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GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91 OP
Feb 10, 2024 at 08:25 PM ET
If anyone thinks that the media
doesn’t have the power to shape minds and viewpoints, please read this Auburn write up of the “tie” game and decide for yourself.

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HolidayInnHokie HolidayInnHokie
The mythical 7th inning never happened! You must be imagining things.
Come on, man. Better get checked.
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schubee
Auburn's own web site is not the media.
GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91 OP
It is a type of media, no?
Not the MSM, but media nonetheless. You and I are now participating in a type of media.
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schubee
"The media" is unaffiliated, IMO. Auburntigers.com represents the team.
Italian Stallion Italian Stallion
Yes it is and it conveniently left out certain facts
vthokieq vthokieq
I’m not sure I get your point here.
Would you expect them to write “VT was kicking our ass so we found a way to get a tie instead.”? 😉 Tech can write their own write up can’t they?
GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91 OP
Yes Tech can. My point is that
just reading that write-up, no one would know that VT was up 4 and still batting with 2 on and no out in the T7 ( and that the Auburn coach took the coward way out of a loss).
vthokieq vthokieq
I get that. Just wouldn’t really refer to them as “media”. 😉
Or at least, wouldn’t expect them to be unbiased. ** Edited by vthokieq at 2/10/2024, 9:13:38 PM
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HokieFanDC
That website is definitely media. And yes, definitely biased.
I bet that Will, Chris, David, Andy, etc. would have mentioned those facts in their reporting of the game. Of course, no one expects that from Auburn and the SEC.
vthokieq vthokieq
But even this site is different than HokieSports.
It’s independent whereas HokieSports (and likewise the Auburn site) is directly tied to and run by the respective athletic department. This example is akin to a company putting out their own press release on their own website and leaving out incriminating facts. If anyone believes that’s gospel, that’s on them. But bias is expected. It’s certainly not some condemnation about the media as a whole (and believe me, I’m not one to defend the media).
sacramento hokie sacramento hokie
What a dirty program they are and always have been
Can you say Cam Newton!
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RJHokie
Auburn has more NCAA violations than any other school.
And they wear that distinction like a badge of honor.
WVHokie84 WVHokie84
Yep, they don't always have to lie to spread misinformation. Omitting
facts is just as effective.
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RJHokie
Yeah, that sure sugar coated what actually happened at the end. ,
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IV_Hokie12
We should never agree to play Auburn again.
If we happen to draw Auburn in a tourny game we should never pull the starters. RUTS as much as possible.
Atlee Hokie Atlee Hokie
Absolutely true.
That goes especially for a contest of Cow pie tossing. Auburn is a pro at tossing bull crap.
WVHokie84 WVHokie84
In the meantime, I hope the gals take out their frustrations on Illinois
tomorrow - and in a big way, too.
hokie77 hokie77
Let me guess.... Auburn plays Belmont tomorrow afternoon?
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RJHokie
Yeah, maybe Belmont will rise to the occasion and beat them.
HolidayInnHokie HolidayInnHokie
If Belmont is winning mid-7th, the sprinklers will come on.
Field unplayable.
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RJHokie
You can almost guarantee it!
WVHokie84 WVHokie84
Yeppers...
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IV_Hokie12
Part of me agrees, but Illinois didn’t do anything wrong.
Auburn did I guarantee you that if the situation had been reversed we absolutely would have resumed. ** Edited by IV_Hokie12 at 2/10/2024, 8:37:41 PM
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dallasvt
Well Illinois is in the B1G. In my opinion, no other incentive is needed to
want to hammer them.
WVHokie84 WVHokie84
Agreed. Not IL's fault. But someone needs to pay.
And I don't mean that we need to run up the score on them. But we do need to thump them badly.
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RJHokie
Another 18-1 or 18-0 game might be in order.
WVHokie84 WVHokie84
Absolutely. Just to prove a point who the best team is.
And it would be nice to see Belmont pull off an upset as well.
Atlee Hokie Atlee Hokie
That would be one of the funniest happening ever. An old man can dream.
WVHokie84 WVHokie84
You calling me old? :-)
Atlee Hokie Atlee Hokie
No. Calling me old. And if 84 is your class, I have you beat by a mile.
I'm Class of 69.
WVHokie84 WVHokie84
LOL! LOVE IT!
Yep, i guess i am a baby as far as you're concerned. Age is just a number. My wife tells everyone that I'm her 12 year-old husband. I get it honestly. My mom is 88 and thinks she's 16. Yep, Class of '84. Hard to believe it'll be 40 years this summer since graduation.