(10-02-2022, 12:10 PM)Phogge Wrote: I understand about the threat of losing access because of an actual tough question but the reporters need to do a better job. Are any of the attendees being paid? If I was their editor (and I’ve spent 55 years working for all the networks, etc) I would demand a tougher approach. It’s the editor’s job to take on an ornery coach or SID if they don’t like the question. The reporters should not be afraid of asking.
Maybe... “Coach, your offense was succeeding against Oregon’s bench. The game was over at halftime realistically. Admission requirements block some players from entrance and block others from working to gain admission. You just said that you’re looking forward to sleeping in your own bed and to next week’s crowd. Have you noticed all the empty seats in the stadium this year and the preponderance of USC fans three weeks ago? So what can you do long term to get back to a competitive level? Please don’t say “execution.”
He’ll probably walk out but the point will have been made. Follow up questions the rest of the season would center on when is a losing program enough for him?
Of course would never happen. But I’d be satisfied if he would just get pissed off. Would show that he has a personality.
Who even covers Stanford for Bay Area? Steve Kroner (been around forever) writes articles in the Chron for both Cal and Stanford. But he’s not a beat reporter per se. They don’t have one.
The lack of interest in the Bay Area on both sides of the Bay is obvious. So why should anyone ask tough questions (which Bay Area reporters don’t seem to do much relating to any team, college or pro) when so few give a darn?