Wow! When the purported sports editor of the Heber Springs newspaper, Will Gilbert of the Sun-Times, popped up on our Twitter feed this morning with several outbursts regarding former Arkansas State University Red Wolves head football coach Gus Malzahn and his wife, Kristi, we were left dumbfounded.
We saw it first from Blake Eddins, who summed up our reaction.
Awful!“@barrettsallee: Sports editor in AR RT @sports_will @coachgusmalzahn Yeah your wife is surely enjoying that Cammy Can Juice too too!”
— Blake Eddins (@_BlakeEddins) January 15, 2013
There is no love loss from many Arkansas State fans for Malzahn, and we get that, but a member of the working press openly attacking a former coach’s wife in a public forum? Let’s hope Gilbert has been hacked.
Again, we say, wow!
UPDATE: We’ve been digging a little deeper into this member of the “sporting press’” Twitter feed and thought we’d share some additional gems. We take it Gilbert really, REALLY dislikes Auburn.
Editors Note: Gilbert has deleted his tweets. For what it’s worth, these are the links to what they were.
https://twitter.com/sports_will/status/287583816158162946 https://twitter.com/sports_will/status/287583441363542016 https://twitter.com/sports_will/status/284052544551010304UPDATE II: Everybody’s favorite singing, hog-hat wearing, taped-up-nosed, Hog fan @lizhoney2u has offered some comments on this brouhaha.
@gothlaw @clickityclack @sports_will oh, Hahahaha that's funny!!!! #hoponthebusgus
— Liz Honey (@lizhoney2u) January 15, 2013
@sportinglifeark @sonofconway I was told about the Malzahn thing butno reference to me.It wouldn't matter tho. I don't appease haters :)
— Liz Honey (@lizhoney2u) January 15, 2013
UPDATE II: We hear from Gilbert, with a defense, and finally an apology.
Editors Note: We captured a screen shot of the apology. Again, his tweets have been deleted, but here are the links to what they were.
I just quietly put down the can of tomato juice I was drinking and refluxed a little.
You might want to change your article in reference to Red Wolves fans being irked. The Heber Springs tweets appear to have #WPS in them so we are off the hook on this one.
That said, Malzahn isn’t beloved by a lot of Red Wolves fans or Razorback fans. He has brought the state closer together.
I don’t expect any Arkansans to suddenly root for Auburn just because Gus is there…except for a few nuts.
But this is just some Arkansas stuff….Gus is in a much hotter kitchen than that now. He better get a lot less prickly about that sort of thing than he was at ASU.
I agree with Flipper. Red Wolves fans have more class than that.
From his Twitter: I support all Arkansas schools but Hogs are my fav
“That said, Malzahn isn’t beloved by a lot of Red Wolves fans or Razorback fans. He has brought the state closer together.”
Nice.
Also, anybody else notice the vast time discrepancy in the below?
Coach Gus Malzahn@CoachGusMalzahn
21 Sep 12
Excited about watching high school football in Northwest Arkansas tonight!
Will Gilbert@sports_will
@CoachGusMalzahn Excited about kicking your ass in the near future #WPS
26 Dec 12
Coach Gus Malzahn @CoachGusMalzahn
Happy to see my man Cam back at AU this semester working toward his degree. #wareagle
Details
Anyone truly believe Saint Malzahn isn’t dirty? “My man Cam” Urp… Sounds so genuine to me, like a white boy trying to fit in…
Lizhoney? Really? She is relevant sports commentary cited from Twitter? ::shakes head::
I’m no fan of Malzahn either, but that’s going a little too far. I think he’s cheated and gotten away with it. I didn’t agree with his behavior at all before the Citrus/Capital One Bowl. I don’t think he cares about Arkansas, only what is best for himself. And pretty much everyone associated with the guy is suspicious. But no need to go down into the gutter here, that’s where they live and feel most at home at anyway.