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RP_McMurphy · 12-18-2007, 08:32 AM

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RP_McMurphy · 12-18-2007, 10:38 AM

Good guy off the screen and his work with the V foundation has been great. On the screen he is years past his time.

FloridaMan88 · 12-18-2007, 01:13 PM

Oh and another thing about Vitale... the guy is a complete fraud.

I met him in person at an autograph session at Hooters in Atlanta for the Final Four back in 2002 (the year KU was there and lost to Maryland). At a PAID autograph appearance he spent the entire time on his cell phone lecturing his pool guy back home, barely paying any attention to the people (many were kids) who were standing in line and paid $$$ for the basketball you had to purchase for him to sign.

This was all part of the V foundation... since all the money for for this event went to that charity. One of the kids standing in line was a cancer survivor and when his dad tried striking up a conversation with Vitale, telling him what his kid had gone through... Vitale refused to pull himself away from his "critical" conversation with his pool guy.

**DaKCMan AP** · 12-18-2007, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DJJasonp

If he was a pretentious prick like Packer....that would be another story...but he seems to be genuine.

Heh... once after a Florida game called by Verne Lundquist he was seen trying to get into Gator City (a bar/restaurant/club across from the stadium) and didn't want to pay the $5 cover. He says to the bouncer, "Do you know who I am? I'm the voice of the SEC!" Bouncer responds, "I don't care who you are, it's a $5 cover."

|Zach| · 12-18-2007, 01:20 PM

Hope everything pans out alright for him.

**Saulbadguy** · 12-18-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsfan88

Oh and another thing about Vitale... the guy is a complete fraud.

I met him in person at an autograph session at Hooters in Atlanta for the Final Four back in 2002 (the year KU was there and lost to Maryland). At a PAID autograph appearance he spent the entire time on his cell phone lecturing his pool guy back home, barely paying any attention to the people (many were kids) who were standing in line and paid $$$ for the basketball you had to purchase for him to sign.

This was all part of the V foundation... since all the money for for this event went to that charity. One of the kids standing in line was a cancer survivor and when his dad tried striking up a conversation with Vitale, telling him what his kid had gone through... Vitale refused to pull himself away from his "critical" conversation with his pool guy.

Yeah - he sounds like a real scumbag.

|Zach| · 12-18-2007, 01:24 PM

People that go get autographs are the whiniest bitches in the sports world.

**Saulbadguy** · 12-18-2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

People that go get autographs are the whiniest bitches in the sports world.

KCChiefsfan88 is one of the whiniest bitches in the world, so that makes sense.

FloridaMan88 · 12-18-2007, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Duncan Pinderhughes

Yeah - he sounds like a real scumbag.

What would you call someone who claims to be a champion of helping kids with cancer yet completely ignores a child cancer survivor during an autograph session?

F-R-A-U-D

Vitale only champions things when the cameras are on

**Saulbadguy** · 12-18-2007, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsfan88

What would you call someone who claims to be a champion of helping kids with cancer yet completely ignores a child cancer survivor during an autograph session?

F-R-A-U-D

Vitale only champions things when the cameras are on

Yeah, the thousands of dollars and man hours he has put in to the V foundation means nothing.

Third Eye · 12-18-2007, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsfan88

What would you call someone who claims to be a champion of helping kids with cancer yet completely ignores a child cancer survivor during an autograph session?

F-R-A-U-D

Vitale only champions things when the cameras are on

Strange how that is the polar opposite of his behavior when I was around him, all in situations that were off-camera. I personally saw him engage countless random fans on the street, heard him mother**** Donovon McNabb when he refused to be bothered, and watched him cry at a private function for 6 people when someone finally got the balls to ask him about Jimmy V. His granddaughter doted on him and they were practically inseparable. Never have I met a "celebrity" in real life that came of as genuine as he did.

|Zach| · 12-18-2007, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Third Eye

Strange how that is the polar opposite of his behavior when I was around him, all in situations that were off-camera. I personally saw him engage countless random fans on the street, heard him mother**** Donovon McNabb when he refused to be bothered, and watched him cry at a private function for 6 people when someone finally got the balls to ask him about Jimmy V. His granddaughter doted on him and they were practically inseparable. Never have I met a "celebrity" in real life that came of as genuine as he did.

I have had the same great experience

Demonpenz · 12-18-2007, 02:04 PM

V's motovational videos changed my life

KCFalcon59 · 12-18-2007, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsfan88

What would you call someone who claims to be a champion of helping kids with cancer yet completely ignores a child cancer survivor during an autograph session?

F-R-A-U-D

Vitale only champions things when the cameras are on

Did she have that written on her shirt?

jspchief · 12-18-2007, 02:16 PM

I can respect the type of person he is, but I can't stand to listen to him. His style is just too over the top. And every year he seems to become more of a caricature of himself.

**Saulbadguy** · 12-18-2007, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jspchief

I can respect the type of person he is, but I can't stand to listen to him. His style is just too over the top. And every year he seems to become more of a caricature of himself.

^^
OMFG, a jspchief sighting!

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