Jim Carty clowning
Jim Carty defies logic.
http://papertigernomore.blogspot.com/2009/08/square-pegs-round-holes-an…
This is getting so old.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:03 AM ^
Most of the commenters on Carty's blog already took him to the shed. Nothing more to add really.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:20 AM ^
I love the "I'm going to write a blog and have people kick my ass" schtick. Well done, counselor!
Countdown to removal of comments in 3...2....1...
August 18th, 2009 at 9:21 AM ^
"Rich is a football coach. He's proud of being a football coach. He wants to go find the best football players he can and find a way to get them into whatever university he's coaching at, regardless of anything outside of football."
And this is wrong how???
Assclown.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:24 AM ^
Football is the most important thing to him? hmm, reminds me of another legendary Michigan coach...
August 18th, 2009 at 9:29 AM ^
and drop kick Carty to hell.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:52 AM ^
Carty goes to law school. In Toledo.
EDIT: already caught below. My apologies.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:24 AM ^
How long did Carty work in AA and cover the Wolverines? I've followed UM Football for the last 5 years, and only the last couple of years on the internet. In these last couple of years I've never read anything positive or optimistic from Carty as far as Michigan football goes. Has he ever done that? From my limited perspective, either this guy hates our team, or he is pessimistic by nature.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:28 AM ^
"Despite being a very likable guy, he's had a tin ear for public relations, dragging out the silly contractual dispute with West Virginia for months longer than he had to and stepping into unnecessary off-the-field noise again and again (jersey numbers, Justin Boren, etc.)."
Okay, so you take a guy like Carr who actively HATED the press and told reporters to go eff themselves (in a very poetic cultured way of course) and replace him a guy who has given unprecedented access to the press and HE HAS A TIN EAR for PR???
Seriously is he on coke? How is this idiot registered at my school ? I feel stupid for having shared the same buildings with this clown.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:29 AM ^
Why would you ask a dumb question like that?
August 18th, 2009 at 9:38 AM ^
more about Feagin than anybody else. So my opinion is that Carty was the ultimate intended recipient of the coke, and now that he is out 500 bucks he is mad as hell.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:44 AM ^
Sorry, I just thought one of my favorite Carr quotes seemed appropriate there.
August 18th, 2009 at 11:38 AM ^
That may be my single favorite moment in Michigan football history. I laughed so hard when he said that. Of course, I've always been a little irritated by the intrusiveness of sideline reporters (why can't inanely vague questions wait until after the game?), so I thought he did what every coach should do.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:36 AM ^
esteemed Toledo Law School (or whatever it is called). He's probably just pissed because M told him to F off.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:39 AM ^
I thought he was a student at UofM. Apologies to any Toldeo grads out there, but this makes me feel a lot better : -)
August 18th, 2009 at 9:57 AM ^
Well done in the comments.
August 18th, 2009 at 10:43 AM ^
Carty is a perfect example of why the newspaper business, and journalism in general, are in such trouble in this country. He was always much more interested in portraying himself as the tell-it-like-it-is crusader, when in reality he was a smug, self-righteous hack who would hide behind "I can say anything I want, I'm a columnist, not a reporter" when criticized for his usual multitude of unsupported insinuations, plain distortions, and outright fabrications.
In particular, anybody fancying himself a "journalist" who is still clinging to the notion that Rodriguez is somehow to blame for Justin Boren leaving the team in a father-driven snit over his little brother not getting a scholarship demonstrates a blithe, all-encompassing ignorance of the facts.
The legal profession will not be the beneficiary.
August 18th, 2009 at 11:20 AM ^
Brian shouldn't give Carty any attention with a response. It would only drive up his site traffic.
August 18th, 2009 at 10:41 AM ^
Carty has never had a positive thing to say about The University of Michigan Football program. His hatchet job he did before leaving the AA News had me cancel my subscription. For every kid that has a dope deal gone bad, there is a kid that was given a chance and turned their life around. They became good citizens and although maybe not the best athletes, they contributed to the greater good of the team. Where is the leeway for that? If we take the moral high-ground with our program and only take the top students, we may as well get used to losing on a regular basis.
Universities admit "hardship" cases every year for students that don't play a sport. Some of them work out, some don't. What's the difference if they play a sport?
Just my 2 cents.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:06 PM ^
I'd even go as far to say that for every bad apple that five to seven prove they deserved admittance. We're not even close to being a UVA at this point.
August 18th, 2009 at 1:01 PM ^
He spent a lot of time on his blog bragging about his athletics and academics hatchet job. And he even took credit when UM gave a bland, politically correct announcement that athletics and academics would be looked into at UM and that some changes would be made.
Carty did a lot of decent work while at the Ann Arbor News. It's just sad that this blind spot leads to such a pompous and arrogant stance vis a vis UM and athletes. It makes it too easy to forget the good things he wrote and the fact that he really treated his readership better than he needed to.
Carty took the Joe Falls approach and personally answered every email sent to him. I believe he was the only UM beat writer who did that on a regular basis, though Angelique C(I'm not even going to try and spell it) used to answer a lot, too.
Sadly, that isn't what most people will remember about him because he won't let go of this shit. I have to wonder if RR kicked sand in his face at the beach or something.
August 18th, 2009 at 11:54 AM ^
Fact check: wasn't Josh Moore a done deal before Martin came on as AD? I can't remember the timing exactly, it's been awhile.
I do love the comments on that thread, though. Carty keeps going back to the defense of "this is a feel thing", which no doubt will serve him well in a courtroom, especially if the judge is a wise Latina.
