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Nice fumble, Missoulian

Amy, thank you for all you do, truly, for the rest of us who enjoy reading about the GRIZ. You do a fantastic job in a difficult industry. Ignore the idiots and know the majority appreciate what you Do! Thank you!
 
Amie said:
Here's some perspective:

I have nothing to do with the "Missoulian Player of the Game." That's just a sponsored thing that happens to have the Missoulian's name on it. I don't know who chooses the player of the game, but it's not me. I never choose one. I pick one per unit: offense, defense, special teams. I don't remember who sponsored the Player of the Game last year, but it wasn't the Missoulian. But the timing of those announcements is always the same... early to middle of the fourth quarter.

Night games are never fun from a newspaper reporter's perspective. I had 10 minutes to write my story. I had to file before either team made it to the press conference room. I had something prewritten at halftime, but I had to trash that because, well, the second half changed the storyline. I did what I could. From here on out, I'll have at least two full stories (sometimes three), with my report card, play-by-play, players of the game, and stats in the paper on Sundays. That analysis and such will take up two-four pages.
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Thank you Amie for your reasonable explanation.

Jaymerz, does that answer your original post adequately? If so you may give her an online thanks, too.
 
Amie,

I for one think you do a phenomenal job. You were posting stories around midnight or after last night when I was checking Twitter, so I’m not sure why anyone is complaining. That is dedication in my book!
 
Amie is a great reporter, and I thank her for her articles. I realize night games make it a challenge. Having said that, not many additional online stories all day today, so those of you who are butt hurt and sensitive about me having a legitimate gripe can move on. Too many people who have no clue and don’t recall the days when Griz were a major focus on the sports page. Just to reiterate, Amie I enjoy your articles, and thank you!
 
By the way, this wasn’t an attack on Amie or any individual reporter. As I think about it, it’s more of a retrospective on Griz Nation, which has gotten soft and, in some ways, apathetic. I am a graduate of UM, and briefly, someone who suited up in a Griz uniform (don’t worry, I was a walk-on and an irrelevant blip on the Griz sports map). Perhaps it stems from a decade of “good but not great” football, or all the ethical controversy surrounding Griz football that was seized on by the media over recent years, and opportunistic swipes in books like the one written by Krakauer (Sp?). Too many Griz faithful seem to not expect much, so they don’t get much. Perhaps it’s a deserved outcome of a program that was arguably plagued by problems recently, but I guess I’d love to see a collaborative effort by Griz Nation to help make the Griz great again, which is probably at the core of my original post. I’m a throwback fan, a season ticket holder, who screams on defensive for 4 quarters, and finds it disturbing that kids are taught today that participation should earn a trophy, regardless of outcome. Go Griz! Fight On!
 
zootownrox said:
Thanks for the info Amie and great work overall. I look forward to the regular over the top coverage of Griz football next Sunday.
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Thanks, Amie. We do appreciate your stories.
 
Jaymerz said:
... I’m a throwback fan, a season ticket holder, who screams on defensive for 4 quarters, and finds it disturbing that kids are taught today that participation should earn a trophy, regardless of outcome. Go Griz! Fight On!
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And I find it disturbing that you're disturbed about kids getting trophies. The idea is that kids, whether playing or not deserve recognition. After all, they do participate in practices that help the kids who do play and win. When a team wins a Super Bowl, do not all the players (participants) get rings whether they played in the game or not?
 
Jaymerz said:
By the way, this wasn’t an attack on Amie or any individual reporter. As I think about it, it’s more of a retrospective on Griz Nation, which has gotten soft and, in some ways, apathetic. I am a graduate of UM, and briefly, someone who suited up in a Griz uniform (don’t worry, I was a walk-on and an irrelevant blip on the Griz sports map). Perhaps it stems from a decade of “good but not great” football, or all the ethical controversy surrounding Griz football that was seized on by the media over recent years, and opportunistic swipes in books like the one written by Krakauer (Sp?). Too many Griz faithful seem to not expect much, so they don’t get much. Perhaps it’s a deserved outcome of a program that was arguably plagued by problems recently, but I guess I’d love to see a collaborative effort by Griz Nation to help make the Griz great again, which is probably at the core of my original post. I’m a throwback fan, a season ticket holder, who screams on defensive for 4 quarters, and finds it disturbing that kids are taught today that participation should earn a trophy, regardless of outcome. Go Griz! Fight On!
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It’s spelled Crackwhore....you’re welcome.
 
