ESPN's Selective Agenda
by Paragon SC on Feb 23, 2010 2:03 PM PST
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The University of Oregon's recent troubles found their way onto the headlines on ESPN's Outside the Lines.
Now, I am not into conspiracy theories but does anyone find it curious that over the past couple of years the OTL has done stories on Penn State, USC and now Oregon...and they hit Oregon barely a month since the alleged Masoli theft case the first rock to fall.
Interestingly ESPN has hardly made a peep about the 27 or so arrests at the University of Florida over the past 4 years...
The Sun's survey also revealed UF's arrests are in line with those of its traditional rivals. Georgia football players have accumulated 30 arrests during the same four-year period. Tennessee has tallied 21 arrests, while Florida State has totaled 13 arrests.
Miami, a school that experienced somewhat of a renegade status throughout the '80s and early '90s, has had two players arrested since 2005.
Meyer did not agree to an interview request with The Sun on the topic. In a statement released through UF sports information, Meyer said he has tried to make players aware of the consequences of their actions.
So, the 30 or so arrests at the University of Georgia the past 4 years, the 21 arrests at the University of Tennessee and the 13 arrests at FSU during the same time period aren't important?
I am not one who goes snooping around looking for deepthroat but even that intrigued me.
I am not looking to single out UF...on the contrary I am singling out the WWL because of their selective reporting on schools who have issues. It certainly surprises me that there have been no reports on any of the SEC schools that were mentioned in the above article. Even the article tries to to justify it away...asking if the criticism of UF is justified.
Not surprising coming from a home town newspaper.
Sure ESPN has contract with both the SEC and the Big-10 but it does seem that ESPN wants to protect the SEC at all costs. Bad publicity could harm viewership I suppose.
I remember the report on PSU...I was embarrassed at the way OTL portrayed Joe Paterno. I am not a big fan of JoPa but you cannot argue the good he has done for the sport. The way he was portrayed made him look like an old fool who was out of touch with his players, program and university.
Certainly not his best day.
It isn't just the TV side of things either...
You see it on the internet side as well as with this garbage...
During the past four years, it's been a shady little parlor game to wonder what could finally knock the catch-us-if-you-can smugness out of USC athletic director Mike Garrett and university president Steven B. Sample. Scandals kept popping up around them even as USC geared up for three long-scheduled days of hearings in front of the NCAA infractions committee last week in Tempe, Ariz.
I will stop there and ask a simple question.
I have read Howard's crummy writing before here in NYC when she was at Newsday (I think). I see she has "moved up" in the world.
This article has a number of errors that makes me wonder if anyone at ESPN fact checks or proof reads their work before submitting it.
While USC's issues that are before the NCAA should not be ignored or swept under the rug They aren't in the same league as some of things that players have been arrested for at any of the schools I mentioned above. Cheating to get a few extra bucks like Bush and Mayo are alleged to have done is wrong and if USC is complicit then USC should be punished but they are hardly equal to the arrests listed in the article above...no one is physically harmed or endangered for taking money.
Firing an automatic weapon into an apartment is.
Choking and beating your girlfriend is.
I am not looking for USC to get a pass but Jesus can we some balanced reporting?
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Great read.
If any of our athletes commit crimes it’s all over the news. And I mean that extending throughout the PAC-10. Unbelievable.
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by TrojanRam on Feb 23, 2010 2:31 PM PST via mobile reply actions
How many articles
did Rey’s frat party fight get? Too many. Hating USC is ESPN’s new narrative. We couldn’t attack an SEC school, they are the only ones who play real football, Right?
Great post
Loved it. Loved every part of it. Really opened my eyes to ESPN. I never knew Florida had so much trouble with arrests. How much do you (or anyone) think the lack of reporting on the Gators has to do with ESPN’s contract with the SEC?
SC has always been hated on by the media and I never quite got why. I remember when Sanchez’s alleged assault (pretty sure it was assault) came about he was all over the place. Truth came out.
Anyway, hopefully a NCAA ruling in our favor will clear everything up and we can start getting some favorable coverage.
FIght on
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by The kid inthemask on Feb 23, 2010 2:52 PM PST reply actions
It was a rape
it was dropped, but it was bigger news than anything that has happened in the SEC in the last year
The "good one" was when Griffen and Campbell were reported as arrested...
…in Nantucket. Not only were they not arrested, they weren’t even charged with a crime. They and others were cited for being too loud at a party. Like getting a speeding ticket except it makes ESPN headline news for days. That one was too much.
by ev on Feb 23, 2010 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
My sentiments exactly Para!
