I would argue if the site's content revolves around the shock value of things that immature kids say on social media you probably shouldn't be in the website business in first place.

 

I think you report the good and the bad.

I think you report the good and the bad.

 

Absolutely agree. :thumb:

I think it's perfectly acceptable for a UL site to call out the UK QB for saying something incredibly insensitive and stupid on social media. I have no problem with it.

 

I think it is amateur hour all the way around. Same for Kentucky sites who do the same thing or poke fun at collegiate kids who get arrested from misdemeanors.

I think it is amateur hour all the way around. Same for Kentucky sites who do the same thing or poke fun at collegiate kids who get arrested from misdemeanors.

 

There's a big difference in poking fun and reporting the news.

I'm just glad he knew who attacked Pearl Harbor considering the sad state of our education system. Could have been worse, he could have tweeted after the victory over Germany's team.

Every person EVER who has run a website has used some sort of click bait. That's not Breaking News.

 

Why is this particular instance different?

I think you report the good and the bad.

I respectfully disagree

 

Let's say Beechwood had a Senior Running Back who was being recruited by D-1 schools and up for Mr. Football who was 18 years of age. If he was arrested for marijuana citation would you promote breaking the news and the details?

 

Let's say instead that player made racially insensitive remarks on social media about a player from Mayfield? Would you be fine with posting those exact remarks from a deleted tweet?

 

Once a kid is a professional athlete and is getting paid for his craft I think it is free game..but when negative press and sensationalism over their judgement jeopardizes potentially their career and scholastic standing I think it is simply low brow.

There's a big difference in poking fun and reporting the news.

 

And what is the news in this instance?

 

Drew Barker likens Japanese Soccer players to World War 2 kamikazes? That's hard hitting journalism.

 

That's not news..it is gossip.

I'm just glad he knew who attacked Pearl Harbor considering the sad state of our education system. Could have been worse, he could have tweeted after the victory over Germany's team.

I don't see how one is worse than the other.

I respectfully disagree

 

Let's say Beechwood had a Senior Running Back who was being recruited by D-1 schools and up for Mr. Football who was 18 years of age. If he was arrested for marijuana citation would you promote breaking the news and the details?

 

Let's say instead that player made racially insensitive remarks on social media about a player from Mayfield? Would you be fine with posting those exact remarks from a deleted tweet?

 

Once a kid is a professional athlete and is getting paid for his craft I think it is free game..but when negative press and sensationalism over their judgement jeopardizes potentially their career and scholastic standing I think it is simply low brow.

 

I would argue that once a kid is classified as an adult, it is fair game. The press doesn't jeopardize their careers...their poor decision making jeopardizes their careers.

And what is the news in this instance?

 

Drew Barker likens Japanese Soccer players to World War 2 kamikazes? That's hard hitting journalism.

 

That's not news..it is gossip.

 

No gossip would be, "I heard Drew Barker tweeted..." A screenshot of his actual tweet is fact, not gossip.

 

He is the QB of an SEC football program. If he Tweets something stupid, it will be talked about. That's on him...not the media.

I respectfully disagree

 

Let's say Beechwood had a Senior Running Back who was being recruited by D-1 schools and up for Mr. Football who was 18 years of age. If he was arrested for marijuana citation would you promote breaking the news and the details?

 

Let's say instead that player made racially insensitive remarks on social media about a player from Mayfield? Would you be fine with posting those exact remarks from a deleted tweet?

 

Once a kid is a professional athlete and is getting paid for his craft I think it is free game..but when negative press and sensationalism over their judgement jeopardizes potentially their career and scholastic standing I think it is simply low brow.

 

Everything is case by case here at BGP but when you are 18 you are fair game.

 

Also you have to look at it from my point of view, if I/we don't report on something then we are quickly accused of playing favorites, censoring information, and given analogies to you posted this and this is way worse than that, and my opinion is this and your opinion is that and blah blah blah you have an agenda, blah blah blah.

 

It is really no win and I don't believe censorship is the answer.

 

And I am completely cool with agreeing to disagree.

I don't see how one is worse than the other.

 

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor"? Senator John Blutarsky.

^^^

"I would argue that once a kid is classified as an adult, it is fair game. The press doesn't jeopardize their careers...their poor decision making jeopardizes their careers."

 

 

How do you compare your judgement making now compared to your 18 year old self?

 

Maybe you are a far better person than the rest of us.. but I would even quantify myself as a "good kid" when I was 18 through college... with that said there were certainly things I said, did, or took part in that had someone put my life under the microscope could have ruined me. I would say the vast majority of people would agree that their 18-21 year old self was a disaster waiting to happen in hindsight.

So..who's at fault? the 20 year old college kid, the parents for not teaching him to be sensitive to these types of things, coaches for continuing to allow him to be juvenile or us for even caring what this dope says?