First of all, that was an awesome win last night and probably the most fun I've had at a home game in years. That said, was anyone else somewhat at a loss for words with the Koch Industries ad that ran which highlighted Keyo Craver's game against Rice in 2001? Essentially, the ad went on and on about the terrorist attacks and how that was the first game back after they occurred. It was all very patriotic, which would have been fine if it weren't, at its core, an ad for a giant corporation that was exploiting 9/11 in a commercial.
I don't know how our athletic department can see something like this and feel like it's acceptable. It would be one thing if it were the university running a feature highlighting the game and the importance it held at the time. It's something else, though, when you allow a multinational corporation to run an ad that is essentially, "9/11...a horrible attack on our country...Koch Industries is awesome." It was an embarrassment to see that sort of exploitative garbage on the big screen.
I don't know how our athletic department can see something like this and feel like it's acceptable. It would be one thing if it were the university running a feature highlighting the game and the importance it held at the time. It's something else, though, when you allow a multinational corporation to run an ad that is essentially, "9/11...a horrible attack on our country...Koch Industries is awesome." It was an embarrassment to see that sort of exploitative garbage on the big screen.
