“We see it different.
Tonight was the first game in which Butlers opponent actually got some calls.
I wish Michigan State was given those calls. Easy for Butler to control tempo when on their defensive end they NEVER get called for hacking and reach in fouls, while on the other end they get those calls.
Note to media: Butler was a 5 seed not a 16 seed, so quit with the “David and Goliath” nonsense.
The medias coverage and bias of Butler reminded me of how they cover Obama.”
Maybe the real story was student-athletes being successful in the classroom and on the court versus street thugs that largely made up the teams Butler beat in this tournament.
Michigan State has experience losing to Horizon League teams. Didn’t they lose to Wright State the year they won their last national championship in 2000?
“Michigan State has experience losing to Horizon League teams. Didn’t they lose to Wright State the year they won their last national championship in 2000?”
Yep.
Now that is a motivator.
Don’t get me wrong, Butler is a good team with good kids who play hard. Still, no matter the STORY the media loves I don’t believe in officiating welfare to further that story.
This is how the media works.
#seed5 Butler beats #5 seed MSU and it is a great upset.
Not really, they are both 5 seeds with MSU playing damn near practice players and Freshmen to cover their hobbled starters and their top player out with surgery days before.
The media missed that.