Why coaching staffs put out deceptive rosters

[trueblue82]

On 8/17/2024 at 10:18 AM, neveragain said:

Many coaches don't consider the roster set until the week of the first game.  I would hope by then they would have something for the media and certainly the onsite game program...whether home or away.  I do know that it is difficult to remember to keep all of the potential media outlets informed of changes during the season because coaches probably don't know which papers covers their opponents and to be honest, small schools struggle to get accurate coverage from tv and newspaper reports...if they get any coverage at all.  There are also some coaches who think they gain an advantage by keeping as much as possible secret until the last moment.

When I was writing, I never had any trouble getting information out of the coaching staff from the team I covered. Granted, he didn’t text me weekly roster updates as kids were moved around, but I don’t think that’s his job. If a media person contacts a coach and asks for information and gets ghosted or told to buzz off, then he’s got a legitimate gripe. But coaches, especially at small schools, are too busy trying to manage their programs to worry about making sure a sportswriter has a weekly roster update. 

[ramsn03]

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[DAWG91]

On 8/18/2024 at 4:34 PM, BlackShirtD said:

That’s too funny  

It should go without saying,  I'm not now, never been, and never will be the coach of the Carthage Bulldogs.  I think we all know who that guy is!  I'm just a guy having fun with the thread title.