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[Trumpster]

http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2016/a...dsu-president/

I think that it's ridiculous that they feel the need to do this to begin with. If his "involvement with and communications about the NDSU athletic department media guidelines violated board policy." What kind of BS is that?

[56BISON73]

I think that it's ridiculous that they feel the need to do this to begin with. If his "involvement with and communications about the NDSU athletic department media guidelines violated board policy." What kind of BS is that?

I was wondering that myself.

[thebootfitter]

http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2016/a...dsu-president/

I'm not even clear what the issue really is. (Is there really an issue?)

Either way, from a somewhat outsider perspective, this all seems absurd. Tell me if I'm off base anywhere in my simple understanding of the issue???

"NDSU Athletics missteps in how they handled some announcement about their media policy that made some people really upset. Then they retract their announcement to ease the PR nightmare. An uneducated blogger with an agenda gets an editorial printed on the front page of the Forum that questions Bresciani's integrity, without any real basis for the accusation. Because it is on the front page, it gets picked up by other media outlets. Now, because "it is a national story," the State Board of Higher Education feels they need to waste tax payer money to investigate a baseless accusation?"

[Bison 4 Life]

This all seems so petty, it should be beneath them.

[oldmantutters]

I'm not even clear what the issue really is. (Is there really an issue?)

Either way, from a somewhat outsider perspective, this all seems absurd. Tell me if I'm off base anywhere in my simple understanding of the issue???

"NDSU Athletics missteps in how they handled some announcement about their media policy that made some people really upset. Then they retract their announcement to ease the PR nightmare. An uneducated blogger with an agenda gets an editorial printed on the front page of the Forum that questions Bresciani's integrity, without any real basis for the accusation. Because it is on the front page, it gets picked up by other media outlets. Now, because "it is a national story," the State Board of Higher Education feels they need to waste tax payer money to investigate a baseless accusation?"

It seems to me that you have summed everything up pretty nicely. Hopefully this independent investigation brings EVERYTHING to light. FCC's bid, the communications between RS and RP, and how much of this the SBoHE knew about everything that was going on.

[MAKBison]

http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2016/a...dsu-president/

This is about as ridiculous as it gets. It does show just how much power the FCC has and their willingness to use it against those who anger them....Dangerous and scary!

I am more concerned with our elected officials working hand in hand with an “attack dog” local blogger. Why is Rep Roscoe Streyle feeding Rob Port anyone’s emails. Seems to me if Rep Roscoe Streyle had an issue with this, he should be using the official processes afforded to him as a state representative verses underhanded backroom tactics. Maybe Rep. Roscoe Streyle believes Rob Port's blog is an acceptable conduit to communicate his thoughts? I doubt it! It is more likely that the representative just wanted to keep his hands clean while slinging mud. In the end it does not matter, Rep. Roscoe Streyle's actions are HIGHLY problematic and unprofessional.

I for one do not support Rep. Roscoe Streyle's style of politics and I am betting (regardless of the issue) most North Dakotan citizens do not either. Now because of the negative perception surrounding this issue which was caused by Rep Roscoe Streyle and his willigness to use the pigs to push his agenda, The ND tax payers are forced to pay for a 3rd party independent review. What a crock…. Rep Roscoe Streyle is the one that blurred the line between government officials and bomb throwers, he should resign from the education committee and/or personally pay for this 3rd party review!

The FCC is to blame here is well. Why is Rob Port’s editorial paced on the front page of a Newspaper? Have times changed, I thought, the front page of newspapers was reserved for hard news stories, not editorials. Not only did the FCC sensationalize an opinion piece, they made Rob Port out as some kind of legit journalist. Rob Port is a blogging smear master with an agenda which, as a student, is rumored to either have dropped out of or was forced out of NDSU. One might say he has an ax to grind. In any case, he is definitely biased.

Speaking of having an ax to grind. The FCC is a media outlet that was outbid and when NDSU decided it would no longer subsidize its sports coverage got their feelings hurt. WOW, how ironic/suspicious that it would on this very issue, at this very time decide to raise Rob Port's platform from basement blogger to investigative journalist. I guess it served their purposes. FCC your message was heard loud and clear by ALL (legislators businesses and competing media alike) mess with the bull get the horns! Again, WOW!

A little more about Mr Port. Less we forgot Rob Port’s attack on Dr. DB’s wife. Folks, Dr. DB is not married. It is not hard to see a blatant pattern of general disregard for the truth. Port has an agenda, Truth be damned! All that seems to matter to Port is that his stories cast a shadow over NDSU, Fargo and or Cass County. I mean come on folks, Rob Port is the same “journalist” who called out the Cass County Sheriff for indicating he was angry that LE officers are being targeted and killed. Turns out Rob Port was completely wrong and the Sheriff was right. How many Police officers have been shot in cold blood this year. Nope, Rob Port deemed the Sheriff's comments as dangerous and essentially called for the Sheriffs head....The truth be damned! Despite the community being general against his comments, did Rob Port stop there? Not even close! Instead he doubled down and went on the local radio stations spewing his stupidity. Again, Port had no clue what he was talking about. Truth be damned!

If you really want to see what kind of fool Rob Port is look no further then national story he created about the administration placing socialist themed books, in the White-house. Turns out these things had been displayed for the past 40+ years. Think about that for a second, how many folks, over the past 40 something years have been through the halls of the White house....Gotta be hundreds of thousands, if not millions! Out of all those people, Port is the only one to A) Make a story out of nothing and B) get the story wrong. If that alone does not cause you to questions his motives and judgment, well just ask the good folks of the Turtle Mountain Reservation, They well tell you. WOW!!!! Did they really ban him form every stepping foot on the Reservation? ....google it!

[Bison bison]

"NDSU Athletics missteps in how they handled some announcement about their media policy that made some people really upset. Then they retract their announcement to ease the PR nightmare. An uneducated blogger with an agenda gets an editorial printed on the front page of the Forum that questions Bresciani's integrity, without any real basis for the accusation. Because it is on the front page, it gets picked up by other media outlets. Now, because "it is a national story," the State Board of Higher Education feels they need to waste tax payer money to investigate a baseless accusation?"

This will be the Executive Summary. The only change I can see is if the independent group is from out state in which case the last sentence will be "What the hell is wrong with you people?"

[tony]

Tom Isern posted another beauty: https://www.facebook.com/notes/tom-i...53968113822893

I saw this courtesy of it being posted on NDSU Bison Football Fans Facebook page.

That was awesome.

IMO, Marcil should wear a hat. Then he'd look like a penis wearing a hat. Except smaller.

[EightyfourBison]

The FCC is to blame here is well. Why is Rob Port’s editorial paced on the front page of Newspaper? Have times changed, I thought, the front page of newspapers was reserved for hard news stories, not editorials. Not only did the FCC sensationalize an opinion peace, they made Rob Port out as some kind of legit journalist. Rob Port is a blogger with an agenda which is rumored as a student, to have either dropped out of or was forced out of NDSU...one might say he has an ax to grind. In any case he is definitely bias. Speaking of having an ax to grind, the FCC is is a media outlet that was outbid and got its feelings hurt when NDSU decided it would no longer subsidize its sports coverage. WOW how ironic/suspicious that it would on this very issue, at this very time decide to raise Rob Port's platform from basement blogger to investigative journalist and put him on the front page. WOW!

Don't tabloids often do this?

[StL Bison Fan]

Don't tabloids often do this?

yes. Right next to "i was abducted by aliens" and 'I saw Elvis at KMart'