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Old 08-21-2007, 02:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Important An apology from Martin Waymire

To: Trevor Barnes and the posters at SpartanTailgate.com:

Please accept my apologies for the post by one of my company’s employees regarding the Big 10 Network’s insistence that the new channel be forced on all cable customers, not just those interested in sports. You were right to “out” that posting, as it did not clearly point out our company does work for Comcast (which did not pre-approve the message posted).

Our staffer is indeed a MSU student, and did attend Commissioner Delaney’s kickoff in East Lansing. And he is a big Spartan fan. Given a chance to buy the network as part of a sports tier, he probably would!

That doesn’t excuse our failure to identify that the posting was done by our company advocating for a particular position.

Again, my apologies. Go Spartans…at least until they play my Northwestern Wildcats!

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Old 08-21-2007, 02:21 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 08-21-2007, 02:21 PM   #3 (permalink)


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Now get off these message boards, and tell your client Comcast they need to reach a deal, and don't let them tell you its the BTN's fault.

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Old 08-21-2007, 02:23 PM   #4 (permalink)


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Old 08-21-2007, 02:24 PM   #5 (permalink)


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Old 08-21-2007, 02:25 PM   #6 (permalink)


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Old 08-21-2007, 02:27 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Old 08-21-2007, 02:27 PM   #8 (permalink)


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Old 08-21-2007, 02:28 PM   #9 (permalink)


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I think its a fake!
seems schticky to me too.
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Old 08-21-2007, 02:28 PM   #10 (permalink)


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Old 08-21-2007, 02:29 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Old 08-21-2007, 02:29 PM   #12 (permalink)


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Don't accept the apology! Counter his message with a demand, and sign "you have one day"
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Old 08-21-2007, 02:30 PM   #13 (permalink)
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seems schticky to me too.
nah, TB would get in trouble if he let people go around impersonating someone professionally like that.

my guess is that he's looking into it right now.
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Old 08-21-2007, 02:31 PM   #14 (permalink)
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can't blame the guy for trying. just needs to try a little harder next time.

have to get up pretty early in the am to pull one over on tRCMB
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Old 08-21-2007, 02:32 PM   #15 (permalink)

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Old 08-21-2007, 02:32 PM   #16 (permalink)


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Old 08-21-2007, 02:33 PM   #17 (permalink)


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Old 08-21-2007, 02:33 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Old 08-21-2007, 02:34 PM   #20 (permalink)


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Yeah, I have to say this is #1 in damage control...fess up then deflect blame.

I wonder if the "student" in question was actually a student.
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Old 08-21-2007, 02:36 PM   #21 (permalink)


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Our staffer is indeed a MSU student, and did attend Commissioner Delaney’s kickoff in East Lansing. And he is a big Spartan fan. Given a chance to buy the network as part of a sports tier, he probably would!
some apology. seems like more advocacy!
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Old 08-21-2007, 02:39 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Old 08-21-2007, 02:41 PM   #23 (permalink)


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So instead of giving their overpaying customer's an extra channel, Comcast is paying some douche company to pose as fan's who try to convince other fans that they don't want the channel. Fantastic idea, well executed
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Our staffer is indeed a MSU student, and did attend Commissioner Delaney’s kickoff in East Lansing. And he is a big Spartan fan. Given a chance to buy the network as part of a sports tier, he probably would!
An MSU student who desperately wants to pay an even higher cable bill so he can watch his Spartans play Bowling Green.
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