tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331717739216980663.post6874542412874541594..comments2023-11-03T08:06:36.853-07:00Comments on The Sports Columnist: Taking coach Gundy's sideJake Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166074135183586498noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331717739216980663.post-67307833640430332212007-09-26T23:43:00.000-07:002007-09-26T23:43:00.000-07:00Jake,Nice post and I totally agree with your take....Jake,<BR/><BR/>Nice post and I totally agree with your take. Though Gundy acted like a child throwing a tantrum at the press conference, I don't have a problem with him taking up for his player, especially given that he felt Carlson's criticism crossed the lines of amateur athlete coverage, something that is obviously quite blury at this day in age.<BR/><BR/>Carlson had every right to write her column, but I would be willing to bet there are things she'd like back. Coverage of college and high school athletics probably needs to be tightened up a bit. It's tough because of the level that college sports has achieved, but at the same time you have to remember that these are non-paid (theorhetically) kids.zekejenningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09106172372729570521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331717739216980663.post-33318855956214441712007-09-26T16:51:00.000-07:002007-09-26T16:51:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.jbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306339048576321164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331717739216980663.post-54295359955099235522007-09-26T16:50:00.000-07:002007-09-26T16:50:00.000-07:00I find it ironic that Gundy closes his childish ti...I find it ironic that Gundy closes his childish tirade by asking "Who's the kid here?" I agree with you that the performance of student athletes should not be grilled in news publications, but two wrongs don't make a right. Gundy's rant was immature and he spent far more energy trying to emotionally debilitate the reporter than he did trying to defend his player or encourage dialog on the issue.jbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306339048576321164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331717739216980663.post-48346841060159738082007-09-26T12:00:00.000-07:002007-09-26T12:00:00.000-07:00Excellent post! It was quite unfortunate Gundy ma...Excellent post! It was quite unfortunate Gundy made such a scene because a lot of discussion now is about the fervor of his behavior and not the behavior of the columnist, and fails to highlight the key question raised of where does the media draw the line...what is off limits, etc. As many have pointed out since his remarks, when pressed on what specifically was "inaccurate" in the article, he has chosen to not comment further. On one hand, that response looks like an admittance he got carried away in his assessment and knows what HE said isn't true; on the other hand, you can't blame him for not commenting if most of it WAS untrue. If someone writes or says something terrible or uncomfortable about you which is untrue, responding in any matter dignifies the original comments to a small extent...and if you expound further on what specifically was untrue, what was kind of accurate, etc. you just wind up committing to making the originally written or spoken comments "legit."Sportsattitudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026852740360392379noreply@blogger.com