thanks that explains it. coming from an LSU fan that went to Centenary and Arkansas.

edit to add: ND fandom is weird though considering he did grow up in PA. to each his own, though.

He explained it at some point- I could be totally wrong, but I thin it was almost one of those "trolling the PSU fans he knew" thing. One of my good friends in HS became an FSU fan simply because his step-dad was a rabid Florida fan (not out of spite, more the desire for rooting competition or something).

Umm no. I mean it might not get removed, but the Colorado thing won't be why.

If they were smart they would have pulled the statue as soon as the Colorado story broke. You want to do something like this on a busy news day so it won't get as much coverage.

This is exactly what I was thinking. Not that the two issues are intertwined or should be, but the more time the talking heads have to spend talking about something else, the less time they will have to spend talking about statue removal.

Clown college?

I agree but I'm trying to think like the bigwigs in colleges I've dealt with throughout my career. Image and perception as well as the feelings of those involved always are high on the list to these people (which is what likely started the cover up here). Do it today or even over the weekend and you're "insensitive" especially if anything happens during the process. That sort of thing (looking bad to your peers) is unacceptable to the collectivist mindset that most of these bigwigs share. Yes PSUs image can't get much worse. But a riot over the statue on the same day that a slaughter garnered national attention would do it.

The statue should be taken down and stored in Sandusky's basement.

There are too many people making decisions about this now, no way it can happen quickly. PSU is at least 3 states away from Colorado, you deal with any comments on insensitivity by saying you're sorry for the families involved and take the next question.

110% correct. But far too rational for any college administrator I've ever dealt with.

seems this tragedy makes it the best time to take it down; it won't be a lead nat'l story, now.

Don't get me wrong guys, I hope they do the right thing and remove it as I'm typing. I'm just saying why I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't happen this weekend. Caution and sensitivity >>> rationality.

understand this as well

I grew up a Purdue fan before I knew what school I'd be going to. For many reasons, Illinois ended up the best college fit for me. Over time, I slowly moved to being an Illinois fan. I found it better for enjoying social festivities. I'll pretty much be a whore for hire for other teams these days. I'll go with the flow, but certain schools, ND football, IU basketball, Michigan football, Iowa in either sport, remain off limits for obvious reasons. PSU in all sports is now #1 on the not to root for list.

Rooting for different teams makes total sense to me. It's fun to root for winners. It's fun to root for the teams your peers do (or their rivals if you can be good natured about it). It's fun to root for the teams with obsessive fanbases if you are scout/rivals/whatever nerd. It all depends on how you enjoy your sports.

Kent State is also known for innocent victims, whereas here, **** em if they try to stop it.

Bryce Harper does not approve of this post.

"OH LOOK AT POOR ME AND HOW I'M PERSECUTED ITT"

i seriously doubt this will be the case.

they'll likely quietly remove it this weekend with little fanfare.

GRRRRR MAD!!!

Who's that?

that's a clown question, bro

bonus harry reid

Oh THAT guy

He's a professional baseball player. He's 19 years old, plays for the Washington Nationals, and likes getting ****ty haircuts.

this post induces tremendous cognitive dissonance in me... it seems rational and logical, yet I despise frontrunners/bandwagoners. what to do?

There's a slight difference between bandwagoning and just wanting to root for a team that doesn't lose all the time. My slightly transformation into a Michigan fan was in part motivated by the horror that was the Paul Wulff era at WSU. It's nice to have a team you care about actually be in a game in the 4th quarter. (but also I started being a Mich fan during the RichRod era when they stunk, so...)

I imagine being a fan of Illinois football is horrifying to a slightly lesser degree.

Cowherd made a good point today. While it obviously should come down, leaving it up becomes a perpetual reminder of the horrors that happened and a permanent never-ending stain on PSU that will get discussed forever and ever whenever they are on TV.