Tuesday news
Here's what's in the papers on the OVC this morning:
The (Charleston, Ill.) Journal Gazette/Times-Courier says the EIU coaching may have barely noticed that their Panthers moved up to #16 in the I-AA polls this week, focused as they are on Eastern Kentucky, their opponents Saturday. Heck, I'd be focused too if I were going up against a quarterback who passed for 3,232 yards in a single game, as the JGTC says EKU's Josh Greco did against Samford (nobody panic, it was really just 323).
The Anniston (Ala) Star (sorry, subscribers only) carries more talk from Jacksonville State players and coaches about their confidence going into the game against Mississippi State. JSU lost to the Bulldogs 51-13 in 2002, but coach Jack Crowe says the Gamecocks have more speed and more size now. And then there's MSU's 1-4 season so far ... still, Crowe says winning would be a big feat. “You take the running plays that Auburn ran against them, you take the running plays LSU ran against them — and those are two big, ol’ physical, powerful football teams — and they’re less than 4 yards a carry; LSU less than 3 yards," he tells the paper.
The Gadsden (Ala.) Times also says Crowe is expecting a good game in Starkville, better than the typical I-A/I-AA matchup. And he says he wants his team to experience the same success at Scott Field that JSU's Marching Southerners did back in 2002: "I'd like for the football team to have as good a standing in Starkville as does our band."
The Birmingham (Ala.) News' Mike Perrin lays into the Ohio Valley Conference for what he says was a blown call in Samford's game at Southeast Missouri State two weeks ago. Samford lost by five points, and Perrin says the Bulldogs would have added another six late in the game if the back judge and field judge had made the right call on a Jonathan Lowery catch made as he fell out of the end zone. Perrin suggests the league has disciplined the back judge, but that the OVC office refuses to comment on the matter. He says the discipline should be made public. What do you think?
The Southeast Missourian says SEMO coach Tony Samuel isn't nearly as confident as Jack Crowe about his team's visit to SEC-land this week. The Redhawks are headed to Arkansas. "I'd rather not play them, to be quite honest. It's a total mismatch. They've got more scholarships, more money, better facilities, they're in a better league, more TV money .... other than that, we've got a chance."
posted by Jax42 @ 7:42 AM
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Then again, if Greco had passed for 3,232 yards last week, his arm would probably have fallen off, reducing the threat he would pose.
And public discipline of officials only gives the complainers more fuel for the fire. It creates a perception of illegitimacy around certain wins and certain losses. Best to keep it under wraps.
Interesting theory, Fan.
Something else I find interesting is this line from Perrin's column: "Samford officials say - not on the record, that's not allowed, you understand - the back judge was out of position ..."
Mike, if it's not on the record, why is it in your column? Are you sorta burning a source here, or did they tell you it was OK to use the information and source it to "Samford officials?" Sources in a story should be named unless there's a compelling reason to get the information to readers and a darn good reason for granting anonymity. That means explaining a little more than the cutesy "that's not allowed, you understand."
Not meeting those standards for anonymous sourcing leaves your readers wondering whether you're serving them or the source. Well, JSU Fan isn't wondering, a least.
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