, of excited, to wondering, to hoping for a change, to not understanding a change, to begging for a change, to now acknowledging there isnt gonna be change, to being upset about that. This has been a three year progression of the same thing every year. You come in acting as you are, simply silly to me. If there is a logical view of what is going on it is from those of us Ryan fans that refuse to wear Rose colored glasses, & act as if we are mere Sheep. While you blindly defend the owner (of who you are a fan of) attacking the fans that decide to use their brain on he subject instead of blind trust. Blind trust to me is a step into being a fantical fan. (just like a redskin every year picking up a FA & suddenly claiming they are going to the superbowl this year)
Notice we keep our complaints here on the Ryan section, not attacking the whole board, while trolls go all over a board, spouting off with no facts or logic behind their comments.
So I ask you again, who really is the fantical fan here?
Frustrated Fan definitely, if by fantical you mean a fan that defies logic, well then that wouldnt be me. You telling me to defy Logic to defend the Owner of the 39 team, makes no sense to me.

Day 48

I too, think there is something really big going to happen. There have been a couple of under tones in some of the posts. Not from reporters, but from fans. Maybe fans who know really might know something and have inside info. If it all comes together, it will be big! Keep the faith.

First off--fans dont know anything other then how their driver does in races or in person. All fans do is hope for the best while some speculate what they want to happen, but if you want to believe that they know something secret going on behind closed doors, then you're pretty foolish, as you should simply wait for the facts to come out from reliable sources. Just because a driver doesnt finish well it doesnt mean there is a crew problem, as most the time its a driver issue--you need to accept that and move on.

There are drivers good enough to win with most crews and there are the best crews who still cant get a driver to the winners circle because the driver simply isnt good enough--believe it.. I dont really know where Ryan fits in this--just saying?

Man Annalee, I sure hope your right. Dont let posters like me or this other guy, ruin your enthusiasm. Hold onto it as long as you can.
Personally I think you hear what your hearing from the fans is because it is so glaringly obvious changes is needed. Not because they have inside information. While I dont share your enthusiasm anymore, I would love to be wrong, & be glad to tell you were right
Keep the faith for all of us will ya!

Day 49.

sidenote, has anyone heard anything that Ryan has resigned with SHR? I am sure it is a formality, but honestly find it strange, we never heard anything. ven during the season when they were highlighting all the drivers that would/couyld be FA at end of year, they werent mentioning Ryan. Yet he hadnt had a new deal worked out. Him & Tony usually shrugged it off during the season. Everyone just assumed he was returning. (including me) I still havent heard anything offical, has anyone else?

Racer 1, you need to keep the faith. I happen to know one of those fans.