First "Iron Bowl" in Birmingham, 1893. Auburn won 32-22. |
Make that not being reported.
Miami Herald. Nada
Dallas Morning News. Not a word.
Jacksonville Florida Times-Union. Auburn Steals Victory...
Richmond Times-Dispatch. Nothing here.
Savannah Morning News. No Sir.
Charlotte Observer. Not even in the ten college football headlines!
Yes, the story was probably inside those papers somewhere, but not on the Sunday sports sections front pages.
There's an old saying that all politics is local. And so, I guess, is sports. What seems like a game for the ages fades in importance across state lines.
Josh Moon, The Montgomery Advertiser:
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"...it might just be the first big sign that the football power, at least in this state, is about to be dispersed a bit more evenly."
By Tim Lennox, 1970 |
[PLUS: KXTV News in North Dakota found a way to strengthen its credibility. Maybe they can just hand over their news department to central casting ?]
* I checked a random sampling of South-Eastern papers, figuring they were more likely to feature to Iron Bowl on their sports front page.
[The Monday Morning Media Memo is a regular feature of TimLennox.com]
Q. Where do people who live in North Dakota go to get warm in the winter?
ReplyDeleteA. South Dakota.