Comments on: Miles From Accurate: When A Rumor Is More Than Just A Rumor

By: pbrstreetgang

pbrstreetgang — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:11:04 +0000

Les Miles is essentially a professional entertainer – he makes an awful lot of money to put a competitive product on the field. One reason he makes this kind of money is the the near total media coverage of college, and specifically, LSU football. On the upside, he is absurdly well-compensated. On the downside, he is constantly under the microscope, even microscopes belonging to knuckleheads. Had McGraw had the same lax standards in political or financial reporting he would and should be hung out to dry – OK, maybe not if he were commenting on La. politics.. But he’s talking about college football and a college football coach. Rumors, true or not, are often what drive interest. Nevertheless, the higher standards at Mr.SEC are appreciated.

By: MrSEC

MrSEC — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:05:26 +0000

@TheBenDial From a media standpoint, the fact that rumors are sometimes wrong is exactly why we’ve got to be careful in how we handle them.

By: SECHog3

SECHog3 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:30:38 +0000

Has anyone considered the Bobby Pertino/Western Kentucky angle. Motivation for the story: Lets get the focus on someone else so our decision to hire a sleeze ball doesn’t look quite so bad!

By: TheBenDial

TheBenDial — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:25:51 +0000

@MrSEC Not referring to anything. Just saying sometimes rumors are true. Sometimes they aren’t. That’s why rumors are rumors.

By: MrSEC

MrSEC — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:17:59 +0000

@TheBenDial I suspect you’re referring to Petrino… in which case there was a wreck and a police report. At that point, it’s not a rumor.

By: j_scott_o

j_scott_o — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:57:26 +0000

John,
I really admire your site and you. And, this is one of the reasons I come here for veracity of a rumor. Well done and well said.

By: TheBenDial

TheBenDial — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:56:06 +0000

“@MrSEC: Sometimes rumors are more than just rumors. Sometimes they’re assassinations of someone’s character.” Yes, but sometimes it’s true

By: jash42

jash42 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:46:41 +0000

@MrSEC Nice piece. I agree 100%.

By: Goldkamp247

Goldkamp247 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:42:24 +0000

@SeanF_12 @mrsec – There are a lot of idiots on the Internet.

By: SeanF_12

SeanF_12 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:38:18 +0000

@Goldkamp247 @mrsec let’s be honest, only an idiot would think that was true