After Ignoring U$C* Scandals For Years, LA Times Wastes No Time To Attack Michigan Wolverines As "Out Of Control"

by Nestor on Sep 1, 2009 3:13 PM PDT in Media Watch Comment 18 comments

I don't have to write out a whole new set of grafs to show how the LA Times and rest of the Southern California's traditional media have pretty much slept on the job while Chetey Petey and Mike Garrett has been running the "most scandalous athletic program" of this era. It took almost half a decade for jokers like Bill Plaschke to discover Chetey Petey has been running the ultimate out of control program under the guise of "college athletics."

So trouble breaks out at Michigan about practice time and guess how the LA Times responds:

Question of the day: Is Michigan out of control, or just a typical program?

If the allegations against the Michigan football program are true, does that make them an out-of-control renegade program or pretty much like most programs? Reporters from across the Tribune family of newspapers will answer this question throughout the day. And we are interested in your comments too, so when you are done reading, chime in!

It took them less than 48 hours to jump all over an out of state team, while they were sleeping on the wheel for years as one alleged violation after another involving hundreds of thousands of dollars, were breaking out in Petey's ultimate "out of control" program.

Does anyone recall any headline or breathless discussion on LAT's website whether Chetey Petey's program was out of control when stories wrt to Bush, Jarrett broke out? Of course not. Not only the ~~Trojan~~ LA Times was clueless and out to lunch, they had their marquee columnists Bill Plashke penning love letters to Chetey Petey about how he had "worked hard to build that rare dynasty that follows the rules."

No wonder so many people are just counting the days when these clowns join the OC Register and rest of the dying industry. Not only are they clueless and ignorant, they are also shameless hypocrites.

GO BRUINS.

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Pretty pathetic

Of course, I didn’t expect anything less from those incompetent buffoons who pose as journalists.

On an another note, WTF is up at Michigan? Is there a mutiny? I’d be curious to know what the folks over at Blue and Maize think, but I seriously doubt there is anything egregious going on at Michigan. Really sounds like a hit job on Rodriguez. If the players ever find out who went to complain, there is going to be bloodshed. That locker room may be doomed for the season…

But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.

by tasser10 on Sep 1, 2009 2:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yep

Sounds like a hit job via a local – (what else) a columnist – on RR. I linked up Dave’s post in this one. I will try to write another post zeroing in on Dave’s angle re. columnists because it perfectly syncs up w/ my post re. T.J.

by Nestor on Sep 1, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is no mutiny

Just a writer with an obvious anti-Rich Rod agenda since he was hired to replace Lloyd Carr. The smear is intellectually disingenuous at best as has been elaborated around the internets where facts taken in context seem to matter more than at a bankrupt newspaper.

The report and the subsequent official actions taken by various compliance committees is a mockery of collegiate athletics major governing body.

I guess the NCAA investigates an issue only if a discredited hometown journalist concocts conspiracy theories as to how (insert school) broke a rule. Given how the Times hasn’t figured out how to metaphorically remove its lips from SC’s ass, an investigation into factually compelling violations is a pipedream.

by mdjohns4 on Sep 2, 2009 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Guys

Appreciate that you’ve got our backs out west. Go Bruins. Go Blue.

Dave

Maize n Brew
Because Football is Better with Beer

by Maize n Brew Dave on Sep 1, 2009 2:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I have the utmost confidence that Rich Rod will get it done at UM

UM is going to be scary once he gets things rolling in Ann Arbor.

Here’s to a UM v. UCLA Rose Bowl in 2011

by Ajax on Sep 1, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

I don’t get all the concern trolling around RRod. The dude is a proven winner. Why are some people (national columnists) are so anxious to write that “oooh he is at Michigan … he must be under pressure” narrative. Jackholes.

by Nestor on Sep 1, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Overall sentiment is positive

Media outlets play up Michigan football fan’s sense of entitlement just at it does with UCLA basketball.

Rodriguez is not on the hot seat, and will not be barring an unsuccessful third season. He is entering season 2.

ESPN, sports columnists, and talk radio are killing the excitement of sports. You know… the stuff that actually happens on the field/artificial playing surface.

by mdjohns4 on Sep 2, 2009 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

That’s the sense I get (wrt to mindset of Michigan alums) from reading M&B (where Dave I believe does a really good job of conveying the zeitgeist of Wolverine nation) and from talking to many of my Michigan friends offline (lots of them out here in the East).

Just another reason I don’t watch ESPN much and I definitely stay away from the jokers on talk radio.

by Nestor on Sep 2, 2009 4:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs