2/10 PJ Star articles

[Da Coach]

http://pjstar.com/stories/021008/KIR_BFO1MQVG.077.php

http://pjstar.com/stories/021008/BRA_BFO1MP75.077.php

http://pjstar.com/stories/021008/BRA_BFOAFBI6.W02.php

http://www2.pjstar.com/index.php?/wessler/article

http://www2.pjstar.com/index.php?/fieldhouse/

[MacabreMob]

In Wessler's blog, he said the ISU fans did not use profanity. Yet some posted on the postgame thread there was plenty of cursing. Who do I believe?

[tornado]

In Wessler's blog, he said the ISU fans did not use profanity. Yet some posted on the postgame thread there was plenty of cursing. Who do I believe?

I guess it depends on what you define as profane...

Things like "Buck FRADL*EY" (several hundred people had signs or t-shirts saying this), "F-you BU", "You SUCK", and (how could he possibly miss this one?) the organized "BULL-SH*T" chant that followed most of the bad or borderline referee calls, and a few other chants certainly don't leave much to the imagination, and probably wouldn't be allowed in the Wessler household.

[BradleyBrave]

I guess Wessler was in the men's room during the 'F U BU' and 'Suck ----' chants. Classy all the way, right Kirk?

Also, where was this great ISU fan support when they played the highest ranked team ever to visit Redbird Arena on Wednesday?

[tornado]

Yesterday, ISU had the 2nd 10,000+ crowd that they've had in the past 10 years (both were BU games)
BU has already had 5 10,000+ games this season alone, and will almost certainly have 3 more (BracketBuster, Creighton, and SIU) to make EIGHT this season, and we had eight last season as well.
If they think encouraging such behavior will help their attendance, then they are shooting themselves in the feet, it won't.

[artmagik]

When I read the article on the good sportsmanship, it made me wonder if we were at the same game. I think the ISU fans showed a definite lack of class. I think Wessler must need his ears cleaned out.

[patrick_o'brian]

ISU wont have that knid of crownd again until next year. Most of those fans were not "regulars". There is no way.

[IheartBU]

Anyone else read the comments section after the Wessler column?

[Da Coach]

Interesting. I didn't think KW's article was too bad. There have certainly been far worse.

And, of course, the most hilarious responses were from the ISU fans. The one who posted the usual in-depth, thoughtful analysis that is typical of ISU fans was "Bradley s**ks". I am shocked someone didn't post the tired-out old "Buck F.radley". Considering Bradley had won 6 games in a row and has a huge winning advantage since Jim Les has been Bradley's coach, I wonder why we never seem to see the same sentiment expressed by the Bradley fans toward ISU? Maybe because we don't seem to have as many fans with 5th grade mentality?

[Beninator]

Anyone else read the comments section after the Wessler column?

I saw that... Kirk needs to clean out his ears or get fitted for a hearing aide.imo

--and the "Ben" mentioned is not me...fwiw

[chitown fanatic]

yes, having a certain level of mentality is key...that's why if you can't go to school...you go to state!

[BUconnorD]

This Kirk Wessler sounds like a tool
i think we should get a bradley contingency to go cheer sub par state school at his house

i hope this "ben" that's tearing him a new on is a Bradleyfans poster...cuz he deserves kudos

p.s. Kirk Wessler is automatically a tool because he both sits in the upper deck and is an ISU fan