OK, did Demar Dorsey commit to Louisville?
by Mike Rutherford on Jun 21, 2010 9:02 AM EDT
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PrintBecause the local paper apparently never received word.
It's certainly not every day that the Louisville football program lands a player who ESPN has rated higher than any other class of 2010 recruit in the Big Ten. If a basketball player of this caliber had committed to either U of L or UK then I'm pretty sure we'd all know his favorite cereal by now, and that's the sport where the local schools are supposed to be landing the best in the country.
This is a gigantic story with a number of angles (non-admittance to Michigan, Charlie Strong connection, perhaps the most-prized defensive recruit in Cardinal football history) and yet when Louisvillians click on the C-J sports page this morning they're greeted by a Rick Bozich column (From when? Today? Sunday? Friday? Does anybody know anymore?) asking whether or not the Reds, the same Reds who managed just one run while being swept by the hapless Mariners over the weekend, are the real deal. Then you have a story on Ali's son (the equivalent of ESPN airing a Yankees/Red Sox special), a wrap-up of the Derek Smith shootout and a piece on an Indiana golfer who won a Challenge Tour event. I won't read it, but I can only hope the guy from the AP who penned it explained what the Challenge Tour is.
Bashing the local paper is as American as paying too much for bad beer and will be in style so long as the medium exists in any form. A lot of the time it's unwarranted and we usually try to give the guys at 525 West Broadway the benefit of the doubt, but this was a dropped-ball situation that demanded a call out.
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I agree
CJ is always missing the big picture. We love sports in da Ville? I lived n lexington for five years and their lexington herald is crushing CJ. We need Angel Mccoughtry updates, what is Marques Maybin doing, what did Charlie Strong have for breakfast? Mike, me and you could put together a better and more informative sports page. CJ do your homework!
Scared the hell out of me....
…I thought maybe the story had been retracted or denied or something.
I guess Demling was at that basketball camp stuff this weekend. But at least he announced it on Twitter. More people probably read Demling’s Twitter than take the CJ anymore anyway.
It’s a death spiral for newspapers – subscriptions go down, they can’t afford to pay a lot of good reporters, there’s no reason to read it anymore, spiral continues.
More people probably read Demling’s Twitter than take the CJ anymore anyway.
I don’t think it’s that bad yet, but it’s scary that I had to think about it.
by Mike Rutherford on Jun 21, 2010 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Had the same initial reaction...
“Nnnnnooooo!!!”
by quiet cardinal on Jun 21, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
i stopped reading the cj
After they decided to put a 1 day delay on the sports writers to sell papers. Ill glance at it once in a while but that’s all.
by Jason G on Jun 21, 2010 9:42 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
not alone
The C-J’s not the only local media that totally whiffed on the big news. At least they have the excuse they cover all sports/teams. Pretty pathetic.
by Michael McCammon on Jun 21, 2010 9:43 AM EDT reply actions
I’ve never been a big “C-J hates us guy”, but sometimes I do wonder if news like this would slip under the radar if it involved UK. That musing aside, I think the paper is just sort of inept. I’ll never forget when T-Will hurt his knee before his senior year it was on the ITV message boards, Yahoo, Sportsline, and ESPN like 8-10 hours before it was on the CJ website.
Newspapers – even smaller local ones – can still be relevant. They just have to work hard and approach things differently. Other than Demling’s blog and twitter, the CJ isn’t doing that.
by _TheGainesShow_ on Jun 21, 2010 10:21 AM EDT reply actions
CJ Contact Info...
Sports
E-Mail: sports@courier-journal.com
Phone: 582-4361
Fax: 582-7186
Bozich, Rick
Columnist
582-4650
rbozich@courier-journal.com
Brown, C.L.
University of Louisville
582-4044
cbrown@courier-journal.com
Brownstein, Glenn
Night asst. sports editor
582-4362
gbrownstein@courier-journal.com
Bryan, Harry
Sports editor
582-4060
hbryan@courier-journal.com
Crawford, Eric
Columnist
582-4372
ecrawford@courier-journal.com
Demling, Jody
Recruiting and golf
582-7176
jdemling@courier-journal.com
Ewing, Creig
Assistant sports editor
582-4043
cewing@courier-journal.com
Grant, Mike
Kentucky Colleges
582-4069
mgrant@courier-journal.com
Hall, C. Ray
General assignment
582-4662
crayhall@courier-journal.com
Come on Mike
You have to give them time. Didn’t you know that newspapers report the news two days later than everyone else?
