Here's the most recent post (it's free) in Yancy's series of top 40 players in MS. I'm going to dissect the article to acknowledge some changes that we should hope for in the future. Do they have editors for these things? I have, by the way, eliminated the parts of his article that were done well. I did that shamelessly to fit my agenda.
"LSU : 'They send a lot of WR's to the league and they compete for titles every year.'"
Commas are wonderful things. Most people use them to join two independent clauses. Yancy apparently hates them.
"USM: 'They are suppose to throw the ball this year. I went to their spring game and they threw it a lot.'"
SUPPOSED to... Comma
"Favorite pro football player: Antoin Bolden"
My guess is that he said Anquan Boldin. Boldin is a wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals. Amazing what 15 seconds on espn.go.com can get you. (Though real football fans should actually know who that is anyway).
"Favorite Food:Chicken Spagitti"
Seriously? That's how we're spelling spaghetti now?
"Favorite Video: NCAA '08"
This has gotten to me every time. NCAA '08 is not a video. It's a video game.
"Biggest Influences: Father"
The word "father" is singular. The word "influences" is not.
"First thing if I sign pro contract: By parents a new house"
Look... you can go by your parents' new house. You can buy your parents a new house. You cannot by your parents a new house.
I know that people are going to get pissed at me. I'm sure there will be uproar on a certain message board. Before anyone says it, I'm happy for what Yancy does for us too... blah blah blah. I just ask for more diligence in providing a service that we PAY for. Why anyone would care what Patrick Patterson's dream date is I cannot understand, but still... if you're going to report it, do it well. In short, nobody really cared about these things when this (thanks NAFOOM) was your competition. But now, this is your competition. Step it up. While those sorts of things may look good "on the hoof", they're not going to cut it anymore.
Maybe I'm "making a mountain out of a mole," but it would really take 4 or 5 minutes to proofread every article for easy to catch mistakes. I'm not asking to make sure that no sentence ends in a preposition or anything (though I try to catch those). I'm just asking people to spell spaghetti correctly and maybe, just maybe, know the difference between prepositions and verbs.
Also, I'm sure someone will try to find grammatical errors in my post. Please, when you do, pay me ten dollars a month to read the blog. Just remember, "when all is said and done," I'm just trying to improve things.
EDIT: We realize the article criticized in this post can be viewed free of charge. We used it because it is free and therefore a very public display of what we're griping about.
SECOND EDIT: Macon, the city in our state, is spelled that way. It is not spelled "Mecan".
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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Yancy is an absolute moron. I quit specifically because his writing ability is pathetic and his smug attitude.
I'm surprised the kid's dream date wasn't "Byunce."
You might want to read your second to last sentence again under "Coach O's Fence Paying Dividends..."
before poking fun at someone else.
RCCollins
"Also, I'm sure someone will try to find grammatical errors in my post. Please, when you do, pay me ten dollars a month to read the blog."
Did you miss that part? Yeah, we're not perfect, but we don't get paid to write this stuff nor do we charge our readers anything. The point of that post was this:
A.) Yancy Porter gets paid to write and his website charges people to read a lot of what he writes.
B.) Yancy Porter isn't so much "good" at writing.
C.) What the hell is he getting paid for? What the hell are people paying money for?
To answer c:
To be told his sources tell him Joe McKnight is going to be a Rebel or that we are not out of the game or that it is no big deal we lost Robert Elliot because the staff did not really want him in the first place.
(READ: to have sunshine pumped up their ass)
Thanks for pointing out that poorly written sentence (post really)
Mr Collins, if you don't think Yancy is an idiot I'd like you to Pass The Troy my way, because I want some of what you're smoking. 95% of his errors are something that a quick google search or good ol' spellcheck would solve.
Here's a good one.
"Michigan gives him a chance to have a little fun with his brother.
"My brother, CB James Scott, plays for them. I have always wanted to play against my brother. I also talk to Coach Rod Smith every now and then. He is a good guy.""
Actually, James Scott plays for Ohio State. I don't know what Yancy is smoking.
Mr. Jim,
I never said anything about Mr. Yancy. I was referring to what was written in this blog.
P. S. - I have no idea what passing the Troy means.
RC
"making a mountain out of a mole"
Mole hill, perhaps? Sorry, someone had to point it out...
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