Michigan State apologizes for putting Adolf Hitler picture on scoreboard
The rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State should have been the main story between those two teams on Saturday, but it sadly wasn’t. Instead, it was the decision of somebody — we know not yet who — to put a picture of Adolf Hitler on the jumbo screen at Spartan Stadium.
It seemed too preposterous and stupid to be real, but it unfortunately was.
What’s up with @MSU_Football putting Hitler on the scoreboard during a pre game trivia game. Just wrong. pic.twitter.com/ZKeYIirAIL
— Jeff Kowalsky (@JeffKowalsky) October 21, 2023
Soon after, the school issued a formal apology.
Michigan State has issued a response to the Adolf Hitler trivia question on the scoreboard during pregame warm ups:
“We are deeply sorry for the content that was displayed, as this is not representative of our institutional values." pic.twitter.com/NfAdQwtQTC
— Jeanna Trotman (@JeannaTrotmanTV) October 22, 2023
This during the game, which Michigan State lost, 42-0.
As one might expect, reaction was swift and severe.
do you know how easy it is to simply not put a picture of hitler on your scoreboard https://t.co/6taPYTwynk
— emily k 💙💛 (@_emily_suzanne) October 22, 2023
I don’t believe much of what I see on “X” – so I’ll wait for verification before rendering judgment. But, IF it’s true that @michiganstateu put a picture of Hitler on the scoreboard before the game with a trivia question about his birthplace, then a big apology better come soon.
— Paul Gross (@GrossWeather) October 22, 2023
There is literally no reason for any college football team to put Hitler on their scoreboard. None.
I can't believe I had to write that sentence. https://t.co/QAEN1864Az
— TK from the Paper (@tkhighcountry) October 22, 2023
It wasn’t some hacker or anything. It was a conscious choice…https://t.co/VbUMsBVe9n
— Mary is snarky (she/her) (@snarky_feminist) October 22, 2023
Days after Hamas' slaughter of Israeli civilians, with despicable antisemitism on U.S. college campuses since, someone at @MSU_Football thought it was a good idea to have a trivia question allowing them to put Adolf Hitler on their scoreboard.https://t.co/1Xj2v2TE36
— Fishing With Fredo (@FishingwFredo) October 21, 2023
