Veazey gets Honorable Mention award from AP Sports Editors...

[Maroon Eagle]

For Explanatory Writing:

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<font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">1. Milo Bryant, Colorado Springs Gazette</font></p>

<font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">2. Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville Observer</font></p>

<font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">3. Mark Figueroa, North County (Calif.) Times</font></p>

<font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">4. C. Cripe and Patrick Davis, Idaho Stateman</font></p>

<font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">5. John Heuser, Ann Arbor News</font></p>

<font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Honorable mention</font></p>

<font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">? Jeff Huth, Champaign News-Gazette
? Paul Klee, Champaign News-Gazette
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">? Kyle Veazey, Jackson Clarion-Ledger</span>
? Eric Branch, Press (Calif.) Democrat
? Jeff Fletcher, Press (Calif.) Democrat</font></p>

 

[FlabLoser]

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[gtowndawg]

but he's actually done pretty well.

 

[ram124]

He's developed a little bit of a personality now. The angles he takes when covering stories and the questions he asks players/coaches have improved a good deal. I guess you could say he's settled into his position. In the beginning, I felt his stories were dry and lacked a lot of substance. The more he's gotten to know the players and coaches has resulted in better stories. He had big shoes to fill when Ian Rappaport left, and while I don't think he's up to Ian's level yet (maybe that's just my bias towards Ian, because he wrote some of the best articles about MSU athletics I have ever read)...Kyle has gotten much better.

 

[8dog]

when compared to his predecessors, he has the blog and they didn't. That is a huge advantage and really allows the beat writer to give you more.

 

[dawgstudent]

from Ian to Sekou to Kyle. The blog allows interaction.

Edit to say - Sekou should be Michael Wallace. Sekou never had the blog.

 

[graddawg]

I think Sekou is still far and away the best CL beat writer we've had since I've been paying attention, but Kyle compares favorably to Ian now, which I didn't think was possible when he started. I think Gregg does a good job as well.</p>

 

[dawgstudent]

I agree...Ellis does a great job as well at the Daily Journal

 

[Faustdog]

but in a different way than Veazey. I think Sekou was just naturally a very positive guy. He came a long at a great time when MSU football was rolling and Jackie was the king. It was the perfect situation for him.

 

[Oxford Godfrey]

nm

 

[dawgstudent]

I think the mark of anyone is if they are respected even during bad times. Ian was liked even when we sucked in football.