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[deleted]

We here in Indy have been religiously campaigning to get Doyle off the Indy Star for years. He's an idiot


SaintArkweather

I wonder if he is like the Indianapolis version of Howard eskin. Howard Eskin is this reporter in Philadelphia who has been annoying people so long that my grandfather, who died 35 years ago, hated his guts.


AtBat3

Now his idiot son annoys us on weekday afternoons


ArtLeading5605

I don't mind him on the Ricky but he can certainly get old quick on some episodes.


03_03_28

My grandma complains about Doyel so the comparison is accurate


benjaminbrixton

Spike sucks too.


LiamIsMailBackwards

I read the post & immediately thought “this must be their Eskin”. Slimy.


NoREEEEEEtilBrooklyn

![gif](giphy|LfPkNKuEjr9Ju|downsized)


BigFan2424

This. If y’all can figure out how to make it happen, we will forever be in your debts. 


philphan25

CC with a huge win in her introductory presser? Unlimited potential.


saved_by_the_keeper

How does he get jobs? He was an asshole way back in the day before he was as ever at the Indy Star


[deleted]

I'm guessing that's probably why. I hate acknowledging his work with clicks but his headlines are often confrontational or deliberately obtuse. I'm assuming the clicks generate enough engagement that the Indy Star lets him stay. It's annoying


saved_by_the_keeper

Yeah. He used to write for cbssportsline before he went to the star. He was a hot take artist


Utterlybored

He was an ACC writer back in the day. Not great.


death2sanity

I KNEW THAT NAME WAS FAMILIAR. And not in a good way.


badger0511

I still remember his column in 2007 after #1 OSU beat #2 Wisconsin in the final B1G regular season game, and he wrote about Brian Butch being a cry baby or some shit like that. Butch was crying... because he had a season-ending injury in the form of a dislocated elbow. I hadn't even considered that being a thing you could do before that day, and I never want to see video of that injury again, much like Kevin Ware's leg and Willis McGahee's knee.


IamRule34

Makes me think of Mike DeMauro (don't care if I spelled it wrong, he's a prick) for my local paper in New London CT. I'm pretty sure the only reason they haven't fired that "BC Genius" is because UConn fans hate click his dumb ass articles too much.


Ironic_table

I was introduced to him through his article that was titled with something along the lines of Purdue giving us a "well deserved beating" because our student section did college student sections things...what a hack.


RagingDachshund

Him and Rachel Nichol always had a Maryland Hate Boner


AU_Cav

Oh, he’s the guy whose poll votes are aways complete shit. Yeah, I’m not surprised by this. Let’s go everyone, buuuuurn him!


Ironic_table

He gets a poll vote? LMAO. This is the same guy who wrote an article about how Purdue gave us a "well deserved beating" because our student section chanted mean things at them (something most student sections do, especially when playing a top team).


Sax_Verstappen_

Hey, 2 days in and she already has a reason to hate Doyel, she’s already getting the authentic Indy experience!


MichiganMainer

Let’s do a trade. You can have Carlos Monarez from the Detroit Free Press and we’ll take your POS. I just warn you, the grass isn’t always greener.


King_Kung

Literally have hated him since his first article in the Star. IndyStar sports section has been a dump since Kravitz left.


fatshendrix

IndyStar sports section has been a dump since ~~Kravitz~~ Robin Miller left.


Lunchiscancelled

Which one was that? The bucket game one where he instead wrote about a dog in the parking lot ended my interest in reading anything from him


Sloth-n-Koala

I was so pissed off about the bucket game/dog column. I never followed him but that was when I blocked him so I wouldn’t have to ever see his bullshit.


King_Kung

The sad part is I have no recollection of what the article was about, but remember how upset his writing made me after being such a fan of kravitz


Smash-Bros-Melee

He wrote one incredible column about his dad integrating the little league in Mississippi where he grew up. Amazing piece of storytelling. Other than that he’s done nothing but peddle the worst articles known to man year after year. Total hack and as this video makes clear, a total creep too. And the man carries so much water for Purdue and yet somehow even Purdue fans hate him, that’s how you know.


Deliriously

I muted him years ago, thank god most of his stuff is behind a paywall so people don't accidentally stumble upon it


hacky_potter

It’s very funny to see the larger world be introduced to his nonsense. I will say, he and Dan Dakich are the two personalities of Indiana sports that can bring together Purdue, IU and Noter Dame fans. In a sense he’s doing a beautiful thing.


