Reusse Thinks Tubby Will Bolt

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Tubby and Donna love it in the Twin Cities. Tubby will retire as a Gopher.
 

I second that comment FOT about Tubby loving the TC's which I received from a very realiable source.
 

The second deck press box is about 15 seats away from me. He's been at about half of the games I've attended. Considering all of the teams that he covers, that's pretty good.
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Any chance of making the student section aware of where he sits ?

Lol.

Chants, rotten fruit, signs ..
 

jamiche said:
The second deck press box is about 15 seats away from me. He's been at about half of the games I've attended. Considering all of the teams that he covers, that's pretty good.
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You've got a faulty memory. There is NO chance, I mean ZERO chance that he's personally attended half of the Tubby Smith era home games. None.
 

What team were you watching last year Jamiche? Spencer and Coleman still drove me nuts, but their effort was much more sustained than previously. Also, the effort and discipline of last years team, especially on defense, far exceeded that of any Monson coached team. If you can't see that you must have some type of bias. Finally, your reference to "Tubby isn't the saint..." sound a lot like a Reusse statement that is just thrown out there just to discredit someone.
 


The student section doesn't care about washed up columnists, and neither should any of you. If you get this riled up, he is obviously doing his job, and doing it well.
 

coolhandgopher said:
A couple years ago, Reusse was quite critical of Jay Mariotti and his feud with Ozzie Guillen, chiding Mariotti for criticizing without ever visiting the locker rooms. How exactly are you different Patrick? He's become irrelevant as far as providing good information to readers, and he's hardly ever entertaining anymore.
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Last week Reusse wrote an article about the impact Gaborik's return had and also the fan reaction to him (Reusse named him this year's turkey of the year)....postgame? Reusse spent it in the Calgary locker room. No reaction from Gaborik or what his teammates thought of his return or any of their reaction to the smattering of boos.

How brave of you Pat.
 

Here's the problem. It shouldn't be his job to be the center of attention. At this stage in his career, Reusse obviously wants to be the story. As somebody so aptly pointed out, he stirs the pot simply to call attention to himself. So, I'd disagree that he's doing his job and doing it well if an entire city dislikes him and thinks he's a hack. The fact is that I expect a columnist to be either fair and informative or entertaining. Ruesse's neither. His bile has made him a horrible columnist. The only club left in his bag is the iconoclastic one (although, he also loves the maudlin stories about small-town sports americana, which makes him about as entertaining as Rick Reilly, which is to say, not very). Sure, he's a better writer than most of the ink-stained wretches around here, but that's because this area is cursed with a dearth of writing talent. Any town that allows Souhan to survive for more than a week as a columnist deserves all it gets, I suppose. Anyway, Reusse isn't doing his job, in my opinion. My pet peeve is when he takes runs at Don Lucia. It's not like he has interesting or novel takes. He just has become set in his ways, and finds it easiest to write columns taking uninformed jabs at popular Minnesota sports figures. Also, for what it's worth, I also sit close to the upper deck press box, and I haven't seen Pat at a game yet this year.
 

His job is to sell newspapers. Nothing more, nothing less. Columnists are not supposed to be fair, and considering how much people complain, and therefore must reading what he writes, he is entertaining.
 



From the Barn said:
His job is to sell newspapers. Nothing more, nothing less.
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That is only partially true. If his only job is to sell newspapers then he would just be putting pictures of naked women in his columns. While he certainly is paid to offer his opinion, there is some responsibility he has to base some of what he writes in conviction and at a minimum - base it in some sort of factual info. But, instead, he chooses to write in half truth and innuendo to prove his point (not exactly the mark of a wordsmith).

And, as to me personally, I can honestly say I've never run out to the store to buy a Strib because Reusse writes in it. I read him only because his ink is on the pages, not because he's a must read. If he fell off the face of the earth tomorrow, my readership level would not decrease. My contentment with the newspaper would increase, however.
 

tjgopher said:
You've got a faulty memory. There is NO chance, I mean ZERO chance that he's personally attended half of the Tubby Smith era home games. None.
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I guess I've been hallucinating.
 


Sometimes I read it on my iPhone (Pioneer Press & NY Times usually), other times my laptop, but I still like to browse throught the print edition of the Star Trib. I take the time to read snippets of articles, letters to the editor, etc that I never take the time to online.

So, quit judging others by your preference - something I've noticed as a common thread in your posts. You can learn by listening - or reading and trying to understand the point of view of another.
 




I just think its ridiculous to pay for something that is free, and then to complain about it. You just judged me bro!!
 

From the Barn said:
His job is to sell newspapers. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Ok, if that's the case, then....

From the Barn said:
Are you people really still paying for newspapers?
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Well, if his job is to sell newspapers and you insist that no one is paying for a newspaper anymore, then is he really doing his job? Yet, you write this...


