(09-08-2023 12:18 PM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:31 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:22 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:10 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 07:44 AM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  clt asks if you even watched the first doc?

it is being produced by a production company started by a Charlotte Alum, and Biff is no fool.

Upon further review, it looks like Charlotte interests paid for the series and is lead by friends of Charlotte. In essence, it is an infomercial in the guise of a documentary. It is a clever subterfuge.

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/sports...59284.html

Honestly, ECU's thing is the same. Produced by a production company that uses student interns to produce. Was just on Youtube before moving to ESPN+ this year. Just an extension of hype videos into "get to know" players/coaches/operations people/etc.

Can't knock it. Any additional content for the fans is good.

Agree. I made the mistake of assuming Charlotte’s program was a legitimate documentary.

clt says this is not put together by student interns like eCu. from the article you posted, but apparently didnt read:

Titled “Mining for Greatness,” Emmy-winning producer Mickey Holden is engineering a 12-episode docuseries releasing every Thursday throughout the college football season via the streaming service, focusing on first-year head coach Biff Poggi and the 49ers’ first season in the American Athletic Conference.

Each episode will include the 49ers’ preparation for their upcoming opponent, as well as a look back at the previous week’s game. Holden’s team includes two editors, both of whom are Emmy winners, Richard Brooke and Jantzen Gianfrancesco.

My comment is not directed to the show’s quality, but to its purpose. A documentary “document(s) reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record" ((Source).
In contrast, Charlotte’s series is akin to propaganda. I approve.

(01-27-2023 09:19 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  If I’m counting right, that makes 7 FBS programs inside North Carolina? How is there enough talent to go around to be anything better then mediocre?

AIRPORTS! I say airports my friend.

(09-08-2023 01:31 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 12:18 PM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:31 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:22 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:10 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Upon further review, it looks like Charlotte interests paid for the series and is lead by friends of Charlotte. In essence, it is an infomercial in the guise of a documentary. It is a clever subterfuge.

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/sports...59284.html

Honestly, ECU's thing is the same. Produced by a production company that uses student interns to produce. Was just on Youtube before moving to ESPN+ this year. Just an extension of hype videos into "get to know" players/coaches/operations people/etc.

Can't knock it. Any additional content for the fans is good.

Agree. I made the mistake of assuming Charlotte’s program was a legitimate documentary.

clt says this is not put together by student interns like eCu. from the article you posted, but apparently didnt read:

Titled “Mining for Greatness,” Emmy-winning producer Mickey Holden is engineering a 12-episode docuseries releasing every Thursday throughout the college football season via the streaming service, focusing on first-year head coach Biff Poggi and the 49ers’ first season in the American Athletic Conference.

Each episode will include the 49ers’ preparation for their upcoming opponent, as well as a look back at the previous week’s game. Holden’s team includes two editors, both of whom are Emmy winners, Richard Brooke and Jantzen Gianfrancesco.

My comment is not directed to the show’s quality, but to its purpose. A documentary “document(s) reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record" ((Source).
In contrast, Charlotte’s series is akin to propaganda. I approve.

clt asks if you watched the first episode?

(09-08-2023 08:31 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:22 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:10 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 07:44 AM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 04:06 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Charlotte’s coach is a buffoonish figure easy to caricature. Remember, ESPN aims to increase its audience and making fun of some outlandish person is a well worn path.

I hope the series places the Charlotte program in an overall favorable light, but I am wary.

clt asks if you even watched the first doc?

it is being produced by a production company started by a Charlotte Alum, and Biff is no fool.

Upon further review, it looks like Charlotte interests paid for the series and is lead by friends of Charlotte. In essence, it is an infomercial in the guise of a documentary. It is a clever subterfuge.

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/sports...59284.html

Honestly, ECU's thing is the same. Produced by a production company that uses student interns to produce. Was just on Youtube before moving to ESPN+ this year. Just an extension of hype videos into "get to know" players/coaches/operations people/etc.

Can't knock it. Any additional content for the fans is good.

Agree. I made the mistake of assuming Charlotte’s program was a legitimate documentary.

I hope you will enjoy our illegitimate documentary. Thanks for your support.

(09-08-2023 04:05 PM)Nugget49er Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:31 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:22 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:10 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 07:44 AM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  clt asks if you even watched the first doc?

it is being produced by a production company started by a Charlotte Alum, and Biff is no fool.

Upon further review, it looks like Charlotte interests paid for the series and is lead by friends of Charlotte. In essence, it is an infomercial in the guise of a documentary. It is a clever subterfuge.

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/sports...59284.html

Honestly, ECU's thing is the same. Produced by a production company that uses student interns to produce. Was just on Youtube before moving to ESPN+ this year. Just an extension of hype videos into "get to know" players/coaches/operations people/etc.

Can't knock it. Any additional content for the fans is good.

Agree. I made the mistake of assuming Charlotte’s program was a legitimate documentary.

I hope you will enjoy our illegitimate documentary. Thanks for your support.

SMH.

I wrote
“Charlotte’s coach is a buffoonish figure easy to caricature. Remember, ESPN aims to increase its audience and making fun of some outlandish person is a well worn path.

I hope the series places the Charlotte program in an overall favorable light, but I am wary.”

As it turns out my concern was unwarranted because Charlotte fans financed and produced the show. Under those conditions Charlotte will be shown in a positive light, but it is not a documentary. It is like propaganda. The word propaganda means “ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause…..” (Source).

I think the series is a brilliant move, but pretending it is an objective show from an objective source is ludicrous.

