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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMississippi replaces Michigan in The Big Ten, according to White House flub
(Detroit Metro Times) First, Fox News erroneously reported that Michigan was about to get struck by Hurricane Sally last week, and now, Michigan is getting booted from The Big Ten for Mississippi? No offense, Mississippi, but now this is personal.
According to a congratulatory announcement made by White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday, Michigan's teams are no longer included in the 14 teams that make up The Big Ten. Instead, she listed Mississippi as one of the states whose teams should be popping bottles over the return of Big Ten football, after months of frustration from coaches, players, and fans, many of whom demanded the season resume despite COVID-19 concerns.
I just spoke with the President, and he wanted to thank the commissioner of Big Ten football Kevin Warren and all of the players, parents, coaches, and fans who wanted more than anything to play football, McEnany in a video.
The President was happy to get this thing going, and now you will have players in Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Nebraska, who will now have access to football" ......(more)
https://m.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2020/09/18/mississippi-replaces-michigan-in-the-big-ten-according-to-white-house-flub
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Mississippi replaces Michigan in The Big Ten, according to White House flub (Original Post)
marmar
Sep 2020
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)1. Big dumb dumbs
Docreed2003
(16,859 posts)2. Lol idiots
I guarantee they got it missed up because some idiot thought MI was for Mississippi
fishwax
(29,149 posts)3. that should be enough to clinch the state for Biden