{"id":3518,"date":"2012-11-16T15:44:56","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T15:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcntv-wp.web.rcn.net\/?p=3518"},"modified":"2023-04-25T14:36:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T14:36:31","slug":"behind-the-mic-nov-14th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/behind-the-mic-nov-14th\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Mic – Nov. 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cFrom time to time, I will probably get particularly irritated or, hopefully, excited with events outside of sports and feel compelled to say something.\u201d This is what I said in my very first Blog. Today is one of those days when I am \u201cexcited.\u201d<\/p>\n

Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc..<\/p>\n

I am beginning to believe the \u201cSocial Network\u201d has no boundaries and, in the next few years will totally control our relationships (if it doesn\u2019t already). Well, I wish I were young again.<\/p>\n

Every day, I receive at least 10 requests for me to \u201caccept\u201d someone as my \u201cfriend\u201d on Facebook or to be \u201clinked in\u201d to someone\u2019s professional career. All of my friends \u201ctweet\u201d, although I have not quite caught on to this phenomenon, primarily because of my age. Now I am told that, if I just get \u201cwith it\u201d, I could get a great deal of instantaneous news and information. My grandson, who is in the research business, tells me he gets information faster from Twitter than he gets from the news.<\/p>\n

Having been a teacher for almost 30 years and having been before the public eye as a television broadcaster for 40+ years, I have, obviously, met many, many people. Some have taken the time to contact me through these various networks and I appreciate their concern about what I have done since we last spent time together. Honestly, some have contacted me and I do not really remember them, but I knew that would happen. I used to tell my students they only had to remember one of me. I taught @ 200 of them every year for 30 years. I think I can be excused for not knowing some of them. It does amaze me, however, that so many take the time to just simply say \u201chello, how are you?\u201d<\/p>\n

I am a little jealous of the \u201cyounger generation\u201d who move so easily from one technological advancement to another. They have mastered the art of \u201csocial networking\u201d. I am still a novice. It seems as I get comfortable with one, another comes along to add to the challenge.<\/p>\n

And speaking of challenges, I am going to go see if I can master this \u201ctwitter\u201d thing.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

ABOVE THE EARS (SOME MUSINGS)<\/h4>\n
    \n
  1. I feel honored to once again broadcast the Lafayette-Lehigh football game. It is college football\u2019s most played rivalry and this is the 148th edition. Saturday afternoon will be fun.<\/li>\n
  2. Zach Zweizig, Lafayette\u2019s sophomore starting quarterback, lost his father this week. He suffered a stroke on Friday night and was in intensive care as Zach tried to lead the Leopards to victory on Saturday afternoon at Fordham University. Lafayette gave Zach the choice of playing or going home. He chose to play, return with the team, and fulfill his academic obligations before getting to his father\u2019s bedside. Zach\u2019s father passed away. Zach will play against Lehigh on Saturday. That\u2019s what his father would have wanted. And that\u2019s the type of son he raised.<\/li>\n
  3. I broadcast our first college basketball game on Monday night. The Lafayette men beat LIU-Brooklyn in overtime 98-94. It was a great game and it did not take long to get into a basketball frame of mind.<\/li>\n
  4. While in the Bronx on Saturday, I saw gas rationing, food lines, plowed snow, and some devastation. Why do we call this an act of Mother Nature? No Mother would treat her charges in such a manner.<\/li>\n
  5. Hopefully, you all have met the challenge of Sandy and Thanksgiving will be a bit more personal this year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    <\/div>\n

    NFL PICKS FOR THIS WEEK
    \n(Last week \u2013 7-6) (33-21 overall for the season \u2013 61%)<\/h4>\n

    Buffalo
    \nAtlanta
    \nDallas
    \nGreen Bay
    \nCincinnati
    \nWashington
    \nTampa Bay
    \nHouston
    \nSt. Louis
    \nNew England
    \nNew Orleans
    \nDenver
    \nBaltimore
    \nSan Francisco<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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