Blauds Leaving Globe!

[claver2010]

Presented without commentary, the article Blauds posted yesterday:

http://ajerseyguy.com/?p=1463

Eagles ready to fly higher
EVANSTON, ILL–Frank Spaziani likes his team. That is not exactly a stop the presses feeling. Most coaches like their team.
But Spaziani says this is different. He likes all phases of his team. He likes the attitude he sees in practice. He likes what he has seen in games-although it didn’t work out the way he wanted in a 41-32 loss to Miami in the opening game.
But Spaziani says he sees something different as his Boston College team gets ready to play its third game of the season on Saturday. He says he feels something different, which he hopes translates into a victory against Northwestern.
“I think,” he says, “we are building something here with good players, good people and I can feel it.”
Spaziani is in his fourth season as the head coach at BC. The first two seasons produced winning records. Last year did not, as the Eagles tumbled to a 4-8 record, their worst posting since 1998.
Spaziani’s job is on the line. He knows it. Everyone knows it, including the players. There is a sense of urgency which hovers over the Eagles each time they play a game. Sometimes it shows up at practice.
What has been missing through years 1-3 of the Spaziani era at BC is a feeling that on any given day, the Eagles will win the game–no matter who the opponent might be, no matter what the circumstances.
Spaziani says he has watched endless tapes of Northwestern and seen that confidence come through the screen. “They are confident and it shows,” he says. ”That’s a good thing to have.”
BC has had it at times. The opening quarter against Miami, when BC took a quick 14-0 lead on a pair of fast forward scoring drives. In the second half a week ago against Maine, when everything the Eagles seemed to do turned into points.
At times, BC quarterback Chase Rettiig has shown that confidence, that swagger. At times he has not.
Rettig says it flows downward. “”It starts from the top all the way down to the bottom,” says Rettig, who has thrown 5 TD passes in his first two games. “It starts with the head coach and all the rest of the coaches. You instill confidence in them during the week with a good game plan. Players go out and have some success and they are definitely going to buy into it. It ends with the players producing on the field.”
In Spaziani’s first three years, he saw only pockets of what he wanted. He had to deal with issues not only with his players, but on his coaching staff.
Now he is close to having everything in place. He has depth and talent at WR. He has freshmen recruits who he likes as players and as people.
He is more comfortable with this coaching staff than any he has ever had. And yes, we know the argument will come was that he has hired all of the coaches on his staff. But three years ago, Spaziani was a first year head coach, coaching for the first time at the age of 62.
He made some mistakes. He learned some things. Now he has a better idea of who he is and what he wants.
In the past several weeks, Spazaini has shown a different side to many people. He seems more comfortable with who he is and what he is doing than he has ever been. He really likes what his new offensive coordinator Doug Martin and his new offensive line coach Jim Bollman are doing.
And it shows. The players notice it as well. “”It’s fun,” says Rettig. “When you are going faster, it creates focus for the rest of the players.”
There seems to be a focus on BC that wasn’t there before and it shows. “It starts with individuals.” said linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis, one of the leaders of the defense. “When it comes together. everyone gets that confidence. Once that confidence builds its kind of hard to diminish it”
KPL says the Eagles are close to reaching that point “”. We have that confidence now,” he said. “” We pretty much had it going into the Miami game. We became tired of just settling for certain things.”
The Eagles have moved past the”" moral victories are good” stage. They feel they are on the verge of a breakthrough of confidence that will carry them through the bye week next week and through the rest of the season.
Maybe its wishful thinking by the Eagles. Beating Maine hardly seems significant enough to build a foundation for the season.
But then again, maybe it is really there, the way Spaziani thinks it is, the way the players feel it is building each practice, each game.
We will find out on Saturday. It should be fun to watch.

[flyingelvii]

No. No it will not be fun to watch.

[HJS]

All we found out on Friday is what we already knew the moment he was introduced as the head coach.

