Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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I don’t think it’s an apology. Probably more of a heads up.
“Look, here’s the deal with Randy”
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If they put Leistikow in the basement dungeon he would be “thank you sir may I have another”.
This. Not to mention how pettty it is complaining about not getting free courtside seats. Honestly, I think the the bigger question is why were they ever given those seats and for how many years has this been going on?
Those seats if given for free should go to people like ESPN and Fox and CBS reps who have been involved in media negotiations or title sponsors and business partners of the big 12.
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Ding ding ding. We’re in a post media era of college sports. Those seats should be used as you described, random fans to get pulled from the rafters to come down to court side like a lot of musical performers do, Celebrities, etc. those are “Brand” seats now. **** off Randy. New sheriff is in town.
Randy just worried about where he is going to get trampled by humans. Maybe he feels safer courtside. Just kidding, courtside should be for premium members that increase value.
Randy blows a chance to get important information about the Big 12, Iowa State, and college athletics to *****.
Then he blocks the person who calls him out.
There's a name for people like that....
Agree. At any football or baseball stadium, aren't the press boxes pretty much always way up high? How does sitting courtside position a sportswriter to cover the game better? Seems this is nothing more than him whining about losing a very nice perk. And I liked Yormark's honest answer... hey, we need to increase revenues every which way we can.
i think it had to do with ease of access to the press room. but really they just feel slighted i imagine and liked feeling like big wigs sitting courtside.
Only reason Randy doesn't retire is having primo seats at games. Put him up top and he will retire.
Big 12 readies to pounce on Four Corners schools as doubt creeps in about Pac-12's viability
Realignment and expansion has slowed, but it has absolutely not stopped
Do you think we can put just Randy up top in hilton? That would be kinda fun. Or else I am good with moving all reporters to sell more expensive seats.
Big 12 readies to pounce on Four Corners schools as doubt creeps in about Pac-12's viability
Realignment and expansion has slowed, but it has absolutely not stoppedwww.cbssports.com
"If the 208 floor seats Yormark repurposed (from media seating) are any indication, the nation's best basketball conference is about to become what Yormark promised: hipper, young, sexier. A Las Vegas on the Plains. Yormark took those seats, sold them out for $5,000 each to high rollers and created a Championship Club underneath the stands where only they can enjoy what amounts to a high-end, pop-up speakeasy."
Yeah that's an easy call.
So, regarding media seating at events, I'd be curious what other conferences do for their tournaments? Do they do the same as us, or do media get courtside seats?
It’s a generational complaint from someone who has spent the majority of his career in print journalism.
Back in the day reporters were catered to more because a.) there was more exclusivity in people covering the games, b.) they were somewhat celebrities, especially at the local level and c.) teams needed them for publicity.
The industry has completely changed. And, to be honest, reporters like Randy aren’t valued as highly as they used to be (for better or worse). It would behoove him to have some self-awareness and realize that, rather than ask dumb questions no one cares about.
I know in Denver the Nuggets/Avs moved Media Row to the very top of the stadium. Old, local print reporters like Randy complain about it on Twitter all the time.
BY was an NBA guy after all. He knows what makes $$$ at games.
'reading the room' isn't exactly a life skill he possesses. it seems like that would be an important skill for a good sports reporter to possess (infer what you will here).