Pelini Blocks DN, Reverses Decision

[Husker_x]

This whole situation makes me want to laugh. The Daily Nebraskan? Who the f*ck are they? Like it's their frackin' place to say how Pelini handles discipline in the first place. If they had a logical leg to stand on, it might be a different story, but as it is, this whole thing is a load of crap. Their snide attitude leaks off the page, and that kind of arrogance is a shame to the paper and the program.

Journalistic integrity my a$$. They purported a ridiculous position of hanging kids before the information was even in, and then leap on the coach for not doling out punishment based on nothing but media reports. Jesus Christ.

People wonder why the print media is taking shots all over the country. It's crap like this. I get enough gonzo journalism from CNN––someone just please stick to the facts.

 

[sarge87]

The DN is a joke. My wife was a journalism major at UNL and she quit the DN because of their 'journalistic itegrity'. They're a bunch of sanctimonius pricks. While I'm sure there are different writers there now, the culture appears to remain the same.

The DN's motives are very transparent in this case. This has been a pretty quiet offseason for discipline. Of the three examples in their previous editorial, only one involved both a current player and Pelini. And in that case, the player was dismissed from the team. So WTH does anyone have to complain about? And yet the DN finds it necessary to expose the 'discipline problem' in the athletic department?

I say good for Pelini. He maybe shouldn't have yelled into the phone (Although i doubt he did. Honestly, how effective is it to yell into a phone? Can anyone really envision him doing that?), but I agree with banning the reporters from practice. If nothing else, it lets the players know he'll support them when its warranted.

I don't know if it is lack of journalistic integrity, or just an overall elitist attitude toward athletics in general. Most of academia view that athletics have no place at an institution of higher learning. Athletics to esoteric pseudo intellectuals, are viewed as barbaric, and the people that participate in such activities are of lessor intelligence. So I think they are just parroting what they've been taught by their handlers all the while hiding behind the first amendment, when they are called on it. My only question is, how would the journalism professors like it if their program was scrutinized like athletic programs are? If the coach doesn't perform, he gets fired. On the other hand if the professor doesn't perform, he hides behind his tenure and life goes on.

 

[melscott62]

The article is nothing more than a kid trying to create controversy to get his name out there as a writer.

In reality, the kid could really careless how Pelini runs his program. All the writer cares about is creating more hits and more of a response to his article, which in turns makes he/she look better.

It's bad journalism, but more times than not, these type of articles create more attention than the sunshine pumping articles.

I couldnt agree more.

 

[Hunter94]

Appropriate response for Bo would have been to call the DN, tell them you're disappointed in their story because it misrepresented the facts and called out individual players, and insist they write a more thorough piece about team discipline that actually takes into account the views of the person in charge of team discipline. If they refuse, maybe you hold out the threat of barring them from practice.

All that said, I can see why Bo would go a little overboard initially, especially when they call out a player who's been on the straight and narrow for a while now and another who's only been accused of wrongdoing, not convicted. Presumption of innocence is right up there with freedom of the press, IMHO.

3 mistakes were made here, the way i see it.

1) the DN made some assumptions, apparently with no reasonable, verifiable information concerning how Bo was conducting discipline regarding the football team. Quite honestly, the way the article was written and knowing Pelini, it was baited for a pretty explosive response from Pelini, especially considering his short time here as HC.

2) Pelini reacted without thinking, probably a bit of a character flaw, but nonetheless, diplomacy can be a real positive factor, even when dealing with someone who is calling you out, whether intentional or not. Bo needs to practice this skill as a HC, it is going to be necessary for him to approach criticism with a cool head!

3) the editor at the DN has some real responsibility regarding the publication of the article as well. Starting with him or her, this all could most likely have been completely avoided. There was a better way to address their opinion of what was going on with team discipline. When i first read the article, it appeared to me as one which was ran to stir the pot. doing just that helps no one.

 

[Hunter94]

The DN is a joke. My wife was a journalism major at UNL and she quit the DN because of their 'journalistic itegrity'. They're a bunch of sanctimonius pricks. While I'm sure there are different writers there now, the culture appears to remain the same.

The DN's motives are very transparent in this case. This has been a pretty quiet offseason for discipline. Of the three examples in their previous editorial, only one involved both a current player and Pelini. And in that case, the player was dismissed from the team. So WTH does anyone have to complain about? And yet the DN finds it necessary to expose the 'discipline problem' in the athletic department?

I say good for Pelini. He maybe shouldn't have yelled into the phone (Although i doubt he did. Honestly, how effective is it to yell into a phone? Can anyone really envision him doing that?), but I agree with banning the reporters from practice. If nothing else, it lets the players know he'll support them when its warranted.

I don't know if it is lack of journalistic integrity, or just an overall elitist attitude toward athletics in general. Most of academia view that athletics have no place at an institution of higher learning. Athletics to esoteric pseudo intellectuals, are viewed as barbaric, and the people that participate in such activities are of lessor intelligence. So I think they are just parroting what they've been taught by their handlers all the while hiding behind the first amendment, when they are called on it. My only question is, how would the journalism professors like it if their program was scrutinized like athletic programs are? If the coach doesn't perform, he gets fired. On the other hand if the professor doesn't perform, he hides behind his tenure and life goes on.

good points...