Drew Sharp Gets Creative (False) in Recent Article

Submitted by Wolverine318 on

Yes, I know another Drew Sharp post. I doubt any of you read Sharp's latest garbage following the ND game, titled "U-M out-miracles Notre Dame." Drew Sharp attempts to minimize the accomplishment of the win on Saturday (shocking I know). However, in the article Drew states, "Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist left the game following the Irish's second series, after throwing an interception to weak-side linebacker Jonas Mouton. He told coach Brian Kelly on the sidelines that he suddenly lost sight in his right eye, contributing to the interception."

Problem is that Crist didn't throw that interception. Crist left the game after the first ND offensive series. Tommy Rees threw that interception. Crist could have never had that conversation stated by Sharp.

I emailed both Sharp and Paul Anger to get their explanation about this quote which was completely fabricated. Making up quotes like this is similar to the situation Mitch Albom faced when he fabricated quotes about the fab five.

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detrocks

September 15th, 2010 at 3:55 PM ^

And it looks like the Freep changed the story.   The offending piece of the article has been changed.   Doesn't alter the fact that Sharp is a tool who seems to hate all sports, but nonetheless, they made the change.

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Wolverine318

September 15th, 2010 at 5:52 PM ^

Apologizes to everyone for seeming that I abandoned this thread. I have been busy all day in my lab and I had the gen chem lab section from hell to GSI this afternoon...

I did not see that the Freep completely changed the piece. It still doesn't change the fact that Sharp for claiming to be so grown up with regards to being a Michigan is perhaps the most childish member of the Detroit sports media. It took Mitch Albom years to recover his reputation (if he even has recovered fully) from a similar mistake and he is a Pulitzer winning writer. knowing sharps lack of rep for ethical journalism, sharp deserves all the punishment in the world. It is lazy hacks like him that has destroyed modern journalism.

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September 15th, 2010 at 7:14 PM ^

They didn't change it much before you posted this. Besides, the article was what 4 days old? And it was that way this morning. Like I said, I caught a bit of the flak over it on the radio, and as of the 3 O'Clock hour, it hadn't been changed by then.  The uproar finally made them change it.

It is an interesting reputation they're creating where their two most long standing sports reporters have now been caught basically creating things not in evidence, as it were.

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