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Dan Rather endorses Johnny Football for Heisman

November 16, 2012
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Notes from Dan Rather interview

* He has tried to keep up with Sam Houston State football as much as possible, and he is very loyal to the school. Head coach Willie Fritz has done such a great job with their football program, and he is excited for Saturday’s contest between the Bearkats and the Aggies.

* Things change all the time, and he welcomes the new digital era of getting the news out to the public. There is so much more information available now, and because of that, he worries about the lowered standard of journalism that has occurred with the new technology.

* One of the things that crossed his mind while thinking about the upcoming game was just how much talent there is in the state of Texas. He wouldn’t be surprised if the Bearkats don’t come out to Kyle Field and play well because they feel they have something to prove. He was briefly on the football team as a freshman at Sam Houston State, and even back then, there were players of high enough caliber to play in the Southwest Conference.

* Johnny Manziel is a great quarterback, and he believes that Manziel deserves the Heisman trophy. He also believes that Coach Sumlin deserves to be Coach of the Year for what he has done at A&M this season. Manziel doesn’t seem to get too high on the highs or too low on the lows, and that coupled with his ability to manage the game makes him a tremendous player. The A&M offensive line deserves a tip of the cap for helping Manziel and keeping guys off of him.

* Journalism is a profession that you really have to have a passion for if you want to be good at. It’s tough to get a job in journalism, and if you aren’t in it 100%, you should probably look at something else. Writing is the fundamental bedrock of the craft, and polishing those skills allow you to find a job easier than most.

* Covering Hurricane Carla, the Kennedy assassination and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1960’s are a few of the stories that truly stick in his mind when looking back on his career.
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Dan Rather endorses Johnny Football for Heisman

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Gabe Bock
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Dan Rather endorses Johnny Football for Heisman
aggiebrad94
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How's his back???

Cause he dropping Aggie names left and right.

That was a great interview. I shocked to hear him say Swope, Evans, etc. He sounded like he actually knew our players.
citagg83
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Awesome interview
The Collective
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Funny to hear him bring up ethics in journalism…
Bankeraggie
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Way to go Dan!
IDMA02
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great interview
USDA AG
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Billy that was a great interview.
Gabe Bock
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Inspector...thanks!

[This message has been edited by gabe_bock (edited 11/16/2012 3:17p).]
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nice interview. i get a kick out of coach blair. you can tell he's a talker, and would probably fill the whole 2-hour show time just himself.
No Spin Ag
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deadelephant98
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What's the frequency Kenneth?
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AggieLit
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Great interview, great honor.
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gigemags-99
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quote:
What's the frequency Kenneth?
Guadaloop474
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I hope he doesn't find out that Johnny didn't actually play his senior year at Tivy...
tex 93
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OK, I like Dan Blather, I mean Dan Rather again.
taz997
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Great interview. Seems like Gary enjoyed it immensely as well.

Texags radio is the best part of texags IMO.
PUNYSBOY
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Great interview Gabe. Actually I can correct one fact though... Dan's coach at Sam Houston was actually "Puny" Wilson who played for the Ags in the early 20's (also scored most of the points in the Dixie Classic Game in 1922) and is in the Hall of Fame here...
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Puny! Totally botched that. I knew it was one of those ... I said Tubby but it was Puny! Sorry about that.
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How did PUNYSBOY know it was Puny?
taz997
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quote:
How did PUNYSBOY know it was Puny?
Charlie 31
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"Johnny Manziel is a great quarterback, and he believes that Manziel deserves the Heisman trophy. He also believes that Coach Sumlin deserves to be Coach of the Year for what he has done at A&M this season."

Whoop!!!
JohnClark
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Great Interview!
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I love Dan Rather. Great Texan, Great American
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I have a hard time liking Dan Rather or Aggie Roland Martin because they are not objective when covering politics. But they ARE when talking sports. There is a name for a person like that!
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Awesome, Whoop!
Flawed
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Great interview! Fantastic get for te SHSU week.
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