tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post634643480991444840..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: Reminder: Costas Town Hall Meeting TonightDeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-79410843872287573572008-04-30T03:27:00.000-04:002008-04-30T03:27:00.000-04:00I'm old enough (late 30s) to think that something ...I'm old enough (late 30s) to think that something in print has more "heft" than stuff on the net. <BR/><BR/>I've always told people that we still publish a magazine, even though we write on the net, because writing on the net just doesn't always "seem real." <BR/><BR/>I like to say that, really, what's the difference between Slate and a 14-year old with a website? <BR/><BR/>Print shows a certain odessastepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797641063451326980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-28877075924979879102008-04-30T02:09:00.000-04:002008-04-30T02:09:00.000-04:00@ my phenomenal swagKissing Suzy Kolber is a humor...@ my phenomenal swag<BR/><BR/>Kissing Suzy Kolber is a humor blog. Why should it have journalistic merit? If you find it offensive, don't read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-81203596951033320852008-04-30T02:08:00.000-04:002008-04-30T02:08:00.000-04:00I just read Will's take on it, and he says he's ok...I just read Will's take on it, and he <I>says</I> he's ok. I haven't seen it(no HBO), but it sounds like Bissinger went all Gary Busey on him. If that's the case, I just might have to give away my copy of "Three Nights in August".UnHoly Diverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187969959701732817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-71937533131624242132008-04-30T00:33:00.000-04:002008-04-30T00:33:00.000-04:00Okay, just got through the Leitch/Blogging part. ...Okay, just got through the Leitch/Blogging part. First of all, I've never been more proud to be a Sports Blogger. If this is our competition then they'll kill themselves off sooner than later going crazy about "new media" (I kid, I kid). <BR/><BR/>The problem is that most of the "older generation" wouldn't "get" a site like KSK. And the general sentiment is that they don't want you as readersAwful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-21931899586859372462008-04-30T00:18:00.000-04:002008-04-30T00:18:00.000-04:00Confirmed and hilarious.Confirmed and hilarious.Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-26435053807171475672008-04-29T23:57:00.000-04:002008-04-29T23:57:00.000-04:00I hear that Mad Dog went to high five Strahan, and...I hear that Mad Dog went to high five Strahan, and got nothing but air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-2976219086202938612008-04-29T23:56:00.000-04:002008-04-29T23:56:00.000-04:00at the same time though, Buzz had a point that the...at the same time though, Buzz had a point that the stuff like (no offense, as I find it hilarious) what you'll see on Kissing Suzy Kolber or what BDD will post on deadspin or whatever else is grossly offensive and has absolutely no journalistic merit. The problem is that mainstream media has no way of distinguishing between the ones who actually put time and effort into conscious sports blogging My Phenomenal Swaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155033984096976456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-48925701684379787172008-04-29T23:53:00.000-04:002008-04-29T23:53:00.000-04:00Buzz Bissinger is dead to me now. I felt so bad f...Buzz Bissinger is dead to me now. I felt so bad for Will. I give him credit for not walking off stage. And that crowd was so condescending and laughing to what Bissinger was labeling him as with a serious tone. Also Braylon Edwards was completely useless that entire segment. Couldn't they have brought in a writer/blogger like Klostermann or Bill Simmons or even a "blogger-friendly" writer Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-55345797934929017202008-04-29T23:44:00.000-04:002008-04-29T23:44:00.000-04:00I'm actually just starting to watch and cut it apa...I'm actually just starting to watch and cut it apart now at midnight so it's going to be a long night. If anyone has anything they want to specifically see please let me know.Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-57147332919097162412008-04-29T23:06:00.000-04:002008-04-29T23:06:00.000-04:00Love how Bissinger/Costas complained about the "me...Love how Bissinger/Costas complained about the "mean-spirited" tone of the internet... and Bissinger immediately tells Leitch, "I think you're full of shit". Hello, kettle? Pot calling.davis21wyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03149503273497081026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-27620970668451156442008-04-29T22:51:00.001-04:002008-04-29T22:51:00.001-04:00Buzz Bissinger just became blogger's Publick Enemy...Buzz Bissinger just became blogger's Publick Enemy #1 with that appearance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-67413873553421376712008-04-29T22:51:00.000-04:002008-04-29T22:51:00.000-04:00Buzz Bussinger pretty much embodied that which he ...Buzz Bussinger pretty much embodied that which he railed against. He was loud, obnoxious, cruel, and profane. Oh yeah, he was also a Total Fucking Douchebag.Gangsta Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144889975946301571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-37403858419406849682008-04-29T22:30:00.000-04:002008-04-29T22:30:00.000-04:00Buzz Bissinger just told Leitch he was full of shi...Buzz Bissinger just told Leitch he was full of shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-29176679761419166992008-04-29T22:23:00.000-04:002008-04-29T22:23:00.000-04:00Anyone watching?Anyone watching?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-43707400474095863342008-04-29T20:18:00.000-04:002008-04-29T20:18:00.000-04:00I don't have HBO either and would like to see the ...I don't have HBO either and would like to see the video somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-64011257232553905292008-04-29T18:25:00.000-04:002008-04-29T18:25:00.000-04:00I hope someone pops this up on youtube since I don...I hope someone pops this up on youtube since I don't have HBO. Listening to Dog should be entertainingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-76767467406974130912008-04-29T18:17:00.000-04:002008-04-29T18:17:00.000-04:00Costas was on Vanilla Tirico's show today, and jus...Costas was on Vanilla Tirico's show today, and just spouted the same "in mom's basement" crap as he has been. Quite frankly(oops), I've grown weary of him and the subject, and I'm glad I don't have HBO. <BR/>BTW, that was not a jab at you, AA; just a bit of venting on my part.UnHoly Diverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187969959701732817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-64618752398983292152008-04-29T17:51:00.000-04:002008-04-29T17:51:00.000-04:00Point taken, but on top of that...if you're not sm...Point taken, but on top of that...if you're not smart enough to realize what WL is and that it's hilarious...then you probably shouldn't be reading it. I understand what you're saying though and have to remind myself that not only is this site still young, but the whole medium is.<BR/><BR/>Good talk. Anyone else feel free to chime in.Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-7003475242870797772008-04-29T17:42:00.000-04:002008-04-29T17:42:00.000-04:00I agree, but writing an opinion isn't what many of...I agree, but writing an opinion isn't what many of the thousands of other blogs do. I mean, even With Leather, which I spend WAY too much time reading, is bad for some of the rest of you. It's not a sports site. It's a comedy site that happens to be about sports (and mostly women). The problem is that the average AOL user out there, and there are still many, doesn't get it.<BR/><BR/>We did a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-39172398204527295562008-04-29T17:28:00.000-04:002008-04-29T17:28:00.000-04:00I understand that ianseancahir and great comment, ...I understand that ianseancahir and great comment, but I think I've come to grips with the whole MSM bashing blogs things. It really used to bother me because I was trying way too hard to become credible when things like that have to happen on their own. I just hate hypocrites and to call out just blogs and not all Sports Media would get under my skin. I understand things a little better now.<Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-22792857096004380162008-04-29T17:17:00.000-04:002008-04-29T17:17:00.000-04:00To be honest, and I hate to say it, but you seem t...To be honest, and I hate to say it, but you seem to get a little defensive about this topic. Take the misuse of jargon out of the equation (like when my mom calls them "albums"), and BC does have a valid point about MOST people on the Web.<BR/><BR/>As someone who was part of the MSM for 13 years and saw them botch it horribly (I ran the entertainment site for a major metro paper when I left), Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-37739697050151730022008-04-29T17:10:00.000-04:002008-04-29T17:10:00.000-04:00AAANNNNDDD Ken Tremendous Will be there!AAANNNNDDD Ken Tremendous Will be there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com