Cy-Hawk locker room thief was former Iowa student with no connection to ISU

[The_Architect]

Yep, this is still hilarious:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...ft-hawkeyes-cyclones-nicholas-beary/11366941/

 

[HFCS]

Glad someone bumped this, there won't ever be a better example of Iowa fans and official university staff blowing their load in jealous rage against ISU and looking like complete idiots in the process.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

...particularly in light of a couple of threads currently active in the rivals section that are populated by some of the more "Hawkeye Homer" type of fans.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Was it really necessary for the Rag to add "while Mark Weisman was rushing for 145 yards and helping the Hawkeyes to a 27-21 victory last Sept. 14." ?

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Nope. But that's Randy for ya.

 

[CyStalker]

I mentioned to my spouse this morning how the media sure did shut up about the whole locker room theft once it was revealed that the thief was a former EIU student. I made the comment that if it had been an ISU student the media would still be beating that drum nonstop. Then this article...I sure don't want to be on the same wave length as the rag.

 

[00clone]

Was it really necessary for the Rag to add "while Mark Weisman was rushing for 145 yards and helping the Hawkeyes to a 27-21 victory last Sept. 14." ?

No, but to them, yes.

 

[CyStalker]

Was it really necessary for the Rag to add "while Mark Weisman was rushing for 145 yards and helping the Hawkeyes to a 27-21 victory last Sept. 14." ?

Insecure people have to constantly remind themselves of their perceived superiority.

 

[roundball]

Was it really necessary for the Rag to add "while Mark Weisman was rushing for 145 yards and helping the Hawkeyes to a 27-21 victory last Sept. 14." ?

Yeah, what he should have wrote was "while a football game was being played, the outcome of which shall never be mentioned again so as to avoid upsetting overly sensitive Cyclone fans".

 

[NickTheGreat]

I thought this part was funny

"[FONT=arial, sans-serif]Although some people initially jumped to the conclusion that the fugitive had ties with Iowa State, they were proven wrong when University of Iowa registration officials confirmed that Beary was a Hawkeye student between the fall of 2008 and spring of 2011. It later was learned that he briefly was a member of the University of Iowa Student Government."[/FONT]

[FONT=arial, sans-serif]Like the local sports media? :twitcy:[/FONT]

 

[00clone]

Yeah, what he should have wrote was "while a football game was being played, the outcome of which shall never be mentioned again so as to avoid upsetting overly sensitive Cyclone fans".

The next iteration...first it was people overreacting to things said about the cyclones...now it's people overreacting about other people's sensitivity.

All he asked was whether it was necessary...he didn't freak out about it. And honestly, I don't think it was the score, I think it was the ordinary rushing totals in an article about the locker room breakin. Now, if it had been a noteworthy amount, like 300 yards or something, I could see, but to put in 145 yards in that article's context of an update on the guy who broke into the locker room is about as relevant as noting that the referee's shoe was untied in an article about that soccer player biting the other guy.

Is it angering me? No, but I read it myself and thought it seemed awkward.

 

[roundball]

The next iteration...first it was people overreacting to things said about the cyclones...now it's people overreacting about other people's sensitivity.

All he asked was whether it was necessary...he didn't freak out about it. And honestly, I don't think it was the score, I think it was the ordinary rushing totals in an article about the locker room breakin. Now, if it had been a noteworthy amount, like 300 yards or something, I could see, but to put in 145 yards in that article's context of an update on the guy who broke into the locker room is about as relevant as noting that the referee's shoe was untied in an article about that soccer player biting the other guy.

Is it angering me? No, but I read it myself and thought it seemed awkward.

Talk about an overreaction...

 

[nfrine]

Talk about an overreaction...

Easy there SquareBalls....we are not sensitive at all.

 

[HFCS]

The next iteration...first it was people overreacting to things said about the cyclones...now it's people overreacting about other people's sensitivity.

All he asked was whether it was necessary...he didn't freak out about it. And honestly, I don't think it was the score, I think it was the ordinary rushing totals in an article about the locker room breakin. Now, if it had been a noteworthy amount, like 300 yards or something, I could see, but to put in 145 yards in that article's context of an update on the guy who broke into the locker room is about as relevant as noting that the referee's shoe was untied in an article about that soccer player biting the other guy.

Is it angering me? No, but I read it myself and thought it seemed awkward.

how about this: "Former University of Iowa student and student councel member carries out theft of locker room as coach Kirk Ferentz chewed on his gum. Iowa athletic department warns entire Big Ten that its own students may burglarize locker rooms as Ferentz and other coaches chew gum."

 

[GWad]

but their team is so deep

 

[CyCloned]

Was it really necessary for the Rag to add "while Mark Weisman was rushing for 145 yards and helping the Hawkeyes to a 27-21 victory last Sept. 14." ?

It could have easily been left off. Could have also said that JR threw for x numbers of yards, as the Cyclones outgained Iowa in a losing effort 27-21. Neither statement was needed or adds anything to the article. Simple pandering by the writer.

 

[Stormwarning]

My god some of you are nuts

 

[Stormwarning]

The stuff we worry about is ********

 

[ImJustKCClone]

The stuff we worry about is ********

Meh - I don't think any of us are "worried". As one poster put it, it was simple pandering by the author. Frankly, I think you & roundball are overreacting to the posts more than the other posters are to the article.

Hack writing by a local that writes his stories about state schools and includes pointless phrases/paragraphs about their rivals to create friction and garner page hits. He does it to all of us (UI, ISU, UNI). I just shake my head at some of what passes for sports journalism nowadays.

 

[carvers4math]

Ignoring RP is usually the best way to go. Sounds like when we got all kinds of stuff going on with NBA draft, more football signings, Morris back from overseas, CCL play, Niang big man academy, etc., best he can do is say that there is no news on this old story and oh yea, we gave up a bunch of running yards. Par for the course from him.