the guy who Mike and Jim wonāt mention who posted these pics, must be an absolute clown. How can you work for the Charlotte Observer, and think it was OK to post 12 Clemson pics and 5 Niner. Unless you are mismanagedā¦
nice pics you found HP, too bad they didnāt make it to our paper
I know I will probably get hammered for saying this but we got swept. We were outscored 18-8. What pictures are you looking for? Guys striking out, making errors, etc.?
One last thing before someone gets madā¦I agree the O has ALWAYS been unkind to us. They SHOULD cover us because we are the hometown teamā¦but if you want to be coveredā¦do something worth covering. Being swept doesnāt cut it.
Same with bball. What stories should the O write about us this season? A story about whether or not we will make the A10 tournament is not what I want to read.
Sunday's [URL=http://www.independentmail.com][B][U]Anderson Independent Mail[/U][/B][/URL] photos from Mark Crammer that did not go via AP...
From [URL=http://www.independentmail.com/tigersxtra/][B][U]TigersXtra.com[/U][/B][/URL]...
I know I will probably get hammered for saying this but we got swept. We were outscored 18-8. What pictures are you looking for? Guys striking out, making errors, etc.?
One last thing before someone gets madā¦I agree the O has ALWAYS been unkind to us. They SHOULD cover us because we are the hometown teamā¦but if you want to be coveredā¦do something worth covering. Being swept doesnāt cut it.
Same with bball. What stories should the O write about us this season? A story about whether or not we will make the A10 tournament is not what I want to read.
Are you kidding? Why not? That is the current news about Charlotte bball.
I know I will probably get hammered for saying this but we got swept. We were outscored 18-8. What pictures are you looking for? Guys striking out, making errors, etc.?
One last thing before someone gets madā¦I agree the O has ALWAYS been unkind to us. They SHOULD cover us because we are the hometown teamā¦but if you want to be coveredā¦do something worth covering. Being swept doesnāt cut it.
Same with bball. What stories should the O write about us this season? A story about whether or not we will make the A10 tournament is not what I want to read.
we had a freshman take a 1 hitter thru 6, kād 9
where is his pic - using your theory
to answer your question, you never bury the home team in its own paper
In generalities (yes, I have numbers, updated last week), Charlotte is No. 1, North Carolina is No. 2, and the gap isn't as wide as some here believe.
But thatās only part of the story. People become fans of programs of which they are not alumni, as you know. The āwalmartā fans, as theyāre called on here.
If alumni were the whole story, I would expect Niners stories on charlotteobserver.com to consistently be at the top of the hit charts in terms of unique users, especially since weāre the only consistent source. They are not.
Wow, thanks for sharing those great insights. Now please show us the study/survey results which show that writing more stories about the ACC (Tar Holes) actually increases the number of papers sold. I believe Iāve asked you for this in the past, to no avail. I mean, Iām sure you have stats. to back up your claims, right?
[QUOTE=919R;386880]One call to Alumni affairs and youāll have it. They supplied the numbers to me years ago! Iāll try to find them again as well.[/QUOTE]
It has been confirmed to me that an Observer staff member contacted the Alumni Affairs Office last week and was promptly provided the information.
They do good work over there when not eating burgers.
[QUOTE=49er96;386824]but if you want to be coveredā¦do something worth covering. Being swept doesnāt cut it.
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BULL****.
YOU OBVIOUSLY FORGOT ABOUT THE COREY SHAYLOR STORY THAT APPEARED IN THE NEIGHBORS SECTION OF THE SUNDAY CHARLOTTE OBSERVER LAST SEASON. I QUESTIONED MIKE ON IT AT THE TIME AND HE SAID IT WASNāT ON THE THEIR RADAR. THE STORY WAS WRITTEN BY JOE HABINA ABOUT A LOCAL, [B]AS IN CHARLOTTE[/B], HIGH SCHOOL KID HAVING A GREAT SEASON THAT ENDED UP BEING CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AND THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER SPORTS DEPARTMENT DID NOT HAVE IT ON THEIR RADAR?
WELL SCREW THEM. GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR REAREND AND LOOK IN YOUR OWN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CITY.
IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THE CHARLOTTE 49ERS ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DOESā¦THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER [B]WILL ALWAYS[/B] FIND A WAY TO DOWNPLAY THE IMPORTANCE OR SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EVENT.
[QUOTE=919R;386888]JIm, I love YOUR coverage dude, but you canāt possibly be unbiased in this discussion. Sorry our lack of hometown āpressā IS a big deal![/QUOTE]
too bad you have dig to find it. without a map, a reader would think Jim only covers NASCAR.
I pulled up the website for The State Newspaper in Columbia, SC. Along with South Carolina football and basketball stories, I had no problem finding the Presbyterian College football schedule.
[QUOTE=HP49er;386815]Sundayās [URL=http://www.independentmail.com][B][U]Anderson Independent Mail[/U][/B][/URL] photos from Mark Crammer that did not go via APā¦
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just curious. Do you have proof this picture did not go via AP?
[QUOTE=HP49er;386902]Easy Joe, the veins are bulging![/QUOTE]
thanks for your concern. iām better now.
i get very frustrated when people think results will justify coverage in our own hometown. or when certain stories need to be written because there are lots of <insert school name, other than Charlotte> alums in the charlotte area.
clt isnāt just tired of the observer lax coverage of our athletics, the coverage of our entire university is lacking. you see great coverage when there is a robbery or a soccer player gets sick; but how many stories have you seen about the number one metrology lab in the world that sits at the cri?
The fact that anyone tries to defend the O on this is laughable. They donāt choose what goes up on their own website? Come on. Sure, we got swept, but you show pictures of us because it was āCharlotte Losing,ā not āClemson Winning.ā
No, itās not a big deal, but itās another straw on the camelās back.
If you donāt think there is a problem with all the Clem poics, you need to get the hell out of the Hayes press box. I can assure you I am not alone in thisā¦think about it
:doh:98 mph fastball with wicked movement. Nice pitch metro.
