Some Strib news

[Moderator1]

Yeah, I know. We had a recent thread. Couldn't find it and I'm kind of rushed. Pipeline delivered some news. Sports had three take buyouts. Jeff Shelman left sports and is now in Metro.

Some sports stuff:

Jerry Zgoda is going to cover the Wolves.
Mike Rand who was doing page 2 stuff is going to be the preps editor. Page 2 died with space cuts.
The former preps editor, Roman Augustovicz, is going to cover Gophers hockey and women's hoops.
Dean Spiros, the former Gophers hockey writer, is going to cover preps.
It's unclear who is going to cover Gophers basketball.

 

[slappy4428]

Strib has always had good prep stuff... hope it continues

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Losing Shelman is a brutal hit. One of the best college writers around...

 

[donaugust]

Ugh. Roman did a great job with preps there. Real pro. Remember reading him when I was a prep myself.

 

[JBHawkEye]

Losing Shelman is a brutal hit. One of the best college writers around...

Absolutely right. I'll miss him on the Big Ten beat.

Huge loss.

 

[WestCoastBias]

Any of the changes touching the Vikings beat? One can hope...

 

[slappy4428]

Any of the changes touching the Vikings beat? One can hope...

Nope, just more of the same old stuff from the Vikings

 

[umiami06]

Why you hoping for a change on the Vikings beat?

 

[WestCoastBias]

Oh, for purely selfish reasons.

That would be one more NFL gig open. Need to get some musical chairs going.

 

[jackandcoke]

The comments about Jeff are right on. He's a great reporter and an even better person.

 

[umiami06]

Any speculation behind the moves by Shelman and Spiros? Doesn't it seem odd to have a guy cover both hockey and women's basketball, as they both play weekend evenings?

 

[joe king]

Oh, for purely selfish reasons.

That would be one more NFL gig open. Need to get some musical chairs going.

Seifert might be headed for Milwaukee.

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/41247/

 

[Joe Williams]

Losing Shelman is a brutal hit. One of the best college writers around...

Absolutely right. I'll miss him on the Big Ten beat.

Huge loss.

What, no snarky "Thanks for checking in, Jeff" comments?

 

[joe king]

We must be slipping. Sorry, Jeff.

 

[tapintoamerica]

Astonishing about Shelman. Outstanding reporter. This is so silly. Pretty much shows the disdain that suits have for the sports section in general.

 

[steveu]

Space cuts at the Trib. Cheese and rice... their Friday and Monday sections were always pretty extensive. When does it stop?

 

[Tom Petty]

We must be slipping. Sorry, Jeff.

now go fetch some beers.

 

[Billy Monday]

Losing Shelman is a brutal hit. One of the best college writers around...

Could it have been voluntary? Makes me wonder because it seems odd for a move to metro to be forced.

 

[Moderator1]

Good question. He's been on the road a LONG time. Wouldn't be the first to ask for a change.

 

[HoosierLoser]

So are these positions gone/frozen or was the purpose of the buyouts to toss aside higher than norm salaries/benefits and replacing with new lesser paid bodies?