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Swooshgate Rages On
Swooshgate Rages On
It's been a heady couple days for Ernie Davis statuephiles. First, they see their one reason for living erected . Then they find out there might be paid advertising on it . Then there's was word from the Chancellor's office that it was all a big whoops . Then the swooshing was shown to be ...
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The Ernie Davis statue, from pride to saga
The Orange Squeeze — I wasn't going to blog about the Ernie Davis statue and the whole thing behind the "Nike" logo, but as it is getting bigger and bigger I am going to say this, and then just drop it, since it's not going to change anything. This whole incident is just proving to me that Dr. Gross (and maybe Chancellor Nancy Cantor) worries a lot more about the "look of the school" than the school itself. If you've been following this whole thing it just feels like the usual smoke and mirrors that the Athletic Director of SU uses. I am sorry, but on the great weekend that was, it is beginning to feel like it was the weekend ...

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theorangesports.blogspot.com 9/19/2008 — I wasn't going to blog about the Ernie Davis statue and the whole thing behind the "Nike" logo, but as it is getting bigger and bigger I am going to say this, and then just drop it, since it's not going to change anything.
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