ND's Talking Heads ... The good, bad & ugly

[BobbyMac]

Didn't know where to share this so I thought I'd start a master thread. I often have general thoughts about the industry and would be interested to hear others'. So to start it off...

Andrew Ivins left BGI/Rivals yesterday. Wonder why? I'll miss his twitter feed even though I'm not a Rivals member.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some personal news: Thursday marked my last day at <a href="https://twitter.com/BGInews">@BGInews</a>. It was a more than an eventful ride. On to the next stop, more on that soon.</p>— Andrew Ivins (@Andrew_Ivins) <a href="https://twitter.com/Andrew_Ivins/status/748900938903982081">July 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[zelezo vlk]

Hasn't he only been there about a year or so?

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[Whiskeyjack]

IIRC, he recently tweeted about being accepted to Notre Dame Law School. So I'd guess he's simply changing careers.

 

[BobbyMac]

IIRC, he recently tweeted about being accepted to Notre Dame Law School. So I'd guess he's simply changing careers.

Thanks Whiskey. I thought that was the other guy from Rivals... Owens, that was going to Law School.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Thanks Whiskey. I thought that was the other guy from Rivals... Owens, that was going to Law School.

You're right. It was Andrew Owens, the other Andrew at BGI:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today is my final day at Blue & Gold Illustrated. It’s been a great three years there. I’m excited to begin law school at <a href="https://twitter.com/NDLaw">@NDLaw</a> in August.</p>— Andrew Owens (@OwensAndrew) <a href="https://twitter.com/OwensAndrew/status/745658449351020544">June 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[zelezo vlk]

Man I get those Andrews mixed up

 

[IrishLax]

I think like 3 of the ND guys left the Rivals site today. The entire Rivals network is really taking on water.

 

[BobbyMac]

I think like 3 of the ND guys left the Rivals site today. The entire Rivals network is really taking on water.

Peegs.com which was Rivals longtime affiliate for IU basketball joined Scout today. Is Rivals going under or trying to bring all the properties in house?

 

[IrishLax]

Peegs.com which was Rivals longtime affiliate for IU basketball joined Scout today. Is Rivals going under or trying to bring all the properties in house?

Yeah, and I think Minnesota and Colorado sites left Rivals today, too.

 

[PANDFAN]

A new guy that was covering James Madison is coming in to cover ND...matt jones

 

[mgriff]

I came in here to talk shit about Tom Hammond. I can't express how disappointed I am that I misunderstood the direction of the thread.

 

[Oberon]

A new guy that was covering James Madison is coming in to cover ND...matt jones

Rivals pulling out all the stops

 

[Meatloaf]

A new guy that was covering James Madison is coming in to cover ND...matt jones

Who?

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Who?

Mike Jones.

 

[BobbyMac]

Who?

 

[Whiskeyjack]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No CEO or Chairman, tech team has quit, delay in payments, new Russian investors. The Scout network is imploding. <a href="https://t.co/eH7B5YURSn">https://t.co/eH7B5YURSn</a></p>— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href="https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/752649846155194369">July 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[Fbolt]

Are we discussing Rivals or Scout?

:confused

 

[Rocket89]

Damn, wrote something in another thread. Mods, feel free to move here if needed.

 

[NDdomer2]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No CEO or Chairman, tech team has quit, delay in payments, new Russian investors. The Scout network is imploding. <a href="https://t.co/eH7B5YURSn">https://t.co/eH7B5YURSn</a></p>— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href="https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/752649846155194369">July 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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That sounds like not a functioning business.

 

[Circa]

Brit Hume On FOXnews is a piece of crap. He tried to egg the matter instead of calm .. Old ass white people should now better,.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I blame Bob Kravitz for Scout's downfall.

 

[IrishLax]

Kind of crazy... Scout's product had actually taken a huge step forward.

 

[BGIF]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No CEO or Chairman, tech team has quit, delay in payments, new Russian investors. The Scout network is imploding. <a href="https://t.co/eH7B5YURSn">https://t.co/eH7B5YURSn</a></p>— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href="https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/752649846155194369">July 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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New Scout recruit phone number released: 011 7 342 522 7433

 

[Graybeard52]

You don't what these people deal with behind the scenes. They're doing a job and if they're not happy with management, they move along. One guy who basically ran the ND 247 page left and started his own blog called 18 Stripes.

I've done it once myself. Unhappy with management/the way things were run and moved on.

 

[BobbyMac]

The full line-up of guys at BGI/Rivals

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Follow the Blue & Gold team<a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_LouSomogyi">@BGI_LouSomogyi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_CoachD78">@BGI_CoachD78</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_MattJones">@BGI_MattJones</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coreybodden">@coreybodden</a><a href="https://twitter.com/DaveCMcKinney">@DaveCMcKinney</a></p>— BlueandGold.com (@BGInews) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGInews/status/753629052339097600">July 14, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[BobbyMac]

A new beat writer to follow. Indianapolis Star has finally hired someone dedicated to ND.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I have some exciting professional news to share: Beginning Saturday, I will be the Notre Dame beat writer for the <a href="https://twitter.com/indystar">@indystar</a>.</p>— Laken Litman (@LakenLitman) <a href="https://twitter.com/LakenLitman/status/775698034982326273">September 13, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Downinthebend]

You don't what these people deal with behind the scenes. They're doing a job and if they're not happy with management, they move along. One guy who basically ran the ND 247 page left and started his own blog called 18 Stripes.

I've done it once myself. Unhappy with management/the way things were run and moved on.

Are you sure you don't mean he left sbnation to make 18stripes? Or am I mistaken?

 

[BobbyMac]

Are you sure you don't mean he left sbnation to make 18stripes? Or am I mistaken?

 

[BobbyMac]

Good for her. Best of luck Anna.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To say I owe so much to O'Malley, Irish Illustrated crew, analysts/pubs, & subscribers would be an understatement.</p>— Anna Hickey (@AnnaH247) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnaH247/status/782730533658849280">October 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">But tomorrow marks my first day covering my alma mater, Clemson, for <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports">@247Sports</a>. Couldn’t be more excited.</p>— Anna Hickey (@AnnaH247) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnaH247/status/782730725183348737">October 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[ulukinatme]

Boo