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49er1 · February 25, 2009, 5:09pm

[QUOTE=NinerNation Inc.;387011]Mike, Jim and everyone else,

The Charlotte Observer is not the only newspaper in the country that has major universities surrounding it and within the city it represents. Nor is it the only newspaper that has to juggle covering d1 schools as well as professional sports teams.

Lets compare just for fun…

[B]Charlotte, NC[/B]
[U]D1 Colleges in the immediate area (60mi radius):[/U]
UNC Charlotte
Davidson College
Winthrop Univ.
Gardner-Webb Univ.

[U]Surrounding Major D1 Colleges (180mi radius)(miles from Charlotte):[/U]
Clemson Univ. (132mi)
Univ. of South Carolina (93mi)
Wake Forest Univ. (78mi)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (143mi)
NC State (130mi)
Duke Univ. (145mi)
App State (give or take) (117mi)

[U]Pro Sports Teams in the immediate area (60mi radius)[/U]:
Carolina Panthers
Charlotte Bobcats
NASCAR
Charlotte Checkers (ML)
Charlotte Knights (ML)
Charlotte Eagles (ML)

[U]Surrounding Pro Sports Teams (180mi radius):[/U]
Carolina Hurricanes (130mi)

NOW COMPARE:

[B]Cincinnait, OH[/B]
[U]D1 Colleges in the immediate area (60mi radius)[/U]:
Xavier Univ.
Univ. of Cincinnati
Univ. of Dayton
Wright State Univ.

[U]Surrounding Major D1 Colleges (180mi radius)(miles from Cincinnati)[/U]:
Univ. of Louisville (98mi)
Univ. of Indiana (126mi)
Univ. of Kentucky (81mi)
Ohio State Univ. (109mi)
Butler Univ. (112mi)
Indiana State Univ. (176mi)
Univ. of Miami (OH) (78mi)
Univ. of Ohio (147mi)
Ball State Univ. (99mi)
Marshall Univ. (145mi)

[U]Pro Sports Teams in the immediate area[/U]:
Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Reds

[U]Surrounding Pro Sports Teams (180mi radius):[/U]
Columbus Blue Jackets (109mi)
Indiana Pacers (112mi)
Indianapolis Colts (112mi)
Columbus Destroyers (afl) (109mi)
Columbus Crew (mls) (109mi)
Kentucky Derby (91mi)

Now visit the sports page at:
[URL=http://charlotte.com]Charlotte.com[/URL]
[URL=http://www.cincinnati.com]Cincinnati.com[/URL]
[URL=http://www.courier-journal.com]Courier-Journal.co[/URL]m (Louisville, KY)
[URL=http://www.daytondailynews.com]DaytonDailyNews.com[/URL]
[URL=http://www.dispatch.com]Dispatch.com[/URL] (Columbus, OH)
[URL=http://www.indystar.com]IndyStar.com[/URL]
[URL=http://www.newsobserver.com]NewsObserver.com[/URL] (Raleigh, NC)
[URL=http://www.thestate.com]TheState.com[/URL] (Columbia, SC)
[URL=http://www.news-record.com]News-Record.com[/URL] (Greensboro, NC)
[URL=http://www.greenvilleonline.com]GreenvilleOnline.com[/URL] (Greenville, SC)
[URL=http://www.goupstate.com]GoUpstate.com[/URL] (Spartanburg, SC)

Draw your own conclusions.[/QUOTE]

OOOOHHHHH SNAP!!
I love this research you’ve done. Thanks for getting this out here where we’ve all known about this, but didn’t take the time to do it.

scollie41 · February 25, 2009, 5:21pm

let the record show: Hooner scollie s4nynah

I never said anything to support the Observer in this thread, so don’t call me out for something I did not do.

system · February 25, 2009, 5:23pm

Mike, Jim and everyone else,
The Charlotte Observer is not the only newspaper in the country that has major universities surrounding it and within the city it represents. Nor is it the only newspaper that has to juggle covering d1 schools as well as professional sports teams.

Lets compare just for fun…

Charlotte, NC
D1 Colleges in the immediate area (60mi radius):
UNC Charlotte
Davidson College
Winthrop Univ.
Gardner-Webb Univ.

Surrounding Major D1 Colleges (180mi radius)(miles from Charlotte):
Clemson Univ. (132mi)
Univ. of South Carolina (93mi)
Wake Forest Univ. (78mi)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (143mi)
NC State (130mi)
Duke Univ. (145mi)
App State (give or take) (117mi)

Pro Sports Teams in the immediate area (60mi radius):
Carolina Panthers
Charlotte Bobcats
NASCAR
Charlotte Checkers (ML)
Charlotte Knights (ML)
Charlotte Eagles (ML)

Surrounding Pro Sports Teams (180mi radius):
Carolina Hurricanes (130mi)

NOW COMPARE:

Cincinnait, OH
D1 Colleges in the immediate area (60mi radius):
Xavier Univ.
Univ. of Cincinnati
Univ. of Dayton
Wright State Univ.

