SEC Media Days Brouhaha
posted by Brian Shoemaker on Tuesday, July 24, 2007
The coaches might wish that it worked that way, but it doesn't. Over the course of a two-hour period, each coach will speak to 10 different groups of reporters.
The largest group is the print media (newspapers, magazines) and those sessions last 40 minutes. But each coach will also speak with media from the radio/internet, local television stations, LFS (formerly Jefferson Pilot Sports), SEC-TV, CSS, ESPN and CSTV.
This is what Steve Spurrier's schedule looks like for Wednesday:
2:10-2:20 Radio/Internet
2:20-2:30 TV 1 (local stations)
2:30-2:40 TV 2 (local stations)
2:40-2:50 TV 3 (local stations)
2:50-3:00 LFS
3:00-3:10 SEC-TV
3:10-3:50 Print
3:50-4:00 CSS
4:00-4:10 ESPN
4:10-4:20 CSTV
(all times Eastern)
--- Speaking to different groups of reporters led to an interesting situation several years ago.
During 2002 SEC Media Days when Lou Holtz was USC's coach, there was a big brouhaha among Gamecock fans that some newspapers had intentionally misquoted Holtz. The quote which appeared in newspapers wasn't the same quote that fans were able to hear on the internet.
At the time, six SEC football teams were either on probation or being investigated. When asked about that, Holtz told one group of reporters, "If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying."
That was the quote that appeared in newspapers.
Then Holtz told another group of reporters something similar but with a disclaimer of sorts, "If you're not cheating, you're not trying, but..." or "If you're not cheating, you're not trying, at least..." I can't recall the exact quote he added a disclaimer of some type.
That was the quote that fans heard on the internet.
--- My first trip to SEC Media Days was 2003. While having all of the SEC football coaches together in one spot is nice, I was there specifically to get audio of Holtz, and I believe the players were going to be Travelle Wharton and Jeremiah Garrison. Unfortunately, that was the year USC's contingent couldn't make it to Alabama due to inclement weather around Columbia. So, the final result was that I drove all that way just to listen to Holtz on the phone.
--- Once again, GamecockCentral.com will cover SEC Media Days. Beat writer Scott Hood will arrive late Tuesday evening and depart Friday afternoon. Check this blog frequently for updates and the GamecockCentral.com home page for in-depth articles. Reporters from Rivals.com will also be there to provide coverage.
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Someone that's never been to SEC Media Days might assume that the coaches show up, talk to one large group of reporters and then leave.
The coaches might wish that it worked that way, but it doesn't. Over the course of a two-hour period, each coach will speak to 10 different groups of reporters.
The largest group is the print media (newspapers, magazines) and those sessions last 40 minutes. But each coach will also speak with media from the radio/internet, local television stations, LFS (formerly Jefferson Pilot Sports), SEC-TV, CSS, ESPN and CSTV.
This is what Steve Spurrier's schedule looks like for Wednesday:
2:10-2:20 Radio/Internet
2:20-2:30 TV 1 (local stations)
2:30-2:40 TV 2 (local stations)
2:40-2:50 TV 3 (local stations)
2:50-3:00 LFS
3:00-3:10 SEC-TV
3:10-3:50 Print
3:50-4:00 CSS
4:00-4:10 ESPN
4:10-4:20 CSTV
(all times Eastern)
--- Speaking to different groups of reporters led to an interesting situation several years ago.
During 2002 SEC Media Days when Lou Holtz was USC's coach, there was a big brouhaha among Gamecock fans that some newspapers had intentionally misquoted Holtz. The quote which appeared in newspapers wasn't the same quote that fans were able to hear on the internet.
At the time, six SEC football teams were either on probation or being investigated. When asked about that, Holtz told one group of reporters, "If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying."
That was the quote that appeared in newspapers.
Then Holtz told another group of reporters something similar but with a disclaimer of sorts, "If you're not cheating, you're not trying, but..." or "If you're not cheating, you're not trying, at least..." I can't recall the exact quote he added a disclaimer of some type.
That was the quote that fans heard on the internet.
--- My first trip to SEC Media Days was 2003. While having all of the SEC football coaches together in one spot is nice, I was there specifically to get audio of Holtz, and I believe the players were going to be Travelle Wharton and Jeremiah Garrison. Unfortunately, that was the year USC's contingent couldn't make it to Alabama due to inclement weather around Columbia. So, the final result was that I drove all that way just to listen to Holtz on the phone.
--- Once again, GamecockCentral.com will cover SEC Media Days. Beat writer Scott Hood will arrive late Tuesday evening and depart Friday afternoon. Check this blog frequently for updates and the GamecockCentral.com home page for in-depth articles. Reporters from Rivals.com will also be there to provide coverage.
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