Your chance to meet Grantland writer Michael Weinreb

[Aoshiro]

Author of this article: A Failed Experiment

"The Grand Experiment is a failure, and the entire laboratory is contaminated, and there is no choice but to go back and start all over again."

At least the $50 goes to a good cause (Schlow Library) but their selection of this nasty person as their featured speaker is a mystery. Did anyone at Schlow actually read his articles?

 

[psuro]

So, a bunch of people get pissed off, each pay $50 to go yell at the guy. The library has a positive cashflow day.
Smart marketing by PSU/Schlow Library.

 

[mn78psu83]

So, a bunch of people get pissed off, each pay $50 to go yell at the guy. The library has a positive cashflow day.
Smart marketing by PSU/Schlow Library.

Public libraries have to make a buck any way they can.

 

[Aoshiro]

Public libraries have to make a buck any way they can.

I guess. But if they really wanted to make money they would sell more tickets if they put Weinreb in a dunk tank.

 

[cjrugger]

Buy a ticket and then don't show up- empty auditorium would be perfect

 

[Obliviax]

Author of this article: A Failed Experiment

"The Grand Experiment is a failure, and the entire laboratory is contaminated, and there is no choice but to go back and start all over again."

At least the $50 goes to a good cause (Schlow Library) but their selection of this nasty person as their featured speaker is a mystery. Did anyone at Schlow actually read his articles?

Curious, what has he ever accomplished outside of critiquing others?

 

[mn78psu83]

I guess. But if they really wanted to make money they would sell more tickets if they put Weinreb in a dunk tank.

Fair point. I'd go. It isn't far for me either.

 

[mn78psu83]

Jeebus!, this guy is disgusting and he has the balls to show up in State College?

He's from State College.

 

[Marshall30]

Is the BoT involved in this? It smells like their kind of dead fish.

 

[mn78psu83]

Is the BoT involved in this? It smells like their kind of dead fish.

I doubt it. He's a local dude making a homecoming. Kind of like Amechi.

 

[psudukie]

He is a state college native and as with all things there's a small connection to mike and my dad as he was on a little league team with mike that dad coached. I see his mom on occasion. Hope he stops by the shop.

 

[mn78psu83]

He is a state college native and as with all things there's a small connection to mike and my dad as he was on a little league team with mike that dad coached. I see his mom on occasion. Hope he stops by the shop.

Maybe he'll have you frame the first page of the article.

 

[Zenophile]

He's from State College.

He's also a former Collegian sports writer.

To call his support of the false media narrative a disappointment is an understatement.

 

[bjf1984]

Author of this article: A Failed Experiment

"The Grand Experiment is a failure, and the entire laboratory is contaminated, and there is no choice but to go back and start all over again."

At least the $50 goes to a good cause (Schlow Library) but their selection of this nasty person as their featured speaker is a mystery. Did anyone at Schlow actually read his articles?

A nice hometown welcome for Michael:

Truth is...he is no more or less of a douchebag than the guy in Chicago....or that dipshit who's trash gets recycled in the USA Today.
Only difference is that he was able to trade a fortunate (for him) accident - growing up in State College - into a few minutes of notoriety.

 

[Marshall30]

A nice hometown welcome for Michael:

Truth is...he is no more or less of a douchebag than the guy in Chicago....or that dipshit who's trash gets recycled in the USA Today.
Only difference is that he was able to trade a fortunate (for him) accident - growing up in State College - into a few minutes of notoriety.

LOL!

 

[psuro]

So, it's $50/ticket for this?

If someone can convince Jay or Scott Paterno to go, I will pay for their ticket.

But, I can exclusive rights to all popcorn sales.

 

[Aoshiro]

Truth is...he is no more or less of a douchebag than the guy in Chicago....or that dipshit who's trash gets recycled in the USA Today.
Only difference is that he was able to trade a fortunate (for him) accident - growing up in State College - into a few minutes of notoriety.

Weinreb is infinitely worse than Bernstein. I bet that he never even read the entire Freeh Report before he wrote that crap.

