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06-22-2005, 07:54 AM
Wille: We could have waited for a Texas Football with fewer mistakes
It’s been said that the annual release of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine signals the beginning of each football season in the Lone Star State.
The 46th edition of “The Southwest’s Leading Football Source Since 1960” — as the magazine’s cover says — was first made available to the public June 11 in Waco and was sent free (thanks) to papers such as ours. It’s on sale at Wal-Mart and is set to be released June 28 wherever magazines are sold.
So I guess football season has begun, more than two months before the first high school games in late August.
As usual, Texas Football has packed plenty of previews, predictions, polls, features, schedules and photographs into a slick, mostly solid publication that covers more than 1,300 high schools, all Texas college teams and their conferences, and the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans.
And we understand that putting it all together is quite an undertaking.
But there’s one big problem with this year’s Texas Football: Far too many mistakes — misspelled names, especially — in the high school section.
This isn’t to say that one should expect the magazine to be completely error-free. However, the No. 1 goal in journalism is to get it right, and in many places Texas Football has not.
Some area-related examples:
n Mary Hardin-Baylor running back Freddie Rollins is said to have rushed for 1,869 yards in 2004, when he had 1,070 and Justin Bryson had 1,869. Also, the adjacent photo is credited to Mary Hardin-Baylor University. MHBU?
n Temple defensive end Shane Schneider is listed as Shane Snyder, and the first name of former Wildcat and future Mary Hardin-Baylor player Jamaal Steamer — who’s identified as a key loss — is listed as Jamal.
n Belton running back Quincy Daniels is listed as Quincy Daniel — not once, not twice, but three times, including under his mug shot.
n Copperas Cove’s mascot is listed as Bulldogs instead of Bulldawgs, and the names of former all-state offensive lineman Matt Schoonover and tailback Donald Buckram are misspelled as Schosnover and Buckran.
n Harker Heights had former all-state lineman Michael Shumard’s first name spelled Micheal and quarterback Donnie Shorts listed as Donnie Short three times, including one with his mug shot. Talk about getting the Short end.
n One of Gatesville’s key losses should have been Casey Davidson, as no one named Davinson played for the Fightin’ Hornets last season.
n Cameron Yoe can’t be happy with its capsule, other than the fact that the Yoemen are predicted to win the District 19-3A championship again.
Coach Mike Mullins is listed as Mike Mulkins; the key losses section had Darins Johnson (it’s Darius Johnson) and omitted honorable-mention all-state receiver Curtis Hoyle; linemen Luis Marquez (Marquel), Austin Sulak (Salak) and Marcus Zarosky (Marius) and receiver Ryan Mikulec (Mikaulac) all had names misspelled; and receiver Derrick Evans, an all-state player, is said to have made three touchdown catches when in reality he hauled in 12.
My take on that: Yoe! What’s up?
n Troy defensive end Jacob Sulak’s last name is misspelled Sculak, and the Trojans advanced to the Class 2A Division I Region II semifinals last season, not the area round as it says.
n More botched spellings: Academy running back Brett Menifee as Menifec; Rogers receiver Taylor Jungmann as Jungman; Rosebud-Lott defensive end Marcellis Cummings as Marcellise; Salado graduated lineman Jacob Williams as William and Eagles running back Tucker Wilhite as Wilmite.
n Buckholts quarterback Isaiah Losoya’s name is misspelled Isaias Lasoya, the Badgers’ 2004 record is left out, and Gary Talafuse is listed as coach even though it says Buckholts is looking for a coach to replace Talafuse — who resigned in mid-May to go to Blum.
If Texas Football couldn’t read some of the coaches’ writing, that’s one thing. If it failed to do proper research, proofreading and editing, that’s another. It says here that we don’t need a mistake-laden magazine in June; we want a correct one in July.
We’d be more than willing to receive a rough draft, check it for any errors, and send it back in the hope of getting the best possible final product.
