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Post by PantherU on Oct 9, 2008 13:02:25 GMT -6
sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teamsPer Mike Kennedy: "The real test is if they get it right on the Bottom Line during games." Happy day, though. We finally got through to a national media source.
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Post by parkerj on Oct 9, 2008 13:06:32 GMT -6
i e-mailed a guy at bleacher report, and he also changed it...."UWM" and not "Milwaukee" but hey, that works
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Post by PantherU on Oct 9, 2008 13:12:04 GMT -6
I'm sending an e-mail to SI.com.
Anyone wanna try and find out Sporting News? I can't seem to find it and I think we can get a good grassroots movement going here.
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Post by PantherU on Oct 9, 2008 14:05:17 GMT -6
E-mails sent to:
Sporting News Sports Illustrated Mid-Majority BB State Ken Pomeroy The Hoops Report Bleacher Report Rivals
Parker and I are doing the job; we're getting on top of this.
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Post by PantherU on Oct 9, 2008 14:09:49 GMT -6
Message from ESPN: Hello Jimmy, Thank you for contacting us. We value feedback and suggestions from our fans. Your comments regarding having your university be referred to properly are appreciated and will be forwarded to the appropriate department for review. ESPN TV programming feedback can also be submitted directly to ESPN TV Customer Service at the following link: sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?page=contact/espntv You may also contact them at (860) 766-2236 by leaving a message any time of day or speaking to them directly from Monday - Friday, 12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. EST. Thanks for visiting ESPN.com. For live assistance with this or any other issue, please call Customer Care at 1-888-549-3776 (ESPN) between 7:00 am and 2:00 am EST. Regards, Louis ESPN.com Customer Care
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Post by parkerj on Oct 9, 2008 19:58:19 GMT -6
we also sent one to scout...automated message...so we're not sure a/b that one
also, i believe jimmy sent one to CBS Sports...
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Post by PantherU on Oct 9, 2008 20:08:02 GMT -6
"I believe..."
Haha, like you weren't sitting next to me.
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Post by parkerj on Oct 9, 2008 20:20:59 GMT -6
haha...well i don't know...you didn't put it on your list!
stub hub, too
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Post by PantherU on Oct 9, 2008 20:23:53 GMT -6
Um, the guy from the Hoops Report asked me how my party went...
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Post by parkerj on Oct 9, 2008 20:27:10 GMT -6
and he didn't change it? haha
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Post by PantherU on Oct 9, 2008 20:35:57 GMT -6
He doesn't list us, but he writes a college basketball website, so eventually it'll be on there when he does mention us.
He "looked me up to make sure I was legit."
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Post by thepantherfan on Oct 9, 2008 21:07:49 GMT -6
awesome job guys
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Post by newbee on Oct 13, 2008 9:00:57 GMT -6
We were UW-Milw. on ESPNU last night when they scrolled Top 25 WSOC scores. . .still work to be done. . .but it was awesome to see a national ranking ahead of it at least
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Post by PantherU on Oct 13, 2008 13:08:40 GMT -6
We'll get on them.
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SRT4driver
Junior
We Are MILWAUKEE! And I'm all about accountability, unlike '5th Placer' Jeter apologists.
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Post by SRT4driver on Oct 14, 2008 13:26:00 GMT -6
Awesome work guys. And I'll give you this, it's much MUCH more productive than voting 847 times in a horizonleague.org fan poll! ;D
Some people/organizations will be more receptive to making changes than others (I would know, since I've also done this before). For the more stubborn ones, it sometimes helps to point out discrepancies in their current naming formats using other hyphanated schools. Most sites may care enough to make a change once you point at a lack of consistency. Conference USA and the A-10 are good places to always cross check with on the media site in question, as their schools are almost always referred to correctly by media outlets (i.e. Texas-El Paso as UTEP, UNC-Charlotte as Charlotte, etc)
Keep it up and good luck!
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