More On LA Times' Plaschke, Pete Carroll's Trojan Patsy

by Nestor on Jun 11, 2009 3:10 PM PDT in Media Watch

Let me expand a little more on the ignorant and comical hypocrisy in Bill Plaschke's column in the LA Times today in which he shows up a millennium late and trillions of dollars short to the most blockbuster college sports scandal happening right under his nose.

So Plaschke offers up pathetic excuses for "purposely" staying "out of this fray for months" because he didn't think it was fair to make "sweeping generalizations." He laid out that doozy even though he had no problem prematurely how Pete Carroll has been running a football program that "follows the rules." So now he tries to ride in on his high horse going after Steve Sample and Mike Garrett.

That is nothing but weak sauce from a Pete Carroll patsy who somehow convieniently left Petey's name from the column.

This is from the same guy who had no problem wasting his column space and doing reporting so that he could shred UCLA football over how it handled the scholarship situation for a walkon football player.

What? Folks don't remember the story of Billy going after UCLA for Andrew Baumgartner? Folks don't rember Plaschke doing some "investigative" reporting work, making some phone calls so that he could rip and embarrass UCLA football in an ignorant "sports column" about how UCLA committed some kind of huge crime because it took away a temporary scholarship from a walkon football player? Never mind the fact that in that particular instance Dorrell/UCLA administrative staff did screw up in how they commuicated with the Baumgartners regarding his temporary scholarship situation. But the key point is the kind of attention Plaschke gave to that minor story compared to how he has completely stayed radio silent until his weak sauce column in which he left out the biggest figure in U$C athletics: Petey Carroll.

The scandals at U$C* has been the biggest national story in college athletic scene for weeks if not months. Yet all this time Plaschke has written nothing except sucking up to Pete Carroll. He certainly doesn't appear to have spend the same effort in ripping into UCLA football over a minor scholarship story while scandals after scandals were exploding all over Petey and Timmeh's program. And now he comes up with this weak sauce today going after Sample. Give me a break.

Yeah that's real couragous Bill.

Plaschke is a perfect example of why people have so little confidence in the sad and pathetic state of Southern California's traditional sports media today.

What a complete joke.

GO BRUINS

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After hearing about poor ol' Bama

And their egregious textbook scandal, why isn’t everyone in the nation yelling—

WHEN WILL TROY* FALL?

I’m sick of shills like Plaschke writing the “I was on top of it all along but only decided to do some reporting after the shit hit the fan” story that fails to mention Cheatie and his continuing unpunished transgressions.

This is such a double standard that it is comical. That is, unless they are planning to do something big to U$C*. If not I suggest we get together with Oklahoma, Alabama, and whoever the NCAA has slapped and start a concerted effort to bring them to justice. No joke.

by Bruins102NCAA on Jun 11, 2009 4:16 PM PDT reply actions

Agree completely

I stopped reading Plaschke years ago once I realized how clueless he was. I see he still hasn’t changed.

by gilbert on Jun 11, 2009 4:27 PM PDT reply actions

Next Domino to Fall

I’ve been trying to guess the Trojans’ end-game strategy in this scandal and who they will offer up as the next sacrificial lamb in their effort to save football at any cost. I suspect that there is a monumental tug-of-war in progress at Heritage Hall between PomPom’s camp and Mike Garrett’s camp. My gut tells me St. Petie holds the far stronger hand and Garrett is slowly gettng pulled into the BBQ pit. Plaschke’s article would serve to confirm this. What I hadn’t considered, however, is that Steven Sample might also be offered up for sacrifice. I can picture it now, Petie emerges unscathed, replaces the disgraced Mike Garrett as AD, and gets nominated to the search committee for the next University President. Cheat on, ’SC, cheat on!

by snorkeldorf on Jun 11, 2009 5:22 PM PDT reply actions

I started off thinking "Wow, Plaschke's actually gonna give it to them"...

Then I settled into the realization that it was just a cover-your-ass piece. What a bunch of BS. The biggest story in LA sports (short of the Lakers maybe) and he’s completely rolled. And this is his lame attempt at “see! I do does work!!!”

