Re:Ask me if I give a shit about their rules (Score 1)

So if you don't want player and coach interviews or on-field access pre- and post-game, why would you even bother applying for credentials? The fact that the NCAA has a blogger policy means that they are accrediting bloggers -- I was writing and taking photographs for a medium-sized blog focussed on an MLB team, and while the team was friendly to us, MLB had policies that specifically kept bloggers out. They found ways to give us access anyways, but it was difficult for them. Like I said before, it ain't just a comfy seat -- you get a LOT of access to information and players and coaches and managers and owners. It's not necessary in order to blog about a team, but once you get used to sitting in a dugout chatting with players, it's hard to go back. And it really does make a giant difference to your writing, to have that extra level of insight.