Surrounding Major D1 Colleges (180mi radius)(miles from Cincinnati):
Univ. of Louisville (98mi)
Univ. of Indiana (126mi)
Univ. of Kentucky (81mi)
Ohio State Univ. (109mi)
Butler Univ. (112mi)
Indiana State Univ. (176mi)
Univ. of Miami (OH) (78mi)
Univ. of Ohio (147mi)
Ball State Univ. (99mi)
Marshall Univ. (145mi)

Pro Sports Teams in the immediate area:
Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Reds

Surrounding Pro Sports Teams (180mi radius):
Columbus Blue Jackets (109mi)
Indiana Pacers (112mi)
Indianapolis Colts (112mi)
Columbus Destroyers (afl) (109mi)
Columbus Crew (mls) (109mi)
Kentucky Derby (91mi)

Now visit the sports page at:
Charlotte.com
Cincinnati.com
Courier-Journal.com (Louisville, KY)
DaytonDailyNews.com
Dispatch.com (Columbus, OH)
IndyStar.com
NewsObserver.com (Raleigh, NC)
TheState.com (Columbia, SC)
News-Record.com (Greensboro, NC)
GreenvilleOnline.com (Greenville, SC)
GoUpstate.com (Spartanburg, SC)

Draw your own conclusions.

Great post.

919R · February 25, 2009, 5:58pm

Picking battles? This has been an ongoing war with the Observer.
Is it crying wolf? I don’t think so, because then the entire Name Confusion thread would be crying wolf and every other thread that tries to reinforce a negative.

Make light of small situations and then once a big problem arises people will ask, “Well where were you the whole time?”…

Exactly…you don’t “pick your battles” on something like this, if you do then the effect is lost. The whole point of this ongoing battle is that it (our sorry a$$ coverage) is never-ending! Its the “regularity” of this treatment that is the problem, therefore every instance must be pointed to gain the full effect! If it only happened every now and then it wouldn’t be as big a deal, but unfortunately it happens 99% of the time, thus we complain, 99% of the time!

system · February 25, 2009, 6:15pm

I never said anything to support the Observer in this thread, so don't call me out for something I did not do.

sure you did

scollie41 · February 25, 2009, 6:28pm

sure you did

Go back and read the thread. My first post was suggesting you retire from the board again, as you suggested you would do months ago. It had nothing to do with the paper - it had to do with the dumb comments you were spewing.

I guess you were to busy searching for ‘black helicopters’ and other proof of a giant conspiracy to comprehend what I said.

system · February 25, 2009, 6:34pm

[QUOTE=metro;387031]let the record show:
Hooner
scollie
s4nynah[/QUOTE]

What’d they do to get on this list? Make a neutral POI?

Go back into hiding, this board would be much better off without your McCarthyism.

system · February 25, 2009, 6:35pm

What'd they do to get on this list? Make a neutral POI?
Go back into hiding, this board would be much better off without your McCarthyism.

you havent even read the thread douche

Hooner49 · February 25, 2009, 6:39pm

What'd they do to get on this list? Make a neutral POI?

Here are the Observer-sellouts scums’ quotes!:

Those are AP pictures. It's not the O's fault. I'm just saying...

Well, if I can defend the AP photog a little, he did just send in all the photos he had from the game. You want your photos to tell the story of a game (obviously) so that a person could tell the outcome of the game without looking at the story. That's why there are so many of the Clemson over Charlotte photos where both teams are included. The staff at the O didn't pick and choose photos for that slideshow. Clemson won that game, and the photos should give you that impression.

maybe it's time for metro to retire again. I'll buy the cake.

system · February 25, 2009, 6:40pm

[QUOTE=metro;387177]you havent even read the thread douche[/QUOTE]

I posted in the thread, douche.

[QUOTE=thelew1014;386625]Not only that, but the photos showing both are as follows…

Perkins running into a force-out at first.
Parks sliding into a force-out at second.
Kyle Parker (Clemson) sliding safe into second.
Corey Shaylor tagging out Jeff Schaus in a rundown.
Richard Moore (Clemson) hitting an RBI double. Catcher was only in the frame because of the angle.

So of those 5 pictures, four of them were depicting a positive situation for Clemson, and only one depicted a positive situation for us.

Whatever happened to journalism being unbiased?[/QUOTE]

Way to show off your muscle, metro. Throw posters that didn’t bow down and pledge total allegiance to the one and only metro under the bus. I notice you didn’t have the balls to throw HP under the bus for this statement:

[QUOTE=HP49er;386623][B]I’m gonna give them a pass on this one,[/B] the photographer works for the Anderson Independent-Mail. I’m surprised he even took any photos with just Charlotte players.

However, the O didn’t need to post all the photos of with just Tigers in them either. I don’t think Clemson baseball is a big draw in Mecklenburg.[/QUOTE]

That’s your way, isn’t it? Twist everything said so that it’s contradictory to your firm beliefs? If you’re going to throw the ‘less respected posters’ under the bus, might as well throw him in there too.

system · February 25, 2009, 6:53pm

[QUOTE=thelew1014;387176]What’d they do to get on this list? Make a neutral POI?

