Tulane Beat Writer

He left before the 2002 opener.

 

For some reason, I'm left with the impression that everyone who applied for this gig, ended up receiving an application.

 

Then that was someone doing a hell of an impression of him in the press box in Blacksburg, Va. A hell of an impression.

 

Wright put in his notice right before the Va Tech game. So he was at the game. Like Comma, I saw him in Blacksburg in the press box that day.

 

Now that that's squared away...

There are some pretty good people in the sports section in New Orleans -- although I can't speak for some of the mgmt types. They've done some whacky shit, some of which I've seen first-hand and others (like stories above) I've heard about from others.
I still don't think anything that's been written now or any other time makes this job one not to pursue. Just like any other city, do some research and you'll find adequate living situations where 1.) you're not taking out a loan to pay for an apt. or 2.) you get 50-Cented every time you go to the grocery store.

 

Well, has anyone who applied NOT gotten an application back from the T-P? Anyone?

C'mon...there's no shame in admitting it...

 

New Orleans is a still a shit-hole. It's for drunks, bums and remains a crappy, smelly, nasty town that won't recover for decades. Yeah, you take that $60K and after taxes, see where you are with rent, or a house payment and insurance, property taxes and all the bills that go with it. Everything is over-priced and the housing market sucks. Yeah you can get it cheap ... but you won't be able to sell it ... so I guess that means you can rent and therefore you are basically throwing your money down the toilet.

I'd apply for a job in Borger, Texas before I'd apply for one in New Orleans. I hate the town. I refer of it as the town of "three P's."

To elaborate, one night on Bourban Street, I saw one person Puke, another Pissing and another Pass out. That's just what I want to be around. Plus, it's humid as hell there. Screw that hell hole.

 

As journalists, we're taught to get to the point.
Don't hide your feelings Huck.

 

Some one said no shame?

I applied and didn't get an app back, but I don't have my address on my resume. I guess if they were really interested they could have e-mailed me or called me.

 

Yes the town is pretty fucked up Huck. For the most part it always has been but people had a tendacy to look elsewhere at the troubles there. Katrina changed all of that. New Orleans will rebuild but won't be the Sodom by the Gulf it once was.
See how slow the recovery process has been. San Francisco and Los Angeles rebuilt faster after earthquakes. Makes you go hmmmmm......

 

Yes, New Orleans has always had its issues, but if you don't understand the differences between those situations you cited and post-Katrina New Orleans, try not to speak much about it on this job thread. Or, if you'd like, come on down like other SportsJournalists.com folks have and learn something instead of pretending to be an expert on everything.

 

newsflash: I recently visited there. The one thing I learned from my visit is that people are resilient and will do what they have to do to survive. They are doing something I would find very difficult to do. I both applaud, support and have supported their efforts to rebuild.