Iowa Beat Writers
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With the smallest shred of introspection, TB would know he A.) Is not entitled to the credentials under the rules or otherwise and B.) Would attempt to cover the teams in a regular significant way that there would be no doubt about this the next time the situation arises.
He's just distraction trolling.
I have no idea who that is unless it is Todd, but he does resemble the big old Hawk blowhard I know, who pretends he’s a Cyclone fan too
Todd, no one is saying you can’t cover ISU this weekend… you just aren’t doing it in person. Prove us wrong and prove yourself right, cover ISU as a S16 team through this weekend!
Hi Quinn, you've tweeted about this, so you're obviously reading this thread closely. So I'll clarify this post.
I can assure you that what I described happened. A member of the media (and big Iowa fan) tweeted some insane comment like "Iowa State fans are racist" or "Ames is a racist town." (Which is particularly funny in hindsight, given the racial controversies that would come to light in the Iowa football program, that the people who cover it couldn't care less about. But I digress.)
Anyway, it was a really ugly comment, totally out of left field, and completely unprofessional for a media person to say. Rightfully he was called out on it immediately and deleted it. My memory was that it was a radio station sports director, but again, I don't remember and that's why I'm asking if others recall it.
If I've unfairly implicated you then I apologize. I can't keep up with, much less recall, all the Iowa fanboys masquerading as media professionals in this state.
Edit: I deleted the post I quoted above. I was alerted that it was someone else.
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He's a former Des Moines radio personality named Marty Tirrell. He scammed people out of thousands and thousands of dollars to attend major sporting events for free.
The rise and fall of Marty Tirrell
Marty Tirrell was in Greenfield District Court earlier this month, aptly on Friday the 13th. He appeared before Judge William Mazanec III and pleaded not guilty to swindling a Red Sox fan out of $4,750 worth of tickets.A disgruntled Iowa acquaintance...
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Thanks, I have read about him, just had no idea what he looked like. I don’t closely follow most of these people cause it just isn’t very useful.He's a former Des Moines radio personality named Marty Tirrell. He scammed people out of thousands and thousands of dollars to attend major sporting events for free.
The rise and fall of Marty Tirrell
Marty Tirrell was in Greenfield District Court earlier this month, aptly on Friday the 13th. He appeared before Judge William Mazanec III and pleaded not guilty to swindling a Red Sox fan out of $4,750 worth of tickets.A disgruntled Iowa acquaintance...
Todd can buy a ticket like a normal person and cover the game from the stands. If he TRULY wants to be there to cover Iowa State, that's what he'll do.
It would be interesting to have TB try this same approach with the Hoks...he would be banned for life by Barta and the Boys.
He wouldnt dare.
I still think they should have gave him one, but also dont agree with the twitter tirade.
He said covering the Sweet 16 was a bucket list item for him. He thought his Hawkeyes would get to Chicago so made sure he was covered with Iowa's SID if that happened. He then tried to get a free pass through Iowa State since he already had plans to be in Chicago and they told him to kick rocks. Good for ISU.
I think the last part is where this emotion is coming from… a weekend in Chicago was taken away from him (and maybe also a close person to him)… because the emotional response is outbalanced here…. I think he had a promise out there for a weekend in chicago.
Yep… and call for interviews and guests on his show. He is able to cover the ISU S16 appearance ….. no one is stopping him.
This is a coping mechanism to help the butthurt Hawk fans who cared about basketball for a week.
To me this is the key point, if he would have called ISU ahead of Milwaukee and said hey, if you make it to Chicago can I get a press pass... This sways me a bit toward ISU on this one.