Re: TV taking job at Sanford Health
I don't see Zimmer taking the SDSU beat. Unless things have changed he has clearly said he likes the D-2 beats (Augie & USF) and not the rigors of covering a D-1 school. There has got to be some young journalists jumping at the chance to apply for this position, Terry has made this position into a very good gig. The next person will have some huge shoes to fill. The research and time Terry put into his coverage was second to none.
Just don't stick us w/ Mick. The Skyforce coverage has been next to nothing since he took over. Skyforce has had two players called up to NBA teams in the last week and very little or no mention of it.
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Re: TV taking job at Sanford Health
Originally posted by SDSU82 View PostI respectfully disagree with the pro Zimmer group. We need a beat reporter in the Vandrovec mold who has embraced all of the extras in coverage that we have come to enjoy and expect including well researched and knowledgable live chats, relevant and interesting SDSU twitter posts, blog posts, etc. Zimmer has expressed far less than favorable opinions on SDSU athletics in the past. Further, I specifically remember him allowing a post on his Thursday live chat, back when he conducted one, slandering one of our most highly revered women's basketball players who was in her playing years at the time. Zimmer also made a statement during one of those same live chats that he considers the SDSU fans to be the worst fans or most arrogant or annoying fans or something to that effect. I don't recall the exact words. We deserve someone invested in and wanting to be our beat writer and with the same talent and drive to excel that Terry has shown us.
Respectfully, these expectations cost money, and what's going on with the newspaper business now might make it hard for this job to go to anyone other than a rookie looking to make a mark in order to move up. It's the business reality now; the Argus recently went through a purge of some of its senior writers/reporters and so my educated guess is TV saw the long-term view from there and looked at the reality of taking a job keeping him closer to his family while probably making more money. This issue is something we've discussed at other times on this board, most notably whether it's fair for consumers of broadcasts and the expertise of beat reporters to do go-arounds to get free media. Someone's gotta pay for the time, expertise development, and family health care for the person that will do this often under-appreciated work. Said as one whose been there and seen the business model implode in a veritable flash of time. On the point about Zimmer: The person covering the beat can and probably should be a fan of the sport, but not the Jackrabbits. Agree that perceived gratuitously hostile past tweets or reader posts may be factored into the judgment of whether the person covering the beat comes at it objectively, but maybe those observations about Jackrabbit fans give us an opportunity to look in the mirror. Could there be a thread of truth in those observations vis a vis other state schools?
Good luck to Terry. He did a great job. All things pass.
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To be clear, I see that Zimmer still conducts a weekly live chat, apparently on Tuesdays. I thought that they used to be on Thursdays but maybe they have always been on Tuesdays. Whether his chats are on Tuesdays or Thursdays, that does not change the content of the posts in his chat that I referred to previously.
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I respectfully disagree with the pro Zimmer group. We need a beat reporter in the Vandrovec mold who has embraced all of the extras in coverage that we have come to enjoy and expect including well researched and knowledgable live chats, relevant and interesting SDSU twitter posts, blog posts, etc. Zimmer has expressed far less than favorable opinions on SDSU athletics in the past. Further, I specifically remember him allowing a post on his Thursday live chat, back when he conducted one, slandering one of our most highly revered women's basketball players who was in her playing years at the time. Zimmer also made a statement during one of those same live chats that he considers the SDSU fans to be the worst fans or most arrogant or annoying fans or something to that effect. I don't recall the exact words. We deserve someone invested in and wanting to be our beat writer and with the same talent and drive to excel that Terry has shown us.
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I think with the health situation of Kailey, this seems like an excellent fit.
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Originally posted by MontanaRabbit View PostI would sure think that the SDSU beat has a lot more of following than Augie or USF. Call it a promotion or whatever you want to call it, but the more people that read his work the better.
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Real bummer to lose TV for sure. Hard to argue with his decision though, best of luck to him.
Count me in on the Zimmer to SDSU beat bandwagon. Love his stuff.
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Originally posted by MontanaRabbit View PostWonder if they promote Matt Zimmer. I always enjoyed his blog when they didn't limit the number of online articles.
And even though he and I don't always agree on things (like the State Tournaments in Sioux Falls thing), he's a heck of a writer and would be an excellent SDSU beat writer.
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Originally posted by goon View PostWould it be a promotion or were they more equal in terms of work but SDSU brings more coverage and fan interest? I felt Zim would probably be it. tough for hiring a newb to start in the middle of confrence play and summit tourny.
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Originally posted by bigticket1 View PostGlad Terry is staying in the area. You would think this job should provide unequaled health care benefits , which is huge for the Vandrovec family.
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Originally posted by Nidaros View PostI hope we can find a capable replacement, but good luck to Terry. What a hard working guy. He will be missed.
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Glad Terry is staying in the area. You would think this job should provide unequaled health care benefits , which is huge for the Vandrovec family.
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Good for him. Probably of a lot of extra perks with this job. I always feared this day, I think he was a big part of improving the culture of SDSU just for all the content he gave fans. Stuff we never had before and the quality and quantity. We owe him a big thanks. Who ever takes over has big shoes to fill for sure. The bar has been set.
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Originally posted by MontanaRabbit View PostWonder if they promote Matt Zimmer. I always enjoyed his blog when they didn't limit the number of online articles.
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Re: TV taking job at Sanford Health
Originally posted by MontanaRabbit View PostWonder if they promote Matt Zimmer. I always enjoyed his blog when they didn't limit the number of online articles.
Best of luck to Terry. Gotta do what's best for you and your family.
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