From the Barn said:
he is obviously doing his job, and doing it well.
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So, if you make this claim, why are you so surprised that someone might buy a newspaper? Maybe they buy it because they want the coupons, which aren't available on line. Maybe they buy it because they want the agate in the sports page which is not available on line. Maybe they buy it because they want to the inserts (Parade Magazine or USA Today Insert) which is not available on line. Maybe they buy it because they don't have internet access. Maybe they buy it because they prefer to read hard copy. Maybe they buy it because they can't take their desktop into the bathroom and read it while they're doing their morning business.
 

I never said no one is buying newspapers, clearly people are spending money for a product they don't like, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
 

From the Barn said:
I never said no one is buying newspapers, clearly people are spending money for a product they don't like, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
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Just because someone doesn't like Reusse doesn't mean there aren't other areas of the paper that make it worth purchasing. Man, you need to broaden your mind a tad.

Things aren't so easy as: I hate Reusse = I shouldn't pay for the paper.

Reusse's three columns per week might make up less than 1% of the paper's entire contents.
 

No actually, others need to understand that if they don't read the column, they won't have a need to complain about it.
 



From the Barn said:
No actually, others need to understand that if they don't read the column, they won't have a need to complain about it.
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It is there to be read. Why not read it? Even if I don't like it or even if I think Ruesse is a has-been lazy writer, that doesn't mean I should just not read it. I read a lot of things I don't necessarily like, including many things on this forum. But, that doesn't mean I'll shut it out and ignore it.

Again, it is there to be read, so I read it. But, it is far from entertaining on most days and it is far from a must-read on any day. If I miss his column today I don't get the sense I'm out anything. Unlike if I miss a good episode of Two and A Half Men, where (for me) that is absolute, for sure, 100% guaranteed entertainment and always a must-see. I'll seek that out if I miss it. Never in a million years would I seek out a Reusse column that I've missed.

Again, not saying I'm right and you're wrong, just giving you my personal opinion on it.
 


From the Barn said:
So, why complain about it?
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People don't like something, they complain. Sometimes it leads to action, sometimes it doesn't. My gosh, I can click onto your blog and find no fewer than 100 things you've complained about in the last six months. Why do you complain about those things?

Heck, why are you wasting your time complaining about the fact that I've complained?

As a side note, I wouldn't complain if he simply took a justified shot at the Gophers. Certainly they are not perfect. But, his manufactured straw men and stretching of the truth to take a clear cheap shot is not good for the program. That's basically why I complain, but I've said that many times on this board already, so it won't do any good in your mind saying it again.
 


tjgopher said:
People don't like something, they complain. Sometimes it leads to action, sometimes it doesn't. My gosh, I can click onto your blog and find no fewer than 100 things you've complained about in the last six months. Why do you complain about those things?

Heck, why are you wasting your time complaining about the fact that I've complained?

As a side note, I wouldn't complain if he simply took a justified shot at the Gophers. Certainly they are not perfect. But, his manufactured straw men and stretching of the truth to take a clear cheap shot is not good for the program. That's basically why I complain, but I've said that many times on this board already, so it won't do any good in your mind saying it again.
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The thing is, I don't repeatedly seek out the the things I complain about. If I could avoid Zombie Nation by simply skipping to page C4 I would. His column is oh so easy to avoid though.

Sour's complaint at least makes sense, and is based on more than annoyance.
 

From the Barn said:
The thing is, I don't repeatedly seek out the the things I complain about. If I could avoid Zombie Nation by simply skipping to page C4 I would. His column is oh so easy to avoid though.

Sour's complaint at least makes sense, and is based on more than annoyance.
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1) I don't ever seek out Reusse's column. If it is there, I read it. If not, great. I do choose not to ignore it, but I'm not closed-minded enough to never take in anything I don't agree with. Doesn't mean I relinquish my right to claim that the writer is still wrong (IMO).

2) I have been fairly consistent in my complaints over the years. The complaints always have been because Ruesse's negative and often times fraudulent shots at the U are not good for the program. So, Sour and I are on the exact same page.

3) To me, it wasn't always this way with Ruesse. I thought his writings in the late 80s/early90s - especially his Twins coverage - was outstanding. He was at one time a must read. Years ago, I would have sought his stuff out. Not now, though. He's faded into something much less that what he used to be.
 

I confess to not reading every post here, but just what does he base his belief on. Has there been any contact between Tubby and other big time schools?

I think because of Tubby's success and Ruesse's disdain for the U he is conjecturing this up. No other reason. Given the welcome Tubby has received and the support, I personally think Tubby would be crazy to leave anytime within the next 5 years. When the fans get use to winning and start expecting more then realistic, like Kentucky, then he might consider it, but not now. He is no where near the meat grinder he has been. he has top recruiting classes coming in as well and the NCAA outlook is very bright. Given a year or two, he will get his practice facility and who knows, he may even come to like the barn. Why would he want to change now?
 



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