[NU Sports] great, just great

[Roy Lamberton]

Yeah, you're right, it shouldn't matter, its just that the Daily and WNUR seem
to always lead the charge against the coaches.

I know journalists are supposed to question everything, but I get my best
stories when I'm not calling for someone's head on a platter.


rsl

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Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal) 
> [mailto:alan.abrahamson at nbcuni.com] 
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 6:50 PM
> To: rstetson at capps-assoc.com; szeller at comcast.net; nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] great, just great
> 
> 
> Coach Roy, you know I have the greatest respect for you. In 
> this instance, I want to say as gently as possible it's not 
> the least bit relevant that the student journalists get a 
> press pass to cover NU events. 
>  The student journos know that. 
>  So do the Medill profs. 
>  And so does the Wildcat athletic administration. 
>  - Alan
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com <nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com>
> To: szeller at comcast.net <szeller at comcast.net>; 
> nwu-sports at tssi.com <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Sent: Fri Mar 30 18:18:34 2007
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] great, just great
> 
> Its interesting that the loudest voices in the media calling 
> for Bill Carmody's head are the writers for the Daily [see 
> today's issue] and WNUR.
> 
> They haven't started to lobby for Fitz to fire everyone just 
> yet, but I wonder where the animosity towards our athletic 
> leaders comes from since they get a pass to all the coverage events.
> 
> Even the latest football coverage put McGee in a bad light - 
> he's just like anyone else who pleaded out a traffic offense. 
> He actually got off easier than my son who also had a 
> reckless driving ticket and wound up on the hook [probation] 
> for a year. He still won't drive over the Bay Bridge.
> 
> rsl
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
> Computer Applications & Support Associates
> and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
> The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
> (http://www.purplewildcats.com)
> AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
> ======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
> "You have a Republic Madam --
>      If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin 
> ============================================
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
> > [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of 
> szeller at comcast.net
> > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 12:57 PM
> > To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> > Subject: RE: [NU Sports] great, just great
> > 
> > 
> > Given the perception that 83.2% of sportswriters are NU
> > alums, it makes more sense that our local college football 
> > columnist (non-alum) in the Conta Costa Times bashes NU every 
> > chance he gets. There must be some resentment there!
> > 
> > Sort of like the "Northwestern mafia" in Hollywood on the
> > episode of the TV show "Joey".
> > 
> > Scott Zeller MD
> > Med '86
> > 
> > 
> 
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