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Monday, October 15, 2007
"NASCAR Now" And Jayski.com
One of the most interesting aspects of this NASCAR season has been the wide variety of choices that fans have for NASCAR information. It seems that every year these choices increase as the TV, Radio, and Internet technology advances. Setting radio aside for a moment, we are going to discuss one aspect of the television vs. Internet overlap that has been fascinating.
ESPN certainly did not have DirecTV's Hot Pass in mind when they agreed on their current NASCAR TV package. Meanwhile, the guys over at NASCAR.com are actively promoting themselves as the true source of live NASCAR racing. So, fans now have access to "The Chase" races on a broadcast TV network, by direct satellite TV, and by Internet webcast.
Each of these delivery systems has its pros and cons. The NASCAR.com webcasts often provide more coverage of both pre and post-race activities and interviews than the ESPN on ABC TV broadcast.
Unfortunately, NASCAR.com continues to be a very "official" source of NASCAR information and is burdened by a tremendous overlay of commercial information and advertisements. Negotiating around their site often involves finding nothing more than updated race reviews and statistics while fighting off endless pop-ups and ads.
While the DirecTV Hot Pass offers a driver specific "mini-network," it also puts a narrow viewpoint on a long race, and makes users listen to announcers that may or may not be their favorites. The ABC telecast caters to the casual fan, and comes with all the high-tech features and multiple cameras that viewers could ever want. The down side has been a network still struggling to function as a "team" on the races.
Other than the events themselves, ESPN offers NASCAR Now as the place for fans to get their NASCAR information from a cable TV source. The one hour high-profile Monday program really gives the network an opportunity to capitalize on its TV exclusivity with interviews and features recapping the weekend.
This brings us to one of the most unique media issues of 2007, and that is the Jayski.com website. Now more than ten years old, this site originally appealed to fans as a great source of NASCAR information that could not be found on the official NASCAR site or in the mainstream media.
Fans loved the fact that the site was hand-crafted, unofficial, and also offered easy access to the other media stories nationwide about the sport. There were no chat rooms, no angry words, and the best part was that the information was constantly updated. NASCAR officials and teams suddenly found themselves responding to the news, gossip and "silly season" rumors posted on Jayski.com.
This year, ESPN bolstered their presence in NASCAR by stepping-up and buying the Jayski.com site. Along with the NASCAR Now TV series, these moves showed the commitment of ESPN as a corporation to integrate themselves into the sport as they returned to NASCAR after almost a decade.
Now, fans would have a partnership that could deliver the same in-depth NASCAR news on both TV and the Internet under the ESPN NASCAR "umbrella." But, a funny thing happened on the way to the party. The NASCAR Now production team made a conscious decision not to mention the Jayski.com website.
It is now October. How many times have you heard anyone on NASCAR Now reference a news item on Jayski.com since February? How many times has a NASCAR Now reporter used Jayski.com in a feature as the source of their information?
Finally, how many times has the NASCAR Now host closed the show by sending viewers to the ESPN-owned Jayski.com website for more information? Let me help you with the answers to those questions. That would be none.
Nothing has been more confusing in this season of ESPN confusion about NASCAR than why the on-air announcers in both the races and NASCAR Now have avoided Jayski.com like the plague. Wouldn't more site traffic on Jayski be a good thing for ESPN? Wouldn't that maybe make...sense?
Since the purchase, things on Jayksi have changed a bit, but the ease of operation and the depth of NASCAR information has remained the same. Fans can deal with the fact that the ESPN stories get listed first, and that the big promos for things like College Gameday now grace a NASCAR site.
What is most interesting to us at The Daly Planet is that Jayski hosts video from ESPN directly on his site. Although users must watch either an ESPN promo or a commercial for thirty seconds first, the videos are updated continually and have the latest in NASCAR news and highlights. Along with the stories and results, the upgraded Jayski site offers a tremendous amount of content. Much more content than the NASCAR Now TV series.
For NASCAR fans this season, Jayski has been a blessing. The ESPN.com coverage of the sport features mainstream stories mixed-in with columns from several reporters like Marty Smith and Terry Blount. Anyone who lingers on the site will eventually press the link button and go over to read the expanded content at Jayski.
On this Monday, NASCAR Now did not bring on the news reporters until almost forty-five minutes into the one hour program. They quickly updated some information, passed along some brief news, and then were quickly lost in the rest of the program as usual. This show has become a video montage of race footage, music videos, and a seemingly endless review of The Chase drivers race results.
The best thing that NASCAR Now could do is to begin to treat Jayski as a partner on-the-air. This TV series needs some serious help with NASCAR fans and viewership. Simply by creating some in-show features referencing Jayski, by telling viewers NASCAR Now videos are posted on it, and by directly sending viewers to it at the end of each show there would be a connection made that is now not in place. Unfortunately, it should have been in place in February.
This is the on-going saga of ESPN's first year back in NASCAR. Some of the pieces of their NASCAR puzzle are almost in place, while others have never even been touched. In the curious case of NASCAR Now and Jayski.com, never even acknowledged.
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44 comments:
- SophiaZ123 said...
I still consider Jayski must viewing but as a few others here and elsewhere have posted, he does not always GET THE SCOOP FIRST and I don't know why that is...more competition maybe?
It is pretty pathetic if you are saying NEVER, EVER has jayski been mentioned on NASCAR NOW. Not even his website on the screen?
Well, I am pretty darned sure in the past season, I HAVE HEARD JAYSKI mentioned in a couple driver interviews, either on RACEDAY, VL or maybe even INC. So drivers still know his site is the hotzone.
Too bad SPEED didn't offer jayski a deal. I am also pretty sure, besides a young new driver mentioning seeing his name on jayski, either Spencer or Kenny Wallace have mentioned Jayski this year. Can't quote chapter and verse buy maybe somebody else remembers as well.
Also tonight on INC Waltrip did say something about things online said about him driving like crap or something!!
Anyway, I found jayski hard to navigate at first but now just scan the first page and then click TWICE thru the links to get to the news link sites. Otherwise, I go in circles there and it's a pain. and sorry, I have never watched the videos on his site.
And I would NEVER, EVER give a nickel to NASCAR.com for anything. Too busy, too cluttered, too sloe and crashes too much or freezes up from what I read on a couple of big boards.
But Jayski is still important for those of us newshounds in the sport of NASCAR.
He also has nice little remembrances on the anniversary of a drivers death which is nice.
- October 15, 2007 at 11:13 PM
- ruddrpm said...
Now I know this could be total mularky & whatnot, but I heard from a pretty reliable person that Jayski is merely exchanging ad space in this affiliation for free server hosting & some technical know-how with ESPN. But I could be completely wrong.......
Anyways, I love the site & check it on numerous occasions per day. WIth that said, yes Jayski still does post a few "I'm hearing that____" rumors on his site, but most of his news/rumor posts are from other cited sources/press releases. He is merely compiling them all in one concice location. So it would be tough to credit Jayski.com with much breaking news/rumors. He's just reporting what other people have already reported elsewhere.
During the each NNCS race ESPN.com has a link to "Follow the race live with Jayski" on their frontpage if that counts. But if I'm wrong about the whole free server space thing, then yes, its rather curious as to why there is no other cross promotion coming out of Bristol.
- October 15, 2007 at 11:14 PM
- ruddrpm said...
Oh yeah, forgot to mention I agree that NASCAR.com is one of the worst websites to navigate on the web. As far as news goes there is never anything other than corporate dribble & positive PR in their "news" section. I have enjoyed ready some of their commentary items though such as "Track Smack" & this year's David Caraviello articles. The NASCAR.com "Power Rankings" of old were some of the funniest things I've ever read......that is until this year when Ryan Smithson left & they felt they had to make their Power Rankings just like everybody elses(boring, not funny, & stat filled). I haven't read them since. NASCAR.com is worthless unless you need stats. And for that I use www.racing-reference.info . Fyi, if you work with or just like NASCAR stats & haven't explored that website, CHECK IT OUT. You'll never go back to NASCAR.com again!
- October 15, 2007 at 11:25 PM
- Andy Pandy said...
I've been reading Jayski for more than 10 years now, since the days of the #47 Jayski Ford driven by Billy Standridge, and I don't know if it's just my imagination, but ever since he went all ESPN on us, the amount of rumors has slowly but steadily decreased down to a trickle. He had such good inside contacts that the joke used to be that drivers who weren't running well would wake up and check Jayski to see if they still had a job before going to the garage, but now he's become more of a compiler of links, a Drudge for the racefans.
I suppose everythng changes over time, but I liked the old, New Jersey-based, rumor-laden, not always right but fun to read Jayski better than today's.
- October 15, 2007 at 11:33 PM
- Matt said...
Jayski himself used to be a part of ESPNEWS' "Monday Night NASCAR" which has mysteriously disappeared since ESPN got the NASCAR coverage. It seems most ESPN's outside coverage of the sport ended once they started covering the Cup races and I have no idea why that is. It seems counter-productive to me.
- October 15, 2007 at 11:46 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
That was a while back, he is now wholly owned by ESPN. Nothing wrong with that.
- October 15, 2007 at 11:47 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Andy Pandy
well, I have only been around 3.5 years reading Jayski and following NASCAR and I think even I have noticed the rumors are not as frequent.
However, I still give him credit as many deny certain RUMORS at FIRST, only to turn up as
a. True later or
b. Variations on a theme of the first rumor that was denied but later deemed true. Like about the whole Jr going to RCR deal and then having it be DEI RCR engine being worked together or some other off beat deal. My swiss cheese brain is horrible on memory for examples, but I still enjoy his site.
but I also remember over the seasons hearing drivers MENTION him on tv shows....Fox, Speed or somebody. So he is a driving force in the sport.
No pun intended!!
- October 15, 2007 at 11:53 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Ok at the END of INC tonight as they went off the air, Michael Waltrip mentioned reading about something on Jayski, a site he likes to visit or r read!
Odd, SPEED AGAINS mentions JAYSKI yet ESPN does NOT.
Go Mikey!
If INC was live I mighta thunk Mikey read this blog and gave jayski a free plug. :-)
- October 16, 2007 at 1:03 AM
- stricklinfan82 said...
My thoughts on the topics you brought up in this article:
- I agree with the person that said it seems like as the years have gone on there have been less rumors on this site and that other sites have gotten a lot of scoops before him. I don't know if he's lost some of his "inside sources" or if the rest of the world has caught up with him and found better sources themselves. Maybe I'm just imagining and nothing has changed I don't know, LOL. I also agree that it's strange that ESPN seems to be doing nothing with his site other than using it for advertising ESPN programming.
- The site is just awful. The Track Smack and Power Rankings are nothing like they used to be before a lot of their writers left. It's way too hard to navigate now, the live streaming video blows my ears off every time I go there and forget to turn the volume of my speakers down, a lot of the historical results and standings have errors in them, and the worst thing of all - when you click on a story to read it, you get two paragraphs into it and then have to click a link to go to page 2 of the story or have to click a link to view the story on a single page. This is completely ridiculous. Put every story on a single page by default! It's not like every story is the length of "War and Peace" for crying out loud. I also used to love the live timing and scoring when it was FREE when ESPN used to run the site but the fine people at Turner and NASCAR decided to charge people for that previously free information once they took over.
- I find it to be a great compliment to the network broadcast of the race, but the focus on a single driver isn't usually enough to give a casual fan a good overview of what's going on in the entire race by itself. I typically hook up 2 TV's and watch the network feed and Hotpass feeds side-by-side and I very much enjoy the experience. It's nice to be able to see things that TV misses and the blue button that gives you instant on-screen timing and scoring is a life saver in instances like Sonoma when TNT went off the air without showing the race results or Kansas when ABC spent an hour wasting time during a rain delay while refusing to do the most simple thing - showing us the current running order that would have turned into the final finishing results had the rain not gone away. My only complaints with Hotpass are the driver selections, which seem completely random and in some instances have chosen 5 drivers that were non-factors all day long. It would be nice to have a wider selection of drivers and some sensible decisions on which drivers are followed. Nothing against drivers like J.J. Yeley and David Stremme but when they were featured multiple times on Hotpass they added no value to the casual fan since they ran in the back all day long. When there's only 5 drivers each week I'd like the selection to feature all strong drivers. Also, WHY DO WE HAVE TO SUFFER THROUGH COMMERCIALS WHEN WE PAY FOR THIS PREMIUM PACKAGE???? Yes they still use picture-in-picture with the commercials but we still lose the announcer's audio. Plus, when the network feed goes to local breaks DirecTV takes the time to insert their own commercials, so that is not done in the spirit of the networks demanding that their commercials be seen by Hotpass subscribers as a trade for putting their network feed in one of the on-screen boxes. The Pepsi 400 broadcast on TNT that was only interrupted by local breaks should have had NO commercial interruptions on Hotpass.
- October 16, 2007 at 1:13 AM
- haus20 said...
It is kind of ironic that Mikey mentioned that he likes to read Jayski on INC tonight...
- October 16, 2007 at 2:04 AM
- Anonymous said...
Jays numbers remain huge but the print media and broadcasters make an effort to tag the internet as a place of idiots and children. Marty Smith noted "An Internet Report" today while speaking to the Jeff Green issue. In the end Smith stated the reports were incorrect -- giving the internet a planned shot in the fire wires. You dont hear Marty Smith telling everyone know how wrong he was about the Dale Jr. number issue though. Print media is dying and it aggravates people like Jim Hunter who wouldnt give a hard card to some of the most trusted names in NASCAR news because they operate a web based format. Jay deserves a better shake than what NASCAR Now and/or ESPN is willing to give. I was there when Jay started his site based on Hut Stricklin. Jay made it happen the hard way and the media could care less, as they stumble over their hairdoos and hard-cards -- knowing if someone in the electronic media makes a charge, all they have to say is "The Internet" and give that stupid look -- as if to suggest only broadcast television could get the story right.
Joseph Foster
- October 16, 2007 at 4:04 AM
- Anonymous said...
To Rddrpm:
Not trying to be cocky but Jay doesnt need any technical help or advice from ESPN/ABC. I checked on the Jayski advertsing rates one time and they can run upwards of 10-15k. They are very high based on traffic. Jay Adamski did the right thing selling out, but I believe in the long run he will be starting another site.
- October 16, 2007 at 4:21 AM
- Anonymous said...
Joseph Foster:
When was Marty Smith wrong about Junior's number? Yeah, he told us Junior would be No. 81 -- BUT SO DID THE REST OF THE WORLD! JUNIOR, HIMSELF SAID SO. Here you are questioning the integrity of the best news man in the sport, and you're wrong. Hello pot...
- October 16, 2007 at 7:36 AM
- Anonymous said...
Joseph Foster!
We miss you on YouTube, sad to see your hard work keeping fans up to date on NASCAR all wiped away. Times are changing and NASCAR is going to have to deal with user-generated content sooner or later - every other industry has. Heck the NHL sees YouTube as free publicity. You'll be back somewhere giving us the video scoop. Thanks for your comments here.
- October 16, 2007 at 8:37 AM
- Kevin said...
Jayski is still the number one place to find NASCAR information. If he doesn't cover as much as he used to, it's simply because there aren't as many rumors. I think people are simply imagining that he doesn't cover as much as he used to. It's still all there. As a note, I find that the best part of his site is the "Team Chart", which conveniently lists all the numbers/drivers for the next season.
Just imagine where we'd be WITHOUT Jayski. We'd be screwed! We'd have to depend on NA$CAR Now and NA$CAR.com. Yeah...
Also, remember that Jay actually does have a life. I'd venture to guess that he spends less time on the site now than he used to when he lived in Jersey, simply because he has a g/f or whatever (I'm not trying to pry). Nobody can spend 18+ hours a day working on the site over a long period of time. The guy needs breaks.
- October 16, 2007 at 8:48 AM
- Anonymous said...
Jayski is a fine news aggreggator.
He is not so hot with his "rumors," which while intriguing, frequently turn out to be wrong (or "denied" as he puts it--he never actually comes out and says "I was wrong.").
With the advent of Google's e-mail alerts--they send you news headlines you request--I find myself spending less time there.
And will SOMEONE please tell NASCAR.com that only losers make their web video players start with the soudnd up full?
- October 16, 2007 at 8:49 AM
- Anonymous said...
Interesting that Marty Smith referenced an "Internet report" -maybe he just didn't want to say Sports Illustrated.com (Tim Tuttle at SI was the source of that rumor) since they are a direct competitor and it would be a no-no to put them on air?
Still "Internet report" does carry somewhat negative connotations. He could have just said "a news report" or "there have been reports" like he usually does.
- October 16, 2007 at 9:04 AM
- Anonymous said...
Y'all do realize NASCAR.com is not owned or operated by NASCAR, right?
- October 16, 2007 at 9:27 AM
- Andy Pandy said...