There is just practically too much love going the SEC way. And just the exact opposite, as it relates to Coach Carroll and the USC Trojan athletic department.
I’m not excusing the shenanigans brought to light by the Lloyd Lake and Louis Johnson allegations, but again- as you’ve said previously:
Bush = his family was enticed, he may have been guilty of putting his eligibility at risk- but it was not done for any unfair advantage on the field. Does it excuse the fact that USC might have used an ineligible player? No. But we’re not asking for people to look the other way. Far from it, punish us for our wrongdoings, but why take practically 4 years to do it?
Mayo = his association with Guillory should have thrown up a ton of red flags. But the NCAA was complicit in part of this, USC Athletic department/Coach Floyd should have done a better job at maintaining a better job of oversight on Mayo/Guillory, and the cash supposedly Coach Floyd gave to Guillory is more than just suspect! Again, did it make Mayo a better basketball player? Does that make Mayo’s a better player?No. Does it put into question Mayo’s status as an eligible player Yes, maybe- that’s why the wins were vacated.
What did AD Garrett determine on Bush’s eligibility? How come the football program got a pass? (methinks, Garrett uncovered some solid evidence and correspondence with his own Compliance Department and NCAA clearinghouse regarding the Bush issues. i hope they were solid and irrefutable, otherwise. . . .the football program should have been put on self-imposed sanctions as well. Also, otherwise, the NCAA- if they find fault in Compliance on the Bush investigation. . . .we’ll be hit even harder if they (the NCAA) doesn’t think we “did enough” as far as investigating AND rectifying.)
The SEC gets a major pass from most all media outlets. Their player skullduggery majorly pales in comparison to USC’s and/or the PAC 10’s.
The Oregon Ducks, the Pac 10 Champs and SEC Wannabe Team of 2009!
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
i hope they were solid and irrefutable, otherwise. . . .the football program should have been put on self-imposed sanctions as well. Also, otherwise, the NCAA- if they find fault in Compliance on the Bush investigation. . . .we’ll be hit even harder if they (the NCAA) doesn’t think we "did enough" as far as investigating AND rectifying.)
I don’t follow. Why would USC self-impose sanctions when USC firmly believes that it has done nothing that would require that action? I believe the NCAA has insufficient evidence regarding Reggie that USC knowingly knew he was accepting improper benefits. Pictures aren’t enough.
And how much investigation do we have to put on the football team? Again, USC feels confident that their defense will suit well. It may seem like they didn’t do much, but USC understands how big this issue is.
by Julio Nievas on Feb 23, 2010 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
What did AD Garrett determine on Bush’s eligibility? How come the football program got a pass?
A pass of what?
Keep your shirt on buddy
You don’t know jack, and neither do I.
We’ll all wait for the determination of sanctions. That is all.
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
by BixBeiderbecke on Feb 23, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
To be fair
I do remember Carlos Dunlap’s DUI arrest getting about 1.5 days of coverage on ESPN, mostly because they were talking about what his suspension would mean for the SEC Championship Game….not because it was the 29587295784th arrest they’ve had in the last few years.
Also, when Brandon Spikes eye-gouged that UGA player, they had a few pundits call him out for the first day of coverage….and then the UGA player came out saying he wasn’t upset and ESPN started backing the “football can be a physical, dirty game and the other player said it was OK, so no biggie,” message. Meyer’s consequent half game suspension for Spikes in the Vandy game was an even bigger joke.
It will be interesting to see how UF gets treated by ESPN and the like now that the cash cow Tim Tebow is gone (although, as McShay put it, they will continue to make a 4th or 5th round talent the most talked about player of the draft this spring).
SEC'PN Bought the SEC for $2.25Bn
Can sports fans just admit that we are being swindled? ESPN has a mutli-billion $, 15 year partnership with the SEC. Their interests are in promoting and protecting their product partner at all costs, and at the expense of other conferences.
As a nation of sports fans, we need to admit that ESPN is no longer an impartial news organization. They have major blood in the game. The WWL is propagating a fraud by marketing their network as an objective source of news. Don’t be a sucker. Get your news elsewhere.
And, don’t forget that CBS also has a deal with the SEC, so don’t go to Sportsline either.
espn has as much prestige as time magazine, little or none. The problem is many of the young ones grew up on it and think it is the bible.