That said, I'm not sure what to say about Carty. Maybe he's just looking for page hits as some sort of affirmation that he matters, instead of being a middle-aged, middle-of-the-pack student at a second-tier law school. I have no facts to support that assertion: it's just a feel thing.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:03 PM ^
I was wondering the same thing.
Martin was hired in August of 2000 and Moore's first season was 2000-2001. You'd think he would have been eligible before Martin was hired.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:11 PM ^
...it's hard to figure that Martin was involved in Moore's admission to the university. But since Michigan shouldn't be immune to criticism, I'm forced to say that Carty must be right.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:22 PM ^
I think we should all hire Carty for his legal capabilities, but that's just a feeling i have, so don't criticize me.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:07 PM ^
Calling Toledo a second-tier law school is being kind.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:16 PM ^
I actually felt a bit mean-spirited calling it "second-tier" in my original post, but I just looked it up and U.S. News has it listed as Tier 3. So, if anything, I was being kind-hearted. Take that, person who negged me!
August 18th, 2009 at 12:35 PM ^
But Dave, you called it a second-tier school by feel. And since somebody disagreed with you, that means you were right. Right? Right!
August 18th, 2009 at 12:45 PM ^
"Facts" and "analysis" are poor substitutes for "feel" and "Sharp."
August 18th, 2009 at 1:01 PM ^
I negbang all insults thrown at my hometown.
Dont worry, though, I up voted one of your other posts in this thread, so you still came out on top.
Clearly, my neg banging skills are not that effective.
Also: Carty is a Bag.
August 18th, 2009 at 1:06 PM ^
I'd do the same, if my hometown ever got mentioned. But since it consists of a gas station and a general store / bar, that's unlikely.
August 18th, 2009 at 1:12 PM ^
You can't ignore reality and the fact that Carty goes to a crappy law school, no matter how many MGopoints are at stake here.
August 18th, 2009 at 1:47 PM ^
Its just my civic pride, that's all. Like with Dave, I upvoted another one of your comments because, in my heart, capricious negbanging is not me.
Just having a little fun with ya guys, hope you dont mind. You're more than welcome to come to town and catch a Toledo Walleye game with this winter.
August 18th, 2009 at 2:47 PM ^
Oh I was just kidding, negbang away, it doesn't matter. I actually like Toledo. Any part of Ohio that has that many u of m fans is okay by me.
August 18th, 2009 at 3:22 PM ^
The real question is if Toledo does indeed grant carty a law degree, will they fall to fourth tier status?
This is a threat I cannot tolerate, so I will be booby-trapping his study carols as often as possible.
August 18th, 2009 at 5:23 PM ^
I also wonder if he thinks that his best bet is to go back to Detroit to try to practice law. He wasn't necessarily the most popular writer round those parts.
August 18th, 2009 at 7:23 PM ^
Actually Toledo is tier 3 law school.
Edit - someone caught this before I did.
And as for Toledo being a "crappy" law school, it is ABA approved, which is more than some law schools can say.
August 18th, 2009 at 7:29 PM ^
ABA approved or not, it's not exactly impressive. You know that if it were, Carty would be flaunting it like crazy.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:33 PM ^
Here's the standard Jim Carty plan of operation:
1. Negative assertion, based upon very dubious interpretation of facts.
2. After receiving smart criticism of his original statements, he then labels his critics as being overly defensive due to the fact that, being UM fans, they can't be objective like he is. In other words, if you disagree with him, you are biased.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:53 PM ^
We all recall the almost-award winning Athletics and Academics series that the now-defunct A^2 News put out. We now know that the News was dying at the time, and that all of the main persons involved with the series knew they would be leaving. Is it a safe assumption at this point that the series was penned as a resume-padder and/or minor getback against one of the more press-unfriendly places in the country?
Mind you, this is just a feel thing.
August 18th, 2009 at 1:04 PM ^
I'm not sure, but I know it feels great that many of them were jobless after that.
August 18th, 2009 at 1:40 PM ^
Thanks for the link. +1 to Chitown Blue.
August 18th, 2009 at 11:47 PM ^
he roasted carty in a way i've never seen anyone get roasted before
August 18th, 2009 at 1:03 PM ^
". . . stepping into unnecessary off-the-field noise again and again (jersey numbers, Justin Boren, etc.)."
As I recall, it was Justin Boren who did all the talking. I seem to remember that, when pressed on the issue, Rodriguez simply said, "I just talk about the guys who play for Michigan." I want to know how he "stepped" into that one, other than running a program not to the liking of Justin Boren. Did I forget something RR said later? That's possible, but I think I would have remembered it.
I think Feaster nailed it. Calling attention to your objectivity again and again kinda defeats the purpose, no? And I'm one who didn't have a big problem with the academics story Carty did. My only problem was that it was made into a mountain when it was really an intermediate hill. It was what we call in the newspaper biz a "notebook dump." As in, "looky at all the hard work I did." People like Carty need strong editors, and I don't think he had one. Of course, I don't have any hard facts to back that up. It's just my "feel" based on reading his work and being in the business myself (until recently.)
August 18th, 2009 at 1:21 PM ^
My feel based on reading these comments is that we have a new meme to run into the ground before the season starts.
BOOM CARTY'D
August 18th, 2009 at 1:35 PM ^
i think everyone knows what i think of carty...
this just helps remind me of what i hate about him, i had forgoten about him..
August 18th, 2009 at 7:25 PM ^
what you think of him?
IIRC - you take was gold.