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Defensive End Gregory: No Fear of Failure
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When Bo Pelini declared Wednesday that the Huskers better get their rears ready to play because "we're going to fire our guns next year," that was sweet, reinforcing music to Randy Gregory, even if it was something he'd already heard. "I'll be in Lincoln for fall camp, and I have my goals set pretty high," he said. "I want to maintain a 3.0 GPA throughout my first semester, and I want to be a starter by the first game."
There is no fear of failure in this 6-foot-6, 230-pound defensive end who spurned dozens of scholarship offers, including three in the Big Ten (Purdue, Iowa, Illinois), three in the Pac-12 (UCLA, Washington and Oregon State), three in the Big 12 (Oklahoma, West Virginia and Iowa State) and two in the SEC (Arkansas, Missouri).
In Gregory's mind, those were all good schools, but Nebraska rated his "great" tag because it offered things the Indiana native didn't see anywhere else. "The biggest reason I became a Husker," Gregory said, "was because there's so much support from the coaches, staff and fans. I felt like if I did exactly what was asked of me, then there was no chance of failing while being there."
Gregory is a transfer from Arizona Western Community College in Yuma, where he was ranked as the nation's top junior college defensive end prospect. He can envision himself standing up and being able to provide pass coverage as well as premier pass-rushing capability like he showed in 2011 when 21 of his 81 tackles at Arizona Western resulted in losses. He also had nine sacks on a team that reached the national junior college championship game before being forced to redshirt his second year at Arizona Western after breaking his fibula in the 2012 season-opener.
Redshirt Gives Gregory Three More Years
That means Gregory has three years of eligibility left, and he plans to make the most of a football future that supplants the multiple options he once considered to play Division I basketball.
"Randy has a lot of things you can't coach, and that made him one of the most sought after defensive players in the country," said Rick Kaczenski, Nebraska's defensive line coach and Gregory's primary recruiting contact. "Randy has all the intangibles – the speed, the agility, the ability and just a knack for the game. He didn't really play football until he got in high school. He's a really, really good football player, but I think his best football is ahead of him because he's just scratched the surface of what he can be. He has all the tools to be a great one, that's for sure."
Nebraska coaches have been candid about getting more dynamic athletes with speed and quickness in the defensive line. Because he's already played a year at a high-level junior college, Gregory fits the speed profile to a T. Nebraska coaches are equally excited about the other five 2013 defensive line recruits who will get the same chance to start as Gregory – Maliek Collins, Kevin Maurice, Dimarya Mixon, A.J. Natter and Ernest Suttles.
Gregory welcomes the competition with open arms. "It's not where you start fall camp. It's where you finish," he said. "That's something my dad has always told me, and I really try to think of life that way whenever I start to doubt myself."
At Home, Dad is an Inspiring Role Model
Ken Gregory has been an inspiring role model for a son who is now officially a Cornhusker. "He's the model of what a man truly is," Gregory said of his dad. "He works hard every day, supports his family (including wife Mary) and supports every decision I make. He's the person who put a ball in my hands at an early age."
Kaczenski has met Gregory's parents and knows why he's so well rounded. "He's a real sharp kid because he's an extension of his family, Kaczenski said. "His dad graduated from Northwestern, and we recruited Randy when I was at Iowa. He committed to Purdue and then decided to go to one of the best junior colleges in the country instead. I kind of lost track of him, but was glad we found him again. He was one of the top three junior college recruits in the country. He fits our profile well, academically and athletically."
It's been a long journey from an Indianapolis suburb to Lincoln, but once Gregory joined the Huskers in his only Tunnel Walk experience to date, he's been hooked. "Having the chance to be in a sold-out Memorial Stadium and beating Michigan is something I'll never forget," he said. My official visit that weekend was amazing. Nebraska fans love the game just as much as the players and coaches do. They support you through your ups and downs, and in my opinion, we have the best fans in the nation."
For Gregory, Always 'We' and Rarely 'Me'
"We" is already a big part of Randy Gregory's vocabulary, and he also uses the collective noun to describe Nebraska's overall excellence in academics. "We're one place that puts academics just as high as football, if not higher," he said. "Everyone at Nebraska expects you to be the best you can be – on and off the field. When you visit, you can tell that we truly believe in being a student before an athlete."
Gregory puts winning before losing, too, and he knows how to keep it in perspective. "My dad has been a longtime San Francisco 49ers fan, and so am I," he said. "They lost the Super Bowl last Sunday, but they're still my favorite team and Aldon Smith (the 49ers' outside linebacker) is still my favorite NFL player."
In one of his heroes, Gregory sees a Nebraska-like mindset of constant improvement. "I'm always striving to become a better person and not get stuck on where I am now or where I was yesterday," he said. "I try to focus on the future and see where I can be."
Crouch a Husker Legend He'd Like to Meet
That's why Gregory holds Eric Crouch in such high regard. "I feel like he was so dynamic during his time at Nebraska," he said. "He's a Husker legend I'd love to meet sometime."
Gregory sees himself fitting into Nebraska's culture. "Coach Kaz recruited me, and he was real easy to get along with. That helped us build a good relationship," Gregory said. "I like the fact that he's straightforward. I felt like I could trust him throughout the process."
Pelini is also "a straightforward, hard-nosed guy," Gregory said. "He's a very passionate coach who will expect nothing but your best effort towards the team. I see Coach JP (John Papuchis) having the same kind of influence."
This much is certain. Pelini, Papuchis and Coach Kaz are counting on players like Gregory to step up and be counted when the guns begin firing next fall.
Emotional Ammunition to Be Successful
Gregory believes Nebraska is ready and aiming for dramatic defensive improvement, and he's every bit as fired up about that as his coaches.
"Our strength program is top-notch – whether it's the nutrition part of it or the weightlifting aspect to it," Gregory said. "There's no other program I've seen that can compare to what we have at Nebraska. I can't wait to have that strength complex and that training table become a daily part of my life. Nebraska has everything we all need to get better. That's why I say that if I do exactly what they ask of me, there should be no chance of failure."
