And they wonder why we give them a hard time. CMON MR. hockey reporter from Grand Forks cmon and defend this one. and while your at it hire some more rent a editors.
I tried to be objective but it is getting dang ridiculous.
There is nothing wrong with the story. Reporting the truth is bad or frowned on? Come on, it's a legitimate story, just like a team making the NCAA hoops tourney as a bubble team is. We all knew that we were probably one of the last teams in -- this confirms it. What's the big deal? I don't get it. It sure as heck beats the other potential story line, "Bison last team left out of the playoffs."
Want to talk headlines? Here's one:
Bison continue post-season run with upset victory at Montana State
"The strength of the Herd is the Bison, and the strength of the Bison is the Herd."
Story is good. Kolpack did a good job with it as he usually does. To bad the headlines that everyone sees seem to be negative.
Here's what other Missouri Valley local newspapers have to say as of 5:30 pm:
WIU Leathernecks (McDonough Voice):
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/sports...e-FCS-playoffs
WIU Leathernecks (Peoria Journal Star):
http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x189256...n-FCS-playoffs
(developing story) Uh-huh.
UNI Panthers (WCF Courier):
http://wcfcourier.com/sports/college...cc4c002e0.html
UNI Panthers (Cedar Falls Times):
Nothing, yet. Maybe tomorrow. Hey, it's Sunday!
UNI Panthers (Des Moines Register):
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/art...nd-of-playoffs
The Morning Call (Allentown, PA.) has a nice article for Lehigh, but this is the best line for UNI:
"But while they play in the same state, Northern Iowa is not Drake." (Lehigh opened the season with Drake and was really hoping for a home game to start the playoffs. Lehigh beat Drake 28-14. I get the impression, they think UNI is a step down! Get this: Drake beat Valparaiso 21-19, and got defeated by Montana State 48-21. Have a good game, Lehigh!)
http://www.mcall.com/sports/college/...,3037589.story
Robert Morris (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review):
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pitt.../s_710413.html
Robert Morris: (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette):
You know, we cover Pitt, Penn State, West Virginia and Duquesne. Robert Morris, not so much. Maybe tomorrow under "More Colleges."
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/
OK, just for fun, let's go to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and see what kind of coverage the Bobcats are getting.
Let's see, lots of Saturday stories about the big win over the Grizzlies, but narry a word about the playoffs? How can this be? MSU---#4 in the nation, receiving a bye in the first round and no mention of the playoffs? Unbelievable.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/sports/msu/
Not impressed? Me, either.
I'll take Bison coverage on inforum.com, thank you, very much.
Last edited by NWNDBison; 11-21-2010 at 11:54 PM.
It might be a true statement, but why would they have to say it. I think they are the worst newspaper in the history of newspapers, but I would never say it.
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