The Times

What called up jimmy watsons ass?

I wake up this am to check out what's going on in my beloved next great city of the south and I see this article about our move to cusa. First off it has Jimmy's mug instead of a tech related picture and he goes on to bitch about how nobody in the athletic department has told him we got an invite. He also says that Cusa isn't that good. By the way he also thinks the lsus merger is a bad idea.

Hey jimmy it's been a few years since you were on my $hit list. Welcome back.

He's letting his emotions write that article. He is obviously pissed that no one at Tech will tell him what's going on. That's why he's a sports writer at the Shreveport Times.... nothing more, nothing less.

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Originally Posted by T_Won

He's letting his emotions write that article. He is obviously pissed that no one at Tech will tell him what's going on. That's why he's a sports writer at the Shreveport Times.... nothing more, nothing less.

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Exactly...... We need to bring him back in the fold, though.

Unprofessional. "Tech is being tight-lipped and I don't have the reporter chops to hunt down a non-Tech source." Boo hoo.

Grow up Jimmy.

The lsus merger is the ISSUE-for him and unfortunately he is letting it "color" his take on the Conference USA alignment. I remember when when we were accepted into the WAC. His coverage was as it should be. Alot of positive coverage etc. and it went on for days. I am very disappointed with him. I was taken by his "Louisiana Tech is Louisiana Tech nothing more, nothing less." A little cold, wouldn't you say. His comic relief, if he heard anyone at Tech mention the announcement, he would not tell. A little childish, wouldn't you say. You are better then this Jimmy Watson.

He should have posted that in BB&B, not the Shreveport Times.

Go comment on the article or contact the times and complain. the story is an editorial not a news story. its time for him to go. He publicly insulted us multiple times.

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Our adminstration should black ball him. Not allowed in any LATECH media events or press conferences before printing a retraction or apology. Some of you who know the higher ups and davidson pass this article on.

Sounds like he wanted to be one of the first to break the story and get some national recognition. Instead he got shot down at every corner. Keep acting like a child Jimmy and we'll keep treating you that way!

Besides, nobody is going to rain on this CUSA parade!

Here is the article

Jimmy Watson: Louisiana Tech's C-USA secret out of the bag

Oh - poor Jimmy and his paper. I feel his feelings were hurt. Now - finally do you guys see how we are looked upon by the sports media (a joke) in Shreveport. Finally to make fun of a college for wanting to move up and having a different approach on how it's done in a press release should be respected not blasted by some local newspaper that's only source of reporting is to Baton Rouge. The merger is a no brainer and I feel Jimmy sees Ruston Daily Leader and the city of Ruston winning over the folks in Shreveport in the way of sports. He did this for one reason - to stir the pot. Since no one takes his stupid paper in the first place (other than on line) says a lot. More of my friends are taking the Ruston Paper over the "Times". They can't even say Shreveport. Oh, Jimmy - look how the the high school state tournament's went in Ruston, since Shreveport did not want it! Are you sure your a "local paper"...enjoy today<br>
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We are playing Texas A&amp;M in the fall - don't wooooory i won't look to your paper for info (I don't anyway for La. Tech) You want more advertisers and subscriptions, I don't think this is the way to do it.

That was a down right bad article. Whiney little thing wasn't he. Somebody missed his nap time.

Jimmy looks like he's put on about 50 pounds since I last saw his picture.

I've emailed to the Times my opinion of the article.

Did the Times have anybody go to San Diego and cover the Poinsettia Bowl?

Was he drunk when he submitted that?

I love the first comment is a ULL guy:

Butch Bellah · Subscribe · Vice President, Operations at Church Point WholesaleMaybe this will double Tech's attendance and get 10,000 people per game out there.
Reply · 2 · Like · Follow Post · 3 hours ago


Do we keep ULL fans up at night?

Well... a guy who lives in Lafayette comments on a Shreveport article at 4 AM... about three hours after it was published.

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Originally Posted by hoopdawg

Go comment on the article or contact the times and complain. the story is an editorial not a news story. its time for him to go. He publicly insulted us multiple times.


