MSU, U-M behavior bad all around

Alex, would you rather have some college weenies yell obscenities at you or Conboy coldcock you with a roundhouse punch followed by a slapshot to the head from Tropp? Get real…msu is the only team that will be sanctioned by the ccha, most likely by suspending the 2 players for an extended period. The videos are out there for all to see…they don’t lie. The initial check from the u of m player barely knocked Tropp off balance…besides being completely clean. Yes, I don’t like the foul language…but what can you do? You look silly comparing that to the action of Conboy and Tropp. As far as arena security goes, you are sort of right….from now on it…thanks to msu…more will be needed.

‘I’ll give you a little hint on what it was — the first word rhymed with “duck” and the second word was “State.”’

The second word was actually “you”.

The person that stormed the locker room was Kampfer’s father, and to respond to “What if this man would have entered the locker room with a weapon?” I think given that Tropp attacked an unconscious player with a weapon (his stick), this is deflection on your part at best. At least Kampfer’s dad went in straight up, as opposed to waiting out side the locker room with a bat or something (this would be analogous to Tropp’s attack).

“Granted, all of this stemmed back to Tropp’s cheap shot, but U-M fans are crazy if they thought the league or Comley was going to overlook something as serious as this.”

Given that Comley overlooked everything else that had happened, and left his goons out there down 5-3, I don’t think it’s unrealistic to assume he’ll just ignore it. And given the “penalties” Comley is applying:
Michigan State coach Rick Comley said after the game that Tropp would miss two games and Conboy “will probably stay home” next weekend when the Spartans visit Lake Superior State.
anyone associated with MSU should be embarrassed by the complete lack of character Comley is showing. “Probably stay home”? After punching someone in the head from behind? Simply disgusting.

i think it’s absolutely ridiculous that your editor let you run this. this article had such great potential to show the world that MSU is better than the actions of its players. in an opportunity to show that MSU is more than the behavior that was shown on the ice, the State News released a 550 word article with absolutely zero depth. 100 words to introduce the game – fine. but how could anyone at the State News think it’s acceptable to use 230 words, more than half of the article’s substance, to describe how awful UM fans and players were. Komley no longer delivered a CLEAN, open-ice hit that tropp himself stepped into and was no worse for wear. he “made a run” on him. the State News should have stepped up and said something of substance, perhaps that the MSU’s hockey coach has lost control of his team. they should have used quotes like comley’s that he could do nothing to get tropp under control. there was a TON of potential to make a stand. instead DiFilippo uses the chance to do some hometeam homerism that embarrasses MSU for looking to condone the actions by pointing out the bad acts of their opponent.

hopefully monday will show an editorial board article that actually looks to embrace a sense of pride, honor and character in Spartan athletics instead of pointing the finger when, for this weekend’s events, the school should take it on the chin and make changes.

also, hard-hitting news team, maybe you should dig into why Comley finds it appropriate to put hot-headed enforcer players like conboy in when they’re behind and he’s been a complete non-contributor offensively. i’m sure Comley was stunned that his dog bit.

A “big-time sin” is not cursing (“first down bitches”) or trying to defend your flesh and blood (it’s ok for Conboy to “to stick up for his teammate” but not ok for Kampfer’s Dad to attempt to stick up for his son?). A big time sin is knocking a person unconscious and then slashing him in the head.

U-M fans did not “become part of the problem,” as you say, They just reacted to an assault on one of their players. That’s it. Michigan players, parents, and fans did nothing wrong. You are wrong. Being an apologist only makes your university look bad.

Cool necklace.

I understand that, as a State fan, you are bound to see things through green-and-white tinted glasses. That’s fine. But do you realize that you are justifying actions that are not only completely against the spirit of the game, but are also likely to land Corey Tropp in jail? The CCHA and Rick Comley are the least of his worries right now. I think you might need to gain a little perspective here, Mr. DeFilippo. Get a grip on reality.

sadly for you, there is actual video evidence of everything that went down, so people will see how ridiculous this article is.

And State News reaches a new level of homerism. This almost sickens me.

What an absolute joke of a slanted article this is. There’s nothing else to say from what has already been stated by commenters above. I suppose this high quality journalism is to be expected when you see the outstanding citizens like Tropp, Conboy, and Comley hailing from Spartyland.

So punching an unaware player in the back of the neck and then assaulting him, as he lay unconscious, is just as harmful, painful, and illegal as swearing in unison. Got it.

