Article Critique 2

Philip Campbell
M C 299
Article Critique 2

ESPN ran an AP article recapping the record setting performance by Tulsa in the GMAC Bowl. The article lead summarizes the game with just two sentences. This is important because short attention span of today’s reader. One must make the assumption that the reader is accustomed to getting information as fast as possible.

Currently in college football there are 32 bowl games. Distinguishing one bowl game from another can be a difficult task. The writer of this article showed you why this game mattered and what was a stake.

The effort from Tulsa was flawless. The first quote of the article from the head coach of the Golden Hurricanes says it all.

"We did exactly what we set out to do, so it was an incredible win," Graham said. "I'll never forget this year. It's going to give us something to build on."

It is refreshing to hear a statement like this. It seems like coaches are never satisfied. Rather than focus on a negative angle the writer pointed out the positives of the game. It would have been easy to write a game summary about how Tulsa ran up the score instead the writer put a positive spin on the lop-sided victory.

The thing I enjoyed the most about the article was the writers attempt to put the victory into a historical perspective. An easy to read chart on bowl game blowouts accompanied the article. This allows the readers to make their own assumptions on just how big the victory truly was.

Overall I felt like this article was fun to read and gave the reader all of the pertinent information from the game. The story was thorough and a classic example of good sports reporting.