After further review … Serena, tennis fans slam umpire, and football is back
By now you’ve likely heard about the chaos during the women’s final at the U.S. Open. It certainly led to more conversation about tennis, but likely not in a way the USTA planned for its biggest event and PR blitz of the year. And football, from college to the NFL, is back in a big […]
After further review … coach goes on a power trip
Alabama football coach Nick Saban helped us forget about Urban Meyer for a day. No, Saban didn’t lie, he was, in layman’s terms, a jerk. The reason I put the two in the same camp is because they violated the simplest of public-relations practices that all coaches, let alone two of the winningest in college […]
After further review … coaches and athletes need media training
As someone who worked in Division I college athletics and have been involved with pro sports on other levels, I’m familiar with resources available to anyone that wants to make a good impression when they speak with the media. From coaches to athletes, the last few weeks (and prior) have shown that they’re either not […]
After further review … OSU’s PR is PU
The decision has been made. The Ohio State’s Board of Trustees’ announced that head football coach Urban Meyer will be suspended for three games and docked six weeks pay, and athletics director Gene Smith suspended for a little more than two weeks. After further review … You can’t handle the truth — The word “truth” […]
After Further Review … Meyer’s message plus Smith’s spin equals a PR mess
Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer released a letter in response to a media report and within minutes, his recently fired assistant, Zach Smith did a radio interview about his ex-wife Courtney’s domestic abuse accusations. Together the combination made like a parfait made of chocolate syrup, spinach and beets. It was nasty. There are lots […]
After Further Review … LeBron James is king after all
LeBron James showed this week why is a king. Of his community. I was never a huge LeBron James fan. I respected his hoops magic, but for whatever reason, he wasn’t that “must see” athlete for me. Yesterday changed all of that. He leads this week’s After Further Review. • The man’s got class — […]
After further review … the week in sports PR
Let’s try this on a regular basis, shall we? After all, sports is about games and while there are certainly business interests, issues that affect sports often teach us how to better handle everyday publicity challenges. So without further adieu, after further review … 1 — Josh Hader vs. Mike Trout — Soon after Brewers […]
Different look, same writer
Welcome to my new blog. And my new look. In an effort to communicate the personal side of the publicity work I do, I decided to use what I identify with best — my own name. I continue to work with and consult with others who know how to do things better than I do […]
Sit, stand … athletes must back social messages with action
I’ve spent the last couple of months outlining evergreen blog topics to share insight into sports publicity and related business issues. As often the case, however, it’s a crisis that’s brought me out of my summer cave. The United States is in a big one, and once again, sports – today the NFL — is in […]
NFL takes another PR hit; NY Giants fumble words and inaction
Do you remember how the NFL and its teams were going to aggressively discipline those charged with domestic violence, and assured fans that they wouldn’t stand for it any longer? That was so 2014. Today if you look at facts that have come to light about New York Giants kicker Josh Brown during the last […]