Thousands of moms and dads will plunk down their hard-earned $9.95 to purchase Texas Football this summer. The long-respected magazine could at least spell their sons’ names right. by Greg Wille
It’s been said that the annual release of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine signals the beginning of each football season in the Lone Star State.
The 46th edition of “The Southwest’s Leading Football Source Since 1960” — as the magazine’s cover says — was first made available to the public June 11 in Waco and was sent free (thanks) to papers such as ours. It’s on sale at Wal-Mart and is set to be released June 28 wherever magazines are sold.
So I guess football season has begun, more than two months before the first high school games in late August.
As usual, Texas Football has packed plenty of previews, predictions, polls, features, schedules and photographs into a slick, mostly solid publication that covers more than 1,300 high schools, all Texas college teams and their conferences, and the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans.
And we understand that putting it all together is quite an undertaking.
But there’s one big problem with this year’s Texas Football: Far too many mistakes — misspelled names, especially — in the high school section.
This isn’t to say that one should expect the magazine to be completely error-free. However, the No. 1 goal in journalism is to get it right, and in many places Texas Football has not.
Some area-related examples:
n Mary Hardin-Baylor running back Freddie Rollins is said to have rushed for 1,869 yards in 2004, when he had 1,070 and Justin Bryson had 1,869. Also, the adjacent photo is credited to Mary Hardin-Baylor University. MHBU?
n Temple defensive end Shane Schneider is listed as Shane Snyder, and the first name of former Wildcat and future Mary Hardin-Baylor player Jamaal Steamer — who’s identified as a key loss — is listed as Jamal.
n Belton running back Quincy Daniels is listed as Quincy Daniel — not once, not twice, but three times, including under his mug shot.
n Copperas Cove’s mascot is listed as Bulldogs instead of Bulldawgs, and the names of former all-state offensive lineman Matt Schoonover and tailback Donald Buckram are misspelled as Schosnover and Buckran.
n Harker Heights had former all-state lineman Michael Shumard’s first name spelled Micheal and quarterback Donnie Shorts listed as Donnie Short three times, including one with his mug shot. Talk about getting the Short end.
n One of Gatesville’s key losses should have been Casey Davidson, as no one named Davinson played for the Fightin’ Hornets last season.
n Cameron Yoe can’t be happy with its capsule, other than the fact that the Yoemen are predicted to win the District 19-3A championship again.
Coach Mike Mullins is listed as Mike Mulkins; the key losses section had Darins Johnson (it’s Darius Johnson) and omitted honorable-mention all-state receiver Curtis Hoyle; linemen Luis Marquez (Marquel), Austin Sulak (Salak) and Marcus Zarosky (Marius) and receiver Ryan Mikulec (Mikaulac) all had names misspelled; and receiver Derrick Evans, an all-state player, is said to have made three touchdown catches when in reality he hauled in 12.
My take on that: Yoe! What’s up?
n Troy defensive end Jacob Sulak’s last name is misspelled Sculak, and the Trojans advanced to the Class 2A Division I Region II semifinals last season, not the area round as it says.
n More botched spellings: Academy running back Brett Menifee as Menifec; Rogers receiver Taylor Jungmann as Jungman; Rosebud-Lott defensive end Marcellis Cummings as Marcellise; Salado graduated lineman Jacob Williams as William and Eagles running back Tucker Wilhite as Wilmite.
n Buckholts quarterback Isaiah Losoya’s name is misspelled Isaias Lasoya, the Badgers’ 2004 record is left out, and Gary Talafuse is listed as coach even though it says Buckholts is looking for a coach to replace Talafuse — who resigned in mid-May to go to Blum.
If Texas Football couldn’t read some of the coaches’ writing, that’s one thing. If it failed to do proper research, proofreading and editing, that’s another. It says here that we don’t need a mistake-laden magazine in June; we want a correct one in July.
We’d be more than willing to receive a rough draft, check it for any errors, and send it back in the hope of getting the best possible final product.
Thousands of moms and dads will plunk down their hard-earned $9.95 to purchase Texas Football this summer. The long-respected magazine could at least spell their sons’ names right. by Greg Wille