NaPolian: "Disreputable blog sites" [merged] - New England Patriots Forums

***pats1*** · 11-06-2007, 09:19 AM

Not sure if this has already been posted considering all the posting time stamp problems we're having now, but this was just replayed on WEEI.

It apparently was an interview on an Indy or national radio station with NaPolian, who basically read the Colts' statement from yesterday, and then proceeded to decry PFT, without naming it, as a "disreputable blog site" that shouldn't be reported as fact by "mainstream" media members.

Oh, and he did refer to the Patriots as the Pay-TREE-otts as usual.

SVN · 11-06-2007, 09:28 AM

someone in PFT needs to hear this

DGameguy · 11-06-2007, 09:56 AM

yeh florio tends to hold grudges lol

***pats1*** · 11-06-2007, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SVN

someone in PFT needs to hear this

Don't worry, as I did that mp3 file, I've sent it along to him.

***pats1*** · 11-07-2007, 05:36 PM

http://cache.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=...1-38226a71a90d

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Q: Can you comment on the allegations that the Colts artificially piped-in crowd noise at the RCA Dome Sunday?
A: I’m not sure that (Patriots Head) Coach (Bill) Belichick had any comments about crowd noise. There were a number of comments made on what I would call disreputable websites (Monday) morning. We reacted to it because we felt like it was an affront to our fans and to the integrity of our organization. I will read you a statement we issued earlier Monday. It says the following: ‘In reference to questions regarding the audio transmission of yesterday’s game, please refer to the following statement from the NFL: CBS has informed us that the unusual audio moment heard by fans during the Patriots-Colts game was the result of tape feedback in the CBS production truck and was isolated to the CBS broadcast. It was in no way related to any sound within the stadium and could not be heard in the stadium. We close with the following sentence: We trust this will put an end to the ridiculous and unfounded accusations that the Colts artificially enhanced crowd noise at the RCA Dome in any way.

Q: Where do people come up with these ideas?
A: I have no idea. These are people who in many respects just have axes to grind and have no responsibility for what they write. They simply write innuendo and rumor and garbage and then it gets picked up in the mainstream media. The unfortunate part of blogs these days is that if something completely unfounded, something completely untrue – as is the case here – is in a blog, then someone in the mainstream media can pick it up and they use the excuse, ‘Well, it was in a blog. So it was news, and we have to follow it.’ Well, you can follow this until the cows come home and there’s nothing to find. We didn’t do anything.