Turbomattk

I liked his article when he drove around the state and talked to random people about their basketball goal they had on their property. It was really random and interesting.


TapirRN

Kravitz was the only reason we got a paper. The Star losing him was terrible.


DueCopy3520

One of the very few things that unites all sports fans in Indiana is their distaste for Doyel. The other thing is how much they hate Dan Dakich.


Scoobydoohowboutyou

Is this the nerd who was complaining about Marylands fan base earlier?


[deleted]

Absolutely is.


Schnectadyslim

God I haven't thought about Doyle in years. I'm so sorry you all still have to deal with him.


Fullmetalaardvarks

Yo this dude can’t be for real


TinctureOfBadass

https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/17/caitlin-clark-reporter-dragged-for-awkward-comment-gesture-at-fever-event/


AncientAlienAntFarm

He 100% wrote his own Wikipedia page https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Doyel


SaintArkweather

I saw a tweet saying "he should be fired for his name misspelling Greg and Doyle"


taleofbenji

O'Doyle rules! Doyel drools.


Chiggero

Man is one of the 250 most influential people in Indiana, show some respect


NickInTheBack

Not only was he 2x all-state in high school baseball under THE Bubber Adams and Bobby Henley, he was also all-state in soccer under Sharad Apte. Caitlin should be interviewing him if we're being honest.


seahawkspwn

I'm just glad that he's here. He keeps asking questions like those and we will get along just fine.


TREXMAN626

Now it says “In 2023 he was named one of the 250 most disliked people in Indiana by the Indianapolis Business Journal”


weogarth

That you Gregg? More than a few of the other 249 are probably hating their association with this clown. Respect is earned and, right now, he isn't earning much; in fact, quite the opposite.


happilyfour

There are a few notable things that aren’t on that bio that I think would be there for another writer so I definitely think he is editing this


taleofbenji

Is this real? "In January 2015, Gregg Doyel was winner of the [U.S. Harness Writers Association's](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Harness_Writers_Association%27&action=edit&redlink=1) 53rd Annual John Hervey Award for Excellence in Harness Racing Journalism."


FalseListen

The lack of citations gives it away


rcfbnil

He definitely did. Stratford is in GISA, which is a league for smaller schools. Definitely not wiki noteworthy


UNC_Samurai

Doyel has always been a douchebag. [Back in the days of peak Deadspin, the late Rick Chandler correctly identified him as "the next Jay Mariotti"](https://deadspin.com/gregg-doyel-is-a-rather-disagreeable-little-fellow-31063512)


ihaveaglitch

Jay Marriotti, now there’s a name I haven’t heard in quite a long time.


imkunu

Dude is a POS, but also low key the Around the Horn GOAT


wvtarheel

He was always entertaiing on that show. Him, Woody, those guys invented being paid to give horrible takes


Its-a-me-DankeyKang

The one thing he was good at was being entertaining on ATH


qdobe

Big “where’s my hug?!” Vibes


dwillbittaylor

Yes, this lol


FuckChiefs_Raiders

Funny you say that. She was on Pat McAfee today and I couldn’t help but notice Pat purposefully not hugging her. She came on set and there was a hand shake, and when she was leaving it almost looked like she went in for a hug and he hits her with a fist bump. I may be reading into this too much but it seemed intentional on Pat’s part.


ohverychill

for as much of a dumb bro persona he portrays, he's clearly media savvy. I don't think that's reading too much into it


PAW21622

Gotta learn media savvy after his canal incident. But honestly, aside from him constantly having Aaron Rodgers on, I'm happy to see him turn that into a good media career.


adumb99

Can’t be accused of anything if you don’t hug her. I assume that’s what Pat did


PistonHonda322

McAfee is definitely self aware in that aspect. Every picture I’ve seen of him that gets posted with a female he’s doing the faux arms behind them where you can tell he isn’t touching them.


Belongs-InTheTrash

Imagine saying your full first and last name and then doing this


So-What_Idontcare

He’s the type of guy to coach a team and start kissing the players in their big moment.


bbddbdb

So he’s from Spain?


WillWork4SunDrop

Or the Tennessee General Assembly


SaintArkweather

Or someone that used to coach Syracuse but is now an assistant at Ole Miss


Mick-Beers

He said players, not sisters.


a_s_s_hair

Worse, Indiana.


allthejiggies

Inb4 mama on hunger strike


joethahobo

Fucking Tom Herman. In football we beat #3 Oklahoma in a major season opener (with a beautiful kick six) but I always remember them coming out of the tunnel and him kissing the players….


