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Okay, really now. What do you REALLY think of the media covering ETSU?
For once, I'm going to hold off opinions here, primarily because I have ruffled enough feathers already and I don't want to hear from a member of the media complaining that I led the people on here on or that I am "slandering" them in the media.

I actually had one guy call me at my home and accuse me of doing that. How I slandered anyone on here, I don't know, as this is a print forum. But that should tell you something about the media in the Tri-Cities.

I should also tell you that I did a search of his name on this site and couldn't find one mention. So not only is this member of the media dumb, but he doesn't know what he's talking about, either.

So, here's the deal. Tell the world what you think of the coverage the following members of the media give ETSU.

Johnson City Press guys- Kelly Hodge and Joe Avento.

Radio- Monster sports talk hosts such as Bill Meade and/or Bobby Rader and Bud. Scott Gray could also be included in this mix.

TV- Hawkins, Mahler, whoever they have now on WCYB.

Other sportswriters- I saw where Gene Renfro did a story on the Lady Bucs for the Elizabethton Star. I don't believe Bristol staffs games anymore (could be wrong) and K-Port just uses the Press' coverage. Tricitiessports.com just went with the press release on their site for last night's game. I don't believe Greeneville sends a guy out to the games, either.

What do you really think of the talents of any of these entities?
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RE: Okay, really now. What do you REALLY think of the media covering ETSU?
I think the whole context of this question is wrong- your searching for people to talk bad about others.

Heres the deal, nobody in the local media is going to ask "Gotcha" questions to any coach or the AD. You obviously think this is a problem. I disagree.

The news media's job in my opinion is to tell the facts. It is not their job to sway opinions one way or another. Futher, their access to the school depends on relationships. If you burn these relationships, you will get less facts and less quotes and thus will be less able to do your real job. You know exactly how that works.

I think they do cover stories that make the administration look bad sometimes. They cover when the baseball field isnt completed on time, they covered the soccer field issues at the time, they covered the 20k shot this year, etc. What you would prefer is say something like: "There were 3,000 people in attendance to tonight's game, though we used to have 5-6k at each game before Stanton pulled football and destroyed the athletic department." Or "the soccer field is just completed and looks nice, but lets ask the AD why they cant play in a hay field so that we can have a basketball arena first" I simply do not think that is their job.
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(01-31-2012 05:43 AM)etsubuc Wrote:  I think the whole context of this question is wrong- your searching for people to talk bad about others.

Heres the deal, nobody in the local media is going to ask "Gotcha" questions to any coach or the AD. You obviously think this is a problem. I disagree.

The news media's job in my opinion is to tell the facts. It is not their job to sway opinions one way or another. Futher, their access to the school depends on relationships. If you burn these relationships, you will get less facts and less quotes and thus will be less able to do your real job. You know exactly how that works.

I think they do cover stories that make the administration look bad sometimes. They cover when the baseball field isnt completed on time, they covered the soccer field issues at the time, they covered the 20k shot this year, etc. What you would prefer is say something like: "There were 3,000 people in attendance to tonight's game, though we used to have 5-6k at each game before Stanton pulled football and destroyed the athletic department." Or "the soccer field is just completed and looks nice, but lets ask the AD why they cant play in a hay field so that we can have a basketball arena first" I simply do not think that is their job.

I expect them to be journalists, not mouth pieces of the ETSU athletic propaganda machine. They cover the butts of the ETSU athletic department - and, it looks as if their reports have the stamp of approval of ETSU athletics before publication. They are the spin doctors of ETSU athletics almost all the time. On a larger scale comparison, they would be good media people in North Korea, Iran, Cuba, and other such places.
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Depends on the person's job. Beat writers for the paper? Give me facts, give me news related stories. Op-ed guys? Give me opinion. Same with radio. It is what it is. Market 92 or whatever it is now.
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The mere fact mike while told me personally that he had them in his back pocket tells me all i need to know.
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Come on Gold. That's not true.
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Knights. Afternoon. A little over a year ago now. Haven't heard from you in a while 02. Where ya been?
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I know when and where we have talked. Never said that though.

