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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
On the contrary, I think anybody who denies that there was solely on the basis of a statement made by the booster with a history of taunting players (and a vague "investigation" with no specifics from a completely biased party) probably has an agenda. I'm just saying I don't know. And without sufficient evidence, that's the only rational perspective to take.
Where are these interviews? Can we read/hear them? Are there any direct statements from anybody at all that the public can see?
What a load of shit that is. There's nothing conclusive about that video at all and most people here have commented on how difficult it is to actually hear what was said. You'd have to be being pretty disingenuous to deny it.
Any PR professional would tell you that there is no benefit to Smart/Ford saying something like that during a public apology designed solely to protect/rebuild his public image. There's nothing to be gained from his perspective by getting in a fight through the media with a fan and prolonging the cycle of this.
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JFC. The school said they interviewed all media that was on that baseline and fans in the area. Don't you think if a member of the media that was on the baseline heard the school announce there were interviews and there weren't that they would say something? You can clearly hear "piece of crap" on the video. Listen to it with headphones on. It's clear as day.
Smart doesn't have to get into a fight through the media. All he would have had to say was "I thought I heard a racial slur and I reacted poorly". He didn't/couldn't say that because it isn't true. He's hoping this will go away before people start asking him the tough questions like "do you feel bad for painting a man as a racist to try to cover up your bad behavior."