There has been a ton of taking what the GP/247 crew has reported and running with it from our fans in recent weeks. And more often than not the guy that they have zeroed in on hasn’t ended up being the hire. Judge, Sark, now Newberry. There was some reporting on Leach being in the mix but not nearly as much as these other guys.
I think the fans are partly to blame for it all, and Steve and Paul probably haven’t helped matters a ton. They’ve been awfully confident about some guys that ended up not getting hired. There’s certainly been some jumping the gun. They would probably argue that they never said anything was a done deal, which is technically correct. But saying you’re “99% sure” is still putting a lot of confidence in what you’re saying.
The other thing I’ll say is the fact that they are the only media source that is generating any information on these searches says a lot about our media corps as a whole. I realize we don’t have just a ton of people covering us, but surely 247 isn’t the only place that can get information out there. All the information I’ve seen from other media has just been regurgitating what Steve and Paul have reported until the University officially reports something.
Perhaps the 247 crew is just the most “plugged in” around these parts. And perhaps the traditional print and radio media has a higher burden of proof than the internet guys. But it’s bothered me how 247’s reporting has been considered the gospel truth by many this month and more often than not they’ve missed the mark. And that’s really the only source of reporting we’ve had from local media until after the fact.
Part of me wonders if the Mike Bonner thing with Cohen has something to do with it. Bonner had a scoop, reported on it, Keenum and Salter blasted him for it, and then he ended up being right all along. I can see why guys wouldn’t really want to go through that. MSU coverage pays the bills and they don’t want to do anything to risk making MSU mad.
Just some general musings I’ve had. It just seems odd to me that so many people are sitting on the edge of their seats to see what one website has to say (myself included at times). And I don’t mean to necessarily bash 247 here, I am a subscriber to their content and think they have some good writers and reporters for the most part. But what about our other media guys?
I think the fans are partly to blame for it all, and Steve and Paul probably haven’t helped matters a ton. They’ve been awfully confident about some guys that ended up not getting hired. There’s certainly been some jumping the gun. They would probably argue that they never said anything was a done deal, which is technically correct. But saying you’re “99% sure” is still putting a lot of confidence in what you’re saying.
The other thing I’ll say is the fact that they are the only media source that is generating any information on these searches says a lot about our media corps as a whole. I realize we don’t have just a ton of people covering us, but surely 247 isn’t the only place that can get information out there. All the information I’ve seen from other media has just been regurgitating what Steve and Paul have reported until the University officially reports something.
Perhaps the 247 crew is just the most “plugged in” around these parts. And perhaps the traditional print and radio media has a higher burden of proof than the internet guys. But it’s bothered me how 247’s reporting has been considered the gospel truth by many this month and more often than not they’ve missed the mark. And that’s really the only source of reporting we’ve had from local media until after the fact.
Part of me wonders if the Mike Bonner thing with Cohen has something to do with it. Bonner had a scoop, reported on it, Keenum and Salter blasted him for it, and then he ended up being right all along. I can see why guys wouldn’t really want to go through that. MSU coverage pays the bills and they don’t want to do anything to risk making MSU mad.
Just some general musings I’ve had. It just seems odd to me that so many people are sitting on the edge of their seats to see what one website has to say (myself included at times). And I don’t mean to necessarily bash 247 here, I am a subscriber to their content and think they have some good writers and reporters for the most part. But what about our other media guys?
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