Tom Oates - Wisconsin State Journal

[GOMU1104]

If you havent seen it yet, check out this tweet from Tom Oates of the Wisconsin State Journal:

"It seems original thinkers at #Marquette Community College have stolen Jump Around from #Badgers. Just another example of UW envy"

http://twitter.com/#!/TomOatesWSJ


I honestly dont care about the Jump Around part.

Who the f*ck is he to refer to MU as "Marquette Community College." I'd like to know where this asshat went to school. (If anyone can find it...+1)

Here is his email address, do your worst:  toates@madison.com

[Blackhat]

UW @ Me take all transfers.


See, not hard to come up with some cheesy dig.   He's a sports guy in madison, i'd rip MU too, easy way to get fandom from madison blowhards.

Not too creative.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Send the WSJ a note

wsjsports@madison.com

[Boone]

Would that be his editor's email address? He/she might like to know the professional journalistic standards Oates is practicing.

[wesmat23]

i cant believe someone in his position would say something so stupid. who the fuk does he think he is?? who cares what colleges play jump around? its not exclusive to madison! evertime i hear the song i think about that smith dude jumpin'. i crack a smile everytime. why would he even bring that up?
I will never buy or read the WSJ again.  (i never did anyway!)

[Dr. Blackheart]

And Oates wondered why Wes shunned him?  

http://host.madison.com/sports/columnists/tom_oates/article_69b4dc68-91f7-11df-8e54-001cc4c03286.html

[tower912]

Scout board is reporting he tweeted again in response to MU fans.    Character revealed.   

[GOMU1104]

"Facts R facts, #Marquette fans. 4 of 5 starters R jucos. Rip me all you want, but the truth is out there on floor every game. #MCC"

[PaintTouches]

"Facts R facts, #Marquette fans. 4 of 5 starters R jucos. Rip me all you want, but the truth is out there on floor every game. #MCC"

Wow, sounds like he has some issues.

[wesmat23]

And Oates wondered why Wes shunned him?  

http://host.madison.com/sports/columnists/tom_oates/article_69b4dc68-91f7-11df-8e54-001cc4c03286.html

Oates says in this article there is no bias. obviously B.S. and Wesley is smart enough to know that. I think its awesome that Wes wont give in and give that shi$$y paper a interview now reading what Oates is all about.

[Mr. Nielsen]

The only reason music in motion still plays "jump around" is for Rick Smith, aka the jump around guy.

I hate many Wisconsin fans who think this song is their own. They were crying that the Rose Bowl wouldn't play it.

[HoopsMalone]

I honestly did not know that they played jump around at UW games the entire time I was at Marquette. 

I am starting to understand more and more how much UW fans think that the Badgers are at the center of the sports and academic universe though not a single person from another school would concur.

His tweets are not doing UW-Madison any favors.  Maybe we are better off at our community college.  Big time lack of professionalism.  I can't believe he gets paid to do what any of us on this message board could do 100 times better.

[MUBurrow]

it is their song and it is stupid we play it.

but to include with that small observation a dig about MU as a community college and implicitly rip on our JUCO guys who have had to work their way up? what a frackhead

[SaintPaulWarrior]

Is there a reason this old guy has not risen through the ranks of journalism and is still "writing" for the same small time newspaper for 30 years?  I don't know, just asking.

[wesmat23]

Just for the hell of it I looked at a couple twitter accounts to see how many followers he has versus a couple others.

VANDER BLUE= over 1,700 followers
DJO=1,852
JEN LADA(MU GRAD)=3,210     I hope she notices what he said and what a d-bag this wanna be sports reporter is and has some harsh words for him.
tom oates=614 so basically nobody pays any attention to what he has to say.LOL

[IAmMarquette]

"Facts R facts, #Marquette fans. 4 of 5 starters R jucos. Rip me all you want, but the truth is out there on floor every game. #MCC"

Wow, sounds like he has some issues.

What is "the truth is out there on the floor" supposed to mean, anyway?

[beercanindasky]

Truth is out there that 5 out of 5 on the floor are directly from high schools...for the UW.  So to use his logic MU is to JUCO as UW is to High School.  So that must mean that the UW is similar to getting a high school education.  Right?  Or am I missing something?

Oh yeah...didn't someone from UW-High School write "Jump Around?"  I think so.

[Dr. Blackheart]

What is "the truth is out there on the floor" supposed to mean, anyway?

MU doesn't have "traditional" players on the floor

[wesmat23]

I sent a email to wsjsports@madison.com and let them know how unprofessional this guy is. I also let Tom know that Buzz has said many times that he is a JUCO guy. That its where he (Buzz) is from. Nothing at all to be ashamed of. These kids deserve a good education too! Tom writes sports columns and has no idea how sports work!  college or pro.

[GOMU1104]

I sent a email to wsjsports@madison.com and let them know how unprofessional this guy is. I also let Tom know that Buzz has said many times that he is a JUCO guy. That its where he (Buzz) is from. Nothing at all to be ashamed of. These kids deserve a good education too! Tom writes sports columns and has no idea how sports work!  college or pro.

FYI, you should also cool it with contacting our recruits on twitter.

[77ncaachamps]

FYI, you should also cool it with contacting our recruits on twitter.

+1

Read my sig.

Contacting players is okay but not recruits.

[mikem91288]

Never liked this D-Bag. Anyone have Wes's email? Send him this garbage.

[77ncaachamps]

"Over the last six months, State Journal sports staffers have received numerous - and very legitimate - inquiries about why we haven't done a story on Matthews. Most of those included some reference to an anti-Marquette bias at the newspaper, a bias that simply doesn't exist."

Sure, #MCC.

"No, the reason we haven't written a story on Matthews is because he has declined to participate. Reporters tried to contact Matthews before, during and after the playoffs but got no response from him.
Why that is, only Matthews knows. Perhaps he has simply outgrown his hometown. Maybe his nose is out of joint because UW didn't recruit him harder or the local media didn't follow his career at Marquette closely enough or because UW fans routinely bashed him on Internet message boards, especially after he seemed to play a role in the Vander Blue saga last year."

No. He loves his hometown.
That's why he did THIS.
Oh, but he STILL didn't talk to you...but it WAS covered in Madison.

"Whatever the reason, Matthews' decision to distance himself from Madison is unfortunate because he is already the best NBA player ever to come out of the city and he has a chance to reclaim his hero status in the place where he got his start."

See above. He's humble and hungry. He doesn't need to be a hero in Madison.

"At this point, it's his call to make."

And I don't think you'll ever hear from him.
Go find someone else who will talk to you.
Maybe Vander?

[Skitch]

I sent a email to wsjsports@madison.com and let them know how unprofessional this guy is. I also let Tom know that Buzz has said many times that he is a JUCO guy. That its where he (Buzz) is from. Nothing at all to be ashamed of. These kids deserve a good education too! Tom writes sports columns and has no idea how sports work!  college or pro.

Sending a tweet saying you want to "knock his teeth in" doesn't exactly give you the moral high ground either.

[GGGG]

Any staff with any talent are leaving (or have left) the Wisconsin State Journal.  It has become a sad, joke of a newspaper.  The fact that Oates is still there says more about his status as a journalist than anything else.