TOS indicates a shake up on D?

The lineup is probably something like:

Wolf - Coop, AT Barnes
Free - Reese, Coop
Strong - Burnett, Edwards

Barnes is a phenomenal athlete, I would be surprised if he didn't get the chance at Wolf if Coop got hurt (knock on wood) or had to fill in for Reese (wood, again).
 
Because you have to pay to read the article and we've been warned not to post inside info.
 
It's kind of pointless to come on this board and post about information or inside news without revealing it. So either 1) post the info, or 2) don't post anything at all.
 
Its not Thomas. There is no one guy set in stone for that position. A few are battling.
 
Of course, things can change in the two weeks from now until the game. I doubt that our lineup is absolutely cast right now.

The best way to find out is to watch the big screen on September 5th and see what the lineup actually is.
 
gt02 said:
It's kind of pointless to come on this board and post about information or inside news without revealing it. So either 1) post the info, or 2) don't post anything at all.
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Its kind of pointless to come on this board and tell others what they can and cannot post.
 
Guys this crap is infantile. Surely someone can talk to a player or someone has been to practice and can share whatever this earthshaking info is. Sounds like a ruse to get people to pay for the premier service on the Hive to me.
 
gt23eric said:
Its kind of pointless to come on this board and tell others what they can and cannot post.
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Don't be difficult. This has accomplished nothing except start rumors and get on people's nerves.
 
Pardon me for starting the thread. I, too, was curious and simply asked if anyone had heard anything. Apparently, no one has who feels free to share the info. There is no conspiracy to get subscriptions. I used to be a subscription guy, but no more. Anything serious come out in the AJC within 24 hours. It hasn't, so apparently it's not a serious issue.
 
GiveEmHellJackets said:
Who issued this warning? Who out there is convinced that it is illegal or unethical to post information on this forum, and why?
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This has made me curious. What authority does a subscription service have to prevent sharing information. If you were to reproduce it word for word, maybe they have a copyright issue to enforce. I have a problem with a gag order on any information contained in their service. Are they trying to protect the identity of confidential sources?
 
jacket67 said:
This has made me curious. What authority does a subscription service have to prevent sharing information. If you were to reproduce it word for word, maybe they have a copyright issue to enforce. I have a problem with a gag order on any information contained in their service. Are they trying to protect the identity of confidential sources?
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It's not a formal legal thing. It's an ethical and pragmatic thing. There is some advance info that is given out that coaches and other contacts do not want broadly distributed until a certain time, but they're OK with a small group of devoted fans knowing. This would include upcoming commits, silents, injury status, and coaches' insights and changes, etc. If that stuff gets out to non-approved groups, then those contacts will stop providing the heads-ups. That was happening for awhile, and the info was getting less.

Regardless of the feeling about pay boards, they are there and the guys that run them do try to get good info for their folks. The sites do use this to drum up subscriptions, which is one revenue stream they use to run their sites.
 
stinger78 said:
It's not a formal legal thing. It's an ethical and pragmatic thing. There is some advance info that is given out that coaches and other contacts do not want broadly distributed until a certain time, but they're OK with a small group of devoted fans knowing. This would include upcoming commits, silents, injury status, and coaches' insights and changes, etc. If that stuff gets out to non-approved groups, then those contacts will stop providing the heads-ups. That was happening for awhile, and the info was getting less.

Regardless of the feeling about pay boards, they are there and the guys that run them do try to get good info for their folks. The sites do use this to drum up subscriptions, which is one revenue stream they use to run their sites.
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You have explained why the pay boards are interested in not having the info get out, but what I asking is this: If a pay board customer buys information, what on Earth prevents him from sharing that information with another person? Information is not intellectual property. Once a consumer buys it, the consumer has it, and can do what they want with it, including post it on Stingtalk. It's no different than buying a People magazine, reading an exclusive interview with some celebrity that you could ONLY get by buying the magazine, and then posting on a website, "hey, I read in People magazine that Jennifer Anniston is allergic to cashew nuts!" This is neither unethical nor a violation of any law. People magazine does not OWN the fact that Jennifer Anniston is allergic to cashew nuts anymore than some website OWNS the rumor or fact that some player is switching from SS to MLB. The idea that it would be "unethical" to tell someone what you paid to find out is absurd.

If coaches or AAs don't want info leaking out, they shouldn't release it to anybody. And it's not a coach's or AA's job to help the owners of these pay-per-view sites make their money.

It would be illegal to cut and paste the article word-for-word and republish that (as it would be illegal to sell xeroxed copies of People magazine) but that is an entirely separate issue in the law.
 
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