HuskyWarrior611
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Was always cool seeing us on the cover of these.
I didn't know they still put out a print version. All of their content seems like it's written by Chat GPT.
As a kid, I had to have SI for the writing and TSN for the stats; nowadays the stats are on-line and no one will read anything longer than a tweet.Sports Illustrated was the varsity to the junior varsity of Sporting News and Inside Sports.
Frank DeFord, Dan Jenkins, Leigh Montville, Rick Reilly, Walter Bingham, Peter Gammons, Peter KIng, and many other terrific writers. You could read a story on a sport you had no particular interest in and just enjoy the way the article was written.I read SI weekly growing up and into my 30's. Haven't read an issue in 10+ years. They had a number of excellent writers through the years. My favorite by a mile was Steve Rushin.
YES UCONN without a doubt.
And he continued to excel as a coach.I remember in 1980 when Rod Foster had an interior photo that took up a page and a half. That's why he's at UCLA and not UConn, I thought. And back then it had a couple pages of regional college tidbits that rarely mentioned UConn. One time it did came when Karl Hobbs grabbed an offensive rebound while flying down the lane and scooped it in high of the glass in one motion to beat Nova at the buzzer. SI quoted Hobbs saying "It was a totally tremendous play on my part." Truth!
And it made you think and visualize the types of plays the writers were describing.....sort of like listening to mystery shows on the radio when I was driving late at night in the 70's and 80's.Print media is pretty much finished and mainstream media is damn close. I like what technology has brought us in terms of access to instant information, but good lord do I miss the charm of reading SI or the Sporting News back in the old days. When you didn't have access to instant highlights and every game out there, reading about Fernando Valenzuela or Dwight Gooden, or the events of some game you didn't see was great. It made it all feel more legendary in a way.
We've lived in a popular tourist area in coastal South Carolina for the past 14 years and print journalism is exemplified by our local daily newspaper.Not really a surprise. I would imagine in a few years it will be difficult to find any print media, magazines and newspapers will be extinct.
Not really a surprise. I would imagine in a few years it will be difficult to find any print media, magazines and newspapers will be extinct.
Holy Elle! The cover with her, Kathy Ireland and Rachel Hunter in the early 90's,Last time SI was relevant was when Elle Macpherson was on the cover of the Swimsuit Issue.
Frank DeFord, Dan Jenkins, Leigh Montville, Rick Reilly, Walter Bingham, Peter Gammons, Peter KIng, and many other terrific writers. You could read a story on a sport you had no particular interest in and just enjoy the way the article was written.
PE helped kill SI. AI just kills this quality of writing in general.
I'd pay money to not receive it now.The swimsuit issue ain't what it used to be
The only newspaper worth a damn is the Wall Street Journal. And barely.Newspaper are good for garden mulch and to start a fire. That's about it.
I used to cut out the box scores and tape them in a note book and make notes on the side. I also used to cut out the weekly batting average and HR leaders.I am really dating myself....who remembers having to wait until the morning to get the box scores from the previous night's games?
We have access to instant information now…by the time it’s in your mail box it’s already old news…i used to love it though…really enjoyed Steve Rushin‘s article every week.too bad. my dad used to bring them home from his office for me. always enjoyed reading them.
most likely a combination of private equity ghouls, the demise of attention spans to read an article more than 300 words, and dumb decisions to alienate readership (the swimsuit thing, duh).