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How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?

Two complaints about talk radio in general. There are lots of commercials. And even worse, "We have a caller on the line from Bugtussle. What have you got for us, Cleetus!" The callers don't reflect well on the level of intelligence in the USA.

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"Human existence is based upon two pillars: Compassion and knowledge. Compassion without knowledge is ineffective; Knowledge without compassion is inhuman." Victor Weisskopf.

Aside from the ads, they just suck.

Golic and Greenberg were offsetting personalities, and Greenberg ran the show. Wingo is just another idiot, which doesn’t set any contrast to Golics schtick. Plus, Golic Jr. is a self important blowhard.

I used to tune into Mike and Mike pretty regularly, but now I don’t even bother.

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I listen to ESPN FC on satellite, and I believe that most of their programs only run two spots per hour, for a grand total of about 4-5 minutes. It's soccer talk, so - understandably - most americans would rather listen to 30 minutes of ads per hour on a typical "big four" sports station.

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"The right to party is a battle we have fought, but we'll surrender and go Amish... NOT!" -Wayne Campbell

I think the entire ESPN radio lineup, with the possible exception of the Dan LeBetard show, has sunken into the abyss. Mike and Mike was awesome, Golic and Wingo, not. Steven A just likes to yell. Spain and Fitz are unbearable for me thanks to Spain's constant righteousness and social justice crusading. I want sports, not divisive politics.

Goodbye ESPN Radio, its been nice to know ya, but I'm off this bus.

I listen to sports radio on my commute off and on. The commercials are ridiculously long and some are so horrible I have to change the channel after having heard them dozens of times. One that comes to mind is the "mens" divorce attorney. His accent or voice is bad and makes me want to poke my eardrums out.

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"I think I've cracked the code. double letters are cheaters except for perfect squares (a, d, i, p and y). So Leddy isn't a cheater... "

Totally agree. This morning with Adnan Virk was so much better -- because of the contrast.

Agree as well on all counts. I did not think I would miss Greeny, but, man-oh-man is he missed.

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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers

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x2. ESPN needs a nepotism rule. He brings absolutely nothing to that show.

I was a loyal Mike-and-Mike listener for damn near their entire 18 year run. I too was getting turned off by the amount of commercial and sponsor plugs they used. When Greenie left that was it for me. I try to listen to Morning Men on MAd Dog Radio, but they're a bit like listening to two 13 year olds, which I do every time my son has a friend over. Fox Sports1 morning show with Chris Carter and Nick Whoever has no energy. Aside from an occasional scores check, ESPN is completely off my radar these days. Maybe with John Skipper finally gone they'll right the ship and lose the political angle to every sports discussion.

I did find Mad Dog Sports for my afternoon commute, he (Christopher Russo) took a bit to grow on me, but I'm a solid listener now.

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I'm much more of a college fan than a pro fan. I listen to XM's college sports network quite a bit. They seem to keep the loud-mouthed opinionated hot takes to a minimum. Mostly adult conversation.

I really miss Steve Czaban's morning show. I wish he would find his way back to satellite radio.

Clay Travis in entertaining to me. He almost tries too hard to be controversial but that’s better than all the pc BS you find elsewhere.

Dan Patrick and Colin Cowherd still produce shows l like.

ESPNU has some good content if you’re a college sports fan.

 

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I'm so with you on Adnan Virk. I've spent the last two days thinking we need to start a petition with ESPN to replace Wingo with Adnan.

My solution to the commercials is the podcast. They've usually uploaded the first hour before I start my morning commute so I listen to that instead of the radio. Then I fast forward, or slide forward, through the commercials.

Where and when is Clay Travis on these days? I used to see him on FS1 in the morning, then that time slot was replaced with CC and Nick Wright

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Clay Travis used to be in the 6A to 9A (east coast USA time slot) but now he can be heard only from 6A-6:30A and then Cris Carter's show takes over. Both are on the Fox Sports radio XM channel.

Most of my listening is done on Channel 84 (XM's ESPNU College sports). One of my favorites is Full Ride with Chris Childers and Rick Neuhisel. They have good chemistry and work well together. Also, any show with Andy Staples hosting always seems to be quality material. ESPNU is 99% college football during football season (as well as April to August) and mostly basketball from February to the end of March.

