Comments on Old Gold & Blog: Wake Forest Under-Covered at Media Weekend?

Zach, I agree with what you're saying. The proble...

2008-07-23T21:39:00.000-04:00

Zach, I agree with what you're saying. The problem in football is that media perception has a DIRECT impact on national rankings (the AP poll) which have a direct impact on postseason play and even in determining the national champion. It also has an effect on public perception, which effects invitations to lesser bowls. In basketball, where it's all decided on the court, media coverage means squat, but football is a very different animal.

I was able to get the original formatting issues f...

2008-07-23T20:56:00.000-04:00

I was able to get the original formatting issues fixed. Sorry about that.

Thanks burgh. I agree with you to a point, in that...

2008-07-23T15:23:00.000-04:00

Thanks burgh.

I agree with you to a point, in that we've already seen Wake's coverage grow in the last 2 years, but I think our upper limit of interest and coverage is much lower than that of pretty much any other ACC team. We can continue to grow to an extent, but the foundation (alumni) won't ever be big enough for that kind of coverage (in my opinion). I think the only possibility would be for Wake to become the Duke of college football, but something like that would probably require at least one if not more than one National Championship.

Zach, that was a great post. We, and I am guilty, ...

2008-07-23T14:39:00.000-04:00

Zach, that was a great post. We, and I am guilty, sometimes forget the masses control the media. And although we love our Deacs and want to hear about them all the time, most other people don't. I do however think that is changing, it will just take a few more winning seasons.

I apologize for the wierd formatting of this post....

2008-07-23T13:24:00.000-04:00

I apologize for the wierd formatting of this post. Apparently that happens when I post from my phone. I'll try to fix it next time I'm at a computer but I can't promise when that will be.