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RE: Tiger Nation: Time to step up with $$ and support
(07-22-2022 10:57 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  
(07-21-2022 06:04 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  
(07-21-2022 05:46 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  
(07-21-2022 03:22 PM)gusrob Wrote:  
(07-21-2022 03:05 PM)former guest Wrote:  Yep. That's how I took it all along. The leadership screwed up in allowing it due to the extraordinary circumstances at the time (civil unrest, global pandemic, constantly changing guidelines, etc.). They needed to do whatever they could to keep the team together. Then they refocused the intent of the team's feelings and moved forward with the new sticker/patch. How many times have you screwed up something at work or in your life and had a chance to fall back, reassess, and move on without a perpetual penalty? It's called a second chance, and they should be allowed to have one too. I guess all these "sticker shock" fans don't believe in second chances after the original error has been addressed. They must be perfect in everything they do the first time....

Did I miss something? Did the university/Veatch/Silverspoon put out some sort of apology/recant/etc?

I always appreciate your input and perspective.
But let's think about that.
How could they possibly apologize or admit they should not have been associated with that organization, without causing a major controversy?
They did come out multiple times and say that their support was in the concept that black lives do matter, rather than support of that organization.

" A major controversy"??They had already caused one ..how do they admit being wrong ? They own up to it--they mend the fences in the community and 1/2 the fanbase -they cut their losses --thats how !!!- but they refused to say ALL LIVES MATTER or WHITE LIVES MATTER--that would have been racist huh-- ...where was that statement or those stickers

"Major controversy" is not a handful of anonymous accounts on social media whining about it - at least one of whom is really an Old Miss fan ^.
"Major controversy" would be players walking out or quitting the team. ESPN targeting the program and impacting our tv games.
I was upset with it at the time. That was 2 years ago. They've removed the stickers and I've moved on. Like most rational fans (of Memphis, not Old Miss).

"half the fanbase" 04-drinky
(This post was last modified: 07-22-2022 02:19 PM by Stammers.)
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