I first saw Marty Smith as one of the guys from NASCAR.com. Hmm, that would make him an Internet reporter. Maybe I should take his addvice and not pay much attention to what he's saying these days. Or does has he become more credible now that we can see his lips move?
- October 16, 2007 at 10:03 AM
- Andy Pandy said...
PS - "Or does has he become..."
I hope the new version of this site has an edit function so I don't make myself look so stupid.
- October 16, 2007 at 10:06 AM
- Vince said...
A few comments in response to the items John brought up in the blog today.
I started reading Jay's site about 10 years ago and back then it was a "must read" for the inside scoop on all things Nascar. I agree with several posters here, that now he has become a compiler of news from other sources. I very rarely see him come up with a real scoop anymore. Actually come to think about it, since he sold the site to ESPN. I still read the site once or twice a week, but not several times a day like I used to. I use other Internet sources now to find most of my Nascar news. Remember Google is your friend.
As someone that has been in the IT field for 30 years and has designed a few web pages himself, I find this site almost totally useless. It was bad from day one and has gotten progressively worse over the years. It is WAY too cluttered. Hard to navigate and the number of ads on it are getting ridiculous. I use the Firefox browser with Adblock and thankfully that filters out most of the popups and ads.
Never seen it, can't get it. Unless Charter cable decides to come up with something like HotPass I can't comment on this one. I'm envious of those of you that have it. It sounds great.
As for NascarNotNow, I gave up on that show about a month ago and don't even watch it or DVR it anymore. It has been a major disappointment. And don't get me started about Mikey's show (INC). Sorry I don't care for Mikey and his endless plugs for his sponsors. I haven't watched this show since AB and Johnny were unceremoniously dumped off of it.
- October 16, 2007 at 11:08 AM
- ruddrpm said...
If anyone ever gets bored go to Jayski & sift through some of his archived news/rumor pages. I think its great to read about the rumors of old now that we know how everything turned out! The late-90's were his hay-day as far as his "I'm hearing that____" rumors go. No they weren't always accurate(ok probably not even 50% of the time), but that was half the fun. Its still a must read on a daily basis, but there are a lot more nothing press releases to sift through these days.
- October 16, 2007 at 11:16 AM
- Anonymous said...
Hotpass early in the year tried to get many drivers involed. Those from lower end teams or teammates to the big dogs. Since the chase started it's been all chase drivers. I hear next year will strickly be guys running in the top ten during the season (plus jr of course). It is nice to see action on the track even when there are commercials. For less than 3 bucks a weekend, I'm all over it.
- October 16, 2007 at 11:40 AM
- Anonymous said...
I too agree with a couple of previous posters that Jayski.com is not updated quite as frequently as it used to be. I don't know if the ESPN thing took away some of his freedom to link to articles or what. A bunch of people I work with rely totally on Nascar.com, and I used to be able to "scoop" them by reading Jayski instead. It's not so much that way anymore. Just another much loved site gone corporate, I guess.
- October 16, 2007 at 1:33 PM
- Deborah said...
How can Nascar Now cite Jayski when many his items come from other media outlets who are competitors to ESPN/Nascar Now? Many of the other items are press releases that Nascar Now probably gets themselves. As for the "I heard" items it seems to me that Nascar Now has to do their own reporting on those kinds of items to ensure their accuracy and once the story becomes their own, there's not really much reason to cite Jayski.
As for Jayski the site, I think it's a great place to find a lot of news, articles and information, past and present, all in one place.
- October 16, 2007 at 1:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
Jayski's site is still the best all-around place to get the latest goings on in NASCAR, as far as I'm concerned.
I've been a reader of his site since BEFORE it was www.jayski.com, and at one time he and I talked about starting a e-zine/newsletter together. I should have tried harder :)
Just as an FYI to some of the previous comments. Jayski did get married earlier this year, and that might also have an effect on frequency of posting updates.
Mike Irwin
Home of the Stock Car Gazette E-zine
- October 16, 2007 at 2:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
Nice promo on someone else's site there!
- October 16, 2007 at 2:15 PM
- Barry said...
First let me say that I found your columns through a link from Jayski. I have read his site for many years. As I recall, Michael mentioned it on IWC and that started me reading the JAYSKI site on a daily basis.
I had NASCAR.com as my homepage for many years. Then they went commercial and I lost interest.
I go to several races each year, difficult to do when you live in CA and don't go to Fontana.
I wouldn't miss the pre-race show on ABC because, as another poster stated, I am watching SPEED. Not because of the on-air personalities, I suffer through them to get the tasty morsels from the pits or from guests, etc.
I have really enjoyed your articles on INC and as a regular watcher, I think they have gotten your point. Recent shows with and without Mikey have been much better.
Thanks for staying on top of the coverage for us, I think you are making a difference.
- October 16, 2007 at 2:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
I check Jay's site nearly every day as the easiest way to check all the news sites from one location (I've been viewing for about 10 years). I suspect that at least some of Jay's sources purposefully leak information to make people notice and to keep their publicity machine going...just like celebrities and their press people do. Nothing wrong with that. Whenever the info is wrong, some people want to make a big deal out of it, but they don't often want to admit how often the info given to him is correct...that said, I have found it curious myself as to what kind of cooperative relationship they (ESPN) really want and how they could use it.
NASCAR.com--anything I could say would be superfluous--others have already said it all. Worse than awful. But as to the comment that NASCAR doesn't own it--that may be true, but I presume they lease the rights to the name (I'm sure for a hefty sum...), and I'm sure it's not a lifetime agreement--in other words, if they don't like how it's done, they would be able to pull the plug (eventually) no? I would not pay extra for any of the services offered there. I'm only 'sort of' obsessed, lol. I draw the line at giving the NASCAR-driven machine any more money than I already do for tickets, merchandise, etc.
- October 16, 2007 at 3:11 PM
- Anonymous said...
Jayski is my number one 'go-to' site for all kinds of stuff. Mostly the race weekend schedule including t.v. coverage and I'll click on the 'other articles' link regularly and read ones that interest me. It's also good for paint scheme photos and I like to read the entry list for the Busch races.
I have also noticed a slow down in rumors and whatnot but it seems like it has been a slower silly season, too.
The NASCAR.com website is a piece of junk since they redid it. The only things I use it for now are TrackPass Pit Command during the race and I read the 'Inside the Halls of Petty' article on Tuesday. Other than that, it's a complete waste of time. I have never encountered a website that is as difficult to navigate as this one.
Another thing they did that pissed me off is that they totally effed up the Live Leaderboard last week. It used to be a simple box that would show the driver positions, lap speeds and a few other tidbits. It was nice because I could tile it with Pit Command during the Cup race and keep track of various things on one screen. Now if I want to utilize the LL at all, I have to click on the page and scroll all the way down the page to see where everyone is. It doesn't even update lap by lap unless I hit the refresh tab. (I discovered that this weekend during the race.) I can still get the same info from Pit Command but it requires switching from tab to tab there.
Thank you ruddrpm for the www.racing-reference.info website. I've bookmarked it and will check it out later on today.
- October 16, 2007 at 3:25 PM
- slithybill said...
I no longer watch NASCAR Now regularly, but on Monday I turned it on at 5:05pm Central time, thinking I had missed only the first five minutes of the hour-long show. Eric Kuselias was giving a rundown of the Chasers, wrapping up with a graphic on the standings. He then brought back Stacy Compton and Boris Said, so I realized I must be in the second half hour. Sure enough, the Monday show runs from 4:30 - 5:30 CT. I was going to turn it off, but then Mr. Said caught my attention.
Boris Said: "I agree (with Compton), I mean the Chase has made the racing so exciting but there's one negative thing about it. Since the Chase started we've forgotten about all the other guys. If you're outside the Chase we never talked about them anymore. I mean this past weekend Dave Blaney finishes 6th, David Stremme, fighting for a job, finishes 9th, and Michael Waltrip finished 10th. We didn't even mention those guys. We even forgot about Ricky Rudd, his first race back since his injury, finished 11th. So I think as broadcasters that's the only bad thing. We forget about everybody else once the Chase starts because it's so exciting."
I couldn't believe I was hearing this on ESPN. So I kept watching, but Mr. Kuselias threw it to a commercial.
Eric Kuselias: "Boris, you're walking into my wheelhouse 'cuz we're going to talk about just about every guy that you mentioned when our Insiders join us coming up in a few minutes. Also up ahead, the Busch race - very interesting. We have the pictures to prove it and we'll have your full report. And Boris Said is a prophet, because if you look now, Michael Waltrip and Toyota has pieced together some very positive weekends back-to-back and our Insiders have the details for you. We'll be back next, this is NASCAR NOW."