[Logitano]

Presented without commentary, the article Blauds posted yesterday:

http://ajerseyguy.com/?p=1463

Eagles ready to fly higher
EVANSTON, ILL–Frank Spaziani likes his team. That is not exactly a stop the presses feeling. Most coaches like their team.
But Spaziani says this is different. He likes all phases of his team. He likes the attitude he sees in practice. He likes what he has seen in games-although it didn’t work out the way he wanted in a 41-32 loss to Miami in the opening game.
But Spaziani says he sees something different as his Boston College team gets ready to play its third game of the season on Saturday. He says he feels something different, which he hopes translates into a victory against Northwestern.
“I think,” he says, “we are building something here with good players, good people and I can feel it.”
Spaziani is in his fourth season as the head coach at BC. The first two seasons produced winning records. Last year did not, as the Eagles tumbled to a 4-8 record, their worst posting since 1998.
Spaziani’s job is on the line. He knows it. Everyone knows it, including the players. There is a sense of urgency which hovers over the Eagles each time they play a game. Sometimes it shows up at practice.
What has been missing through years 1-3 of the Spaziani era at BC is a feeling that on any given day, the Eagles will win the game–no matter who the opponent might be, no matter what the circumstances.
Spaziani says he has watched endless tapes of Northwestern and seen that confidence come through the screen. “They are confident and it shows,” he says. ”That’s a good thing to have.”
BC has had it at times. The opening quarter against Miami, when BC took a quick 14-0 lead on a pair of fast forward scoring drives. In the second half a week ago against Maine, when everything the Eagles seemed to do turned into points.
At times, BC quarterback Chase Rettiig has shown that confidence, that swagger. At times he has not.
Rettig says it flows downward. “”It starts from the top all the way down to the bottom,” says Rettig, who has thrown 5 TD passes in his first two games. “It starts with the head coach and all the rest of the coaches. You instill confidence in them during the week with a good game plan. Players go out and have some success and they are definitely going to buy into it. It ends with the players producing on the field.”
In Spaziani’s first three years, he saw only pockets of what he wanted. He had to deal with issues not only with his players, but on his coaching staff.
Now he is close to having everything in place. He has depth and talent at WR. He has freshmen recruits who he likes as players and as people.
He is more comfortable with this coaching staff than any he has ever had. And yes, we know the argument will come was that he has hired all of the coaches on his staff. But three years ago, Spaziani was a first year head coach, coaching for the first time at the age of 62.
He made some mistakes. He learned some things. Now he has a better idea of who he is and what he wants.
In the past several weeks, Spazaini has shown a different side to many people. He seems more comfortable with who he is and what he is doing than he has ever been. He really likes what his new offensive coordinator Doug Martin and his new offensive line coach Jim Bollman are doing.
And it shows. The players notice it as well. “”It’s fun,” says Rettig. “When you are going faster, it creates focus for the rest of the players.”
There seems to be a focus on BC that wasn’t there before and it shows. “It starts with individuals.” said linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis, one of the leaders of the defense. “When it comes together. everyone gets that confidence. Once that confidence builds its kind of hard to diminish it”
KPL says the Eagles are close to reaching that point “”. We have that confidence now,” he said. “” We pretty much had it going into the Miami game. We became tired of just settling for certain things.”
The Eagles have moved past the”" moral victories are good” stage. They feel they are on the verge of a breakthrough of confidence that will carry them through the bye week next week and through the rest of the season.
Maybe its wishful thinking by the Eagles. Beating Maine hardly seems significant enough to build a foundation for the season.
But then again, maybe it is really there, the way Spaziani thinks it is, the way the players feel it is building each practice, each game.
We will find out on Saturday. It should be fun to watch.

Someone should point out to blauds that Spaz is "relaxed" because he is now waiting to get fired. He did a miserable job and is totally screwing over the next coach.

[eagle9903]

I despise seeing stuff like this http://ajerseyguy.com/?p=1694.

We all know that reporting is dead. We all know the print media is dead. Most of us have an idea why. Of course technology made physical distribution of printed pages an anachronism and insured that the efficiency of news by print has been poor since the dawn of widespread Television ownership and non-existent since home internet usage reached normalcy. The other element is hacky no talent writers like Mark Blaudschun.