 

[Obliviax]

That article is from 2012...as bad at it is, has he written anything since then (about PSU and Joe)? I'd like to give him an opportunity, in a civil fashion, to address that article and see if he still supports it. For one, I'd like to show him this article from Time Magazine (regarding the 2011 team/season):

Also, this (from the same article, perhaps someone can tweet or email it to him in preparation):

According to the analysis, Penn State graduates 80% of its football players in six years or less and also shows no achievement gap between its black and white players, which NAF says is extremely rare for Division I football teams. (At LSU, by comparison, the team’s black players are 32% less likely to graduate than their white counterparts.) Winning the top honors in the academic bowl further proves the success of Paterno’s “grand experiment,” his idea that major-college athletes could contend for national championships while excelling in the classroom.​

 

[simons96]

I stopped reading Grantland after founder Bill Simmons continued to make snide, condescending remarks about Joe and Penn State fans

they can all kiss my blue and white buttocks

 

[Aoshiro]

That article is from 2012...as bad at it is, has he written anything since then (about PSU and Joe)? I'd like to give him an opportunity, in a civil fashion, to address that article and see if he still supports it. For one, I'd like to show him this article from Time Magazine (regarding the 2011 team/season):

Also, this (from the same article, perhaps someone can tweet or email it to him in preparation):

According to the analysis, Penn State graduates 80% of its football players in six years or less and also shows no achievement gap between its black and white players, which NAF says is extremely rare for Division I football teams. (At LSU, by comparison, the team’s black players are 32% less likely to graduate than their white counterparts.) Winning the top honors in the academic bowl further proves the success of Paterno’s “grand experiment,” his idea that major-college athletes could contend for national championships while excelling in the classroom.​

More:

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/crime-punishment-and-penn-state/
http://www.sportsonearth.com/articl...ready-idolized-keep-penn-state-out-of-trouble

 

[Marshall30]

That article is from 2012...as bad at it is, has he written anything since then (about PSU and Joe)? I'd like to give him an opportunity, in a civil fashion, to address that article and see if he still supports it. For one, I'd like to show him this article from Time Magazine (regarding the 2011 team/season):

Also, this (from the same article, perhaps someone can tweet or email it to him in preparation):

According to the analysis, Penn State graduates 80% of its football players in six years or less and also shows no achievement gap between its black and white players, which NAF says is extremely rare for Division I football teams. (At LSU, by comparison, the team’s black players are 32% less likely to graduate than their white counterparts.) Winning the top honors in the academic bowl further proves the success of Paterno’s “grand experiment,” his idea that major-college athletes could contend for national championships while excelling in the classroom.​

Those who write crap like that are simply trying to get a rise out of people.

 

[NitNE73]

Weinreb also wrote "The Night College a Football Went to Hell," a very favorable account of the Fiesta Bowl game against Miami.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=fiesta87
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=fiesta87

 

[ChiTownLion]

Michael Weinreb is an extremely talented writer who, as others have pointed out, grew up right here in Happy Valley in the shadow of Beaver Stadium. For some reason, perhaps out of shame, he bought the BOT narrative hook/line/sinker.

He's also been very difficult to engage on twitter. @wensilver offered up an excellent response to one of his articles:

Anyway, really hope Michael's outlook has changed over time, but certainly not counting on it.

 

[Aoshiro]

Weinreb also wrote "The Night College a Football Went to Hell," a very favorable account of the Fiesta Bowl game against Miami.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=fiesta87

So what? When the chips were down he decided to ignore everything he knew about Penn State football and side with lying snakes like Tom Corbett and Louis Freeh.

He's supposed to be JOURNALIST for crissakes. Anyone who took the time to actually read the Freeh Report could see that it didn't have any evidence to support it's conclusions. There is no excuse for the way he piled on.

 

[Rip_E_2_Joe_PA]

He is a Centrebot like the core players in Joes take down....Paul Suhey and Joyner.
They have all fought to scapegoat the FB program and shield the Centre County family members....friends....business partners and government employees.... And the core click on the BOT.

 

[Pocono Lion]

He is a Centrebot like the core players in Joes take down....Paul Suhey and Joyner.
They have all fought to scapegoat the FB program and shield the Centre County family members....friends....business partners and government employees.... And the core click on the BOT.

So true, Rip. James Carville was right.

