Foreplay Pod: "Old Man" Media vs. Barstool

After going on the Foreplay pod to discuss last December’s Presidents Cup spat between “old” media and the Barstool boys, I’ve come to realize my use of fanboys that so riled their base was in fact, unnecessary and short-sighted.

While I’ll continue to contend everyone with a media pass and signing the same forms should work under the same rules—no matter how outdated—the notion of a fanbase following the sport vicariously through media personalities dates to the earliest days of coverage. Darwin had fanboys who lived for his tournament accounts even a month after there had been a conclusion. Certainly Dan Jenkins elevated the art of fans living vicariously through his SI expense-account maneuvering, both in print and books. And by posting the things we do today on social media (golf, food, sites), all of us take audiences of different sizes on the road with us in different ways, just as the Barstool group does for their audience.

Anyway, with that apology out of the way, here’s the discussion below or as always, you can find on your favorite podcast platform or iTunes, and near the end we do also talk about the extra-fun finish at Kapalua.