Big upset in college football this weekend after Vanderbilt, a two touchdown home dog, took out the Virginia Tech Hokie chokers 34-27. Afterward, this amazing bit of fake bulletin board material was shared:

“Pry” is Brent Pry, the Virginia Tech head coach who you probably know better as Penn State’s former defensive coordinator. In the lead up to the game, he said that Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia reminded him of former Nittany Lion QB Trace McSorley. It’s a standard and complimentary quote about an upcoming opponent. However, after the game, Pavia told reporters that he was motivated by the disrespect, because he was being referred to as a poor man’s McSorley.

That, of course, is comically false, but it’s impressive how it was twisted into bulletin board material. We’ve had some incredible examples of playing the fake disrespect card over the past several seasons, notably Philadelphia Eagle Nolan Smith claiming that people had the national champion Georgia Bulldogs going 7-5 that season. That, of course, was manufactured, and he later came out and admitted he made it up. We also had Travis Kelce claiming that Chiefs haters had them missing the playoffs, which was not true. There are examples everywhere, but the college game does it better than anyone.

Just so we’re clear, if you refer to someone as “the ultimate competitor.. tough as nails.. extends plays.. got no fear,” that is now disrespect. North Korea and Kim Jong Un should send a team to Nashville to study this bit of propaganda. They should liaise with the Commodores and ask how they can mutually benefit from the creation and dissemination of fake news.