(12-09-2015 12:29 AM)EagleSam Wrote: (12-08-2015 11:43 PM)EMUAARON Wrote: Was Murphy talking about Eagletotem? i'm reading their tweets from the last two hours as being defensive, but i could easily be mistaken.
That was my first guess. When he mentioned the Michigan game, it made me think of Al Willman's garbage article that followed up the win which said some things that Murphy hinted at.
He shouldn't expect all media coverage to be positive...that's unreasonable. But I love that he defends his players and why the schedule is the way it is. Good for Coach Murphy.
Fortunately we have an ace in the making Andrew Mascharka. He has excellent skills, very hard working, does good photography, etc.
Andrew not only does he have a really good temperament, but has a good sense of how to function within the world of sports. He talks with EMU people, attends those athletic BOR meetings, etc.
Andrew also has a Twitter account which is easy to follow. He breaks stories as he is (obviously) local and has his ear to the ground for news. He is one person, of many, I turn to for information. He is trying to follow up with EMU on the bubble issue. I recommend following his Twitter account.
I love people who write sports like Lynn Henning, Tigers' writer for the Detroit News. Long on knowledge, information, judgment, etc. and no bombast; not controversial. Very professional writer. One of the best.
I don't know Al Willman but I've got the impression that he has been at the heart of some controversy over the years while he was at the Echo.
I don't read his stuff in the media and I don't read the EagleTotem.
If I need info on hoops, I can find it out myself and I know who I know and their credibility. I trust my own instincts.
E.g., Two years running I've had the 'early scoop' on Bond and Thompson from multiple sources. The latest was Thompson. Someone communicated to me that he talked with a member of the team and our player called Thompson "A beast". I started posting very positively on Thompson. Of course, last year I got on the Timmy Bond bandwagon during Summer, when word was leaking that he has God-given abilities and then Murphy wrote some very positive comments about Bond for Blue Ribbon (basketball) Yearbook (which EagleSam and I read).