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Post by ptctitan on Mar 25, 2024 7:46:48 GMT -5
Tony Paul is a part-time employee of Oakland. He does the color commentary for TV for some games.
Coaches who are candidates talk to their friends. Mann and Washington likely are talking to people - either people now on the Oakland staff, Kampe himself, or people who know Kampe and others on the Oakland staff. So, the info gets back to Kampe or others. Then, the people at Oakland relay that information to Tony Paul. Remember that Paul has pushed Washington and Mann as confirmed interviews. Paul then throws in the disses by Isaiah Jones and you have a story.
Who has TP been talking to for the past 4 days - Oakland. So, you're getting OU propaganda packaged as a TP opinion column.
This is all being done to hurt us - at least not to help us - by discouraging other potential candidates who could present a threat to Oakland. Also, if we hire someone from "Kampe's tree", then he has his last laugh at us for not hiring him way back when.
However, when OU's mouthpiece in the News wants us to focus on Washington and Mann, it makes me wonder who else is rumored to be part of those 6 or 7 semifinalists that has them worried.
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Post by titantarheel on Mar 25, 2024 7:47:01 GMT -5
We deserve shots at us and the state we are in, especially compared with our nearest local peer Oakland - who may not be a peer Koch longer if they continue their upward ascent, leaving us in the rear view.
If we don’t like what’s being said about us, change the narrative. Don Draper said that I think. We don’t ever help ourselves in changing the narrative. This is where we are at.
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Post by ptctitan on Mar 25, 2024 7:50:01 GMT -5
We deserve shots at us and the state we are in, especially compared with our nearest local peer Oakland - who may not be a peer Koch longer if they continue their upward ascent, leaving us in the rear view. If we don’t like what’s being said about us, change the narrative. Don Draper said that I think. We don’t ever help ourselves in changing the narrative. This is where we are at. Then, his column should be labeled analysis or opinion - not news. The news is that we are interviewing 6 or more candidates prior to cutting the field to a final group. The rest of it is OU propaganda written yesterday after he returned from Pittsburgh. |
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Post by Rogobob77 on Mar 25, 2024 8:04:13 GMT -5
We deserve shots at us and the state we are in, especially compared with our nearest local peer Oakland - who may not be a peer Koch longer if they continue their upward ascent, leaving us in the rear view. If we don’t like what’s being said about us, change the narrative. Don Draper said that I think. We don’t ever help ourselves in changing the narrative. This is where we are at. Then, his column should be labeled analysis or opinion - not news. The news is that we are interviewing 6 or more candidates prior to cutting the field to a final group. The rest of it is OU propaganda written yesterday after he returned from Pittsburgh. I think it would be clear to anyone reading the piece that is not straight "news" but rather an opinion piece that includes the reporter's analysis. Don't blame the messenger for pointing out the obvious: UDM is being poorly led and we are getting our ass kicked by Oakland on the court as well as in marketing and promotions, branding, recruiting, fan engagement, fundraising, facilities upgrades, media relations, etc. |
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Post by JDetroitTitan on Mar 25, 2024 8:25:32 GMT -5
Then, his column should be labeled analysis or opinion - not news. The news is that we are interviewing 6 or more candidates prior to cutting the field to a final group. The rest of it is OU propaganda written yesterday after he returned from Pittsburgh. I think it would be clear to anyone reading the piece that is not straight "news" but rather an opinion piece that includes the reporter's analysis. Don't blame the messenger for pointing out the obvious: UDM is being poorly led and we are getting our ass kicked by Oakland on the court as well as in marketing and promotions, branding, recruiting, fan engagement, fundraising, facilities upgrades, media relations, etc. Not trying to be negative to you at all. Just highly annoyed at the situation we have put ourselves in again in such a short period of time. |
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Post by ptctitan on Mar 25, 2024 8:32:02 GMT -5
Then, his column should be labeled analysis or opinion - not news. The news is that we are interviewing 6 or more candidates prior to cutting the field to a final group. The rest of it is OU propaganda written yesterday after he returned from Pittsburgh. I think it would be clear to anyone reading the piece that is not straight "news" but rather an opinion piece that includes the reporter's analysis. Don't blame the messenger for pointing out the obvious: UDM is being poorly led and we are getting our ass kicked by Oakland on the court as well as in marketing and promotions, branding, recruiting, fan engagement, fundraising, facilities upgrades, media relations, etc. Ethical journalism used to label columns like that one as opinion or analysis rather than news because not everyone has a U of D degree that makes them capable of such discernment. And they used to disclose the potential conflicts of the author who was publishing that analysis or opinion. More importantly, rogobob77, Tony Paul represented the column as an update on the coaching search. It wasn't. It's Oakland butting in through their part-time employee Tony Paul. |
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Post by Rogobob77 on Mar 25, 2024 8:42:45 GMT -5
I think it would be clear to anyone reading the piece that is not straight "news" but rather an opinion piece that includes the reporter's analysis. Don't blame the messenger for pointing out the obvious: UDM is being poorly led and we are getting our ass kicked by Oakland on the court as well as in marketing and promotions, branding, recruiting, fan engagement, fundraising, facilities upgrades, media relations, etc. Ethical journalism used to label columns like that one as opinion or analysis rather than news because not everyone has a U of D degree that makes them capable of such discernment. And they used to disclose the potential conflicts of the author who was publishing that analysis or opinion. Tony Paul is not really part of the problem. He's probably the only sports print guy around town that gives any significant attention to Titans athletics. He can be very positive toward aspects of our program (see his comments in the article regarding our WBB coach). While not the problem, he could be at least a small part of the solution if we, for example, managed our media connections more effectively. |
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Post by ptctitan on Mar 25, 2024 8:56:40 GMT -5
Ethical journalism used to label columns like that one as opinion or analysis rather than news because not everyone has a U of D degree that makes them capable of such discernment. And they used to disclose the potential conflicts of the author who was publishing that analysis or opinion. Tony Paul is not really part of the problem. He's probably the only sports guy around town that gives any attention to Titan Athletic. He can be very positive toward our programs (see his comments in the article regarding our WBB Coach). While not the problem, he could be at least a small part of the solution if we say managed our media connections more effectively. I didn't say that Tony Paul is part of the problem. I said that his column today is dishonest. And he needs to step back and think about what he writes when he writes it. And not slant everything men's basketball around Kampe. The stuff about the challenges here could have been written after our new coach was announced. |
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Post by titantarheel on Mar 25, 2024 9:39:09 GMT -5
What is dishonest in the article??
