Buffaloed : Racism, Sexism, Injustice, and the Media Frenzy that Created a Scandal that Wasn't

by Plasket, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780131881655
• ISBN10: 0131881655
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Financial Times Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

The shocking truth about the Colorado football sex scandal: it didn't happen! It was one of the biggest scandals in the history of college football: the rape and sexual abuse allegations against the University of Colorado Buffaloes. Millions of Americans remember the images: black football players accused of rape, white coach Gary Barnett accused of using sex and alcohol to attract recruits. The University's chancellor, president, and athletic director all resigned. Dozens of reputations were ruined. But, in their rush to judgment, the reporters, politicians, and activists missed one crucial fact about the CU scandal: it didn't happen. Long-time investigative reporter Bruce Plasket spent a full year on the CU story, fighting every step of the way against the forces of political correctness that dominate Boulder. Ultimately, he concluded, there was only one way to tell what really happened: quit his profession as a journalist and write this book. The story he tells is shocking: a story of false charges and hidden agendas, of manipulative PR agencies, and politicians without integrity--and above all, of rampant political correctness, media bias, and incompetence. Falsehoods have consequences, and Plasket reveals them: what it was like for the players and coaches to live through these events, and find their reputations ruined for no reason at all. Many people won't like the story Plasket tells. But it is the unvarnished truth--and it's about time you heard it. Meet the politicians A search for justice...or something else? The role of race What the politically correct are perfectly happy to believe about black football players Life with the Buffaloes How it feels to be branded as a rapist when you're not Politically correct vs. factually correct Lessons from Colorado: keeping it from happening again Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.