Michigan Daily screws up
http://www.michigandaily.com/sports/notebook-student-boycott-possibility
The writers went the Olberman route and attributed the idea of a student boycott of kickoff to MGoBlog. How hard is it to differentiate between the posting of an anonymous person on the message board and what Brian has said on the main page of the blog?
October 8th, 2014 at 12:31 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 12:37 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 12:47 PM ^
You wouldn't attibute something left in the comments section of the NY Times or any other news source to the actual news source, would you? I get that the lines maybe a little more blurred on a blog, but the lines do still exist.
October 8th, 2014 at 1:05 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 5:45 PM ^
The Daily isn't capable of being objective about the Michigan football program at this point. How about they teach these young journalists some objectivity?
October 10th, 2014 at 12:18 AM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 1:52 PM ^
my first guess was "not safe for mother fuckers". which... seems like a weird warning.
October 8th, 2014 at 2:39 PM ^
Not So Fast My Friend... common on college football boards, for obvious reasons.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:06 PM ^
Or the combination of both for "Not so fast mother fucker"
October 8th, 2014 at 12:37 PM ^
All it does is give credence to their article. If they say "random internet poster promotes boycott" then it laughable. If they just say MGoBlog, it makes it a little more believeable.
October 8th, 2014 at 12:37 PM ^
Must be a pretty thick hair.
Brian has stated that he isn't going to the Maryland game, and that he IS going to the PSU game. Wouldn't it be strange to think that he is calling for a boycott of a game he is going to?
There is a huge difference between what some random person posts on the message board versus what Brian & Co. post on the main page.
October 8th, 2014 at 12:42 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 12:49 PM ^
Does MGoBlog, and the throughts expressed therein, belong to Brian, or, to "the people"... that is the unanswerable question spawned by the creation of the interwebs.
Is Brian's opinion MGoBlog's "position" or is it merely 1/5000th of its position.
October 8th, 2014 at 1:03 PM ^
And Brian just responded to them on twitter about it, saying exactly what I said. But hey Bando, I'm sure you're right and Brian is wrong.
October 8th, 2014 at 1:11 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 2:19 PM ^
I agree that it's splitting hairs. Not so much because it was on the blog/message board to boycott the kickoff, but because Brian *is* attempting to organize a boycott of the Maryland game. I don't really see why he or anyone else would take offense to this.
Is it factually inaccurate? Yes. Is the gist accurate? Pretty much. In fact, I'd say boycotting the kickoff of the PSU game is a less radical step than boycotting an entire Maryland game.
October 8th, 2014 at 9:42 PM ^
Brian is most definitely not trying to "organize" a boycott of anything. He has said, repeatedly, that people can do what they want. He has said that, as a fan, he is not going to the Maryland game. Spin that how you want, but there is no logical way to get to organization of a boycott unless you have an agenda to push.
October 9th, 2014 at 5:55 AM ^
"He has said, repeatedly, that people can do what they want."
Oh, really? People can do what they want? That's generous.
October 8th, 2014 at 2:33 PM ^
Have you ever seen the comments on CNN? There are some nut-jobs out there.
You could not possibly say they represent the opinion of CNN because "it was on CNN, message board inclusive".
I guess it's time for the Emeril tag on this blog to go, and to be replaced with "Comments left on the MGoBlog message board and diaries do not necessarily reflect the opinion of MGoBlog. DUH."
October 8th, 2014 at 12:42 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 12:57 PM ^
GREAT post.
This is the participation trophy generation and the thought of actaully having to DO something to get rewarded is somewhat foriegn to them. Monday night my 10 year old was trying out for the local travel basketball team and missed his first two layups badly. He was pumped up and excited and totally air-amiled the shot over the rim. My wife starts clapping and saying "good job Tommy - good job" cause she didnt want him to get "discouraged".
I said cut that shit out immediately. He did NOT do a "good job" he missed the shots. Ok to not boo (obviously) and ok to give general encouragement (you'll get it next time) but is't NOT ok to me to tell a kid he's doing great when they arent.
I'm guessing our football team gets a "good job Tommy" when they come off the field after fucking something up. Hoke is like my wife in that regard and I'm not sure they have somebody like me there to tell them the truth.
October 8th, 2014 at 1:02 PM ^
I upvoted you.
Not because I agree with your post, or that it was even a good post, but merely because you tried your best. Good job.
October 8th, 2014 at 1:14 PM ^
can you throw in a trophy?
October 8th, 2014 at 2:02 PM ^
STRONG BAD: Here, The Cheat, have a trophy!
