The football coach who blew up at a reporter in Oklahoma continues to get ink and air.
Here's an intriguing column from the ESPN ombudsman (sort of a "reader representative") about news cycles vs. opinion cycles. I thought it was one of the more thoughtful pieces on the issue.
And then a 202er sent in this hilarious YouTube video. Be sure you watch the original rant to see why this is so funny.
Do you agree that opinion is spiraling out of control in sports coverage, at the expense of news?
Friday, October 12, 2007
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Yes, opinion is taking over sports coverage. It's loud opinion, too. The haranguing grew tiresome, and I don't watch anymore.
I agree with what another blogger put under the original video on ESPN. These college athletes are getting a free college education because their sport is so well covered by the media. They have to expect that this is part of the package. Mike Gundy should know too that a rant will just make him look life a fool. An eloquent speech with well thought out specific points would have served him so much better.
Gundy's rant wasn't necessary but I agree with keys that something well spoken would have been more effective. If he felt the coverage was poor, he had a right to defend his players, but the ensuing coverage of his rant, while blown out of proportion, served him right for behaving like a child the same as he had accused the reporter of doing.
I feel that opinion is taking over sports coverage as well. If you watch any sports "news" show, most of it is opinions regarding the little news that has happened the night before. Plus, ESPN fills hours a day with shows that are just based on opinion. Although I enjoy shows like Pardon the Interruption or Around the Horn, I feel like they are turning relatively little news and making everything a big deal.
I think that these shows should exist, but views should make up their own opinions.
My thoughts are that sports without opinion would largely be dominated by reporting numbers...scores, statistics, rankings. That sounds boring to me.
I agree with Keys. When you become an athlete and reap the benefits that come with the package, similar to a celebrity who makes a conscious choice to pursue their passion, living in a fish bowl is a part of the dream.
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