PTC, you seem to be protest too much on this. We aren’t being wronged in this article as far as I can tell. We are being pretty dang soft if we don’t like being mentioned in same article as Oakland. And if TP didn’t write about us we would have exactly zero inches of column combined from both our local papers on an annual basis.
This complaining about this article is soft, weak and insecure. Not exactly the Titan way but alas this is what our program has been reduced to.
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Post by upbasketballfan on Mar 25, 2024 9:40:22 GMT -5
Tony Paul is not really part of the problem. He's probably the only sports guy around town that gives any attention to Titan Athletic. He can be very positive toward our programs (see his comments in the article regarding our WBB Coach). While not the problem, he could be at least a small part of the solution if we say managed our media connections more effectively. I didn't say that Tony Paul is part of the problem. I said that his column today is dishonest. And he needs to step back and think about what he writes when he writes it. And not slant everything men's basketball around Kampe. The stuff about the challenges here could have been written after our new coach was announced. Or we could have gotten our rears in gear and had a coach before the NCAA tourney started. Rather than those on the selection committee bagging a ride to the tourney on $ that could be used elsewhere! But that is the culture that is there. Don’t do your job just milk the system! |
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Post by upbasketballfan on Mar 25, 2024 9:47:39 GMT -5
We deserve shots at us and the state we are in, especially compared with our nearest local peer Oakland - who may not be a peer Koch longer if they continue their upward ascent, leaving us in the rear view. If we don’t like what’s being said about us, change the narrative. Don Draper said that I think. We don’t ever help ourselves in changing the narrative. This is where we are at. Then, his column should be labeled analysis or opinion - not news. The news is that we are interviewing 6 or more candidates prior to cutting the field to a final group. The rest of it is OU propaganda written yesterday after he returned from Pittsburgh. And who besides Coach Kate knows what is needed to be a successful program at UD. Who on that committee is actually qualified to make this decision. Why haven’t these interviews already finished and a staff being put in place? Very poor blueprint again and again. Are these interviews on campus or at the tourney? |
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Post by ptctitan on Mar 25, 2024 10:03:48 GMT -5
What is dishonest in the article?? PTC, you seem to be protest too much on this. We aren’t being wronged in this article as far as I can tell. We are being pretty dang soft if we don’t like being mentioned in same article as Oakland. And if TP didn’t write about us we would have exactly zero inches of column combined from both our local papers on an annual basis. This complaining about this article is soft, weak and insecure. Not exactly the Titan way but alas this is what our program has been reduced to. Really? Apparently, the Titan way is to bitch all the time and not show up for games. And then bitch about attendance being low. And then bitch about the coach some more. Stop making excuses for Tony Paul. Stand up for your school. Be a Titan fan - not a Kampe cuckold. |
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Post by udmperry on Mar 25, 2024 11:06:39 GMT -5
Everyone talking bout who will coach But we gotta think bigger with a new approach We need to address the real controversy Our biggest problem - the word “Mercy” We need a new name, New logo, new brand Till we do that we gotz our heads in the sand Red and White jerseys An olde English d Lower case retro It ain’t just me If UDM has any continuance Then the boomers here don’t got no influence That’s it for now The truth been told Y’all better know Y’all been Moled |
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Post by udmperry on Mar 25, 2024 11:13:14 GMT -5
Oops. Forgot to add comment re the Mole Man ode quote above: Just think of how far Oakland coulda gone if they didn't suffer from the branding issue. Sweet 16, Final Four? That Cali thing be holdin’ ‘em back I think?
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Post by calihanmole on Mar 25, 2024 11:51:55 GMT -5
You sound foolish when you speak
Defend “Mercy” like it’s ontological
Your logic is weak
We sound like a god damn hospital
We gotta change the name if we gon recruit
Even if the Sisters bring a lawsuit
If I told you once, told you a million time
The UD name will help us climb
A bell’s gonna chime
And The Mole gonna rhyme
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