That idiot Ellerson was spouting off about how Bo Ryan and the badgers are a better place for athletes to show off their talent. His sidekick of course agreed with him and they both said that if Jamil Wilson was on the badgers he would be a lottery pick this year.
Myopic Wisconsin slappies.
Quote from: KenoshaWarrior on February 26, 2013, 06:04:29 PM
That idiot Ellerson was spouting off about how Bo Ryan and the badgers are a better place for athletes to show off their talent. His sidekick of course agreed with him and they both said that if Jamil Wilson was on the badgers he would be a lottery pick this year.
Other than easy access to attending games, man is it easier to live outside of Wisconsin when you are a Marquette fan. The rest of us (non-Wisconsinites) live a peaceful, blissful existence.
Quote from: MarquetteDano on February 26, 2013, 06:11:15 PM
Other than easy access to attending games, man is it easier to live outside of Wisconsin when you are a Marquette fan. The rest of us (non-Wisconsinites) live a peaceful, blissful existence.
+ 10000000
I like the state of Wisconsin, but the fans...no thanks. Drunk on stupid when it comes to the Badgers, Packers, Etc.....which is not exclusive to that state, many states are like that.
Radio idiots were being idiotic? Nothing new here.
Quote from: Hards_Alumni on February 26, 2013, 06:14:39 PM
Radio idiots were being idiotic? Nothing new here.
+1
The objective is to attract attention to yourself. You do that by saying stupid stuff. Mission accomplished.
Quote from: MarquetteDano on February 26, 2013, 06:11:15 PM
Other than easy access to attending games, man is it easier to live outside of Wisconsin when you are a Marquette fan. The rest of us (non-Wisconsinites) live a peaceful, blissful existence.
Couldn't agree more. Love not having to deal with those Becky Kool-Aid drinkers. I understand that all universities have their idiot fans, but there is something about UWers that drives me crazy. They're worse than ND backers. At least ND has a rich history of success. I'll cut their fans a little slack. UW? Not even close. So glad I'm not surrounded by them on the West Coast.
Quote from: KenoshaWarrior on February 26, 2013, 06:04:29 PM
That idiot Ellerson was spouting off about how Bo Ryan and the badgers are a better place for athletes to show off their talent. His sidekick of course agreed with him and they both said that if Jamil Wilson was on the badgers he would be a lottery pick this year.
Chuck and wickett the other morning said buzz was too good to come on their show. Then chuck went on a rant that buzz will be leaving for Texas next year.
For the life of me I cant understand why buzz wouldn't come in their show.
Quote from: We R Final Four on February 26, 2013, 06:47:13 PM
Chuck and wickett the other morning said buzz was too good to come on their show. Then chuck went on a rant that buzz will be leaving for Texas next year.
For the life of me I cant understand why buzz wouldn't come in their show.
Yeah, they had Gottlieb on the other day and at the end they asked if Buzz would be leaving after this year. Gottlieb said "Buzz is pretty well entrenched in there" but the Texas job would be his dream gig before adding that Barnes won't get fired this year.
That's why I listen to the SCORE on my drive to and from work - even tho' I'm a Brewer, Packer, Warrior fan.
Quote from: Groin_pull on February 26, 2013, 06:32:14 PM
Couldn't agree more. Love not having to deal with those Becky Kool-Aid drinkers. I understand that all universities have their idiot fans, but there is something about UWers that drives me crazy. They're worse than ND backers. At least ND has a rich history of success. I'll cut their fans a little slack. UW? Not even close. So glad I'm not surrounded by them on the West Coast.
I was really looking forward to getting away from them when I moved to Denver and it turns out that half of my group of friends are either alumni or wish they were alumni. It's so annoying.
Quote from: brandx on February 26, 2013, 07:06:51 PM
That's why I listen to the SCORE on my drive to and from work - even tho' I'm a Brewer, Packer, Warrior fan.
