It would be hard to get this past Medill professor David Nelson...
Northwestern, which was 3-5 in the Big Ten, looks at the matchup as a chance to build on a strong finish. The Wildcats had a four-game winning streak snapped in a 31-17 loss in the regular-season finale at Michigan State.
"Our young men were ecstatic when I told them we were going to Houston," Northwestern head coach Randy Walker said. "You should have heard the roar in our team room. They are fired up for this opportunity. We understand the challenge it’s going to be to play a team like A&M, but we’ll be hungry and excited for it."
I MEAN, REALLY???????
The mistake is that Randy Walker is no longer the coach. The man isn't even alive.
Robert Cessna from The Eagle in Bryan, TX, wrote this gem. He should be fired on the spot. It was posted on many websites, but has since been taken down.
Anyway, just a priceless screw-up by someone, who clearly didn't do his homework nor has he watched college football or anything like that in years apparently.
As a journalism graduate, this is irking to see. Thoughts?
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What big media is that from?
What was the mistake that bothered you so much?
Updated it. Newspaper in College Station, TX. And Randy Walker has been dead for almost 6 years.
To be so harsh on Cessna, your heading is misleading. The term "big media" implies that the Bryan Eagle is to journalism what Philip Morris is to tobacco or Exxon Mobil is to petroleum. Or, did you not do your homework?
You're right, maybe I should change the title to "Crappy small town newspaper gives reporters a bad name."
The Bryan Eagle is to journalism what Philip Morris is to tobacco. It's slowly eating itself and the industry it is a part of.
I would love to find out where the author found that a deceased person is still the coach.