When all is said and done more is said than done.
If you read my post earlier about "internet sources", Marc Maggard was who I was primarily referring to.
I like TBK and the people who post there. I wouldn't compare it to Redszone by any stretch (if I had kids, I wouldn't let them read some of the stuff on there), but I think you could make the point that these "insiders" are proof of how Gillispie has no control of the locker room.
I'll tell you one thing... An Insider posting a tidbit about what is going on with the team does a hell of a lot less harm to the program than a jack-donkey blogger putting up polls asking if a coach should be fired in his 2nd season.
When all is said and done more is said than done.
TBK is unabashedly pro-UK. If Insider Info is going to hurt the program it isn't posted. The site's not interested in journalistic integrity in some sort of overarching sense of the term. It's not the Washington Post. There's a reason they allow constructive criticism but not bashing and that's why they get my patronage.
Last edited by WMR; 03-06-2009 at 12:47 AM.
When all is said and done more is said than done.
I don't think getting "scoops" is the goal at all. It's more about cutting through all the crap you read at sites like TCP and giving folks an accurate view of what's going on with the program. Like I said, they allow criticism just fine, but they're not going to release info just to get a scoop.
MM's explanation is that the fees exist to help defray the cost of running and hosting the site (no pledge drives like on RZ, haha) as well as allow MM to justify taking time away from his other businesses to run the site. He does podcasts, blogs etc. etc. ... I bet he spends 6 hours a day on there easy.
Believe me though, I understand your point. I just understand his as well. I think it's well worth the $10/month and I really love the goal of the site and it's stance towards how posters should "talk" about the school and players that they supposedly love. The vitriol on sites like KSR and TCP absolutely turns my stomach.
Last edited by WMR; 03-06-2009 at 01:12 AM.
When all is said and done more is said than done.
Interesting thread somewhat related to our discussion, dab: http://www.truebluekentucky.com/inde...-replying.html
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