Yeah. I live in MN and listen to their news/sports even though tunein radio can deliver the MKE goods. I like bill michaels during packer season but the rest are pretty bad. It gave chuck and wicket several tries, whoever is the sidekick is the worst radio host I've ever heard.
My advice would to stop listening to 1250 AM.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on February 26, 2013, 06:13:19 PM
+ 10000000
I like the state of Wisconsin, but the fans...no thanks. Drunk on stupid when it comes to the Badgers, Packers, Etc.....which is not exclusive to that state, many states are like that.
Why the Packer fans slam? Perhaps the most polite, knowledgable fans around. Don't be a hater, CBB.
Quote from: Sir Lawrence on February 26, 2013, 07:28:19 PM
Why the Packer fans slam? Perhaps the most polite, knowledgable fans around. Don't be a hater, CBB.
As a Packers fan, I politely disagree.
Quote from: Sir Lawrence on February 26, 2013, 07:28:19 PM
Why the Packer fans slam? Perhaps the most polite, knowledgable fans around. Don't be a hater, CBB.
Respectfully, Sir, having married into a Green Bay family, I could not disagree more.
Quote from: LloydMooresLegs on February 26, 2013, 07:35:56 PM
Respectfully, Sir, having married into a Green Bay family, I could not disagree more.
Quote from: PTM on February 26, 2013, 07:29:37 PM
As a Packers fan, I politely disagree.
So, issue is taken with the polite, or the knowledgable, or both?
I've given Lambeau tickets to my friends from Chicago, Twin Cities, Indy, and Jets fans. All have been blown away by the friendly folks in Green Bay. I've been to Soldier Field and can't report the same.
Quote from: Sir Lawrence on February 26, 2013, 07:45:48 PM
So, issue is taken with the polite, or the knowledgable, or both?
I've given Lambeau tickets to my friends from Chicago, Twin Cities, Indy, and Jets fans. All have been blown away by the friendly folks in Green Bay. I've been to Soldier Field and can't report the same.
In my experience, other teams fans get treated well at Lambeau if they don't go in there running their mouths, which makes it a lot like, oh, I don't know, every single other place to watch a game as a fan of the away team.
Quote from: lawwarrior12 on February 26, 2013, 07:48:16 PM
In my experience, other teams fans get treated well at Lambeau if they don't go in there running their mouths, which makes it a lot like, oh, I don't know, every single other place to watch a game as a fan of the away team.
You missed the abuse the Syracuse fans took at the game last night.
Quote from: KenoshaWarrior on February 26, 2013, 06:04:29 PM
That idiot Ellerson was spouting off about how Bo Ryan and the badgers are a better place for athletes to show off their talent. His sidekick of course agreed with him and they both said that if Jamil Wilson was on the badgers he would be a lottery pick this year.
What planet are they from? How many of bo's players vs. Buzz guys are in the league right now? Buzz developes his guys!!!(turns JUCO's into pro's!!) bo got a 7' McD's AA and had him jackin up threes all game. bo didnt get him into the NBA
Quote from: KenoshaWarrior on February 26, 2013, 06:04:29 PM
That idiot Ellerson was spouting off about how Bo Ryan and the badgers are a better place for athletes to show off their talent. His sidekick of course agreed with him and they both said that if Jamil Wilson was on the badgers he would be a lottery pick this year.
I bet if they asked Trevon Hughes that question, he would disagree.
One of Bo's worst coaching decisions was to have Brian Butch's ulna go through his shoulder blade on the day they were ranked #1 in Columbus.
And later on in summer league play when he was about to go to an NBA camp Bo decided to blow out his knee. ::)
Quote from: lawwarrior12 on February 26, 2013, 07:48:16 PM
In my experience, other teams fans get treated well at Lambeau if they don't go in there running their mouths, which makes it a lot like, oh, I don't know, every single other place to watch a game as a fan of the away team.
Bear fan not running their mouth?????
Yet to see/hear that.
