Perhaps somebody else made mention that it is plausible that LeGrand was extended an invitation by somebody not authorized to grant the invitation.
I still can't beleive this turd of an institution is in our conference.
i, before e, except after c...and all that jazz
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I think a big part of it is that many people are pissed that Rutgers is in the Big Ten, so anything they do is under a microscope and gets blown up. If most others schools would have done this, I bet there wouldn't be a thread, or at least the discussion would be less one-sided. When people already have an opinion on something, everything that something does is viewed in accordance with that opinion.
Ex: Tom Brady is awesome, so when he dresses weird it's awesome (because he's fucking Tom Brady, right?). Rutgers sucks and I hate that they are in our league, so every borderline thing they do is fucking awful and Delaney is an asshole. These are not necessarily my opinions but the general view around here.
People will continue to make mountains out of mole hills.
It is thread worthy because it is yet another snafu by a team entering the B1G, and from a general college perspective just looks crappy given how much bad PR that school has had. Yeah, maybe people are overreacting a bit, but I'd like to think so a prominent cock-up would be thread-worthy during the down period even if it wasn't Rutgers.
Jesus. They could have surfed the Eric LeGrand story for another decade or so and accrued tons of goodwill. But no.
First, call in the college football hero for a great honor, only to whisper to him softly after the invite to kindly leave.
Nice one Rutgahs.
B1G! #footprint.
Seems like Rutgers didn't forsee all the bad PR, and trying to backpedal out of this by again allowing LeGrand to speak.
http://espn.go.com/new-york/college-football/story/_/id/10890470/eric-l…
It is too political, but if we didn't allow political leaders to speak, some of history's greatest moments would have been delivered in other venues. Among them:
- Secretary of State George Marshall used Harvard's commencement in 1948 to outline his vision for the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe and hold off the advance of Communism.
- In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson used Ohio University and the University of Michigan commencements to outline his vision for the Great Society.
I think student activism is a great thing (it flows from their idealism) but by chasing off a commencement speaker because they disagree with the views of the speaker, they may rob themselves of a history making opportunity. It's also rude.
Facebook post by Eric LeGrand:
After speaking with President Barchi, I will be joining Governor Kean at the Rutgers' Commencement ceremony on May 18th . There was miscommunication and an honest mistake on their end. I have only love and respect for Rutgers University. They supported me from day 1. It is because of their support that I am able to graduate, as they made sure I had all the resources necessary to continue with school and work towards my degree. Let's keep the conversation focused on the graduates---the future leaders of tomorrow--on their accomplishments and hard work. I look forward to celebrating this occasion with my peers and let's hear it for the Class of 2014!