Covering Geno

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

Insightful story on a quad of beat writers for the UConn Huskies.

Geno Auriemma sounds like a pretty good guy to work with. These guys developed a lot of trust and got a lot of access that has been lost or eroded in other venues, for various reasons.

http://www.newsweek.com/four-sportswriters-uconns-coach-geno-auriemma-443950

Loved the ending ...

 

[Elliotte Friedman]

Agreed. Thought it was a great story.

Strikes me as similar to stories I heard about beat reporting in the 70s or 80s

 

[jr/shotglass]

I liked that article. You know, it's just possible that ol' Geno is going to be liked more than hated before it's all over.

 

[steveu]

The only thing bad I've heard about Geno is that he takes losing very hard, but maybe that was a while back. He's been quite pleasant the last few years while deflecting all the questions about his team's current dynasty.

 

[jr/shotglass]

We don't have a reference point on his post-loss demeanor lately.

 

[steveu]

You ain't kiddin. lol

 

[JimmyHoward33]

Now I know which guys he felt were old enough to question him when he blasted that student reporter on national TV many years back.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Had I been there, I would have had your back, Jimmy.