Who is the best local sports writer covering Husker Football?

Who is the worst local sports writer covering Husker Football?

  • Brian Christopherson

    Votes: 6 9.8%

  • Dirk Chatelain

    Votes: 26 42.6%

  • Jon Nyatawa

    Votes: 2 3.3%

  • Rich Kaipust

    Votes: 6 9.8%

  • Sam McKewon

    Votes: 2 3.3%

  • Steve Sipple

    Votes: 6 9.8%

  • Tom Shatel

    Votes: 13 21.3%
  • Total voters
    61
I thought that Shatel did editorials and was not a reporter, am I wrong? There is a pretty big difference between the two jobs in the newspaper biz. I know, cause I worked on a school newspaper for like 2 months or so, maybe less. It was probably less.

 
nuance said:
Do you know who they are on this board?
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I know one for a fact, and have significant suspicions on others. But I figure they, like the rest of us, don't use their regular names because we enjoy a little anonymity, so I will respect that by not voicing my suspicions.

That's also why I didn't make the poll public, if you are curious. I also figure people are more honest in a vote when it's actually anonymous.

 
I can think of one poster who mostly posts McKewon articles and HuskerLocker posts.

I'm guessing he is McKewon.

 
Lee Barfknecht is missing from this list. Not familiar with Jon and Rich. Sam's the runaway winner here. I also like Dirk and Sipple, in different ways. I remember not liking Shatel very much, but I don't remember why anymore.

 
teachercd said:
I thought that Shatel did editorials and was not a reporter, am I wrong? There is a pretty big difference between the two jobs in the newspaper biz. I know, cause I worked on a school newspaper for like 2 months or so, maybe less. It was probably less.
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This is probably why I like him. I agree with his editorials most of the time. HA!

 
None of these. Anybody ever read Max Olson at the Daily Nebraskan? Best sports writer in Lincoln, and recognized as one of the best young sports writers in the nation. Just saying, this kid's good.

 
RazzinGTO said:
Best = Shatel

Worst = d!(k

d!(k really has pushed me away not only with his coverage of the coaching search but also his coverage of the Huskers basketball team. I used to follow him on Twitter to get updates but I got fed up with everything he said. Never gave anyone any credit for doing anything good.

Example - Huskers beat Texas in bball....not a single line/comment. Huskers lose to ANYONE he drops 15-20 different lines about how bad they are and how inconsistent. I get it, they were inconsistent and lost to bad teams, but come on...absolutely nothing to say about one of the greatest victories in recent Husker BBall history? He's just as bad as local Omaha news, never responds to anything positive, it doesn't get the attention. To me, he is definitely trying to become a polarizing figure for his own professional gain. Not saying he should never be critical - but give the damn players some credit sometimes instead of always berating and criticizing. Just makes you seem like a bitter, hateful Hawkeye fan.

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Nailed it. He's a joke.

 
As of right now huskerboard and twitter are my only husker resources. I would love to find a writer or website to follow if you guys could help me out

 
Dirk's a real downer but he's also nailed it a couple times this year.

But nobody (me included) likes a tumultuous take on things.

My bad on Barfknecht by the way, I didn't realize that. I don't read these things regularly anymore :P

 
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