ESPN To Blame for Troy S. Myth
So while talking to a few co-workers about Troy S. Myth getting dismantled like a man kissed by death, I realized something — all of my annoyance, anger, and (what developed into) hatred for him had been completely misguided. For the better part of a year, the mere mention of his name has left me seething. I always understood that he was a talented quarterback but he was being treated as if he was the Second Coming. To make matters worse, he’d been touted as this saintly, courageous soul, who fought through adversity to lead his team to the promised land when the reality is that he created his own by snatching booster money and engaging in random acts of jackassery.
But like all objects of my frustration, I now see that the blame can be traced to one source: the Worldwide Leader of Hype & Bunk.
ESPN/ABC and no one else is to blame for the unending fellatio of Troy S. Myth. That boil on the arse of sports pours fanatical devotion on selected teams and players, sanitizing the corrupt and deifying the unworthy.
We can’t blame Myth for the angle taken by the press any more than we can blame Ohio State for being heralded as a 20-point favorite, Notre Dame for starting the season ranked #2, or Boise State for suddenly becoming the greatest team of the modern age. Troy S. Myth didn’t ask to replace Jesus as the Messiah – ESPN handled that for him while carefully crafting his Hypeman campaign. Their machine fooled the masses into thinking that a guy who was a talented college quarterback, no more and no less, was a god among men. And now that he has fallen, they have abandoned him for a new savior with a more genuine tale of lament – Chris Leak.
ESPN actively deceives the public for their own gain and then feigns ignorance when it backfires. They have created the culture that fuels the greed and frivolity of the bowl season and no one will hold them accountable. Who’s going to do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinberg? ESPN/ABC will continue on their path, destroying college football with their biased "reporting" and boosterism and we’ll all sit idly by without saying a word.
Bah.
In other news, Kim Etheredge, the useless clown that fumbled spin control for Terrell Owens was unceremoniously fired yesterday. Just four months ago, I nearly found myself lending a feeling of sorrow in TO’s direction but she stepped in and reminded us that there are 25 million reasons why that was unnecessary. After laughing at her plight, my buddy Coz advised that at least she has her hair care business as a plan B and that got me a’thinkin…
Etheredge is the CEO of Mixed Chicks Hair Products, which are, as one can easily infer, made for biracial women. But how did she get to become the CEO.. what was her business background? Did she simply get a business license and latch on to a product? Like Ms. Etheredge, I am already qualified to become a publicist, so what’s stopping me from following her into the world of hair care products?
"But Warner, YOU aren’t a mixed chick!" Ah-ha! I am a fine half and half mixture of American Indian and random European white people. I’m not Ms. Etheredge’s type of mixed chick but I’ve got my own little minority working out here. Trouble is, there aren’t too many of us running around. Even worse, is that traveling to various powwows and functions to sell my wares to the general Indian populace would be a bust… as a general rule, we have fantastic hair. Whether wavy, curly, or straight, it’s always soft, silky, and packs a lustrous shine.
But what about the albinos? Constantly overlooked by the mainstream, the albinic market is, to date, completely untouched! We’ve gone over my issues with my hair and eyes in the past. You know about my problems. I need this! When I go to the salon, I’m entitled to have products made for people like me.. products that don’t leave me looking like a tiger or zebra when I attempt to get my hair darkened. Frankly, I think I’ve got a winner on my hands.
I’m going to call my line of products "White Heat" – it’s gonna be a whole collection of shampoos, conditioners, hair dyes, mousse, and colored contacts. And after I round up the 10,000 albinic souls running around this country, I’m gonna hawk my goods and make that paper… if things go well enough, I may be able to make enough profit to buy new tires for my Wrangler.
Huzzah!
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WELL SAID !!!
Yeah that’s true.. the media creates these monsters and then we blame the team/players as if they were the driving force behind it all. But even when I take away that one factor for reasons why I don’t like Troy Smith, I still really really dislike the guy
I just don’t understand why ESPN can’t report things as they really are. They absolutely refuse to report the news because they’re too busy trying to be the news. I think it would make more sense if they had competitors trying to take market share and they needed to create a buzz or something but they’re all we’ve got!
i dont understand why you mess with your hair or contacts at all. with your skin color, they make you look pretty bad ass. but if you wanna make a little money i guess i cant blame ya.
I’d like to see if ESPN can hype Chris Leak into a first round pick.. I bet they run a strong campaign.
Getting control of the media would have to start with either the NCAA or the D1 school presidents but all those bastards care about in the end is the dollar. The media is ruining college football, I agree with you 100%, but the people running CFB allowed it to happen!
ESPN won’t remember troy smith’s name in a year.
You oughta develop this hair deal girl and stick with the white, especially in the summer! that’s some hot shit.
America loves its myths…this Troy Smith thing reached its saturation point a while ago, and you know that I am most definitely not a college football fanatic. As always, it is best not to believe the hype.
Hey Brady you should get off her ass every once in a while. she could dip her hair in acid and you’d tell her it was hot.
Is there any reason why Fox Sports hasn’t developed into a proper rival for ESPN? They have the regional networks but why not go national?
You write well and you got me laughing (especially about the K.Etheredge stuff). Your line of products… White Heat…hillarious! There are “do-ers” and there are “watchers”. You are a funny, and obviously well-spoken “watcher”. K.Etheredge is a “do-er”. Should she call herself a publicisit or a CEO…maybe not, but she is living a full life. As for T.O., he would be better off with a guy like you being his publiciist. Then again, a guy like you wouldn’t want the hassle. And even if you did want to step up to the challenge, a guy like T.O. is too intimidating for a “watcher” to approach. So you sit back and commentate–you write funny graffiti on the wall. And you do it well so people laugh. But I ask you, what would you be without the “do-ers” to make jokes about? So in your zeal to entertain us, please remember posting a blog gives you the power (not the right) to make someone feel like an idiot. You are a good writer, please gossip–I mean blog responsibly.
Savian, you couldn’t be more ignorant.
You don’t have enough sense to realize she’s actually a girl, let alone the know-how to peg her as a “watcher” or a “do-er.” What makes you think you have half a clue? What makes you think she’s not living a full life? You know nothing about her or her accomplishments and clearly nothing about her personality. If you did, you’d realize how absurd your entire comment is.
The irony of this is you’re doing your own watching of HER doing and you’ve exposed yourself as a complete idiot in the process.
I’m glad there are more articulate people here than myself, so they can expose fools like this
As far as I can tell, Savian, she’s DOING a helluva lot more than you are. But since I don’t know you or anything about you, it’s probably unfair for me to make blanket assumptions about your life the way you did hers. Asshole.
See how harsh words get people crazy? I posted a response about this blogger to make a point. And you are, with these loud responses, supporting my point. We must blog responsibly, or in plain words, be nice. So, if this blooger is a wonderful person, I appologize (to her). And I appreciate that she creats a forum for folks to get fired up. So Hadrian, can you take back calling me an “Asshole”?