Goals, Rules, and Bias

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Three years ago, it was about the book. Two years ago, this blog became my passion. Last year, I tried to shut it down. Now, we follow mid major college basketball in all its splendor and pain. We focus on the Colonial Athletic Association, but you can expect more. This includes random, general life stuff.

There are three rules:

1. Lighten up, Francis. You’ll know when we’re serious, and you’ll know when we’re poking fun. It’s just basketball for crying out loud.

2. We hate recruiting.

3. Be intelligent. We like to think we’re smarter than most and try to get you to think that way. Don’t go blowing the illusion. Sarcasm is welcomed, which we realize creates a fine line between smart/funny and idiocy.

That said, the other important note–at least in my estimation because it’s how we approach things here–is that you need to understand how we go about our business.

My mission has always been to help you think about mid major basketball, especially as it relates to the CAA. My role as an information provider is not to give you both sides of the story and let you decide. That’s a journalistic gaffe.

No, my aim is to write what I see. I’ve got a fairly large ego, but I’m not arrogant enough to think I can play the role of information conductor. There is a huge difference, mainly because bias cannot help but to creep into any reportage.

By saying “presenting both sides and let you decide” is to pretend bias doesn’t exist. How would you ever know I gave you both sides equally?

It’s not about being first with information–it comes so quickly through so many sources that the value of being first is diluted. Though sometimes we will be first, and other times we will have something others don’t, we’re going to be the most informative. And that goes for the life stuff and other important and non-important stuff we choose to address.

So whether it’s how I see the Northeastern players reacting to their coach, or the bread pudding at Caffe Phoenix in Wilmington, you’re gonig to get the information as I see it and you can decide on your own. Most of you are smart enough to do that. (See, bias. But informative.)

Because this is a community, you will undoubtedly be a part of it.

And remember, we have fun here.