Our adminstration should black ball him. Not allowed in any LATECH media events or press conferences before printing a retraction or apology. Some of you who know the higher ups and davidson pass this article on.

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Your first paragraph was appropriate.
The last?
Please!
By the way, who is Davidson?

The article sucked, but he did his job....everyone is talking about the Times....

I hope the S'port Times has sense to send someone else over Friday. Jimmy was totally without class and unprofessional. Jimmy needs a time out.

Needed a last straw to cancel my subscriptioon to the "The Times". Thank you Jimmy for making that decision so easy.

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Originally Posted by EngDawg

The article sucked, but he did his job....everyone is talking about the Times....

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Can't disagree with this at all. Time to get off this thread and get in touch with his higher-ups. Dick move, Watson.

That's weird... Bad day?? Something going on in his personal life?? Humm. Well next Friday we'll serve him some awesome Crawfish with over 1,000 Bulldawgs and maybe that will snap him out of it.

While everyone is entitiled to their opinions, keep in mind that this is the same guy that HATED the firing of JB3, and didn't like Dooley either (at first)

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Originally Posted by domangue

I love the first comment is a ULL guy:

Butch Bellah · Subscribe · Vice President, Operations at Church Point WholesaleMaybe this will double Tech's attendance and get 10,000 people per game out there.
Reply · 2 · Like · Follow Post · 3 hours ago


Do we keep ULL fans up at night?

Well... a guy who lives in Lafayette comments on a Shreveport article at 4 AM... about three hours after it was published.

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A Friend of mine said that he was the GM for the Battlewings...

so the guy that couldn't get 1,000 to a Battlewing game is commenting on our attendence....

I never forgot the type writer he was. I was proven right again. See my signature.:icon_wink:

what a little beotch. he whined like that when Dooley wouldn't let the media in to watch practices. Yet, he praises Dooley in this article. That article, or whatever you call it, was nothing more than a ill conceived rant with little to no substance.

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Originally Posted by domangue

I love the first comment is a ULL guy:

Butch Bellah · Subscribe · Vice President, Operations at Church Point WholesaleMaybe this will double Tech's attendance and get 10,000 people per game out there.
Reply · 2 · Like · Follow Post · 3 hours ago


Do we keep ULL fans up at night?

Well... a guy who lives in Lafayette comments on a Shreveport article at 4 AM... about three hours after it was published.

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He was definitely drunk.

J.W. hates, hates, HATES, the fact that Tech keeps proving him wrong. He has always been a part of the hold back/kiss lsu arse crowd. Folks who thought things like...

Stay in 1aa
Tech is a WBB school
Joining the WAC is nuts
Get out of the WAC and join the Sunbelt
Play ulm an ull
Finally...He didn't get the scoop, so talk about how bad CUSA is now that Tech is in.

There are other things too, but we (or I) disagree on most things he has ever taken a stand on.

Dang, Jimmy. Go back to bed and try getting up again on the other side.

Well, I just ripped him a new one in the comments section. I feel much better now. :)

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Originally Posted by maddawg

J.W. hates, hates, HATES, the fact that Tech keeps proving him wrong. He has always been a part of the hold back/kiss lsu arse crowd. Folks who thought things like...

Stay in 1aa
Tech is a WBB school
Joining the WAC is nuts
Get out of the WAC and join the Sunbelt
Play ulm an ull
Finally...He didn't get the scoop, so talk about how bad CUSA is now that Tech is in.

There are other things too, but we (or I) disagree on most things he has ever taken a stand on.

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Didn't he also oppose the Bicknell and Jim Oakes firings?

But The Times coverage overall has been very good for Tech lately, minus the cry-baby rant.

He's upset by our admins release of "Neither University nor athletic department officials will comment further — on or off the record — until the press conference on Friday,".

Maybe we are told not to release anything until Friday by CUSA officials. None of the other schools are saying anything publicly.

