I must admit, I think that McKenzie Long’s sweep of the NCAA Championships may be the greatest one-day performance by an athlete in Ole Miss sports history-and it was all on live TV on ESPN. Moreover, there is the compelling story about the loss of her mother. So while I don’t usually do this, I decided to visit the Clarion Ledger online edition to see their write-up on McKenzie’s accomplishment. You know what I found: Zero, not one mention. I even checked 3-4 times before posting this because I thought for sure I must have missed it-but not even one line.
This is supposed to be our State’s flagship newspaper and an Ole Miss girl wins three national championships in two hours and absolutely nothing. There were perhaps a half dozen stories about Ole Miss baseball-thanks a lot. And, of course, a big story about the decommitment of DeeDee Hageman-no mention that it was reportedly transcript related. But again nothing on McKenzie’s triple crown.
The Clarion Ledger Sucks!
This is supposed to be our State’s flagship newspaper and an Ole Miss girl wins three national championships in two hours and absolutely nothing. There were perhaps a half dozen stories about Ole Miss baseball-thanks a lot. And, of course, a big story about the decommitment of DeeDee Hageman-no mention that it was reportedly transcript related. But again nothing on McKenzie’s triple crown.
The Clarion Ledger Sucks!
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