 

[Marshall30]

He is a Centrebot like the core players in Joes take down....Paul Suhey and Joyner.
They have all fought to scapegoat the FB program and shield the Centre County family members....friends....business partners and government employees.... And the core click on the BOT.

That tells it all.

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

Sunday CDT (which is nothing more than the house organ for the OGBOT and their water carriers/ballwashers) of course had a laudatory story on Weinreb. I read the first paragraph and got so mad my eyes crossed.

Fifty bucks? The only fifty I'd spend is a non-stop ticket for him on the Hell Express.

 

[Rip_E_2_Joe_PA]

The CDT .... Is nothimg ore than a mouth piece for the Centre County Mafia....add Poole... Rad and Walker to Suhey...Joyner and you get the picture. Small town corruption meets big University board corruption and there's a match made in hell.

 

[mhentz]

Michael Weinreb is an extremely talented writer who, as others have pointed out, grew up right here in Happy Valley in the shadow of Beaver Stadium. For some reason, perhaps out of shame, he bought the BOT narrative hook/line/sinker.

He's also been very difficult to engage on twitter. @wensilver offered up an excellent response to one of his articles:

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Anyway, really hope Michael's outlook has changed over time, but certainly not counting on it.

So now I'm wondering what is his relationship, if any, to the Second Mile.

 

[Zenophile]

Here's the thing that infuriates me with Weinreb....What happened to intellectual curiosity? Why is PSU, PA Gov, Freeh, NCAA, Centre County Gov all fighting transparency?. Hmmmmm? It's years on now and C/S/S still have not gone to trial principally because the PA Gov (prosecution) has not been very forthright in how the Grand Jury process transpired as well as sharing the evidence secured with the defense. Did you ever wonder just once why it's taking so long?

WHY? Are you asking those questions?? Are you questioning the wisdom of your own pieces written sometime ago? Are you really looking for the truth or are you just writing for a paycheck?

I EXPECT MORE FROM A FELLOW TOWNIE

So now I'm wondering what is his relationship, if any, to the Second Mile.

Weinreb fancies himself a New York City intellectual, and to push back against the narrative might threaten his perceived status among those whom he considers to be contemporaries.

Conversely buying into the vitriol against his own allows him to further distance himself from Homer/Small Town Boy.

Never underestimate the power of ego.

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

Weinreb fancies himself a New York City intellectual, and to push back against the narrative might threaten his perceived status among those whom he considers to be contemporaries.

Conversely buying into the vitriol against his own allows him to further distance himself from Homer/Small Town Boy.

Never underestimate the power of ego.

Z according to the CDT piece he lives in San Francisco but I think you have it figured out. The coastal elites (and wannabes) certainly have no use for State schools, college football, flyover country or Italian Catholic old football coaches. It really is pretty transparent.

 

[Zenophile]

For those seeking an opportunity to engage Weinreb without supporting him financially ...

http://comm.psu.edu/events/event_calendar/2014-10-30
Curley Center Conversation: Michael Weinreb
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Location: Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library

Discussion and question-and-answer session with alumnus Michael Weinreb, author of "A Season of Saturdays," conducted as part of John Curley Center for Sports Journalism and its "Conversation Series." The event is free and open to the public.

 

[Zenophile]

In fairness to Mr. Weinreb, IIRC this article displays some* evolution of thought with regard to the narrative.
*I have no idea how many cookies this would be

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/ncaa-lifts-penn-state-jerry-sandusky-sanctions/

 

[psuro]

Public libraries have to make a buck any way they can.

They can always work the brass pole.

 

[ChiTownLion]

 

[Aoshiro]

For those seeking an opportunity to engage Weinreb without supporting him financially ...

http://comm.psu.edu/events/event_calendar/2014-10-30
Curley Center Conversation: Michael Weinreb
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Location: Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library

Discussion and question-and-answer session with alumnus Michael Weinreb, author of "A Season of Saturdays," conducted as part of John Curley Center for Sports Journalism and its "Conversation Series." The event is free and open to the public.[/QUOTE

That is from last year.

 

[Marshall30]

Weinreb, you're full of shit.

 

[simons96]

looks like WeinerRub is blocking anyone on twitter who calls him out on his BS

 

[Aoshiro]

looks like WeinerRub is blocking anyone on twitter who calls him out on his BS

Of course.

Coward.