That was fast. Within 24 hours of Pat Griffin sounding the alarm that the NCAA had accepted and blessed TV and internet ads from the hate group Focus on the Family, she’s gotten word that NCAA.com has pulled the group’s ads. More from Pat Griffin:
I just received a copy of the NCAA’s Advertising and Promotional [...]
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NCAA.com pulls Focus on the Family ads
NCAA gives blessing to Focus on the Family ads
As if watching Focus on the Family pimp their perspective on life during the Super Bowl wasn’t bad enough, word has it that NCAA.com is running banners for the group, and that CBS plans to run their commercials during the NCAA basketball tournament with the NCAA’s blessing. Pat Griffin writes:
Ok, we endured the Focus on [...]
NCAA panel on gay athletes this week
The NCAA National Convention is underway in Atlanta. On Thursday morning they’ll host an educational session from 9:30-11am called “Cross-Campus Engagement in Ensuring the Fair Treatment of LGBT Student-Athletes: Issues and Resources.” Panelists include It Takes a Team’s Pat Griffin; NCLR’s Helen Carroll; GLAAD’s Ted Rybka; Mt. Holyoke College’s Laurie Priest; and Rutgers’ Mark Schuster. [...]
NCAA stands in the way of player’s turnaround
An obscure NCAA rule is threatening the eligibility of a Florida State wide receiver who, by all accounts, has lifted himself up by the boostraps out of the ghetto and needs to play his senior season for a shot at pro ball. Corey Surrency was in ninth grade when he dropped out of high school [...]
Another stupid NCAA rule
I forgot to mention this when I wrote about my day at the first round of the NCAA Tournament held at the Wachovia Center but was reminded of it during the telecast of Villanova’s Elite Eight victory over Pittsburgh last night at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. The announcers mentioned that all of the [...]
My first day of Madness
On Monday evening I was watching Comcast Sportsnet when the studio host announced that some tickets to the NCAA Men’s Basketball 1st and 2nd round games at the Wachovia Center had just been made available. Now, I’m not a major basketball fan and am by no means an expert, but seeing the tournament unfold year [...]
NCAA: We own ‘March Madness’
Organizations, businesses and websites will need to think twice before using a trademarked NCAA phrase or bracket system this year in their ads. Due to the dwindling economy, the use of NCAA phrases is being used to bring in more revenue than usual from places like bars and websites. However, the lawyers of the NCAA [...]
