ESPN Running Scared ~

[CL82]

I think it was implicit that "servant style" meant that the leader would be cognizant and diligent in maintaining a consistent approach to the best interests of ALL members of the conference, both individually and as a whole, and htat means that recognizing that football drives the bus, as the saying goes, but the basketball side of this conference is what makes the conference so very much more than just another football conference. IMO - That's something that's been missing for far too long, and in the past, there has been a clear skewed balance of power and interests in decision making based on teh interests of member institutions.

I get the sense that, if the issue is critical, his "servant style" may have less servitude then the university presidents hope for. That's a good thing.

Agree that we should market what we are, not what we aren't. BE Football has been better than the WWL would you to believe, but BE basketball is second to none. Marketing the 5th (or 6th for you naysayers) best conference and the best basketball conference? Slam dunk.

 

[Carl Spackler]

can anybody find this article on the espn.com college football page headlines? Less the 24 hours later? I can't. Weird.

 

[UCFBfan]

can anybody find this article on the espn.com college football page headlines? Less the 24 hours later? I can't. Weird.

I gave them a full day when I posted yesterday....looks like I was being generous with their time frame on how long it would take for them to pull the article.

 

[zls44]

Pull it for what? What was inaccurate in it? If you want to stupidly question the reasons for FOIAing it, that's one thing. But there was nothing inaccurate in it.

It was stellar reporting by a top-class reporter who this entire board has spent the last year singing the praises of. A reporter who is more tied into the Big East than any other reporter in the country. Hired by ESPN. Working for ESPN.

 

[zls44]

Everyone seems to be thinking this is about ESPN trashing the BE... if I may put on the tinfoil hat for a second, it seems to be about ESPN trying to improve their negotiating position / strategy with the BE by gleaning some information from the BE's list of candidates. Or is that so simple, it's crazy?

Thank you for providing the sole piece of logical thought in this entire trainwreck of a thread.

 

[zls44]

I get the sense that, if the issue is critical, his "servant style" may have less servitude then the university presidents hope for. That's a good thing.

Agree that we should market what we are, not what we aren't. BE Football has been better than the WWL would you to believe, but BE basketball is second to none. Marketing the 5th (or 6th for you naysayers) best conference and the best basketball conference? Slam dunk.

I don't but the servant thing at all. Everything this guy has shown from the start is that he is aggressively going to push the conference wherever he can. He has a great resume and I think will do a fantastic job pushing the conference forward.

And if a few people around the conference have a problem with that, I suggest they look at the conference's recent track record when taking their advice and re-think their own value.

 

[metsfan2323]

Thank you for providing the sole piece of logical thought in this entire trainwreck of a thread.

Nope, gleaning information and publishing that train wreck of an article yesterday have nothing in common with each other. How does publishing that piece of garbage help them glean information?

 

[zls44]

Nope, gleaning information and publishing that train wreck of an article yesterday have nothing in common with each other. How does publishing that piece of garbage help them glean information?

Only thing that sounded like a train wreck in there was the interview process. Luckily they ended up with the best candidate of them all.

 

[metsfan2323]

Pull it for what?

I don't know............maybe they didn't like the audience reaction to it which seemed to be overwhelmingly negative toward ESPN.

 

[zls44]

I don't know............maybe they didn't like the audience reaction to it which seemed to be overwhelmingly negative toward ESPN.

They didn't pull it, though.

 

[metsfan2323]

Only thing that sounded like a train wreck in there was the interview process. Luckily they ended up with the best candidate of them all.

You didn't answer the question. How does publishing that article help them glean information?

 

[FAIRTIDES]

I have to say, this seems like nothing more than spite and nastiness. The true "victims" in this are the people who were named as being potentially interested in the position. How do those people talk to their respective organizations where they are showing up to work at on Monday? As a private individual interviewing for a position at a private organization, why the hell does this become public?

Those are the people whom should sue ESPN.

 

[FAIRTIDES]

Those are the people whom should sue ESPN.

whom??

 

[zls44]

You didn't answer the question. How does publishing that article help them glean information?

I don't think it does, I just like that someone was trying to make an argument other than ESPN IS CLEARLY CONSPIRING TO KILL TEH BIG EAST!!!!!!!!!!11111111

McMurphy answered a few tweets on the subject yesterday. He was working on this before he joined ESPN. McMurphy covers/has better sources with the Big East more intently than other conferences.

 

[FAIRTIDES]

Malloy is an idiot.