Worthless article in the end because all it does is say “USC has paid the price by ‘firing’ Floyd! Now please PLEASE leave the innocent FB program alone!” BS.

by impaulv on Jun 11, 2009 6:24 PM PDT reply actions

Plaschke is the biggest joke ever

Never mind that he can’t detach his lips from Petey’s ass, Plaschke is the most worthless “journalist” ever. His assault on the English language is just, well, so bad I wonder why Fox hasn’t been all over it.

But I always love an excuse to direct people to the hilarious takedowns of Splashme done by the guys at Fire Joe Morgan. Now, I could tell you why Billy is a worthless hack, but I’ll defer to the more articulate (and funnier) dudes at Fire Joe Morgan. My favorites include:

Reading a Plaschke column is like being in one of those cartoons where a dog watches a tennis match and its head bobs back and forth as the ball caroms left and right. It’s exactly like that, except you get a lot more misinformation.

And, of course, this gem:

I believe it was Plato, or was it Arquimedez, who said: “Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.” Perhaps that is the problem here. Plaschke is so brilliant he is just channeling God, and even if he himself is just babbling nonsense, we must trust that he is great and wise.

Or maybe he’s just a lousy writer.

And, of course, my favorite:

Bill? The English Language is on line 1. It wants to know why you hate it so much.

Bill, it’s BN on line 2. We want to know why you have such a hard-on for Petey.

by Bellerophon on Jun 11, 2009 7:53 PM PDT reply actions

lol

FireJoeMorgan … a classic blog. Just classic.

by Nestor on Jun 11, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions

I totally agree with their fundamental premise

Joe Morgan is tied with thousands of others as the most horrendous commentator in history, although he may well be emerging from the pack as the all time worst.

by Fox 71 on Jun 11, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions

FJM

It was a sad day when FJM went silent. When I was in law school, I usually didn’t have class in the afternoon, so I’d watch Around the Horn and hear all the stupid-ass things Splashme would say. Then I’d read FJM and just laugh.

Damn being grown up and having a job.

by Bellerophon on Jun 11, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Not watching Around the Horn/ESPN is a plus

I guess one of the biggest benefit of growing up is learning to ration your sport intakes. :-) Last few years I have completely cut down my ESPN intakes (except for watching actual games or a specific pre game show involving UCLA). As a result I don’t watch sports centers or any of those shows any more. I have found it to be a net positive … plus whatever sports related leisure time I have … I primarily spend it on reading up on UCLA and rest of it for teams that I root for.

by Nestor on Jun 12, 2009 5:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Not watching

There are a lot of pontificators and blowhards on the ‘net and even some here on the BN. (Some pontificate on grammar and syntax, on Doh!, and on leaving the sound down when you watch games, if you can imagine that. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But I digress.)

In my opinion, there are no greater blowhards than the guys who tell us what’s going to happen in the game we’re about to watch. I stopped caring what Howie and Terry and all those guys thought was going to happen about 40 years ago. I didn’t care what Herbstreit or Corso thought about things when they were a player and coach, and I don’t what they think now.

I think not watching pundits demonstrating blowhardity is a good thing, and I recommend it to all.

by Fox 71 on Jun 12, 2009 6:25 AM PDT up reply actions

I was never into watching ESPN nonstop

Though I will admit I like PTI. Sure, they have an East Coast bias in some sports, but for the most part they are entertaining. I made Mr. BB cut down on College Game Day because I was that close from throwing something at the TV everytime Herbstreit opened his mouth.

I’ve been lucky in that since graduating, I’ve had jobs where I’m on the computer all day and can come here several times a day, contribute some stories and catch up on other stuff. On the weekends, I have to compensate by having my laptop on during normal business hours.

by bruinbabe2000 on Jun 12, 2009 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions

Plaschke?

I intentionally and purposefully don’t read his awkward drivel, thereby avoiding the frustration and nausea that comes from trying to digest irresponsible, lazy, poorly-written, self-serving garbage.

Love My Bruins

by Bruingirl83 on Jun 12, 2009 8:21 AM PDT reply actions