{"id":155,"date":"2016-08-17T13:46:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T17:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/?p=155"},"modified":"2016-08-17T13:46:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T17:46:58","slug":"journalist-i-admire-andy-staples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/journalist-i-admire-andy-staples\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist I Admire: Andy Staples"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sports Illustrated\u2019s Andy Staples is a writer I admire for a number of reasons. I really became a fan of Staples last fall when he took time out of his day during the football season to talk to me for our Grady Sports social media class. I also really admired his tact during SEC meetings this summer concerning the story below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jeffery Simmons: Mississippi St.\u2019s punishment too light<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Staples was one of the main writers who went after Mississippi State athletic director Scott Stricklin for the Bulldogs\u2019 decision to only suspend defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons for one game. <\/span><\/p>\n

His thinking to compare this suspension for beating a woman to the same suspension given for targeting was simply genius. He also did a good job of fairly comparing Simmons\u2019 situation to that of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon, who was suspended for the entire 2014 season. <\/span><\/p>\n

Staples also gave Stricklin credit for answering questions when most A.D.s would have cowered behind their desks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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FSU football: Jimbo Fisher urges to help West Virginia flood victims<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This was a short but well-done story on Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher helping high school football squads who were flood victims back in his home state. <\/span><\/p>\n

The part that really jumped out at me was included information about a flood that happened in Fisher\u2019s hometown in 1985. That fact is followed up brilliantly by the quote from Fisher that, \u201cThey said that was a once-in-a-hundred-year flood. Well, we just had another one. <\/span><\/p>\n

This story is informative, but I also think it’s helpful that it ends with a way for readers to help these flood victims by providing an address in case any high school coaches want to donate equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports Illustrated\u2019s Andy Staples is a writer I admire for a number of reasons. I really became a fan of Staples last fall when he took time out of his day during the football season to talk to me for our Grady Sports social media class. 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