#Spertan Stadium

[johnschneiderblog]

A university adrift

Maybe you heard or saw something over the weekend - a snippet of a TV story or an Internet headline - that made you stop in you tracks and say, "Wait ... WHAT ...?"

Spartan Stadium ...? Adolph Hitler ... ? You may have written it off as more AI-generated fake news.

Sorry - we can't pin this one on the bots. A image of Hitler actually appeared on the Spartan video board prior to Saturday's game. It was part of a pre-game trivia contest.

The reaction has been anything but trivial. Somebody got fired (an underling, of course). MSU officials have been falling all over each other apologizing and condemning and stating emphaticallly that Adolph Hitler does not represent the values of the university. Honest!

A statement from the board of trustees said, in part:

"Dear Spartan Community: The Michigan State University Board of Trustees is outraged at last night’s incident at Spartan Stadium. The projected image was unacceptable, and as the oversight body for MSU we want to publicly apologize to everyone who was in Spartan Stadium or learned of this through other means."

MSU's commitment in recent months to self-destruction points to a lack of leadership at all levels.

(Photo: Jeff Kowalsky / Zuma / Alamy)