Usa Today Front Page Is Espn The Main Force Behind...

[Letsgohuskies11]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/coll...ind-college-conference-realignment/51019966/1

things should get interesting quickly

 

[MTHusky]

Here come the Lawyers!

 

[Vuce]

And to be clear, this is THE front page - not hte front page of the sports section. We have copies of the paper here at work and several people got a copy when they saw the story. It will get some attention.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

im skeptical....but i really hope something gets done here. Im curious why comcast or another network hasnt gone crazy with lawyers yet.

 

[IthacaMatt]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/coll...ind-college-conference-realignment/51019966/1

things should get interesting quickly

Interesting that USA Today would go after ESPN like that. I wonder who owns USA Today, and where their interests come into competition with the owners of ESPN.

 

[HuskyNan]

Interesting that USA Today would go after ESPN like that. I wonder who owns USA Today, and where their interests come into competition with the owners of ESPN.

Gannett Company, Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a publicly-traded media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, near McLean.[2][3] It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Its assets include the national newspaper USA Today and the weekly USA Weekend. Its largest non-national newspaper is The Arizona Republic in Phoenix, Arizona. Other significant newspapers include The Indianapolis Star, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Tennessean in Nashville, Tennessee, The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky, the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, NY, The Des Moines Register, the Detroit Free Press and The News-Press in Fort Myers. Gannett also owns 23 television stations[4] and holds substantial properties in digital media including PointRoll, BNQT Media Group,[5] Ripple6[6] and ShopLocal.

 

[mattp]

Interesting that USA Today would go after ESPN like that. I wonder who owns USA Today, and where their interests come into competition with the owners of ESPN.

i read the USAToday every day b/c they seem to be the closest thing i've found to an impartial jury in terms of what they report. it's published by newspaper monstrosity Gannett, but they seem to give balanced views for the most part. i don't think it's due to a grudge against Disney

 

[businesslawyer]

Gannett Company, Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a publicly-traded media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, near McLean.[2][3] It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Its assets include the national newspaper USA Today and the weekly USA Weekend. Its largest non-national newspaper is The Arizona Republic in Phoenix, Arizona. Other significant newspapers include The Indianapolis Star, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Tennessean in Nashville, Tennessee, The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky, the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, NY, The Des Moines Register, the Detroit Free Press and The News-Press in Fort Myers. Gannett also owns 23 television stations[4] and holds substantial properties in digital media including PointRoll, BNQT Media Group,[5] Ripple6[6] and ShopLocal.

It was rhetorical Nan. He's just a big enough jerk that he was actually implying that anyone who would write a negative article about ESPN, which is promoting his agenda, must be conflicted or they wouldn't do so.

Ithaca Matt is a troll we need to stop feeding.

 

[HuskyNan]

It was rhetorical Nan. He's just a big enough jerk that he was actually implying that anyone who would write a negative article about ESPN, which is promoting his agenda, must be conflicted or they wouldn't do so.

Ithaca Matt is a troll we need to stop feeding.

He picked a bad day to troll the Boneyard. Our family just settled into a hotel as our house is still without power and we've run out of firewood. We're tired, hungry, dirty and really cranky. Trollish Syracuse, BC and PC fans beware.

 

[businesslawyer]

In all seriousness, I don't mind visiting fans trolling the sports boards, but they really don't belong on the realignment board. the issues are too important to allow the quality of the discussion to be diluted by people just wanting to interfere.

Anything you could do to limit them on the Realignment board would be appreciated (at least by me). And good luck getting your power back.

 

[Uptop]

"Ithaca Matt" and or "Ithaca Barrell" are Cuse trolls with a history of deep seeded disdain for UConn and Coach Calhoun. Make no mistake, they are the enemy and should be treated as such

 

[Heston]

He picked a bad day to troll the Boneyard. Our family just settled into a hotel as our house is still without power and we've run out of firewood. We're tired, hungry, dirty and really cranky. Trollish Syracuse, BC and PC fans beware.

Glad you got into a hotel. Most of my relatives are still without power. One house is back on line, and if the others don't get their power back today, it is going to be one crowded home and a big family reunion. It has been a real mess.

 

[Uptop]

He picked a bad day to troll the Boneyard. Our family just settled into a hotel as our house is still without power and we've run out of firewood. We're tired, hungry, dirty and really cranky. Trollish Syracuse, BC and PC fans beware.

Stay strong, Nan and family!

 

[ctchamps]

He picked a bad day to troll the Boneyard. Our family just settled into a hotel as our house is still without power and we've run out of firewood. We're tired, hungry, dirty and really cranky. Trollish Syracuse, BC and PC fans beware.

Good luck Nan.

 

[ctchamps]

In all seriousness, I don't mind visiting fans trolling the sports boards, but they really don't belong on the realignment board. the issues are too important to allow the quality of the discussion to be diluted by people just wanting to interfere.

Anything you could do to limit them on the Realignment board would be appreciated (at least by me). And good luck getting your power back.

If things don't get much worse with them I hope Nan doesn't stop them. I've come to enjoy your sport with them. Its like watching a lion play with a rat.

 

[Uptop]

He picked a bad day to troll the Boneyard. Our family just settled into a hotel as our house is still without power and we've run out of firewood. We're tired, hungry, dirty and really cranky. Trollish Syracuse, BC and PC fans beware.

Nothing exciting, but here you Nan:

JOHN MARINATTO COMMENTS AFTER BIG EAST PRESIDENTS MEETING​

PHILADELPHIA, November 1, 2011 – John Marinatto, Commissioner of the BIG EAST Conference, issued the following statement after the annual meeting of the BIG EAST Conference Presidents. “We had a very productive meeting and were able to discuss the great progress we have made in the last few weeks regarding conference realignment.
“Our Presidents voted unanimously to extend invitations to specific institutions, including both football-only and all-sport members to join the BIG EAST Conference. I will be speaking to representatives of those schools shortly and look forward to announcing with them their acceptance into the BIG EAST. The addition of these members will extend our reach, bring us to exciting new markets, strengthen our status within the BCS, and lay the foundation for possible further expansion, all while maintaining the high quality and standards our Conference is known for.
“In light of the lawsuit filed by West Virginia yesterday, the Presidents also discussed and confirmed our continuing commitment to enforce the Conference’s 27-month notification period for schools choosing to leave. The Conference believes these claims to be wholly without merit and will explore all its legal options to protect its interests and to ensure that West Virginia lives up to its obligations.”

 

[ctchamps]

It's official. Now hopefully the schools accept.

 

[Vowelguy]

In all seriousness, I don't mind visiting fans trolling the sports boards, but they really don't belong on the realignment board. the issues are too important to allow the quality of the discussion to be diluted by people just wanting to interfere.

Yeah it's much better when long-time Yarders are the ones diluting the discussion.

 

[HuskyNan]

Thanks, guys. We got the last available hotel room and our living conditions are 100% better.

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[UConnSportsGuy]

Maybe ESPN will do an 'Outside the Lines' report on this?!

Could you imagine if an ESPN producer for OTL came into the office and pitched this as a potential story on ESPN OTL? Talk about career suicide!