I wanted to hear what Marty Smith had to say about Michael Waltrip and Toyota, so I DVR'ed the rest of the show. I just finished watching it this afternoon, and guess what? Mr. Kuselias' tease was patently untrue. Michael Waltrip's positive weekends and the Busch race were not seen. Coming back from commercial (with 20 minutes left in the show), Mr. Kuselias gave us "News and Notes", starting with Dale Jarrett's retirement announcement, then the 8 car's Army paint-scheme unveiling, Gateway testing, and an ARCA mention. Then he brought in Angelique Chengelis and Marty Smith, the NASCAR NOW Insiders who are supposed to give us the details of Michael Waltrip's positive back-to-back weekends. They talked about Greg Biffle, Jeff Green, Best Buy, David Stremme, Ricky Rudd, Sam Hornish Jr., and Richie Gilmore. No Waltrip. No Toyota.
Another commercial break. Now there are 10 minutes left in the show.
Eric Kuselias: "Welcome back to NASCAR Now. For your (Direct TV) Hot Pass, Busch race ran on Friday night in Charlotte, and with Jeff Burton's win Richard Childress extended his points lead to over 100 points in the owner's standings. Denny Hamlin's 5th place, combined with Carl Edwards' DNF, enough to catapult Joe Gibbs ahead of Jack Roush. Carl Edwards now failed to finish back-to-back races for the first time this season." All of this was voiced-over against a graphic showing the top 5 "OWNER STANDINGS 2007 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES". No highlights, no video, despite being told earlier by Mr. Kuselias that "We have the pictures to prove it" that the Busch race was "very interesting".
Mr. Kuselias then took us "back Cupside" and brought in Shannon Spake, NASCAR NOW Reporter, to do a feature on Jeff Gordon's improbable victory at Charlotte. The last segment of the show was a recap of Charlotte and a preview of Martinsville. Oh, yeah. There was one more thing. Mr. Kuselias: "On behalf of everybody here at NASCAR NOW, I'm Eric Kuselias, thank you very much for watching. And here's the deal. As always, as always we do on Monday, we end it with one of the great rock-n-roll bands of all time. We're bringing in Aerosmith to recap the weekend that was at Charlotte. Jeff Gordon on top, Clint Bowyer lurking, Jimmie Johnson in second place. Thanks for watching. Good night." Cut to Aerosmith and race highlights.
So despite having been told, with a preloaded clip and not just in response to Boris Said's comments, that the Insiders were going to talk about Michael Waltrip and Toyota, they didn't. They had two perfect segues, the first following the "News and Notes" story about Dale Jarrett's plans for 2008, the second following the listing of the Busch Owner points (Waltrip is 5th).
Despite being told "we have the pictures to prove it", they didn't show any Busch race highlights. How can they get that wrong? They have a script, don't they? This show is taped. Why didn't they go back and fix it? Change the "still to come" tease and throw in Aerosmith instead of Waltrip and Toyota. I would understand if there was some breaking news that interrupted the show, but nothing like that happened. They still had 20 minutes left after they previewed the segments, so I don't think they ran out of time.
This is not the first time I've noticed them preview something that they never actually show. I no longer record the show, only turning it on if I think about it. But usually I don't think about it until it's already aired. Oh well. If ESPN can't get a taped news show about NASCAR right, no wonder they're having so much trouble with the actual race broadcasts.
I did miss the first half hour of the show. Did they run the Waltrip/Toyota piece then? But that would mean they were "previewing" something they had already shown. That would never happen. Maybe they merely ran the segments out of order?
By the way, does anyone know the difference between a "NASCAR Now Insider" and a "NASCAR Now Reporter"?
- October 16, 2007 at 3:50 PM
- Ann_Ominous said...
@ stricklinfan82,
Yes, HotPass does show the commercials in side by side, but if you go to alternate audio track #3 you will hear the in-car audio instead of the commercial. Of course, sometimes they aren't saying much!, but it's still better than hearing the commercial!
- October 16, 2007 at 4:07 PM
- Dot said...
I have been having lunch with Jayski for years while at work. If not for him, I wouldn't know about The Daly Planet. TDP is a must read everyday. Re: NASCAR.com, you're right about the volume on that site. Just about blasts you out of your chair. How many people at work have been busted surfing that site forgetting to turn the volume off?
- October 16, 2007 at 4:11 PM
- Anonymous said...
Jasyki (I like the compiled information he has there and think he's great) has a rumor today --- and it's about ESPN!
"New Dale Jr. show on ESPN? hearing that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is working on a deal with ESPN to telecast a mini-series following Dale Jr as he makes the transition to Hendrick Motorsports from now up to the Daytona 500, which Jr's people have already started taping meetings, all kinds of behind the scenes situations. No word on an air date.(10-16-2007)"
This would normally be great news. But like its other shows, ESPN will probably air it at some odd time (either afternoon or 10 PM), once a week, with no repeats.
- October 16, 2007 at 4:21 PM
- R. H. said...
I'm surprised that Jayski has continued to link your articles. You have been so critical, and rightfully so, about ESPN's work, that I thought the suits at ESPN would have put a stop to it.
- October 16, 2007 at 4:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
In my opinion, the Jayski site is still the best "first option" news source in the world of NASCAR. I love the simple format. Its like a pair of broken in loafers. Jayski was a fan's best friend for years, and ESPN has not ruined the site, to their credit. I can live with the promo banners, no bid deal. I especially love following the qualifying session on the Jayski site. If I sound like a Jayski fan, well that would be true.
- October 16, 2007 at 5:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
it seems like it has been a slower silly season, too.
You're kidding, right?
- October 16, 2007 at 5:11 PM
- Busch Series Fan! said...
I don't think Jayski posts as many rumors since they joined up with ESPN but that's just my opinion. I find getting around their website is getting easier though.
- October 16, 2007 at 6:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
Not for nothing, but if you're going to use these pictures at the top of your posts and claim "fair use," the least you could do is make the Jayski.com picture a link to Jayski.com. It's only fair. Instead, when you click the picture, you just get the picture on a separate page.
- October 16, 2007 at 9:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
Do you guys realize that Jays "sources" are actually team members? They are wrong when they overhear or misinterpret, but when Jayski is right 50% of the time, heck that says a lot! My local news station isn't 100% correct on all content that often!
ps: I know many don't but I LOVE Dave Dispain (and Mikey and Kenny and Biffle, but who ever started calling Greg "the Biff" should be shot).
(from, Coffee)
- October 16, 2007 at 9:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
Would it be too much to ask if ABC/ESPN could hire MRN to do their broadcasts. The only thing better than MRN radio would be MRN TV!
- October 16, 2007 at 11:24 PM
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- October 17, 2007 at 7:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
slithybill -
You are exactly right about Klulesas's tease on NN Monday night. This kind of foolishness goes on all the time with that program. I get the feeling that it's put together by a team of interns who know nothing about NASCAR, or even racing in general. In fact, I believe Klulesas himself is nothing but a glorified intern, just logging hours on TV to fulfill some requirement of his college education!
What a joke!
- October 17, 2007 at 9:48 AM
- Anonymous said...
Fox, TNT and ABC/ESPN get a ratings bump through Directv's coverage.
Directv's "cuss button" is manned by local hires. So some weeks more audio sneaks by than others. The delay can be bypassed, it's the producers call.
If you could look around the NASCAR TV compound at the ESPN/ABC production people, you would probably think that these "kids" were there to attend some other event. Say a tennis match or maybe a baseball game. You could safely bet that most of these young production workers wouldn't know the difference between Bill or Ernie Elliott, Cale Yarborough or David Pearson, or understand anything about Dale, Jr.'s namesake.
- October 17, 2007 at 12:52 PM


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As the calendar year comes to an end, many employees who work for companies where vacation time cannot be rolled over will likely lose a chance to escape. They'll have justified leaving time on the table over concerns they could be replaced or laid off. But in reality these employees may be doing themselves more harm than good.
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A McMinnville dairy owner is challenging an Oregon ban on advertising the sale of raw milk.
Raw milk producer Christine Anderson said she's been second-guessing herself since the Oregon Department of Agriculture told her to stop advertising her product last year.
While selling raw milk isn't illegal in Oregon under certain conditions, state law prohibits producers from advertising it.
Since an ODA inspector told Anderson to remove information about raw milk from her farm's website in August 2012, her free speech has been chilled, she said.
"I would love to speak freely about my milk and farm without fearing someone will construe that as advertising," said Anderson, who owns a farm in McMinnville, Ore.
