This from the op/ed page of the Lufkin Daily News yesterday following a toast about what Carthel is achieving in turning the program around:
"A roast to SFA's sports information department, which is more interested in sugarcoating losses than stating facts on the school's athletic website. We appreciate that it's their job to promote the athletic program, but it's still beyond laughable that they won't even mention who won or a final score in a headline of a story for any loss. We've reported thousands of losses by simply stating facts over the years without offending players or coaches of that team. In fact, most coaches will tell you failures make the future successes that much more meaningful.
Carthel doesn't want to hide the fact that the team has a ton of work ahead of it in order to turn the program from a laughingstock into a national powerhouse. Why can't the sports information department follow the lead of its coach, who just happens to already have a championship ring on his finger?"
Sound familiar?
"A roast to SFA's sports information department, which is more interested in sugarcoating losses than stating facts on the school's athletic website. We appreciate that it's their job to promote the athletic program, but it's still beyond laughable that they won't even mention who won or a final score in a headline of a story for any loss. We've reported thousands of losses by simply stating facts over the years without offending players or coaches of that team. In fact, most coaches will tell you failures make the future successes that much more meaningful.
Carthel doesn't want to hide the fact that the team has a ton of work ahead of it in order to turn the program from a laughingstock into a national powerhouse. Why can't the sports information department follow the lead of its coach, who just happens to already have a championship ring on his finger?"
Sound familiar?
