The Bobcat Nation

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.

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.

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.

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

GrizinWashington wrote:





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

You forgot and

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

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.