Louisville Courier-Journal v. NCAA

A blog is really no different than someone sending an early edition story. Nobody is being affected negatively here. It doesn't hurt television coverage - in fact, it brings attention to college baseball, which often gets overlooked anyway.

Sounds like some official getting carried away with themself.

 

The NCAA's in-house blog addressed the issue today.

http://www.doubleazone.com/2007/06/blogger_booted_from_championsh.html

Takes a stance contrary to the official Indianapolis viewpoint.

 

Thanks for the link. Here's an interesting point from it, something that occurred to me when I saw papers blogging from the women's hoops Final 4:

That's a valid point, and that's why ESPN and the NCAA are really being paranoid and short-sighted about this. But I expect nothing less from The Worldwide Follower at this point.

 

I'm hearing that the NCAA has informed Louisville that its credential request(s) for the College World Series are in jeopardy.

I hope I'm wrong. Anyone know a final answer?

 

The university or the newspaper?

 

The Louisville Courier-Journal. My bad, don.

 

Well, this turns it into a bigger story if true, then. This is still Bennie Ivory's paper, right? He won't stand for that.

 

That would be unbelievable.

Incredibly stupid on the part of the NCAA, starting a fight they should not win.

But what an interesting story to watch and cover, as a powerful organization tests the limits of its power.

 

Can I blog at the CWS if I blog about how delicious Dasani water is and how Aquafina sucks ass by comparison?

 

If you do, I'll make sure someone who's there buys you a beer, on me, at the Upstream.

 

More from USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2007-06-11-blogging-debate_N.htm

Louisville paper says it will not stop blogging at NCAA events.