Deadspin takes aim at Myron: ESPN Hoops Writer Makes Terrible "Bold Predictions"

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Deadspin takes aim at Myron: ESPN Hoops Writer Makes Terrible "Bold Predictions"

Hat tip to DZ for forwarding me this article from Deadspin today:

Last Wednesday, ESPN college basketball writer Myron Medcalf made "10 Bold Predictions" for the upcoming Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight. Now that the dust has settled, it's clear that Medcalf's predictions were indeed very bold, and also very wrong. Let's go through them one by one:

http://regressing.deadspin.com/espn...source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Go Gophers!!
 

Haha, I remember him just swinging and missing last year too on a similar article. Great picture.
 

Good stuff. As typical, Myron's picks are way off.
 


I want to know how Myron got the ESPN job. Seriously. I have no doubt that there are a dozen or more journalism students at the U who could do a better job than him, right now.
 


Marcus would have been a much, much better choice if you were going to hire a twin cities/regional guy.
 

dpodoll68 said:
I want to know how Myron got the ESPN job. Seriously. I have no doubt that there are a dozen or more journalism students at the U who could do a better job than him, right now.
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MadtownGopher said:
Marcus would have been a much, much better choice if you were going to hire a twin cities/regional guy.
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They tried to hire Sid, but Sid said PARDON ME?........so they moved on.

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Predictions for the tournament are a complete crapshoot and about 500 writers nationally wrote the same 'predictions for the Sweet 16' piece. He was way off but so what? Most people's brackets were destroyed after the first Saturday
 

dpodoll68 said:
I want to know how Myron got the ESPN job. Seriously. I have no doubt that there are a dozen or more journalism students at the U who could do a better job than him, right now.
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It's about who you know. Anybody can put words on a page. Journalism is all about connections especially with the declining number of jobs.
 



dpodoll68 said:
I want to know how Myron got the ESPN job. Seriously. I have no doubt that there are a dozen or more journalism students at the U who could do a better job than him, right now.
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it has something to do with the quota system
 


Doogie couldn't have been much better. During the B1G tourney he proclaimed Aaron Craft will be playing in the NBA next year. I about spit my OJ out.
 

ESPN College Hoops Writer (Myron) Makes Terrible "Bold Predictions"

I know how you all like to rip on Myron, so I thought I'd share this. He made Deadspin. I told him that this means he's really "made it", lol!


Last Wednesday, ESPN college basketball writer Myron Medcalf made "10 Bold Predictions" for the upcoming Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight. Now that the dust has settled, it's clear that Medcalf's predictions were indeed very bold, and also very wrong. Let's go through them one by one...
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http://regressing.deadspin.com/espn-college-hoops-writer-makes-terrible-bold-predicti-1555200016

Sorry - didn't see it was posted earlier, Myron just sent it to me so I thought it was hot off the presses!
 



We are there so many terrible terrible sports mines that get jobs.. Marcus is one of the better ones. Myron and rayon its like they have never seen a game. Or watch college basketball. Pretty funny stuff.
 

gopherhoopsguy said:
We are there so many terrible terrible sports mines that get jobs.. Marcus is one of the better ones. Myron and rayon its like they have never seen a game. Or watch college basketball. Pretty funny stuff.
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I don't know. Marcus has spent the last 4 days saying how the Big 12 was better than the Big 10.
 



GoodasGold said:
He didn't claim it was 2 better, did he?
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Big Ten at the top. Big 12 overall “<a href="https://twitter.com/T_Habs16">@T_Habs16</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/GophersNow">@GophersNow</a> after "judging" the whole season, which conference was the best in your opinion?”</p>— Marcus R. Fuller (@GophersNow) <a href="https://twitter.com/GophersNow/statuses/450112445948784641">March 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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