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Class act here ... very lucky to have this young man as a Husker ... very good player from what his stats say and a better person based upon what I just read ... a beast on the field, hopefully!!! A speedy end-rusher is exactly what is needed (Broderick Thomas !!!). John Means, Baltimore, Maryland (Home of the world champion Ravens, two great tight ends and a Nebraska punter)
This kid sounds like Rich Glover, the Peter brothers, Suh and even like Burkhead – It's 'we' and not 'I'. Greg Weiss, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Good column and a refreshing piece! This recruit sounds like he has it all, including perspective and balance. He should make fall scrimmages a lot more interesting. Good luck, Randy, and welcome to Nebraska. Steve Brown, Omaha, Nebraska


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When the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI shut down the web site Megaupload yesterday, there were many responses, from outrage to confusion to applause, and nearly as many questions. One that stood out was simple: If Megaupload provides a service that can be used for legal pursuits, are they legally responsible for the users who use it to illegally share copyrighted material?
Maybe unsurprisingly, there are at least a few different answers to that question.
From the perspective of the Justice Department, which spent two years investigating Megaupload, the key to the company's guilt is in the way people like Harry Dinwiddie use the site. I asked Dinwiddie if he was stealing music. His answer:
"Pretty much. Mmmhmm."
Removing Megaupload from this marketplace won't stop Dinwiddie or others who want to share copyrighted files.
"You can go to RapidShare," he says. "There's many other websites. Megaupload was just the biggest name."
Of course, the technology really can be used for completely legal pursuits. Katie Fishman is one of many who use the site for something other than sharing copyright-protected material.
"There are huge chunks of data that I have uploaded for my own use so that I'll be able to access them whether or not I'm at my computer or someone else's or a work computer, if it's a question of multiple documents that I need to transfer and can't send over email," Fishman says.
Unfortunately, everything she has stored on Megaupload is currently unavailable to her.
Megaupload claims that most of the people using its site are like Fishman, not Dinwiddie. But content-holders like the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) disagree. According to Kevin Suh, who works on content protection for the MPAA, far more copyrighted material — hundreds of millions of dollars worth of movies, music, TV shows, video games and computer programs — is transferred illegally using the same technology.
"Megavideo and Megaupload really are the words copyright infringers on the Internet right now," Suh says. "And given that fact, it's important for us to use U.S. Government resources to address this kind of problem."
The takedown of Megaupload also involved the dramatic arrest, in New Zealand, of four of the company's executives, including its founder, Kim Dotcom. Dotcom, born Kim Schmitz, has insisted that Megaupload was created for legitimate uses, but Jim Burger, a copyright attorney, says that's not enough.
"It's not just what people are doing on your website. It's that you by actions and words are inducing them to violate copyright law," Burger says.
The Justice Department's indictment includes emails sent between Megaupload executives that make it clear that they know they're profiting from copyright theft, and there's a legal precedent for shutting down sites that can be used to trade files legally, if they're mostly used for copyright infringing file-sharing.
Peer-to-peer file-sharing services like Napster, Grokster and LimeWire have all been forced to shut down after battling with copyright holders.
After the shutdown of Megaupload was announced yesterday, the hacker group Anonymous launched an attack on many of the websites of companies that were involved in the indictment, including the Justice Department, the FBI, the MPAA and the Recording Industry Association of America.
"If you think about all the various cloud computing services, they can't monitor everything everybody stores on the site. It's just not really realistic to do that," Burger says.
So while Megaupload may be the latest battlefield on the war over copyright infringement and file-sharing, the war seems to be far from over.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.
And I'm Audie Cornish.
One of the biggest file sharing sites on the Internet, MegaUpload, has been shutdown. The Justice Department says the move is part of one of the largest criminal copyright cases it's ever brought.
As NPR's Laura Sydell reports, the case raises important questions for anyone who stores files of any kind online.
LAURA SYDELL, BYLINE: The reason the Justice Department spent two years investigating MegaUpload is because of people like Harry Dinwidde. You're stealing music.
HARRY DINWIDDIE: Pretty much.
SYDELL: Dinwidde used to use MegaUpload to pirate music all the time but not anymore. Yesterday, the Justice Department took down MegaUpload. Four of its executives were arrested in New Zealand. U.S. officials claim that hundreds of millions of dollars of copyrighted material - movies, music, TV shows, video games, computer programs - were being pirated using the same technology.
Officials were tipped off to the problem by the Motion Picture Association of America, says Kevin Suh, who works on content protection for the association.
KEVIN SUH: MegaVideo and MegaUpload really are the worst copyright infringers on the Internet. And given that fact, it's important for us to use U.S. government resources to address this kind of problem.
SYDELL: And if Hollywood had been looking to cast a guy in the role of Internet pirate, no actor could play the role better than the founder of MegaUpload, Kim Dotcom.
KIM SCHMITZ, AKA KIM DOTCOM: Awesome, man. Eighteen holes, man.
SYDELL: That is Dotcom himself from one of many online videos. In this one, he's driving a Mercedes right across the green way of a golf course. In other pictures, he's with girls in bikinis, standing by vats of cold champagne bottles or driving a yacht. Dotcom was previously known as Kim Schmitz and Kim Tim Jim Vestor. And in his native Germany, he was found guilty of insider trading and computer hacking.
The Justice Department isn't giving interviews about the case, but in its five-count indictment, it says Dotcom and his executives are guilty of criminal copyright infringement, conspiracy to commit money laundering and racketeering. They face up to 20 years in prison.
Jim Burger, a copyright attorney, says even if people were breaking the law on the site, that's not enough to convict these guys.
JIM BURGER: It's not just what people are doing on your website. It's that you, by actions and words, are inducing them to violate copyright law.
SYDELL: In the indictment, the Justice Department appears to have good evidence. For example, there are emails between company executives where they make it clear that they know they are profiting from copyright theft.
But Burger also says the case raises some concerns, as we move into an era where more and more people are storing movies, photos, music and more on the Internet. Or, as they say, in the Cloud. Like the kinds of services that Apple and Google have.
