Have any of the critics still actually listened to what I asked?
Your joking, right? You think a reporter would be blackballed for asking Tom Brady who was coaching the team? They'd be fired if they didn't ask it.
1. This isn't a rumor. It's truth and I had it confirmed by sources i trust.
2. How many times do I have to state it? I didn't ask Ferlic if Gibby was gone. I knew that to be the case and assumed (incorrectly) that he knew as well. It didn't cross my mind that the head coach or Gibby wouldn't have told the team yet adult in Eugene over the age of 25 seemingly knew it to be true. I simply asked him who was coaching him as I thought it was interesting to find out if he had a new coach or not.
It clearly didn't faze him or ruin him. He ran just fine.
I didn't persist with anything. I asked him who was coaching him. He said that was a rumor that should be discounted and I simply told him I had good sources telling me it was true. I didn't pursue it any further.
After the final, I apologized for being the one to end up to telling him. He asked me not to ask him on camera about it and I didn't.