Obviously been a little busy. Hope you are well.
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You were basking as you said it.


Still waiting on that phone call, mate.
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RE: Okay, really now. What do you REALLY think of the media covering ETSU?
We can go back and forth all day. I don't "have them in my back pocket," so I would never say that.

I hope things are going well for you.

I think we need a full group meeting of all posters on this board at Knights. Let's all get together and share opinions there. I somewhat agree with Pitt about good ole face-to-face conversations. After all, we are all wanting what's best for ETSU and the success of our program, right?
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Correction for the sake of accuracy. You did stipulate there were two you didn't have. I can't for the life of me remember which two but it was not the jc press or Kelly Hodge.


Knights is way too close to etsu, sir. Not knowing the property lines i would hate to stumble accidently over on the etsu line and get arrested.
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(02-01-2012 10:22 AM)Buc2002 Wrote:  We can go back and forth all day. I don't "have them in my back pocket," so I would never say that.

I hope things are going well for you.

I think we need a full group meeting of all posters on this board at Knights. Let's all get together and share opinions there. I somewhat agree with Pitt about good ole face-to-face conversations. After all, we are all wanting what's best for ETSU and the success of our program, right?

I would love to meet with you at Knight's! I usally eat there on game days either before or after the game.
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(02-01-2012 10:22 AM)Buc2002 Wrote:  We can go back and forth all day. I don't "have them in my back pocket," so I would never say that.

I hope things are going well for you.

I think we need a full group meeting of all posters on this board at Knights. Let's all get together and share opinions there. I somewhat agree with Pitt about good ole face-to-face conversations. After all, we are all wanting what's best for ETSU and the success of our program, right?

Right? Absolutely - what's best for ETSU, not what's best for a few at the expense of the many. This athletic model ain't working, and has proven to be a rather miserable failure these last nine years - given all the money that is being spent for the results derived. ETSU still holds the distinction, over the last decade, of being the ONLY state, regional university to be FORCED out of its athletic conference of which it was a prime member for 28 years. And, not one other regional, state university has even looked at this model, much less adopted it. In fact, all have run from it, leaving ETSU isolated and holding the proverbial bag. There is no athletic future for ETSU athletics with this current model!
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RE: Okay, really now. What do you REALLY think of the media covering ETSU?
I'd love to meet with you for the meeting you propose, Mike. You know I don't hate you.

But frankly after you tried to get me to sign something that wasn't true, I'm going to have to take Gold's word instead of yours.

The thing is, the people who have stepped forward and put their name beside their posts have been targeted by ETSU and punished. I am extremely skeptical that such a meeting wouldn't be for the purpose of trying to do the same to ETSU fans whose views don't allign with the athletic department's.
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(01-31-2012 05:43 AM)etsubuc Wrote:  I think the whole context of this question is wrong- your searching for people to talk bad about others.

Heres the deal, nobody in the local media is going to ask "Gotcha" questions to any coach or the AD. You obviously think this is a problem. I disagree.

The news media's job in my opinion is to tell the facts. It is not their job to sway opinions one way or another. Futher, their access to the school depends on relationships. If you burn these relationships, you will get less facts and less quotes and thus will be less able to do your real job. You know exactly how that works.

I think they do cover stories that make the administration look bad sometimes. They cover when the baseball field isnt completed on time, they covered the soccer field issues at the time, they covered the 20k shot this year, etc. What you would prefer is say something like: "There were 3,000 people in attendance to tonight's game, though we used to have 5-6k at each game before Stanton pulled football and destroyed the athletic department." Or "the soccer field is just completed and looks nice, but lets ask the AD why they cant play in a hay field so that we can have a basketball arena first" I simply do not think that is their job.