BURGER: If you think about, you know, all the various Cloud computing services they can't monitor everything everybody stores on the site. It's just not really realistic to do that.
SYDELL: MegaUpload's technology also lets people store files in the Cloud. MegaUpload claims that most users are like Katie Fishman, who used the site for legitimate reasons.
KATIE FISHMAN: There are huge chunks of data that I have uploaded for my own use, so that I'll be able to access them whether or not I'm at my computer or someone else's, or a work computer, if it's a question of multiple documents that I need to transfer and can't send over email.
SYDELL: Unfortunately, all the stuff she had stored on MegaUpload is now inaccessible to her because the Justice Department took down it down. MegaUpload user Dinwidde says it's easy to just go someplace else to pirate.
DINWIDDIE: You can go to RapidShare. You can go to File Sharing, there's many other websites. MegaUpload was just the biggest name.
SYDELL: Indeed, many people may recall a long list of other pirate sites, beginning with Napster and onto Grokster, and so forth. MegaUpload may be just the last model.
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Team Jacks No. 1 Goal: Awareness for All
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Jack Hoffman's inspiring 69-yard touchdown run has been seen across America and throughout the world – from every corner of America to Palau, an island country in the Western Pacific Ocean. We had one fan call in to say her husband had just watched Jack's run on TV in Paris and less than an hour later, another fan called to relate how her son had just watched Jack's touchdown in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city in East Africa. People in 218 countries have seen Jack's run – an unprecedented moment for a 7-year-old cancer patient. The run went viral through Huskers.com, buoyed by Andy Hoffman, Jack's dad, graciously accepting media requests from coast to coast.
The decision to be available to the media was not reached to bring more attention and exposure to Jack. It was made to reinforce what Andy and wife Bri consider the No. 1 priority for Jack's unique place as a young Husker hero. Jack's and Bri's top goal is to create awareness for pediatric brain cancer, a rare disease that claims the lives of approximately three children a day and leaves the survivors with physical and neurological deficits that they may never overcome. Last Sunday, when Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, CNN, ESPN Sports Center and Inside Edition all asked to interview Jack and his dad, Andy and Bri had a nearly one-hour discussion. As passionate as they are about raising pediatric cancer awareness, they wondered if such high-profile media outlets would see the world the same way they do.
"We've known for a long time that the Nebraska media gets it," Andy said. "They know what our foremost goal is – to get the word out and help 13,500 kids who are diagnosed with cancer every year, including 2,800 kids who are diagnosed with brain cancer. Bri and I decided we should accommodate every request we could reasonably handle.
"Since we've become advocates for this disease, we've been screaming from the mountain top that this disease needs to be placed on the national agenda," Andy said. "The media frenzy surrounding Jack's run gave us that opportunity. It's helped us get pediatric brain cancer to the nation's door step. Some let us do it; some don't. By the end of the week, we felt like we did everything we could to elevate what can help all kids with brain cancer, not just our own. This is an awareness ride, and we try to bring the entire childhood cancer community with us. Quite honestly, that's what drives us every day."
Jack's Run Has Received More than 7 Million Views
As the week progressed, awareness skyrocketed, and Jack's touchdown run had reached 7 million views on YouTube. The Fox News Channel and Sirius XM Radio came aboard later in the week, and it was apparent where Andy was coming from. Instead of having him focus on "The Run", he was able to focus on the disease itself. "This has never been about publicity, and we've never wanted the focus to be on Jack," Andy said. "Our goal all along has been to elevate the cause and explain that pediatric brain cancer has been using the same protocol treatment for 25 years. This isn't about Jack. It's about every kid fighting the disease every day."
When Nebraska made its greatest football comeback in school history in a 2011 nationally televised game against Ohio State, Rex Burkhead was wearing a "Team Jack and Pray" wristband and the commentators made a big deal about Rex's source of inspiration just days before Jack faced surgery at Boston's Children's Hospital.
Rewinding that moment and fast-forwarding every experience that has come after that game is a bit of a blur for a small-town Nebraska attorney and his wife, Bri, who still works on Saturdays. Yet the Hoffmans opened up their house once again to accommodate an ESPN crew that wanted to shed new light on a run the world keeps replaying and a cause that is just beginning to get some measurably important national attention.
Team Jack Claims a Place among Masters Coverage
Chris Connelly interviewed the Hoffman family in Atkinson, Neb., this week, and Jonathan Sweet produced a six-minute ESPN feature on Team Jack. The segment was promoted at the top of Sports Center's Friday night coverage from the Masters Golf Tournament and showcased the Hoffman family's two-year battle with brain cancer and the amazing story of Jack taking the field last Saturday and "taking it to the house" for an historic fourth quarter game-winning touchdown – a moment that keeps playing over and over so often that it has become frozen in the minds of millions with no connection to Nebraska.
The newest Team Jack segment reinforces the love for Jack Hoffman, who may have just coined an expression that will become as popular as the "Run Jack Run" exhortation. When Connelly asked Jack what it felt like scoring a touchdown, Jack said: "I felt like a real Husker … super-duper awesome."
The ESPN segment reflected and relived a father's anguish and love and a mother's love and calming influence. "It's pretty clear to me that Bri is the rock of the family," Sweet said Friday, indicating that Bri Hoffman quietly supports the ever-increasing public awareness of Jack's brain cancer more than the run itself. The Hoffman and Burkhead families are bound by Jack and grounded in faith. They never seek the limelight but accommodate it in the name of a cause they jointly believe in and support.
Producer: Jack, Rex Personalities 'Eerily Similar'
"Andy and Jack are both selfless, and Jack's personality is eerily similar to Rex's," Sweet said. "They're both selfless, both stoic and both tough." Even though Andy is decidedly more outgoing than his son or his son's NFL-bound friend, he's also selfless and tough and when the rubber meets the road and he's given all he has in him, he, too, can become stoic.
