What's the deal with doing a radio show from Phoenix this week? Why am I supposed to care that you're there? Am I to believe that by being there, you're getting me closer to the action? That you're in the stadium? Will I hear yelling in the background that sounds suspiciously like Coughlin or Belichek addressing the team?
No. Far from it. The radio guys all get together in a convention center, where they all do their shows, fat guy side-by-side with fat guy, from all around the country. There's a handful of current and past nfl stars who basically walk around the booths, talk about the game and any other charitable causes that they have going on in their lives, which range from Harry Carson and Gale Sayers schilling for Gridiron Greats (www.gridirongreats.org the charity that helps past NFL players receive proper pension benefits and health care) to other equally noble causes, like Shawn Merriman promoting the altruistic values of the Madden Challenge.
Are they doing anything in Phoenix that they can't do live from their regular studios? Would any of us know the difference? You're telling me that they can't get Merriman or Sayers on the phone? Unless they're live from the field and I can hear glimpses of what's going on at the practices, I really don't care that you're in Phoenix.
But who gets the cake for most pointless broadcast from the Super Bowl? Mike & Mike, an otherwise solid morning show. If they were in Miami or anywhere else East of the Mississippi, it wouldn't be quite as pointless, but they're live from Arizona doing a show that runs 6am to 10am eastern standard time. Their show, as broadcasted on ESPN2, shows them live from Phoenix from 3am to 7am. This means that as the show is ending, the sun is just starting to come up. Brilliant ESPN, simply brilliant.
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do you think they just stay up drinking until its time to go on? have they been slurring their words?
Shit, I would. Who the hell goes to work at 3am?
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