I'm not trying to necessarily get people to speak ill of others. The idea here is to be constructive, and if someone wants to say they appriciate the sense of humor Jay Sandos brings to the play-by-play or they like Kelly Hodge's low key approach or whatever, so be it.

I will only say that one person's "gotcha" question is another person's follow-up or legitimate question. For instance, just to use something from the past, I think "Why was Tiras Wade suspended?" would be a good question. But you might say it is "gotcha" because we're trying to find out what Wade did wrong.
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Okay, I've now had Gold and Pitt both basically make accusations about me personally, my character, my word and my honesty (sorry this always has to apparently happen to posters on here as part of every discussion thread). I object to it all, but that's really all I can say ... it's a he said, he said, he said.

As for the references to past issues, it's not fair to either of you guys to discuss those situations in a public forum. And I won't.

OK, that being said ...

As for the idea that a meeting would be under some sort of surveillance, that's just silly. Honestly ... come on. Any type of group gathering would be to allow for the type of dialogue that I think many on this board have been asking for -- a respectful, sensible sharing of ideas, thoughts, and opinions. All of this would be under the premise that we are moving forward, that there is a new president who will be shaping a new direction for the entire university (including athletics), and that bring this "broken" family back together needs to happen yesterday.

I do agree with Slappy on this one thing ... there needs to be a respect in all of this. Any type of burn them at the stake approach will simply will be D.O.A.

I hope the majority on this site can see this proposal as a legitimate and good faith request. And Gold, I can assure you Knight's is not on university property (I think the million beers on tap is a give away on that). 04-cheers
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(02-01-2012 10:56 PM)Buc2002 Wrote:  Okay, I've now had Gold and Pitt both basically make accusations about me personally, my character, my word and my honesty (sorry this always has to apparently happen to posters on here as part of every discussion thread). I object to it all, but that's really all I can say ... it's a he said, he said, he said.

As for the references to past issues, it's not fair to either of you guys to discuss those situations in a public forum. And I won't.

OK, that being said ...

As for the idea that a meeting would be under some sort of surveillance, that's just silly. Honestly ... come on. Any type of group gathering would be to allow for the type of dialogue that I think many on this board have been asking for -- a respectful, sensible sharing of ideas, thoughts, and opinions. All of this would be under the premise that we are moving forward, that there is a new president who will be shaping a new direction for the entire university (including athletics), and that bring this "broken" family back together needs to happen yesterday.

I do agree with Slappy on this one thing ... there needs to be a respect in all of this. Any type of burn them at the stake approach will simply will be D.O.A.

I hope the majority on this site can see this proposal as a legitimate and good faith request. And Gold, I can assure you Knight's is not on university property (I think the million beers on tap is a give away on that). 04-cheers

You buying the beer 02?!
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Despite what some on here may think, the ole' pay check from ETSU does not go that far 05-stirthepot

I don't think the first round is out of the question.
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The idea of folks meeting in an open forum to truly discuss their feelings about ETSU athletics is a great idea. It shouldn't just be a meeting at Knight's or wherever, but a full blown "town hall" meeting with Dr. Noland, members of this board, the football foundation, and other alumni. Have it at the Carnegie or some other location.
Or perhaps this informal gathering could be used as a stepping stone to this type of a more formal deal, but folks cannot be afraid to speak out on their true feelings, and that includes employees of the university, alumni, members of the community, etc...
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(02-02-2012 10:48 PM)Buccaneerlover Wrote:  The idea of folks meeting in an open forum to truly discuss their feelings about ETSU athletics is a great idea. It shouldn't just be a meeting at Knight's or wherever, but a full blown "town hall" meeting with Dr. Noland, members of this board, the football foundation, and other alumni. Have it at the Carnegie or some other location.
Or perhaps this informal gathering could be used as a stepping stone to this type of a more formal deal, but folks cannot be afraid to speak out on their true feelings, and that includes employees of the university, alumni, members of the community, etc...

it has to stay civil though....think it can?
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