It’s easy to blame ESPN for much of what has hurt the sports world. That’s the problem, it’s too easy.
So after five days of rational nonsense, let’s clear up a few things about the courtroom raid that was the latest news Saturday after Wake Forest beat Duke.
1) Once again, ESPN’s cameras recklessly invited the crowd to do their worst. ESPN rewarded all the over-the-top, attention-starved “fans” they could find.
And minutes before the mob rush that injured Duke’s 7-foot Kyle Filipovski, ESPN provided three close-ups of the same fat courtside “fan.” He knew what ESPN wanted and he was more than happy to go wild. We will provide it to you immediately.
2) The actual raid was gratuitous and compulsory. Wake was up by 4 points with 1.8 seconds left and a timeout was called, followed by a commercial. Therefore, the subsequent burning of “spontaneous” selfie snaps was not spontaneous, but rather ritualized.
3) The media coverage that followed was ridiculous. FS1’s no-good artist and self-revisionist Colin Cowherd asked broadly, “What’s the big deal?” He concluded that a student half Filipovski’s size probably had run into the Duke player and that the player should have been thrown back into the stands.
Cowherd, of course, missed the biggest point. It was enough for one court raider to fall and form a human pile. Only 1 out of 1,000 people falls, leaving dozens in immediate danger. Besides, since when did an uncontroversial issue of common sense become a matter of debate?
Des Moines Register columnist Randy Peterson broke his leg in a courtroom raid after Iowa State defeated Iowa State at home. It happened on ESPN.
Joe Kay was a 6-foot-6 bright student who attended Stanford University on an athletic scholarship, but suffered brain damage in an attack on a courthouse after his Arizona high school team won a tournament. I lost it.
Jerry Plunkett, wife of Stanford University and NFL quarterback Jim Plunkett, was in her seat at the Arizona-Stanford game when she stormed into the courtroom and was grabbed from behind. She was devastated, bruised and traumatized.
Will Privett, a student at North Carolina St., fell from his wheelchair during the storm. He was rescued before being trampled.
The storming of the court led to a scuffle between New Mexico State players and Utah Valley fans.
ESPN once hosted an expert group discussion on courtroom attacks. bring it on! It’s all very good and pure fun.
Condescending House genius Jay Bilas, after winning Kansas, says after terrifying courtroom breach on Kansas Avenue: “You don’t have to, but if you want to do it, go for it. Just make sure you have proper security.” It might be a little dangerous.”
Sure, let’s hire 200 more security guards for every home game. Just in case. That should be fine!
Bilas said this week in response to the incident at Wake Forest. It might be stopped tomorrow. … All you have to do is don’t take them down once they’re on the court. Say, “You’re all in custody,” and give them all citations or arrest them if you like. Then the attacks on the courtroom would stop the next day. ”
Supposedly, dozens of police wagons, judge kiosks, and bail bond booths are regularly stationed in the University Arena parking lot to transport and charge the 1,500 rioting students. It will probably happen. Hey, ESPN could be named as a co-defendant for aiding and abetting such scenes over the years!
ESPN’s Seth Greenberg, a former Virginia Tech coach who was in the studio for Sunday’s game against Duke Wake, deemed the storming of the Kansas St. courthouse a fundamental right and duty.
“It was a legal court raid because it was a top-10 win and a rivalry game. And the place was packed. That’s good for college basketball and good for everyone.”
Was Sunday’s incident a “legal courtroom attack”?
Stephen A. Smith, ESPN’s leading idiot: “Hire an extra guard, put him by the visitor’s bench, and that’s it.” Solved!
Well, it might protect the visitors, but what about the majority?
ESPN’s Digger Phelps: “No problem at all. … Safety? Sure, it could hurt one person.”
If you’re lucky, only one person gets hurt at a time…unless that’s your person.
ESPN’s Dan Dakich, a former Indiana and Bowling Green coach, said he loves court intrusion, even if one of his players breaks his knee while on the court. Jalen Rose, who just left ESPN, also said he loves ESPN regardless.
The courtroom raid was approved by CBS’s Doug Gottlieb. Former CBS Hoops analyst Greg Anthony said: Are you planning to make reckless driving illegal? ”
The only person who applied “see it or tell it” common sense to the general insanity was ESPN’s Jay Williams, who argued that the reason he opposes courtroom raids is because innocent people get caught up in trials. Because it is unavoidable, he said. He called it “dangerous madness.”
Lo and behold, after my daughter decided to attend Indiana University in 2004, one of the first discussions I had with her was to move to the top of the arena during the final minutes of a close game to avoid the rush to the court. did. I made her promise to go above her, not below her.
4) Perhaps the least surprising of these misfortunes is that the above court raid authorization tape exists for ESPN to air. But ESPN has always been selectively dishonest with hard evidence. Consider that the “Bobby Knight Goes Nuts” reels that were regularly seen disappeared after ESPN hired Knight, only to return after Knight left ESPN.
5) The worst part: ESPN provided updates on Kay, who went to Stanford and had to re-learn how to read and write, twice in 2007 and 2013 due to ESPN’s “Outside the Line” investigation. including those who were warned that intruding into the courthouse would have serious consequences. And he spoke after it was rejected in a rush in court.
Yeah, ESPN tried to warn ESPN, but ESPN wouldn’t listen. It may take years for ESPN to wake up. He once celebrated even the most brutal and illegal hits in football with “He Got Jacked Up!”. session. Yes, it’s easy – all too easy – to blame ESPN.
Punchdrunk players temper enthusiasm for Rempe
While we’re on the subject of foresight in matters of life and body, the celebration of Rangers’ rising pugilist Matt Lempe is a celebration of former NHL pugilists who now suffer from a neurological disorder that prevents them from functioning normally. Reminds me of the regular heartbreaking reports about. Functions are intolerable, including leaving the house as mere sunlight.
Recent claims that Iowa’s Caitlin Clark’s greatness is unwarranted unless her team wins a national championship are based on Chris Russo’s “How many rings do they have?” Reminds me of the scale of. Ernie Banks, the Hall of Famer who played 19 years with the hapless and hopeless Cubs, therefore doesn’t deserve lasting praise.
Steve LaPace, who said St. John’s beat Creighton on Sunday, was told by his partner Andrew Catalon that after Creighton beat No. 1 UW but lost to St. John’s, the pollster is now I was asked how I evaluate it. Rapace said he doesn’t have much to consider. “UConn went on the road and lost to No. 15.” [Creighton]. We didn’t lose to Georgetown or DePaul. ” This on-the-fly application of sound logic is another reason why CBS can’t provide enough of his Lappa.
