why would he root for Rutgers? Teams that cover teams aren’t supposed to “root” for the team they cover…
Politi At it Again
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why would he root for Rutgers? Teams that cover teams aren’t supposed to “root” for the team they cover…
You overlooked "roots" was in quotes. But since everyone is extra salty after yesterday, I changed it to "objectively covers". The point of the post is NJ.com and Politi take every opportunity to take digs at Rutgers and portray Rutgers in a negative light. Everything else about Politi's pot stirring X post and story has been hashed out above. Politi is a drama queen and attention *****.
Sports media hates the sports teams they cover. Look at Philly with WIP. When the Eagles won their SB last year they had their worst ratings in a long time. Remember this: No one hates Philly sports more than Philly sports media, and no one hates Philly sports media more than Philly sports fans. Guarantee it's the same with Nj.com or WFAN with NY sports.
I’ve had this discussion alot in the past. I can guarantee you nj.com wishes Rutgers was better. Better team = more clicks = better coverage = more money
But yes. When Rutgers is doing bad - they’ll amplify it. When Rutgers is doing good - see the first three weeks of the season - they also amplify it. That’s they’d job.
Crazy part is that everyone wants to rag on them yet you are likely spot on with this post. They may actually want the best for Rutgers yet people here wear scarlet covered glasses and condemn them
Maybe they have been right all along....
Maybe they have been right all along....
Do they REALLY want RU to be successful athletically? The last somewhat successful era of RU football was greeted with a hail of journalistic hatchet jobs that cost one of the architects of the success his job.
So Rutgers did "bad" by hiring a new AD with a tremendous resume? Did they spend money on a search firm that did not find a good fit- sure-is that worth a story- nope. That point seems to have been missed. The post on X by Politi and the article had no purpose other than to paint Rutgers in a bad light. This was BEFORE yesterday's game.
It’s a pretty normal and reasonable cost of business. The search firm produced a list of candidates and seemingly a highly desirable one that went all the way to the negotiation table for our top target at that time. So I mean the search firm did what they were hired to do , which was identify candidates. And they probably worked way more man hours than a normal search would be for that position because we didn’t have a president in place.
in other words .. $200k seems like a non desirable but acceptable cost of business outcome for both sides of this
there’s always a purpose. Purpose is to get clicks.
everyone currently talking about athletic finances after the PSU buyout. This article paints a picture that some of RU’s financial troubles can be self-inflicted
Where did you see that WIP's ratings were the worst in a long time after the Eagles won a Super Bowl? There is no chance that is true.
Is there any way to paint the current RU high profile sports in a good light ? Grifter Greg, epic basketball fail, the women’s non competitiveness, Hobbs’ scandal …. hiring a new AD isn’t even a positive, it’s a necessity.
He’s paid to write about RU athletics that matter most. Is he supposed to lie ? Should he lie and credit Schiano for ending 8 wars and lowering drug prices 800% ?
When there’s something positive to write, he will.
Fans dont call in after wins in Philly. They call in after losses. Everyone knows that.
Okay, so you don't have concrete proof that their ratings are down, you're just going off of assumptions that "everyone knows."
"WIP posted humongous big numbers in a winter ratings book that went from January 9th to April 2nd, covering both the Eagles Super Bowl run and front end of the Phillies season."
RADIO WARS: 94 WIP Dominates Winter Ratings, Mike Missanelli Reclaims Top Spot at Fanatic
In Philadelphia sports talk radio, 94 WIP trounced 97.5 the Fanatic in the winter ratings book covering January, February, and March.
www.crossingbroad.com
"Eagles Fever Helps Philly’s WIP-FM Smash Ratings Record."
Eagles Fever Helps Philly’s WIP-FM Smash Ratings Record.
How much is an Arctic freeze/snow bomb cyclone worth in ratings gains for all-news stations? Not as much as the hometown NFL team winning its first Super Bowl championship is
TurnkeyZRG has been hired to conduct Florida's head coaching search.
Maybe Rutgers hiring them wasn't such a bad idea and waste of money, even though who they recomended didn't want the job and Tate went with someone he felt fit what Rutgers needed once Tate could officaly hire Hobbs replacement.
TurnkeyZRG is a respect search firm, but like everything in life, isn't a fool proof solution .
