Jim Rome

ParaDime77 · Post by **ParaDime77** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:26 am

Like or Dislike?

JakeYonkel · Post by **JakeYonkel** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:37 am

Ginormous douchebag.

WhiteHouseSubsAC · Post by **WhiteHouseSubsAC** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:41 am

I can't fathom how he still has a show on ESPN. I can see the radio gig, but the guy brings nothing to the table tv wise. "Talking Smack" is so passe now.

JakeYonkel · Post by **JakeYonkel** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:42 am

Jim Everett should have dropped him on his head.

WhiteHouseSubsAC · Post by **WhiteHouseSubsAC** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:43 am

JakeYonkel wrote:Jim Everett should have dropped him on his head.

That was the lamest "fight" ever.

K.K.VanMalmsteen · Post by **K.K.VanMalmsteen** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:55 am

TV shows blows, but I like the radio show.Rome can be pretty goddam funny....Although I have to say that after listening for about a decade, the whole Jungle lingo, buzzwords, and delivery style of Rome is wearing on me...I find myself changing the station alot more than I used to.

WhiteHouseSubsAC · Post by **WhiteHouseSubsAC** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:01 am

K.K.VanMalmsteen wrote:TV shows blows, but I like the radio show.Rome can be pretty goddam funny....Although I have to say that after listening for about a decade, the whole Jungle lingo, buzzwords, and delivery style of Rome is wearing on me...I find myself changing the station alot more than I used to.

yeah, he tries WAY too hard to be hip with the forced lingo. I find guys like Dan Patrick much more entertaining because they KNOW that they're geeky middle aged white guys.

ParaDime77 · Post by **ParaDime77** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:02 am

Agreed. I used think the guy was unique with all the Jungle lingo, but after listening to him the past few weeks again, the schtick has gotten old.

K.K.VanMalmsteen · Post by **K.K.VanMalmsteen** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:09 am

WhiteHouseSubsAC wrote:
K.K.VanMalmsteen wrote:TV shows blows, but I like the radio show.Rome can be pretty goddam funny....Although I have to say that after listening for about a decade, the whole Jungle lingo, buzzwords, and delivery style of Rome is wearing on me...I find myself changing the station alot more than I used to.
yeah, he tries WAY too hard to be hip with the forced lingo. I find guys like Dan Patrick much more entertaining because they KNOW that they're geeky middle aged white guys.

Gotta agree on Dan Patrick...Dan and the Danettes are a great mix, reaally funny, self depracating, and they dont try to hard...BY FAR my favorite sports talk show..

JakeYonkel · Post by **JakeYonkel** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:35 am

I like Colin Cowherd.

Redman77 · Post by **Redman77** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:44 am

I could only take 10 mins at a time when I listened to him & now won't turn the dial to him. I always pictured him looking in a mirror at himself while doing the show.

tin00can · Post by **tin00can** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:14 am

My Rome impersonation:

"Just had a great interview with Joe Blow. Joe Blow said he's ready for the playoffs. (pause) The playoffs are here and Joe says he's ready for them. (pause) Joe is ready...for the playoffs.

"Great interview with Joe."

Lardbucket · Post by **Lardbucket** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:32 pm

JakeYonkel wrote:I like Colin Cowherd.

VERY close race with Rome for who I like less.
Another guy who's even more annoying on TV than radio.

ParaDime77 · Post by **ParaDime77** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:40 pm

Lardbucket wrote:
JakeYonkel wrote:I like Colin Cowherd.
VERY close race with Rome for who I like less.
Another guy who's even more annoying on TV than radio.

The should have kept 'herd on the radio, dude looks too much like Jonathan Cain for my taste.

YYC · Post by **YYC** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:18 pm

Lardbucket wrote:
JakeYonkel wrote:I like Colin Cowherd.
VERY close race with Rome for who I like less.
Another guy who's even more annoying on TV than radio.

Cowherd is one of my least favorite sports personalities, no matter what media he's in. I don't like Rome, but I'll take him all day over Cowherd.

Shinerrox · Post by **Shinerrox** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:10 pm

I used to be a HUGE Jim Rome nutswinger in the late 90's early 00's. I went to several of his "tour" stops, had some Jungle swag and whatnot..
I forgot that he was still on the radio until a few weeks ago. I gave a listen and it's still a lot of the same shtick.. While it's not what it used to be, I'll give him a listen if I'm out and about...
Cowherd on the other hand is a COLOSSAL DOUCHE!