Quote from: butchbadger on February 26, 2013, 09:16:46 PM
One of Bo's worst coaching decisions was to have Brian Butch's ulna go through his shoulder blade on the day they were ranked #1 in Columbus.
And later on in summer league play when he was about to go to an NBA camp Bo decided to blow out his knee. ::)
LOL! You're trying to defend Bo's development of Butch? He took a 7 foot McDonald's All American, redshirted him, completely remade his body, and remade his game. Foolish. All he had to do was develop his skills, not remake a new player. Bo completely ruined him and any chance he had of playing in the NBA. If you watched Brian Butch at all in college and know anything about the NBA and basketball in general you know damn well Butch was not playing in the NBA regardless of injuries or not. 5 years in college and he was worse his senior year than when he was in high school.
Packer fans are the worst in the NFL. Been at Marquette for 1.5 years now. Keep to myself during football games and still get crap talked to me just because im a Bears fan. They really dont shut up. On the topic at hand though really glad I live in Chicago and not anywhere in Wisconsin.
So you're a commuter student from IL?
Quote from: esard2011 on February 26, 2013, 09:37:13 PM
Packer fans are the worst in the NFL. Been at Marquette for 1.5 years now. Keep to myself during football games and still get crap talked to me just because im a Bears fan. They really dont shut up. On the topic at hand though really glad I live in Chicago and not anywhere in Wisconsin.
Gotta love the FIBs who complain about how much Wisconsin/Milwaukee/Wisconsinites suck. Here's an idea, find a school in the amazing city that is Chicago then. Nobody forced you to spend 4 years of your precious life living in a sh!thole, you chose to come up here for school.
Never said anything about Milwaukee. I love the city. Im a city kid. Its the small towns that get to me in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Quote from: esard2011 on February 26, 2013, 09:57:57 PM
Never said anything about Milwaukee. I love the city. Im a city kid. Its the small towns that get to me in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Sorry shouldn't have directed it just at you. Just all Chicago kids who come up here and talk about how sh!tty Milwaukee is and how much it sucks. If they didn't have the choice and were just drafted to a college I'd feel bad for you all, but you made the choice to be here. No sympathy for you there. ("You" being the Chicago kids who complain about Milwaukee)
Back on topic, Chuckett is the worst. Chuck is the dumbest co host ever next to Sparky. Josh Vernier was the only good guy on that station and he left for KC last Fall. Since then it's a joke. And dont get me started on Bill Michaels. That hack is still looking for the DJO bar brawl Zapruder film.
Face it, when it comes to local sports talk radio, Milwaukee is Amateur-Hour.
Chuck is the absolute worst radio host I have ever heard. The only sport the guy knows is pro wrestling. The rest of the time he stutters crap and gets called out for it. You can almost hear the disdain in his voice every time he has to talk about MU.
That station is horrible. Between the morning show, the Big Eunuch, and Gary Ellerson's best attempts at English, I can't believe they have enough listeners to stay afloat.
Quote from: Groin_pull on February 26, 2013, 06:32:14 PM
So glad I'm not surrounded by them on the West Coast.
We only have those insufferable USC alums to deal with. Man, there are more Trojans in Seattle than a Vegas Cat House.
Quote from: wadesworld on February 26, 2013, 09:46:51 PM
Nobody forced you to spend 4 years of your precious life living in a sh!thole
Hey! I only spent 3 years in the Lanche!
Quote from: keefe on February 27, 2013, 01:28:33 AM
Hey! I only spent 3 years in the Lanche!
Nice. Although I always felt time moved slower in the 'lanche.
Quote from: esard2011 on February 26, 2013, 09:37:13 PM
Packer fans are the worst in the NFL. Been at Marquette for 1.5 years now. Keep to myself during football games and still get crap talked to me just because im a Bears fan. They really dont shut up. On the topic at hand though really glad I live in Chicago and not anywhere in Wisconsin.