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Originally Posted by FishingBack

Didn't he also oppose the Bicknell and Jim Oakes firings?

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Yes. Basically he has been opposed to any necessary change.

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Originally Posted by qng001

He's upset by our admins release of "Neither University nor athletic department officials will comment further — on or off the record — until the press conference on Friday,".

Maybe we are told not to release anything until Friday by CUSA officials. None of the other schools are saying anything publicly.

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He thinks he should have special access. Thinks he controls The Times as it relates to reporting on Tech.

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Originally Posted by maddawg

He thinks he should have special access. Thinks he controls The Times as it relates to reporting on Tech.

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He has managed to get Tech coverage into The Times during periods when it appeared their editors were pretty much dictating Tech would get none. Overall, he has been a plus for us on that staff.

But this tantrum is ridiculous. Obviously, all invited schools have been given orders to make no official announcement until a certain time. That may be silly -- I think it is -- but if I were BVdV I would not go against that order, either.

Yea I just called Butch Bellah out on the statement. He was the GM of the battlewings..Who may not have ever seen 10,000 people in a season.

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Originally Posted by Tech77

He has managed to get Tech coverage into The Times during periods when it appeared their editors were pretty much dictating Tech would get none. Overall, he has been a plus for us on that staff.

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Maybe so. He certainly had convinced many Times reading Tech fans of that. However I've never forgiven him for the damage he did prior to Dooley sucking up to him and now that nobody at Tech is kissing his feet he is back to his old ways of trying to hurt Tech.

This is really disappointing! And coming from Jimmy makes it even worse.

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Originally Posted by qng001

He's upset by our admins release of "Neither University nor athletic department officials will comment further — on or off the record — until the press conference on Friday,".

Maybe we are told not to release anything until Friday by CUSA officials. None of the other schools are saying anything publicly.

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That's what gets me about Watson's article. So far, only UTSA has done anything public and that was due to an open meeting notice that had to be posted and might have been better worded. Has he forgotten the Texas A&M announcement that got so horribly screwed up by Baylor? Or the never ending story that was the Mizzou to SEC announcement? Or the WVU is in, out, in, out of the SEC.....wait a minute, it's the Big 12?

I would not be surprised, in fact it wouldn't take a wizard to figure out, that this situation with CUSA has gone through some if not a few gyrations.

Good grief Jimmy. The National Press hasn't done such a good job with the conference realignment story and believe it or not CUSA is a national conference. Tech isn't dealing with Benson & the WAC anymore. Banowsky is adept and no nonsense. He said 'keep it quiet until the appointed time' and Tech did what we should do. If you haven't noticed that's pretty much how Tech operates.

La Tech is having to step up to dealing on a bigger stage. Perhaps the Times has a lesson or two to learn too.

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We suppose the idea is to get as many Tech fans into the bowels of the TAC to wait with bated breath for the word "C-USA" to come out of someone's mouth. Whatever.

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Just because Tech officials didn't give you the inside scoop no need to write an article that reads like a pouty teenager's Facebook status...:icon_roll:

Is the date/time stamp in the upper left when it was submitted?

12:42 AM, May. 3, 2012.

He may have been drunk... :laugh:

Where is his sister to defend him?

Where is his sister to defend him?

absorbing it all.

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Originally Posted by GermDawg

Is the date/time stamp in the upper left when it was submitted?

12:42 AM, May. 3, 2012.

He may have been drunk... :laugh:

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Gannett staff written articles to appear in print the next day are usually posted at the will of the online editor. That time is usually after midnight.

Very disapointing article. He certainly comes across as pouty. The LSUS comment tells you he is uniformed on that issue as well. Big time sour grapes from JW.

Jimmy's pissed -

He will get over it, we will get over it but it still shouldn't have been written

A little work would have shown NONE of the schools have issued formal statements -

As far as the LSUS thing - as a degree holder from both schools, if the merger succeeds then athletics should go away at LSUS...

