Episode 75 - The Badger Media Non-Frenzy with Dave Heller

Published: May 12, 2015, 4:32 p.m.

After a months-long courtship, the BuckAround is\xa0finally joined by , Digital Content Manager (and all around good guy) of \xa0and .\xa0Dave breaks down the mechanics of\xa0covering the Badgers on a day to day basis. He outlines the mechanics of Athletics Communcations departments, where reporters get sources, and how reporters react to being lied to by team officials. \xa0Rich and Max close the show with a discussion of\xa0the popular "reuturn of the B1G" narrative and some viewer mail surrounding punters (of course) and Max's workout regimen. \xa0\n\xa0\nSHOW LINKS:\n\n\n\xa0\nSHOW NOTES:\n1:15 Max's grandparents were married 75 years!!!\n6:00 The Buckaround's Moby Dick... Dave Heller\n9:15 Access to college athletes\n15:00 Badger coverage compared to other teams\n19:15 How UW administration is so good at controlling info.\n24:45 How does a coach lying impact media relations?\n27:30 How does a coach being familiar impact media relations?\n33:30 Narrative arcs\n35:30 have B1G coaches been upgraded? A retrospective\n56:45 Listener emails including one on Hans, Franz and Max\n\xa0\n1:03:00 Wrap up and call for predictions