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An irresponsible post on one of those anonymous message boards today has caused some calls to both my office, sports information, and to the football department, including two media inquiries. So I have chosen to address this head on.
A person posted something that was 100 percent erroneous regarding uniform number changes in football (of which there have been several, there always are this time of year). The person, known to the department, is in no way credible on the subject.
Bernard Jackson personally requested a switch into jersey No. 10, which he had worn up until he came to CU; because others already wore it (QB James Cox the last four years), it was not previously available to him. I personally asked if he had made the switch to emulate anyone who had worn the number, in particular CU’s own Kordell Stewart. He told me he had always wanted the number, and scoffed at the suggestion that No. 7 was taken from him as this person implied in her post.
Thus, his No. 7 became available to an offensive player, and Cody Hawkins selected it; it was a number that he, too, previously had worn. (He did not ask for it to emulate anyone who had worn it either, in particular Bronco great John Elway.)
It is truly sad that this person felt a need to write such trash in attempt to portray a rift or controversy where nothing of the sort exists. We seldom if ever address rumors from these sites, but this particular one was obviously designed to try and stir up trouble; it’s nothing short of mean-spirited gossip.
Fans are always welcome to call the sports information office for the absolute truth on matters such as these; if we don’t know, we’ll check it out and get back to you.
Dave Plati
Associate AD/Sports Information
(and I sign what I write with my real name)
http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3843&SPID=255&DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=827002
An irresponsible post on one of those anonymous message boards today has caused some calls to both my office, sports information, and to the football department, including two media inquiries. So I have chosen to address this head on.
A person posted something that was 100 percent erroneous regarding uniform number changes in football (of which there have been several, there always are this time of year). The person, known to the department, is in no way credible on the subject.
Bernard Jackson personally requested a switch into jersey No. 10, which he had worn up until he came to CU; because others already wore it (QB James Cox the last four years), it was not previously available to him. I personally asked if he had made the switch to emulate anyone who had worn the number, in particular CU’s own Kordell Stewart. He told me he had always wanted the number, and scoffed at the suggestion that No. 7 was taken from him as this person implied in her post.
Thus, his No. 7 became available to an offensive player, and Cody Hawkins selected it; it was a number that he, too, previously had worn. (He did not ask for it to emulate anyone who had worn it either, in particular Bronco great John Elway.)
It is truly sad that this person felt a need to write such trash in attempt to portray a rift or controversy where nothing of the sort exists. We seldom if ever address rumors from these sites, but this particular one was obviously designed to try and stir up trouble; it’s nothing short of mean-spirited gossip.
Fans are always welcome to call the sports information office for the absolute truth on matters such as these; if we don’t know, we’ll check it out and get back to you.
Dave Plati
Associate AD/Sports Information
(and I sign what I write with my real name)