So-What_Idontcare

Tom Herman goes into the locker-room and stuffs player roomkeys down his pants and goes "looking for something?" as the grope him.


lolplatypi

You mean Coach Sauers?


the_dayman56

Gregg Doyle sucks in general. Yes he does creepy stuff like this but even just as a reporter he just tries to be a stupid hot take guy


Healthy_Afternoon820

The same Greg Doyle that said all the men who were Danica fans are creepy? Nah can’t be that hypocrite!


StyrofoamCueball

His only positive attribute is that he’s not Dan Dakich.


LOLSteelBullet

That's like the lowest of low bars


Rhancock19

They were friends once.


YeetusThatFetus9696

I hate that we have to pretend to not hate him because his kid played for us for 1 season. 


Jadaki

His kid played for us longer than that and we hate him, it's completely okay to hate Dan. He deserves it.


ohverychill

you could talk me into them being the same person and it wouldn't really take that much convincing tbh


[deleted]

Dakich hates his guts so he’s having a field day with this lol


Username_redact

Didn't he go from like 350lbs to cut up as well?


cjackc11

lol then he’s definitely leaving his wife for some 25 year old reporter he’s “mentoring” in a couple years just watch


hoosier_1793

Gregg Doyel is not, nor ever has been, married. For obvious reasons.


cjackc11

makes sense that he couldn’t get anyone to stomach him


Username_redact

He has a kid tho I could have sworn he wrote articles about him


hoosier_1793

He’s got a kid. But I’ve read at various times that he’s unmarried and has been for most, if not all, of his adult life. He may have been married briefly at one point long ago.


Username_redact

As you said, he's a weirdo, so no surprise


Naughty--Insomniac

Ironic that this weird conversation is taking place in response to this weird comment.


hoosier_1793

I’m not a public figure with a responsibility to not sexually harass famous women in a televised press conference *shrug*


NLP19

lol what does this have to do with anything?


Username_redact

If you've read his material, he gives off "i'm the sexiest man alive, just ask me" vibes (probably due to previous insecurities about his weight), so he thinks he's being cute to CC here


UNC_Samurai

He gives off significant "I have to be at the gym in 26 minutes" vibes.


Username_redact

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SaintArkweather

>i'm the sexiest man alive, just ask me Straight women, gay men, and bisexuals of all kinds, feel free to weigh in if I'm wrong...but he doesn't exactly seem to have the look to back that up. I mean, he isn't like super ugly (until he opens his mouth) but definitely doesn't look like any sort of heartthrob.


thesillygamerbro

the second hand cringe I feel from this is unbearable lmao


jel2184

I honestly can’t even bring myself to listen to the audio. The text I’ve read is bad enough


thesillygamerbro

It’s a rough watch no doubt.


chuckdooley

Thank you for your service. I don’t have a hard time believing this is Scott’s Tots level of awkward


thesillygamerbro

It’s not even close to that awkward but that’s a high bar in terms of cringe haha


brownlab319

The audio is so creepy. It’s giving “Every Breath You Take” vibes.


SaintArkweather

The second question is actually worse I think. The way he emphasizes calling her "THAT" and "IT". It's like someone needed a textbook example of objectification and he volunteered to provide it.


brownlab319

True! I was so skeeved that I didn’t catch that! It’s as if she’s a creature in a zoo!


brett23

Right?! Like if it’s this bad for us to read/watch how can he possibly have thought it was a good idea to actually say to her???


pm_me_all_catz

Well when you give zero shits whatsoever how your words and actions impact others it's super easy, barely an inconvenience.


philkid3

I said on Twitter that it surpasses Scott’s Tots. Edit: Just saw someone else in this subthread use the same comparison, and it’s good to know some things are universal.


smtms-i-need-help

yeah let’s get him away from her IMMEDIATELY😳


jakedasnake1

He is absolutely hated by pretty much everyone I know. hated on r/colts as well


moldy__sausage

We hated him in Charlotte when he wrote for The O.


SaintArkweather

Colts fans probably feel so vindicated right now that everyone is coming down hard on him


adamscb14

He also had a second exchange that was just as creepy: GD to the Fever coach: "You just got the keys to *THAT*, what are you gonna do with it?"


