Who has the WORST sports radio show? national or local?

[Dr. Gonzo]

Scott Ferrall has a very annoying voice, but he isn't a pussy, he tells it like it is and he doesn't hide behind a character like Rome. He is a goof and his show is awesome. No pussy interviews with guys nobody gives a about. No stupid smack off.

No joke. Scotty is the best. Not only does he do great interviews and has a ton of sports knowledge, the metal music in the background and him ing around so much is extremely entertaining.

[RGMCSE]

Him interviewing Al Michales last year around the Super Bowl was enough for me, he basically beat off while taking to Al Michaels. Rome had the biggest boner in the world. He doesn't have a spine to ask questions people want to hear the answers to. He is Jay Leno. He asks questions just to fill an interview but nobody gives a about the answer. Nobody cares about what Al Michaels thinks about anything.

Maybe since I listen to Howard Stern every morning I get spoiled. I just it's just nice to hear someone ask LT about him doing coke and banging hookers rather than what he thought about the Super Bowl the Giants just won.

Maybe you don't understand how big of a deal it is to interview a legend?? Al Michaels is kind of a big deal. If Rome came off as a bit soft it's because you don't go after Al hard that way. Rome is not for everyone but I've been listening for over 10 years and so have many many others.

Another one of my favorites is Dan Patrick. I guess I enjoy hearing a mix of sports and entertainment other than some lame that just wants to talk about topics that have been hammered by everyone else.

Locally, I can't stand the morning show with burns and everette. Andy sounds like a robot. The afternoon show on the zone suck ass too. The grind is my favorite local show. It took me a while to get used to them, but they actually make a lot sense. They mix up sports topics locally and nationally as well. Props to the Grind!

[johnsmith]

I like Rome and Czabe.

And for all the Rome haters, I'm pretty sure he has set records for most viewers on an AM sports talk show............by a lot...........so you are in the minority.

[lebomb]

The Dan Patrick show has got to be one of the worst, this guy is so full of himself and his sidekicks are pure crap, also the Jonathon Kincaide show on weekends on espn radio blows too, this guy just preaches to the listener on what we should think about his favorite players or teams..locally I dont like STSA with Taylor either...just my thoughts anyone else have any?

I agree with everything you just said.



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[Cry Havoc]

I like Rome and Czabe.

And for all the Rome haters, I'm pretty sure he has set records for most viewers on an AM sports talk show............by a lot...........so you are in the minority.

Ah, the old, "It's popular so it must be good" argument.

Britney Spears is cheering somewhere about being one of the best singers of all time.

[samikeyp]

I have listened to Rome for more than 10 years now. I like him...his interviewing skills suck (I don't think taking everything the guest says and repeating it as your next question is that good) but I like him. Cowherd can be ok but he tends to whine and talks down to people if they don't see things the exact way he does.

[redskinfan]

throw in Longhorn pipeline...yawn..

[samikeyp]

longhorn pipeline?

[redskinfan]

Paul Alexander and Wane McGarity have their own texas longhorn weekly show on espn radio san antonio..

[samikeyp]

Paul Alexander and Wane McGarity have their own texas longhorn weekly show on espn radio san antonio..

Ahh...and I am guessing you are not a Longhorn fan.

[manufan10]

Mike and Mike is one of my favorites. Dan Patrick annoys me to no end. I hate when he starts talking politics, stick to sports buddy. If we wanted to listen to a guy talk about politics we wouldn't be listening to a sports show. I agree with whoever said Colin Cowheard sounds whiny. I hate it when he talks down to some of his listeners.

[TheGodfather]

- The Sports Grind is the single worst sports talk show I've ever heard in my life. It's almost painful how bad that show is.

- Mike Greenberg sucks. We get it, you're a Jewish metrosexual who likes the Jets.

- The Morning Drive would be better if not for Andy Everett's insufferable Tiger ballwashing.

- I miss the Czabe, but not Scott Linn interrupting him every five seconds.

- The old Mike and The Mad Dog on WFAN in New York was the gold standard.

[EricB]

Cowherd and Mike and Mike are two of the biggest pieces of drek I've ever heard.

[Thunder Dan]

Maybe you don't understand how big of a deal it is to interview a legend?? Al Michaels is kind of a big deal. If Rome came off as a bit soft it's because you don't go after Al hard that way. Rome is not for everyone but I've been listening for over 10 years and so have many many others.

Another one of my favorites is Dan Patrick. I guess I enjoy hearing a mix of sports and entertainment other than some lame that just wants to talk about topics that have been hammered by everyone else.

Locally, I can't stand the morning show with burns and everette. Andy sounds like a robot. The afternoon show on the zone suck ass too. The grind is my favorite local show. It took me a while to get used to them, but they actually make a lot sense. They mix up sports topics locally and nationally as well. Props to the Grind!

Al Michaels a legend? please.

