OT: For 13 years, ESPN submitted fake names of "associate producers" to win Emmy trophies for their on-air talent
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Just a funny story I saw... for 13 years ESPN executives submitted fake names of "associate producers" working on College GameDay in order to get extra Emmy trophies for their on-air talent who were not eligible for the awards. They then engraved new nameplates with the real names of the on-air talent and stuck them on the statues before giving it to them.
As first reported by the Athletic:
theathletic.com
For those who don't have it, report is summarized here:
"Stars such as Lee Corso (fake name: “Lee Clark”), Kirk Herbstreit (“Kirk Henry”), Chris Fowler (“Chris Fulton”), Desmond Howard (“Dirk Howard”), Tom Rinaldi (“Tim Richard”) and Samantha Ponder (“Steven Ponder”) were among those to receive the ill-gotten Emmys. The report additionally suggests Erin Andrews might have received an Emmy through the scheme (“Erik Andrews” was the name on the credit list), and highlights a photo of “SportsCenter” anchor Linda Cohn showing off Emmy statuettes that she would have been ineligible to receive."
37 Emmy trophies had to be returned once the scheme was uncovered.
As first reported by the Athletic:
ESPN used fake names to secure Emmys for ‘College GameDay’ stars
Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Chris Fowler, Desmond Howard and Samantha Ponder were among those given the ill-gotten awards.
theathletic.com
For those who don't have it, report is summarized here:
"Stars such as Lee Corso (fake name: “Lee Clark”), Kirk Herbstreit (“Kirk Henry”), Chris Fowler (“Chris Fulton”), Desmond Howard (“Dirk Howard”), Tom Rinaldi (“Tim Richard”) and Samantha Ponder (“Steven Ponder”) were among those to receive the ill-gotten Emmys. The report additionally suggests Erin Andrews might have received an Emmy through the scheme (“Erik Andrews” was the name on the credit list), and highlights a photo of “SportsCenter” anchor Linda Cohn showing off Emmy statuettes that she would have been ineligible to receive."
37 Emmy trophies had to be returned once the scheme was uncovered.
Big XII Conference Games - Regional/Specialized Media Coverage
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I almost posted this in the Kansas game thread, or somewhere else. But I figured we could use a dedicated thread of more Regional or Specialized Media Coverage of Big XII Conference Games.
So, here's Clutchpoints, who I've been reading recently more and more, on the Kansas game, with great quotes of Kansas HC Bill Self.
So, here's Clutchpoints, who I've been reading recently more and more, on the Kansas game, with great quotes of Kansas HC Bill Self.
Kansas Basketball's Bill Self Gets Brutally Honest After Upset Loss To UCF
Bill Self had a lot to say.
clutchpoints.com
QUOTE: _'“[UCF] went soft press, back to zone and then ended it man to man,”... Self said “When... Hunter out [foul trouble], we didn't really have any offense... didn't do a good job of penetrating the zone.... We were awful against their zone... we struggled for the rest of the night”... wasn't that Kansas basketball played poorly... UCF had a good plan in place. Self gave the Knights credit. “... UCF totally took us out of everything... created because of UCF's activity. They're really athletic... Johnny's done a great job and give them credit, they were better than us tonight. There's no understating that... The game was lost... in the last four minutes of the first half and obviously, the first three minutes of the second half. The depth of the league is great...”'_