Slu Let The Dogs Out Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Goes out of his way to try and embarrass Jordair Jett and then doesn't apologize when someone calls him out. First person in his school to attend college, more heart and hustle than any college basketball player....I hire Jordair Jett before some nerdy, white, entitled, friendless d bag from Northwestern any day. Well, not any day but you get the idea... darren rovell @darrenrovell 15h Love the major listed for Jordair Jett. Guy is a SENIOR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 That was pretty Bush League. JJ's going to graduate with a degree. Does Rovell have one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zink Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 What an ass. Aren't you supposed to fact check as a journalist? This is akin to reporting that Ruben Studdard is a huge SLU supporter and will attend the game vs Louisville. Call the AD and have a two second conversation before posting something that is potentially inflammatory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD3 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Bushleague. Bigger D-Bag = Joe Strauss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.hayes Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 That dude sucks his own weiner for a living. In one of the replies he states we changed it after he got 7500 RTs. Seeing as it currently has less than 3500 that seems highly unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyRican Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I have him a follow to tell him what I thought. That was low and uncalled for. Asshat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu Let The Dogs Out Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 Rovell hasn't figured out that literally NO ONE likes him....not even his wife (the last part is purely speculation but since Rovell doesn't bother to do any fact checking I won't either). Great video of Barstool Big Cat embarrassing Rovell on the basketball court: http://www.barstoolsports.com/videos/big-cat-vs-darren-rovell/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 This guy always plays with the facts and has several controversies because of it Must have found a real old program or website because I just checked SLU's website and JJ getting a degree in Communications. Jerk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.hayes Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 This guy always plays with the facts and has several controversies because of it Must have found a real old program or website because I just checked SLU's website and JJ getting a degree in Communications. Jerk... Sounds like the photo was on SLUBillikens.com at the time he tweeted it, but that's since been updated after he pointed it out. However, anyone who covers college athletics should know that Jett would almost certainly be academically ineligible if he had not yet chosen a major in the second semester of his senior year. It was an obvious oversight by the athletic department, no need to drag his name through the mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 He's a clown. Dude has retweeted fake tweets on numerous occasions, thinking they were true/accurate. I don't think he's respected among his fellow journalists - I seem to remember him getting into Twitter battles with other journos, and those types tend to stick together unless someone has done something egregious/outrageous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 What did he say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Undecided's a major at every school even in your SR year if you've got enough credits in one or more area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRN Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Undecided's a major at every school even in your SR year if you've got enough credits in one or more area.Isn't it the same as General Studies at other places? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zink Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 The main point is that Jett's not undecided. If Rovell had done his due diligence he could have figured it out pretty easily. And then even if his tweet were true, why go after an amateur athlete in search of retweets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 The Billiken Gameday that was available at the Yale home game on Jan. 4 lists Jordair Jett's Major as "COMMUNICATION." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne's_World Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 http://deadspin.com/why-people-hate-darren-rovell-1426636375 "In a sputtering American economy, there is a growing number of people who are so desperate to remain afloat that they will happily allow their humanity to be subsumed by whatever stuffed-crust pizza chain employs them. They buy in all the way. And Rovell is their champion. If you want to understand how companies like Enron and Goldman Sachs can become such inhumane, awful places, Rovell is the prototype. He is strictly about the brandthe face of the enterprise. Whatever shady is going on beneath that brand is simply a necessary evil to keep it all neat and spiffy. He is the guy at the power company turning a blind eye to old uranium being dumped in the local water supply." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I generally find Rovell's tweets to be very interesting, but he lost a ton of credibility in my book last night. Part of it was an error on SLU's part in not updating Jordair's major. SLU SID Brian Kunderman eventually tweeted at Rovell, saying that it was his mistake, and that Jordair was graduating with a Communications degree. My big issue with all of this was that after Kunderman informed Rovell of the mistake, Rovell continued to defend himself in the matter. He went so far as to bring up issues with Jordair's prep school, as if that made it more likely that Jett was a senior without a major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I don't follow him but Im guessing he didnt tweet a retraction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizziken Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I generally find Rovell's tweets to be very interesting, but he lost a ton of credibility in my book last night. Part of it was an error on SLU's part in not updating Jordair's major. SLU SID Brian Kunderman eventually tweeted at Rovell, saying that it was his mistake, and that Jordair was graduating with a Communications degree. My big issue with all of this was that after Kunderman informed Rovell of the mistake, Rovell continued to defend himself in the matter. He went so far as to bring up issues with Jordair's prep school, as if that made it more likely that Jett was a senior without a major. I just don't understand...With Kentucky, Kansas, Memphis and 100 other institutions that academically spoon feed their athletes in this Tournament, why single out Jordair Jett at SLU? Completely arbitrary and insulting, especially considering our academic pedigree...I hope people hammered that ###### Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.hayes Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I don't follow him but Im guessing he didnt tweet a retraction? He tweeted out later that Brian Kunderman corrected the error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I just don't understand...With Kentucky, Kansas, Memphis and 100 other institutions that academically spoon feed their athletes in this Tournament, why single out Jordair Jett at SLU? Completely arbitrary and insulting, especially considering our academic pedigree...I hope people hammered that ###### Guess he had NC St winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 He's taking a ton of shite from Billiken Nation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 He's taking a ton of shite from Billiken Nation. Got 'em. ###### Rovell. #PAYSTUBS Real Jon G. took him to town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Possibly one of the funnier twitters out there is @rovellreplies. Hilarious in all forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Possibly one of the funnier twitters out there is @rovellreplies. Hilarious in all forms. Hilarious - thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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