If it doesn't, they should drop to non-scholarship DIII

I for one agree with parts of the article...maybe it should have been framed different and he shoul not sound like a cry baby. I for one do not favor athlectics leaving the shreveport school...i think cusa is a good move but it is not the conference we envisioned. Plus he is right on about dooley.

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Originally Posted by FishingBack

But The Times coverage overall has been very good for Tech lately, minus the cry-baby rant.

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That's because this the the first article Jimmy has written about Tech in months.

Jason Pugh has been writing all the Tech articles recently.

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Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden

If it doesn't, they should drop to non-scholarship DIII

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They cannot "drop" to D3 because they're not NCAA. They're NAIA.

Some Pilot fan you are.

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Originally Posted by Champ967

They cannot "drop" to D3 because they're not NCAA. They're NAIA.

Some Pilot fan you are.

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You are on to me....

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Originally Posted by Dawgpix

Gannett staff written articles to appear in print the next day are usually posted at the will of the online editor. That time is usually after midnight.

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The Times articles (except for a few they publish during the day) always go live right at 2:00 AM.

The News-Star's articles are usually published around 1:30 AM, but the times vary a little.

I think the writers' deadlines are 11:00 PM. Not sure though.

My guess is the 12:42 AM time stamp shows when the editor pushed it through, but it didn't go live until 2:00 AM.

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Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden

You are on to me....

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twss

If Jimbo complained about the lack of info on any other topic, I'd sympathize with him. Our admin just wasn't going to talk about this, and they shouldn't have.

I think he got all pissy about Rupp not doing interviews. This seems to be how he rolls: spoon feed me info or get slammed.

What a jerk! No wonder the times is a sinking ship with an @$$clown like this writing for them.

Yep he's an idiot trying to steal our joy---don't let him. CUSA is a great move and Tech will reap so many benefits. In the words of Joe Biden: "This a big f**kin deal."

I remember talking to Jimmy during the 08 Indy bowl. He was so fired up to have Tech playing in that game, and has been a strong supporter with many great articles about us back when nobody wanted to talk about us. IMHO, something must have happened, because he was at one time the only PRO TECH beat writer in North LA.

I sent emails. What a stupid article.

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Originally Posted by domangue

I love the first comment is a ULL guy:

Butch Bellah · Subscribe · Vice President, Operations at Church Point WholesaleMaybe this will double Tech's attendance and get 10,000 people per game out there.
Reply · 2 · Like · Follow Post · 3 hours ago


Do we keep ULL fans up at night?

Well... a guy who lives in Lafayette comments on a Shreveport article at 4 AM... about three hours after it was published.

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Who is Churchpoint Wholesale? It might be time to boycott that company.






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Originally Posted by bulldogbacker2

I for one agree with parts of the article...maybe it should have been framed different and he shoul not sound like a cry baby. I for one do not favor athlectics leaving the shreveport school...i think cusa is a good move but it is not the conference we envisioned. Plus he is right on about dooley.

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I've already given you red once today. Unfortunately, I can't do it again or I would. I can only hope that some of our other posters recognize your ignorance and apparent divided loyalties. This isn't the LSUS board.





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Originally Posted by KSDAWG

I remember talking to Jimmy during the 08 Indy bowl. He was so fired up to have Tech playing in that game, and has been a strong supporter with many great articles about us back when nobody wanted to talk about us. IMHO, something must have happened, because he was at one time the only PRO TECH beat writer in North LA.

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Could it be similar to what you see some people do when following a band from the start, when the band hits it big these fans call them sell-outs, have spite for new fans, and reminisce about seeing them in dive bars...

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Originally Posted by HogDawg

I've already given you red once today. Unfortunately, I can't do it again or I would. I can only hope that some of our other posters recognize your ignorance and apparent divided loyalties. This isn't the LSUS board.





HD

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I gave him red, too. I think I gave him red for a similar comment a couple days ago.

Could be! Lol, Jimmy was even talking about the 1990 Indy Bowl game when I talked to him in 08.

