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4 parting shots Kirk Herbstreit’s influence on Dylan Raiola flip
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4 parting shots Kirk Herbstreit’s influence on Dylan Raiola flip
ATHENS — It’s hard to know how much Dylan Raiola would have played at Georgia, if at all.
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Dylan who? Can we please just get articles about DAWGS! I could care less about Huskers. Isn't this DAWG NATION?
Based on incidents observed throughout the years. Integrity is not a word describing much in college football especially broadcasters like Herbstreit. After the fake budget cutting move to fire Dave Pollack who got great polling numbers by the way. And the clowns of woke broadcasters hired by ESPN since. Especially , Saban whom ESPN and a corrupt SEC officiating group tried to propel to a final NC so their unannounced hire would be wearing a crown when hired. Not the tired, haggard old man he actually is. Yes, I can say this as I am there as well. If not for being an old Dawg fan, I wouldn’t watch or care to watch the laughable scenarios these overpaid clowns put out there.
I have no problem with Raiola flipping to Nebraska. I have no problem with Herbstreit giving advice.
I do have a problem with how that advice came to be. It would be one thing for Mr. Raiola to (solicit) call and ask for anyone's advice.
It is a different story when an ESPN personality calls a committed recruit's father and says, if it's true, do it... That is clearly crossing the line!
But wait, "in case anyone forgot" from the above paragraph. 🤔🤔🤣🤣🤣. These articles are like 2-3 days apart, yep, we forgot.
Mike, I haven't seen many posters blaming Herbsxxit for the flip; and most are happy to move on but for the articles that keep coming. The beef I'm hearing from Dawg fans is mostly that Herbsxxit's alleged unsolicited meddling (if true) was unscrupulous, unprofessional, and possibly personal-agenda driven. But the upshot is we've got a keeper in Puglisi, with Beck and Gunner ready to roll. Go Dawgs!
Agreed "SmartsTheMan". I too have NO problem with Raiola flipping. MG, none of your points matter to me, what does matter to me is that one of the major voices of college football is making calls, encouraging players to go to one school over the other. KH initiated the call, there is no backpedaling what happened. It's totally unethical. KH is not Peyton Manning, big difference and that's not even a good comparison. Peyton isn't the leading voice of college football and Peyton isn't the center point on every game day broadcast.
Ditto.
"Herbstreit is one of the best television analysts in the business, if not the best."
One man's opinion and not an opinion shared by many.
Birds of a feather…
MG, you have, once again, let your true colors fly!
I guess I should give you credit for that.
DawgNation and writers like you are on the way out, anyway, just like the reputation THE AJC has in the state of Georgia= mediocre and biased.
Love it how you are telling your readers to put something to bed BECAUSE THAT’S YOUR PERSONAL FEELINGS ON IT, instead of simply reporting and allowing your readers to make that decision.
What’s wrong, Mike? You do not think Georgia fans are smart enough to make up their own mind?
I harken back to the story and multiple articles you posted about a former Wake Forest QB who transferred, and the time and script of your articles in their message to your readers.
It begs the question: Do you know what the definition of a hypocrite is?
Yet the articles about an "all me" player, that was NEVER a Bulldog at heart, continue.. Raiola moved to GA to play for Buford, and dropped several recruiting spots facing better competition, that says a lot. I'd rather have Puglisi, 7 days a week. It wouldn't surprise me at all to see Raiola transfer again after this season, its in his blood.
Exactly. I don't care that Raiola went to Nebraska....I care that a Sports Media organization has so much sway over CFB. There's no telling how many times this happened before....because, it will never be investigated. Not as long as "reporters" cover for "reporters" the way they do, these days. And, the NCAA?...fuggidaboutit.
I noticed @MikeGriffith question Daddy Raiola's motivation....but, not Herbstreit's. Why is that. My question would be...."Why did Herbstreit feel the need to call someone he didn't know, to talk about a kid he barely knew and a school he has no ties to?....To tell him Matt Rhule is a good Coach?"....c'mon Mike. You're smarter than that.
If he had said, he called to find out if the rumors were true...and, that's all. I might've bought that.. But, he never did clarify...what made him go and find Raiola's phone number and make that phone call? Did Daddy Warbucks ESPN direct him to do it?. Did they pull the same kind of "campaigning" during the CFP Final 4 selection? Was Herbstreit being "used"? Inquiring minds want to know.
And....the only reason Manning gave Fromm advice, is because they had prior interaction. Fromm attended the "Manning QB Camp" and maintained communication. Hell...athletes have been advising athletes on those types of decisions, going back to Genesis. No big deal.
This wasn't that...this was, an ESPN employee using inside information, to apply undue pressure to a "High School Recruit". If Raiola had intended to go to Nebraska...he would've moved there. Lol
Manning didn't hold a position with the Premier Sports [and Recruiting] Voice in the world....ESPN. Herbstreit is "the face" of that organization....which also delves deep into the "Recruiting World" every year.
NEVER has a "Herbstreit Type" reached out to the random Athlete to give recruiting advice. The Athlete usually reaches out to the "Herbstreit Type", seeking advice. That didn't happen here.
To equate the "Fromm situation", to the "Herbstreit situation", is either ignorance or complicity in a coverup...IMO. If Herbstreit "reached out", at someone else's request...to turn Raiola's head and put the cherry on top, for Nebraska..."that" is still illegal.
Sports Media Strategy....[So....let's just get all indignant and don't investigate or question. Confuse the public with selective facts and rumors...till the next big thing...It'll be forgotten and blow over. Again.] Lol
On MGs own words. LET IT
GO!’ we have the better qb.
Exactly what I was thinking.
I thought we drew a line under the DR debacle weeks ago.
Mike, all you have to do is ask Herbstreit if he is calling Raiola a liar. Raiola said Herbstreit initiated the contact and it is as simple as that. If you actually did your due diligence as a reporter maybe you would get a little cred from your constituents. Not one fan that I know of doubts it was the best thing for Raiola to flip, but the scrupulous way it happened should cause pause and ask what roll a respected member of the media should have.