Least Favorite Sports Show Personality

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

The old Tony Bruno show was so awesome. It's terrible that Fox couldn't reach a deal with him. I've listened to his new show a few times, but it just doesn't have a the same 'it factor' as the old show.

Yeah, I used to really like that show. But he was asking to be paid like Rome and Patrick or something, he was a bit of a diva. Funny show. Andrew Sciclano has been insufferable since that show ended.

Re, Simmons:My least favorite sport in the whole world has to be Soccer, but NBA basketball is a very close 2nd. I simply couldn't care less about the topic and have less interest in reading the book (especially since it has like 800 pages). Let me know if you think I should get past all that and read it.

I am not a huge basketball fan, I enjoy the NBA, but I'm not super into it, and I found the book to be fascinating. But, I love debates like that.. who the best player is, is this player better than that one, who's team is better... He addressed basically every little dumb sports argument you can have about the NBA, exhaustively, with a bunch of funny stories and NBA history thrown in. I particularly liked his breakdown of the 96 best players of all time, I learned alot about players I was partially or completely unfamiliar with. That being said, Simmons is, as always, a titanic Celtics lover (and Lakers hater), and is very biased in his assessments of lakers and celtics (players and teams). So there are parts of it that I imagine would drive a lakers fan ( or a Celtic hater) absolutely bonkers reading, but I'm pretty neutral on the two teams, so I was able to identify the bias without having a visceral reaction to it. There are things that Simmons says that knaw on my tits a bit, w/r/t statistical analysis of the game, but I think he did a good job of putting different players and teams in their historical contexts ( IE 50's teams played against 1 or 2 black players tops, the 70's were plagued by cocaine and talent diluted by two leagues, the 80's were able to have super teams due to no salary cap restrictions, etc) Over all I enjoyed it... I could pick nits, but I won't. However, if you don't like basketball, and have no interest in it's history, then really don't get the book.. it's not funny enough on it's own to merit buying.

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

How a commentator weighs in on the miami 30 for 30 documentary is pretty much a litmus test of if I like you as a sports personality, and as a human being. Cowherd, for example, spent a ton of time apparently blasting the documentary and miami. I wouldn't know, 'cause I avoid him like the plague, but that's what I heard on LeBatard.

[CaneBrain 95]

How a commentator weighs in on the miami 30 for 30 documentary is pretty much a litmus test of if I like you as a sports personality, and as a human being. Cowherd, for example, spent a ton of time apparently blasting the documentary and miami. I wouldn't know, 'cause I avoid him like the plague, but that's what I heard on LeBatard.

that sounds about right.

[JoeyJoJo 18]

Re, Simmons:My least favorite sport in the whole world has to be Soccer, but NBA basketball is a very close 2nd. I simply couldn't care less about the topic and have less interest in reading the book (especially since it has like 800 pages). Let me know if you think I should get past all that and read it.

I can't imagine that you would like reading a book about the NBA, but you could just read this and decide for yourself.

How a commentator weighs in on the miami 30 for 30 documentary is pretty much a litmus test of if I like you as a sports personality, and as a human being.

Although I loved the documentary, I wouldn't call it a litmus test (for me anyway) just because I can almost sort of understand why you might not like it.

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

In other news, did anyone watch outside the lines the other day, when they talked about Athletes and education? THey were talking about FSU had a player who had a documented IQ of 60. That's retarded folks. 4 full deviations below the mean. Even of you account for... um.. cultural bias, this guy was a ****ing chimp. They interviewed several former employee's of FSU, and said several players were severely stupid, and many couldn't even read ( including Pro Bowler Antonio Cromardie) They interviewed another FSU alumni, who was part of FSU's academic fraud scandal. He graduated from FSU with a social science degree. This poor bastard couldn't even speak. I don't mean that he used slang or "ebonics" or what ever ( though he certainly did) Like, he struggled to ( and failed to) speak in complete sentences. Like, he could only communicate in sentence fragments, that didn't make any sense. IT was sad.. This doesn't really have anything to do with sports personalities I hate, I just didn't want to make a new thread. But um.... I like Bob Ley?

[CaneBrain 95]

In other news, did anyone watch outside the lines the other day, when they talked about Athletes and education? THey were talking about FSU had a player who had a documented IQ of 60. That's retarded folks. 4 full deviations below the mean. Even of you account for... um.. cultural bias, this guy was a ****ing chimp. They interviewed several former employee's of FSU, and said several players were severely stupid, and many couldn't even read ( including Pro Bowler Antonio Cromardie) They interviewed another FSU alumni, who was part of FSU's academic fraud scandal. He graduated from FSU with a social science degree. This poor bastard couldn't even speak. I don't mean that he used slang or "ebonics" or what ever ( though he certainly did) Like, he struggled to ( and failed to) speak in complete sentences. Like, he could only communicate in sentence fragments, that didn't make any sense. IT was sad.. This doesn't really have anything to do with sports personalities I hate, I just didn't want to make a new thread. But um.... I like Bob Ley?

