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I mean, in looking at the facts we have, and making a few logical assumptions it seems to be that some of us need to, as the kids say, chigity check ourselves before we rigity wreck ourselves.
FACT - we now know TQM wasn’t practicing
FACT - coach had a plan to use TO as the starter or at the very least HEAVILY in the game
FACT - the •LOCAL BEAT WRITER• for us was asking about injury status and game planning ahead of the game
FACT - coach is on record as saying many times to this writer as well as generally he doesn’t want to give away potentially game outcome affecting information on pregame interviews
FACT - coach is exceptionally candid about answers in post game interviews
FACT - knowing which qb to prepare for definitively improves the opposition’s ability to scheme against us
FACT - coach closed practices and has limited interviews of staff and players because our local media publishes information he is trying to keep close to the chest
ASSUMPTION - it is likely Ken had inside information that TQM hadn’t been practicing
ASSUMPTION - coach didn’t want to make that known to Fuentes / Foster for obvious reasons
ASSUMPTION - Ken posted his article anyways, and likely knowing that coach would be displeased
ASSUMPTION - Ken is a poopoo head (tic) but seriously. We have a lot of threads and posts about how coach should handle the media; we should talk similarly about how the media should handle our program. If you’re not onboard with helping us win, fine, but don’t go out of your way to publish inside information during prep week for our opponents and expect to be welcomed into the fold and be given inside information.
Generally we have seen that journalistic integrity has been lost for want of clicks and clickbait stories. That’s part of the reason I was so happy to subscribe to the athletic. I’m just disappointed in Ken’s judgement to post the story ahead of the game and have no issue with Coach’s answer. Further to suggest he was unethical in his handling of the response by implying or suggesting deception is a joke. That’s like saying you shouldn’t disguise coverage as a defense because it’s cheating.
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If you watch the video, Ken knew TM wasn’t practicing. There was literally no reason to keep harping on that line of questioning. And that’s why CPJ called him on it “why wouldn’t TM start?” That’s when Ken should have answered. He didn’t, because he’s a weasel. Either keep it to yourself or state you have sources that say X that’s why you’re asking. That kind of sly weasel try and trick some information to come out doesn’t do anything.