I like to flip over to the other XM sports channels occasionally to check out what may be going on in the NBA or NFL. That is when I turn to ESPN and hear Golic and Wingo (formerly Mike and Mike) but, like I said, I'm sick of the commercials so I stay away. The Dan LeBatard show is entertaining but I like his TV show (Highly Questionable) much better.......though it was much more enjoyable when Bomani Jones was the cohost.

Thanks. I'm in the mountain time zone, I get up early, just not early enough to catch Clay Travis.

Bomani Jones was one I never could listen too, I agree he was good on Highly Questionable. Every after show of his turned away from sports and into social issues. He's the reason I found Mad Dog on my afternoon commute.

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Clay’s entire show is on Sirius XM 218. You can also listen to replays on iHeartRadio.

Does anyone else think Golic Jr has a little bit of a Cris Farley sounding voice/accent? If he just stretched it out a little more, I could believe it was Farley

I miss Mike & Mike. Wingo and Junior just don't do much for me.

I can't stand Steven A. Smith. I wonder if anyone has told him he does not need to yell.

We have a couple local shows that are far more entertaining.

How about the opening music? - its like some kind of off key trumpet or something. It's like nails on a chalkboard.

Exactly.. I watched M&M for years and wondered how it would do without Greeny. It's pretty shocking just how bad it is without him.. Just shows that maybe going to school for journalism can be helpful.

the person that was filling in this week or last week. The musician, for violin, was really good.
If they had a weekly guest tryout for a couple months I might start watching again

I’m on the other side here. Although I agree with the comments about Golic Jr, I actually think Wingo is better than Greenie. Greenberg seemed to take himself too seriously. Many times I’d think he needs to lighten up, this is only sports. Wingo seems to get that.

I didn't have a problem with Greenberg as a serious sports commentator. I just never appreciated his totally phony self deprecation. It was so over the top, and you could tell it was all so false. Yet he felt the need to do it so often. Ouch.

I agree, really sick of ESPN. Where do you guys go to read about sports? Fox sports is all videos. That gets old really quick.

Switch to podcasts, much better as you essentially remove the commercial breaks. I particularly enjoy the Dan Patrick show, he is exceptional in my opinion.

ESPN radio gets on my nerves but I do still use their app for online reading. You can pick your sport and then choose NEWS.

I like Rich Eisen as well.

I can see that.. He often was trying to be sports poor man's Seinfield. and some days it got on me..

As a father I can respect that Golic Sr, was a driving force to get his son a great job, career. Maybe the kid will grow into it, but for now. I haven't met anyone that really likes what he brings to the show.

Fitzie used to be half of my favorite morning show here in Nashville 102.5’s Braden and Fitz. He’s such a nice guy and I’m happy for him that he got the national gig, but I hate it that it broke up my favorite duo. Braden Gall is now partnered with some yahoo from Philadelphia that I can’t stand and their show has become much more corporate.

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I am surprised no one noted Golic and Wingo got the hook. Well, not entirely, but, they have been relegated to ESPN News rather than ESPN2 on t.v.

"Get Up" is taking over their time slot. It will feature Mike Greenberg, Jalen Rose, and Michelle Beadle. Looks like a better combo than Golic and Wingo. I have to imagine Golic is a bit miffed to lose his slot to his former partner.

Hope it is good. It has got to be better that Golic and Wingo.

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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers

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I thought Greeny's show was originally supposed to start in January.

Golic and Wingo definitely lack the chemistry of Mike & Mike

I didn't mention it because I didn't realize it because I've been paying basically no attention to Golic and Wingo.

I might try the other new show. I like Beadle.

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Same here. I had no idea. Ever since I started noticing all of the stupid product placement ads, during the Golic and Wingo show, I've quit listening. I imagine Greenberg's new show will be much the same so I suspect I will also have no interest in it.

In the AM, I've been listening to Cris Carter's show on Fox. At lunch, I listen to Chris Childers and Rick Neuhisel on ESPN College. I listen as I commute so it's not throughout the entire day.

Mike & Mike was lightning in a bottle. For whatever reason the two were great together and might not be any good separately. Clearly, Greenberg has a lot more on air talent than Goldburg so it'll be interesting to see if his new show is a success.

The show is terrible and Golic Jr makes it worse

I watched the new show this morning. It is a lot like Sports Nation. We will see how it develops.

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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers

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I was going to give it a try, but turns out Golic and Wingo is still on ESPN2 until 0700 and the new show doesn't start until 0700 on ESPN main channel. I'm already at or on my way to work by then, so I'll probably miss it.

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