His blog entry (ajerseyguy.com is a blog, eagleaction.com is a message board, for any hacky no talent writers reading this message board post) utilizes a typical arrow in the flailing print media reporter quiver, specifically that bloggers (which he of course has been reduced to) and message board posters lack accountability and are mostly anonymous and therefore the price paid for their more efficient news delivery is too high as it reduces accountability and therefore accuracy and by implication journalistic integrity. This is where it gets good though, he goes on to point out that he and Spaz are friendly and further provides that he wishes for Spaz to do well and that his views and writings are impacted by his relationship with Spaz and desire for Spaz' continued personal success. That is near to the epitome of poor reporting and a lack of journalistic integrity, whereby I accuse Mark Blaudschun of high treachery to journalistic ideals and demand he cease and desist his continued implicit denigrations of those who actually care about Boston College football and not his garden state bosom buddy, Francisco Spaziani.

Additionally, if 74 didn't come up with "Blaudscum" I would be extremely surprised and the website on which you saw the ave maria story first (not rtbrkr's 9 day later reposting) was this one and not eagleaction. Furthermore, no one here (except maybe recruiting weirdos) claims to be a journalist, whereby if someone here reposts an article from the Naple Daily News without credit, they are not doing so while claiming journalist credentials with all the implications thereof, while when you similarly post a story or message board post without credit you are doing so under the color of journalism.

Finally, there is no way Spaz rights the ship. Current De Facto Head Coach Splip, will be no more on October 1. Without Splip there is no Spaz. Hopefully soon there will be no Blauds. Although, I suspect you will prostrate yourself to the new coaching staff and athletic department in December and if they reject your sniveling ass kissery you can just bash them for two years like the Jagodzinski staff. Access and friendship forever, Journalistic code of ethics never.

[twballgame9]

Yeah, he's probably reading and/or posting over here now that he is gone from the Globe and can do whatever he wants. He'd be dumb not to, a lot of good ideas/info/news etc. come out over here.

[commavegarage]

Mr. Awesome is hilarious.

[1981Eagle]

Yeah, he's probably reading and/or posting over here now that he is gone from the Globe and can do whatever he wants. He'd be dumb not to, a lot of good ideas/info/news etc. come out over here.

Thank you Teddy. You are so welcome.

[bignick33]

I despise seeing stuff like this http://ajerseyguy.com/?p=1694.

We all know that reporting is dead. We all know the print media is dead. Most of us have an idea why. Of course technology made physical distribution of printed pages an anachronism and insured that the efficiency of news by print has been poor since the dawn of widespread Television ownership and non-existent since home internet usage reached normalcy. The other element is hacky no talent writers like Mark Blaudschun.

His blog entry (ajerseyguy.com is a blog, eagleaction.com is a message board, for any hacky no talent writers reading this message board post) utilizes a typical arrow in the flailing print media reporter quiver, specifically that bloggers (which he of course has been reduced to) and message board posters lack accountability and are mostly anonymous and therefore the price paid for their more efficient news delivery is too high as it reduces accountability and therefore accuracy and by implication journalistic integrity. This is where it gets good though, he goes on to point out that he and Spaz are friendly and further provides that he wishes for Spaz to do well and that his views and writings are impacted by his relationship with Spaz and desire for Spaz' continued personal success. That is near to the epitome of poor reporting and a lack of journalistic integrity, whereby I accuse Mark Blaudschun of high treachery to journalistic ideals and demand he cease and desist his continued implicit denigrations of those who actually care about Boston College football and not his garden state bosom buddy, Francisco Spaziani.

Additionally, if 74 didn't come up with "Blaudscum" I would be extremely surprised and the website on which you saw the ave maria story first (not rtbrkr's 9 day later reposting) was this one and not eagleaction. Furthermore, no one here (except maybe recruiting weirdos) claims to be a journalist, whereby if someone here reposts an article from the Naple Daily News without credit, they are not doing so while claiming journalist credentials with all the implications thereof, while when you similarly post a story or message board post without credit you are doing so under the color of journalism.

Finally, there is no way Spaz rights the ship. Current De Facto Head Coach Splip, will be no more on October 1. Without Splip there is no Spaz. Hopefully soon there will be no Blauds. Although, I suspect you will prostrate yourself to the new coaching staff and athletic department in December and if they reject your sniveling ass kissery you can just bash them for two years like the Jagodzinski staff. Access and friendship forever, Journalistic code of ethics never.