You're right gnossos
A huge reason why I’m a big sports fan is because of ESPN. My eyes are wide-open now, though.
by Julio Nievas on Feb 23, 2010 11:52 PM PST up reply actions
Yes I have always notice how ESPN hates on the West!
I was hoping that Fox West could be there rival but they dropped the ball long ago, thing is West coast broadcasting is to late for the rest of the USA to see.
LA Sports is what keep me off the streets and out of trouble, thanks to all the teams Rams, Dodgers, Lakers, USC sports and the Love of Tennis.
by so.cal.native1952 on Feb 24, 2010 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
But remember what Jim said,
The West is the best,
The West is the best,
Get here, and we’ll do the rest
How about a little LA woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMVnEGcMsFs
LA Sports is what keep me off the streets and out of trouble, thanks to all the teams Rams, Dodgers, Lakers, USC sports and the Love of Tennis.
by so.cal.native1952 on Feb 25, 2010 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
Hey if you are going on the road take this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwfmfMBLZiM
LA Sports is what keep me off the streets and out of trouble, thanks to all the teams Rams, Dodgers, Lakers, USC sports and the Love of Tennis.
by so.cal.native1952 on Feb 25, 2010 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
There are a select few commentators on ESPN that I give any credence to
Kirk Herbstreit is relatively level headed, insightful and honest in his analysis and seems to know more about college football than anyone else they trot out there as an “analyst.” Even so, he’s not 100% reliable. Fowler is good, but more of a host than an analyst.
Most others seem extremely reactionary, one way or another.
Now, there are few that do a show better than SportsCenter (although even that is turning into more of an hour long commercial). Scott Van Pelt and Neil Everett are pretty darn entertaining if I do say so myself.
I think the bias really manifests in the writers
the broadcasters would just be too overt, perhaps, to further the agenda. I like many of their broadcasters. some extremely talented guys. of course, Rece Davis is a Trojan. Van Pelt is great. agree on Everett too.
it’s the writers who are crooked.
Rece Davis....is a Trojan?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rece_Davis
Wikipedia says he’s from ’Bama. Regardless, he really is one of my least favorite people on ESPN.
Maybe Dallas meant Reischea Canidate who is a USC grad.
She always give USC props on First Take
LA Sports is what keep me off the streets and out of trouble, thanks to all the teams Rams, Dodgers, Lakers, USC sports and the Love of Tennis.
by so.cal.native1952 on Feb 24, 2010 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
davis went to Bama...
Van Pelt Maryland
"Mention USC to a Bruin and they get angry; mention UCLA to a Trojan and they laugh."
Ooop, ok, how about Bob Lorenz, not at SEC'PN though
honestly, I think that Holtz teased Davis about being a USC homer a long time ago, and it stuck in my brain for some reason. my bad.
I think Holtz perceives anyone who doesn't drink the ND Kool Aid like him
as an SC homer. But he takes any opportunity possible to try to slight SC and to certainly pick against them. I remember in 06 when we had the road game @ Arkansas after destroying them 70-17 or something the year before and Holtz was trying to talk up how SC was going to struggle and probably lose the game (this analysis was likely a mixture of ND anti-Trojan bias and previous head coach of Arkansas bias). Final score? 50-14 Trojans.
I'd say send this to their Ombudsman
as they’ve done a good job in retracting and apologizing for errors in the past, but I think with their financial interests in the SEC there is little chance this gets changed.
[DELETED ZOMG NO POLITICS]
I complained to the Ombudsman about their football recruiting rankings
and got no response. They had D Bax ranked #151 or so, YET ESPN Rise had him as their PoY!
I also wrote the ombudsman about the Craig James fiasco and the one-sided treatment of Mike Leach, and received a boilerplate response.
I've gotta play devils advocate....
Still looking for the killer?
Very bad taste Buckeye
Listen, someone died. No other blog out there, especially this one, feels more for the Goldman and Brown families. We ARE NOT looking for the killer, there are authorities out there and other sites for you to troll to make fun and/or a mockery of those killings.
Here? Not so much.
I’d suggest you take your feeble attempt at humor elsewhere, otherwise- I’d hope Paragon SC bans you on this remark alone. Feel me?
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
by BixBeiderbecke on Feb 24, 2010 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
But the thread was about convicts...
it was but a matter of time until someone brought this up. In other words, no I don’t feel you!
Did you forget that people died?
What part don’t you feel?