On Nov. 19, Anderson filed a lawsuit against the agency seeking to invalidate the prohibition, claiming the law violates free speech rights and is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad.
Bruce Pokarney, ODA's communications director, said the Oregon legislature banned most raw milk sales in 1999 but created an exemption for on-farm sales from dairy producers with a small number of animals.
The prohibition on advertising was among the conditions that small producers have to follow if they wanted to sell raw milk, he said.
"This isn't by administrative rule or anything we did. We're just enforcing the law," said Pokarney.
Even when commercial-scale raw milk production was allowed in Oregon, unregulated small farmers weren't allowed to advertise by law, he said.
The lawsuit notes that advertising raw milk is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by a year in jail, a criminal fine of $6,250 and a civil penalty of $10,000.
In reality, though, the Oregon Department of Agriculture hasn't ever issued a penalty for advertising, and only rarely asks producers to refrain from advertising, Pokarney said.
Typically, the ODA asks a producer to stop advertising if there has been a complaint or the agency becomes aware of it in relation to some other action, he said.
"We have not made it a high priority for us," Pokarney said.
Anderson claims that the advertising ban has prevented her from reaching out to new customers when she has a milk surplus. The prohibition has also stopped her from explaining the milking, bottling and testing procedures she uses, according to the complaint.
The lawsuit claims that her Cast Iron Farm is among a select few listed with the Raw Milk Institute, a national organization that's trying to standardize practices for raw milk production.
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Routine tests of Anderson's milk have never detected the presence of coliform bacteria, she said.
"There are people who genuinely don't understand the risks involved," Anderson said, noting that she'd like to educate the public about safety measures but is afraid of violating the advertising ban.
Selling raw milk is a viable option for her farm, which is too small to support commercial-level production of milk, she said.
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It was standing room only for the Active Shooter Training at the Boonville High School Commons Wednesday night. Officers Lt. Joe Pangburn and Ptl. Ted Corbitt presented a presentation teaching individuals how to respond and act during an incident involving an individual with a gun.
Pangburn said there may be warning signs if an individual is going to commit a horrible crime. He added counseling and employee screening may decrease the chances of a crime happening.
He said many people base the sound of gun fire off of sounds they hear in movies, which is often not the case. He said it is prudent that everyone knows their surroundings, including the sounds they hear. He also said sometimes people hear popping sounds and do not contribute them to gunfire.
Once an intruder enters and starts committing a crime there are three ways people can act. He said individuals can run, hide or fight as a last result. A video was shown with individuals using these techniques. If an individual chooses to run, he said, getting out as quickly as possible is key.
"You may want to bring some people along with you but your primary concern is getting out," Pangburn said "Once out, 911 should be called as soon as possible."
If hiding is the only option, he said a place that is out of sight and hidden is most likely the best option. He said hiding under a desk or table is not safe enough because a bullet can penetrate those items.
Pangburn offered evidence learned from the Columbine shooting as the two gunmen were shooting through tables to get to children who were hiding.
Fighting, he said, should be the last resort but will fair better than 'begging for one's life' as often times, no mercy is given.
"Once you start, you are committed because if you back down, it will be too late," he said.
He said once police arrive it is prudent that individuals do not interfere because it is the role of the police to try to stop the suspect. He also explained the procedures which should be taken after the police arrive as well.
The importance of the training was not just to explain how to deal with school shootings, but shootings in every environment, including work. Pangburn explained that every place should have an emergency plan just like with a fire or tornado. He explained ways to create one, including offering the Boonville Police Department's help as well.
"It seems every day you hear of a shooting happening," Pangburn said.
Local resident Sandi Moore, who works at the University of Missouri in Columbia, came because of her desire to learn more about safety.
"I learned a lot about the procedures tonight on how to react when a shooter is near and what to do when the police arrive," Moore said.
"I would like to thank the persons who attended the training and we were grateful for the huge turnout. We will continue working with the public to address issues such as this," Boonville Police Chief Bobby Welliver said.
A video was shown on how many guns could be concealed within the clothes of an average teenager. Many people, including Moore, were astonished that so many guns could be carried without being noticed at all.


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RAISE YOUR HANDS AND REJOICE — the 2018 schedules are here
Only 87 days until kickoff, my fellow mammals.
Egad, Saturday was a glorious day of football, the greatest sport in all of reality.
Baltimore stunned Denver in what was one of the best, and most outrageous, NFL playoff games you'll ever see. And San Francisco bullied Green Bay with Colin Kaepernick performing a rousing tribute to Tommie Frazier (study your football history, kids).
Here in the Nutmeg State, both the New Haven Register and the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced their respective All-State teams Saturday. The two are the yin and yang of all-state teams. Walter Camp puts together a complete team (i.e. five offensive linemen and three-or-more defensive linemen), whereas the Register focuses on having the best players on offense, defense and special teams.
We'll start with Walter Camp as its team is shorter — Ansonia's Arkeel Newsome repeated as the state Player of the Year. The junior ran for 2,245 yards (at a daffy 9.89 yards a carry) and 38 touchdowns for the Class S champions. He's a tricky defensive back, too.
Xavier senior quarterback Tim Boyle and Hand senior linebacker Matt Walsh were the other two finalists. Boyle will attend Boston College next season (hush, DiMauro). Walsh is headed to Storrs.
Tom Dyer of Hillhouse and Hand's Steve Filippone sharing the Foundation's Coach of the Year honor.
The late, great Jack Hunt was posthumously feted with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Hunt was a star player at Ansonia and later returned to coach the program to seven CIAC state championships, the third-most by a coach in state history. He had a winning percentage of .881 (193-26), third-best all-time according to the 2012 Connecticut High School Football Record Book.
George Knoth, a senior offensive lineman/linebacker at Law, earned the UCAN Inspire Award. Knoth and his teammates wore a blue puzzle piece decal on their helmets this past season to raise autism awareness. Knoth's two younger brothers are autistic.
The Walter Camp All-Connecticut team goes like this:
Quarterback: Tim Boyle, Xavier.
Running back: Harold Cooper, Hillhouse; Arkeel Newsome, Ansonia.
Wide receiver: Kris Luster, Xavier; Andrew Matos, Ansonia.
Tight end: Andrew Isaacs, Manchester.
Offensive line: Jake Basilica, Montville; Michael LaSala, Wilton; Hector Rodriguez, Berlin; Max Schumann, Xavier; Kyle Vaughn, Staples.
Defensive line: Peter Gerson, Hand; Cole Ormsby, Windsor; Tuzar Skipper, NFA; Kyle Wilson, Ledyard.
Linebacker: Mike Jones, Capital Prep/Classical/Achievement First; Marquis Little, Manchester; Max Tylki, Xavier; Matt Walsh, Hand.
Defensive back: Andre Anderson, Hillhouse; James Frusciante, Staples; Joey Paparelli, NFA; Justin Potts, Platt.
Special teams
Kicker: Ed Groth, Shelton.
Punter: Michael Nicol, Wolcott.
Returner: Thomas Milone, Masuk.
The Register named Matt Walsh its State Player of the Year. He was a frightening defensive force and had 182 tackles and three sacks for the two-time, two-time Class L champions this past season. Hand played two platoons, but Walsh was used as the short-yardage back. He ran for 10 touchdowns, half of which came in the Tigers' 40-20 win over then No. 1 Xavier on Oct. 12.
NFA's Jemal Davis was named the Register's State Coach of the Year. The Wildcats finished 12-1, won the Eastern Connecticut Conference Large Division and were the Class LL runner-up. It was just the program's second CIAC state final appearance.
The Register chooses first, second and third teams as also picks honorable mentions.
Quarterback: Tim Boyle, Xavier; Quinn Fleeting, Windsor.
Running back: Harold Cooper, Hillhouse; Arkeel Newsome, Ansonia; Ervin Philips, West Haven.
Wide receiver: James Frusciante, Staples; Andrew Matos, Ansonia; Ryhieme Moore, Windsor.
Tight end: Andrew Isaacs, Manchester.
Offensive line: Max Schumann, Xavier; Kyle Vaughn, Staples.
Utility: Dan Hebert, Newtown, Sr.
Kicker: Ed Groth, Shelton.
Defensive line: Pete Gerson, Hand; Jared Levi, Staples.
Linebacker: Cole Harris, New Canaan; Taylor Ormsby, Windsor; Max Tylki, Xavier.
Defensive back: Andre Anderson, Hillhouse; Nick Gaynor, Northwest Catholic; Kris Luster, Xavier; Colin Moore, Avon; Marcus Outlow, NFA.
