-
Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
- Thread starter Dryden
- Start date
It's not just B1G they're downplaying... so they could start with
1. not blowing SEC so hard
2. not being so blatant with the bandwagon jumping; for 2/3rds of the year it's been "Ohio State hasn't played anyone" now it's suddenly "this is one of the best teams" ... a little too blatant.
Upvote
0
matcar
Mostly banned
Well if ESPN, it any other media group have jumped on the bandwagon in the past 2 weeks, I suppose I can understand that since we've beaten top 25 teams in the road over those same two weeks. But it sounds as if you'd prefer a more subtle transition to our bandwagon...which is fine.
Upvote
0
Here's the thing... everyone whose been alive the past 10 years knows the course media in general has taken. Not just ESPN, but all major news outlets... anymore it's all about creating controversy.
That element has existed for a long time, but usually it was easily ignored w/sideshows like Rome is Burning.
That's changed however with ESPN's flagship program, SAS vs. Skip, now modeled on that very principle. All CFB coverage really plays it up too -- partially b/c the nature of attempting to figure out the best 1 team through 12-14 games between 120+ teams easily lends itself to a lot controversy. It's the lowest hanging apple.
Do you honestly think they've suddenly jumped on the bandwagon? Or are we just the latest pawn in their Create-The-News game of unending ratings-generating controversy? Personally I want no part in it. I don't have anything kind to say about mainstream news outlets for the same reason... you just don't see it here b/c it's irrelevant to Ohio State.
Stop bsing me with manufactured drama and I'd be more inclined to not scoff at everything ESPN.
Upvote
0
matcar
Mostly banned
I'm good with that, especially your very last sentence - which as you've stated, is a problem for almost all news outlets, especially non sports related. As an aside, I'm more comfortable reading Al Jazeera news than most other outlets because of the manufactured drama you mention.
But as it relates to football, if the assumption is that ESPN is GENERATING news as much or more than REPORTING the news (probably a fair assumption) then wouldn't you still rather the news that they generate have some accurate reflection of what the Bucks are accomplishing? I think those jumping on the bandwagon, whether assigned that role or not, probably are accurate in assessing the Bucks as a legit threat.
Meanwhile I don't know when we can expect news organizations to cease news generation since that seems to be the profitable model. So if that IS the model, I'm at least happy if it's accurate and pro-Buckeye. As I've said before, I watch very little programming outside of the games so I don't really know what these folks are sayingn, but if it's positive for the Bucks, I'm glad to hear it.
Upvote
0
LMAO @ anything Desmond thinks.
I don't have any problem with him thinking OSU is #8, but anyone who thinks Meatchiken is #6 is delusional, alum or not.
Upvote
0
Don't forget OU at #2 ? And Stanford at #3 ? WTF is that?
Edit - nevermind, I thought that was a "current" poll. Apparently that was their preseason picks.
Edit - nevermind, I thought that was a "current" poll. Apparently that was their preseason picks.
Upvote
0
Pre-season rankings are a crap-shoot. Oklahoma seemed legit at the end of last year, especially after stomping Alabama in the Sugar Bowl...
Upvote
0
Whups, missed the "Preseason" part. Seems irrelevant to be posting that now...
and now that I see the whole context, ignore me. I will go back to working. :)
Upvote
0
CookyPuss
Screw Blue
I know this is never going away, but drives me nuts when analysts refer to wins over teams that "were ranked _____ at the time." FSU beat top 10 ranked ND... oh boy. A&M blew out top 10 ranked South Carolina... BFD. I really wish they'd stop posting those rankings next to results. Garbage rankings shouldn't influence anything, but it seems to continue to creep into the discussion.
Upvote
0