Sweet believes Andy has helped drive the cause to a new level because Jack's dad is very knowledgeable about the disease, very determined to elevate the platform, very savvy about social media and very inclusive with symbols like wristbands and T-shirts to increase awareness. The new ESPN segment features Jack one-on-one, holding the game ball from last Saturday's Spring Game, and explaining what he hates most – the "stupid puking" which sometimes becomes part of his chemo treatments. Watch the segment, and you'll understand why a father and a mother want not only to help Jack, but all the other kids across the country and around the world battling the same disease.
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And I'm Audie Cornish. Hollywood makes big movies like "Ironman 3" and smaller movies like "Beast Of The Southern Wild." But no one has ever seen a movie as small as the one just created by four scientists at IBM. It's called "A Boy And His Atom" and the team made it by moving around individual atoms on a surface cooled to minus 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
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BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE: The boy in "A Boy and His Atom" is a connect-the-dots figure 26 atoms tall and seriously slender, with a little James Dean-ish forelock that flops around when he jumps. His adventures here are only a minute long and there's no dialogue, so we don't get to know him very well, but he seems a playful sort, dancing a little jig and bouncing his pet atom against the side of the screen in a game I guess you'd have to call hand atom.
We also see him being cautious, testing an atom trampoline before he jumps on it and we see him be trusting enough to let his little pet atom fly up to the clouds when they're not playing together. He'd make a mother proud, assuming he has a mother. These scientist filmmakers, pioneers in subatomic cinema, have basically done what 19th century photographer Eadweard Muybridge did when he came up with the images of a galloping horse that, when strung together, gave the appearance of movement and led to motion pictures.
Their other chief influence appears to have been the early computer game, Pong. For cineastes who just can't get enough of "A Boy and His Atom" in one minute, they've created a four and a half minute Making Of video.
ANDREAS HEINRICH: Now the sound you hear is the sound of the molecule following the tip along the surface.
MONDELLO: And also some still images from what is presumably the boy's bedroom wall, a molecule-sized Starship Enterprise for one intriguing kid, boldly going where no atom has gone before. Here's hoping he makes many a sequel. I'm Bob Mondello. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Monday, February 18, 2008
Allen Bestwick Emerges From The Shadows
One person was not featured at the ESPN press conference in the Media Center at Daytona last Wednesday.
The network showed-off new stars Dale Jarrett and Ray Evernham. They brought along Jerry Punch, Andy Petree and Rusty Wallace. Once again, Allen Bestwick was the odd man out.
That is a shame, because NASCAR fans who have watched ESPN over the past four days know one thing from the TV coverage. Bestwick is now the man in charge of NASCAR on ESPN.
After a 2007 season that saw him host NASCAR Now, report from the pits, host the Infield Studio activity and call the play-by-play on selected races, Bestwick has finally been rewarded.
This season, he will host the one hour NASCAR Now on Mondays that includes the ESPN roundtable of NASCAR announcers. He will be the permanent host of the Infield Pit Studio for all of the Nationwide and Sprint Cup race weekends. His face will be seen on ESPNEWS, SportsCenter and ESPN.com. As viewers found out over the weekend, Allen Bestwick is suddenly everywhere.
Sunday night found Bestwick and company hosting a one hour NASCAR Now special on ESPN. That same cast of characters then flew to Connecticut for the first big NASCAR Now studio show with the season underway. After long year of Monday disasters, ESPN has stepped-up and changed almost everything about this daily TV series.
Bestwick set the new studio tone by introducing Rusty Wallace, Mike Massaro and Brad Daugherty as his roundtable participants. The free-flowing and non-scripted conversation was a total change from the past.
The program featured the Daytona 500 winning crew chief, although the pre-recorded nature of the interview did not allow any of the other studio panelists to ask questions. Bestwick walked through some very personal and difficult issues with dignity, and came away with high marks.
Then, the program took on a very familiar tone for Bestwick. As the man who hosted Inside Winston/NEXTEL Cup on SPEED for many years, Bestwick now had an "esteemed panel of experts" once again. In a style well-known to NASCAR fans, Bestwick made the most of it.
On the panel were a veteran driver, a former team owner and a veteran reporter. Along with Bestwick, ESPN had put together a very interesting dynamic. The conversation flowed well, everyone had the opportunity to make their point, and Bestwick set the tone with his normal good humor.
Rusty Wallace was fascinating to watch as he came alive. In this format, he could be outspoken and spontaneous without the fear of embarrassment. The spotlight was off, and Rusty could be himself. It should be interesting to watch him embrace his new role.
A nervous ESPN Director called for way too many buttons to be pushed. The only thing interrupting the panel discussions was the frantic cutting of the cameras. The wideshot of all four roundtable members worked just fine, and helped viewers to see the interaction and body language of all four men. As time passes by, and everything settles down, we should see a lower-key approach to this production element.
Lead Reporter Marty Smith filed a wrap-up from Daytona detailing the Monday ceremony at Daytona USA. His interviews included Ryan Newman and Roger Penske. Smith's story was strictly business, and when the details were over he was done.
The show rolled through the Nationwide and Truck series highlights with brief roundtable discussions following both. This commitment to embrace all three of NASCAR's national touring series is wonderful. For a veteran sports TV company like ESPN, it was also about time.
In previewing the California racing weekend, Bestwick set-up the panel with a factual introduction and then opened the floor for discussion. Each of the participants brought their own perspective, and that resulted in a great overview that this program never could have offered last season. Once again, it was like Rusty Wallace had found his TV groove. He was happy, enthusiastic and informative.
Bestwick ended the show with news and notes, including a quick recap of the 500. The final thoughts of the panel included a good perspective of how the Penske camp flew under-the-radar last weekend and what the COT will mean for the rest of the season.
This time, the music roll-out to close the hour was not a screaming rock video. It contained great sound from team radios, the TV and radio announcers and included a hilarious moment from Kyle Busch. It was great to hear ESPN include the NASCAR on Fox announcers as the 500 field crossed the finish line.
If this is the prototype of the new NASCAR Now, my only advice to ESPN is...don't change a thing.
