And that's how you defuse the blowback (Isheem Young)
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Agree. This is a really serious lapse, one which almost cost this guy a chance to play football and one which could have landed him in jail for a LONG time. If Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, (insert any other school) had signed him, you guys would have been outraged and saying that you were glad we had a coach like Matt Campbell who would never do this.
I'm not a big Randy fan, but I didn't see a problem with the article. The story is newsworthy.
Every screw up? Yup, it's happened to me too. People make poor decisions every day. The more important thing is how you learn and respond from what you did. Once is a screw up, twice is a trend. I trust Coach has a close watch on his team and will respond accordingly if something additional were to happen.
This kid might look back some day and thank Matt Campbell for giving him a second chance to live his dream, or he could F up and join Jacob Park at Philly State Juco. What happens next is up to the young man.
This kid might look back some day and thank Matt Campbell for giving him a second chance to live his dream, or he could F up and join Jacob Park at Philly State Juco. What happens next is up to the young man.
It's almost like we just had a huge thread on this very topic...
Randy is at the top of a list of "Awful Reporters". He is simply pathetic. He blocked me on Twitter because I pointed out some errors in his "facts". His press pass needs revoked.
I think we got a real steal with this kid.....
Not sure if it's still the case but in the old print-only journalism days, the person writing the article did not write the headline.
That said, Randy is a doosh.
Not one of Randy's typical puff pieces and some of you act like p***ies. Was a fair article based on facts.
He served his sentence. If he has not changed, bounce him. Otherwise, no issues from me.
I’d like to tweet my thoughts at that ****** but alas he has already blocked me. I’m tired of the pot stirring
Was your starred out word “ pot pies”? Because now I’m hungry...
I'll say this every time Randy gets brought up. I was blocked 2 or so years ago for tweeting at him ONCE...essentially asking how he was able to convince the Register to let him write soft core Cyclone erotica. Apparently one tweet set him over the edge. Poor Randy.
Yeah, I don't really have a problem with Peterson's piece. Randy can be a little hit or miss but I think some underestimate how effective he is as a foil to Iowa State coaches. He's not afraid to look like the bad guy and let a coach's classiness shine through by giving him a fair chance to respond. If you look around the country, there's plenty of other sports journalism that is either coach fanboy or gotcha journalism to make a coach look dumb which I think is far worse.
Actually you don't have to looking any further than the Register itself and their Hawk coverage partner the Press-Citizen for knob slobbering fanboy journalism.
What is wrong with the story? He lays it all out there. The staff is taking a chance on this kid and giving him a big break.
Its a fair article. If the kid screws up when he's here, then that will be a bad look for the coaching staff. If he takes advantage of this opportunity and is a success story, then it will be great for all parties involved.
And if you're worried about what Iowa fans say, take a moment to appreciate the irony.
And if you're worried about what Iowa fans say, take a moment to appreciate the irony.