Go back into hiding, this board would be much better off without your McCarthyism.[/QUOTE]

I’m not gonna say that Metro’s not over the top sometimes. So what? He’s a former athlete who champions the school. He’s not the kind of person you want run off.

I will never understand our fanbase’s penchant for fighting each other. If we were larger, sure. We need every solider we can get.

system · February 25, 2009, 7:00pm

I posted in the thread, douche.
Way to show off your muscle, metro. Throw posters that didn’t bow down and pledge total allegiance to the one and only metro under the bus. I notice you didn’t have the balls to throw HP under the bus for this statement:

That’s your way, isn’t it? Twist everything said so that it’s contradictory to your firm beliefs? If you’re going to throw the ‘less respected posters’ under the bus, might as well throw him in there too.

talk about twisting words :lmao:

system · February 25, 2009, 7:01pm

I'm not gonna say that Metro's not over the top sometimes. So what? He's a former athlete who champions the school. He's not the kind of person you want run off.
I will never understand our fanbase’s penchant for fighting each other. If we were larger, sure. We need every solider we can get.

you think I would let a part time student run me off NNN? :lmao:

thx for the kind words thought PB

system · February 25, 2009, 7:06pm

I know you wouldn’t.

Just seems like a silly way to show irritation. YOU SHOULDN’T BE HERE ANYMORE! Yeah, that’s gonna make us grow leaps and bounds.

system · February 25, 2009, 7:15pm

[QUOTE=Powerbait;387189]I know you wouldn’t.

Just seems like a silly way to show irritation. YOU SHOULDN’T BE HERE ANYMORE! Yeah, that’s gonna make us grow leaps and bounds.[/QUOTE]

He left at will, then came back and started a list of people that he doesn’t see fit. I’d rather he stay away… he starts more **** than is worth it.

[QUOTE=metro;387188][B]you think I would let a part time student run me off NNN?[/B] :lmao:

thx for the kind words thought PB[/QUOTE]

Name: Mark L. Morgan
Classification: Freshman
Level: Undergraduate
College: Arts & Architecture
Major and Department: Pre-Art, Art and Art History

[SIZE=1]CRN Course Title Campus Credits Level Start Date End Date Days Time Location Instructor
21393 ARTB 1206 001 Concept Studio Main/Uptown Center 3.000 UG Jan 12, 2009 Apr 28, 2009 MW 10:00 am - 11:50 am Rowe 290 Tuma
21793 ARTG 2180 001 Graphic Design Methods Main/Uptown Center 3.000 UG Jan 12, 2009 Apr 28, 2009 MW 2:00 pm - 3:50 pm Macy 107 Hoover
21803 ARTH 1211 001 Art History Survey I Main/Uptown Center 3.000 UG Jan 12, 2009 Apr 28, 2009 TR 9:30 am - 10:50 am Denny 220 Bradley
23936 ENGL 1102 048 Writing in Academic Community Main/Uptown Center 3.000 UG Jan 12, 2009 Apr 28, 2009 TR 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Fretwell 302 Jaroszewski
23384 PHIL 2105 001 Deductive Logic Main/Uptown Center 3.000 UG Jan 12, 2009 Apr 28, 2009 TR 8:00 am - 9:15 am Denny 102 Raymer[/SIZE]
[B]Total Credits: 15.000[/B]

Who’s laughing now?:lmao:

system · February 25, 2009, 7:17pm

I find it all depressing more than anything.

49RFootballNow · February 25, 2009, 7:37pm

[QUOTE=Gill2003;386766]is that an Indian dude playing baseball?[/QUOTE]

Its not too different from Ckicket!

scollie41 · February 25, 2009, 7:42pm

Here are the Observer-sellouts scums' quotes!:
Originally Posted by [B]scollie41[/B] [URL=http://www.ninernation.net/forum/showthread.php?p=386804#post386804][IMG]http://www.ninernation.net/forum/images/ibulletin/buttons/viewpost.gif[/IMG][/URL] [I]maybe it's time for metro to retire again. I'll buy the cake.[/I]

I’m not sure how me saying something specifically directed at metro makes me an ‘observer-sellout scum’ as you so elegantly stated.

you havent even read the thread douche

Do you always resort to name calling? It’s one thing to argue a point based on facts and your opion, but name calling makes you come off like the part-time student.

Start the countdown for metro to call me a name in…3…2…1…

Hooner49 · February 25, 2009, 7:51pm

I'm not sure how me saying something specifically directed at metro makes me an 'observer-sellout scum' as you so elegantly stated.

I was being sarcastic. Notice my name is in there too.

scollie41 · February 25, 2009, 7:52pm

I was being sarcastic. Notice my name is in there too.

my bad - I was too quick to quote your message. sorry.