[NU Sports] Cofield (fwd)

[mlinhardt at netzero.net]

The Tribune is a regional newspaper, similar to the NYTimes albeit on 
a smaller scale.  Throughout the upper midwest you can often find the 
Trib for sale next to the local paper.  Given that standard I don't 
expect to the see the Bears as the lead story on the FRONT PAGE.

We have been Trib subscribers since we graduated in 1993 and the Bears 
as the lead story forced us to cancel the subscription.

When I was in Nashville the Titans were discussed, along with the Vols 
which is expected, but they also talked about Vandy, Kentucky, and the 
rest of the SEC.  There was also more than passing mentions about the 
Big Ten.

In sports radio in Chicago college football is just not discussed, 
except for the few syndicated shows.  Chicago sports coverage is on 
the level of what I expect to see in Tuscaloosa where one team is 
discussed ad nauseam.

There is interest as Chicago has a ton of Big Ten alumni, especially 
in the core demographics.

-- Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com> wrote:
> Sorry about the rant, but I yearn for a more national perspective 
from 
> Chicago's sports coverage.

If you want national coverage, read USA Today.  Local coverage sells
'local' newspapers.




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