Grizzoola said:
Jaymerz said:
... I’m a throwback fan, a season ticket holder, who screams on defensive for 4 quarters, and finds it disturbing that kids are taught today that participation should earn a trophy, regardless of outcome. Go Griz! Fight On!
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And I find it disturbing that you're disturbed about kids getting trophies. The idea is that kids, whether playing or not deserve recognition. After all, they do participate in practices that help the kids who do play and win. When a team wins a Super Bowl, do not all the players (participants) get rings whether they played in the game or not?
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You completely misread his post. You should probably take the next couple of posts off...
 
Jaymerz said:
By the way, this wasn’t an attack on Amie or any individual reporter. As I think about it, it’s more of a retrospective on Griz Nation, which has gotten soft and, in some ways, apathetic. I am a graduate of UM, and briefly, someone who suited up in a Griz uniform (don’t worry, I was a walk-on and an irrelevant blip on the Griz sports map). Perhaps it stems from a decade of “good but not great” football, or all the ethical controversy surrounding Griz football that was seized on by the media over recent years, and opportunistic swipes in books like the one written by Krakauer (Sp?). Too many Griz faithful seem to not expect much, so they don’t get much. Perhaps it’s a deserved outcome of a program that was arguably plagued by problems recently, but I guess I’d love to see a collaborative effort by Griz Nation to help make the Griz great again, which is probably at the core of my original post. I’m a throwback fan, a season ticket holder, who screams on defensive for 4 quarters, and finds it disturbing that kids are taught today that participation should earn a trophy, regardless of outcome. Go Griz! Fight On!
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It's called the "dumbing-down syndrome", and it grows from years of stupid firing decisions (i.e. Pflu & O'day), and equally stupid hiring decisions (i.e. Engstrom, Delaney, and Stitt). The expectations by the fans go down, and we become desensitized by reveling in 7-4 seasons, squeaking into the playoffs, and first-round losses, when previous expectations were for national championships. In essence, our fan base has been reduced to mirror the Bobcat fan base, which lives on pre-season dreams of greatness, only to be shocked back to reality by losses to such powers as Northern Colorado.
 
You do realize even the #failingmissoulian #sad has deadlines & the game went on until after ten local time? Along with that they’ve only got Amie - who’s doing an admirable job, Speltz being Speltz, a basketball guy, a typesetter & five kids on bikes delivering the paper working from the local office. Grow up.
 
Amie, I think you do a great job reporting. I know there is a lot of challenges with a night game. Keep up the good writing.
 
Harm said:
Amy, thank you for all you do, truly, for the rest of us who enjoy reading about the GRIZ. You do a fantastic job in a difficult industry. Ignore the idiots and know the majority appreciate what you Do! Thank you!
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By the way Frenchtown dominated Whitefish Friday night and nothing, nada, zip the next day.
 
Yeah, all my friends and I have boycotted the Missoulian for years. See how crappy the sports coverage is now??

:roll: :roll: :roll:
 
Harm said:
Amy, thank you for all you do, truly, for the rest of us who enjoy reading about the GRIZ. You do a fantastic job in a difficult industry. Ignore the idiots and know the majority appreciate what you Do! Thank you!
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I agree completely. Hey Amy, back in the day there was a journalist named Ward Just, any relation?
 
mcg said:
Harm said:
Amy, thank you for all you do, truly, for the rest of us who enjoy reading about the GRIZ. You do a fantastic job in a difficult industry. Ignore the idiots and know the majority appreciate what you Do! Thank you!
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I agree completely. Hey Amy, back in the day there was a journalist named Ward Just, any relation?
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Not to my knowledge. Though, I haven't met anyone with my last name that I wasn't related to in some way.
 
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