This past Thursday blessed the world with many things: a new year, the first viral phenomenon of 2015, and Jim Rome’s poor taste in stirring sh*t up. Who’d the CBS Sports Radio host piss off this time? Instead of firing at athletes, coaches, or teams, Rome took on marching bands.
That moment @jimrome became public enemy #1 of bands across the world. You messed with the wrong dorks. #MarchOnRome pic.twitter.com/Q6BBYD8ios
— CollegeMarching.com (@CollegeMarching) January 2, 2015
Dissatisfied with Rome’s take on something he knew nothing about, the fine folks behind the @CollegeMarching took it upon themselves to rally the troops.
Good morning dorks
— CollegeMarching.com (@CollegeMarching) January 2, 2015
They did so with the #MarchOnRome hashtag, and Twitter’s marching aficionados past and present ran with it.
Just "running around with our instruments," and serving our country. #ProudtobeinBand #romeisburning #MarchOnRome pic.twitter.com/IXXXdnvbbv
— US Army Field Band (@armyfieldband) January 2, 2015
Dear @jimrome, we invite you to be our guest at the 2015 Grand National Championships. #MarchOnRome @LucasOilStadium pic.twitter.com/B7Ya6TkKdE
— BANDS OF AMERICA (@BANDSOFAMERICA) January 2, 2015
Damn right we are cool @jimrome. Even the football players want to join. #MarchOnRome pic.twitter.com/tKMPRpBI45
— Shawn Izadi (@ShawnIzadi) January 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/skillinskeels/status/551164739770806272
https://twitter.com/WelshMatt/status/551255413585227776
Rome soon deleted the original tweet and issued a carefully-crafted-by-public-relations apology, allowing the “dorks” to claim victory.
Band nation – I hear you. I was out of line. I apologize. I do not condone bullying of any kind and that was not my intent.
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) January 2, 2015
ICYMI #DorksWin #MarchOnRome pic.twitter.com/oh9atP0pAp
— CollegeMarching.com (@CollegeMarching) January 2, 2015
This isn’t the first time Rome has poked the hornet’s nest otherwise known as Twitter, but we guess it got pretty heated this time around. Not as heated as his encounter with Jim Chris Everett, but pretty heated.
Source: Washington Post
