STFU Whitlock

[Songbird]

Could've sworn Fowler's smirk was just a little bigger, his smile a little wider today, as he filled out that suit on GameDay.

 

[Diabeetus]

As a note, Nate Davis (the QB who led them to glory) had the flu and was clearly not playing at the same level he had been this season. Buffalo played well and deserved to win, but I suspect it might've been different if Davis were healthy.

It's a fair point, but how many times have we seen guys enduring reported flu cases play out of their minds due to additional focus being brought to bear?

Not everyone is Michael Jordan

 

[Drip]

It's Ball State. What did you expect?

 

[joe king]

Hey, leave Ball State alone. I have it on good authority it is clearly one of the 25 best teams in the nation.

 

[Pete Incaviglia]

I actually read his Avery column. What did he say in backtracking from it? I'm curious.

 

[Garner]

He said he'd received an overwhelming amount of hate mail, and decided he understood Bettman's decision to suspend Avery. He claimed that he didn't really understand Canadian culture, and basically flip-flopped on the entire column.

It didn't make much sense since a) Avery plays for an American team, b) Whitlock writes for an overwhelmingly American audience, and c) the decision to suspend Avery was made by an American (Bettman) at the NHL offices in New York City, which is in America.

I failed to see how Canadian hockey fans' reaction would make him change his mind, because apparently, judging from the column, "sloppy seconds" is regular term around the Whitlock dinner table.

 

[Double J]

And that's a surprise to you, why??

 

[Pete Incaviglia]

He said he'd received an overwhelming amount of hate mail, and decided he understood Bettman's decision to suspend Avery. He claimed that he didn't really understand Canadian culture, and basically flip-flopped on the entire column.

It didn't make much sense since a) Avery plays for an American team, b) Whitlock writes for an overwhelmingly American audience, and c) the decision to suspend Avery was made by an American (Bettman) at the NHL offices in New York City, which is in America.

I failed to see how Canadian hockey fans' reaction would make him change his mind, because apparently, judging from the column, "sloppy seconds" is regular term around the Whitlock dinner table.

Didn't the column appear on Fox's website, though? Not his paper. Not that it matters much.

 

[Double J]

I'm thinking that if he knew anything at all about Sean Avery, he'd be aware of the rumours pertaining to the alleged incident with Georges Laracque. And then, no way, no how, would he be defending Avery in print or on the air.

 

[Bubbler]

Where's Ball State Bubbler to chime in on this?

Working.

Dumb mistakes cost Ball State the game and Buffalo took advantage. No other way around it. Good on Buffalo, Ball State deserved to lose.

I will say this. I didn't agree with Whitlock's column either, but it's kind of fanboy message board-ish to take Ball State's loss and turn it into an in-your-face to Whitlock.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Could've sworn Fowler's smirk was just a little bigger, his smile a little wider today, as he filled out that suit on GameDay.

Two wrongs don't make a right. I have few problems with Fowler, but his thumbs-down re the Top 25 was premature.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I'm thinking that if he knew anything at all about Sean Avery, he'd be aware of the rumours pertaining to the alleged incident with Georges Laracque. And then, no way, no how, would he be defending Avery in print or on the air.

For those of us ignorant on 99 percent of things that pertain to hockey, what are the rumors?