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, 49-0.
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
