LSAClassOf2000

November 14th, 2016 at 8:29 PM ^

Channel 7 in Detroit ran with the story and credited MGoBlog as well, so all of us here are now officially famous by association for another news cycle, so we've got that going for us, which is nice. 

It was actually kind of amusing to see the blog get credited on TV for yet another time in my tenure here now. 

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UESWolverine

November 14th, 2016 at 8:31 PM ^

Oddly, the first place I heard it was from a buddy who said Greg Henson was reporting that Speight was out for the season. This was at noon Eastern time this morning. What a weird day.

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wahooverine

November 14th, 2016 at 10:09 PM ^

Do you know what that means? It means the site was issued a press pass by the AD's media/PR office. It is an important designation for a national media outlet to mention when it's running with a smaller unheard of outlets story. It signifies the information is not from a rando amateur blogger saying whatever he wants from his moms basement .

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M-Dog

November 14th, 2016 at 11:37 PM ^

Naive question here:  Is MGoBlog reporting something Harbaugh does not want reported, to the detriment of the team, or is it common knowledge and MGoBlog just reported it first?

 

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bluepow

November 15th, 2016 at 12:54 AM ^

The funny thing to me is: who cares who broke the story?  Journalists need to focus much more on quality and intrigue than timing.  Obvious but not obvious.

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ZooWolverine

November 15th, 2016 at 10:50 AM ^

You're correct that quality needs to be more important than timing, but it's not really just timing. If one journalist does the work/reporting to get the information, and the other places are basically just citing the first one (or doing quick work to confirm the first one which is much easier once it's out), then it's not just a matter of timing. Without the first journalist and their work, the story doesn't necessarily come out, and even if it does, the heavy lifting was done by the first journalist. It seems totally fair and somewhat important that the first journalist or news source should get credit from subsequent publications.

If nothing else, remember that the reverse has been done to MGoBlog. Something is reported here, then picked up by a newspaper without citation, as if the newspaper came up with it on their own. That seems actively unfair towards MGoBlog and dishonest of the newspaper--the alternative approach is what you're seeing here.

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True Blue Grit

November 15th, 2016 at 8:23 AM ^

What is really the situation with Speight, and if his collarbone is broken, why the AD just doesn't make an announcement. Is Harbaugh just attempting to keep things uncertain for opponents or is there actually a slight chance Speight will play? The longer it goes on, the more strange it is.

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yigit

November 15th, 2016 at 12:17 PM ^

Either mgoblog was wrong so I'm not sure why we are celebrating or Jim Harbaugh is being dishonest.  I know he'll do anything to win, but Jim Harbaugh will not look you in the eye and lie to you.  Not to mention you have Wilton Speight retweeting Harbaugh's comments about him not being hurt. Broken clavicle gets you a sling and no one has ever seen Speight in a sling.  Continuing to believe that he has a broken clavicle is a bit too much conspiracy theory for me at this point. 

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MGOTokyo

November 15th, 2016 at 5:49 PM ^

Speight is standing comfortably, LEFT shoulder is facing the camera and there seems to be nothing bothering him. No deformity at the AC joint to indicate a complete disruption of the ligament.  A clavicular fracture is extremely painful, certainly not the case here.  Likewise, somewhat severe AC tear would also make even walking to the interview uncomfortable and apparent (I've seen hundreds).  So, probably a milder injury that may be ready in 2 weeks.

We are patting ourselves on the back for being nationally recognized, but it looks as if we screwed up on what we are being credited for.

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