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Originally Posted by bulldogbacker2

I for one agree with parts of the article...maybe it should have been framed different and he shoul not sound like a cry baby. I for one do not favor athlectics leaving the shreveport school...i think cusa is a good move but it is not the conference we envisioned. Plus he is right on about dooley.

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If you favor athletics at LSUS that means you are AGAINST the merger. Can't have both a complete merger and separate athletics on the Sherveport campus since the Ruston and Shreveport campuses would be part of s single unified university.

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Originally Posted by RealityCheck

If you favor athletics at LSUS that means you are AGAINST the merger. Can't have both a complete merger and separate athletics on the Sherveport campus since the Ruston and Shreveport campuses would be part of s single unified university.

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And of course the proposed merger is "all about athletics.":icon_roll:

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Originally Posted by Dawgpix

Gannett staff written articles to appear in print the next day are usually posted at the will of the online editor. That time is usually after midnight.

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Originally Posted by Dawg06

The Times articles (except for a few they publish during the day) always go live right at 2:00 AM.

The News-Star's articles are usually published around 1:30 AM, but the times vary a little.

I think the writers' deadlines are 11:00 PM. Not sure though.

My guess is the 12:42 AM time stamp shows when the editor pushed it through, but it didn't go live until 2:00 AM.

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Excellent echo.

Now . . . exactly which gannett newsroom have you worked in and experienced on deadline??
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PS-You might want to get your nickels and dimes out cuz I've read where you'll have to pay to read your online Gannett stories in the very near future.

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Excellent echo.

Now . . . exactly which gannett newsroom have you worked in and experienced on deadline??
:laugh:

PS-You might want to get your nickels and dimes out cuz I've read where you'll have to pay to read your online Gannett stories in the very near future.

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I follow the news folks on twitter. I think I remember one of them tweeting about an 11:00 deadline. Not sure.

You can find links to their articles once they are uploaded late night, but you have to have a password to read them until they go live between 1:30 and 2:00 AM.

I've read about the Gannett subscriptions, too. That sucks, but they gotta do what they gotta do. I think I read that Gannett will allow you a limited number of free clicks per month though.

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Originally Posted by Dawg06

I follow the news folks on twitter. I think I remember one of them tweeting about an 11:00 deadline. Not sure.

You can find links to their articles once they are uploaded late night, but you have to have a password to read them until they go live between 1:30 and 2:00 AM.

I've read about the Gannett subscriptions, too. That sucks, but they gotta do what they gotta do. I think I read that Gannett will allow you a limited number of free clicks per month though.

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And the Monroe writers have an even earlier rediculous deadline cuz the paper is printed in Shreveport and trucked to Monroe.

Once an ass hat...always an ass hat!

Your Attention Please:
Shreveport Media Is Good At - being proud for what other cities have built, while doing the "Oh By The Way" to most local sports happenings. Here's a great example - The Shreveport Times had a full page blitz for a week on why the Mudbug Fans should choose another league, coach and team and dump what we had built for 3 years at the Hirsch. We were about to move into Century Tel and they thought they new better. I cancelled the paper. We had just won a Championship and they pulled their wisdom on us. Channel 3 and 6 sports directors were on board as well with the Shreveport paper...thay had their opinion and we had ours...What did we as fans do wrong...NADA - but it did help there ratings etc for a bit...but our fans would have nothing to do with their opinions.

Jimmy is desparate to create a situation to make his existance at the paper meaningful. We are building a great program at LA. Tech without the help of our local paper and the local Media. It would be nice to have them on board like the Ruston Daily Leader, but that ain't happening. Our fan base does not look to them for our sports news. So who are their fans that look to them for sports - The Casual Fan, that's who.

Personally I'm proud of the way we reacted to this "reporter's" opinion...uh coulmn, sorry - I really have pity for this guy. Like I said before, we're doing this without them and look what we've accomplished without them...you'd think it would be nice to have them apart of The Banwagon - because as a once famous local media sports writer told me years ago, "it's not our job to promote your team" "It's our job to report on them"...my answer to him - "when does the reporting start ?"

