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The Daily OrangeSchonbrun: Running rampant
Carr rumor shows how Internet blurs line between fact, fiction
By Zach Schonbrun
Posted: 9/30/08, 11:22 PM EST Section: Sports
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He was there, and then he was not there - a figment of reality, perhaps, or a juicy side dish for a fan base's wishful thinking. He was at the Northeastern game, except nobody spoke with him. He was in Manley Field House early last week, except nobody confirms seeing him. He was walking on the Quad on Friday, except nobody took a picture of him.
He was, of course, Lloyd Carr, the former Michigan head coach, whose face is as recognizable as any in college football, and whose appearance on Syracuse's campus has turned the blog scene abuzz with theories ranging from here to Ann Arbor, Mich.
Yet the truth remains shrouded in a veil of conspiracy - no one has yet to reliably prove he took a step anywhere near Central New York. Syracuse's Director of Athletics Daryl Gross was out of town all last week. And on the Internet, where anonymity masks accountability, rash exclamations stand where the truth may falter.
If he did stroll through the Quad, did rain blur the focus of any picture-phone photography? If he did sit in the press box, did no reporter feel the need to check his credentials?
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