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WSU is getting the shaft from the Salt Lake Tribune, the last basketball article from them was Jan. 15th, WSU was 3-1 in conference play. We are 7-1 now and the lack of media coverage from them is pathetic. I emailed them on January 11th, and again today, I suggest everyone send them an email letting them know we want/expect coverage.

Beat writer for the tribune, Maggie Thatch ([email protected]) emailed back "We don't travel to cover the away games. I don't have control over where I travel to. If you would like to ask my editor, here is his e-mail: [email protected]"

I emailed him without any response. I also emailed Gordon Monson, ([email protected]) but have also not heard back from him (big surprise).
 
Further disgust for the SL Tribune - - In today’s edition (Sat 1/31) of the print version there is an announcement of tonight’s game. The headline reads: “Men: Montana State at Weber State”. Thru out the article they mention Idaho State, then Montana State, etc. The Trib doesn’t even know (or care?) who we’re playing tonight.
 
Its not just the Trib, its the whole fricken state of Utah. You watch those dumb local sports shows and they never talk about the Wildcats. They just refuse to accept that Weber is a good team.

I have a friend who is a Ute fan, and he told me after Weber's football season was over that the Tribune said, "if Weber has a season like this next year, they MIGHT get some respect.


Might? why doesnt Weber get it already? No they would rather talk about USU's football program who hasnt had a winning season in over 10 years.
 
It is the whole state and I hate it. The sports part of the news will spend 20 min of how BYU LOST and then just basically say oh, by the way Weber won. It could have been one of the most amazing games ever, (like Northern Colorado) and they still say nothing. Something needs to change.
 
And it was nice how on Thursday they gave the USU faggies a whole lot of love after they beat Nevada, but nothing about how Weber came back from 13 down to win it in OT At ISU, SOMETHING UTAH COULD'NT DO. Screw the State of Utah, unless your Utah, BYU or the Faggies you dont matter.
 
I think we should simply realize that we have the SE for coverage. The reason that the other papers give little coverage to the 'cats is because their subscriber base doesn't want it. That is that. Weber is primarily a commuter school where many grads stay local. There are plenty of USU, UofU and BYU grads all over the state that are passionate about their school and want coverage. Many of WSU's fans are local and stay local. I also believe it has something to do with the married population and the fact that those people don't really get into the athletic scene as much as at other schools (and don't give me the BYU story, because there is a difference- at WSU people work full-time and go to school full-time at BYU it is not quite so much as it is at WSU- Ogden is a blue collar town). We should be happy that the SE covers Weber so well. I want the state to respect Weber as much as the next guy, but it isn't going to happen anytime soon.
 
Weber Fan is right, the SE is a great source, also, the Des News does a good job covering Weber. The Trib never has, its the Utes paper.

Best links for WSU coverage - links page on WeberHoops.com - http://www.weberhoops.com/links
 
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