ESPN The Worldwide Leader in Selectively Vacating Wins

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Jul 26, 2011 11:40 AM
This is why OSU is the best. Book it, bank it.
Jul 26, 2011 11:40am
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Jul 26, 2011 12:32 PM
But there's no media bias where OSU is concerned...
Jul 26, 2011 12:32pm
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Jul 26, 2011 12:33 PM
But, but, . . . ESPN is perfectly objective in its coverage of NCAA scandals, and OSU fans just like to whine!

Wish I had a dollar for every time those exact words were posted on this site after Memorial Day.
Jul 26, 2011 12:33pm
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Jul 26, 2011 12:35 PM
NO! OSU fans are overreacting to a non-existant bias!
Jul 26, 2011 12:35pm
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Jul 26, 2011 12:36 PM
jhay78;841605 wrote:But, but, . . . ESPN is perfectly objective in its coverage of NCAA scandals, and OSU fans just like to whine!

Wish I had a dollar for every time those exact words were posted on this site after Memorial Day.


Just did a quick search. You'd have exactly $1 that you would have to pay to yourself.
Jul 26, 2011 12:36pm
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Jul 26, 2011 1:36 PM
This is some bullshit.
Jul 26, 2011 1:36pm
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Jul 26, 2011 1:42 PM
Vacated wins don't matter, remember? So why the whining?
Jul 26, 2011 1:42pm
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Jul 26, 2011 1:46 PM
karen lotz;841610 wrote:Just did a quick search. You'd have exactly $1 that you would have to pay to yourself.
OK "exact words" being the outliar here. God you're an ass most of the time.
Jul 26, 2011 1:46pm
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Jul 26, 2011 1:59 PM
WebFire;841699 wrote:Vacated wins don't matter, remember? So why the whining?

There's a difference between whining and proving a point.
Jul 26, 2011 1:59pm
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Jul 26, 2011 2:04 PM
WebFire;841699 wrote:Vacated wins don't matter, remember? So why the whining?

Webbie--this ain't trollin'? come on now...
Jul 26, 2011 2:04pm
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Jul 26, 2011 2:28 PM
vball10set;841724 wrote:Webbie--this ain't trollin'? come on now...

Serious? That's all I heard after the vacating announcement. Now it's a big deal.

How the hell am I trolling?
Jul 26, 2011 2:28pm
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Jul 26, 2011 2:51 PM
WebFire;841761 wrote:Serious? That's all I heard after the vacating announcement. Now it's a big deal.

How the hell am I trolling?
That's all you heard? You weren't listening then...and maybe trolling wasn't the right word, but the point being made here isn't about the vacating of wins but how ESPN chose to selectively present them.
Jul 26, 2011 2:51pm
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Jul 26, 2011 3:06 PM
vball10set;841781 wrote:That's all you heard? You weren't listening then...and maybe trolling wasn't the right word, but the point being made here isn't about the vacating of wins but how ESPN chose to selectively present them.

Pretty sure it was almost everyone here (including myself) that agreed vacating doesn't mean shit, and you know it. So why now is it a big deal?
Jul 26, 2011 3:06pm
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Jul 26, 2011 3:06 PM
vball10set;841781 wrote:That's all you heard? You weren't listening then...and maybe trolling wasn't the right word, but the point being made here isn't about the vacating of wins but how ESPN chose to selectively present them.

This.
Jul 26, 2011 3:06pm
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Jul 26, 2011 3:07 PM
Writerbuckeye;841803 wrote:This.

So it's whining. What am I missing? If I find where ESPN shows vacated wins for UM basketball, is this thread still valid?
Jul 26, 2011 3:07pm
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Jul 26, 2011 3:22 PM
WebFire;841806 wrote:So it's whining. What am I missing? If I find where ESPN shows vacated wins for UM basketball, is this thread still valid?

Again... you're missing the key world: selectively. ESPN is selectively removing OSU and, in your case, UM basketball's vacated wins; yet they are choosing not to remove other programs that have had their wins striked from the record books.

You can't call something "whining" when it's a valid assertion.
Jul 26, 2011 3:22pm
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Jul 26, 2011 3:31 PM
WebFire;841802 wrote:Pretty sure it was almost everyone here (including myself) that agreed vacating doesn't mean ****, and you know it. So why now is it a big deal?

did I stutter? wtf did I just post?? it's HOW ESPN CHOSE TO SELECTIVELY VACATE THEM...try and stay up, Webbie!!!!!!
Jul 26, 2011 3:31pm
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Jul 26, 2011 3:48 PM
WebFire;841802 wrote: So why now is it a big deal?

Vacating wins isn't a big deal

ESPN showing one program''s vacated season as vacated and another program's vacated season as a season IS A BIG DEAL.

Do you comprehend?
Jul 26, 2011 3:48pm
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Jul 26, 2011 3:50 PM
SportsAndLady;841853 wrote:Vacating wins isn't a big deal

ESPN showing one program''s vacated season as vacated and another program's vacated season as a season IS A BIG DEAL.

Do you comprehend?

No. That is contradicting. Carry on with the whining.
Jul 26, 2011 3:50pm
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Jul 26, 2011 3:51 PM
However, if we're going to talk bias, is it pro-USC or anti-OSU? Need more samples from other schools to support either/both cases.
Jul 26, 2011 3:51pm
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Jul 26, 2011 4:22 PM
WebFire;841859 wrote:No. That is contradicting. Carry on with the whining.

What is contradicting?

Who is whining? We are proving a point that (like ts said) there is either an anti-OSU bias or a pro-USC bias happening.
Jul 26, 2011 4:22pm
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Jul 26, 2011 4:27 PM
Carry on.
Jul 26, 2011 4:27pm
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Jul 26, 2011 4:30 PM
WebFire;841859 wrote:No. That is contradicting. Carry on with the whining.

I'd say you were being deliberately obtuse...but being a scUM fan that would be redundant.
Jul 26, 2011 4:30pm
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Jul 26, 2011 4:58 PM
Writerbuckeye;841905 wrote:I'd say you were being deliberately obtuse...but being a scUM fan that would be redundant.

You'd say it but you'd be wrong. I know what they are saying. But reporting or not reporting on something that isn't a big deal can't be a big deal.
Jul 26, 2011 4:58pm