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NCAA Puts Severe Limits On Sport Event Blogging

Posted by Zonk on from the because-commentary-isn't-appropriate-for-sporting-events dept.

An anonymous reader writes "You would think that the NCAA would be thrilled to have reporters live blogging events in order to generate more interest and keep passionate fans talking about NCAA sports. Not so. The governing body of the NCAA has released new rules for receiving press credentials and it includes severe limits on live blogging. If you're covering NCAA football, make sure you don't blog more than 3 times in a single quarter. If it's baseball, one post an inning is all you get. If you don't follow the rules expect to get ejected and have your press credentials pulled."

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  1. £5 says by Malevolent+Tester · · Score: 5, Funny

    The baseball bloggers start compiling meticulous statistics on ejection averages.

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  2. Maybe it's time to start questioning... by drooling-dog · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...why educational institutions ought to be in the business of quasi-professional sports in the first place. The tail has been wagging the dog for a long time now, and it's getting worse every year.

  3. Re:How do they expect to detect this ? by bcattwoo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And how are they going to take away your press credentials that you never had? This isn't for joe-everybody, it is for people with press credentials.

  4. Re:Bullshit by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe they should adopt an even more restrictive information model to drum up more live interest, like the model of Brockian Ultra-Cricket where not only is there no reporting on the game, you can't even see the game when you attend it!

    Take it to the next level: completely seal up the arena so no one can observe the game other than the players and you'll have the Wide World of Schrödinger Sports!

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  5. Re:How do they expect to detect this ? by spiritraveller · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's targeted at people with press credentials. If you have press credentials, you probably aren't sitting in the stands. You are probably in the press area. And since you have applied for and received these credentials, they know who you are.

    How would they detect it? By checking your blog probably.

    Can they stop Joe Everybody from doing it? As a practical matter, probably not. And they probably aren't too worried about Joe Everybody (at least not yet). As for the legal issues, I don't see a problem with it. It's their game, and they set the rules. If you break the rules, they kick you out.

  6. Re:How do they expect to detect this ? by Doctor-Optimal · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have a ton laying around my house in little round circles. Thank you for clarifying that those circles were, in fact, round.
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