"Moreover, the university has brought much favorable notice to the Church. Its sponsoring organization, the Church, is widely recognized. It [BYU] has become known for standards and ideals which have been written about and talked about and which have let the world know of those things in which we believe. Its academic programs and its athletic programs have both brought honor to the university and the Church. And as generations of students move through its halls and on to graduation and then out across the world, they will bring honor to their alma mater and its sponsor, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."

--President Hinckley, Priesthood Session, October 1999

http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-14-21,00.html

Through media coverage of Davies' suspension, BYU's "standards and ideals" certainly were "written about and talked about" and "let the world know of those things in which we believe."

It was almost a perfect example of what Pres. Hinckley was referring to in his talk.