One of them did ask Muschamp why he thought he was close after such a bad season. That was one of the times he got his feelings hurt.
No doubt. Phil doesn't want to lose his press pass
No one we have at the University now has the kind of clout Spurrier had. My question is this: what if one of the talking heads DID come on the air with a clean-house rant? What difference would it make? People aren't going to be more upset than they already are. We're at saturation.
IF that happened, I think it would be a lot harder for the administration to write off the angry fans as just a "vocal minority," like they always try to do.
Please, let's not try to make a martyr out of MoRon. That jackass did everything in his power to make our University and it's athletic programs look bad. If he were still here, he would be lobbying to give Muschamp 3-4 more years.
This the problem, they lose their sources and access. I don’t know this, but I suspect they often get friendly with these guys they are reporting on and thus protective.
That's irrelevant, IMO. You can't pick and choose based on whether you agree if you want non-homer reporting.
I think the local media has zero influence on people who have it made for life if they choose to have it their way.
It went far beyond his disputes with Spurrier. He went after Holtz relentlessly. The only coaches he took up for were the ones that were losing a lot. Remember, he wasn't a beat reporter, he was an opinion columnist. What got him in trouble wasn't that he was just negative about USC. The State was just fine with that.
Time to swallow the pride. We saw what happened at FSU when the big donors came in. We need ours to speak up. NOW.
Is there some soccer to discuss?
All of which may be true (I was - and still am - living in MN at the time), but it is, again, irrelevant to my point.
And my point was that The State was and is always OK with someone taking shots at the University. That's why Morris was allowed to hang on for so long. But when he made that baseless claim that had no factual basis, that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
We are in the post media age, guys. The people, via the Internet, or the money guys, make things happen.
My perspective is from 1200 miles away, and certainly I do not see it that way.
*sighs* And MY point was that there has NEVER -- and I mean EVER -- been any "homer" sports coverage around here. The State has a long history of hiring writers who rejoice in denigrating and belittling USC. Ron Morris was just the latest and most blatant example.
Really? Glenn Snyder is, what, purely objective?
Never pay any attention to any of the upstate media, and "But they do it too!" is hardly a justification.
No, you're missing my point. As I've stated, truthfully and emphatically, there is no USC homerism here. So there is no "they do it too" because it doesn't get done here. If you want to continue to ignore that, then there's no need to continue this conversation. Hence, the "sigh."Really? Glenn Snyder is, what, purely objective?
Never pay any attention to any of the upstate media, and "But they do it too!" is hardly a justification.
And no need for the *sigh*
I understand your point; I just don't agree that it justifies caving in to Spurrier.
And, the result is no one in Columbia media is willing to call it like it is at the University's athletic department.
Well, nice sounding words, but you apparently misread my last post.
Perhaps, by your own admission, that your having lived far away for many years has blinded you to the reality that lies before you.
