RE: Giles

[Michael Ryan]

The quotes I mention are in about the middle.  The article is one in a
series about minorities in athletics. 

http://archives.thedaily.washington.edu/1999/030399/S3.BHMSPartIV.html

Mike Ryan


-----Original Message-----
From: jon breiner [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 7:50 AM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Giles


do you have a link to that article from UW, Mike?

Jon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Ryan" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:00 PM
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Giles


> I blame first the NCAA for creating a flawed calculation to begin 
> with. The media will simply report what the NCAA has said, based on 
> the NCAA press releases. Of course, the NCAA has now changed this. You

> could say that the NCAA saw Huggins' point (finally) and came back 
> from the dark side.
>
> If you want to be upset with national media pick the opinion piece 
> writers who write "features" that accuse the Bearcats of having no 
> graduates.  They have more of an opportunity to 'investigate' and 
> 'research' all the details, but chose not to or didn't care to do so. 
> (Frank Fitzpatrick of Philadelphia Inquirer was the most recent 
> blatant
> offender)
>
> Here is a quote by a reporter that actually did some investigation - 
> "Had we printed that Cincinnati had a graduation rate of zero, it 
> would have been the "truth." But it would have unfairly represented 
> what was really going on in Huggins' program."
>
> Unfortunately, that article appeared in the Univ of Washington student

> newspaper and was written by a college kid. Presumably a college 
> writer who was working for a good grade, not a paycheck.
>
> The only time I read Sportsline.com, ESPN.com or other national 
> websites is when there is a specific article that is sent to me. I 
> don't visit any of those on a regular basis. Haven't seen ESPN's home 
> page in a few months.
>
> Mike Ryan
> (end of rant)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Holdheide, Brad [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 8:25 AM
> To: 'address@hidden'
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Giles
>
>
> You're preachin to the choir!  We all know this and feel the same way.

> Try telling this to the ESPN and other media schmucks who consistently

> report UC in a negative manner.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tj1cj2 [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 5:50 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Giles
>
> This kind of crap is so old and such bull $^*#  it drives me crazy.  
> The controling force of sports media (ESPN, Thanks Bob Ley) reports 
> something that is not true six years ago and people still take it to 
> the bank that that is the way it is.  It is not the way it is.  Anyone

> who wants to take 5 minutes to study the basketball program at UC will

> see a coach who preaches family and deeply cares about the kids that 
> are in it.  Not just while they are playing ball here also, after they

> leave to go to the pros or into the rest of their lives.  He is there 
> for them then as well.  The alumni certainly do seem to be in contact 
> with him a great deal to talk about their lives and to check up on 
> him.  There are certainly a great deal of graduate photos on the walls

> of the basketball office.  What is our graduation rate the last 
> several years???  I never hear that brought up.  Only the 
> irresponsible journalism of Bob Ley, Tony Kornheiser and others on 
> ESPN also known as KARP (Kiss Ass of Rick Pitino).  The only piece of 
> the puzzle that network is missing to spread the mis information about

> UC is Armein Katayan (sp) from CBS.  Report the truth and facts.  It 
> is done for other colleges.