People's cynicism really gets to me sometimes. From listening to him on the Split Zone Duo podcast, I'm pretty sure these features on Athlon are reported by Steven Godfrey and while I don't know the man from all indications he's a good and honest journalist.
I've heard him discuss these quotes and his process on the podcast, and while I don't remember the details my impression is that he sets out contacting coaches (I'm sure assistants) to ask about other teams and then puts together quotes supporting the themes that emerge. I do think I remember him saying that if he gets multiple quotes about a team making the same point, he might composite them in order to get a clearer point across.
Of course, the fact that these quotes are real don't mean that the coaches know what they are talking about relative to other schools, but it should give you an idea of the perceptions that are out there.
If you want to see some of Godfrey's other work, go read "Meet the bagman" on the old Banner Society website, or watch "Foul Play: Paid In Mississippi" on Vox Media which I think pretty much torched his relationship with his alma
People's cynicism really gets to me sometimes. From listening to him on the Split Zone Duo podcast, I'm pretty sure these features on Athlon are reported by Steven Godfrey and while I don't know the man from all indications he's a good and honest journalist.
I've heard him discuss these quotes and his process on the podcast, and while I don't remember the details my impression is that he sets out contacting coaches (I'm sure assistants) to ask about other teams and then puts together quotes supporting the themes that emerge. I do think I remember him saying that if he gets multiple quotes about a team making the same point, he might composite them in order to get a clearer point across.
Of course, the fact that these quotes are real don't mean that the coaches know what they are talking about relative to other schools, but it should give you an idea of the perceptions that are out there.
If you want to see some of Godfrey's other work, go read "Meet the bagman" on the old Banner Society website, or watch "Foul Play: Paid In Mississippi" on Vox Media which I think pretty much torched his relationship with his alma mater (Ole Miss.)
People's cynicism really gets to me sometimes. From listening to him on the Split Zone Duo podcast, I'm pretty sure these features on Athlon are reported by Steven Godfrey and while I don't know the man from all indications he's a good and honest journalist.
I've heard him discuss these quotes and his process on the podcast, and while I don't remember the details my impression is that he sets out contacting coaches (I'm sure assistants) to ask about other teams and then puts together quotes supporting the themes that emerge. I do think I remember him saying that if he gets multiple quotes about a team making the same point, he might composite them in order to get a clearer point across.
Of course, the fact that these quotes are real don't mean that the coaches know what they are talking about relative to other schools, but it should give you an idea of the perceptions that are out there.
If you want to see some of Godfrey's other work, go read "Meet the bagman" on the old Banner Society website, or watch "Foul Play: Paid In Mississippi" on Vox Media which I think pretty much torched his relationship with his alma mater (Ole Miss.)
"A cynic is someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing" Oscar Wilde On the other hand, my current opinion of journalists of all stripes is just a shade above used car salesmen, con artists, and fly by night home security outfits. Mr. Godfrey, I am sure is to be commended for sifting through all the quotes and gleaning nuggets of truth among the falsehoods but I would not put it past ACC assistants to be less than objective even behind the cloak of anonymity.
