If I had been on Michigan's campus yesterday, I would have unloaded on someone.(about Lizzy Seeberg)
ESPN College Game Day has a morning show on different campuses that are hosting big football games. Yesterday they were at the University of Michigan for their game against ND.
They choose the kids who are directly behind the hosts and will be on camera. They also vet signs that will be held up. Before the Clemson/Georgia show they nixed some Miley Cyrus ones.
Well, yesterday they missed the worst possible one that could be held up.(bottom left)
http://30fps.mocksession.com/2013/09/07/wow-a-lizzy-seeberg-sign/
""HI LIZZY SEEBERG"
Lizzy Seeberg was a ND student who was sexually assaulted by a football player. She committed suicide.
I'm sure this will prompt screeds against football, arguments about what exactly happened to Seeberg and other issues that have been chewed over. Some will jump on Michigan.
I think everybody needs to think about how sexual assault can still be minimized no matter how horrible the outcome is.
ESPN would do well to issue an apology and a serious note about the gravity of this problem. College Game Day is their golden goose. I hope enough people shite on them about this so that they take it seriously. It was a mistake, but one they can own up to and try to reach people with a serious message. Michigan should add their 2¢.
All of them just hope it goes quietly away.
We'll see if there is any reaction.
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