Special teams
Kicker: Ed Groth, Shelton.
Returner: Thomas Milone, Masuk.
Quarterback: Brandan Basil, North Branford; Tanner Kingsley Woodland.
Running back: DeAngelo Berry, Xavier; Joe Pacheco, New Fairfield; Justin Potts, Platt.
Wide receiver: Caleb Ewald, Hand; Joe DeLucia, North Branford; Anthony Scirpo, Woodland.
Tight end: Tommy Myers, Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton.
Offensive line: Jake Basilica, Montville; Hector Rodriguez, Berlin; Chris Speer, Staples.
Utility: Mike Nicol, Wolcott.
Defensive line: Connor Buck, New Canaan; Matt D'Andrea Darien; Josh Hill, Glastonbury; Pieter Hoets, Staples; Tuzar Skipper, NFA.
Linebacker: Audley Fletcher, Hartford Public; Mike Root, New Canaan.
Defensive back: Ben Berey, Glastonbury; Nick Kelly, Staples; Grady Lynch, New Canaan; Joey Paperelli, NFA; Joey Zelkowitz, Staples.
Special teams
Kicker: Jesse Adelberg, Greenwich.
Third team
Quarterback: Stephen Barmore, Southington; Brendan Bilcheck, Hand.
Running back: Derrick Villard, Cromwell; Chris Young, Rocky Hill.
Wide receiver: Corbin Garry, Southington.
Offensive linemen: Jeremy Clark, Woodland; Alex Magee, Greenwich; Matt Marcarelli, North Haven; Sean Merrill, Sheehan; Chris Meucci, Berlin; Ben Morales, Ledyard; Will Patrick, Staples.
Utility: Je'Vaughn Moore, Hillhouse; Jake Pelletier St. Joseph.
Special teams
Kicker: John Ambrozaitis, Gilbert/Northwestern Regional.
Defensive line: Anthony Gomes, NFA; Brian Monaco, Masuk; Eddy Williams, West Haven.
Linebacker: Terrell Fairweather, Hillhouse; Isaiah Holloway, Montville; Patrick Kirkwood, Fitch; Cody Zaro, Trinity Catholic.
Defensive back: Tyler Hassett, Weston; Jai'Quan McKnight, Ansonia; Ryan O'Connor, Ansonia; Jalon White, North Haven.
Honorable mention
Henry Baldwin, Darien; Jason Bradley, Naugatuck; Dario Highsmith, Middletown; Jake Kasuba, Foran; T.J. Linta, Hamden Hall; Logan Marchi, St. Paul; Jack Massie, Staples; Andrew Tarantino, Newtown; Jordan Vazzano, St. Joseph; Brad Westmark, Brookfield.
Running back
Shawn Brown, Trinity Catholic; Jeremiah Crowley, Montville; Cooper Gold, Newtown; Justin Gombotz, Berlin; Ivan Guadalupe, Farmington; Dale Hausman, North Branford; Shaquan Howsie, Trinity Catholic; Neal Janiga, Ellington/Somers; Rahkeem Jordan, Prince Tech; Nick Lombardo, Darien; Justin Schaffer, Weston; John Shannon, Bullard-Havens; Tyler Stucke, Killingly; Cameran Tucker, Notre Dame-West Haven.
Wide receiver
Kyle Anderson, Hand; Anthony Bonefant, Southington; Caleb Camacho, New London; Chris Caron, North Branford; John Caruso, Norwich Free Academy; David Coggins, Sacred Heart; Justin Devellis, Newtown; Julian Dunn, Newtown; Daija Fitzpatrick, St. Paul; Sam Gravitte, Ridgefield; Joe Kelly, Greenwich; Alex McGuigan, North Branford; Reid Morin, St. Paul; Mick Pernell, Naugatuck; Norvel Stewart, Bloomfield; Isiah Swain, Middletown; Chris Van Kamerik, Oxford; Nick Weissauer, Foran; Mike Williams, Trumbull
Offensive line
Ian Augur, Coginchaug; Andrew Barton, Ridgefield; Mitch Blanchette, Berlin; David Bednarz, Middletown; Isaiah Brooks, Bloomfield; Jeremy Clark, Woodland; Erlin Colon, Platt; Zach Creeron, Xavier; Jonah Dorsey, Xavier; Matt Gillespie, East Lyme; Mike Lasala, Wilton; Zach McNutt, Torrington; Sam Murphy, Fairfield Ludlowe; Christian Outlaw, Middletown; Dan Padelli, Hand; Chris Simmons, Manchester, Sr.; Matt Simon, Ansonia; George Smith, Holy Cross; Kyle Wilson, Ledyard.
Defensive line
Anthony Bednarz, Middletown; Dan Bonney, Seymour; Alex Chow-Yen, Wilbur Cross; Eric Collodel, Woodland; Donnery Evans, Hyde; Austin Gomar, Weston; Derek Hawkins, Bloomfield; Matt Houpert, Hall; Riley Kinahan, Trinity Catholic; Andrew Klarman, Branford; Nick Rowe, Avon; Teno Simpson, Hillhouse; Zach Sirowich, Seymour; Jh'Mel Trammell, Ansonia.
Akeino Chamberlain, Middletown; Brennen Diaz, Oxford; Hezekiah Duncan, Ansonia; Gary Falanga, North Branford; Brad Helmkamp, Simsbury; Mike Jones, Capital Prep/Classical Magnet/Achievement First; Ryan Keklik, Trumbull; Marquis Little, Manchester; Lance Lonergan, Staples; Jimmy Murphy, Avon; Quincy Pecora, North Haven; Mike Pulaski, St. Joseph; Joquin Riley, New London; Devin Stewart, Northwest Catholic; Kadialy Toure, West Haven; Sean Tynan, Ellington/Somers
Defensive back
Ackee Barber, New London; Antwan Byrd, Capital Prep/Classical Magnet/Achievement First; Nick Clemons, Montville; Devonte Dillion, Windsor; Andre Gee, West Haven; Darryn Horner, Hillhouse; Andrew Jenkelunas, Rocky Hill; Chris Johnson, Norwich Free Academy; Alex Lockwood, Barlow; Otto Marcello, Middletown; Zach Maxwell, Southington; Dillon McMahon, Derby; Casey Ouellette, New Canaan; Alex Tuccero, Hand; Charles Wooding, Glastonbury
Elisa Formiglio, Norwich Free Academy; Lyle Luth, Amity; Greg Marzilli, Rocky Hill; Tyler Phan, Hand; Kyle Smick, Southington.
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Everyone here at Polecat HQ is unabashedly biased towards the run.
We'd all be real heels, though, if we didn't make mention the state records set by Woodland's Tanner Kingsley and Anthony Scirpo this past season.
Kingsley, a junior quarterback, threw 51 touchdowns. He shredded the record set last season by Cromwell's Anthony Morales (43).
Scirpo, a senior receiver, caught 25 touchdowns. That edged the 24 touchdowns caught by Bristol Central's Aaron Hernandez in 2005. Note that Hernandez played 10 games that season, whereas Scirpo played 12 games this season.
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Public service announcement — 2013 should be a glorious year for running backs as Cooper, Newsome, Outlow, Philips and Young are all juniors.
In this era where the forward pass is considered sacred, it's heartening to know that there will be some teams handing off to some great backs and RUNNING THE BALL next season.
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Kyle Brennan of The NVL Blog, the Waterbury Republican-American, WATR, and Quinnipiac's zamboni driver, reports that the Naugatuck Valley League's athletic directors are expected to vote Monday on whether-or-not to add Oxford to the league.
Oxford is a member of the South-West Conference. Geographically, it belongs in the NVL.
Hopefully the Wolverines are playing the likes of Ansonia, Seymour and Woodland in the NVL next season.
Kyle had several other notes in his latest blog post.
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Only 87 days until kickoff, my fellow mammals.
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The big blue statue of a rearing mustang at Denver International Airport drew praise and hatred from the very beginning.
"Mustang," the giant sculpture by Luis Jimenez, who was crushed by the horse during its construction, turns 5 on Feb. 11, which is an important milestone for public art in Denver. Petitions to remove artworks aren't accepted for the first five years, a rule meant to keep public art installations from being torn down rashly.
Standing on hind legs at the gateway to the airport, the towering horse makes an aggressive first impression.
"He looks like he's going to kill me," Jennifer Newson said in the DIA terminal. "It's not really settling when you're driving to get on a flight and then you see the 'demon horse.' "
She's one of many who wouldn't mind giving the horse the boot for its fifth birthday. Others are perfectly content to keep the horse around, saying they view it as a symbol of the West.