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
by BixBeiderbecke on Feb 24, 2010 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
No, you asked, do I feel you
You did not ask do I feel the Goldmans! Unless there is something you are not telling me about your identity, its more tasteless to wrap yourself up in the pain of the Goldmans, than it is to poke fun at a blog for a program that produced the most famous criminal of college football on a thread poking fun at another conference for being the dirtiest of all.
by Buckeye Bobo on Feb 24, 2010 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
You've been a part of CC for how long?
You have no idea what you’re saying or writing. You’re trying to defend your right to write what you know you’ve done in bad taste and have no idea what has been written or said here on Conquest Chronicles regarding the OJ Simpson murder trial.
Go away dude. You’re digging yourself deeper and deeper into a hole. You’re a complete ass and are talking out of it to boot.
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
by BixBeiderbecke on Feb 24, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
Actually, I've been reading it off and on for a while
but have only recently stared posting.
P.S. In none of my posts have I called people names.
by Buckeye Bobo on Feb 24, 2010 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
If you've been reading this for at least 4 - 5 years. . . .
. . . .then you’d realize that a large number or our regulars have spoken and written extensively on the OJ trial and subsequent criminal activity he got himself into regarding the memorabilia issue in Las Vegas. Under no circumstances have we taken the murder trial lightly. I am not wrapping myself in the pain of the Goldman’s or Brown’s. I’m a human being who has better things to do than to attempt humor at that situation. I’ve stated this before. Get over yourself, it’s not a personal thing buddy! I’d state this to anyone remarking stupidly on the situation.
End of story.
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
by BixBeiderbecke on Feb 24, 2010 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
"it’s not a personal thing buddy!"
1) Thats a personal comment that pretends not to be.
2) Prior to that you engaged in name calling, which is also personal. You don’t get to give me that point, it is what it is.
As some who has been warned, I am not as free to respond as a teachers pet. Still let me leave you with this. I am not your Buddy, I am Bobo, don’t forget it Bix.
by Buckeye Bobo on Feb 24, 2010 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
Same difference
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
by BixBeiderbecke on Feb 24, 2010 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Inside joke, buddy
Thought you said you’ve been reading CC recently?
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
by BixBeiderbecke on Feb 24, 2010 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
Yo BooBoo what up with you my _________ maybe get some sun
LA Sports is what keep me off the streets and out of trouble, thanks to all the teams Rams, Dodgers, Lakers, USC sports and the Love of Tennis.
by so.cal.native1952 on Feb 24, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, and. . . .
. . . .I’ll give you this point: I apologize for the “ass” comment.
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
by BixBeiderbecke on Feb 24, 2010 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
You're right, in a way
He/she wasn’t man/woman enough to accept it in the first place. (classy?) So I will take it back.
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
by BixBeiderbecke on Feb 24, 2010 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
Most Buckeye fans I know, are barely tolerable
If you think making a mockery out of 2 people dying, just because an ex-Trojan is at the center of those killings is fair game, than I’d say you are pathetic.
You want to bring this down to your level, well it won’t work.
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
by BixBeiderbecke on Feb 24, 2010 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
What Mockery?
all I did was observe OJ was looking for the real killer, or at some point he was.
by Buckeye Bobo on Feb 24, 2010 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
This is public final warning
We universally respect OJ for his time and accomplishments at USC…
As a human being after he left here, not so much…
you troll here again then you are gone…we don’t need that, not even as a joke
"Mention USC to a Bruin and they get angry; mention UCLA to a Trojan and they laugh."
Message Received Comrade Paragon
But this rings pretty hollow. You guys have been throwing crap the Ducks for days as the wheels have come off for some of their players. I mean, I seriously did not mean this as a cheap shot, the air in this place is thick with schadenfreude it seemed like fair game. As I guess I’ll just file this one under “sh*t my dad says” and do as you say, not as you do.
by Buckeye Bobo on Feb 24, 2010 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
You can't be serious...wow
We don’t think any OJ joke is appropriate…
we can handle smack talk but OJ has no place here…
move it along
"Mention USC to a Bruin and they get angry; mention UCLA to a Trojan and they laugh."
Thats alright to me you can say anything you want OJ, I really don't drink it very much but I don't know it was killing people.
LA Sports is what keep me off the streets and out of trouble, thanks to all the teams Rams, Dodgers, Lakers, USC sports and the Love of Tennis.
by so.cal.native1952 on Feb 24, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
i kind of agree with duckyou, though there the financial fellation of the sec
is going to be very important to them down the road.
but it’s expected that there are felony arrests in the SEC. not so much out here.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Feb 25, 2010 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
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