College Gameday ditches AJ/Dobbs cancer story for FSU piece

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TheHound said:
Not arguing against anyone that ESPN does or doesn't suck, but I'm not sure most of y'all read the article. ESPN responded to the author of that article, saying "We will find a good home for the Joshua Dobbs story on College GameDay within the coming weeks."
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Not good enough! B.O.B. is a real showcase game for UT, VT & college football...perfect opportunity for this great story! Classless for ESPN to drop it on Saturday's broadcast. :ermm:
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Because FSU and their QB played much better than Tennessee and Dobbs did. Yes, that is shallow as hell but that is how ESPN conducts business.
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If they were set up at a pac12 game, I'd agree with you. But they aren't at a nonUT and nonFSU site so it naturally exaggerates the slight. I think it was a crap move because of their location this week.
 
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Do you Know what story on FSU they doing? Is it the one about the WR going and seating next to the boy? If so could they not do both stories and take out some smaller stuff that no one really cares about?
 
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utvols88 said:
If they were set up at a pac12 game, I'd agree with you. But they aren't at a nonUT and nonFSU site so it naturally exaggerates the slight. I think it was a crap move because of their location this week.
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Yes, it was. It was incredibly disrespectful and shallow of them... but like I said, it's ESPN. That's how they do things. They jump bandwagons in favor of who they consider to be the hot team. They don't care about a feel good story about a great student athlete unless he's playing well.
 
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TheHound said:
Not arguing against anyone that ESPN does or doesn't suck, but I'm not sure most of y'all read the article. ESPN responded to the author of that article, saying "We will find a good home for the Joshua Dobbs story on College GameDay within the coming weeks."
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Yes, unfortunately, it's the way things are (i.e. what's best for the business). In comparing what ESPN is doing, to this other story, I really don't see a whole lot of difference (sorry to have to compare, in this situation, but for sake of discussion):

"Tennessee coach Butch Jones considers his ride key when it comes to the rough-and-tumble world of college football recruiting.

Jones spoke at Mercedes-Benz of Knoxville on Friday morning and made clear his car matters when trying to woo a recruit.

“Kids judge you by your car,” Jones said via the Knoxville News Sentinel. “It’s crazy.”

On this surface, this seems a little strange. Really, judging a coach by his car? But it makes sense that Jones would do everything in his power to leave a positive impression.

“It’s crazy, but that’s the world we live in, selling (and) trying to create those impressions,” Jones said. “So that’s very important.”

Hey, if fancy wheels lead to big wins later, why not go all out?" Saturday Down South, ANDREW ASTLEFORD | JUN 3, 2016

Coach Jones and ESPN, in these two instances, seemingly are both trying to make a "positive impression" the best way they see fit with the broadest reach of those who give them their attention (ESPN is going with another story; Coach Jones is going with at $200k+ vehicle). In both cases, I really do not agree with their business decisions, but that seems to be the way they need to role.
 
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Jmyers1033 said:
Do you Know what story on FSU they doing? Is it the one about the WR going and seating next to the boy? If so could they not do both stories and take out some smaller stuff that no one really cares about?
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There is obviously the need after the Winston debacle to shed a positive light on FSU and find something good that someone there has done.

It is sad that the other story got canned for this. I seriously doubt the story about AJ is ever shown as it will never "fit the ESPN agenda".
 
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volfan102455 said:
There is obviously the need after the Winston debacle to shed a positive light on FSU and find something good that someone there has done.

It is sad that the other story got canned for this. I seriously doubt the story about AJ is ever shown as it will never "fit the ESPN agenda".
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That would be hard to find....:hi:
 
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C1500 said:
I saw this a few hours ago, it's sad really..

Way to go ESPN :gun:
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The UTAD should alert Herbstreit.
He has young sons, triplets I think.
He would not be happy about this and might get the decision changed back by pressuring the Gameday producer.
I think he lives in Nashville.
Maybe Vol fans can pressure the UTAD by making calls today to the Ath Dept SID and pub relations people asking them to call Herbstreit personally.
This is how things get done.
By pressuring the Right person.

So, let's all call these UT numbers and tell them what we expect from them:
865-974-9190
865-974-1224

Do it for A.J. and all of the healthy children than we are so thankful for in our own lives.
 