By the way I just took a screenshot of this column incase anyone at the paper with any semblance of journalistic integrity decides to read it and take it down. I want to remember this gem forever.

I will now remember January 25th, 2009 as the official end of Alex DiFilippo’s journalistic career.

…and this is why your going to Michigan State.

ZING

Thank you for the most biased reporting I have ever seen. With the game almost over, Kampfer took a run a Tropp??? Watch the tape. It is without a doubt a legal hit. What Conboy and Tropp did was criminal and I hope charges are pressed against them. Also, you have a problem with Kampfer’s dad trying to break into the State locker room? I would hope your father would have enough balls to stand up if a pair of thugs tried to kill you. Your program is an absolute disgrace if Conboy and Tropp ever suit up for MSU again.

“you’re”

come on.

“But what happened on Saturday night both on and off the ice leaves reason for die-hard fans of both schools to hang their heads.”

Doesn’t seem like anyone’s going to be hanging their head except you and your Spartan criminals. That was a criminal act.

Alex, I posted first and came back to read the posts expecting biased comments from msu people. It was gratifying to see the honest review of this matter. MSU can rise above the terrible actions of the 2 players involved, but it needs to handle this well. You comments are a step in the wrong direction. I urge you to re-consider the matter and write something honest and uplifting for MSU.

Alex,

I respectfully disagree with your assertion that the Kampfer hit was “taking a run”. As you can see in the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zslb7M83YIU Kampfer lines the puck carrier up, and leads with his shoulder, into the players chest. That is a clean hit. A lot cleaner than being punched from behind, and slashed a couple times when prone on the ice.

The problem here is that there is a small subset of State fans that somehow think those actions aren’t a big deal. If you were in the business of calling a spade a spade, you’d condemn the awful actions of Tropp and Conboy and that would be that. You didn’t have to go and rationalize this stuff and make yourself and the university look bad. I’ve had plenty of friends pass through the state news, and I’m sure that they won’t be proud of their former outfit when they see this.

Good luck to you in the future, and lets hope the next time you’ll use better judgement when writing an opinion article. Nobody’s going to crucify you for calling out a fellow spartan.

“A moment after Tropp committed the violent act, you could see him look down at Kampfer and come to the realization of what had just occurred.”

Watch the video again. He actually looks like he’s ready to jump back into it until an official bumps into him and he snaps around to hit. He’s so apologetic that he shoves the official and gets into it with another player. Reallllllly remorseful. This is the definition of homerism.

“The CCHA has to come down with some sort of fine or punishment on U-M for not having proper security outside of the opposing team’s locker room.”

Um. Kampfer’s Dad didn’t do anything to Conboy or Tropp. Security stopped them. Please explain to me why U-M should be punished for anything.

In conclusion, I will leave you with this. If you think that the ginger problem is not a serious one…

Think again.

Seriously buddy that is the worst piece of crap reporting i have ever seen. So now its ok to punch people in th eback of th ehead and then take a swing at them with their hockey stick i hope this happens to you in a REC league hockey game and see how you deal with it although i don’t think you know enough about sports to play them let alone write about them but that is the quality of student that you get at MSU.

I dont think ANYONE is saying what happened on either end was in any way good. This shouldnt have happened. Its nice to know Kampfer was not hurt! Which is really the most important part. But to say he was hurt earlier this year and you shouldnt have hit him is stupid.

bob—-
“But to say he was hurt earlier this year and you shouldnt have hit him is stupid.”

who said no one could hit Kampfer? really, find the quote here. i think people were saying no one should suckerpunch Kampfer in the back of the head then hit him with the stick while he’s motionless face down on the ice.

you ok with that?

“What if this man would have entered the locker room with a weapon?”

Then someone might get hurt.
Oh, wait … someone DID get hurt. The Michigan player.
You might want to go back to the beginning and rewrite your article keeping in mind that knocking someone unconscious is actually more dangerous than yelling at someone.

bob, NOBODY should get punched from behind and hacked in the head while down. that was inexcusable, and there is no “either end” here.
clearly, kampfer was playing in the game and, therefore, expecting and delivering some CLEAN hits. but, to be assaulted is something else completely.

This is unbelievable, M fans swore and no one on State got attacked because of security and a player on Michigan got assaulted with a stick. Comparable, no. This article is horrible. Complete garbage. Both sides should see it that way.