Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
ESPN recently created a lot of buzz by hiring Don Ohlmeyer, former big shot TV producer, regional president, and current Professor of Television Communications at the splendid Pepperdine University in sunny Malibu. Ohlmeyer's first splash in his new role came when he posted a column entitled "The 'Decision' dilemma" on ESPN.com roundly criticizing the televised coverage (and obvious promotion) of LeBron James' free agency announcement.
Ohlmeyer was praised for his frankness in pointing out ESPN's virtual ceding of control to LeBron James' handlers, which raised obvious ethical issues and damaged its credibility as a media outlet and presumed source of unbiased journalism.
I think FBGs could use an ombudsman too, to "keep it real" and point out some of the fair criticisms that some of its users may have regarding the site, and especially the fora. Like you, I can't think of a better person to do this than BGP, but since he's currently off on some great adventure that I'm sure we'll all hear about on the news some day, I grudgingly nominate myself to fulfill the role.
What do you say, folks? And yes, this will require that I not only find my way onto EL GORDO, a.k.a. the payroll (salary negotiable), but also get an *** OFFICIAL *** footballguys.com email address (sorry, Ministry of Pain) and maybe a t-shirt, pending availability. Just think: me with luminaries like Wood, Yudkin, and Wimer cozying up at the annual FBGs Christmas party in Mazatlán*. Me calling out Joe for fishing on Fridays. It would be magical, and really, it's probably necessary for the long-term survival of great seasons, present and future.
I think this is exactly what this site needs and would restore a certain measure of, shall we say, credibility that this site so desperately needs. In the words of Beej:
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Ohlmeyer was praised for his frankness in pointing out ESPN's virtual ceding of control to LeBron James' handlers, which raised obvious ethical issues and damaged its credibility as a media outlet and presumed source of unbiased journalism.
I think FBGs could use an ombudsman too, to "keep it real" and point out some of the fair criticisms that some of its users may have regarding the site, and especially the fora. Like you, I can't think of a better person to do this than BGP, but since he's currently off on some great adventure that I'm sure we'll all hear about on the news some day, I grudgingly nominate myself to fulfill the role.
What do you say, folks? And yes, this will require that I not only find my way onto EL GORDO, a.k.a. the payroll (salary negotiable), but also get an *** OFFICIAL *** footballguys.com email address (sorry, Ministry of Pain) and maybe a t-shirt, pending availability. Just think: me with luminaries like Wood, Yudkin, and Wimer cozying up at the annual FBGs Christmas party in Mazatlán*. Me calling out Joe for fishing on Fridays. It would be magical, and really, it's probably necessary for the long-term survival of great seasons, present and future.
I think this is exactly what this site needs and would restore a certain measure of, shall we say, credibility that this site so desperately needs. In the words of Beej:
How true that is.Take your pee.. and rawr,It was in the investment world that I found my place. Here, the rules are different. You don't want to follow the crowd. When you follow the crowd you are, in fact, prey. What I discovered was that my purpose, my function, was to be a predator. Not a pack animal like a wolf, either. No, imagine me as the Lion, or the Tyrannosaurus Rex. In Jurassic Park when all the vegetarian dinos are flocking in the meadow and then the T-Rex swoops in and kills one, that's me. All of you who follow the crowd are those veggie-eaters. You've never tasted the flesh. You think you're safe as you run in the crowd and act like everyone else, but I'm just waiting to pick you off one-by-one. You flock to the tech sector, I'm there waiting for you. You run to pharmaceuticals, I'm laying in the weeds. You run to gold, I've cornered you again. I know your habits, and your tendencies. I know how you think. You may fear me, hate me, misunderstand me, or appreciate what I do but I'm prepared to fulfill my function just as you serve your place in the herd.
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