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Post by UICAndrew on Sept 13, 2006 15:11:34 GMT -6
hey guys....just got a FURY email saying that CBS news contacted UIC wanting some rowdy fans to come out this friday morning @ 5:30am to be on TV for their early morning show...i guess they will be broadcasting at the bean in millenium park
they said it will be from 5:30-8am friday morning so if anyone is interested, come on out and wear your FURY shirts!!!
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Post by Big D on Sept 13, 2006 18:13:19 GMT -6
Wow....that's really cool. What exactly is CBS doing and why do they need UIC fans to come down? Did they find out about the Fury through the Sun-Times article, or did someone from the Fury contact CBS to try and get some exposure?
Either way, I really hope that more than 10 people show up. A good showing could bring more media attention down the road.
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Post by UICAndrew on Sept 13, 2006 18:17:04 GMT -6
from what i got out of the email i don't think they found out about the fury through the sun-times article but im not completely sure. it did mention that CBS contacted other chicago schools too asking for them to bring out their student groups so hopefully we can get a solid amount to go and show the others up.
as for why they want us to come out or what they are planning...i have no clue. i guess we'll see when we get there.
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Post by Chuck A on Sept 14, 2006 9:44:08 GMT -6
Are all the Fury faithful being contacted? Since they 2000 signees, it would be just awesome to have at least half show up!
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Post by FuryJP on Sept 14, 2006 10:32:13 GMT -6
haha yeah 1000 would be just crazy. To answer your question, yes. We have everyone in a data base that we send an email to. ALSO, we've sent out Facebook messages and put up signs in the resident halls. No matter what we do though, it's 5am! But we'll have some fury members taking the early trip though.
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Post by Chuck A on Sept 14, 2006 10:41:10 GMT -6
... No matter what we do though, it's 5am! But we'll have some fury members taking the early trip though. I hear ya! Just make sure that they all get a good night's sleep. I'll make sure to set my alarm to make sure I'm watching! |
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Post by Big D on Sept 16, 2006 9:42:47 GMT -6
So, what ended up happening? How was the turnout? Were you guys on TV?  |
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Post by FuryJP on Sept 16, 2006 12:33:08 GMT -6
Bid D,
We had a good 20+ Fury members there. We definetely had the largest student turnout. Loyola and Robert Morris were there also, but only about 10 each. Actually Loyola had their mascot there, that's about it. We had chests painted, banners, signs, fury shirts, and wigs. Our presence was made on National and Local tv. It was a lot of fun. We gave the weather man a Fury shirt. Good times, and good press.
We may be working on getting some clips from the show in the Flames website.
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Post by UICAndrew on Sept 16, 2006 14:30:55 GMT -6
if you go to cbsnews.com and search under the morning show for video clips i think there is one that shows some of the FURY members in the background. i saw it online yesterday but don't remember the address.....
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Post by Big D on Sept 16, 2006 14:45:35 GMT -6
if you go to cbsnews.com and search under the morning show for video clips i think there is one that shows some of the FURY members in the background. i saw it online yesterday but don't remember the address..... Good call...I found one that shows some Fury...although I'm not sure this is the one you're talking about... www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/15/allaccesspass/main2012680.shtmlplay the vid on the right... |
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Post by FuryJP on Sept 17, 2006 1:58:56 GMT -6
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Post by masterpyk on Sept 18, 2006 10:46:54 GMT -6
So basically the request for the Fury to show up was just to generate noise and have people on location when they did this report? Dont get me wrong I am sure people noticed UIC and the Fury's presence, and PR is PR. But it just seems odd that this is how CBS generates people to show up at live broadcasts. There was nothing to do with the local universities or basketball or anything right? Just some guy winning a trip to Munich (lucky b@stard). Any publicity is good publicity, so good job guys. Hopefully some more stuff like this will present future opportunities for the Fury.
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Post by uwmbballwriter on Sept 21, 2006 9:02:15 GMT -6
Maybe the university thing was because college kids drink a lot of beer.
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