Finally - LA. Tech chose to release their press release on Friday and that should be respected, not be-littled / critisized. Uh - maybe Conference USA asked them to - you suppose. At least the T.V. folks chose to do it that way, this time !

Jimmy is just very uninformed and did not do his homework. CUSA directly prohibited Tech from leaking any information about joining the league until Friday. Tech honored the request as would the admin of any reputable school.

Here's something positive Jimmy could have reported, or, maybe that's what he meant by La Tech is still La Tech. We've always been an overachiever and we were the only school that got in on merit rather than getting picked because of being located in a large metro area of over a million people.

Guys we do need the Shreveport media behind us...that's what that whole "market" thing was about. Ironically i was on a plane from DFW to MLU this afternoon when BVDV and his wife got on. He spotted my Tech shirt and broke into a huge grin..."hey!! We have BIG news tomorrow at noon...are you coming?" I said I wouldn't miss it...but he was tight lipped about what the "big" announcement was going to be.

I even poked a little a bit and said, "i'm sure you can't talk about it...but we're very very excited! Thank you for everything you've done" He was very nice and appreciative.

I really like Bruce.

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Originally Posted by bluecrew

Yea I just called Butch Bellah out on the statement. He was the GM of the battlewings..Who may not have ever seen 10,000 people in a season.

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Bluecrew out of curiosity is Mr. Bellah an alumni of a Sun Belt institution? He made a few comments that smell a little like belch dialogue regurgitated in response to me calling him out on ignorant statements.

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Originally Posted by SIC_EM_DAWGS!

Bluecrew out of curiosity is Mr. Bellah an alumni of a Sun Belt institution? He made a few comments that smell a little like belch dialogue regurgitated in response to me calling him out on ignorant statements.

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On facebook, he's a fan of numerous ULL pages (along with LSU). He's trailer trash.

i honestly dont know. we used to have him on as a guest as gm of battlewings.Nice guy but clearly his time in ulala country has got to him

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Originally Posted by johnnylightnin

Unprofessional. "Tech is being tight-lipped and I don't have the reporter chops to hunt down a non-Tech source." Boo hoo.

Grow up Jimmy.

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Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden

Jimmy's pissed -

He will get over it, we will get over it but it still shouldn't have been written

A little work would have shown NONE of the schools have issued formal statements -

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The article just seems like lazy, sloppy work to me (not gonna glorify it by calling it "journalism").

* Has he been so inept as not to develop off-the-record sources within the Tech athletic dept and administration?

* He obviously reads BBB and has had since at least Saturday to work up a good column on this.

* What about the countless other angles available for the column: interview fans from Tech and left-out schools like ULL, relate our inclusion to our 20 year effort to get here, do some "what ifs" with quotes, ...on and on, there are limitless creative ways to have had a great column on this.


Very disappointing and a clear lack of effort. Not something that inspires me to check The Times regularly. We know Mr. Watson is capable of much better work and will be expecting that in the future.

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Originally Posted by Russdawg

The article just seems like lazy, sloppy work to me (not gonna glorify it by calling it "journalism").

* Has he been so inept as not to develop off-the-record sources within the Tech athletic dept and administration?

* He obviously reads BBB and has had since at least Saturday to work up a good column on this.

* What about the countless other angles available for the column: interview fans from Tech and left-out schools like ULL, relate our inclusion to our 20 year effort to get here, do some "what ifs" with quotes, ...on and on, there are limitless creative ways to have had a great column on this.


Very disappointing and a clear lack of effort. Not something that inspires me to check The Times regularly. We know Mr. Watson is capable of much better work and will be expecting that in the future.

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For YEARS, I've criticized the local media in north Louisiana for being L-A-Z-Y. This sad episode from Jimmy Watson just proves my point further. As you stated, Watson still hasn't developed "off the record" sources within the Tech athletic department, and yet he has been on the Tech beat for about 2 decades. Geeez....that's just pathetic.





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Don't send replies to The Times. Ignore this and move on. That will make a better statement.

You're wasting time by sending notes to The Times.