My wife (who does IQ tests all the time) says it would not be all that surprising for a person with an IQ of 60 to play football. Her school system used to put kids with IQs between 60-69 in a special class but now they are considered good enough to be included with the regular remedial classes. However, anything below 70 is considered a clear indication of mental retardation.The thing she had an issue with (and so do I) is that there is little to zero chance that anyone with a 60 IQ could pass the NCAA clearinghouse standards. You have to get a certain score on the SATs or ACTs (depending on your GPA) to play college ball. I cannot envision a scenario beyond the guessing day of a lifetime where a 60 IQ person can get 800 on the SATs.Also, a note on "The U", did you notice how drunk Bernie Kosar was during his interviews? We could not stop laughing at his obvious drunkenness and then we started making bankruptcy jokes. Good times.

[JoeyJoJo 18]

Also, a note on "The U", did you notice how drunk Bernie Kosar was during his interviews? We could not stop laughing at his obvious drunkenness and then we started making bankruptcy jokes. Good times.

LeBatard said the slurring is due to concussions and painkillers.

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

The thing she had an issue with (and so do I) is that there is little to zero chance that anyone with a 60 IQ could pass the NCAA clearinghouse standards. You have to get a certain score on the SATs or ACTs (depending on your GPA) to play college ball. I cannot envision a scenario beyond the guessing day of a lifetime where a 60 IQ person can get 800 on the SATs.

Which was basically the whole point of the OTL episode, really.

[CaneBrain 95]

LeBatard said the slurring is due to concussions and painkillers.

Well, thats a little sad then. He looked and sounded like an overweight drunk guy.

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

Well, thats a little sad then. He looked and sounded like an overweight drunk guy.

He sounded like he should have been Jim Belushi's jovial drunken brother on according to jim.

[brvheart 1,751]

LeBatard said the slurring is due to concussions and painkillers.

...and to add to this: Le Batard said that Kosar gets really frustrated, because people think he's drunk all the time, when he's not.

[Poppy_Hillis 11]

They interviewed several former employee's of FSU, and said several players were severely stupid, and many couldn't even read ( including Pro Bowler Antonio Cromardie)

Dammit. I was listening to a local San Diego show, and they had Cromartie coming on after the break to talk about players not knowing how to read at FSU. I wish I heard him skate through that interview.

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

Dammit. I was listening to a local San Diego show, and they had Cromartie coming on after the break to talk about players not knowing how to read at FSU. I wish I heard him skate through that interview.

They didn't interview cromartie, I'm sorry to give that impression. The guy they interviewed was some lineman who didn't make it in the nfl, and is employed at minimum wage as a care giver to the handicapped or something.

[Poppy_Hillis 11]

They didn't interview cromartie, I'm sorry to give that impression. The guy they interviewed was some lineman who didn't make it in the nfl, and is employed at minimum wage as a care giver to the handicapped or something.

No, the San Diego station I was listening to in my car was going to interview Cromartie, but I arrived at my destination before he came on.

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

No, the San Diego station I was listening to in my car was going to interview Cromartie, but I arrived at my destination before he came on.

ah! They interviewed an old teammate of his from fsu, who left the team due to drug violations ( but seemed very bright), and said that Cromardie read once in class, and it was a horror show, it took like 2 minutes a sentence.

[Poppy_Hillis 11]

There's no one more ecstatic than I that Roy's Top Ten is back.Top Ten Magic:4. The white woman I sawed in half.

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

I love that this has turned into a Dan Lebatard appreciation thread.

[brvheart 1,751]

I've only been listening two weeks, and I have a few questions.I don't get the Roy's top ten thing. I especially must be missing something since stugatz about died laughing in the background.Hoch doing Steven Segal is hilarious, that's right, hilarious.I don't understand why every now and then a black caller will start talking and they will do all those black clips and then totally hang up on the guy and never even mention the caller again. Did the guy cuss or something? I'm confused.

