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Oops: CBS Sports Store declares NCAA National Champion five days early

The NC shirts, up close.

The NC shirts, up close.

Jayhawk Nation, let the outrage commence! Here is a classic error made new. On sale over at the CBS Sports shop (still on sale at 12:23 6:12 PM CDT), you can pick up a bit of what they clearly must think is “future history”. They are selling University of North Carolina National Champions t-shirts for the low, low price of $17.99. I don’t know about you, but this kind of stuff really gets my wheat waving! I can think of a few Jayhawks that might think this a bit premature, not to mention UCLA and Memphis fans. Rock Chalk Jayhawk! Go KU!

UPDATE: Courtney points out that if you look closely at this image, you can see a completed bracket! Perhaps someone with better eyes than I can use this info to make a small fortune in Vegas! If you do, don’t forget your friendly neighborhood blogger!

UPDATE PART DEUX: If you follow the original link now (9:30 AM CDT, 4/4), they are now offering “National Champion” and “Championship Run” shirts for all four teams. Equity is nice, but should they really be selling these before the games have even been played? Are they really going to press shirts for the teams that aren’t champions? Doubtful.

The 'March Madness' category, with the NC shirt included.

The 'March Madness' category, with the NC shirt included.

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SPJ Regional and National Results

Oops! I never updated the results from the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence awards. KU ended up with four national finalists, including two in the online categories! Without further adieu:

Region 7 second place: Heidi Fedak and Heather Brummitt,
Online News Reporting, "Seniors dance to their health"

Region 7 second place: Heidi Fedak and Michael Phillips,
Online Opinion and Commentary, "eHub"

Region 7 first place and National Finalist:
Matthew Goble
and Patrick Shehan, Online In-Depth Reporting,
"Drought affects Kansans"

Region 7 first place and National Finalist:
James Pinick and Andrew Baker, Online Sports Reporting,
"Evolution of KU cheerleading"

Region 7 second place: Staff (me), Best Affiliated Web site, "tv.ku.edu"

Congratulations to all the winners!

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KAB awards: bring on the plaques!

Well, while we are waiting for the final word on the SPJ awards, allow me to announce the 2007 Kansas Association of Broadcasters student awards garnered by the students of KUJH-TV and myself. Is this an acceptance speech? Not quite. But I do want to give credit to the unseen contributor, Katie Lohrenz, for her consulting services on the tv.ku.edu Web site.

The site won first place as “Best Station Web site”! Very exciting! The rest of the KU-centric results are:

Undergraduate Radio:
Sports Play by Play
Honorable Mention: Bryan Cisler, Rustin Dodd

Entertainment Program
First Place: “The Sporting Life” – Rustin Dodd, Blake Cripps, Ryan Elder
Second Place: “The Panel Episode (11.9.06)” – Annie Harrigan, Ian Hrabe, Joe Noh

Undergraduate Television:
Complete Newscast
Second Place: KUJH-TV News (9.18.06) – Kristen Luehrs, Steve Zawilinski, Tami Dreitz, Tracy Perlman, Frank Waugh, Mary Johnson

Hard News Package
Second Place:Jury Selection” – Darica Nisly

Enterprise News Package
Honorable Mention:Elections” – Colin Swartz
Honorable Mention:Family Farms” – Audrey Esther

Complete Sports Feature
Second Place: “Little League” – Rahul Sharma

Entertainment Program
First Place: “KU Q&A” – Scott Winer, Rahul Sharma

Station Website
First Place:tv.ku.edu

Graduate Television
Hard News Package
Honorable Mention: “Alternative Transportation” – Heather Brummitt

Enterprise News Package
First Place:Toy Safety” – Heather Brummitt

Complete News Feature
First Place:Seniors Dance” – Heather Brummitt

Clearly this isn’t the domination we have grown accustomed to, but things could have been worse. It gives us incentive to improve and reminds us that K-state, Pitt State, Fort Hays State and Wichita State are capable of putting out a good product. I would link to their work so you could check it out, but you can’t see any of their work online. Maybe next year!

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