Maybe Rutgers hiring them wasn't such a bad idea and waste of money, even though who they recomended didn't want the job and Tate went with someone he felt fit what Rutgers needed once Tate could officaly hire Hobbs replacement.
TurnkeyZRG is a respect search firm, but like everything in life, isn't a fool proof solution .
Penis head Politi implied he is in the wrong profession in the OP article. While I agree he is in the wrong profession, it is not for the implied reason. Truth is as an unlikable whiny doosh, he would never convince any organization to take a flyer on him in a position requiring respect, knowledge, diplomacy, and a PUNK-free personality.
If he’s looking to change jobs maybe supervising fundraising for Bill Belichick’s exclusive hacks on getting young Tar Heel chicks would be appropriate. Politi ain’t getting much on his own with the disposition he is projecting publicly.
If he’s looking to change jobs maybe supervising fundraising for Bill Belichick’s exclusive hacks on getting young Tar Heel chicks would be appropriate. Politi ain’t getting much on his own with the disposition he is projecting publicly.
Lafemina was a fine candidate. The search firm didn't find him, though. Rutgers/Amy Towers identified him as the target in the fall, months before they hired Turnkey. The second finalist was a New Jersey native with deep ties to Rutgers. What did Turnkey do?
well a google search disagrees with your saying they didn't find him
>The Turnkey search firm recommended
Brian Lafemina as the top candidate for Rutgers' Athletic Director position, but he withdrew his name from consideration. Rutgers eventually parted ways with Turnkey and hired Keli Zinn, LSU's executive deputy AD, who was not a candidate recommended by Turnkey's initial commercial-focused strategy.
- Turnkey's top candidate: Brian Lafemina withdrew his name from consideration, leading to a change in the search process.
- Turnkey's strategy: The firm initially focused on candidates with commercial backgrounds, a strategy that did not lead to the final hire.
- The final hire: Rutgers hired Keli Zinn, who had a different background than the type of candidate Turnkey initially focused on. Rutgers ultimately parted ways with Turnkey before hiring Zinn<
Come on. A google search? He attended two games last season. He was at spring practice — which ended before the search firm was hired. All of this was out there.
I think this debate is mostly silly but so is calling him "Turney's candidate."
The 1989 graduate of Rutgers, Lafemina was a member of the men’s diving team during his freshman year and was around his alma mater frequently in the past year, attending multiple football games — from home wins over Akron and Washington to a loss to USC in Los Angeles — and at least one practice this spring.
A lot of alumni attend games and he is just one of them.
Being close to Rutgers doesn't mean a search firm didn't reach out to him and hold discussions about if he was interested in the position.
As for using google for the info I provided, just an honest way to say I don't have inside info and showing my source.
Your opinion is good as mine, I just used google to find out what I could and base my opinion that the Turnkey search firm contacted him to gauge his interest in becoming Rutgers AD .
To back my opinion I did another search and found this article.
>Turnkey did have a couple of names who were close to being hired by Rutgers. Candidate Brian Lafemina seemed to be a good fit for the job before he pulled his name out of the running. Mike Palisi is another candidate who has had his name thrown around <
Rutgers Moves On From Search Firm During the Hunt For a New Athletic Director
Rutgers University ends deal with athletic search firm Turnkey
www.onthebanks.com
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Politi is a journalist. He has to write about things that people read. He WANTS to write positive things about Rutgers athletics because that gets clicks and he DOES when we win. But we suck. So he has to write about something. The $200k was absolutely a waste.
The good thing? We have a president who gets sht done and a AD who seems like a winner.
The good thing? We have a president who gets sht done and a AD who seems like a winner.
Cant wait for AI to send him into retirement in a couple years.
Steve doesn't care at all about RU athletics doing well. Why should we care about what he writes?
He's had several chances since our 2023 season but hasn't seem to as far as I know. He's either backhanded or silent about the things RU is doing right.
For instance, he could've written about Raymond's game yesterday. But he hasn't and probably won't because he's not interested in supporting RU.
Not really sure why people have that reaction to the politi article. It’s basically just outlining the big matchup that we all want as the season finale.
It's his framing. Politi is a poor excuse for a journalist, and a worse excuse for a clown.