Everyone Murders

April 11th, 2016 at 8:06 AM ^

Guh.  The core message of a successful petition can't be "Harbaugh loved satellite camps, therefore they are good".  And it can't be written at a quality level like this:

The kids or their oarents [sic] cant [sic] afford to drive or fly all over the country to visit colleges, meet coaches [sic - punct.] and earn opportunities to get scholarships.

The merits of satellite camps aside, the petition is shrill and poorly-written. If you're going to "go national" on a petition campaign, maybe you (not the OP, the petition's drafter) should at least (a) spell check and (b) have an adult read it for tone and content.

It won't hurt for people to sign it, as you'd think the NCAA is tallying up who has spoken out against or for the satellite ban.  But Jebus, petition-writer.  You're not very good at this.

backusduo

April 11th, 2016 at 8:17 AM ^

I was lucky 1,999 this morning, and it continues to grow. I also tweeted mike and mike challenging that if they took on Beilein for having an opinion, they better use the same soapbox for something that is just clearly wrong for kids. We need the media to cover this if the outcry is going to be heard, because the only way to change the NCAA is to shame them into the right thing. They've proven that.

jmblue

April 11th, 2016 at 8:59 AM ^

While the author's heart is in the right place, this reads like a Michigan fan's rant, and doesn't seem to have been proofread, either.

 

BayWolves

April 13th, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^

Keep this in the news and let's watch the NCAA fall flat on its face for an eggregious act against the sudent athlete.  2,405 and counting...

Knight

May 29th, 2016 at 1:56 PM ^

if the conference reps who voted for the ban despite the wishes of the very caoches/programs they were "representing" will come under any fire.