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Rick Reilly's piece this week

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Bob Loblaw, Mar 29, 2007.

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  1. Bob Loblaw

    Bob Loblaw New Member

    As soon as I saw Rick Reilly's latest column this week in SI, I knew I had seen it before. And I was correct. It's almost a complete knock off of something ESPN's Page 2 had on its site on March 21st. I guess if you just pick a different freshman, it's OK.

    Here's the Kevin Durant one that Page 2 had.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=durant/070321&sportCat=ncb
     
    Bob Loblaw, Mar 29, 2007
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  2. Bullwinkle

    Bullwinkle Member

    That's one long-ass legal pad.

    I gotta get me one of those.
     
    Bullwinkle, Mar 29, 2007
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  3. Clever username

    Clever username Active Member

    It was an odd read. Some of the reasons for staying seemed like good reasons to go and vice-versa.
     
    Clever username, Mar 29, 2007
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  4. Q-Bert

    Q-Bert Member

    The "Stay" list wasn't a list of reasons to stay, and the "Go" list wasn't a list of reasons to go. They were just lists of things to consider for each.

    And I can't believe I used that as my first post.
     
    Q-Bert, Mar 30, 2007
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  5. wisportswriter

    wisportswriter Member

    On the plus side, your username is Q-Bert. And that's fantastic.
    You MUST add an avatar.
     
    wisportswriter, Mar 30, 2007
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  6. Q-Bert

    Q-Bert Member

    How's that?
     
    Q-Bert, Mar 30, 2007
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  7. Q-Bert

    Q-Bert Member

    It does kinda seem like Reilly borrowed the idea, but his wasn't exactly a cheap knockoff. Very well done, making each of the 'stay's and 'go's relate to each other. "The" Internal Revenue Service, was classic.

    And, he actually did some reporting.
     
    Q-Bert, Mar 30, 2007
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  8. Leo Mazzone

    Leo Mazzone Member

    Not really a knock, but it didn't do anything for me. Probably because I'm so tired of Oden/Durant/NBA...or just tired.
     
    Leo Mazzone, Mar 30, 2007
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  9. Leo Mazzone

    Leo Mazzone Member

    Along the same lines, I came away not having learned much from the Tiger piece. He's competitive, driven and ridiculously wealthy? I had no idea...
     
    Leo Mazzone, Mar 30, 2007
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  10. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    The Tiger piece was the worst thing I've read in SI in years.

    Shite.
     
    zeke12, Mar 30, 2007
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  11. Boobie Miles

    Boobie Miles Active Member

    I didn't even have enough interest in the Tiger story to read it. Just from the quote on the cover I wasn't thinking it was going to be a very enlightening story. And as Leo said, it doesn't appear that much was revealed in the story that we didn't already know. Just seemed like a random idea for a story, and if they didn't get anything new/exclusive, a waste of time as well.
     
    Boobie Miles, Mar 30, 2007
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  12. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    This probably belongs in the Pet Peeves thread, but since we're discussing the Tiger piece . . .

    Please, no more "2.0" headlines to indicate an athlete has changed or is on some higher level.
     
    BTExpress, Mar 30, 2007
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