Memo to ESPN: Criminals, Malcontents Should Not Be Glorified

[UConn07]

http://the-boneyard.com/blog/memo-to-espn-criminals-malcontents-should-not-be-glorified/

 

[Dooley]

Completely agree with this. I admit to watching this game because I was interested to see if Clemson could beat FSU with their backup QB in. I'd say about half of the post-play coverage for every FSU offensive play was of Winston's reactions on the sideline. This doesn't count the number of times the ESPiN announcers talked about him or the hours and days of coverage he has gotten leading up to the game. Aside: CLemson's FR QB is going to be a star in the ACC very soon but nobody is talking about him...only coverage of Winston.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - I'm glad that POS isn't representing UCONN in any way, shape or form. I had to cringe my way through Marcus Williams and AJ Price on my hoops team and that was tough. But if I had to cringe my way through this POS on my football team, I would be utterly embarrassed of and for my alma mater.

 

[noeynox]

Kids ain't perfect none of us are, but Winston has had some so many incidents already that he should no longer get a pass.

 

[Dooley]

Kids ain't perfect none of us are, but Winston has had some so many incidents already that he should no longer get a pass.

Agreed. I have no problem giving a college kid second or even third chances. He's had about 5 or 6 (that we know of). The only thing ESPiN's love affair with Winston does is encourage the very type of deviant behavior that the game is trying to clean up.

 

[Blue Loyalist]

Agreed. I have no problem giving a college kid second or even third chances. He's had about 5 or 6 (that we know of). The only thing ESPiN's love affair with Winston does is encourage the very type of deviant behavior that the game is trying to clean up.

Key words: "that we know of"

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

I think the blame lies more with FSU for allowing him in the building in the first place. ESPN is concerned about ratings. Nothing else. Their job is not to be the morality police.

The whole thing was completely FUBAR'ED by FSU.

 

[BlueMAB]

How long do we have to wait for the blog about ESPN's coverage of David Nelson and the orphans he (and his brother) take care of in Haiti?

I just don't understand why ESPN kept putting the camera on Winston.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11571689

 

[Uconnalliance]

Winston should enjoy his 15+ minutes of fame he's ego will make him a bust

 

[sportsart]

I expect Winston's life to end up somewhere between Ray Rice and Aaron Hernandez.

 

[DoctorWho85]

I expect Winston's life to end up somewhere between Ray Rice and Aaron Hernandez.

Sounds like that would be the life of Michael Vick

 

[Vowelguy]

Completely disagree with the article.

Winston was the story.
FSU made a farce of the suspension by allowing him on the sidelines, and in his jersey no less. ESPN merely exposed that farce.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Completely disagree with the article.

Winston was the story.
FSU made a farce of the suspension by allowing him on the sidelines, and in his jersey no less. ESPN merely exposed that farce.

This is exactly right. Whether people like him or not, whether you think he was glorified or not.....ESPN is in it for big ratings. It's not their job to tell us what to watch and how to react. Winston was the story. From the pregame antics to his reactions on the sidelines. People tuned in for that en masse. ESPN is supposed to ignore that? Foolish.

FSU should have never let him within 500 yards of Doak Campbell on Saturday.

 

[J187Money]

He is a party boy. Not a hardened criminal. He won't steal anything once he has money to buy it.

His problem will be women. Not for him but for his boys.