Marc Edelman has too much time on his hands...

[Fishy]

You people are chuckleheads.

He's an unpaid blogger filling empty space with his ego.

He's not journalist, he's not a columnist...he's writing pretty message board posts.

Who cares?

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

Just so it's clear, Tony Terzi isn't in agreement with anything this Edelman said. He's just looking to tweet anything that gets his name out there.
To his credit, this was his response to that ridiculous op-ed BS:

"You’re kidding, right? If Randy Edsall is guilty, then so is every FBS level college football program. Furthermore, why should Edsall did not recruit this young man. The previous coach did. Look, players change the school they verbally commit to more than they do their socks. If, as the young man’s parents suggested, Randy Edsall GUARANTEED that he would honor the scholarship, then coach Edsall has some explaining to do. Unless we find that out with certainty, this is a non-story."

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

You people are chuckleheads.

He's an unpaid blogger filling empty space with his ego.

He's not journalist, he's not a columnist...he's writing pretty message board posts.

Who cares?

IrishLoop beat you to the wet blanket post.

 

[huskymedic]

Just so it's clear, Tony Terzi isn't in agreement with anything this Edelman said. He's just looking to tweet anything that gets his name out there.
To his credit, this was his response to that ridiculous op-ed BS:

"You’re kidding, right? If Randy Edsall is guilty, then so is every FBS level college football program. Furthermore, why should Edsall did not recruit this young man. The previous coach did. Look, players change the school they verbally commit to more than they do their socks. If, as the young man’s parents suggested, Randy Edsall GUARANTEED that he would honor the scholarship, then coach Edsall has some explaining to do. Unless we find that out with certainty, this is a non-story."

Missed his comment in the actual article... it was the repackaging for his local Fox61 use that irked me.

 

[Fishy]

IrishLoop beat you to the wet blanket post.

I don't think you know what a wet blanket is.

 

[itgoeslike]

You people are chuckleheads.

He's an unpaid blogger filling empty space with his ego.

He's not journalist, he's not a columnist...he's writing pretty message board posts.

Who cares?

In today's media that's a distinction without much of a difference. If you go Forbes' home page, the top stories listed are both by staff writers and contributors and they are treated and presented the same way. It looks like every other article I read from Forbes. At the end of the day he's still a jackass whether he's a staff writer or contributor.

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

I don't think you know what a wet blanket is.

wet blan·ket
ˈwet ˈˌblaNGkət/
noun
informal

1. a person who spoils other people's fun by failing to join in with or by disapproving of their activities, often referring to them as "chuckleheads"

 

[mrhandyman]

Tony Terzi? Cmon man.

He actually left a comment to the article after mine defending Edsall.

 

[uconnfan68]

You people are chuckleheads.

He's an unpaid blogger filling empty space with his ego.

He's not journalist, he's not a columnist...he's writing pretty message board posts.

Who cares?

Here is his response to me:

Hi <>:

Thank you for writing. While all of the situations you mention are embarrassing, the UConn situation is distinct based on its timing and alleged recent reassurances of the scholarship offer by the coach. It is also distinct because it was the subject of a Washington Post report and not mere hearsay.

It is okay to root for UConn sports. I happen to like their men's and women's basketball teams and have no ill will toward their football program. However, one should not use fandom as a guide to justify immoral conduct. Nor should one use "they were bad too" to justify bad behavior.

I have criticized many coaches at many programs over the years. Feel free to review my full archive or any of my published academic work.

Best regards,
Marc

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 26, 2017, at 11:42 AM, <> <> wrote:
>
> When will you write articles about every other school that has done this? Michigan has done it, Alabama has done, crickets from you. I have to conclude you're related to the young man that whined, or you're just a partisan hack. Don't forget to mention the multiple decommits from UConn (pre-incident). This stuff happens to every school. Do a little more research next time.
>
> Sent from my iPhone

I replied that he had only heard one side of the story, thanks to the NCAA's own rules, and that I was sick of the NCAA and the media scapegoating UConn. Told him I haven't forgiven the NCAA for the double punishment for the APR, including one retroactively. Haven't heard anything back. Don't expect to, but I hope he got my message.

 

[uconnbill]

I heard he was turned down by UConn law school.

UConn envy baby

 

[CTMike]

What a total loser.

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

Another with a moral compass set a tick higher than the rest of us. Seen this before...

 

[sub legacy]

The "sports lawyer" tool is at it again. As if his article yesterday wasn't enough, let's beat this dead horse down a bit more. For Pete's sake, isn't there any business news for Forbes to report on?

NCAA needs to investigate UConn for its alleged mistreatment of prospective football players

Maybe he'll treat everybody to a third article in 3 days tomorrow!

This guy's a bum. I'm sure the comment section in the article swiftly reminded him of that.

 

[Jimdish255]

His reply was a bucket of weak excuses for a hit piece wth zero balace or perspective. He got smoked in the comments section.