http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-sondheimer22-2008jun22,0,3855167.column
According to Eric Sondheimer of the Los Angeles Times, Mike Bellotti has lost some of his credibility in the recruiting world. According to the article, Bellotti pulled a scholarship from an LA area high school football player after he had committed to the program. The author thinks that it is wrong for college football coaches to pull scholarships when kids are bound to their school choice when they sign a letter of intent. However, I believe the writer must have some sort of LA bias because this happens all the time in college football. The only difference in this story is that it is Mike Bellotti, who coached a team that beat USC last year.
In my opinion, if USC coach Pete Carroll would have done the same thing, the author would have swept the story under the rug and instead focused on the good things Pete Carroll has done for the USC program and kids around LA. The fact of the matter is that this happens all the time in college football for many reasons. I believe the reason why this reason writer wrote about this singular case is that Oregon and Mike Bellotti have begun to reach into southern California for athletes, which may rub some people the wrong way.
As journalists, we need to realize that we all have biases that tend to come out in our writing. As you’re reading this, you’re probably thinking that I am biased toward the article because I am a Duck. However, when something is quite common as is the case here and Rick Neuheisel, the king of NCAA allegations is in the town you write in, it seems as though there are bigger fish to fry for the author. I’m not saying Bellotti is right in the situation, I’m just saying that the author should present more context to his article.
According to Eric Sondheimer of the Los Angeles Times, Mike Bellotti has lost some of his credibility in the recruiting world. According to the article, Bellotti pulled a scholarship from an LA area high school football player after he had committed to the program. The author thinks that it is wrong for college football coaches to pull scholarships when kids are bound to their school choice when they sign a letter of intent. However, I believe the writer must have some sort of LA bias because this happens all the time in college football. The only difference in this story is that it is Mike Bellotti, who coached a team that beat USC last year.
In my opinion, if USC coach Pete Carroll would have done the same thing, the author would have swept the story under the rug and instead focused on the good things Pete Carroll has done for the USC program and kids around LA. The fact of the matter is that this happens all the time in college football for many reasons. I believe the reason why this reason writer wrote about this singular case is that Oregon and Mike Bellotti have begun to reach into southern California for athletes, which may rub some people the wrong way.
As journalists, we need to realize that we all have biases that tend to come out in our writing. As you’re reading this, you’re probably thinking that I am biased toward the article because I am a Duck. However, when something is quite common as is the case here and Rick Neuheisel, the king of NCAA allegations is in the town you write in, it seems as though there are bigger fish to fry for the author. I’m not saying Bellotti is right in the situation, I’m just saying that the author should present more context to his article.
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