This is a fairly interesting topic. I'm struggling with the causal relationship between hack-journalism and the decline of the print media. Are you suggesting that there weren't hack journalists in the heyday of the print media? In fact, the term itself was coined in the 18th century. I'd argue that as the prestige and therefore salary of print media has eroded (mostly for the technological reasons that you mention), the industry has struggled to attract the talent that it did in the past, and it's a result rather than a cause.

In the case of Blauds, I'd argue that the quality of his work has eroded due to reduced accountability. I actually remember his college football notes section in the Sunday Globe being fairly strong in the 1990s. Further, not all of the old-timers (literally a dying breed) at the Globe, once considered to be the best sports section in the country, are hackish. KPD isn't a hack, Bud Collins (heh) isn't a hack, Bob Ryan sort of wasn't a hack, etc. Hell, even Shank Shaughnessy is a talented writer. I think Blauds is just lazy and in many cases intellectually dishonest, and he can now get away with it because fewer people are paying attention.

On a related topic, I just found this article--err, more of a tribute--about the Globe Sports desk to be interesting: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/w ... index.html.

[twballgame9]

Yeah, he's probably reading and/or posting over here now that he is gone from the Globe and can do whatever he wants. He'd be dumb not to, a lot of good ideas/info/news etc. come out over here.

Thank you Teddy. You are so welcome.

You still aren't 81.

[eagle9903]

This is a fairly interesting topic. I'm struggling with the causal relationship between hack-journalism and the decline of the print media. Are you suggesting that there weren't hack journalists in the heyday of the print media? In fact, the term itself was coined in the 18th century. I'd argue that as the prestige and therefore salary of print media has eroded (mostly for the technological reasons that you mention), the industry has struggled to attract the talent that it did in the past, and it's a result rather than a cause.

No, I'm suggesting that the death of print media utility meant that something else -writing or reporting talent- is required for continued survival.

In the case of Blauds, I'd argue that the quality of his work has eroded due to reduced accountability. I actually remember his college football notes section in the Sunday Globe being fairly strong in the 1990s. Further, not all of the old-timers (literally a dying breed) at the Globe, once considered to be the best sports section in the country, are hackish. KPD isn't a hack, Bud Collins (heh) isn't a hack, Bob Ryan sort of wasn't a hack, etc. Hell, even Shank Shaughnessy is a talented writer. I think Blauds is just lazy and in many cases intellectually dishonest, and he can now get away with it because fewer people are paying attention.

I will defer to your hackishness scale.

On a related topic, I just found this article--err, more of a tribute--about the Globe Sports desk to be interesting: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/w ... index.html.

[twballgame9]

I despise seeing stuff like this http://ajerseyguy.com/?p=1694.

We all know that reporting is dead. We all know the print media is dead. Most of us have an idea why. Of course technology made physical distribution of printed pages an anachronism and insured that the efficiency of news by print has been poor since the dawn of widespread Television ownership and non-existent since home internet usage reached normalcy. The other element is hacky no talent writers like Mark Blaudschun.

His blog entry (ajerseyguy.com is a blog, eagleaction.com is a message board, for any hacky no talent writers reading this message board post) utilizes a typical arrow in the flailing print media reporter quiver, specifically that bloggers (which he of course has been reduced to) and message board posters lack accountability and are mostly anonymous and therefore the price paid for their more efficient news delivery is too high as it reduces accountability and therefore accuracy and by implication journalistic integrity. This is where it gets good though, he goes on to point out that he and Spaz are friendly and further provides that he wishes for Spaz to do well and that his views and writings are impacted by his relationship with Spaz and desire for Spaz' continued personal success. That is near to the epitome of poor reporting and a lack of journalistic integrity, whereby I accuse Mark Blaudschun of high treachery to journalistic ideals and demand he cease and desist his continued implicit denigrations of those who actually care about Boston College football and not his garden state bosom buddy, Francisco Spaziani.

Additionally, if 74 didn't come up with "Blaudscum" I would be extremely surprised and the website on which you saw the ave maria story first (not rtbrkr's 9 day later reposting) was this one and not eagleaction. Furthermore, no one here (except maybe recruiting weirdos) claims to be a journalist, whereby if someone here reposts an article from the Naple Daily News without credit, they are not doing so while claiming journalist credentials with all the implications thereof, while when you similarly post a story or message board post without credit you are doing so under the color of journalism.