The Daly Planet welcomes comments from readers. Simply click on the COMMENTS button below and follow the easy instructions. The rules for posting are on the right side of the main page. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and leave your opinion of Monday's NASCAR Now on ESPN2.
48 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Just finished watching NASCAR Now and I really enjoyed it. It was lively and interesting. Bestwick was great---as always. And I really liked Mike Massaro. He did a good job. Loved Brad . . . especially the tidbit about his pants not being available on the rack. All in all, it was a good show and I, for one, will be back next week. Thanks, ESPN. This is the show NASCAR fans were hoping for and we were not disappointed.
- February 18, 2008 at 7:20 PM
- Matt said...
Great article, and I completely agree. AB has helped ESPN step up the coverage this season.
I was excited all day to watch this, only because I knew AB was hosting. It almost felt like IWC/INC from years ago.
I thought the show was great. I may not watch NN every weekday, but I'll certainly watch it on Mondays.
- February 18, 2008 at 7:20 PM
- PammH said...
Just to clarify a comment you made in your other "comments" section, AB made a point of saying the Monday nite shows after this will start at 5:30.
Show DID remind me of the old IWC. AB kept everyone under control, included everyone on the panel & the conversation was free flowing! Monday nite NN has be back-not sure about the rest of the wk.
- February 18, 2008 at 7:24 PM
- Newracefan said...
I was very impressd with Nascar Now, what a difference a year makes. It was as if someone had been reading this blog and addressed all our issues. The Monday addition is a must see. I'll keep coming back. AB you are the man.
- February 18, 2008 at 7:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
I just e-mailed ESPN to congratulate them on a great NASCAR NOW show....want to encourage them to keep improving. Whenever they give Bestwick air time, he will deliver. That hour just flew by. Loved the joke about Brad's slacks.
- February 18, 2008 at 7:30 PM
- Ritchie said...
Now that was a great show. I enjoyed it immensely. A very relaxed atmosphere, very freindly, and with good racing content.
Lately, everytime we have seen a group of so-called racing experts sit together to discuss racing, the discussions have degenerated into nonsense. It was refreshing to see no goofing around, no pushing agendas, no conversations trailing off on wild tangents. Just four racing experts and a few million fans reflecting on a great race. ESPN may have just developed a show that is better than what SPEED can produce. I will definitely tune in every Monday evening to watch.
I hope the more news oriented version of NASCAR Now will be as good as this.
- February 18, 2008 at 7:35 PM
- jfs-va said...
I loved the show. Can you imagine Kuselias interacting with that group? I enjoyed the discussion of Smoke's strategy at the end of the race. As a fan of his, it was fun to listen to them break down the final lap. This show was way beyond anything we saw last year on this show. As for Brad, I really love his enthusiasm for the sport. It's very infectious.
- February 18, 2008 at 7:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
NASCAR Now was a lot better than I expected. Unfortunately, I can't say that about the new SPEED show. So far, the only word I can think of is...boring. How many times in that hundred hours of coverage did they tell us that Petty Enterprises had moved? And Michael Waltrip is such old news...I miss IWC already.
- February 18, 2008 at 8:17 PM
- Tripp said...
JD, NN is now a really good show.
About 8 last night I was pegging the NASCAR overload meter so I saved the viewing of the rest of the shows until later. I ended up watching last night's and tonight's NN back-to-back and I am pleased to admit that ESPN had found the recipe and the master chef is Alan Bestwick.
I'm not smart enough to quantify what he brings to these broadcasts, but no one can do that voodoo that he doo so well, to badly quote from "Blazing Saddles". He injects good humor like Byrnes and Roberts do for speed, but he does it with something the others don't have, and I can't quite put my finger on it. Whatever it is, it's the "X" factor that makes AB uniquely special as a NASCAR broadcaster. He's taken this show and put his brand on it and that's good.
As you said, Rusty's found his niche. The insight he offers both in the infield studio and on NN is now a valuable addition to each show's content. Funny how a change of venue can make all the difference. I'm glad for Rusty and it's now a treat to watch him.
Mike Massaro is the big surprise for me. Solid, steady, reliable. These adjectives were what I'd use to describe his work last year. Now, as part NASCAR's version of "The View", he's really come out of his shell. Great insight and enthusiasm with a knack for turning the discussion in a different and interesting direction in the blink of an eye. I like clever and witty.
Brad was Brad, which is just fine by me. I like what he brings to the show and it's good to let him do more. I was wondering about what he was wearing. The fooling about the pants was mildly reminiscent of IWC.
That's what this is! It's Inside Winston Cup but with grown-ups. Good information, some fun, opinions and a good recap of the weekend's racing. I like it.
BTW: did anyone catch where AB lost it for a second and there was a jump cut to the taped interview. Ah, live TV... or something close.
Congratulations ESPN and crew. Nice job.
- February 18, 2008 at 8:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
Man oh man (quoting BP) - I missed the 5:30 ET show - have to tape the replay at 2AM ET - didnt realize IWC/INC ISC? was back - wow
- February 18, 2008 at 8:40 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
There is a new column up about This Week In NASCAR on SPEED.
- February 18, 2008 at 9:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD - Your creditability is starting to stray. You said "One person was not on the stage at the ESPN press conference in the Media Center at Daytona last Wednesday". I was in the media center! Bestwick was on stage along with others from ESPN. Were you there? Where do you get your facts? What is your agenda? Bestwick was sitting there with everyone else. We are starting to wonder about ytour attention to detail.
- February 18, 2008 at 9:41 PM
- elena said...
I liked NN tonight. I show seems to keep getting better. Of course, now that the season has started, there is so much more to talk about.
This is just a small point, but I wonder why they don't use a table since they bill it as a round table. The wad of notes Allen has to have on hand would not be a intrusive if they were just laying on a table top. Also we would not have seen Brand's pants.
- February 18, 2008 at 9:46 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 9:41PM,
I listened to the press conference on the conference call and read the notes. Bestwick said nothing.