[Poppy_Hillis 11]

I've only been listening two weeks, and I have a few questions.I don't get the Roy's top ten thing. I especially must be missing something since stugatz about died laughing in the background.Hoch doing Steven Segal is hilarious, that's right, hilarious.I don't understand why every now and then a black caller will start talking and they will do all those black clips and then totally hang up on the guy and never even mention the caller again. Did the guy cuss or something? I'm confused.

The first 9 are always black related, pro-black. I don't know if pro-black is the right way to say it, but I think you know what I mean. #1 never has anything do with black people. For example: Top Ten Places Roy wants to see the Olympics:10) Watts9) Blacksburg3) Seoul (My all-time favorite)2) Compton1) The HamptonsThe caller getting hung up on, I think you're referring to people getting suey'd. Callers aren't allowed to exchange pleasantries like they do on other radio shows, "Hi, how are you Dan?" "Hey guys, how's it going?" They get hung up on when they do this, and the soundbite montage is a suey. I forget where the suey originated.BigD can correct, confirm, or elaborate, as he's the one who turned us all on to the show.

[brvheart 1,751]

The first 9 are always black related, pro-black. I don't know if pro-black is the right way to say it, but I think you know what I mean. #1 never has anything do with black people. For example: Top Ten Places Roy wants to see the Olympics:10) Watts9) Blacksburg3) Seoul (My all-time favorite)2) Compton1) The HamptonsThe caller getting hung up on, I think you're referring to people getting suey'd. Callers aren't allowed to exchange pleasantries like they do on other radio shows, "Hi, how are you Dan?" "Hey guys, how's it going?" They get hung up on when they do this, and the soundbite montage is a suey. I forget where the suey originated.BigD can correct, confirm, or elaborate, as he's the one who turned us all on to the show.

Thanks. The show will be a more enjoyable for me. I know I'm hooked when I thought, "I wonder what Dan is going to say about this/that on Monday.", no less than 3 times this weekend.

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

I don't understand why every now and then a black caller will start talking and they will do all those black clips and then totally hang up on the guy and never even mention the caller again. Did the guy cuss or something? I'm confused.

LOL. I used to listen to DL when he had an early morning ESPN radio show on sunday mornings ( usually when I was going to bed after playing cards into the am on saturday night), and back then when someone would call in and say " how's it going" he would say " oh, my anus is prolapsed, and I have herpes.. how about you? " or osmething like that, because he thought pleasantries on the radio were stupid. ON his miami show it evolved into the "suey" montage ( Suey is a Luther Cambell phrase for " sewage" or "garbage". The montage starts with suey, wacka wacka, and then will have little cuts of other 1 or 2 words that reference things that happened on the show recently. It's done to discourage people from using pleasantries, to "speed" up the show, and cut out the useless talk time. They will also " suey" guests, that are rambling about something terrible, only when they do that, it's only the "suey" that they use, not the whole montage.So anyway, if you call in dan don't say " hey, how's it going" or you'll get suey'd.

[brvheart 1,751]

LOL. I used to listen to DL when he had an early morning ESPN radio show on sunday mornings ( usually when I was going to bed after playing cards into the am on saturday night), and back then when someone would call in and say " how's it going" he would say " oh, my anus is prolapsed, and I have herpes.. how about you? " or osmething like that, because he thought pleasantries on the radio were stupid. ON his miami show it evolved into the "suey" montage ( Suey is a Luther Cambell phrase for " sewage" or "garbage". The montage starts with suey, wacka wacka, and then will have little cuts of other 1 or 2 words that reference things that happened on the show recently. It's done to discourage people from using pleasantries, to "speed" up the show, and cut out the useless talk time. They will also " suey" guests, that are rambling about something terrible, only when they do that, it's only the "suey" that they use, not the whole montage.So anyway, if you call in dan don't say " hey, how's it going" or you'll get suey'd.

Nice. Thanks.

[TheWynn 0]

Hey Braves fans, guess who your new play-by-play man on Fox Sports South is.......any guesses?THis guy: Chip Caray. Hahahhaaaaa. Line drive....base hit to left.....caught in left....throw home, double play. No wait.Article

[Poppy_Hillis 11]

They will also " suey" guests, that are rambling about something terrible, only when they do that, it's only the "suey" that they use, not the whole montage.

God I love it when they do that. I don't think there's nothing funnier on sports radio.

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

God I love it when they do that. I don't think there's nothing funnier on sports radio.

I actually like the thing they do to sports analysts better. Jeff Van Gundy called one day, and was breathing heavy into the phone, and they isolated it, so you hear a heavy breath... and now, whenever a mediocre sports analyst calls, and uses a cliche or other lame sports analysis, if you hear heavy breathing, it's hock giving him the Van Gundy Breath.