Finally, there is no way Spaz rights the ship. Current De Facto Head Coach Splip, will be no more on October 1. Without Splip there is no Spaz. Hopefully soon there will be no Blauds. Although, I suspect you will prostrate yourself to the new coaching staff and athletic department in December and if they reject your sniveling ass kissery you can just bash them for two years like the Jagodzinski staff. Access and friendship forever, Journalistic code of ethics never.

This is a fairly interesting topic. I'm struggling with the causal relationship between hack-journalism and the decline of the print media. Are you suggesting that there weren't hack journalists in the heyday of the print media? In fact, the term itself was coined in the 18th century. I'd argue that as the prestige and therefore salary of print media has eroded (mostly for the technological reasons that you mention), the industry has struggled to attract the talent that it did in the past, and it's a result rather than a cause.

In the case of Blauds, I'd argue that the quality of his work has eroded due to reduced accountability. I actually remember his college football notes section in the Sunday Globe being fairly strong in the 1990s. Further, not all of the old-timers (literally a dying breed) at the Globe, once considered to be the best sports section in the country, are hackish. KPD isn't a hack, Bud Collins (heh) isn't a hack, Bob Ryan sort of wasn't a hack, etc. Hell, even Shank Shaughnessy is a talented writer. I think Blauds is just lazy and in many cases intellectually dishonest, and he can now get away with it because fewer people are paying attention.

On a related topic, I just found this article--err, more of a tribute--about the Globe Sports desk to be interesting: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/w ... index.html.

Clif Keane, an old-time, acerbic baseball scribe, once described what it would be like to assign them to the same game. "Ryan would write about umpires," said Keane, "Gammons would write about wars and symphonies, and you'd need a third f----- guy for game talk."

Didn't realize Ryan is a year older than Gammons.

[bignick33]

I despise seeing stuff like this http://ajerseyguy.com/?p=1694.

We all know that reporting is dead. We all know the print media is dead. Most of us have an idea why. Of course technology made physical distribution of printed pages an anachronism and insured that the efficiency of news by print has been poor since the dawn of widespread Television ownership and non-existent since home internet usage reached normalcy. The other element is hacky no talent writers like Mark Blaudschun.

His blog entry (ajerseyguy.com is a blog, eagleaction.com is a message board, for any hacky no talent writers reading this message board post) utilizes a typical arrow in the flailing print media reporter quiver, specifically that bloggers (which he of course has been reduced to) and message board posters lack accountability and are mostly anonymous and therefore the price paid for their more efficient news delivery is too high as it reduces accountability and therefore accuracy and by implication journalistic integrity. This is where it gets good though, he goes on to point out that he and Spaz are friendly and further provides that he wishes for Spaz to do well and that his views and writings are impacted by his relationship with Spaz and desire for Spaz' continued personal success. That is near to the epitome of poor reporting and a lack of journalistic integrity, whereby I accuse Mark Blaudschun of high treachery to journalistic ideals and demand he cease and desist his continued implicit denigrations of those who actually care about Boston College football and not his garden state bosom buddy, Francisco Spaziani.

Additionally, if 74 didn't come up with "Blaudscum" I would be extremely surprised and the website on which you saw the ave maria story first (not rtbrkr's 9 day later reposting) was this one and not eagleaction. Furthermore, no one here (except maybe recruiting weirdos) claims to be a journalist, whereby if someone here reposts an article from the Naple Daily News without credit, they are not doing so while claiming journalist credentials with all the implications thereof, while when you similarly post a story or message board post without credit you are doing so under the color of journalism.

Finally, there is no way Spaz rights the ship. Current De Facto Head Coach Splip, will be no more on October 1. Without Splip there is no Spaz. Hopefully soon there will be no Blauds. Although, I suspect you will prostrate yourself to the new coaching staff and athletic department in December and if they reject your sniveling ass kissery you can just bash them for two years like the Jagodzinski staff. Access and friendship forever, Journalistic code of ethics never.

This is a fairly interesting topic. I'm struggling with the causal relationship between hack-journalism and the decline of the print media. Are you suggesting that there weren't hack journalists in the heyday of the print media? In fact, the term itself was coined in the 18th century. I'd argue that as the prestige and therefore salary of print media has eroded (mostly for the technological reasons that you mention), the industry has struggled to attract the talent that it did in the past, and it's a result rather than a cause.