If you have a correction for me, please send me an email at email@example.com and it would be appreciated.
As a "blogger" I was not eligible for Media Center access. Thanks.
- February 18, 2008 at 9:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD - Here is word for word what you typed....all of which is factually incorrect - your readers need to understand this...
"One person was not on the stage at the ESPN press conference in the Media Center at Daytona last Wednesday" A. Bestwick
WRONG - Bestwick was on stage and spoke. Heard by all who were listening..with no pre-conceived reaction..What were you listening to?
JD : "The network showed-off new stars Dale Jarrett and Ray Evernham. They brought along Jerry Punch, Andy Petree and Rusty Wallace. "Allen Bestwick was the odd man out" ---- WRONG ---Bestwick was there and spoke and answered questions - the above statement is misleading to your readers.
Opinions will always be acceptable...too bad you do not present accurate facts by which you present you opinions.
- February 18, 2008 at 10:21 PM
- Anonymous said...
What a difference a host makes. The director, producer, and entire crew of Nascar Now has not changed at all. Yet somehow the show is more credible, less fluffy, and enjoyable. So far, Bestwick, Manske, and Burr have done an outstanding job. The way it breaks down, if Bestwick does the meaty Monday post-race show, and Manske does most of the rest, if they just hold Burr to do the hard news shows, this show could be fantastic this season.
I'm guessing they don't shoot the roundtable with a table because it's tougher to shoot. We don't need to have them recreate the diner scene from "Reservoir Dogs." I think it worked just fine. Hopefully, they'll have a car as a backdrop soon. I guess last year, the car the Home Depot donated was a Chevy Car of Yesterday. Maybe they'll get a Toyota COT soon.
- February 18, 2008 at 10:27 PM
- TexasRaceLady said...
Fantastic show.
This is the kind of show I've been waiting for. Everyone was relaxed and at ease. They were having a discussion among friends and invited us to listen in.
Great job, ESPN.
- February 18, 2008 at 11:06 PM
- PG_Harley said...
Could not agree with you more, JD. One would not even know last year was as bad as it was given this kick-off.
I now have a new Monday night date... Back this up with Steve and the boys on Speed and the good stuff just keeps coming.
- February 18, 2008 at 11:15 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
I must have not have hit the submit button after preview earlier.
I also REALLY enjoyed tonights show thanks to AB and all the guys relaxed. Just a small quibble, i wished the guys were behind a desk...the 'high chairs' always look odd..like on INC last year. And as somebody said, the guys THOUGHT they were going to have a desk thus we saw Brad's pants. :-)
THIS is a great show. Hope it continues.
If ESPN had any REAL CLUE, Allan would be hosting EVERYDAY!!
Great show.
p.s. I purposely missed the end as I did not want to hear that "choir song again" but guess they played something else?
- February 18, 2008 at 11:49 PM
- Anonymous said...
Finally watched the recording and AWESOME! I LOVED it! I knew that Allen would do an awesome job! I loved the format!
- February 18, 2008 at 11:52 PM
- Karen said...
Never thought I'd ever, ever say this: I enjoyed Rusty Wallace tonight.
I'm sure AB was the reason why the whole thing worked. Not impressed with TWIN. This show was much better and really is a throwback to IWC.
- February 18, 2008 at 11:55 PM
- Charlie said...
Interesting Picture for the Top of your article.
- February 19, 2008 at 1:16 AM
- Anonymous said...
I liked the show. AB was great, as always. Glad to see ESPN make the effort to produce a quality Nascar news show.
- February 19, 2008 at 1:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm puzzled about Marty Smith. You (in your columns) and NASCAR Now keep emphazising that he is the Lead Reporter, but outside NASCAR Now he remained NASCAR Insider Marty Smith on all other ESPN programming this weekend and today.
I don't get it, it must be important if you all keep referring to him that way, but why isn't it universal if it's so important? Why isn't he NASCAR Now Lead Reporter on the other shows? (They'd get publicity for the show that way too.)
I much preferred the roundtable in chairs rather than behind a desk. Even though they are still in suits (it's still ESPN), it conveyed informality which was the right tone here. Good idea NN.
- February 19, 2008 at 1:29 AM
- SallyB said...
This show was such a pleasant surprise I couldn't believe I was watching ESPN.It was relaxed, informative, yet informal enough to be fun. The director's chairs they use certainly emphasize hw much taller Brad Dougherty is than the others, though. It was so good that it made the debut of THIN even more disappionting.
- February 19, 2008 at 6:29 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 10:21PM,
Did you get a chance to talk to AB after the event during the one-on-ones? If so, did he talk about his new role?
- February 19, 2008 at 6:59 AM
- Anonymous said...
I wish they'd let Marty Smith loose a little bit. He's hysterical and really could change the tone of some of the segments.
- February 19, 2008 at 7:09 AM
- Truck Series Fan! said...
Missed the beginning of the show but thought it was much improved over last year's NN. Yes, I thought Rusty was at the top of his game and he did a fine job. The others were perfect for the show. Good going ESPN.
- February 19, 2008 at 7:13 AM
- Ron P said...
With Allen in the lead seat , the show reminded me a little of the Old IWC. But with some minor differences. AB did his best to keep it moving, but jeeze some one stick a sock in Rusty's mouth..... I'll bet he was fuming over Ryan winning the 500, the guy never had a nice thing to say about Newman when he was team mate and now..... come on Rusty give me a break.
I still feel sorry for Brad, he was the odd man out in the panel. He still looks very uncomfortable. I'm sure he will come around.
It would be nice if Allen had the opportunity to do all the shows, he really does know what he is talking about, he is good in front of the camera and he know's how to keep the show going on a good pace.
Lets see what happens toninght when Ryan gets back.
I see the ANON's are still worried about what ESPN calls Marty Smith, I wish my life was so empty that I could worry about that all day :)
"Don't worry EK some day thay may let you play with the big boys a again".." (my words not JD's)
- February 19, 2008 at 8:31 AM
- Mike 24 said...
