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The Bill Simmons Podcast (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter Daywalker
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I was thinking the show needed another Patriots homer.Lmobardi on Friday was. Loved the take on Bortles. As a Texans fan, not so much on Brock. Glad to have him back.
NutterButter
Footballguy
does this guy no longer write? always though he was was a far superior writer to a speaker. almost like 2 separate people.
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
I like how Lombardi shot down all of House's bets
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
Baloney Sandwich
Footballguy
The only thing I can think that is going on with that site is that they are really targeting millennials for their readership. They probably expect to lose a decent amount of readers that read Grantland but figure that their Grantland demo was a losing one.
Bogart
Footballguy
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
lardonastick
Footballguy
RUSF18
Footballguy
This is the anti-Ringer article: seems like it should end after 500 words, but goes on for 5000.
(disclaimer: I read approximately 12 of them before scrolling (and scrolling, and scrolling) until the end)
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pats3in4
Footballguy
As if the Glengarry Glen Ross one wasn't bad enough. This is like a bad SNL skit that the producers simply need to kill, but for whatever reason just keep giving it more chances.
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
Kind of weird that you all keep complaining about how bad everything is but keep watching/listening/reading.
RUSF18
Footballguy
Congrats on finally finding The Internet. I wonder what you'll experience on Day 2.
After a really bad summer where I had no interest in most of his podcasts, 8 of the last 10 or so have been solid (a couple of them great). I've also started enjoying the Watch podcast, but none of that makes for very interesting thread banter. Checked out on the Ringer website long ago and only visit when someone posts a link to one of their many hilariously bad articles.
facook
Footballguy
Yep the last few I've really enjoyed. Feel like Bill is so much better with good guests. Even though I think Lombardi is pretty overrated as a football mind and the fact that neither he nor Bill can pronounce any player's names correctly, it's fun to hear a guy that DOES have that much knowledge riff on the nfl. House is better in smaller doses too. Cousin Sal is the GOAT, and Simmons' interview of Kornheiser was enjoyable.
Rick James
Footballguy
the website would be better if they didn't lump the obvious goofball articles with the serious, well written stuff. As it stands now, you just scroll down the page and try to pick a good one. Bad layout
freeannyong
Footballguy
"you know what trade I loved? Andy Lee for a 4th. Seems like we are undervaluing punters"
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
we're going to need to start putting these one liners in spoiler tags, folks
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
idea for an HBO reality series: Bill Simmons as the GM of a pro football team
Rick James
Footballguy
Great pod this week
belljr
Footballguy
TheAristocrat
Footballguy
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
you're missing out. Twitter is the best.
guess the lines and friday pod were both great this week.
jhib
Footballguy
How did they do the guess the lines picks before this year? I was under the impression that Sal made his picks and sent them to Simmons before the lines came out, but Simmons waited until the podcast to tell his. I'm not sure if that's accurate, though. There were definitely times when I had the feeling that Simmons cheated.
Now Sal is kicking his butt so far under the new setup. Hmmmm.
Now Sal is kicking his butt so far under the new setup. Hmmmm.
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[scooter]
Footballguy
I don't think their system has changed. They still email their picks to each other on Monday morning. The only difference is that they don't record the podcast until Wednesday or Thursday.
There are 2 ways in which either of them could cheat:
1. check a sportsbook before emailing their picks.
2. read the other guy's email and then adjust your picks accordingly.
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
giving Shackhouse another chance this week for the Ryder Cup preview
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
sal referring to simmons' show as "Any Other Wednesday"
RUSF18
Footballguy
It's not like I would have actually watched anyway, but seeing him publicize Abby Wambach made me sure to not even randomly end up on the channel.
Brony
Footballguy
Hey, did you know that Bill's daughter plays soccer so he knows a thing or two about women's soccer?
freeannyong
Footballguy
And it's back to Mondays for guess the lines!
Joe Summer
Footballguy
Simmons' attempt to become a media mogul has turned into an epic fail:
- screws up Grantland
- gets fired from ESPN
- The Ringer is terrible
- his TV show is terrible
- his site floods the market with lame podcasts that nobody wants to listen to, while simultaneously neglecting the ONE podcast (BS Report) that consistently gets good ratings.
- hasn't written a column in YEARS.
God, I remember looking forward to every Friday when Simmons would publish a new column featuring NFL picks, questions from readers, and random references to pop culture. Good times. I'd keep the column open on my screen and read it during my breaks throughout the day (or I'd print it out and bring it with me to the bathroom). It was the perfect end to every work week.
*sigh* Life goes on, I guess.
- screws up Grantland
- gets fired from ESPN
- The Ringer is terrible
- his TV show is terrible
- his site floods the market with lame podcasts that nobody wants to listen to, while simultaneously neglecting the ONE podcast (BS Report) that consistently gets good ratings.
- hasn't written a column in YEARS.
God, I remember looking forward to every Friday when Simmons would publish a new column featuring NFL picks, questions from readers, and random references to pop culture. Good times. I'd keep the column open on my screen and read it during my breaks throughout the day (or I'd print it out and bring it with me to the bathroom). It was the perfect end to every work week.
*sigh* Life goes on, I guess.
SFBayDuck
Footballguy
Don't forget Grantland Basketball Hour, which was awful.
I like how he basically admitted he's lost a step since his ESPN suspension during the Cousin Sal pod last week, even saying "I've never been the same....I've written like 10 columns!".
If you missed it, it was another Simmons theory that when you get suspended from a job that consumes you and you get to actually enjoy life for awhile, when you come back to the job you are never quite the same. He was talking about Brady (shocker!) being in Italy with his wife last week, and applied it to Sean Payton.
Baloney Sandwich
Footballguy
Rick James
Footballguy
great pod today w/ sal and kimmel
RUSF18
Footballguy
I got through the first 15 mins or so on my commute today and will catch the rest on the way home. Was enjoying it. I'm glad Kimmel stepped up and explained what "Harvard Scholars at Risk" is because when Simmons mentioned it last time, I thought it was some kind of joke. Whoever named that charity should be fired.
I've enjoyed the Lombardi segments from an entertainment standpoint, even if I disagree with a lot of what he says. Once he busted out the non-sensical "45 minute, 50 minute, 55 minute team" theory I knew why Simmons is so in love.
facook
Footballguy
I enjoy Lombardi too. But I am annoyed he still calls NE "we" and that one of the first things he and Bill said on Friday was that some other coach was "Bellichekian."
uke: Still, it's cool to hear his insight even when he's clearly being a doofus.
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