(09-19-2022 02:38 PM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  

(09-19-2022 01:11 PM)ShadyP Wrote:  

(09-18-2022 12:40 PM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  

(09-18-2022 12:20 PM)Purplehazed Wrote:  BYU gets games cancelled because a college kid lied about a slur

Somebody lied? No! It was a collegiate sporting event between 2 big time schools that certainly was being recorded, if not also broadcast, and almost 6000 people were there so somebody has to have something recorded on a cellphone. I’m sure the evidence will surface soon enough…

It was already exhaustively researched and analyzed and was found to be unfounded (aka --> a lie).

BYU has revoke permanently expelling a fan who they labeled immediately as a racist.

I know that, sarcasm doesn’t always come across in written word. Juicy headlines sell and all people remember is that BYU and their students are racist. Except it didn’t happen and the fan in question isn’t a BYU student and some reports said he has some developmental disability issues. Where is the outrage on making false accusations towards somebody with those issues? Guess it’s not juicy enough to sell.

My fault.....did not pick up on the sarcasm, it is a monday afterall :)

But I agree with your sentiment, it seems to me falsely labeling someone a racist in 2022 should be a big deal and that false accusers should suffer some punishment. Once it is out there, you can't really take it back.

(09-19-2022 03:41 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  Weird. I had heard faintly about some sort of false accusation about a racist slur being used at BYU. Seems like the story I got from very little research was exactly what happened. And I can’t even say I read an entire article about it or anything.

News is slanted, so you have to have critical thinking skills. I assume people have critical thinking skills until they prove that they don’t. I don’t know anyone screaming about BYU being racist. I guess there’s more out there than just what I interact with daily, but it always seems suspicious to me when people tell me there’s a boogeyman out there that I’ve never experienced personally.

It was covered pretty extensively by espn and other major outlets for a week b/c it juicy news.....and led to cancelling of one high profile out of conference game for BYU. So yeah it is kind of a big deal.....espn and major news outlets don't cover it for a week when proven to be unfounded (it is a footnote then) and the OOC game/contract does not get fixed.....it is simply lost reputation and revenue from a blatant lie. And nothing more it done, the kid who lied receives zero punishment.

It appears 405 isn't the only section with whiners.

(09-18-2022 11:08 AM)Purplehazed Wrote:  

(09-18-2022 10:58 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  What happened at Oregon? And could you describe how the tables would be turned in your hypothetical?

Oregon fans chanted, "xuck the Mormons" at BYU playing at Oregon yesterday

Do you really want or want an example of the tables turned or how the media would sh#t a brick if the tables were turned?....I am probably about to be banned for even bringing it up

I hate to inundate your bubble with facts, but it was covered this afternoon on CNN, on air and in print. No punditry or over analysis, just covered the story with the facts of the situation.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/19/sport/uni...ant/index.

It's okay to be skeptical about the news you hear. It's cynicism that is unhealthy.

(09-19-2022 09:29 PM)DukesFreak70 Wrote:  

(09-18-2022 11:08 AM)Purplehazed Wrote:  

(09-18-2022 10:58 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  What happened at Oregon? And could you describe how the tables would be turned in your hypothetical?

Oregon fans chanted, "xuck the Mormons" at BYU playing at Oregon yesterday

Do you really want or want an example of the tables turned or how the media would sh#t a brick if the tables were turned?....I am probably about to be banned for even bringing it up

I hate to inundate your bubble with facts, but it was covered this afternoon on CNN, on air and in print. No punditry or over analysis, just covered the story with the facts of the situation.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/19/sport/uni...ant/index.

It's okay to be skeptical about the news you hear. It's cynicism that is unhealthy.

Or only being skeptical towards the news that isn't saying what you want to hear. Of course I don't know if that's the case for anyone here but it's extremely common in general. Some people won't trust a single word from CNN but believe everything they hear on Fox News or from certain politicians. Others will scream about how Fox News isn't real news but will believe everything they hear on MSNBC or from other certain politicians.

Always a bad sign when someone is very trusting of any political party or any one particular news source. None of them are perfect and very few try to be.

(09-19-2022 09:56 PM)KickItToScotty Wrote:  

(09-19-2022 09:29 PM)DukesFreak70 Wrote:  

(09-18-2022 11:08 AM)Purplehazed Wrote:  

(09-18-2022 10:58 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  What happened at Oregon? And could you describe how the tables would be turned in your hypothetical?

Oregon fans chanted, "xuck the Mormons" at BYU playing at Oregon yesterday

Do you really want or want an example of the tables turned or how the media would sh#t a brick if the tables were turned?....I am probably about to be banned for even bringing it up

I hate to inundate your bubble with facts, but it was covered this afternoon on CNN, on air and in print. No punditry or over analysis, just covered the story with the facts of the situation.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/19/sport/uni...ant/index.

It's okay to be skeptical about the news you hear. It's cynicism that is unhealthy.

Or only being skeptical towards the news that isn't saying what you want to hear. Of course I don't know if that's the case for anyone here but it's extremely common in general. Some people won't trust a single word from CNN but believe everything they hear on Fox News or from certain politicians. Others will scream about how Fox News isn't real news but will believe everything they hear on MSNBC or from other certain politicians.

Always a bad sign when someone is very trusting of any political party or any one particular news source. None of them are perfect and very few try to be.

Yep!

looks like Oregon needs a sportsmanship campaign. They could call it Ducks Do Better!

This is a good joke.

Boycott Nike and OOC opponents should remove them from the schedule.

If the BIG comes calling for Oregon we know $$$ are more important than being woke to the BIG presidents when it contradicts their needs and or wants

(09-18-2022 11:08 AM)Purplehazed Wrote:  

(09-18-2022 10:58 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  What happened at Oregon? And could you describe how the tables would be turned in your hypothetical?

Oregon fans chanted, "xuck the Mormons" at BYU playing at Oregon yesterday

Do you really want or want an example of the tables turned or how the media would sh#t a brick if the tables were turned?....I am probably about to be banned for even bringing it up

Yikes. You know, mormons are weird, but they're generally pretty nice, and that's just not appropriate.

I mean, I could get behind a "magic undies", or "y'all need caffeine" chant or something, something harmless but poking fun at them, but F- the mormons is just - what's the point?

(09-20-2022 02:41 PM)Purplehazed Wrote:  If the BIG comes calling for Oregon we know $$$ are more important than being woke to the BIG presidents when it contradicts their needs and or wants

I don't think there should ever be any question about the $$$ being more important than anything else in the Big 10.