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Jerome Tang’s Soft Excuses & Media Double Standards

Jerome Tang’s Soft Excuses & Media Double Standards

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 In this episode, I call out Jerome Tang for trying to shift the blame when it is his job to have Kansas State ready to play, especially with five games left and suddenly talk of fixing what should have been handled months ago. I get into the Lakers and the nonstop injury carousel, questioning whether it is mismanagement, softness, or just the reality of an aging roster that cannot stay on the floor. Then I take aim at the media machine that used Deion Sanders’ name for clicks over the combine while ignoring that nearly half of FBS teams had no representation, because “Coach Prime” sells and nuance does not. I tie it all together with the double standard in how fights and emotion are covered across leagues and make it plain that the pattern is not accidental. It is irresponsible, it is calculated, and too often it is racial.
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