Saturday, November 29, 2008

Eye on the U Gameday Blog

It's Game Day and Miami Herald sportswriter Manny Navarro has launched his Eye on the U live blog. Though Navarro's opening paragraph notes that UM receiver Aldarius Johnson will not be joining his teammates against the North Carolina State Wolfpacks today for violating a team rule, he doesn't elaborate any further on the matter. I guess it's safe to assume that this is private, personal information. And I can completely respect that...

As usual, Navarro offers key tips/informative analysis to hopefully lead the Canes to victory, and as of 12:45 pm, has included first half thoughts and highlights. What's even better is that Navarro's live blog is actually "live" and filled with play-by-play action, making his readers believe they're actually at the game rooting for the Canes. He also engages MiamiHerald.com readers through the Comments page, encouraging a community forum/discussion, answering questions and providing additional insight into the game itself. I can definitely see why sports-related topics generate the most clicks/user traffic-closely behind breaking news-on the MiamiHerald.com site. It's fun to read, fast to post, and creates a sense of community.

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