JakeYonkel · Post by **JakeYonkel** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:22 pm

I don't watch ESPN and therefore don't see any of these guys on TV. This is just what I happen to catch on ESPN Radio from time to time.

Cowherd can be funny but talks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much about college sports and I wind up changing it within 30 seconds, generally.

Rome talks about more interesting stuff but he seems like a d-bag.

whammybar · Post by **whammybar** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:11 am

Rome's shtick doesn't bother me, I half listen to his TV show sometimes. I like Cowherd because he makes thought out points and football is usually his main topic even in the off season. He's repetitive though. During football season I'm more of a Mike and Mike listener.

NickasInSaltLick · Post by **NickasInSaltLick** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:09 am

I still listen daily, but it was better when Travis Rodgers was producing it. Kyle Brandt just isn't as good in that role.

Heenan Snuka · Post by **Heenan Snuka** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:01 am

I dont like Rome but I like his TV show...I havent heard him on radio in 10 years but when I did I hated him on radio

Heenan Snuka · Post by **Heenan Snuka** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:02 am

WhiteHouseSubsAC wrote:
JakeYonkel wrote:Jim Everett should have dropped him on his head.
That was the lamest "fight" ever.

still, it was hilarious

Heenan Snuka · Post by **Heenan Snuka** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:05 am

WhiteHouseSubsAC wrote: "Talking Smack" is so passe now.

no...talkin smack is always welcome...problem is, he doesn't do it enough, and when he does, it's nothing that anyone else doesn't do...just the same go with the flow, "what's acceptable at the moment" shit...

even I could have a show and blast Barry Bonds, Mark Mcgwire, and Rafael Palmeiro, or whoever else the media is riding at the moment...ooohhh, how original

Heenan Snuka · Post by **Heenan Snuka** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:07 am

whammybar wrote:Rome's shtick doesn't bother me, I half listen to his TV show sometimes. I like Cowherd because he makes thought out points and football is usually his main topic even in the off season. He's repetitive though. During football season I'm more of a Mike and Mike listener.

I'm getting to like M&M more, the rare times I tune in

while not hard-edged, they are honest, free-thinking, with no ulterior agendas, and they come up with original stuff, factoids, etc.

coatsy · Post by **coatsy** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:27 am

does jim still have his obsession about how bad and unamerican 'soccer' is?

bigbuttskinner · Post by **bigbuttskinner** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:37 am

Dude is extremely obnoxious.

killeverything · Post by **killeverything** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:46 am

tin00can wrote:My Rome impersonation:

"Just had a great interview with Joe Blow. Joe Blow said he's ready for the playoffs. (pause) The playoffs are here and Joe says he's ready for them. (pause) Joe is ready...for the playoffs.

"Great interview with Joe."

That's a fucking money quote.

I hate Rome. First time I heard him, I asked a co-worker who was listening to him "how does this guy not get the shit kicked out of him?" He reminds me of the weak kid that would hide behind their older brother, mom, or teacher and talk shit.

Frett_Bored · Post by **Frett_Bored** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:13 pm

I stopped listening after hearing the Merkur story for the 10th time, and the fact that he's a hypocritical kiss-ass.

He slammed the X-Games and guys like Tony Hawk for years. Then when Hawk finally comes on his show, he couldn't get on his knees and swallow fast enough. He's done it with other athletes as well.

I will give him props for the "batteries and cough drops as Halloween candy" idea, though.

WhiteHouseSubsAC · Post by **WhiteHouseSubsAC** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:08 pm

Heenan Snuka wrote:
WhiteHouseSubsAC wrote: "Talking Smack" is so passe now.
no...talkin smack is always welcome...problem is, he doesn't do it enough, and when he does, it's nothing that anyone else doesn't do...just the same go with the flow, "what's acceptable at the moment" shit...

even I could have a show and blast Barry Bonds, Mark Mcgwire, and Rafael Palmeiro, or whoever else the media is riding at the moment...ooohhh, how original

That's what I meant, the way he does it. It may have been edgy in 1995 or whenever he had his show on ESPN 2, but the rest of the world has caught up with his shtick.

Subhuman Yeti · Post by **Subhuman Yeti** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 3:31 pm

Re: Jim Rome

He's a cunt and a pussy...

cc117 · Post by **cc117** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:34 am

He was dropped here at the beginning of the year and replaced by a local sports show. I like the local show but Rome was entertaining at times.