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Nov 13

NCAA Intentionally Not Selling Penn State Apparel, Claiming It Is a “Glitch”

So we got this tweet this morning for a TSP reader saying to check out the NCAA shop page, which is NOT selling Penn State merchandise for some odd reason.

Weird, right?

Now, it has been confirmed, the NCAA is “intentionally” not selling PSU stuff.

Mike Forrest, sales agent for http://t.co/ELOHIA1X, says it is "an intentional decision" to NOT sell Penn State memorabilia during sanctions
@Tim_OwenBWI
Tim Owen
Forrest told me that it was a mandate handed down by NCAA and the store could offer no further comment.
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Tim Owen

The NCAA continues to sell Ohio State and USC merchandise. I mean, I don’t like to bitch and complain, but come on. This is a little ridiculous. Did we hurt Mark’s feelings? Is that it? I think that may be it. Mark can’t stand seeing TSP make fun of him everyday, and he just got fed up and said, ‘we’re done selling PSU merchandise because of the School Philly shit heads!’

Oh Mark. You’re such a douche bag. What’s that? How big of a douche bag are you?

A little bigger.

I asked about other sanctioned schools, but they offered no comment. "RT: @ @ Are they selling Ohio State merchandise?"
@Tim_OwenBWI
Tim Owen

Us Against the World.

UPDATE: The company is claiming it is a “technical glitch”:

[Philly] Not according to Meier Raivich, who does public relations for Fanatics, Inc., the company that hosts the NCAA shop – as well as many other merchandise shops.

“It is just a technical glich,” said Raivich. “They are just temporarily down and will be back up shortly.”

A “technical glitch”? You’re shitting me right? Like you can’t make this shit up. I run a website bro, you’re not fooling me. Not typing in a school on purpose doesn’t equal a “technical glitch”. What a coincidence, a “technical glitch” has prevented the NCAA from having Penn State, of ALL schools, on their website. This is pure fuckin’ comedy.

Fine, we’re all pedophiles, Ped State, bla, bla, bla, but we’re not dumb. What did you think, we wouldn’t notice not being on the website?

Website guy: I hate Penn State

PR guy: Me too. Let’s leave them off the site. 

WG: Can we do that?

PR: Why not?

WG: Won’t people notice?

PR: No way, there’s like thousands of schools on there. Plus, they’re all pedophiles anyway. 

WG: Good point. OK, done. They’re off. 

PR: Shit, someone noticed. People are twittering about it. 

WG: You mean tweeting?

PR: Yea, sure.

WG: Now what?

PR: Put them back on, I’ll say it was a glitch or something. Whatever. 

 

NCCA merchandise website told us the NCAA itself sent an email today saying the site would no longer carry #PSU gear, but gave no reason.
@CentreCountyRep
Centre County Report
What an amazing change! @ now says #PSU gear not showing up because of "technical glitch" and they'll have it back. http://t.co/QCqQppTx
@CentreCountyRep
Centre County Report
That contradicts a representative's statement to us today. She said @ sent email to them saying they won't sell #PSU apparel any more.
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Centre County Report

Ps. Mark is still a douche bag. A big one. Way bigger than he indicates in the above picture too.

UPDATE (11:50am): PSU apparel back on website. 

La de frickin’ da.

 

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