[Sly Fox]

Many of you who frequent AnyGivenSunday.com may be familiar with a guy who goes by Mr. C on that board. He apparently a writer for a fishwrap somwhere in Western NC and he writes a column on I-AA.org. He has leaked unsubstantiated rumors about CCU over the past year or so on the AGS board. Well in a thread about possible Southern Conference expansion he again is being a mouthpiece for anonymous coaches in the SoCon:

Here we go again. I wasn't bashing Coastal Carolina, I was just passing along some insight on a subject that I do know something about. I talk to people around the SoCon all of the time, who share info about a variety of subjects. No one is going to go on the record "officially" about this subject, but there are people at all of the schools who will give you a feel for what they have heard. When a recruit tells coaches what other schools are saying about your program and how they are telling recruits that coaching staffs are about to be fired, etc., the word gets around. That is common knowledge around the SoCon. And Coastal Carolina cost itself A LOT of support by doing that. CCU coaches were telling recruits that Jerry Moore, last year's I-AA AFCA coach of the year and national champion coach, was about to fired, along with his staff during recruiting before the 2005 season. They said the same thing about Kent Briggs and the Western Carolina staff. Here this guy is fighting cancer and some CCU coaches are pulling that crap. Lying is lying and it has NO place in recruiting. Tell the kids what a great program you have, don't do all of this negative stuff. The facts are that CCU went from being a school that had a lot of support to one that didn't in a short length of time and the actions of the assistants were a major reason for that erosion. I'm sorry that some folks from CCU don't like it, but that is what SoCon people are saying. I am under no obligation to quote people in a message board, unless I choose to, though a multitude of head coaches, assistants and support people from several different schools have confirmed this. You can choose to believe me, or not believe me. That is your choice. Like a lot of people around here, most of us choose to participate in this board as a community and we all do a lot to provide information and opinions on a variety of subjects. I'm sorry that some people take honesty so personally.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/forum/s ... 470&page=6

I have no idea whether or not these allegations are true (and they could be). But this type of rumor spreading by a supposed journalist is extremely bad form. Would you expect Chris or I to post this type of thing?

[Hold My Own]

you know I think it's just a new mindset of journalists, it's the mindset of Around the Horn where it gives a voice to those who only used to write a story to add much more opinion's in it


If this is true and CCU coach's are doing that then I have no problem at all with him saying it, to me it's no different then Wilbon writing a neg. article about Dusty Baker or someone he doesnt like

[Sly Fox]

I hear many things from strong sources off the record. But unless I have corroborating evidence you wouldn't catch me repeating allegations online or anywhere else. Even by Mr. C's admission he is just repeating hearsay from coaches who are hearing allegations from prospects. It doesn't get much more hearsay than that.

Like I said, what they are saying may be true. But it is irresponsible to be repeating rumors on a public forum.

[Hold My Own]

but cant you see the trend of Journalism going this way? I hate to keep saying it but it's like some (not ALL) are tired of being behind the paper and want to be seen and heard therefore they are writing much more damming things and their opinions are louder then ever

[SuperJon]

I'm staying out of this one. PM me or IM me if you want my thoughts, but I'm not posting them here.

[Hold My Own]

your not a Journalist your just a student let your opinions fly

I sometimes have to remind people when they get on me about things I post "You actually give a crap about the opinion of a snot nosed 21 year old?"

[SuperJon]

I've had people get onto me about what I posted. However, I went to Coastal as everyone knows here. I'm not going to say anything bad about them on a public forum.

[PAmedic]

I'd have to agree that it seems journalism is following the same trends as everything else in society- less "form", so to speak. Maybe you could lump it in with the tendency to forget "manners". (ever listen to teenager's language at the mall?)

People are just rude, mean, and generally reckless in their conduct, words, and lifestyles and I think that translates into print media, TV and radio.

Not saying "C" isn't right, just that what people used to be a bit more discreet about things that are now fair game- more of a "let it fly" attitude.

+ I think the guy has a healthy dislike for CCU's program and it spills over.

[Guest]

I'm not going to say anything bad about them on a public forum.

Unfortunately you just did. You might as well just post it and let people make up their own mind if they believe you or not. If you are willing to talk about it privately you might as well talk about it publicly as secrets tend to not to stay secret for very long.