BOP and caller accuse beat writer of "having an agenda"

[SlappyCajun]

Let me qualify a few things. First, I really, really like Josh and think he does an incredible job. And I am not trying to slight him in defense of Jay.

Jay has ZERO OBLIGATION to be objective. His job is to have his opinion and for you to call in and debate it. Will he sometimes break stories yes, but that is not his job. He is a voice of the Cajuns!!!! Of course he will be subjective in favor of the Cajuns. If you were given a forum every afternoon to rant and rave about your place of work, you would probably sensor what you said as well to some degree, because they are the ones feeding your family.

Jay can actually say whatever he wants to say. Do you guys get mad at Foote when he is not objective about the Saints???? The point is, Jay can have whatever opinion he wants to have about Josh. I know that Josh is a big boy and he can handle criticism. Jay has a sports call in show that is powered by opinion. He's had it for awhile, and its not going anywhere anytime soon.

So if you are looking for objectivity, read the newspaper. If you want opinions listen to Jay's show. It happens on sports radio all over the country. Get over it. You are more than welcome to disagree.

[CajunRed]

_ Let me qualify a few things. First, I really, really like Josh and think he does an incredible job. And I am not trying to slight him in defense of Jay.

Jay has ZERO OBLIGATION to be objective. His job is to have his opinion and for you to call in and debate it. Will he sometimes break stories yes, but that is not his job. He is a voice of the Cajuns!!!! Of course he will be subjective in favor of the Cajuns. If you were given a forum every afternoon to rant and rave about your place of work, you would probably sensor what you said as well to some degree, because they are the ones feeding your family.

Jay can actually say whatever he wants to say. Do you guys get mad at Foote when he is not objective about the Saints???? The point is, Jay can have whatever opinion he wants to have about Josh. I know that Josh is a big boy and he can handle criticism. Jay has a sports call in show that is powered by opinion. He's had it for awhile, and its not going anywhere anytime soon.

So if you are looking for objectivity, read the newspaper. If you want opinions listen to Jay's show. It happens on sports radio all over the country. Get over it. You are more than welcome to disagree. _

Jay is also the play-by-play guy... and in that capacity handles post game interviews and the Robert Lee TV Show. You would think by now he would be professional enough to begin to question what has happened to this team and where Coach Lee has taken the program. That has NOTHING to do with his radio show.

And if what you say is true, then Jay should SHUT UP when someone else is trying to do their jobs, which is to cover the Cajuns... good or bad.

[DrumRoll]

Everyone has an "agenda", it's simply a matter of whether or not it clouds their decisions and perception...


If his agenda is similar to mine and involves the pursuit of excellence and continuous improvement at UL rather than drive by shootings directed at people that are doing the right things; in an effort to fabricate a crisis or get a rise out of them, then I applaud his "agenda"...

I think the road to success is usually built by those who have "agendas"...

[SlappyCajun]

_ Jay is also the play-by-play guy... and in that capacity handles post game interviews and the Robert Lee TV Show. You would think by now he would be professional enough to begin to question what has happened to this team and where Coach Lee has taken the program. That has NOTHING to do with his radio show.

And if what you say is true, then Jay should SHUT UP when someone else is trying to do their jobs, which is to cover the Cajuns... good or bad. _

So Jay should just shut up, and let Robert Lee do his job, good or bad. It's an opinion. If I have a forum that is opinion based, I can say someone else has an agenda. Rush does it to the liberal media all the time. Olberman does it to the Republican media all the time. If you don't like Jay's opinion, don't listen.

Josh is a big boy. He is doing his job. He can handle his business. He knows what he has to do.

Although I do agree with you that tougher questions should be asked at the post game interviews...

[CajunRed]

_ So Jay should just shut up, and let Robert Lee do his job, good or bad. It's an opinion. If I have a forum that is opinion based, I can say someone else has an agenda. Rush does it to the liberal media all the time. Olberman does it to the Republican media all the time. If you don't like Jay's opinion, don't listen.

Josh is a big boy. He is doing his job. He can handle his business. He knows what he has to do.

Although I do agree with you that tougher questions should be asked at the post game interviews... _

Didn't mean to direct at you, Slap. I'm ticked about our BB program right now... and ticked at Jay's methods. He uses his show to attack Parrot for doing his job, then does poorly at his own in the areas that I mentioned.

If Jay can attack Josh on how he is doing his job, then we should be able to point out how poor a job Jay is doing in his interviews with Coach Lee.

[SlappyCajun]

_ Didn't mean to direct at you, Slap. I'm ticked about our BB program right now... and ticked at Jay's methods. He uses his show to attack Parrot for doing his job, then does poorly at his own in the areas that I mentioned.

If Jay can attack Josh on how he is doing his job, then we should be able to point out how poor a job Jay is doing in his interviews with Coach Lee. _

Without a doubt. I agree with you completely, and I would never try to stop you from expressing your opinion. You are free to attack Jay any way you feel....

And I know you weren't coming after me. I think everyone is frustrated right now. I know people are calling for Robert to resign, and I understand where they are coming from. But I know this, even though our team is terrible, Robert Lee is not a quitter. So he will ride this thing down in flames all the way until his last day.

I really look at him at the bench and am angry for the way the team is playing, and I am angry at him. But, sometimes, I'm just sad for him. You can tell in his expression how painful this is for him.

[reddot]

_ I think everyone is frustrated right now. I know people are calling for Robert to resign, and I understand where they are coming from. But I know this, even though our team is terrible, Robert Lee is not a quitter. So he will ride this thing down in flames all the way until his last day.

That's really reassuring.

[IHateLaState]

_ No. I was just wondering about that...otherwise Jay is an asset to the University of Louisiana.

igeaux.mobi _

Not to be picky but Jay is not an asset TO the university... rather an asset OF the University.... In bidness assets are MANAGED to maximize results... I believe thats the case with Jay

[zephyr]

_ First caller of the show today questions why the Centenary write up includes a re-cap of the "kicked chair" incident. Jay promptly says that Josh has had an agenda since last year with the "closed practice story".

Please allow me to add that I support the UNIVERSITY and whats BEST for its academic and athletic programs. I will also add that I believe that UL is way overdue concerning a member of the media to demand excellence and answers from the people in position to produce results. I believe Josh Parrot has done a commendable job in this area, and my personal opinion is that the "chair kick" AND "the closed practice" were both stories worth publishing. Apologists will be apologists; something that has infected this University for decades and continues to stunt the growth of Athletic success (a long with several other things). _

The kicked chair and closed practices are things that occur at many other schools and are possibly not worthy of the attention they received from the media since the kicked chair was in direct response to Parrot's questioning after an emotional loss and the closed practice affected Josh's ability to get stories in but was probably done to help his team focus after poor play. I don't have a problem with either one of the incidents and I also commend Josh for his work in his brief time here.

[zephyr]

_ He trys to be a reporter. _

No he doesn't. Jay's responsibilities lie much deeper than "reporting" the facts. He has to have a certain relationship with the various coaches that he has to deal with to get his job done. It's easy for many of you to sit here and bash him because he "doesn't call anyone out" but he wouldn't have a job for long if he alienated himself, and consequently his employer, with every coach he has to deal with.