I haven't trust any politician since Viet Nam. Not one. But I do have a question. How many CT residents does ESPN employ?

 

[metsfan2323]

Only thing that sounded like a train wreck in there was the interview process. Luckily they ended up with the best candidate of them all.

So even when you think the Big East did something right you can't give them credit for it. You have to think it was just dumb luck not a good search process. This is why you have no credibility. What are you going to say if the Big East ends up with a better contract then the one offered by ESPN last year? Dumb luck?

 

[UConnDan97]

I haven't trust any politician since Viet Nam. Not one. But I do have a question. How many CT residents does ESPN employ?

The problem that I have with Malloy's "First Five" program, especially as it pertains to ESPN, is that the company will receive 25 million dollars in state funding and they only have to insure a minimum of 200 extra jobs, and I believe the amount of time for the jobs is 10 years. So that means that the state is going to pay $12,500 per year per each new employee to work at ESPN:

http://www.governor.ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?Q=484086&A=4010

I am as lefty as they come, and I'm sure this discussion is best served in the Cesspool, but this in my opinion is a poor way to "create" jobs in this state from a monetary standpoint. Way better ways to have state funded work projects to get people back to work and "shovel ready" projects that already exist. Don't need big handouts to multi-billion dollar corporations who have plenty of money for their own infrastructure and personnel decisions...

 

[CL82]

Pull it for what? What was inaccurate in it? If you want to stupidly question the reasons for FOIAing it, that's one thing. But there was nothing inaccurate in it.

It was stellar reporting by a top-class reporter who this entire board has spent the last year singing the praises of. A reporter who is more tied into the Big East than any other reporter in the country. Hired by ESPN. Working for ESPN.

What qualifies at "stellar reporting"? Would Woodward and Bernstein be "stellar reporting"? Is this at that level in your view? Just curious.

 

[CL82]

I haven't trust any politician since Viet Nam. Not one. But I do have a question. How many CT residents does ESPN employ?

And how many them have better IQ than Malloy?

 

[whaler11]

The problem that I have with Malloy's "First Five" program, especially as it pertains to ESPN, is that the company will receive 25 million dollars in state funding and they only have to insure a minimum of 200 extra jobs, and I believe the amount of time for the jobs is 10 years. So that means that the state is going to pay $12,500 per year per each new employee to work at ESPN:

http://www.governor.ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?Q=484086&A=4010

I am as lefty as they come, and I'm sure this discussion is best served in the Cesspool, but this in my opinion is a poor way to "create" jobs in this state from a monetary standpoint. Way better ways to have state funded work projects to get people back to work and "shovel ready" projects that already exist. Don't need big handouts to multi-billion dollar corporations who have plenty of money for their own infrastructure and personnel decisions...

First five is a joke. The deal Cigna got is even worse than the ticket brokers or ESPN.

 

[Husky68]

Thank you for providing the sole piece of logical thought in this entire trainwreck of a thread.

Yeah, real logical ESPN was gleaning information for use in the negotiations. Just like the trashing ND article and their NBC contract was just "timely" and their "power 5" that ESPN repeats a lot "was 1st mentioned by someone else".
How is "trashing" BE not good for ESPN negotiating position?
As far as stellar reporting goes, seems like a lot of unnamed sources speculating on reasons for actions and timing for which they were not privy and the major question "how did final choice get to be a candidate, and what were his characteristics that won the gig- missing; that turns the article into 'what's the point' ". Seems most concerned with how BE attempted to keep info private.

 

[Jimdish255]

The problem that I have with Malloy's "First Five" program, especially as it pertains to ESPN, is that the company will receive 25 million dollars in state funding and they only have to insure a minimum of 200 extra jobs, and I believe the amount of time for the jobs is 10 years. So that means that the state is going to pay $12,500 per year per each new employee to work at ESPN:

http://www.governor.ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?Q=484086&A=4010

I am as lefty as they come, and I'm sure this discussion is best served in the Cesspool, but this in my opinion is a poor way to "create" jobs in this state from a monetary standpoint. Way better ways to have state funded work projects to get people back to work and "shovel ready" projects that already exist. Don't need big handouts to multi-billion dollar corporations who have plenty of money for their own infrastructure and personnel decisions...

Dan you are 1000% right. We shouldn't overpay for corporations to exploit our resources and pay us back by doing damage to our flagship university. And at this point they clearly have. I would love to have some of that money to start my own business.