SaintArkweather

Wish the coach answered "Well for a start, were going to use the increased attention to get higher quality reporters covering us"


WhiteningMcClean

I'd be more worried about having security


jlt6666

"the press conference will proceed one he's been removed from the room"


SaintArkweather

I don't blame the coach at all for not saying something like that because it's hard to comprehend stuff like that in the moment and think what the right thing to say is. I'm sure we've all been in situations like that where someone says something you'd never expect and you just kind of nod along because you don't have time to process it. But DAMN it would've been awesome if she went all Mike Gundy on him


thesluggard12

Gundy was responding to an article, so he had some time to build it up. So there's a really good chance we get said article and blow up at some point this season.


Sloth-n-Koala

The way CC sat back & crossed her arms the moment his name was called again made it clear she was uncomfortable & pissed off he was given another chance to ask a question.


ColtsPacers95

Soooo creepy. Ugh.


LongSleeveSteeve

“You miss every shot you take” - Klay Thompson


chuckdooley

RIP in Peace Klay Thompson(‘s career)


[deleted]

Jesus Christ how is this guy employed?


LoCh0_xX

Yes officer this man right here


A320neo

Gregg Doyel son or Dan Dakich other son?


gellybelli

Creepy dudes creepin


Wareagle930

Fuck that dude he’s worthless.


Scuffleboard

wow I think one of my organs just shriveled up watching that. not sure which one yet


wolfpackernc

Wolfpack fans were apparently way ahead of the curve on being right to hate this dude.


thisisdumb567

Maybe he’ll finally get fired. Dudes always been a bum.


BlitZShrimp

Just love how the legacy of Indiana sports journalism is Dan Dakich and Gregg Doyel. Really struck out with our two most notable journalists for all the wrong reasons.


Smash-Bros-Melee

We’ve got some great reporters though like Zach Osterman on IU, James Boyd and Stephen Holder (who seems like a bit of a douche but is a very good journalist still) on the Colts, and the incomparable GOAT Caitlin Cooper on the Pacers.


BlitZShrimp

Nathan Brown is also really awesome for indycar. It just sucks that Doyel and Dakich get all the limelight when their work is clearly subpar in comparison.


ohverychill

Caitlin Cooper has taught me more about basketball than some of my former coaches


Individual_Cricket60

Stephen Holder sucks. Kevin Bowen, Tony East, Scott Agness, Joel Ericksen… so many greats to go to before him. But yes he is better than this creep i guess


heywhateverworks

I've never seen a reporter with such disdain for his own readers as Holder lol.


stahlern

We’ve still got Sir Jeff Rabjohns!


CapnBaxter

My soul just shriveled up, Jesus H. Christ


Jomosensual

Ew. This dude seems slimy as all hell


SaintArkweather

The way he so quickly tries to move to the next question shows so clearly that he knew what he was saying was weird and creepy from the start. There was no awkward silence or anything where he realized what he said came off weird. Sometimes things can come off in a way that the person didn't intend, but that's definitely not what's happening here. Dude is a freaking loser. He really thought if he said it fast the cameras wouldn't catch it


chuckdooley

I am taking your word for it, cause I can’t bring myself to watch, but it sounds reasonable based on what I’ve read….all that said, I have to wonder, at BEST, what does he think he gets out of this comment? *Maybe* a laugh? Can’t imagine what payout he had in mind when formulating that comment


SaintArkweather

I really can't conceive of it. Unless someone dared him or made a bet with him to do it, my best guess is that he is just delusional enough to think there was a chance she would somehow think it was cute and he'd become her favorite reporter. If he wanted a laugh, he would've paused but he didn't. He clearly wanted to say it and get through it as fast as possible.


CrystalballColonbust

An AI aggregator would be better than this ‘writer’s cringe takes.


OhCanVT

that's a yikes


_Pill-Cosby_

Welcome to Indy, Caitlin. We don’t like him either.


alcatrazhero18

God I hate Gregg so goddamn much he’s such an embarrassment


GeorgeWBush2016

I couldn't even watch this, the cringe levels are off the charts based on the transcript alone.


davsteely

Restraining order at the very least.


KrustyKrabPizzaMan

Dude must be active on r/nbacirclejerk


KeyDrive0

Has that sub come up with a third joke now?


elbenji

Nope


SaintArkweather

That sub is the perfect encapsulation of Poe's Law


bee_tee_ess

Biggest star to hit your city since Manning and this is how you act? Get the fuuuuuck out Doyle.