What a joke. You've clearly never been to the old Veteran's stadium as a Redskins fan.
You have no idea what a bad fan is.
I don't think "Packer fans are the worst", but I will say that "NFL fans are the worst", which is part of the reason I sort of hate the NFL.
People get so emotionally invested that it's not even fun.
If I go to (insert NFL stadium) and cheer politely for the road team, odds are that I will still get harassed on my way in/out... especially if the road team wins. I'm sorry, I don't enjoy engaging in arguments with random drunk dudes. I prefer to argue on the internet, like a civilized person.
The whole Packers/Bears thing gets taken to a whole other level when one is good and the other is bad/choke themselves out of a playoff spot :D
Quote from: wadesworld on February 26, 2013, 09:46:51 PM
Gotta love the FIBs who complain about how much Wisconsin/Milwaukee/Wisconsinites suck. Here's an idea, find a school in the amazing city that is Chicago then. Nobody forced you to spend 4 years of your precious life living in a sh!thole, you chose to come up here for school.
+1000.
Quote from: wadesworld on February 26, 2013, 10:05:17 PM
Sorry shouldn't have directed it just at you. Just all Chicago kids who come up here and talk about how sh!tty Milwaukee is and how much it sucks. If they didn't have the choice and were just drafted to a college I'd feel bad for you all, but you made the choice to be here. No sympathy for you there. ("You" being the Chicago kids who complain about Milwaukee)
Generalize much, wades?
Most of the Chicagoans I know who attended Marquette love Milwaukee. My own daughter intends to stay there once she graduates.
And Chicago is a fun place to visit, but I can't wait to get out of here once I retire. The high cost of living, the corruption, the financial woes, the crime, the traffic -- they can keep it.
Quote from: warriorchick on February 27, 2013, 07:41:55 AM
Generalize much, wades?
Most of the Chicagoans I know who attended Marquette love Milwaukee. My own daughter intends to stay there once she graduates.
And Chicago is a fun place to visit, but I can't wait to get out of here once I retire. The high cost of living, the corruption, the financial woes, the crime, the traffic -- they can keep it.
You'll have to excuse Wades. He loses his mind when it comes to all things Chicago/Illinois.
It's insane in the NFL. 95% of the people are friendly, welcoming and respectful when showed respect. However, there always are 5% (at every stadium) that are the absolute worst and almost ruin the day - drunk, obnoxious, in your face even though you never even spoke a word to them or even looked at them.
Last playoffs - Minnesota fans were complete pricks (almost every one of them) on the way IN to the stadium. On the way out, they were no where to be found. At San Fran, had an awesome time with SF fans before the game (they treated us almost like family). But at the game, there were 2 or 3 complete assholes who pretty much ruined the experience (other than the 2nd half ruining it as well).
Quote from: Guns n Ammo on February 27, 2013, 07:09:11 AM
I don't think "Packer fans are the worst", but I will say that "NFL fans are the worst", which is part of the reason I sort of hate the NFL.
People get so emotionally invested that it's not even fun.
If I go to (insert NFL stadium) and cheer politely for the road team, odds are that I will still get harassed on my way in/out... especially if the road team wins. I'm sorry, I don't enjoy engaging in arguments with random drunk dudes. I prefer to argue on the internet, like a civilized person.
You want to listen to great college sports talk, listen to the Tim Brando Show. It's on CBS Sports Network & Sirium Xm radio, channel 91.
It's weird, for how much I love sports, I can barely stand sports talk radio. I feel like the quality is always poor. Call-in segments are agonizing. I've heard of people hate-listening to opposing team's sports talk the morning after beating them, but that would just frustrate me too.
Also as a sidenote: I've lived in Milwaukee my entire life, and this thread was the first time I ever heard that there's a station on 1250.
Quote from: MUfan12 on February 26, 2013, 11:44:20 PM
Chuck is the absolute worst radio host I have ever heard. The only sport the guy knows is pro wrestling. The rest of the time he stutters crap and gets called out for it. You can almost hear the disdain in his voice every time he has to talk about MU.