"Keep it, please," said John Newman, who was visiting Colorado from Boston. "It's part of the landscape. I like how the eyes light up."
The eyes. Oh, the eyes. That's the part the horse-haters hate most.
"Paint the eyes," Newson suggested. "Make him look like a friendly horse."
That may be unlikely since the eyes meant the world to the artist.
"His intent was to honor his father, who was a neon-sign maker," said Matt Chasansky, who heads the art program at DIA.
The piece keeps people talking — which is what public art is supposed to do, Chasansky said.


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During his runs to the Olympic gold medal for men's halfpipe on Feb. 11, Iouri Podladtchikov requested that DJ Naka G blast London house duo Disclosure and Canadian electro-pop act Grimes throughout the arena.
"[Podladtchikiov] has great taste in music," said Naka G, aka Michael Nakagawa, a Colorado-raised DJ who provides the soundtrack during the extreme ski/snowboard events at the Sochi Olympics.
These events are not the serious, focused scene you'd expect from athletes competing at the sport's highest level: It's a loud, electric party atmosphere.
"The Olympics has caught onto that subculture of extreme sports and part of that culture is music," Nakagawa said over the phone from Sochi while he was preparing for women's halfpipe. "It's not like in curling where you have to be real quiet. It's not like an ice golf event."
And like any good DJ, Nakagawa takes requests, too. So before Ayumu Hirano's silver medal run in the men's halfpipe competition, the 15-year-old Japanese snowboarder asked to hear N.W.A's "Straight Outta Compton" — a 1988 hip-hop classic detailing the realities of inner-city life in L.A.
"I was surprised to get Ayumu's. He's a 15-year-old Japanese kid, and he wanted to hear N.W.A, which I totally respect," Nakagawa said.
But unfortunately the Olympics isn't the place for the forerunners of gangsta rap.
"I could have gotten away with it at the X Games, but it wouldn't have flown here," said Nakagawa, who is given a library of 5,000 Olympic-approved songs and can request additional tracks be added. Ayumu settled for "Run to the Hills" by Iron Maiden.
After playing for a few years in clubs in Aspen, Nakagawa began DJing for the X Games in 2002. His reputation grew, and he was brought on board to DJ the Vancouver Olympics in 2010.
During the years he's come to know the athletes and their tastes, and even DJ'ed an event after X Games with Podladtchikov.
"With the men the music is a little bit more edgy," Nakagawa said. "There are quite a few requests, especially from the American boys, for hip-hop and classic rock."
The women, he said, are more into the poppy stuff — American snowboarder Kelly Clark had requested Katy Perry for women's halfpipe. Her teammate Kaitlyn Farrington wanted to hear "Shoop" and "Push It" by Salt N' Pepa.
"We have to be the soundtrack for the story being told out to the crowd. It's like you're making a live movie," Nakagawa said.
The making of this movie includes reacting to the vibe of the crowd and athletes. If there's a tense moment, Nakagawa plays the music to match, or if someone takes a bad spill he brings the music down.
One of only a handful of DJs at the Sochi Olympics, Nakagawa will handle a number of events before flying home to Colorado on Feb. 23.


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Robin Williams had four projects in various stages of production that were scheduled for release this year or in 2015 when he died of an apparent suicide Monday in his Tiburon home.
According to E! News, Williams will appear in the indie comedy "Merry Friggin' Christmas," co-starring Candice Bergen, Clark Duke, Pierce Gagnon, Lauren Graham, Tim Heidecker, Joel McHale, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Oliver Platt and Jeffrey Tambor. Phase 4 Films reportedly will release the movie Nov. 7 in theaters and video on demand.
Williams played Teddy Roosevelt in the sequel "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb," which finished production in May and comes out Dec. 19, according to 20th Century Fox. Williams co-stars with Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Rebel Wilson, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Skyler Gisondo, Ben Kingsley and Dan Stevens.
He also starred opposite Bob Odenkirk in director Dito Montiel's movie "Boulevard," which debuted earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival; it doesn't have a distribution date yet.
Scheduled for release in 2015, "Absolutely Anything" has Williams voicing the animated Dennis the Dog and co-starring with Kate Beckinsale and Simon Pegg.
Williams also was supposed to begin work later this year on a sequel to his 1993 hit "Mrs. Doubtfire."
Tony Hicks provides celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Contact him at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/tonyhicks67.


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4 to 5 year olds (not yet in Kindergarten):
Introduce your child to some great stories while having fun during this five-week session. A parent/adult caregiver must attend the 3 to 4 year old, 45-minute sessions. The 4 to 5 year old sessions are 30 minutes long and are without a parent/adult caregiver. The child must reach the minimum age required by the date of the first scheduled class in their session.
Note: Storytimes have a separate registration from other workshops. It begins on Thursday, January 9, and continues until the sessions are filled. You will know when you register whether your child is enrolled. After each class is filled, waiting lists will be established.


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Lelyn BETTS, age 40. White Male, 5-11, 190#, Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. BETTS has the following tattoos; feather on right side of neck, 2 bear paws on left side of neck, "Tammy" on right wrist, stitches on right wrist, ring on right ring finger.
BETTS may be driving a black 2002 Kia Sportage, Colo license 912VXJ.
BETTS is wanted on multiple misdemeanor warrants.
Anyone with information on BETTS should call Inv. Jon Holt or Lt. Jon Horton at 970-867-2461, or if BETTS is sighted please call 911.


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Here is another version of the dispute between two young stars of a big network. Apparently, young star 1 (YS1) saw the car of young star 2 (YS 2) one time in the parking lot of the network. However, YS2 was not in her car. When YS1 turned, she saw the car of the hunk actor (HA), and guess who stepped down from it? Correct! YS1 saw YS2 come out of the car of HA. No wonder YS1 reacted the way she did. She saw it herself! Of course, this piece is just one of a hundred pieces of the puzzle that finally formed the picture that YS2 and HA are together. Now stories are spreading regarding the alleged living-in of YS2 and HA.
Has anyone noticed the funny connection between the two leading men (LM1 and LM2) of YS1 and YS2? Both showed how much of the gentlemen they were by assisting and supporting YS1 and YS2 during a press conference. Aside from being good looking and athletic, LM1 and LM2 share something else. Rumors continue to hound both LM1 and LM2 regarding their alleged "hiding in their closets."
Will YS1 and YS2 ever recover their friendship? Will YS1 be proven right in her perception of HA, and will YS2 experience it herself? Will HA turn this relationship into one of his love games? Then, will the rumors hounding LM1 and LM2 ever be proven? The plot thickens.
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MBTA seeks WiFi providerWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is seeking proposals to provide WiFi service on commuter rail cars and select commuter rail stations.
The current WiFi service was pioneered under a pilot program in 2008 and is used by thousands of riders daily. The MBTA's goal is to upgrade the current WiFi service to a system-wide, state-of-the-art standard, at no cost to the MBTA and its riders.
"We are always looking for ways to bring our customers better service," said MBTA General Manager Dr. Beverly Scott. "The opportunity to have sponsorship of our WiFi service will aid in our goal of bringing a high-quality WiFi experience to our customers throughout the commuter rail system without the MBTA or our riders incurring any cost for it. It really is a win-win."
The solicitation provides for access to MBTA-owned rights-of-way throughout the commuter rail system in order to construct infrastructure required to deliver high-quality and secure WiFi service, as well as provide the successful bidder the opportunity to leverage their commercial services off the infrastructure to be built for the MBTA WiFi system. The offering includes a sponsorship program, which will provide partners with marketing rights and benefits, such as signage and advertising in commuter rail stations, cars; corporate presence on MBTA commuter rail system maps and schedules; control of a WiFi landing page; links on the MBTA website and intellectual property rights.
The MBTA hopes to have a system selected and installation to begin in the fall of 2013 with roll out expected to be completed in phases over some months.


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Preparation time: 30 minutes; Cook time: 25 minutes
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- 2 pounds Cleaned Calamari
- Juice of 1/2 Lemon
- 3 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil *
- 1 medium Yellow or White Onion, chopped
- 3 Green Onions, minced
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced and mashed
- 2 pounds Fresh Tomatoes, peeled, seeded & juiced
- 1/2 cup Dry White Wine
- 1 Bay Leaf *
- 1 teaspoon Thyme *
- 2 Tablespoons Chopped Parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon Finely Ground White Pepper *
- Pinch of Nutmeg *
- Salt to Taste, if desired *
- Clean the calamari according to instructions, leaving the whole and slicing the body into 1/4" rounds. Sprinkle with lemon juice and set aside.
