New Texas A&M T-shirt takes aim at ESPN
A spokesman for Aggieland Outfitters said customers have had enough of the spin.
So, in response to complaints about media coverage of Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, the Aggie retailer designed "BTHO ESPiN" T-shirts, available in stores and online.
Manziel, who was suspended for the first half of Texas A&M's 52-31 win over Rice on Saturday after an "inadvertent violation" of NCAA autograph rules, came under more media scrutiny after he was benched in the fourth quarter after receiving an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for taunting Rice players.
"We've been thinking about doing this shirt for a while," said Dallas Shipp, director of marketing and communications for Aggieland Outfitters. "We went back and forth whether or not to do it, but the longer the coverage dragged on, the more our customers grew tired with the reporting. Everyone was getting fed up, so we decided we wanted to do it. It's one of those shirts that sends a statement: The national media and our friends in Bristol have created this narrative of who they think Johnny Manziel is and for a lot of people it's not an accurate or fair representation of Johnny."
More at http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/article_cf9e3e3f-2eef-501b-9ef9-81e5181e8638.html .
[font color=maroon]Okay, I must admit my ignorance about acronyms--BTHO stands for "Beat The Hell Outta."[/font]
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on edit: The NCAA and A&M reached an agreement that a source told ESPN’s Brett McMurphy closes the book on the matter. The Heisman Trophy winner was interviewed by NCAA investigators for nearly six hours last weekend and it was determined that he did not receive money, ESPN reported. NCAA rules prohibit athletes from signing autographs if they know they’ll be sold, even if the athlete accepts no money, which could explain the unusual punishment.
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