Blog Hound: Blame Herbstreit Or Sources For Les Miles Story?

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LSU football coach Les Miles held a press conference prior to his team's SEC Championship win over Tennessee to deny a report by ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit that said he would accept to head coaching job at the Univ. of Michigan. Bloggers weigh in on the situation.

Chip Shots
Posted by: Chip Ramsey

“There are several theories in play here, but it's apparent that a deal was done with Miles Friday night and the whole Miles to Michigan thing was a moot point come Saturday morning.”

The ‘Ville Voice
Posted by: rick

“I saw Herbstreit babbling on defending his story, but it’s a flat-out irresponsible practice that’s become all too common in college sports.”

The Bottom Line
Posted by: patrickdonohue

“Whereas most credible news organizations would address a story they reported and got wrong, the Worldwide Leader just ignores it and pretends like it didn’t happen.”

Warrior Chess
Posted by: Barry

“I believe Herbstreit's initial report that Miles was going to Michigan. Then LSU's staff moved in. In hindsight, this smells of an Ohio State conspiracy.”

Live Journal
Posted by: rcleopard

“[Miles'] team did not need to hear this right before they went into a game that still had some type of implication.”

BUILDING THE BUZZ: Sports Media Challenge's Buzz Manager analyzed the online buzz about Herbstreit’s report. Bloggers who argued Herbstreit didn’t overstep his bounds in reporting the story as early as he did were counted as positive, comprising 38.89% of relevant posts. Those who felt he was wrong to report the story prematurely were counted negative at 33.33%. 27.69% were neutral. Click here for more information. Visit www.SportsBusinessDaily.com for more info.

The topic ranked 4 out of 10 on The Buzz, indicating a medium level of interest.

Positive sentiment came from bloggers who argued Herbstreit did his job when he trusted his sources and reported the story.

Negative sentiment stemmed from bloggers who felt that Herbstreit shouldn’t have broken the news unless the source was Miles himself.

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