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- Add the chopped onion and cook over a low heat about 3 or 4 minutes.
- Add the minced green onion & garlic & continue cooking for a couple of minutes.
- Stir in the prepared tomato and cook the mixture for yet another couple of minutes.
- Now add the reserved Calamari and slightly increase the heat. Stir the pan well & frequently to insure even cooking.
- Add wine, bay leaf, thyme, parsley, pepper & nutmeg.
- Cook Calamari Provencale just unitl some of the liquid is evaporated and the squid is tender. It does not require much cooking and should not be overcooked to the point of toughness.
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The top sports story of 2012
Golden Boy
Team accomplishments typically rank higher than individual achievement, but in this case of history being made an exception is understandable. While every season concludes with a team hoisting a state championship trophy, Kirksville's Justin VanHoose did something only 20 others have accomplished in the entire history of Missouri high school wrestling.
As a freshman, as a sophomore, as a junior and finally, in 2012 as a senior, VanHoose ended his season the same way. His right arm was raised in victory, he climbed to the top of the medal stand and a gold medal was draped around his neck.
Quite A Career
VanHoose became the 21st Missouri wrestler to capture four individual state championships, added a remarkable footnote to the KHS wrestling team's 2012 state championship.
VanHoose began his high school career the same way he ended it, when as a freshman he won the 112-pound state title while the Tigers won the team championship in 2009.
As a sophomore he went 53-0 and won the 125-pound title. He took the title at 130 pounds as a junior and saved the best for last, finishing an incredible 59-0 his senior season and winning the title at 138 pounds.
Flip Into History
VanHoose won three of his four matches at the state tournament by pin, including the final one against Monett's Cristobal Renteria in 4:26. When the match was ended, VanHoose stood and completed a backflip as the Tiger supporters at Mizzou Arena roared in approval.
Moments later, VanHoose was presented his gold medal by KHS head coach Kevin Powell. Kirksville's first four-time state champion stood atop the medal stand as the entire Mizzou Arena crowd stopped, stood and applauded history.


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I guess there is nothing remarkable about this tombstone. It's not especially grand or pretentious in any way. The tombstone is at the grave of Thomas Dawson and his wife Sarah (Cowgill).
There isn't any glowing eulogy – just a simple message In Memory of. Is anything else really necessary?
As you will see from the photograph (apologies for the poor quality) Thomas was born in 1863 in the village of Cowling, West Yorkshire. He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed. He had a sister, Sarah born c1857. Their mother was Priscilla Dawson. I haven't been able to find any evidence of who the father was.
Thomas worked in the local mill as a cotton warp dresser and his sister Sarah worked as a cotton weaver.
In 1888 at the age of about 25 Thomas married Sarah Cowgill, a local girl from the same village. They had two sons, Watson (named after his great grandfather) born c1892 and Ernest born c1896.
I get a real sense that this little family unit stuck together and relied on each other. The census returns show that right up to 1901 Thomas, his wife and two sons, and sister Sarah were living with Priscilla.
Within seven years three of them would die.
Priscilla died in 1903 about a year after her daughter Sarah. Thomas passed away in 1908 at the age of 45 and after only 20 years of marriage.
The remarkable thing about this story for me is that Sarah lived a further 42 years until 1950 and died at the age of about 86.
I hadn't bothered to get a copy of Thomas's death certificate but writing this post has persuaded me to send off for it. I am interested to see what caused his death at such a young age. I know times were hard in those days yet Sarah lived a long life and, I assume, raised two sons on her own.


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The Mojang Website has word that the phenomenal success of Minecraft continues, revealing the indie construction game has now sold more than eight million copies on the PC. To put this in perspective, they note that according to the Wikipedia, this makes it the ninth bestselling PC game of all time, ahead of such luminaries as StarCraft II, Myst, and Diablo II. In response to this, Notch has provided a message, which is either encoded, or really badly mistyped: "69I960EHE0A4A0IVG0EHE02500R4R0G1T30PLJ00V6V0EHE0V1U01V10U5U0VGV0V4R."
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Valve Corporation announces a new Steamworks feature called Steam Guard, which sounds like a deodorant or an account security feature. It turns out to be the latter, as they say this "allows users to link management of their account to a specific PC. Attempts to modify or change account settings by any other PC won't be possible without the user's approval." They say Steam Guard, which will be available to third-party developers, will also support Intel's upcoming Identity Protection Technology, a hardware encryption scheme for 2nd Generation Intel Core CPUS that replaces the need for an external key generator. "Account phishing and hijacking are our #1 support issues," said Gabe Newell, President of Valve. "With Intel's IPT and Steam Guard, we've taken a big step towards giving customers the account security they need as they purchase more and more digital goods." As an aside, this is the first time we've seen Gabe referred to as Valve's President, as his title has always been Managing Director. We've inquired about this fairly unimportant distinction, but have yet to receive a reply.
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UPDATED: Elliot Hospital CEO Doug Dean to retire next yearBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 23. 2013 8:22PM
MANCHESTER — Douglas Dean announced Tuesday that he will step down next June as president and chief executive of the Elliot Health System, the vast Manchester-based hospital and health-delivery network he has headed for 15 years.
Dean said he will be 62 on his expected departure date of June 30, 2014. He said his children are grown and established in their careers; both he and his wife are in good health and want time for themselves.
"It's a stressful, demanding job. I just think it's a good time to think about my family," Dean said in an interview.
Dean came to Manchester from Chicago, hired initially as the president and chief executive of Optima Healthcare, a merged hospital organization that included Elliot Hospital, Catholic Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua.
On the day of his job interview, the New Hampshire attorney general filed suit against Optima, and the hospital corporation eventually dissolved over issues regarding religion and health care.
Dean took over at the Elliot and built a physician network that now employs 305 primary and specialty-care physicians. He branched the hospital into the emerging field of urgent care and constructed clinics in Londonderry and the highly visible Elliot at River's Edge in Manchester.
He opened an internal children's hospital. And the Elliot was recently ranked as one of the 100 top hospitals in the country for development of electronic medical records.
Elliot was the first New Hampshire hospital to offer primary care service to the frail elderly, Dean said, and it has maintained psychiatric care beds despite losing money doing so.
Dean earned $966,000 in salary, bonuses, incentives, deferred compensation and other benefits, according to the hospital system's 2010 filing with IRS, the most recent available. The filing was accessed through the website guidestar.org.
Elliot reported $344 million in hospital revenues for that year.
"Doug has certainly been very progressive, very creative. He is clearly a big thinker," said Mike Green, president and chief-executive of Concord Hospital, which rivals Elliot as the second-largest hospital in New Hampshire.
Both are dwarfed by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Tim Soucy, director of health for the city of Manchester, said Elliot has always been a partner in efforts to improve the health in the community. It has always made donations to the Manchester Community Health Center and recently provided space for a satellite operation of the clinic.
"They look beyond the walls of the hospital to think how to improve the health of city residents," Soucy said.
Elliot has had its bumps under Dean. For years his hospital was in a rivalry with CMC, a rivalry that seemed to ease when former president and chief-executive Alyson Pitman Giles departed CMC last year.
Late last year, Dean said he didn't know anything about a developer's plans to build a liquor store on property co-owned by the Elliot. Elliot eventually sold off its share in the property. And the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the injury of two emergency room workers by a mentally ill patient earlier this month.
Scott Bacon, chairman of the Elliot board, said Dean informed the board four years ago that he planned to retire at the age of 62. The board and Dean instituted a three-step process, which included elevating Dr. Richard Phelps to the title of hospital president and hospital chief operating officer.
During an interview, Dean mentioned Phelps and Chief Medical Officer Willam Baxter as emerging leaders at the Elliot. They and Chief Financial Officer Richard Elwell would expect to have an inside track at Dean's job.
Bacon said the board has hired an outside consultant, Yaffe & Co., which will interview directors and key hospital officials. This fall, Yaffe will recommend whether the board should hire internally or conduct an outside search, Bacon said.
"This is probably one of the biggest decisions the board will have to make," said Bacon, a regional president with TD Bank. Bacon said he would not discuss the details of any financial severance package, stressing that the announcement is a retirement, not a separation.
A native of western New York state, Dean said he and his wife, Genie, plan to remain in Manchester, where they own a condominium on North River Road.
He will remain with the hospital as a consultant for the next few years once his replacement is hired, he said in a memo to hospital staff. He will not be involved in day-to-day operations of the hospital.
"I feel very responsible to the Elliot," Dean said.
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