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TheHound said:
Not arguing against anyone that ESPN does or doesn't suck, but I'm not sure most of y'all read the article. ESPN responded to the author of that article, saying "We will find a good home for the Joshua Dobbs story on College GameDay within the coming weeks."
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That's kicking the football down the field so they don't have to deal with it now. They're real jerks at ESPN and ABC
 
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To those suggesting to make derogatory signs at Gameday... They screen all signs before you are allowed in the filming area, and any signs that they deem inappropriate at any time will be removed. They took a sign away the last time gameday was in Knoxville that said something about a Florida coach having "a reptile dysfunction"
 
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HoundVol said:
To those suggesting to make derogatory signs at Gameday... They screen all signs before you are allowed in the filming area, and any signs that they deem inappropriate at any time will be removed. They took a sign away the last time gameday was in Knoxville that said something about a Florida coach having "a reptile dysfunction"
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Funniest thing ever was in 1998 after beating FSU the Gameday Crew postgame had to be surrounded by a cage because they were being pelted with garbage.:eek:lol:
 
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This could be the FSU story - (we recruited this kid - the bigger one :))

The Florida State University wide receiver was visiting Montford Middle School in Tallahassee on Tuesday, when he noticed a sixth grader eating lunch alone, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.

"I saw him sitting there by himself and I got a plate of pizza and I asked him, can I sit with him, and he said, 'Sure, why not,' " Rudolph, 20, said.

That little boy was Bo Paske, a student with autism, his mother Leah Paske revealed on Facebook in a heartwarming post.

Leah wrote that Bo often eats lunch alone, and although he doesn't seem to mind, she feels sad for him.

"He is a super sweet child, who always has a smile and hug for everyone he meets," she said. "A friend of mine sent this beautiful picture to me today and when I saw it with the caption 'Travis Rudolph is eating lunch with your son.' "

Not immediately familiar with Rudolph, a junior at FSU, Leah said that she had "tears streaming down [her] face" when she learned he was a star athlete.
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College Football Player Eats Lunch with Autistic 6th Grader Sitting Alone : People.com
 
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If you don't agree with ESPN/Disney decisions about ESPY's, etc, then quit watching the networks and avoid all Disney movies. What a bunch of whimpy whiners!
 
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The ONLY time I watch anything ESPN is when I am forced to, in order to see the vols play.

And kaperdik is an idiot of the highest order..

A few policemen across a country of 320 million make some very bad decisions equaling a race being oppressed? Dumbest thing I have ever heard.

And this comes from someone making 2 million a year to warm a bench in a GAME.

There are people in this country curing cancer that don't make a tenth of what he does.

If he actually saw the field I would suggest they check him for head trauma..
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Because FSU and their QB played much better than Tennessee and Dobbs did. Yes, that is shallow as hell but that is how ESPN conducts business.
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They're at a TENNESSEE GAME. Common sense would be for them to run the TN story. Lol. FSU will probably be part of game day no doubt some time down the road.
 
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ImportedVoL said:
The ONLY time I watch anything ESPN is when I am forced to, in order to see the vols play.

And kaperdik is an idiot of the highest order..

A few policemen across a country of 320 million make some very bad decisions equaling a race being oppressed? Dumbest thing I have ever heard.

And this comes from someone making 2 million a year to warm a bench in a GAME.

There are people in this country curing cancer that don't make a tenth of what he does.

If he actually saw the field I would suggest they check him for head trauma..
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ESPN is no better than MSNBC i hope their viewership continues to decrease.
 
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We shouldn't be surprised. ESPN is the MSNBC of sports entertainment and has been full PC Bromani for years. Tune in for the games then tune out. The numbers show that it is a dying network. Disney may not be able to save it.
 
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JohnMarxism said:
We shouldn't be surprised. ESPN is the MSNBC of sports entertainment and has been full PC Bromani for years. Tune in for the games then tune out. The numbers show that it is a dying network. Disney may not be able to save it.
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Watch the game and listen to the Vol Network
 
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jkleno said:
If you don't agree with ESPN/Disney decisions about ESPY's, etc, then quit watching the networks and avoid all Disney movies. What a bunch of whimpy whiners!
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I haven't watched espn since the end of 2015 cfb for decisions like these.

Secn got 3 hours out of me in 2016 and that is it.
 
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utvols88 said:
I haven't watched espn since the end of 2015 cfb for decisions like these.

Secn got 3 hours out of me in 2016 and that is it.
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Here is a list of other media that ESPN haters might want to avoid as well:
Pixar
Marvel
Lucasfims
ABC/ A&E/ History channels
No DisneyWorld
I respect and admire your stance to not support Disney since it goes against your morals. There are too many complainers here against Disney that simultaneously support them daily with their $$$.
 
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I think we are freaking out a little bit too much. they already said they'll be playing it at a later date. ESPN is just doing what will give them more viewers this week. they already know Tennessee fans are going to watch since we are part of the host site. by playing a Florida state piece they are hoping to drawer viewers from that fan base since they probably wouldn't watch otherwise since Florida state is playing CHSO and won't get much airtime. then they'll play the aj/Dobb's piece later on in the year to draw our fan base to watch game day on a day we otherwise wouldn't. that's what I'm guessing at least. either way as long as they play it later aj is getting his time.
 
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