DeadSpin.com has picked up on the UPS portrayal of the Laettner shot and how Kentucky fans have reacted to it being aired.
Here is the video if you haven’t seen it:
Here is an excerpt of the Deadspin story:
[I][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Georgia]This story is about a subset of Kentucky fans [/FONT][/COLOR][URL=”http://www.cardchronicle.com/2012/3/16/2877344/conspirasy-in-the-river-city”]who are furious with UPS for rubbing their noses in something that happened 20 years ago[/URL][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Georgia]. But some are not content to leave it at mere directionless anger. There are two specific subsets of conspiracy theories in play. The first is that UPS’s advertising director is a Duke graduate, and this ad was created specifically to rattle the Wildcats in advance of a potential Elite Eight matchup with the Blue Devils. (UPS’s advertising director went to UNC, but don’t let facts get in the way.) The second theory is harder to disprove—that UPS is in bed with Louisville, and Louisville wants UK fans to feel [/FONT][/COLOR][I]sad. I cannot at this time confirm, but it is suspicious that UPS is headquartered in Louisville, not Lexington. Hmmmm.
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I for one agree with both sides of this..
I hate Laettner and that will never change.
I also think it is a little crazy to think just because UPS is running this commerical doesn’t mean they are taking a jab at Kentucky fans.
That doesn’t mean I won’t use FedEx in the future though.
