Chad Ford changing and editing his draft boards for past years?!

CoreConcept · Post #81 » by **CoreConcept** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:38 am

ColdBlooded wrote:and based on his past work and professionalism, we believe him.

Lol "based on his past work (which he sneakily edited), we believe him"

thizznation · Post #82 » by **thizznation** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 4:51 am

this is totally hilarious

disoblige · Post #83 » by **disoblige** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:21 am

I am boycotting espn.

Mbrahv0528 · Post #84 » by **Mbrahv0528** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:28 am

Rip It wrote:ESPN is to sports what MSNBC is to news: a bias, dishonest, sleazy joke that deserves to be laughed at.

Unfortunately, while MSNBC (rightfully) continues to be a low-rated cesspool watched by only the bottom of the intellectual barrel, ESPN remains a ratings juggernaut. That makes me a sad panda.

Um you mistyped MSNBC instead of Fox News, figured you might want to know.

Post #85 » by **bondom34** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:40 am

http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-relea ... -rankings/

Post #86 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:00 pm

And Chad Ford still has not said anything publicly at this point.

WolvesGuy14 · Post #87 » by **WolvesGuy14** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:03 pm

Woj wins!

cpower · Post #88 » by **cpower** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:22 pm

CoreConcept wrote:
ColdBlooded wrote:and based on his past work and professionalism, we believe him.

Lol "based on his past work (which he sneakily edited), we believe him"

he did not commit a crime before, so this time DOES NOT COUNT lol. are they this stupid?

Post #89 » by **Alfred** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:24 pm

HartfordWhalers wrote:And Chad Ford still has not said anything publicly at this point.

Maybe he's hoping it blows over.

WolvesGuy14 · Post #90 » by **WolvesGuy14** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:53 pm

HartfordWhalers wrote:And Chad Ford still has not said anything publicly at this point.

He'd just change his statement a year later...

MGB8 · Post #91 » by **MGB8** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:56 pm

Serge28 wrote:http://deadspin.com/espns-chad-ford-has-been-retroactively-editing-draft-bo-1681631642

Re-ranking how? By slyly moving up players who turned out to be NBA stars and dropping those who've become busts. Here's the breakdown, by year, of how Ford edited his draft boards—and when, per archives at The Wayback Machine, those edits were made:

This is actually a pretty big integrity issue - to adjust records to improve your historic track record of forecasting. ESPN should suspend Chad Ford, possibly fire him.

Cycklops · Post #92 » by **Cycklops** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:06 pm

Alfred wrote:
HartfordWhalers wrote:And Chad Ford still has not said anything publicly at this point.

Maybe he's hoping it blows over.

Yeah, this has become the standard procedure when you get caught out there on the internet. Ignore it as long as possible in hopes it blows over.

Knosh · Post #93 » by **Knosh** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:12 pm

I know we run a much bigger operation here at The Big Lead, so it’s probably not a fair comparison. But we can tell you who – or at least whose assigned account ID – made an updated edit within any post, both before and after publication. For example, there have been eight saved revisions to this piece at the time I am re-writing this paragraph, most by myself, and Ty Duffy checked it for me and added a saved note at 9:18 a.m. Then, Jason McIntyre jumped in to give it a read and make a tweak or two at 11:21 am. I’m sure, though, ESPN has no way of tracking who posts or edits the things on their website, and most items appear magically without anyone understanding why.

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The idea that ESPN wouldn't know who is responsible is just so ridiculous. Either they are blatantly lying or their system lacks functionality that random blogs have. Huge srew up either way.

Post #94 » by **Froob** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:20 pm

lol nothing with ESPN surprises me anymore. After the character attacks on the Patriots with no evidence I didn't think they could get worst. Let's face it, unless there's a game on there's zero reason to tune into ESPN and only reason to go to their site would be to look at box scores. Wish NBA could cut out ESPN and go back to NBC.

Post #95 » by **Froob** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:22 pm

Mbrahv0528 wrote:
Rip It wrote:ESPN is to sports what MSNBC is to news: a bias, dishonest, sleazy joke that deserves to be laughed at.

Unfortunately, while MSNBC (rightfully) continues to be a low-rated cesspool watched by only the bottom of the intellectual barrel, ESPN remains a ratings juggernaut. That makes me a sad panda.

Um you mistyped MSNBC instead of Fox News, figured you might want to know.

MSNBC isn't far behind Fox News. They did a study a while back and found 85% of MSNBC is opinion.

WolvesGuy14 · Post #96 » by **WolvesGuy14** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:23 pm

Froob wrote:
Mbrahv0528 wrote:
Rip It wrote:ESPN is to sports what MSNBC is to news: a bias, dishonest, sleazy joke that deserves to be laughed at.

Unfortunately, while MSNBC (rightfully) continues to be a low-rated cesspool watched by only the bottom of the intellectual barrel, ESPN remains a ratings juggernaut. That makes me a sad panda.

Um you mistyped MSNBC instead of Fox News, figured you might want to know.

MSNBC isn't far behind Fox News. They did a study a while back and found 85% of MSNBC is opinion.

They're just as bad.

mastermixer · Post #97 » by **mastermixer** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:34 pm

It's very possible he didn't make the edits. It was probably ESPN.

Post #98 » by **jbk1234** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:52 pm

What a tool. So what if you were off on your evaluations. It happens to everyone. But to go back and change them is just sad.

JonFromVA · Post #99 » by **JonFromVA** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:57 pm

Hollinger was even sneakier about it ... he'd update his college prospect models with the latest data, then tout his own horn about what a great job it did predicting success - when he never bothered to publish the data from before the update to the model.

BBgun · Post #100 » by **BBgun** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:19 pm

Guest202 wrote:Honestly, who cares? (Except malcontent bloggers than make $18K a year and are jealous of anyone working for ESPN or other losers desperate to generate a "story".)

ESPN is a joke. I couldn't care less about any of their content, especially some draft prediction BS from years ago.

It matters because Chad Ford is a professional journalist, and if true, this is the journalistic equivalent of a lawyer caught lying under oath, a doctor committing malpractice, or the president having an affair with his intern. It's a big deal considering the industry he's in. People have lost their careers over a lot less than what he's allegedly done.