Cedar Rapids Gazette

[NEI Panther]

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I read the Gazette today and noticed that they did not list UNI as being on TV tonight. They listed the game tonight, but no TV or Radio Coverage. They did show that Iowa was on the Radio.

[SteinPizza]

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We have the same issue with the Des Moines Register here. Half of Des Moines if not more have no idea UNI is even close to being ranked. The Register puts huge pictures/articles of ISU entitled "ISU and/or Iowa loses again" on the front page and put UNI headlines like "Panthers win 13th in a row!" on page 3-4. Frustrating.

I disagree to an extent. Coverage of UNI in the DMR is light years ahead of where it was 10-15 years ago, although of course you'd like to see more. To compare the DMR and the CR Gazette in this regard is apples and oranges. Someone else said it, the Gazette is a regional newspaper at most, and they've always covered the Hawkeyes religiously. I can think of a few serious Hawkeye boosters in DSM who have subscribed to the Gazette print edition for decades due to their superior Hawkeye coverage when compared to the DMR.

This is not 1975, so just go to the Courier online. It would be nice for a paper like the Gazette to cover more UNI, but it's unrealistic for a zebra to change it's stripes. If I was an Iowan, I'd be trying harder to lobby the DMR for more coverage. The DMR, along with WHO AM, seem the be the only media outlets who have statewide reach and relevance.

[JCPanthers]

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I know when Jim Ecker was on the UNI beat, he had to beg his editors to cover Panther stuff because the circulation people told them it wasn't worth the resources for the number of papers they sell in the area. We'd all love more UNI news, but it won't happen at the Gazette -- particularly under the current economic climate. That's why the Gazette and Courier reached an agreement last fall. The Courier prints a lot of the Gazette stories on Iowa and in turn the Courier provides UNI coverage to the Gazette.
It's better than nothing.

Sorry Hound...but Jim Ecker should never be allowed on UNI's campus again after partnering with Perfect Game in an attempt to sue the University over the dropping of baseball. I lost a lot of respect for him after that and almost threw up when I saw him on press row a couple of games ago.

[Felis P. C. Schorgeri]

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UNI lost a great outlet when Coss left.

Is his site still up and running with his current stories or not?

[9YRPLAN]

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whaaaaa whaaaa whaaaa

if UNI grads dont even care about UNI here in DSM, why would the media care? its not a charity.

we cant even get 6000 people at a home. we have no right to ***** about media coverage. the UNI fanbase has proven that they dont care enough.

dont even try to paint the register as pro-iowa...from the sellout streak article to ferentz' pay, they are constantly trying to undercut iowa until they do something good that cant be ignored.

[Kyle]

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whaaaaa whaaaa whaaaa

if UNI grads dont even care about UNI here in DSM, why would the media care? its not a charity.

we cant even get 6000 people at a home. we have no right to ***** about media coverage. the UNI fanbase has proven that they dont care enough.

dont even try to paint the register as pro-iowa...from the sellout streak article to ferentz' pay, they are constantly trying to undercut iowa until they do something good that cant be ignored.

This.

Kafreakinboom.

[UNIpanther99]

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Hlas was at the game and just posted this on his blog:

http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/01/12/thats-14-in-a-row-for-uni-after-tightest-win-of-the-bunch

[UNIPNTHR]

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Hlas was at the game and just posted this on his blog:

http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-h...n-of-the-bunch

Nice!

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[Mudrafan]

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the only UNI basketball press in the Gazette are Courier articles unless it is a Hlas column. In regards to radio/tv listings, UNI is never listed.

[1988]

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Sorry Hound...but Jim Ecker should never be allowed on UNI's campus again after partnering with Perfect Game in an attempt to sue the University over the dropping of baseball. I lost a lot of respect for him after that and almost threw up when I saw him on press row a couple of games ago.

Jim Ecker is a puke! I wonder why he was there on Press Row? Perfect Game doesn't do basketball do they?(sarcasm)

[Newshound]

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Hey, I don't agree with everything Ecker has done, particularly with the UNI baseball situation, but he did go to bat for UNI coverage when he was with the Gazette. A lot more football and men's hoops games got covered because of him.

He works for Perfect Game, but I know the Register has used him as a correspondent to cover games several times this year. That's probably why you saw him on press row. I doubt he'll be doing many more this season since Andrew Logue - writer at the Register - is concentrating on UNI hoops now that Hawkeye football is over.

[UNIpanther99]

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Jim Ecker is a puke! I wonder why he was there on Press Row? Perfect Game doesn't do basketball do they?(sarcasm)

He did freelance stories for the Wyoming Newspaper, and due to their regular guy not being able to get to Cedar Falls because weather the Register had him write a story as well. The Register must have liked it, because they had him cover at least a couple more games for them as well.

I respect Ecker as a very good sports journalist. I disagree with some of his opinions and methods during the baseball fiasco. It's kind of like my feelings about the Dixie Chicks. I don't care for their politics, but love their music.

[Panthers to the Bone]

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Fantastic article by the DM Register. Major props.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100115/SPORTS020704/100115023/1003/SPORTS/UNI-men-s-basketball-Panthers-hope-to-make-school-history-Saturday

Some coverage online from the Gazette. Things are improving?

http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/01/15/uni-basketball

[JayJ79]

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Cool article. Though one very minor argument:

The West Gym, located on the edge of Northern Iowa’s campus, still holds the echoes of a basketball season lost in the rhythms of history.

Is the West Gym really located on the edge of campus? I've always considered it to be in the middle.

[06panther10]

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Cool article. Though one very minor argument:


Is the West Gym really located on the edge of campus? I've always considered it to be in the middle.

Well, the only thing west of the gym is a parking lot, and then the dome. Pretty much everything else is to the east of the gym. So, I'd say its accurate.


Good article though. Good to see some recognition of that old team.