{Strong Bad tosses him a trophy}
THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Here, The Cheat, have another trophy!
{A trophy falls out of Homestar's mouth and The Cheat catches it. Strong Bad kicks Homestar in the face.}
October 8th, 2014 at 1:23 PM ^
Your best?! Losers always whine about their "best." Winners go home and fuck the prom queen.
October 8th, 2014 at 2:32 PM ^
bowling arm?
October 8th, 2014 at 1:06 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 1:13 PM ^
Oops I farted.
October 8th, 2014 at 1:35 PM ^
I agree with most of what you said although I'll admit it: I'm a millenial.
Not sure if our football players are still considered part of my generation they may be part of generation z but I made my comment mainly because I think our football players are tougher than people give them credit for being.
I do think some of their recent statements have been over the top although that's part of the problem with putting 18 - 23 year olds in the spot light. They could say anything.
No matter what even though I'm frustrated I do hope our team gets to bowl eligibility and maybe even takes down OSU even though yeah it looks like those are impossible events atm.
October 8th, 2014 at 2:38 PM ^
I think you should read some articles about how the millenial generation differs from gen x, boomers, etc. It's pretty fascinating what these people are accomplishing without all the safety nets that were in place for the generations before them.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:46 PM ^
Being born during the explosion of the digital age was very pioneering of myself. I do agree indeed.
October 8th, 2014 at 12:58 PM ^
The writers at The Michigan Daily generally do a superb job both writing and researching their articles. Part of its brand / throws up a little / is due to its staff being diligent. It is a terrific college newspaper, and its journalists can withstand constructive criticism.
I have a hard time getting too upset with the Daily for using what I'd consider shorthand for the MGoBlog message board. But I think the OP is well within his/her rights to point out when the Daily falls short of its standards. We're not "supporting" these budding journalists by treating them with kid gloves. The Daily staff writes for a readership, and the readership is entitled to comment on the quality and accuracy of their writing.
October 8th, 2014 at 2:04 PM ^
To show my displeasure with this, I plan to purchase the next issue but skip reading the front page. I'll start with page two. That will teach everyone a lesson and solve everything!
October 8th, 2014 at 2:47 PM ^
That will only work if there are 10,000 other season news-paper subscribers who also do the same, and if ESPN shows you all doing it from an aerial blimp view while explaining why you're doing it. You alone will not get publicity and the attention of the University President.
October 8th, 2014 at 10:13 PM ^
You should wear an Ohio State sweatshirt while doing it.
October 8th, 2014 at 12:42 PM ^
Hey Michigan Daily,
I was promised $1,000,000 from the Athletic Department. Look into why I haven't received it yet. I could really use it.
- Pawn Z. Skeem
October 8th, 2014 at 12:52 PM ^
I was totally promised a million dollars like a year ago. For reelz.
October 8th, 2014 at 12:44 PM ^
So, when does MGoBlog lose its press pass...?
October 8th, 2014 at 12:48 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 12:50 PM ^
at least the football program...
October 8th, 2014 at 12:53 PM ^
So if I post a comment on ESPN or some newspaper's website that organizes a boycot would it be attributed to ESPN or said newspaper? I'm thinking probably not.
October 8th, 2014 at 2:40 PM ^
It might if that comment was a front page post on their website.
October 8th, 2014 at 1:00 PM ^
1) attributing this to MGoBlog - it was just posted here as the OP describes
2) the headline uses just the word boycott without the qualifiers - the proposal is to boycott the kickoff as described in the details
And maybe a third - the question asked of the players, and the way the daily presents it does not clearly delineate that the specific kickoff boycott proposed is a demonstration against David Brandon's continued employment: not the football players.
October 8th, 2014 at 1:03 PM ^
Yeah, those quotes are taken from the presser on Monday, if I remember correctly. Not too sure that the players were asked about a boycott that was proposed by some random dude on the MGoBlog board.
October 8th, 2014 at 1:12 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
October 8th, 2014 at 1:16 PM ^
I know the article was about the Penn State game, but still, I think the Daily can be forgiven on this one, the idea of a boycott did come from MGoBlog, even if they were technically mistaken on which game it was.
October 8th, 2014 at 2:44 PM ^
And we all know that boycotting the Maryland game is only going to hurt the players.
/s
October 8th, 2014 at 1:31 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 3:02 PM ^
logic like this is going to lead to much more heavy-handed moderation in the future. If people are going to say that Brian endorses every post on here that isn't deleted, get ready for moderation that will be as bad as it was at GBW during the RR days.