An Open Letter to Gregg Doyel

Gregg,

I enjoy reading your columns. Just kidding. You are a horrible writer. 

You criticizing Gary Williams is the epitome of what a journalist should not do. Actually, you are the epitome of what a journalist should not want to become. I am a journalism major at Maryland and on the behalf of the journalism industry as a whole, I am embarrassed by your column.

It's not even because I go to Maryland. If you had made a valid argument against Gary, people would value your opinion. Instead, your best argument against him is that he yells at his players. Obviously, you have never been a coach, parent, or teacher. Every coach at some point in his/her career has yelled at a player. Every teacher at some point in his/her career has yelled at a student. Find a parent that has NEVER raised his/her voice at his/her child. Yelling is not a tool of hatred, it’s a sign that someone cares.

Also, calling him a coward because his PR Department did not return your emails is ridiculous. Why would Gary want to speak to an idiot who has already taken a side? Instead, Gary can take the smart route and talk to professional journalists at the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun and ESPN that will hear his side of the story before passing judgment. This may sound crazy, but you are not a destination name in journalism. There's a reason people don't want to talk to you and that's because you don't give them a chance to defend themselves. Also, your writing is awful.

A true coward is someone like you. Someone who takes faceless attacks at another person with baseless arguments. Someone who refuses to do interviews (with Maryland radio stations and Maryland blogs) to defend his comments.

I want to know your motivation for attacking Gary Williams. My guess here is that since no one reads your articles anyway, you are just trying to create attention for yourself. But here's something about journalism- I want to hear your side of the story, I want to give you the courtesy you never extended Gary Williams

But know this- If you don't respond to me, it is just proving you're a coward.