Age 79. I'll keep my thoughts to myself. Unfortunately though the Rutgers connection will always be there.
https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/rutgers-players-speak-out/all
https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/rutgers-players-speak-out/all
Imus died
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Time heals all wounds, especially when an apology is given and accepted.
Rather than remember the incident I’ll offer my condolences to all of Don Imus’ family and all that care for the man along with bringing up Don and the Rutgers team came to an agreeable understanding over his mistake.
I bare no ill will towards him over an incident that was settled and will not make issue on what happened , which might be considered hurtful to those morning his death.
But point out that incident had a ending that was agreeable to all involved.
>Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer said Friday the team had accepted radio host Don Imus’ apology. She said he deserves a chance to move on <https://www.today.com/news/rutgers-coach-players-accept-imus-apology-wbna18089620
Rather than remember the incident I’ll offer my condolences to all of Don Imus’ family and all that care for the man along with bringing up Don and the Rutgers team came to an agreeable understanding over his mistake.
I bare no ill will towards him over an incident that was settled and will not make issue on what happened , which might be considered hurtful to those morning his death.
But point out that incident had a ending that was agreeable to all involved.
>Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer said Friday the team had accepted radio host Don Imus’ apology. She said he deserves a chance to move on <https://www.today.com/news/rutgers-coach-players-accept-imus-apology-wbna18089620
Wow . Imus gave this program its biggest stage . And there is way more interest on the football board.
Old wound for Imus and his supporters maybe . Not a wound for us . Gave us a huge national stage of all positive publicity. The program has never been talked about so much. The Imus team made the national finals and are best remembered because of Imus . I am sure people will reach out for reactions from carson and others . Probably first major interview in years. Long live Imus team. The best we had
Reading the transcript especially Essence's words makes me feel their hurt all over again. What a group of young women they were.
https://scarletknights.com/news/2007/4/10/April_10_2007_Press_Conference_Transcribe.aspx
https://scarletknights.com/news/2007/4/10/April_10_2007_Press_Conference_Transcribe.aspx
The RU remarks really were the beginning of the end for him. While he was on the air after that, he lost his biggest platform and his clout.
By biggest platform do you mean MSNBC? I always figured he had more people listening to his show via radio syndication than watching his show on MSNBC.
Always thought he was a weird fit on MSNBC.
Imus was a complicated man with great pipes. A radio legend who said some foolish things, more than once or twice, took an active role in improving conditions at Walter Reed Army Hospital, and established a Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer.
I was listening that morning he talked about the Rutgers WBB team. I remember thinking the Tennessee girls were more attractive but
"he just f#cked up."
His MSNBC gig is what made him important in the national media scene, and he lost his radio syndication deal, too. He did end up signing with another radio network, and his show continued until last year, but he was much less prominent and likely had a much smaller audience. It's kind of hard to remember, but Imus made national news on a regular basis because he got important politicians on the show. That stopped cold in 2007.
Wow. Just wow. Please do not refer to the national runner-up team by the name of someone who was not on the team. Are you one of the players or coaches from that team to say there was no wound? Did you ask every one of those women whether she was happy that they went through what they did? Now there are such things as silver linings, but publicity because a big-time jerk targeted a group of young women in a racist and sexist commentary is not a good thing, in my opinion. Are you Fred Imus?
So many things wrong with this praise of a team that was insulted then made to be part of the insulator's team.
I feel calling the Rutgers WBB team Imus' Team is showing disrespect to the players that were insulted by Imus and honoring the insult he gave.[sick]:chairshot:
Like you said the apology was given and accepted . The reason why they are in the news today is because of Imus. Not because they made the finals. Sadly, that’s the truth .
I choose to remember the basketball accomplishments and not the insults. It seems like you do too. But most don’t .
The insult overshadowed the accomplishment, that's what should be remembered.
That team deserved to be remembered on its own merits not the insult that distracted from the pride that team's players should have felt for themselves.
Calling them the Imus Team , just adds to the disappointment all RU WBB fans should feel knowing Imus' words took something away from what the RU WBB Team did that year and how good it was.
Yes, the insults overshadowed the accomplishment . That’s what I am saying is they are more remembered for being Imus team than national runner ups . That’s just how it goes.
I never said they was good or fair. I personally feel it is not good and it’s unfair . But my personal feelings don’t matter here. They got a raw deal
What I'm saying is the Rutgers team is remembered for the team Imus insulted and
calling them the Imus team is putting the insult like a benefit that makes the insult more positive than a negative, even if that wasn't your intention.
To me that year's team became the team Imus disrespected and the term the Imus team is a insult to them , even if the insult was unintentional.
I was wearing my 2007 Final Four t-shirt earlier this week, and what I remember most is a team that did remarkable things, that won games when they were supposed to be crushed, and that made all of us there feel giddy after the 1st half of the LSU game in the national semifinals. Their incredible grace after a horrific racist insult was a gift to the world, but the accomplishments are what matter to me.