I believe ESPN has gotten the message. This panel has works well together and so far the egos are left at the door.
What a refreshing way to recap the weekend without the hype of old days aka whats his name EK
I'll be watching this show from here on out, good job ESPN. Keep up the good work.
- February 19, 2008 at 8:41 AM
- glenc1 said...
I was very surprised to see a 'panel show' here. Was not expecting that. I don't have a problem with how they were presented, but maybe more comfortable chairs, like on the Sports Reporters? It might make them look more at ease. But the conversation certainly was, even Rusty seemed like his old self. I wonder if Marty will be on the panel sometimes (since he's the 'Lead Reporter', hehehe?
I think that would work well too, although I have always liked Mike Massaro and thought he was very professional (although it looked kinda funny having the smallest guy next to Brad....) Brad was about the best I've seen him as well. Allen kept the discussion flowing, I had no problems with anything they covered. Nice job.
- February 19, 2008 at 9:01 AM
- elena said...
If they want the round table guys to look comfortable, maybe they could sit on chairs like the have in "The Best Damn Sport Show". Those guys can exercice body language and react without fear of falling or tipping those stools.
- February 19, 2008 at 9:22 AM
- Anonymous said...
I tell you what - ESPN put a great show on Monday and Rusty is even winning me over.
It's hard to believe the ESPN show was more laid back and fun than the SPEED show.
- February 19, 2008 at 9:25 AM
- Anonymous said...
Allen Bestwick has ALWAYS been awesome! Now replace Rusty Wallace with Marty Smith or Angelique! Ray Evernham sounded and looked great!
- February 19, 2008 at 9:40 AM
- Anonymous said...
I agree. I couldn't help but smile while watching the show. What a refreshing change of pace. It was great to have people who know NASCAR and obviously have a relationship with the drivers, crew chiefs and teams.
- February 19, 2008 at 10:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
It would be really nice if they didn't do the show in Bristol so they could have a driver live in studio...
However, last night was fantastic! I never thought I would say that about an ESPN NASCAR show but it was entertaining and informative. A perfect balance of news, insight, and fun.
- February 19, 2008 at 10:03 AM
- Lisa Hogan said...
Bestwick was great, as usual. The panel was fine.
I am not a fan of the tall chairs on any show. They make me feel uncomfortable.
I'll watch a couple more shows to see if this will be regular viewing or just hit or miss.
- February 19, 2008 at 10:45 AM
- Desmond said...
This was much better than This Week in NASCAR was on SPEED. And certainly indescribably better than the same show was last year. The biggest difference was the use of broadcast professionals compared to the likes of Erik Kuselias and Tim Cowlishaw.
Bestwick has also said that the show will have occasional driver guests as the season progresses. I can't wait to see them.
- February 19, 2008 at 1:28 PM
- Desmond said...
Sorry. I meant "trained broadcast professionals" as a joke and a nod to Steve Byrnes, who coincidentally hosts the other program.
- February 19, 2008 at 1:31 PM
- Anonymous said...
Linda from FL
Just wanted to add my two cents worth.
I thought NN''s Monday hour show was great. It's so nice to see Allen Bestwick doing what he loves and the hour went so smoothly.......what a difference a year makes.
Let's hope it all continues - no changes need to be made now.
Good job to all.
- February 19, 2008 at 1:51 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
I really enjoyed this new Monday Night NASCAR Now. I loved the roundtable format and enjoyed listening to all the discussions among a credible panel of NASCAR-knowing people. It was nice to just hear 4 guys talking about racing as if they were just 4 guys sitting at a bar chatting about the past week's events. I also liked seeing some new post-race comments I hadn't seen like the Franchitti and Edwards interviews. Also a very good job talking about both the Nationwide and Truck Series.
It was definitely a much better program than Speed's new This Week in NASCAR was, in my opinion. Good job ESPN. You have now earned my viewership for one of the 5 weekday shows.
- February 19, 2008 at 3:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
For the 2nd year now, I have been a "lurker" here at DP, and have never posted a comment. But FINALLY ESPN may be getting their heads out of "you know where" and actually using the most talented and seldom seen personalities they have. It's about time!
- February 19, 2008 at 3:27 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
I did not get a chance to watch any of Monday's N-NOW until this AM and what I saw was outstanding. I am convinced Allen B could herd cats if the need arose.
However, they do need some better wardrobe coordination as the first thing I thought of with each wide shot was "G**, Brad's thigh is bigger than Mike Massaro" - a distraction. Also I agree with the comment above that seating like Best Damn SS or Inside NC would be better.
Quantum leap forward. Thank You ESPN. Just keep it up.
- February 19, 2008 at 6:26 PM
- Anonymous said...
Here's how I view Allen Bestwick. First off, he is by far the smoothest anchor/host that I've seen in a long time. In a complimentary way, I compare him with good ol' Frank Gifford during his Monday Night Football glory days. They use to describe Frank as "Teflon"....he was so smooth and likable that even when he stuttered, stammered or made an error, you never noticed. It just slid by the viewer. Allen is that polished. He is a joy to listen to and watch.
I still cannot believe that NBC let this guy get away. He should still be in their booth, as I put him way out in front of Bill Weber.
- February 19, 2008 at 8:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
Monday night's show was great. ESPN appears to have finally got it. It was wonderful seeing Allen Bestwick at his best, leading the discussion, just like the good old days of Inside Winston Cup. Rusty, Mike, and Brad were good too. I really look forward to having drivers participate in the roundtable discussion (gotta have Schrader, even if he's not racing Cup, who cares, he still has his opinions about what's going on).
The seating was a bit of a distraction though. Brad is such a big guy and seemed to overpower the others sitting out there in the open. My preference would be for them to sit behind a desk (then Brad could forget his pants and shoes every week and no one knows)!
- February 19, 2008 at 9:32 PM
- Dot said...
I agree with Anon 9:32 pm. Brad looks like a giant sitting next to those guys. I did love the show and AB is the best, as always.
BTW, how tall is Mike Massaro?