Carry on…..

(09-08-2023 04:05 PM)Nugget49er Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:31 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:22 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:10 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 07:44 AM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  clt asks if you even watched the first doc?

it is being produced by a production company started by a Charlotte Alum, and Biff is no fool.

Upon further review, it looks like Charlotte interests paid for the series and is lead by friends of Charlotte. In essence, it is an infomercial in the guise of a documentary. It is a clever subterfuge.

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/sports...59284.html

Honestly, ECU's thing is the same. Produced by a production company that uses student interns to produce. Was just on Youtube before moving to ESPN+ this year. Just an extension of hype videos into "get to know" players/coaches/operations people/etc.

Can't knock it. Any additional content for the fans is good.

Agree. I made the mistake of assuming Charlotte’s program was a legitimate documentary.

I hope you will enjoy our illegitimate documentary. Thanks for your support.

Oh now I HAVE to watch!!!!

(09-09-2023 12:47 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 04:05 PM)Nugget49er Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:31 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:22 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:10 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Upon further review, it looks like Charlotte interests paid for the series and is lead by friends of Charlotte. In essence, it is an infomercial in the guise of a documentary. It is a clever subterfuge.

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/sports...59284.html

Honestly, ECU's thing is the same. Produced by a production company that uses student interns to produce. Was just on Youtube before moving to ESPN+ this year. Just an extension of hype videos into "get to know" players/coaches/operations people/etc.

Can't knock it. Any additional content for the fans is good.

Agree. I made the mistake of assuming Charlotte’s program was a legitimate documentary.

I hope you will enjoy our illegitimate documentary. Thanks for your support.

SMH.

I wrote
“Charlotte’s coach is a buffoonish figure easy to caricature. Remember, ESPN aims to increase its audience and making fun of some outlandish person is a well worn path.

I hope the series places the Charlotte program in an overall favorable light, but I am wary.”

As it turns out my concern was unwarranted because Charlotte fans financed and produced the show. Under those conditions Charlotte will be shown in a positive light, but it is not a documentary. It is like propaganda. The word propaganda means “ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause…..” (Source).

I think the series is a brilliant move, but pretending it is an objective show from an objective source is ludicrous.

Carry on…..

clt asks again, have you watched the doc?

(09-09-2023 07:01 AM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 04:05 PM)Nugget49er Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:31 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:22 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:10 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Upon further review, it looks like Charlotte interests paid for the series and is lead by friends of Charlotte. In essence, it is an infomercial in the guise of a documentary. It is a clever subterfuge.

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/sports...59284.html

Honestly, ECU's thing is the same. Produced by a production company that uses student interns to produce. Was just on Youtube before moving to ESPN+ this year. Just an extension of hype videos into "get to know" players/coaches/operations people/etc.

Can't knock it. Any additional content for the fans is good.

Agree. I made the mistake of assuming Charlotte’s program was a legitimate documentary.

I hope you will enjoy our illegitimate documentary. Thanks for your support.

Oh now I HAVE to watch!!!!

clt says you won't be disappointed. our illegitimate propaganda doc will have you donating by the 10th minute

(09-09-2023 11:31 AM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  

(09-09-2023 07:01 AM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 04:05 PM)Nugget49er Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:31 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:22 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  Honestly, ECU's thing is the same. Produced by a production company that uses student interns to produce. Was just on Youtube before moving to ESPN+ this year. Just an extension of hype videos into "get to know" players/coaches/operations people/etc.

Can't knock it. Any additional content for the fans is good.

Agree. I made the mistake of assuming Charlotte’s program was a legitimate documentary.

I hope you will enjoy our illegitimate documentary. Thanks for your support.

Oh now I HAVE to watch!!!!

clt says you won't be disappointed. our illegitimate propaganda doc will have you donating by the 10th minute

I do have an extra kidney if somebody on the team needs one

It would be interesting to read a report on how the series spins the lopsided losses suffered to date. I sense a "adversity builds character" theme, but I could be wrong. Typically, reality shows seek, manufacture, or shape conflict because it is interesting but the show is not typical due to its close ties to the school.

No talk of character building here. More like win or you are out.

(09-09-2023 11:31 AM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  

(09-09-2023 07:01 AM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 04:05 PM)Nugget49er Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:31 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:22 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  Honestly, ECU's thing is the same. Produced by a production company that uses student interns to produce. Was just on Youtube before moving to ESPN+ this year. Just an extension of hype videos into "get to know" players/coaches/operations people/etc.

Can't knock it. Any additional content for the fans is good.

Agree. I made the mistake of assuming Charlotte’s program was a legitimate documentary.

I hope you will enjoy our illegitimate documentary. Thanks for your support.

Oh now I HAVE to watch!!!!

clt says you won't be disappointed. our illegitimate propaganda doc will have you donating by the 10th minute

With that being the case, I suggest recruiting some SMU donors to watch.

(09-17-2023 03:46 PM)cscottl1981 Wrote:  

(09-09-2023 11:31 AM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  

(09-09-2023 07:01 AM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 04:05 PM)Nugget49er Wrote:  

(09-08-2023 08:31 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Agree. I made the mistake of assuming Charlotte’s program was a legitimate documentary.

I hope you will enjoy our illegitimate documentary. Thanks for your support.

Oh now I HAVE to watch!!!!

clt says you won't be disappointed. our illegitimate propaganda doc will have you donating by the 10th minute

With that being the case, I suggest recruiting some SMU donors to watch.

clt says $ isn't the issue, we need a QB1 to emerge