I read this blog because I can stomach one blog and this is the one I found first. It’s not exactly irreplaceable. Plus, I can enjoy reading all of the piling on ESPN without being angered by the hypocrisy, because you’re not making much, if any, money off of this! It’s perfect!

But honestly, for every good reporting sports blog, there are dozens of awful ones, occasionally posting the right rumor at the right time. I remember before Frank Broyles announced his retirement, some guy on a messageboard claimed to have inside knowledge that Frank was going to finally call it quits. Forget that this guy with inside knowledge posted under the name “Pork Rind Jimmy,” and that speculation of his retirement was rampant, people ate that up and thought he was a prophet.

Speaking of Broyles, I covered his retirement party last Friday. For what i’m doing in the traditional media, the story was about famous well wishers, the Jerry Joneses and Barry Switzers. But if I was writing for a blog, I’d probably open with something about how Frank can really put away some catfish, and how he is so salt of the earth he’d take a few bites, and tell anyone they just had to taste it. I think that’s the thing, bloggers fill niches the traditional media can’t always fill.

What I’d be worried about if I was a fan of blogs is the current co-opting of them by big companies. I’m sure if you asked any journalist what the biggest problem with media is, they’d really quickly tell you corporate ownership, that they no longer serve their readers, but their readers and their company’s shareholders. These are the folks that tell reporters and editors to do more with less. You always do less with less. Then again, don’t bloggers sometimes have the very least to begin with?

Sorry dudes, that was long. Next time i’ll try to be more succinct.

The rebuttal from the website that goat McCoskey’s goat…

http://www.detroitsportsrag.com/b2evolution/index.php

I too went to school and have a journalism degree!

The reason I left newspapers is because I am smart enough to recognize a dying dinosaur. I also got tired of working around self-righteous pricks like you, who think they are the only ones who could possibly know squat!

Please continue your rants, so everyone can see how much you actually detest those who take the time to rest your garbage. I am sure your circulation department will just love you.

TBL – Whether they are in sports or straight news, people like this are the reason journalist and reporters have a reputation lower than lawyers and used car salesmen!

That, and fans can appreciate a coherent thought from other fans far moreso than an air-filled, arrogant commentary from a columnist who thinks he’s The Voice of the People.

That said, could he have some more original rants? Who is on his radar for next week? Bill Simmons?

It doesnt take a college dergree to opine on something….

Alot of the professionals are horrible anyways

See: Gregg Easterbrook
See: McCosky

Additionally….what guy between 10 and 50 wears pajamas anyways?