fourthward wrote:

cornhuskercatfan wrote:

As for the jock-sniffing sports writers...like it or not 9 times out of 10 they do know more than most of us info.-wise

Not really! I worked for the Charlotte Observer for 5 years in the newsroom and trust me guy you would be surprised. Many of these guys are just writers with a degree who was in the right place at the right time and ended up with a job. Have you listened to Charlotte sports talk radio lately? Sports fans want to believe that just because a guy is on the radio everyday or writes for the local rag that their musings are infallible. They give their opinion and fabricate just as much as any fan out there. That's why you have a contingent of athletes (not just Panthers either) that don't trust members of the media and rarely talk to them. I have a decent sports sense and I attend alot of the games and watch things many fans (and writers) usually ignore so I'm pretty weary of the opinions of more than a few of these guys! I've seen them (writers) in action, but that's just me.