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Can ESPN bias be doubted?

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Can ESPN bias be doubted?
« on: August 16, 2011, 10:49:01 PM »
From its coverage of the Yahoo story:

Tell me what's missing.  Tell me what's added.

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The allegations against Miami have sparked what is just the latest in a string of NCAA investigations involving some of college football's most high-profile and successful programs. In the last 18 months, the football teams at Southern California, Ohio State, Auburn, Oregon, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia Tech and LSU all have either been investigated or sanctioned by the NCAA.


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- At least six coaches and as many as 10 athletic department employees overall were allegedly aware of Shapiro's illicit activity, including former basketball coach Frank Haith, now at Missouri. All the coaches named by Shapiro have since left Miami
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Re: Can ESPN bias be doubted?
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2011, 10:55:10 PM »
From its coverage of the Yahoo story:

Tell me what's missing.  Tell me what's added.

I'd say there is a slander suit opportunity for Auburn in that first paragraph. Not that it would hold up, but just to scare the shit out of some "journalists".
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Re: Can ESPN bias be doubted?
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2011, 12:49:50 AM »
I'd say there is a slander suit opportunity for Auburn in that first paragraph. Not that it would hold up, but just to scare the shit out of some "journalists".
I don't see it. Auburn was investigated by the NCAA, in fact they were prodded, probed, and reamed....nothing.
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Re: Can ESPN bias be doubted?
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2011, 01:09:43 AM »
Ok.  I'll tell ya. 

ESPN listed Auburn in "schools that have been investigated" while simultaneously eliminating mention of the fact that TWO of the seven coaches who were directly involved in the schemes and scams are now members of the Saban staff. 

Fish.  I smell fish. 
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Re: Can ESPN bias be doubted?
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2011, 07:08:58 AM »
Ok.  I'll tell ya. 

ESPN listed Auburn in "schools that have been investigated" while simultaneously eliminating mention of the fact that TWO of the seven coaches who were directly involved in the schemes and scams are now members of the Saban staff. 

Fish.  I smell fish.

Nice catch.
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Re: Can ESPN bias be doubted?
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2011, 08:29:53 AM »
Ok.  I'll tell ya. 

ESPN listed Auburn in "schools that have been investigated" while simultaneously eliminating mention of the fact that TWO of the seven coaches who were directly involved in the schemes and scams are now members of the Saban staff. 

Fish.  I smell fish.

Yep!   That's not only bias, it's pure shitty journalism.  That's an important fact where those coaches currently work. And if the NCAA doesn't put these coaches under a "show cause" order, then fuck them all. 
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Re: Can ESPN bias be doubted?
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2011, 09:31:28 AM »
Especially considering the fact that they mention where one basketball coach currently works, but not where two football coaches currently work.

I think other media outlets are trying to snub Yahoo. They wish to lump them in with SBB, Clay Travis, etc.

Those darn intarwebberz.

Didn't see it mentioned on SportsCenter. Just baseball.

The New York Times, who put Auburn offering an easy Sociology class to all its students on the front page 5 years ago, didn't deem this cover-worthy.
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Re: Can ESPN bias be doubted?
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2011, 09:46:11 AM »
I was surprised to see on Sportscenter this morning that while airing a teaser for their "rewrite the rule book panel" they were talking about all the crap that was in the news the last two years they did actually mention Marcel Dareus.  Of course, it followed the closeup of Cam holding the crystal football.
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Re: Can ESPN bias be doubted?
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2011, 10:59:52 AM »
I don't see it. Auburn was investigated by the NCAA, in fact they were prodded, probed, and reamed....nothing.

Even without an LOI, we somehow are under "investigation".
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Re: Can ESPN bias be doubted?
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2011, 11:06:08 AM »
Even without an LOI, we somehow are under "investigation".

Damn it man.  I'll let you know when it's over.  And it's not over.
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Re: Can ESPN bias be doubted?
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2011, 11:51:58 AM »
Even without an LOI, we somehow are under "investigation".

LOI = Indictment.  Meaning they've been investigating, and found shit.
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