The Ringer Thread: Complain about everything, yet still consume content

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by Truman, May 8, 2015.

  1. LuPoor

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    But at least he's also a black hole charisma
     
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  2. Lyrtch

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    Yeah bad on camera and at best average on audio.
     
  3. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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    The affirmative action among Boston media people must be stopped. Do something scotus
     
  4. MG2

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    I'm shocked he lasted as long as he did there. He was there from the beginning of the site, if I'm not mistaken. KOC was hired to be their top NBA guy, but Bill seemingly never even considered trying to elevate his status in the industry on his stuff. And I don't think he was wrong because KOC is really weird and never really any good at stuff. But it's still kind of weird that KOC lasted as long as he did there, and I'm assuming it must have only been because his Mismatch pod must have done reasonably well.

    Russillo would shit on his takes somewhat often back when I listened more regarding the draft or other general analysis of the league. Especially after the Killian Hayes stuff.
     
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  5. Xander Crews

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    Bill will never stop with his Boston DEI hires
     
  6. MG2

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    Mahoney is smart but he's as bad as House when it comes to going on Bill's pods and just agreeing with everything he says.
     
  7. Upton^2

    Upton^2 blocked just a park away, but I can't really say
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    I always enjoy Mann when he’s on the pods
     
  8. steamengine

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    He’s the Kentucky guy right?
     
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  9. Upton^2

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    Yes
     
  10. bro

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    Good call Bill!!

     
  11. Gallant Knight

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    I think I heard on pit that burlap has win like 15/16 or something. I don’t really watch the nfl but it seems like if you pretend to then prob don’t have your mega prediction as them winning
     
  12. Handcuffed

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    KOC sucks etc etc but i appreciate a draft analyst guy that will rank independently of consensus. i don't really care if draft guys end up being wrong; everyone is wrong.

    think KOC lost some of this after the killian hayes jokes but he was still better than many others imo.
     
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  13. MG2

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    I would be more in line with this take if he didn't drastically shift his rankings every week for months leading up to the draft. This year's draft was ridiculous with him jumping guys all over the top 15 for two months.
     
  14. Handcuffed

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    i like that even more, at least for this draft

    it's a crapshoot! i changed my preference any time i watched a highlight clip.
     
  15. LuPoor

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    Every week? It was every day for the last 2-3 weeks before the draft
     
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  16. bro

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    Bill is acting like he is joking but you can tell he really believes that the Pats can make the playoffs. He went from calling them the worst team in the league to teasing a trip to the playoffs because they won a single game.
     
  17. joey jo-jo jr shabadoo

    joey jo-jo jr shabadoo you know for me, the action is the juice

    say what you will about mike lombardi, but i defy you to name another nfl content producer brave enough to ask the hard hitting questions of the day, like what would bill walsh or al davis do
     
  18. ~ taylor ~

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    He’s awfully opinionated for someone who wildly flamed out.
     
  19. ZeroPointZero

    ZeroPointZero Fired Darvin Ham
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    "Thats why me and Belichick got along so well, I'm Mr Positive and he's Mr Negative"

    [​IMG]
     
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  20. Josey Wales

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    I briefly heard some of the fenessy and even he was slobbing Bill/the patriots. The ppl who know Bill best kiss his ass hardest.
     
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  21. MG2

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    Lombardi is the most annoying archetype of the former coaches/execs who get into media. Guy who failed miserably at running multiple organizations but then gets into media and acts like this shit is super easy and basically just calls everyone stupid non stop. Like none of us have access to Google to look up his resume.
     
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  22. Xander Crews

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    One of the small annoying things about Bill is how he brings up a player under performing or over performing, and ties it to fantasy football. Specially his own league.

    Instead of using AAV or ADP like everyone else, he just says “player X was available for like $5”. Which means nothing
     
  23. bro

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    Classic bill: is any team in the AFC good?!?!???
     
  24. bro

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    Finally John wick
     
  25. ~ taylor ~

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    I wondered if they would have Shea back for it.
     
  26. BudKilmer

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    Shea had his own feed for a while with John wick 2 right? With a Pencil or something like that
     
  27. Josey Wales

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    Days later…Kevin O’See ya later
     
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  28. ZeroPointZero

    ZeroPointZero Fired Darvin Ham
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    Bill’s parent corner stories are fucking awful now
     
  29. Gallant Knight

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    Havent listened this week

    is Ben still playing football?
     
  30. ZeroPointZero

    ZeroPointZero Fired Darvin Ham
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    who knows, you know what’s really zany? His daughter uses his credit card to get Starbucks and DoorDash!
     
  31. Josey Wales

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    Bill is the clear weak link on the wick pod. Sort of over Bill on podcasts…I think.
     
  32. MODEVIL

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    Sal's was pretty bad too. His kid is on a pretty good travel team though.
     
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  33. ~ taylor ~

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    Sal made a great point about kids dictating the schedule. I agree with him.
     
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  34. MG2

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    Bill continuing to call him Theon Lovejoy in the pod was annoying me more than I wanted it to.
     
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  35. ZeroPointZero

    ZeroPointZero Fired Darvin Ham
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    this early in the NFL season and we get an NBA only pod? :resolve: who fucking cares
     
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  36. Gallant Knight

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    He’s doing nfl pods on Mondays and Fridays. You need 3 days of bill simmons nfl content??
     
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  37. ZeroPointZero

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    call up Van and talk about Diddy and LSU
     
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  38. dump

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    I wouldnt be excited for NBA content if I was a Lakers fan too
     
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  39. Celemo

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    overall thought the episode was good, Subdued Shea is pretty underrated. the Lovejoy thing was mildly annoying until CR finally called it out. the Manning-cast Belichick bit breaking down the Red Circle shootout was pretty funny to me
     
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  40. MODEVIL

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    Billy...I must have missed when Rafael Devers became a modern day Ted Williams. How do you walk him with the bases empty? I just don't get it. The yankees of my youth would have never been this soft.
     
  41. bro

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    Don’t have kids but absolutely agree with Sal. Don’t let a 7 year old decide what you, as adult, eats for one of your square meals
     
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  42. bro

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    I forgot already. Did bill buy in for a week with the Red Sox after saying he wouldn’t watch all year? Him not acting like baseball exists is one of his firm viewpoints as content. But you know if Boston was good, he’d be having a guest on to talk about them.
     
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  43. steamengine

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    Call up Derek Thompson and let conspiracy bill cook on the future of everything imo.
    Especially after Big Der put out that asinine tweet criticize the scientific American or whatever for endorsing Kamala.
     
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  44. Gritty Badger

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    I should know better than to get triggered but the fact Steven Ruiz gets paid money for his QB rankings is the biggest joke in sports journalism
     
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  45. ~ taylor ~

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    Bill’s take on Olympic gold medals is insane.
     
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  46. Detlef Schrempf

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  47. Fran Tarkenton

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    what'd he say? trade it for lifetime League Pass subscription
     
  48. MG2

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    He thinks Olympic medals should be different sizes based on sport. Like basketball teams should get bigger gold medals than relay swimming gold medals.
     
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  49. sooz

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    At least they run a pretty good NFL program for you to watch.
    Some of those shows are a bit like how the AFL Footy show used to be like.

    You get some cranky old farts complaining about everything and you get the younger ones telling them to stfu most of the time.

    Pick your shows to watch.