Sounds like the student writer was trying to draw a comparison between Solich and the fictional character of Harlan "Mountain" McClintock in "Requiem of a Heavyweight." The teleplay by Rod Serling, which featured Jack Palance (US Television production) and Sean Connery (British Television Production), would later become a film featuring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, and Micky Rooney and is basically about a washed up fighter -- who knows nothing other than boxing, is suffering from Dementia Pugilistic, and near the end of his career -- refusing to compromise his principals or reputation.
A bit of a stretch, yes, but I think the idea of Solich being sort of a working class hero, who has kind of done it his way, is not a bad analogy.
If he had that analogy in the back of his mind, he's got a bright future in journalism ahead of him. Otherwise, if this kind of mistake can happen at a top notch Journalism school like Ohio, I am not sure I wanna know what mistakes are happening at run of the mill schools.
It is clearly a young man's interpretation of the story, if true. The reality of the fictionalized story, itself, is much more brutal -- especially for those of us who have gone the distance, so to speak, in certain areas of our lives; perhaps, the young man, unconsciously, has tapped into something quite deep and significant when it comes to Solich.
On the other hand, the young writer could just be a naive moron, but I am giving him the benefit of the doubt -- being a fellow Bobcat and all.
Last Edited: 12/22/2018 9:47:14 PM by Maddog13