- February 19, 2008 at 9:56 PM
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"Touch a Life, " is an important initiative started by Parmeshwar Godrej to reach out to children with AIDS. Pediatric AIDS prevention is a very specialised programme spearheaded by Parmesh ( The Bill Gates Foundation partners her ) which reaches out to the most vulnerable segment of AIDS affected patients. I spent over two hours with her last evening getting to understand the complexities of what her organisation is doing in this area. Given her excruciatingly painful back, this tireless ( and super glam ) lady flies for a day to Mexico to attend a conference and then flies right back to Mumbai before jetting off to Vienna for another conference. She has managed to raise a great deal of money ( and has just won a prestigious award for philanthropy in America)... but as we all know, money is never enough when the cause is this critical and huge. Check her out on facebook....she'll soon be on twitter, too.
This appeared in the Sunday Times....
Naveen Jindal seems like a reasonably sensible chap – dresses hip and modern ( sharply cut bandgalas in textured raw silk). He appears to lead a modern life. Wealthy, educated and well traveled. He's the kind of 21ST century politician urbanites feel comfortable around. He speaks our lingo, seems passionately 'involved' in issues that go beyond clubbing at the latest lap dancing hotspot in the capital. So what's a guy like him doing in a mess like this? No matter how fast he backtracks, the thing is he did put his foot into his mouth…. and there it has stayed. It isn't going to be all that easy for him to waltz away from the controversy now. Had those archaic arguments about 'gotra' ( what the hell does 'gotra' mean, ask most young people in total bewilderment?), come from some fuddy duddy uncleji representing an obscure constituency in the back of the beyond, nobody would have given them the slightest 'patta'. But come on, here's this suave, good looking chap blithely going into gotra terrain and instantly losing his 'cool factor'. My guess is, he doesn't really care! And why should he? He knows the sentiments of his core support base – and he is obliging precisely those medieval-minded folks who are gotra fanatics. Naveen knows he doesn't have to bother about the rest – he is doing what most politicians would in his place – hanging on to his kursi.
Young India lives in a gotra-neutral zone – at least, that is what one would have liked to believe. Ask around – ask basic questions. When the census form arrived at home, I happened to be sitting with a lively group of collegians. When they saw me baulk at the box which said 'caste', they laughed initially and then turned serious. They actually started asking each other, " Dude, do you know your caste?" More than half the kids present went blank! Some responded in such a silly manner – I was secretly thrilled! It was obvious from the way they'd converted the whole thing into a joke, that caste really didn't matter a damn to any of them. They were vaguely aware of their own! Very vaguely. Just a few days earlier, I had met a retired police officer who could talk of nothing else! And if he was so obsessed by caste, how could his family of well- educated
professionals be free of bias? I wondered if his daughter ( clad in trendy denims) and working with a foreign bank would be 'allowed' to marry outside her caste. I met his married son, who works for an advertising agency…. met the son's attractive wife and wondered – same caste, but different gotra? Same gotra but different caste? Same gotra, same caste? This was insane. Just then a school- going grand- daughter walked in jauntily( some more denim), followed by the cop's wife ( not denim-ed, but wearing a salwar- kameez, not saree). I was asked my preference – limboo paani or chai?? I declined both ( too bloody hot to enjoy either). The cop looked most offended and asked peevishly, " Why aren't you having something in our home? Is it because of our caste?" I was so taken aback, I promptly demanded limbu paani instantly. The entire family looked vastly relieved and beamed approvingly as I sipped the drink. I told the cop I was surprised by his overreaction to my innocuous refusal. He told me he was most accustomed to visitors refusing his hospitality and making up some flimsy excuse. Seeing my skeptical expression, he added, " Because of my caste!Yes, madam…. it still goes on, even in this day and age."
Driving home, I thought about Naveen Jindal's published remarks once again. The same night I caught him on a television show where he was being hauled over the coals by an incensed studio audience. He was grinning away regardless, as if to convey he knew something those idiots didn't. Of course, he had come well prepared for the grilling and trotted out all the pet theories defending his position. It was hard to turn away or switch channels, even though the aggravation was extreme. I listened to the counter- arguments and his subsequent justifications . I thought about a blatantly caste- based tv serial that is being avidly watched, almost as if we are hoping to get some answers to our own deep seated confusions via the dilemmas faced by the protagonists ( Brahmin boy – Kayasta girl). Perhaps the serial will have a happier ending than the couples who have been hacked to death for daring to defy the elders, and horror of horrors, marry for love…. perhaps, even for sex!!
Something weird, very weird, is going on out there. Words like 'Khaap' were not a part of anybody's vocabulary till a couple of months ago. Honour killings?? Those happened in the dark ages – why, even Bollywood movies didn't touch that regressive subject any more. Everybody was convinced India had moved swiftly into the 'caste, creed, no bar,' situation – if not in our backward villages than certainly in our mall-obsessed, boom towns ( tier-1,2 and 3). Apparently, and very depressingly, not! We in media woke up when one of our own ( Nirupama) took a hit. That's when the ferocity of the crisis sank in. Uptil then, this was the stuff smart kids routinely lampooned while scripting shows for music channels …. exactly the kind of material that went into making a small budget movie crazily titled 'Love, Sex aur Dhoka' . Critics told us it had worked because it accurately captured the zeitgeist of this restless generation. And now this!! Hard to believe we are dealing with 'Khaap' dominated headlines and 'Gotra' related stories on breaking news in an era where nothing was supposed to matter but love. With 'honour' itself on the rocks, what use is pyar?


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Well, well, well...after a very cold, long 2013-14 winter the coldest day of them all was early this morning, March 6th, when -9° was recorded officially! This easily broke the old record, & set a new all time coldest March temperature ever measured in Rochester's recorded history!! The previous records are displayed above. Impressive to say the least, & appropriate this winter!!
A nice moderation will take place over the next couple of days, before colder air seeps in this weekend, & possibly another shot of Arctic air mid to late next week!? Stay tuned & enjoy the sun & milder temperatures Friday.