In the case of Blauds, I'd argue that the quality of his work has eroded due to reduced accountability. I actually remember his college football notes section in the Sunday Globe being fairly strong in the 1990s. Further, not all of the old-timers (literally a dying breed) at the Globe, once considered to be the best sports section in the country, are hackish. KPD isn't a hack, Bud Collins (heh) isn't a hack, Bob Ryan sort of wasn't a hack, etc. Hell, even Shank Shaughnessy is a talented writer. I think Blauds is just lazy and in many cases intellectually dishonest, and he can now get away with it because fewer people are paying attention.

On a related topic, I just found this article--err, more of a tribute--about the Globe Sports desk to be interesting: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/w ... index.html.

Clif Keane, an old-time, acerbic baseball scribe, once described what it would be like to assign them to the same game. "Ryan would write about umpires," said Keane, "Gammons would write about wars and symphonies, and you'd need a third f----- guy for game talk."

Didn't realize Ryan is a year older than Gammons.

The small, picturesque town of Groton, MA was a breeding ground for baseball journalists.

[twballgame9]

Yeah, the fact that Shank was actually one of the best columnists in the country got lost in the late 90s in his angry Red Sox hating book promotion tour.

[bignick33]

Yeah, the fact that Shank was actually one of the best columnists in the country got lost in the late 90s in his angry Red Sox hating book promotion tour.

Shaunessy's ability to construct prose is/was the best in the business.

[twballgame9]

Yeah, the fact that Shank was actually one of the best columnists in the country got lost in the late 90s in his angry Red Sox hating book promotion tour.

Shaunessy's ability to construct prose is/was the best in the business.

Was. He mailed it in and started recycling columns about 15 years ago. But I agree back in the day.

[bignick33]

Yeah, the fact that Shank was actually one of the best columnists in the country got lost in the late 90s in his angry Red Sox hating book promotion tour.

Shaunessy's ability to construct prose is/was the best in the business.

Was. He mailed it in and started recycling columns about 15 years ago. But I agree back in the day.

It would be an understatement to say that he has content issues.

[hansen]

If Blauds is going to continue to indirectly call us out as the Cesspool that we are, then at least mention us by name.
I'll then post something positive about him.

[bignick33]

If Blauds is going to continue to indirectly call us out as the Cesspool that we are, then at least mention us by name.
I'll then post something positive about him.

INCENTIVEHANSENPOST!!

[DickWashBowl]

If Blauds is going to continue to indirectly call us out as the Cesspool that we are, then at least mention us by name.
I'll then post something positive about him.

Do you think he follows meatbomb links?

Latest from Frasier about the BC opportunity

https://twitter.com/SeanTFrazier/status/250442469592924160

[claver2010]

His comments aren't subject to moderation anymore, we can have some fun with it

[Endless Mike]

His comments aren't subject to moderation anymore, we can have some fun with it

Meatbombs away!

[claver2010]

Hugh G Rection already made an appearance

[DavidGordonsFoot]

Do I want to read his thoughts on the Army game?

[claver2010]

He's moved on to nospacian (i respek you) logic.

When proven wrong and having no logical answer he says, "we'll see" or "you may be right"

[DavidGordonsFoot]

He's moved on to nospacian (i respek you) logic.

When proven wrong and having no logical answer he says, "we'll see" or "you may be right"

His analogy about walking to work in the rain made me want to take a dirt nap.

[2008Eagle]

Kissing Spaz's ass all the way to the end. Hack.

[b0mberMan]

His comments aren't subject to moderation anymore, we can have some fun with it

Yes they are. Two I wrote today are listed in moderation and two I wrote yesterday were never approved.

[claver2010]

Maybe he just values my opinion to not censor it?

Him getting into it with FakeBaldwin on the twitter box was priceless

[RegalBCeagle]

His comments aren't subject to moderation anymore, we can have some fun with it

Yes they are. Two I wrote today are listed in moderation and two I wrote yesterday were never approved.

Apparently he's got Moe as his moderator. You have to be really tricky if you want to get things past him.