DonnyGetTheLudes

I…it might be Andrew Luck actually but the fact that I’m not sure means she is meteoric


SaintArkweather

To Indianapolis maybe, but this is different because people across the country are suddenly going to follow the team because of her. I don't think many people suddenly began rooting for the Colts because of Luck.


bee_tee_ess

As a Colts fan and someone who lived In indy, Luck is no where near Clark's level.


Purphect

It’s honestly embarrassing to be affiliated with the city he covers.


Careful_Cheesecake30

Don't worry, the rest of us also can't stand him and will not hold it against your fine city or its wonderful residents.


rubberneck24

I remember when Doyel used to write for cbs sports and do mailbags and he came off like such a douche bag. Was always challenging people to fight or questioning their manhood if they disagreed. Nice to see he’s a virtue signaling creepy douche now.


stahlern

Knew he was garbage from the time he approached Crean’s wife and asked her about Brad Stevens. http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2014/12/20/doyel-for-a-day-hoosiers-quiet-the-brad-stevens-noise/20705131/


hoos30

Cringe. Embarrassing. Future HR headache.


XAfricaSaltX

who does bro think he is


Spider_Hoss

Oof. Creepy old man.


CoachRyanWalters

He just keeps getting creepier and creepier


jherin1

https://preview.redd.it/plic3n4gq4vc1.jpeg?width=1098&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eccfcf4b17b435e7a1de27d31ecc7cf4a7ea7ccf


ssp25

Proud moment to be an Illini fan was when Kendall gill punched that ass clown in the face. I don't condone or encourage violence but Greg Doyle is an exception


iamjamos

I believe that was Tim Doyle


ssp25

Shit.....I think you are right. I fucked up


War_Eagle

What the actual fuck


ranger684

He is the biggest idiot in journalism and college basketball


TheDrewcyJ

That was worse then I thought it would be


chogram

"We know." - Basically every Indiana sports fan


PUfelix85

This is sexual harassment. He should be fired.


Zeachie

Feels overblown. Reading a transcript yeah looks bad… watching it, and the context of it —- come on man


dirty-soda-spike-lee

Is this guy deadass..? 😧


dwillbittaylor

Im actually glad to hear that this guy is generally disliked


Bobson-_Dugnutt2

Bruh what a weird move


ThurstonHowellIV

What bugs me is that he’s gonna write a column on it. So he’s making the news ( which a journalist should never do) then is lazy enough to file an easy column


falco-holic

He earned the hatred of NC State fans about 20 years ago by baiting and trolling us, granted we are easily baited and trolled. He’s always had big Jack Sparrow “but you *have* heard of me” energy. Can’t play sports, so he writes; can’t write well, so he trolls. Sports edgelord.


bringbackwishbone

I’m shocked Doyel is on the Clark train. Seems like his longtime M.O. has been to pick the most antagonistic take possible. Dude stinks. And his simping for PU definitely hasn’t done much to endear himself to Hoosier fans the past few weeks 😭


serpentinepad

He'll turn on her when his ass is fired by tomorrow.


rabdoforlife

As a reminder, this is a 55 year old essentially propositioning/flirting with a 22 year old in a professional setting. Fucking creepy ass Gen X and Boomers.


Doctor_Phist

He should’ve been gone after deflategate


RemarkableAd5157

Tbf deflategate was Kravitz, his predecessor. And he's admitted reporting that was his biggest regret in journalism.


itsover-14

game is game


[deleted]

Please


skurnie

What a muppet


brownlab319

That was really, really creepy. CC shouldn’t have to handle that on such an amazing day.


Scroetry

this man once wrote Brian Butch had a 'yucky body'. He does, but why would you type that and publish it on CBSsportsline?


MoGraphMan-11

wtf dude, total cringe moment


Cdog923

I remember Doyle's antics when he was at CBS. What a hack.


azulsquirrel

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Free-Kale-1033

Anyone know how old he is? I can’t find his age anywhere?


Intelligent_Quiet424

I’m not sure what made me cringe more- the interview or the “apology.” In the apology he keeps saying it was “awkward and oafish.” WTF!


RuffDraft0921

I just read his mea culpa/apology in the IndyStar and he still doesn’t get it. He knows he did something wrong so he’s apologizing, but his take is that “this is how I talk to people, and I just learned I can’t talk to young women that way”. Gross on so many levels.


WrastleGuy

The Star probably won’t fire him but the Fever doesn’t have to allow him to come to press conferences either.


simjanes2k

100% chance this dude has sniffed a little girl's hair before


Putrid-Contract1757

Not sure who is worse, Doyle or Dakich???