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    NCAA Sets Limits For Tournament Access

    You make a good point is the juice worth the squeeze of being there
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    NCAA Sets Limits For Tournament Access

    Those also make sense, but I can't imagine any of those outlets committing 4 people to be at every site the first weekend. Indy Star will probably co-opt USA Today coverage and other Gannett papers that make the trip. They could really knock it out of the park with the reporting they could have...
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    NCAA Sets Limits For Tournament Access

    There is nothing for local TV stations to shoot. NCAA has never allowed them to shoot anything but the locker room interviews (which there aren't any) and stand-ups in front of the NCAA banners or street scenes. I don't think they will be credentialed. All they could do is stand outside Lucas...
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    NCAA Sets Limits For Tournament Access

    Yes, it is a pandemic, we all know that. Friend who covers Michigan passed on this letter about how colleges will be limited to five media spots for NCAA. Sounds like it will be five for each team and 15 national spots at each game. There aren't any in-person interviews anyway with...
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    Running a sports section

    Good luck, I did that with 5 high schools in the 1990s, it was a lot of work but a lot of fun. I had stringers so we staffed almost every one of their HS football games and a lot of their boys and girls basketball games. Those were the biggies obviously but league meets for cross country...
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    Summer Means Yacht Rock

    Agreed on the variety of the song list on 70
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    Summer Means Yacht Rock

    Been mixing my 70 with 57 (No Shoes Radio/Chesney) with some 24 (Buffett) you usually find something good Some Yacht Rock I’ve been hearing quite a bit ... Heart to Heart by Kenny Loggins What a Fool Believes by the Doobies Just Remember I Love You by Firefall Africa by Toto Deacon Blues...
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    Freelance income tax question

    Deduct everything you do ... all travel from your house to anything ... that mileage adds up .... if your home is your office (and this is in broad terms) you can deduct the percentage of square footage of overall house for your office space in terms of your phone bills, cable (if needed for...
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    Media Details on College Football Playoff 2019

    I googled San Jose curfew and got what appears to be a curfew for city council meetings at midnight ... and as soon as they passed it they blew right threw it (sub required to read) Internal Affairs: San Jose set a midnight curfew and then blew it. What happened? – The Mercury News
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    Media Details on College Football Playoff 2019

    Thanks for the link and the advice, guys ... anything to make our lives easier LOL
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    Media Details on College Football Playoff 2019

    I cover a team that regularly makes the playoffs ... we sometimes prospect on airline flights early to get cheaper rates ... using Southwest you can always cancel and re-use that credit anytime in the next year (i.e. for conference basketball tournament or NCAA next spring, in this case). I...
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    The Athletic ... any thoughts ...

    ... about their business model, their coverage of sports in their cities, any ideas on expansions? Just looking for any pertinent information. Thanks!
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    Turned Down For NFL Combine Cred

    Good suggestions by everybody ... I saw the comment about beat guys having access to coaches and GMs, and I do agree with that ... they need that time and they should have priority with those people. Other than the nearby NFL team(s), I don't worry about those guys ... I'm just there for the...
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    Turned Down For NFL Combine Cred

    Yeah, I'm just a smalltime guy. The Super Bowl media day is a fiasco with people in costumes, which I understand they are trying to cross all platforms to get a huge rating. Just don't understand how NFL can turn away anybody who is legit at something like this. Yes, I know they are a private...
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    Turned Down For NFL Combine Cred

    Yeah bull in china shop probably not best way to go
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    Turned Down For NFL Combine Cred

    Thank you all for the replies. I figured I have nothing to lose with what I said and how I said it. This is the only thing I ever ask them for and they can't do it, so why should I care if napalm the bridge that isn't already there? Regarding what I do at the combine ... depends on the school...
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    Turned Down For NFL Combine Cred

    One more thing ... Anybody who has been there knows they don't even use the outer concourse, in fact there is open space out there on the south end where they could put the interview spaces and more work areas. ESPN and NFL Network and radio row usually set up on the north end of the outer...
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    Turned Down For NFL Combine Cred

    And finally my reply to him: They have one of the world’s largest convention centers connected to the dome via a hallway underground. But I get it, you are doing the best you can with what you have to work with. Does ESPN need 15-20 people running around when I can’t get 1? That’s a valid...
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    Turned Down For NFL Combine Cred

    Reply from NFL PR guy: Thanks for your note and thoughtful suggestions. As you are keenly aware, media interest in the combine continues to grow with each passing year, particularly from outlets that cover us on site on a regular basis. At this year’s combine, we will facilitate interviews...
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    Turned Down For NFL Combine Cred

    I work for a college website with one of the major networks (Scout, Rivals, 247). I have covered the combine for several years but now been turned down second year in a row. This was my reply to the NFL PR person charged with credentials: Sad to hear I could not get a combine credential. I...
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