He was on Howard Stern a couple years ago and was a good interview- Rome had him on and sounded like a tool asking a bunch of lame BS questions you could get anywhere. Thats the difference between a good interviewer and a guy like Rome; a good one will ask questions you can only get with him, a guy like Leno or Rome ask the same questions everyone else does. Why even ask him what it will be like to call the Super Bowl? do you think he is going to tell you that it really sucks and he would rather be drinking Jack Daniels after banging his wife? no. You already know what he is going to say- stop wasting everyones time by even having him on your show if you are going to bore everyone to death

[Thunder Dan]

No joke. Scotty is the best. Not only does he do great interviews and has a ton of sports knowledge, the metal music in the background and him ing around so much is extremely entertaining.

That's my name on PS3 if you didn't notice already


but anyway, Scott's show is the best on radio and most people have never heard it because it's on Sirius. But it's a great format

[coyotes_geek]

I like Rome, but I could do without "the jungle". The clones were amusing for the first year or two I listened, but after a while it just gets old because you've heard it all. It's all the same. Loser A from City A calling in to call Loser B from City B a loser just isn't good radio to me.

In austin, the worst local sports talk show is all of them.

[Jimcs50]

Hate Jim Rome, the man loves to hear the sound of his own voice.

Love Dan Patrick

[johnsmith]

Ah, the old, "It's popular so it must be good" argument.

Britney Spears is cheering somewhere about being one of the best singers of all time.

Ah, the old "if it doesn't jibe with my personal opinion then it must be wrong" argument.


How very spurstalk politcal forum of you.

[JoeChalupa]

I like Mike & Mike in the morning and still listen to Rome on occasion. Don't like Dan Patrick show so that gets my vote.
The others are all okay with their ups and downs.

[howardcopy]

- The Sports Grind is the single worst sports talk show I've ever heard in my life. It's almost painful how bad that show is.

Man you are 100% about that. It's like the Billy Madison line goes...

"Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it."

That is how I fell every time I hear that show. The TICKET must be really hurting because they allow those fools to pay to be on the air.

Hey Ticket 760...get some class, get these guys off the air and get some real TALENT.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZyuP43nMYM

[objective]

There isn't a local show worth a damn. And I give them plenty of chances, but I can't make it through a segment with any of them. If there's a worst I'd guess it would be Taylor, but I'm not listening to the radio during all the timeslots enough to be sure. All of the hosts are completely lacking any factual knoweledge. All they have are takes or at ude, or more often bad attempts at humor. When the hosts have to come on sites like ST to ask basic questions about the Spurs why even listen? If I want info or educated opinions on the Spurs I visit Spurstalk.

I've posted before about getting sportstalk radio from other markets. I've even tried to buy downloads or pay for streaming setups with a station that's ignored me because they hate making money. Basically I've told them I'd pay much more than a subscription for Rome or Coast-to-Coast or any other subscribable show just to get the show I want, but I guess the radio business is so awesome in this economy they can turn me down. That's how bad local radio is, I've been reduced to offering up to $1000 just for a station to put up streams/single-downloads of a 3 hour show. If Taylor/JimBob/Duel/Thompsons/CoachAlexander/Burns whoever were even marginally informative/entertaining then I wouldn't be throwing money at some out of state station.

Rome has gone way downhill over the years but is still tolerable, just not that good anymore. The interviews are terrible, he asks and answers every generic question. Every single interview is like this:

Rome : "You had a big season last year. How big was that for your confidence going into this year?"

A: "Very big Jim."

Rome : "That was a big touchdown by X. How huge was that?"

A: "That was huge for us Jim."

Over and over.

Ever since the show went from 4 hours to 3 it's been rough. When it was 4 hours, he'd have maybe 1 or 2 boring interviews a show, 30 minutes of a show tops. Now that it's only 3 hours, the interviews have doubled at the minimum, fully 1/3rd of the shows are now his awful interviews. "How big was that?" "Your mother/father/uncle was a big part of your success weren't they?" "How huge was that?" "That was a big win for you wasn't it?" etc etc

And worse the time that's not interviews is just him repeating himself take after take. Back when the show was longer and he took calls, he could at least react to what the caller said. Usually it was just for comedy because if you listen to Rome you can tell he doesn't really watch sports, he just watches sportscenter and highlights. He's too busy with being a multi-millionaire to watch sports, and he'll filibuster about the horses he owns or the land he owns or his vacations or his resteraunts or meeting celebrities. But at least when he takes calls he can respond and it keeps him from repeating his takes ad nauseum. Such as it is now, the highlights of the show everyday are the emailers, they at least keep things listenable.

[IronMexican]

I agree about the whole interview thing with Rome. He's still a lot better than anyone out there, at least in my opinion.

[mouse]

Paul Gecko and MickeyP end of story.................

[jack sommerset]

Anything local from SA

kisses everyone's ass when they call in then talks when they hang up.

What is up with Rome ass kissing? It comes off so disingenuous. Over the top on how great the interview was after it is over. I would give the Show itself a "A" but because of that bull I give it a "B-"

[redskinfan]

The Chris and Jason show is ok but hearing Jason talk reminds me of Frank Caliendo doing a John Madden impersonation..