Caleb Hannan's back!

[Dick Whitman]

Deadspin ostensibly bought a piece from me a couple years ago, then never ran it, never paid me, and stopped returning my emails.

So did a Big Newspaper, just a few months ago. (A big, big, big newspaper.) That was just a two phone call story, on spec, but they said they wanted it, it broke some news, I pulled it from other places by their request, and then ... silence. Never ran. Never paid.

 

[TyWebb]

In regards to the actual story, I don't think it was worth all the text it used. What did I ultimately learn? Deion is more media persona than person at this point. He had no idea what he was doing when building a school. Texas high school football is ****ed.

I've never had a very high opinion of Deion and all this did was confirm it.

Really, the only reason I read it was because of who wrote it. I wanted to see what his follow-up to the Dr. V story would be. Not impressed.

 

[YankeeFan]

Caleb sure loves a story that starts out as one thing, but turns into something else:



But, at least we got this out of him in regards to the Dr. V story:

 

[Songbird]

Young Caleb likes to block people on Twitter. Sweet boy.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

OK, the it began as this but ended up as that story's 15 minutes are up.

 

[MisterCreosote]

The next time someone links to a 120-plus-inch story actually worth reading will be the first time.

 

[Dick Whitman]

The next time someone links to a 120-plus-inch story actually worth reading will be the first time.

Terrorist or Freedom Fighter? - The New Yorker

 

[Double Down]

The next time someone links to a 120-plus-inch story actually worth reading will be the first time.

Seriously? These are just off the top of my head.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/sports/playmagazine/20federer.html?pagewanted=all

23 Reasons Why a Profile of Pete Carroll Does Not Appear in This Space - Los Angeles Magazine

How A Black High School Basketball Coach Transformed A White, Mennonite Town: A Longreads Guest Pick By Chris Mahr : Longreads Blog

Chasing Jose, By Pat Jordan

This Old Man - The New Yorker

 

[Dick Whitman]

Malika Willoughby and Rosalind Ross had a tragic love story - ESPN The Magazine

Did Football Kill Austin Trenum? | People & Politics | Washingtonian

The many crimes of Mel Hall: He was a flamboyant player, a charismatic coach, and a sexual predator - SBNation.com

 

[Dick Whitman]

Seriously? These are just off the top of my head.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/sports/playmagazine/20federer.html?pagewanted=all

Come on. That's cheating.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Just a personal preference.

I've written 40-50 inches enough times to know that's plenty of room to say what needs to be said. If I want "narrative structure," I'll read books and literary magazines, not journalism.

 

[MisterCreosote]

And, I'd rather slam my testicles in a car door than read Caleb Hannan whining about a magazine assignment he didn't get.

 

[Boom_70]

An exercise in futility, a fools mission, All of the above apply to anyone trying to understand that
disjointed story.

 

[Dick Whitman]

You Will Weep and Know Why: A Football Game in Mississippi - SBNation.com








Just kidding.

 

[JC]

There's also this Creosote.

The Big Ragu | SportsJournalists.com

 

[Double Down]

You Will Weep and Know Why: A Football Game in Mississippi - SBNation.com

There is a much, much longer potentially uncomfortable discussion to have about SB Nation's love of first person odysseys, and how EVERY story seems to be about the writer's personal discovery.

 

[Songbird]

^^ I just wanted to walk a dead horse across the ****ing finish line for the first time!

 

[Songbird]

Young Caleb has been on my mind. His story feels like a front. You know, there are only a few "Big Magazine" folks who would have even considered this sports story. It would only take an editor at each "Big Magazine" to conference call and ask each other if Caleb pitched any of them. Would hate to think Caleb pitched himself into a corner with the front story.

"Big Magazine" ...

SI?
ESPN the Mag?
Esquire?

How many others could there be that would go for this kind of sports story?

 

[old_tony]

Young Caleb has been on my mind. His story feels like a front. You know, there are only a few "Big Magazine" folks who would have even considered this sports story. It would only take an editor at each "Big Magazine" to conference call and ask each other if Caleb pitched any of them. Would hate to think Caleb pitched himself into a corner with the front story.

"Big Magazine" ...

SI?
ESPN the Mag?
Esquire?

How many others could there be that would go for this kind of sports story?

Rolling Stone!!!

 

[Songbird]

Rolling Stone!!!

Didn't consider that one.