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re: Dianna Russini is stepping away from The Athletic (update)
Posted on 4/14/26 at 6:08 pm to Tigerpride18
Posted on 4/14/26 at 6:08 pm to Tigerpride18
quote:All the more reason to stay and let the review run its course and have your employer save your reputation
I will feel bad for her if it comes out that they were on a group vacation as they claimed and nothing happened
And the time for such a defense is shortly after this all started before a narrative is written
Occam’s razor is pretty straightforward tbh
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Posted on 4/14/26 at 6:11 pm to lsupride87
I honestly despise Jemele Hill and “none would exist” is extremely hyperbolic.
But there is the tiniest sliver of truth in her point.
Male reporters get close to sports folks in the know and having scoops by either being 1) the top shelf at their job (Woj, Schefty) that work nonstop and people can trust 2) by being dope arse bros to hang with 3) whatever the frick Brian Windhorst does
Strip clubs, partying of different kinds, yet keeping those secrets and being chill about it is how a minority (but not tiny) number of media folks get by. Kind of like how investment brokers used to be back in the day, and still do to a much lesser degree.
TBH It’s kind of exhausting when I’ve heard about it. It’s work. They do it consistently, and it’s how they maintain relationships. It’s their job and they didn’t get there with great test scores. Do what you have to do and are good at. No judgement.
I personally don’t think Diana outright fricks all of her sources, but I do think she plays into the woman flirty/intimacy angle at times to make men more comfortable to share things. I know myself and it would work on me. I personally don’t think that’s a “bad” thing either, but I understand why it’s a clear HR/ethics issue for her employers.
This whole “controversy” is just the veil coming off reality and people are clutching pearls, IMO.
But there is the tiniest sliver of truth in her point.
Male reporters get close to sports folks in the know and having scoops by either being 1) the top shelf at their job (Woj, Schefty) that work nonstop and people can trust 2) by being dope arse bros to hang with 3) whatever the frick Brian Windhorst does
Strip clubs, partying of different kinds, yet keeping those secrets and being chill about it is how a minority (but not tiny) number of media folks get by. Kind of like how investment brokers used to be back in the day, and still do to a much lesser degree.
TBH It’s kind of exhausting when I’ve heard about it. It’s work. They do it consistently, and it’s how they maintain relationships. It’s their job and they didn’t get there with great test scores. Do what you have to do and are good at. No judgement.
I personally don’t think Diana outright fricks all of her sources, but I do think she plays into the woman flirty/intimacy angle at times to make men more comfortable to share things. I know myself and it would work on me. I personally don’t think that’s a “bad” thing either, but I understand why it’s a clear HR/ethics issue for her employers.
This whole “controversy” is just the veil coming off reality and people are clutching pearls, IMO.
Posted on 4/14/26 at 6:16 pm to RLDSC FAN
Patriots new HR VP.
Posted on 4/14/26 at 6:26 pm to RLDSC FAN
Yeah Crissy, like you probably don't have a few pro dicks in your closet. All these sports whores are the same.
Posted on 4/14/26 at 6:44 pm to Cosmo
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You are at a spa without your spouse being very friendly with a married man What are the facts?
I’m with you, but there were a lot of dudes in another thread acting like this was innocent behavior
Posted on 4/14/26 at 6:51 pm to TexasTiger08
Posted on 4/14/26 at 6:53 pm to RLDSC FAN
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What I find interesting is the number of female sportspeople who have felt very comfortable in getting out there and blasting her. Ladies, at some point, I will write a book. And the more I see you yapping out there about all this high and mighty self-righteous, I know a lot about a lot of you. So be careful. And by the way, I’ve made stupid mistakes too. I was just lucky enough to have done them before all this sort of social media, everybody’s got a camera lif
I don’t know who Michelle Beadle is but she seems to be saying all women are whores, including herself
Posted on 4/14/26 at 6:53 pm to RLDSC FAN
The irony of her turning around and blaming people for digging and leaking and reporting the same type of things she has built her entire career on is not lost on me. If it was any other NFL story she’d be doing the same exact thing everyone else is doing
Posted on 4/14/26 at 6:54 pm to sgallo3
quote:
She isnt a household name or anything and the details arent spicy enough for a mainstream audience
I had not heard of her before this
Posted on 4/14/26 at 6:59 pm to RLDSC FAN
Journalism is dead and the average football fan has never heard of this woman. Go away quietly nobody wants to hear you talk
Posted on 4/14/26 at 7:02 pm to JoeyP239
Posted on 4/14/26 at 7:04 pm to RLDSC FAN
My favorite part about scandalous behavior is everyone saying they knew all along. You name it, it was “well-known.”
Brian Kelly skipping practice to golf? Oh, everyone knew that.
Player X has a coke habit? Duh, we all know.
Every reporter from Baton Rouge to NYC to College Station loves to pretend that everyone knew, but none of them have the balls to speak up.
Brian Kelly skipping practice to golf? Oh, everyone knew that.
Player X has a coke habit? Duh, we all know.
Every reporter from Baton Rouge to NYC to College Station loves to pretend that everyone knew, but none of them have the balls to speak up.
Posted on 4/14/26 at 7:07 pm to JoeyP239
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average football fan has never heard of this woman.
This doesn’t add up. She was regularly on the field during games or doing interviews for ESPN for years
How do you NOT know of her is the question?
Posted on 4/14/26 at 7:37 pm to Proximo
You don't know who Michelle Beadle is?
Posted on 4/14/26 at 7:37 pm to RLDSC FAN
quote:
but because I refuse to lend it further oxygen or to let it define me or my career.”
Is this autocorrect because I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone use “oxygen” as a verb. Weird.
Posted on 4/14/26 at 7:38 pm to Proximo
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This doesn’t add up. She was regularly on the field during games or doing interviews for ESPN for years
Check ESPN’s ratings. Nobody is watching that network
Posted on 4/14/26 at 7:39 pm to RGJ18
quote:
but because I refuse to lend it further oxygen or to let it define me or my career.”
Is this autocorrect because I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone use “oxygen” as a verb. Weird
She used oxygen as a noun, not a verb.
Posted on 4/14/26 at 7:40 pm to bbap
Ah…I misread “lend” as “let”. Onward
Posted on 4/14/26 at 7:57 pm to JoeyP239
quote:
Check ESPN’s ratings. Nobody is watching that network
Nobody is watching Monday night football then?
Posted on 4/14/26 at 7:58 pm to RLDSC FAN
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