(Pause for sarcasm check.)
That’s why I don’t read them anymore.
The CJ
has always kept up with what’s going on with UK but slow with their own hometown team! BULLS**T!!!
by louisvillefan#21 on Jun 21, 2010 11:56 AM EDT reply actions
I enjoy reading Crawford occasionally
but that’s about the only reason I would ever check their site.
by Chris Redman is my hero on Jun 21, 2010 1:24 PM EDT reply actions
Sorry
What was the question? I was busy reading the CJ about the struggles of the World Equestrian games. It’s a must read. Non-betting equestrian sports failing in KY? Who knew?
by bradlm on Jun 21, 2010 2:28 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Not a newspaper basher either...
A couple of my friends are in the biz and a couple recently had to leave for financial reasons.
Sometime a couple weeks ago, I clicked on a Twitter link to the C-J and realized something. Aside from clicking a linked story from Twitter or another blog, I hadn’t checked the online C-J sports page for weeks.
Before I found Card Chronicle, the C-J sports page was my main source of info for all Louisville sports info. And now some year or so later, it’s not even on my daily rotation for sports news. Sad times for newspapers. Such a shame as they have the legit access and sources for premium content and yet they’ve been relegated to the minor leagues for many readers.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Jun 21, 2010 2:42 PM EDT reply actions
So to be sure: You’re mad because CJ didn’t submit an erroneous article that has information yet to be confirmed? Interesting…
Dorsey told ITV yesterday: "I signed today"
I think the C-J should have at least spoken to the young man by now.
by Mike Rutherford on Jun 21, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Or even just mentioned something about it
To me it doesn’t matter whether or not he’s signed. I don’t think they waited until Coleman’s LOI had been received before talking about him. Even if it’s just a rumor, it’s talk of a commitment from what would arguably be the best prep player to ever play football for UofL. They don’t have to say anything they aren’t sure of, but like Mike said, they could at least talk to the kid. If they Courier wants to stay relevant in this sports community, they need to be involved in this story.
by _TheGainesShow_ on Jun 21, 2010 4:57 PM EDT reply actions
In this argument are Brian Brohm, Chris Redman, Michael Bush, Peanut Whitehead, Michaelee Harris and Dominique Brown I assume?
by Tomnationwide on Jun 21, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh and Earl Heyman was also a big deal
by Tomnationwide on Jun 21, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t put Harris, Brown or Heyman in that discussion. All were great prep players, but not on the level of the first four you mentioned. Also, I should have clarified that I meant defensively. On that side of the ball the discussion before Dorsey pretty much began and ended with Whitehead.
by _TheGainesShow_ on Jun 22, 2010 9:39 AM EDT reply actions
Dorsey has NOT signed yet is why they are not reporting it
I am Shannon, owner of Cardinal Dominance and an official media representative of Louisville Football and Baseball.
Dorsey has not officially signed as of June 21, 2010 at 12:28 p.m.
That is just Mike Hughes talking, trying to ’break the story" saying whatever for views.
I assure you, as of Monday, Dorsey is not officially signed and that is from Rocco Gasparro – Louisville Fooball SID.
Pimpin' ain't easy.....
Yeah, this is public knowledge
The issue is that the Courier didn’t have anything on the kid until a day after he had been one of the biggest stories in the college football world, and still hasn’t spoken with him directly.
Not sure about Hughes being over-anxious to get a story out. He quoted the kid as saying: “I signed today.” So either Dorsey lied/was confused or Hughes just completely made something up. I just can’t see the latter being the case.
by Mike Rutherford on Jun 22, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the story deserved over-anxious coverage
Dorsey’s story as well as his potential talent makes this issue a very worthy local news event amidst the backdrop of the slowest college sports news cycle of the year.
ESPN and local news sources are falling over themselves with unsubstantiated speculation about Lebron’s next move to tap into his appeal with their audience.
This dude Dorsey changed his Facebook profile—which in my day is akin to wearing your Louisville gear on class photo day—and made every indication with folks like Mike Hughes that he had/was signing with Louisville. Fans of the program are thirsty for information and Dorsey’s potential appeal should’ve been a softball across the plate for print journalists, even if they had to caveat the story as “yet to be confirmed by Rocco” etc…
by UL is my hot hot sex on Jun 23, 2010 2:59 AM EDT up reply actions
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