I'm purposely putting this post in this free forum in case some ASU folks come to see if we have any thoughts. It's ridiculous that the ASU AD had to apologize for what was clearly a lighthearted remark about not wanting to long distances and/or endure cold weather. And even if he did mean it with malice, who cares? I'm reminded of that Seinfreld episode where George was upset when Jerry's girlfriend didn't like him. George wanted to be liked by everyone and it was funny because it was so absurd. What the hell do I care what the ASU AD thinks about WV? So long as he does his job and treats WVU fairly in the process, nothing else matters. It's childish to make a big deal out of this, which the media did, naturally, because the media is childish. Here's the tweet apologizing.
How damn ridiculous. It's no wonder our country is in such a mess when the people in power waste their time on this kind of nonsense. It's emblematic of our shallow culture for people and institutions to be forced to apologize for meaningless remarks. Oh, and they made a donation to a food bank too. The cost of a college education has increased so much that it costs more for one year of college now than it did for an entire four year education 50 years ago (and that is after adjusting for inflation BTW). THAT is what ASU, and WVU too, and all the other colleges ought to be apologizing for, and doing something about. The total amount they've screwed people over the years is probably equivalent to about a million food bank donations. But as is so often the case in our society, the important, substantive things get ignored and instead we focus on the meaningless.
I did learn something in all this though, namely that ASU is run by shallow people just like WVU, and probably most other colleges these days too.
And I learned one more thing. That Seinfeld clip stands up pretty well.
How damn ridiculous. It's no wonder our country is in such a mess when the people in power waste their time on this kind of nonsense. It's emblematic of our shallow culture for people and institutions to be forced to apologize for meaningless remarks. Oh, and they made a donation to a food bank too. The cost of a college education has increased so much that it costs more for one year of college now than it did for an entire four year education 50 years ago (and that is after adjusting for inflation BTW). THAT is what ASU, and WVU too, and all the other colleges ought to be apologizing for, and doing something about. The total amount they've screwed people over the years is probably equivalent to about a million food bank donations. But as is so often the case in our society, the important, substantive things get ignored and instead we focus on the meaningless.
I did learn something in all this though, namely that ASU is run by shallow people just like WVU, and probably most other colleges these days too.
And I learned one more thing. That Seinfeld clip stands up pretty well.
