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Pretty major gaffe in this week's SI

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Steak Snabler, Oct 26, 2010.

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  1. Crash

    Crash Active Member

    The 2001 Miami team had Clinton Portis, Najeh Davenport, Willis McGahee, Jarret Payton and Frank Gore.
     
    Crash, Oct 27, 2010
    #25
  2. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    You intentionally listed Najeh Davenport No. 2, didn't you?
     
    Bob Cook, Oct 27, 2010
    #26
  3. Crash

    Crash Active Member

    Well struck.
     
    Crash, Oct 27, 2010
    #27
  4. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Whenever you see that it's the first time something happened, the red flags should go way up.

    If SI can't get it right about a Heisman Trophy winner, there's a good chance that Coach Potbelly at Podunk High is wrong that it's the first time in school history that a girls' cross country team has won a semi-sectional-sub-state meet.
     
    Ace, Oct 27, 2010
    #28
  5. clintrichardson

    clintrichardson Active Member

    For best backfield, Franco Harris-Lydell Mitchell for Penn State at least deserves a shout out
     
    clintrichardson, Oct 27, 2010
    #29
  6. willwriteforfood

    willwriteforfood New Member

    SI makes mistakes like any other outlet. Can anyone who is blasting SI say they haven't let an error get past them? Plus, I'm sure the fact checkers in this particular situation let it slip considering the writer (Lars Anderson) is about as good as it gets.
     
    willwriteforfood, Oct 27, 2010
    #30
  7. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Who?
     
    imjustagirl, Oct 27, 2010
    #31
  8. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Carnell Williams, Ronnie Brown and Brandon Jacobs for one year at Auburn (2003) wasn't bad, either.
     
    Steak Snabler, Oct 27, 2010
    #32
  9. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Ha - nicely done IJAG.
     
    Boom_70, Oct 27, 2010
    #33
  10. 1HPGrad

    1HPGrad Member

    You guys can have your RBs-by-committee.
    Give me Herschel, Vincent, Gale or Jim Brown, and I'll take the walk-on, scout-team-RB's little brother as the backup and still truck your ass.

    As for SI...it happens. Move on. (Will say this, though: Knowing what I know about the big city process, I would be completely shocked if an editor or copy editor introduced that error.)
     
    1HPGrad, Oct 27, 2010
    #34
  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Read this story this morning. Not to pile on, because it maybe it wasn't a mistake, but in the story the lead talks about Cam Newton and his father riding in 2009 in a "rented Chevy Corsica." The last Corsica was made in 1996. Struck me as odd.
     
    playthrough, Oct 28, 2010
    #35
  12. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Could have been from Rent a Wreck.
     
    Boom_70, Oct 28, 2010
    #36
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