Albuquerque sports writer rips Harbaugh for moving Gentry to TE

Why did he switch positions and take the title of "Assistant Sports Editor".?

....oh, that's right...............to improve his future.......Same as Zach is processing................dumb article.

 

I dunno if he "rips" Harbaugh so much as rips himself (unwittingly) for being a terrible journalist.

so is this tin pot sports writer no longer a michigan fan?

This guy spread one sentence across three paragraphs, and then preemptively trashed his own opinion, correctly. Stopped reading after that.

We are not 41-42 in the last 7 years, basically the one spot where there was obvious facts, he just made up a number. That doesn't help crediblity

This is the kind of shit that makes me tune people out:

A year ago this month, Gentry signed with the Wolves.

Gentry should have known that Alabama was going to win the national championship this year (as will UNM the next four).

Zach hasn’t returned phone calls to the Journal, nor has his father, Tom.

That’s unusual for a couple of down-to-earth, stand-up guys.

In Writerboy's world, class is apparently measured by how quickly you get back to a writer seeking comment.  I would actually venture to say that a down-to-earth, stand-up guy wouldn't be very interested in helping a sportswriter whine on his behalf, but what do I know.  What I do know is that it's one of many examples of writers being so fucking puffed-up arrogant that they think not giving them a quote is a mortal sin.

Can we please stop linking to articles that we all agree are horrible?? It's like you want them to keep writing this trash. 

riemersma was recruited at qb, played in NFL. Hines Ward played some qb in college but made is Mark in NFL as wide receiver. Writer is a little off. Rudock was not an NFL qb prospect until the end of his senior year, it's not like Harbaugh brought in some ringer. He developed after he beat out Gentry for the position. Gentry had his chance to beat Rudock, and if they are having him change then he must not be top 2 or even top 3. he's going along with it and not upset because he knows exactly where he is on the depth chart. I'm sure Harbaugh is upfront about competition. Read McCaffrey's quote about competition.

always makes me think of Bugs Bunny.

Dear Mark Smith, author of the poorly thought out piece of opinion journalism in question:

i mean, yeah, everybody should sign with Bama if their main goal is to be part of a National Championship

but if your interests are more about personal aspirations, being a QB or TE playing for Jim Harbaugh works out pretty well a great deal of the time...

He is a schmuck sportswriter.  The political dig was dumb and not funny and the indignation that the SID hadn't responded to his inquiry shows how he doesn't understand big time college athletics.

I personally enjoyed him calling you "The Wolves" first. Second was him admitting he didn't have all the facts, but was going to have an opinion anyway.

I'll trust Harbaugh.

I was unaware that anyone in New Mexico cared that deeply about football.

If Harbaugh thinks this is the best way Gentry can help the team win, and if Gentry agrees, then what difference does it make what anyone else thinks?

Whew that's bad writing. I mean, I get why Gentry moving to TE bursts a lot of bubbles: guy is a freak athlete at that size. But to make it seem like an evil move to deny him his god-given right to be starting QB...that's a stretch. But hey, when have sportswriters ever let awful logic derail a rant?

FIVE single-sentence paragraphs to start his column?  Fuck this guy.

When did the actor,  Mario Cantone start writing?

 

My favorite part is the off-the-wall shot at Hillary...lol...what relevance could that possibly have to anything here????

But I guarantee the only drilling involving Gentry at UNM Stadium, would be the precision passes and big-time hits he’d be delivering against Lobo opponents.

So is this guy implying that UNM would have Gentry, their starting QB, also playing defense? Okay...

Drew Sharp's west coast cousin?

Obviously New Mexico is the hotbed of journalism. When I graduated from J school I thought damn I hope I make it to New Mexico....

He hasn't even talked to the family and publishes this. What a (self-admitted) schmuck. It's almost like writing about Harbaugh is a way to draw attention, leave alone the idea this may be the best route for Gentry and QB's switching positions isn't exactly without precedent.

My email to this douche and his boss "Spewing cheap shots on Twitter at a city with more sports tradition, attractions, and history than the one you live in only makes you look like an uneducated buffoon. And I live in Utah, not Detroit."

the commentors are ripping the author. He admits up front that he doesn't know anythig, but proceeds to rant about how his hometown kid isn't fullfiling his fantasies. 

Tough shit.

almost stopped after he said 'wolves.

definitely stopped after saying rudock was an 'NFL senior prospect'.  

Guy's a clown.

All you need to know is he refers to us as "The Wolves"