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NightTrainLayne
07-10-2008, 10:25 AM
http://newsok.com/story-about-ou-qbs-drug-bust-a-hoax/article/3268074/?tm=1215656301

Story about OU QBs' drug busts a hoax


By Berry Tramel
Staff Writer
James W. Conradt, a Nebraska football fan living in Austin, Texas, says he didn’t mean to hurt Oklahoma quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Landry Jones with his Internet hoax.

The 36-year-old Conradt says he wasn’t thinking.

“I want to express my deepest apologies to the families,” Conradt said Wednesday night, after his story was reported as fact by at least two Texas radio stations. “That’s the thing I’m regretful about. I didn’t want to hurt anyone.”

An apology might not be enough to sooth this over.

“I’m going to prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law,” said Kevin Jones, Landry’s father. “I’ve got deep enough pockets to do it.”

Oklahoman publisher David Thompson said, “When this was brought to our attention, we took immediate action. Through our technology and news teams, we tracked him down and told him to cease and desist. We take this very seriously and will consider legal action.”

OU associate athletic director Kenny Mossman said the hoax is just the latest in a disturbing trend.

“We feel it’s real unfortunate how many things have germinated from an anonymous starting point that are unfounded, untrue and, as this story proves, hurtful,” Mossman said.

“Coaches and players are berated, and nobody attaches a name to it. The Internet has enabled a lot of this kind of thing to happen, and it’s really disappointing.”

Conradt said he was on a Nebraska message board when some OU fans began writing smack.

“I just wanted to get ‘em all riled up, I guess,” Conradt said.

He googled Sooner sports and came across the newsok.com template and says he didn’t even realize it was The Oklahoman’s web site.

“It was a bad decision,” Conradt said. “When I got home, I got on my computer, one of the moderators on the Oklahoma site emailed me and said some Oklahoma people are upset about this. That’s when I took it down.”

Kevin Jones said he received a couple of frantic calls after the hoax spread across the Internet.

“I knew it was a prank thing right away,” Jones said. “Anybody that knows Sam or knows Landry knows the story wasn’t true to begin with. But when radio stations down in Houston and Austin report it, it’s very hurtful.

“Why would somebody be so malicious about it? Don’t know why someone would trample two kids like this. I was just dumbfounded. People need to learn from this.”

Kelly Dyer Fry, vice president of news and information for OPUBCO Communications Group, said users can determine if a story comes from the newsok.com server by the URL. If numbers precede “newsok.com,” the link originated elsewhere.

NightTrainLayne
07-10-2008, 10:26 AM
Apparently this got picked up by an Austin sports radio station and they started reporting it as fact.

The internet is pretty amazing isn't it?

MOtorboat
07-10-2008, 10:31 AM
What did the web site say?

NightTrainLayne
07-10-2008, 10:34 AM
What did the web site say?

Sorry, the article doesn't say it does it?

The fake web site took the Oklahomans template for Newsok.com, and then posted an article saying that OU QB's Sam Bradford and Landry Jones were busted for dealing Cocaine.

Not just possession, but actually being distributors of cocaine. Seems pretty far-fetched, but it had plenty of folks buying into it.

MOtorboat
07-10-2008, 10:49 AM
Sorry, the article doesn't say it does it?

The fake web site took the Oklahomans template for Newsok.com, and then posted an article saying that OU QB's Sam Bradford and Landry Jones were busted for dealing Cocaine.

Not just possession, but actually being distributors of cocaine. Seems pretty far-fetched, but it had plenty of folks buying into it.

Damn. Whoops.

Flatinum
07-10-2008, 10:59 AM
I hope that idiot has a lot of scratch to hire a good lawyer, he's going to need it.

schnooks1
07-10-2008, 11:43 AM
Shame on the Nebraska "FAN??" for doing it!!:tsk:

Shame on the media for not checking it out before they "reported" it!:tsk:

Luckily Nebraska players have NO control over ignorant fans... and most of us are 'pure as the driven snow;)"

aberdien
07-10-2008, 11:53 PM
Go Huskers!

slim
07-11-2008, 12:17 AM
What?

This thread sucks...no offense NTL.

slim
07-11-2008, 12:18 AM
Go Huskers!

What?

Your post sucks. No offense, aberdien.

OB
07-11-2008, 01:02 PM
OK - how many times on these forums have we seen fake news stories with links and everything - this guy is not to blame - the media should be held accountable for not checking the facts before reporting it - i would sue them before i sued this guy - also the media has more money than this guy - wth does Landrys dad think he is going to get from him - a paycheck garnishment of $50.00 a week :rolleyes:

If everyone got sued for pulling a bad prank - most of us on here would be in court right now

I think its retarded this guy is catching so much slack over something so stupid - its not his fault the media is filled with a bunch of tards who jump the gun w/o finding out the truth first - they wanted to be the first to "get the story out" so they didnt bother taking the time to investigate - they should be sued for slander/liable - not the fan

NightTrainLayne
07-11-2008, 01:08 PM
Right now on the sports animal they are talking about this.

Someone compared message boards to porn sites.

Right now Mark Rogers is basically saying that posting all day on a message board is for losers.

NTL = loser.

OB
07-11-2008, 01:13 PM
Right now on the sports animal they are talking about this.

Someone compared message boards to porn sites.

Right now Mark Rogers is basically saying that posting all day on a message board is for losers.

NTL = loser.

I will make t-shirts for all of us LOSERS!!!!!!!!!!! :elefant:

http://www.urbanmist.com/pix/squares/105loser.jpg

jhns
07-14-2008, 12:38 PM
I think anything pissing off the OU players and staff is good/funny.

Requiem / The Dagda
07-14-2008, 02:26 PM
A Huskers fan would do this. Lame-O.

BeefStew25
07-14-2008, 02:31 PM
This just proves how lazy the media is.

Buff
07-14-2008, 05:11 PM
Ha... This is probably the coolest thing any Husker fan has ever done...