The Hip Zip Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 Before the season is over and before I forget to do so I would just like to thank Mr. Thomas for his coverage of the Zips this season. 100% better than what had been the past norm IMO and a job very well done. Great article on Tree !! It appears that these two have developed a great relationship. Quote
infofan Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 Before the season is over and before I forget to do so I would just like to thank Mr. Thomas for his coverage of the Zips this season. 100% better than what had been the past norm IMO and a job very well done. Great article on Tree !! It appears that these two have developed a great relationship. I have to agree. Very good coverage for the most part from GT. I think the Zips deserved a beat writer to travel with the team as Elton Alexander does but thats a budgetary call and the BJ would rather cover Can't state (per Ron Ledgard). Lets hope GT stays on the Akron beat for a while. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 Yes, thank you, George! Very good work. For years I've called the BJ the Cleveland Beacon Journal, but this year you've really done Akron right. So thankful! Quote
skip-zip Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 Yes, thank you, George! Very good work. For years I've called the BJ the Cleveland Beacon Journal, but this year you've really done Akron right. So thankful! You could easily have call it "Columbus" too. I think it's improving also. Thanks George. Quote
akronad Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 have to agree. Very good coverage for the most part from GT. I think the Zips deserved a beat writer to travel with the team as Elton Alexander does but thats a budgetary call and the BJ would rather cover Can't state (per Ron Ledgard). Lets hope GT stays on the Akron beat for a while. The BJ decided several years ago to gear their coverage of prep and college sports to the areas the prurchase the BJ, with the exception of tOSU coverage. For Can't & Akron, for the most part they try to be equal with the coverage of FB & BB. George covers U of A and Storm covering Can't. The budget for traveling precludes George from going on many road trips. I do feel that he has done a good job and I hope that the BJ will continue to have him cvoer U of A. Quote
Dr Z Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 Before the season is over and before I forget to do so I would just like to thank Mr. Thomas for his coverage of the Zips this season.George isn't going anywhere, he covers football too. Still a good idea for a thread. Thanks George. Quote
GeorgeThomasABJ Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 Before the season is over and before I forget to do so I would just like to thank Mr. Thomas for his coverage of the Zips this season. 100% better than what had been the past norm IMO and a job very well done. Great article on Tree !! It appears that these two have developed a great relationship. It was important for me to do justice to a story on Tree for one reason: we attended the same high school. I graduated nine years prior to his birth, but once a Panther... Quote
Zipmeister Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 George isn't going anywhere, he covers football too. Still a good idea for a thread. Thanks George. Are you saying the competition has zero interest in hiring him? That's not good. Quote
GeorgeThomasABJ Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 Are you saying the competition has zero interest in hiring him? That's not good. Competition isn't really hiring anyone. Secondly, giving up close to 14 years of seniority in the current environment would be - to paraphrase the knight in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - unwise. Just sayin'. Quote
zip81 Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 It was important for me to do justice to a story on Tree for one reason: we attended the same high school. I graduated nine years prior to his birth, but once a Panther... Is that really the the only reason, George? Quote
GeorgeThomasABJ Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 Is that really the the only reason, George? No, I generally take pride in doing a good job. Let's call it added incentive. Quote
Gcc Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 Before the season is over and before I forget to do so I would just like to thank Mr. Thomas for his coverage of the Zips this season. 100% better than what had been the past norm IMO and a job very well done. Great article on Tree !! It appears that these two have developed a great relationship. +1 Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 Best ABJ beat writer since the days of Chris Broussard and Michael Holley. Thanks for your work, George. Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 @George Thomas, may you cover Zips sports until your hair is whiter than Elton Alexander's! Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 @George Thomas, may you cover Zips sports until your hair is whiter than Elton Alexander's! But it looks so dark in the PD every morning? Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 @Captain Kangaroo, thanks for posting the youthful Elton photo. At the JAR a few weeks ago his hair appeared even whiter than in this more recent image: Quote
zip81 Posted March 14, 2013 Report Posted March 14, 2013 No, I generally take pride in doing a good job. Let's call it added incentive. There you go! Quote
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