Mike Griffith = Shill

#26
#26
VolInMusicCity said:
I don't live in Knoxville and I don't guess I read the guy enough to know what you guys are talking about. What facts does he not give a good job of communicating? He breaks down the games. He writes about practices and injuries. He writes about what he knows to be going on behind-the-scenes in the deal with the NCAA. He doesn't have a ton of access to the inner-workings of the AD but he knows the staff and players as well as any writer out there. He's not an investigative reporter. He's not a columnist.
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Every "fact" he presents is through Pearl-tinted goggles. The guy is a laughingstock around these parts.
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#28
#28
volroadwarrior said:
I don't see the problem. Most "journalists" have an agenda of one kind or other and Griffin is no different. If you don't like someone giving the UT side of the story, don't read it.
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You are correct in asserting that bias exists in all humans. However, while the existence of this bias is inescapable, its effect(s) can be identified as requiring correction and mitigated to the point of having very little, if any, tangible impact on either our personal and/or professional lives. How well or poorly we choose to combat our own biased beliefs is by and large a strictly personal matter, alone. Simply, while my plumber may be favorably biased for President Obama's universal healthcare initiative because it best serves his particular situation, it neither prevents nor hinders his ability to unclog my sink.

But journalism is different, in that it not only requires - but demands - that the journalist commits her/himself to a life-long and earnest process of both identifying and preventing their own personal biases from being evidenced in their reporting, and ultimately, to prevent them from causing any undue influence upon the public whom they hope to inform.

To be clear, I do not believe that every journalist perfectly accomplishes these lofty ideals, neither completely nor in all cases - but their continued desire to do so must always actively remain a preeminent goal. If such is the case - and that effort remains to be of on-going importance, while no journalist can ever fully erase all bias, it seems reasonable to believe that you should see some improvement in this area, if only with the passage of time and the attainment of experience.

But that's not the case with Griff, it seems, as he's not only failing to show improvement in this, the most critical element of his job as a journalist, but is actually getting worse.....and inarguably so. In fact, since BP's public admission of lying to the 'AA, he has further devolved even from his previously lowest-perched seat of, "local hack" to "biggest mouthpiece", and now (with his most recent piece) seems to be fulfilling some new stunningly lower role of, "Chief Apologist / Campaign Coordinator: Save Bruce Pearl Initiative".

Now, if you happen to like or agree with what he is saying - you certainly have a right to do so - but such is only a reflection of your own personal bias. Just as my oppostion to his opinion is indicative of my own.

However, if you believe that what he is now doing is, "journalism", then you are ignorantly in error of its core tenets. And most importantly, if you believe that his doing so is to serve the ultimate and best interest(s) of the University of Tennessee, its Athletic Department, our basketball program or its many fans or supporters, then you are naive, to say the very least.

If you fail to see that this is not only for promotion and protection of the personal and collective interests of Griff, BP and his lemmings, alone - but that such is being gained by placing those needs above all else, including those previously mentioned (i.e. UT, UTAD, et al) - then you are a fool of the first order.

And to be absolutely clear, when I say, "fool" - I mean that in the most literal sense (i.e. a dullard, a dimwit, a VN recruiting guru, liberals), but admittedly, the provided examples may be somewhat reflective of my own personal bias.

See what I did there, in identifying and admitting my own bias? Didn't seem that difficult at all, especially considering that I don't earn a living as a blogger / journalist / apologetic / tool.
 
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#29
#29
ukvols said:
Pulling the head coach and top assistant off the recruiting trail for one year is a severe, unprecedented, self-imposed penalty. What else is he supposed to call it?
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Clearly, Mike Slive - you know, the SEC Commissioner, and former defender of 'AA violators - didn't think that the self-imposed "penalties" were "severe" enough, given his decision to impose an additional 8-game suspension - and this, in absence of either the conclusion of the investigation or the summary of findings from the 'AA.

In fact, a better (and far easier) claim could be made that he found the self-imposed penalties closer to, "woefully and inappropriately lacking" as opposed to "severe".

But, at the end of the day, use whichever definition of "severe" you choose - Griff's or Slives.
 
#30
#30
JZVOL said:
Very few who are unbiased, but literally lying in bed with the the team you cover is another thing.

I do agree this article isn't one of those instances though.
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This article was selected simply as the latest, and not necessarily the only or most egregious, example.

I'm speaking (and have admittedly only alluded) to his perpetual apologia since BP's actions were first made known. It's the body of work which I believe serves as evidence that Griff is little more than the mouthpiece for BP/TJ, and seemingly now MH as well - at least insofar as he is in this pulling-out-all-stops kind of spin / damage control mode that he is now in (and where he will remain, at least for several months, or as long as he remains AD - whichever is shorter)

Sorry that wasn't more explicitly stated, as I can see where alleging this from that single article could cause some confusion.
 
#31
#31
Griffith sounded like a Justin Beiber groupie during his interview with Trevor Bayne today.
 
#34
#34
volroadwarrior said:
I don't see the problem. Most "journalists" have an agenda of one kind or other and Griffin is no different. If you don't like someone giving the UT side of the story, don't read it.
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Most journalists are at least "decent" writers. Griffith is bad. Like real real bad. My writing was appreciably better than Griffith's when I was in 8th grade. And maybe even 7th grade. I'm not making a joke with that.
 
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