U of M case brings bad press to Montana... even MSU named

Shakermaker · Post by **Shakermaker** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:19 pm

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,282455,00.html

This is sad all around for both schools and our state. I'm sorry, but this need not be a mud slinging battle between both schools right now.

MTBobcatFan · Post by **MTBobcatFan** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:47 am

I was checking out the headlines on FoxSports this morning and two headlines include Montana and MSU. It's extremely disappointing to see this is the kind of publicity the state of Montana gets for it's college sports.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb

Actually, looking at most of the headlines on the site it disgusts me what I see.

BobcatLionFan · Post by **BobcatLionFan** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:09 am

MTBobcatFan wrote:I was checking out the headlines on FoxSports this morning and two headlines include Montana and MSU. It's extremely disappointing to see this is the kind of publicity the state of Montana gets for it's college sports.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb

Actually, looking at most of the headlines on the site it disgusts me what I see.

You watch the evening news, local or national. The news is 80% about what is wrong, not what is right.
Who killed who.
War
President/Congress rating is way down
Paris Hilton is given special treatment.
What disaster happened where that day
What college of the week had a player arrested, killed or suspended.

Just goes on and on. That is what keeps the viewers on your station.
That is what sells the newspaper.
That is what people WANT to read on the internet.

Most of the time it is about some other city, state, country or team/college.

When it is ours, we feel different and ask why us.

Today's technology (such as the Internet), just makes it worse, in that information becomes known sooner/faster/and with more coverage. Our kids and adults are exposed to so much more than 20 years ago. Everything is there for you to know, see, and read about. There are no secrets. NYC with all it's way of life is on your PC.

A month from now it will be another college another state that has a problem that we are reading about and thinking it's not us and would never be us. But that is just not the world or society today.

GrizinWashington · Post by **GrizinWashington** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:55 pm

Mods, the way things are going, we may need a "hangdog" emoticon.

grizzh8r · Post by **grizzh8r** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:53 pm

GrizinWashington wrote:

Mods, the way things are going, we may need a "hangdog" emoticon.

You forgot

and

We need one that just sighs... *sigh*

crazycat · Post by **crazycat** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 4:09 am

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2906046

Here's a new article. Investigators requested having the bail doubled. That could mean a lot of different things. I just can't imagine how Wilson would be able to raise $1 million, but I guess this means they thought he could.

I don't like that AP continues to remind everyone that MSU is mired (however you put it) in problems. I guess that's the way it goes. Have to wonder if the reporter is doing that because it's a coincidence or he thinks there's a connection.