So Cal Sports Hub's Joey Kaufman Smears Neuheisel

by Nestor on Nov 28, 2008 7:03 AM PST

I am not going to link to Joey's blogpost at the So Cal Sports Hub continuing our policy of not linking to poorly written and researched articles or posts. Yet, I think this is worth noting because we are going to see a lot of nonsense like this nex week. Apparently Joey tried to write a clever blogpost entitled "So Cal Turkeys of the Year" and came up with this (emphasis added):

Before the 2008 college football teed off on August 30th, new UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel printed an add in the Los Angeles Times claiming that “The football monopoly in Los Angeles is now over.” Despite the bold claim, UCLA has struggled mightaly in its first season under Neuheisel, while the Trojans of USC are currently ranked in the top five yet again. The Bruins currently hold a 4-6 record and have yet to defeat a team with a winning record. On the other hand, Pete Carroll’s bunch is 9-1 and are expected to play in a seventh consecutive BCS bowl this January. By all accounts, the monopoly is alive and well in the City of Angels.

Nice try Joey. Here is the problem. CRN didn't print that "add."

If he did some basis research, he would have found out that ad was run by UCLA's marketing department.

CRN had nothing to do with that ad except for the fact that his picture was used that ad without him having knowledge about it after it came out.

I hate to use a word like "smear" but I am not what else to call this. Then again, if he keeps this up ... it will probably get him a gig as a columnist in the Trojan Times.

Anyway, if Joey makes a correction and issues an apology to CRN, I'd be happy to update this post.

GO BRUINS.

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Seemed like a good idea at first.

It’s clear from his awful writing skills that this guy is a worthy Trojan Times columnist candidate but that ad was an obvious gaffe. After the Tennessee game I thought the Bruins might live up to it but now that the season has gone as many of us expected, that campaign by the marketing department will only hurt the program’s credibility once we start to improve. Having Neu’s picture in the ad will clearly bring the heat on him, whether or not he gave to okay.

Tinman

by Tinman17 on Nov 28, 2008 11:10 AM PST reply actions

I don't care if it was a good or bad idea

What is not acceptable is people lying about it. CRN didn’t “print” that ad. He didn’t run it. He wasn’t aware of it.So that doesn’t make it ok, when people put the heat on him over it. It may be ok for people who don’t deal with reality, but not here.

by Nestor on Nov 28, 2008 12:04 PM PST up reply actions

The Ad Proved That CRN Is A Stand Up Guy

He didn’t throw anyone under the bus when I came out — without his knowledge. Just lived with it.

It is a chicken shit piece of crap writing. Mightaly bad.

sjh

by Class of 66 on Nov 28, 2008 2:21 PM PST up reply actions

No kidding

It won’t matter if he forgets birthdays (and I have a feeling he won’t). With that move CRN probably won aver the entire athletic department.Now they know he will never throw anyone under the bus.

by Nestor on Nov 28, 2008 6:39 PM PST up reply actions

I think the Bruin ad was brillliant.

It merely said the monopoly was over in Los Angeles. When a monopoly is over, it is because there is competition. It doesn’t mean the new competition is going to be immediately better than the incumbent. All the add was really saying is that there will now be real competition for recruits, in the media, and eventually, on the field.

So far, we have definitely seen CRN increase our exposure in the media, whether it is through an increased number of interviews, playing games off-Saturday for more national exposure, etc.

We have also seen CRN increase the competition between us and SUC for recruits. KD would likely not have got Hasiak, and KD would surely not have made a run at Matt Barkley, who was asked to change his “silent” committment to a “verbal” committment by Carroll’s staff after RN made a run at him. Also, in the minds of many local football stars, there is now a second real option in the city of Los Angeles to play big-time college football.

Things have changed and the monopoly is over, even if the evidence of it doesn’t yet show up on the field.

by bornagainbruin on Nov 28, 2008 12:43 PM PST reply actions

I agree

I want a T-shirt printed with that “add.” I want it “mightaly”

It was great move to throw down the gauntlet even if we don’t rise up to the challenge this year. Our player’s, fans, and the world at large should be put on notice. If we lose, they should have to earn it the hard way.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. John Wooden

by MexiBruin on Nov 28, 2008 1:23 PM PST up reply actions

Agreed.

That ad accomplished many things, in one fell swoop, and it proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that Coach Neu will always stand up for the Bruins—the marketing folks, the athletic department, our team—all of them.