A Herd, Not A Pack
The lack of creativity and original thinking among the Twin Cities major media outlets was amply demonstrated in the wake of the recent firing of Vikings head coach Mike Tice. On Sunday, the day that Tice's pink slip was rather awkwardly delivered, I watched the coverage on the local news at 10pm. All three of the network affiliates had dispatched reporters and camera crews to Bunny's Bar in St. Louis Park, an establishment that Tice was known to frequent. They were all there looking for sober reflections from the Bunny's regulars on the news that Tice had just been canned. I've been to Bunny's (both the old and the new digs) on more than a few occasions myself and the words "sober" "reflections" and "Bunny's regulars" are not usually associated together with good reason. Let's just say these interviews did not make for the most compelling news reporting.
I found it amusing that all three TV stations came up with the same lame approach to the story. I imagine that some producer at each station was sure that they were the one with the unique angle and were quietly congratulating themselves on their brilliance. "I've got it. We'll send a crew out to that bar that Tice hangs out at. What's it called? Oh yeah, Bunny's. Get over to Bunny's right away."
Imagine their disappointment when they found out that the Bunny's parking lot was jammed with news vans.
Today, because we apparently just can't enough of the Tice-Bunny's connection, we get to hear even more about the fallout at the bar over the firing, this time courtesy of Saint Paul's favorite sports scribe, Patrick Reusse:
There was more than Tice missing from Bunny's on Sunday night. During the evening, the sign that declared a prime parking spot as belonging to Tice was removed from its post.
Probably one of the news guys bringing back a souvenir. Round up the usual suspects. Most of the local media.
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