That station is horrible. Between the morning show, the Big Eunuch, and Gary Ellerson's best attempts at English, I can't believe they have enough listeners to stay afloat.
Everyone do yourself a favor and just stop listening to them. They are seriously at the bottom of the ratings heap the way it is, it won't be long and they won't be around.
Quote from: MerrittsMustache on February 27, 2013, 08:30:25 AM
You'll have to excuse Wades. He loses his mind when it comes to all things Chicago/Illinois.
Or Manti Te'o
Quote from: esard2011 on February 26, 2013, 09:37:13 PM
Packer fans are the worst in the NFL. Been at Marquette for 1.5 years now. Keep to myself during football games and still get crap talked to me just because im a Bears fan. They really dont shut up. On the topic at hand though really glad I live in Chicago and not anywhere in Wisconsin.
And you know packer fans are the worst in the nfl because you lived in every other nfl city? It is ridiculous to proclaim your bitter rival the worst fans. I am sure packer fans think the bear and viking fans are the worst and vice versa. I would also guess cowboy fans think redskin and giant fans are the worst and vice versa.
As far as chuck and wickett, it amazes me that either are still on the air. You have to know their schtick, say something controversial to get attention. If you listen you fall right into their trap. Push the little button on your radio or steering wheel and listen to something else.
Don't ever say you have seen the worst fans ever until you have attended a sporting event in Philadelphia while wearing the opposing team's jersey.
Quote from: bradley center bat on February 27, 2013, 08:41:16 AM
You want to listen to great college sports talk, listen to the Tim Brando Show. It's on CBS Sports Network & Sirium Xm radio, channel 91.
This right here. Plus a million.
Quote from: warriorchick on February 27, 2013, 07:41:55 AM
Generalize much, wades?
Most of the Chicagoans I know who attended Marquette love Milwaukee. My own daughter intends to stay there once she graduates.
And Chicago is a fun place to visit, but I can't wait to get out of here once I retire. The high cost of living, the corruption, the financial woes, the crime, the traffic -- they can keep it.
I never said all of the kids from Chicago who do come to Marquette complain about Milwaukee, I said I have no sympathy for the ones that do complain about Milwaukee. And I stand by that. Don't chose to live in Milwaukee for 4 years if it sucks so much. For those who enjoy Milwaukee then they made a good decision for themself.
Quote from: MerrittsMustache on February 27, 2013, 08:30:25 AM
You'll have to excuse Wades. He loses his mind when it comes to all things Chicago/Illinois.
Have absolutelyno problem with the White Sox (even though a lot of their fans seemingly walk over from the trailer park to catch a game at the Cell...). For the most part I have no problem with the Bears other than Jay Cutler being a baby (he is) and Brandon Marshall trying to trash talk the Packers before yet another loss during their 2nd straight late season collapse. Have a much bigger problem with the 49ers, Ravens, Eagles, Vikings, Jets, etc. Have no problem with the Bulls whatsoever.
The city itself? It sucks. Way too many people in not enough space. Hate having to drive through it. Would hate living there. Which is why I did not choose to even look at a college in that city. And the Cubs? Awful. But hey, this is the year! Just like the last 100+
Quote from: wadesworld on February 27, 2013, 09:37:40 AM
I never said all of the kids from Chicago who do come to Marquette complain about Milwaukee, I said I have no sympathy for the ones that do complain about Milwaukee. And I stand by that. Don't chose to live in Milwaukee for 4 years if it sucks so much. For those who enjoy Milwaukee then they made a good decision for themself.
It would be rare for an 18 year old to take into account the city or town their University is located beyond that University's borders. Parents may be aware but little Johnny isn't turning down Yale even though parts of New Haven are tragically depressed nor is little Suzie turning down Mississippi even though Oxford is still bound by a persistent strain of segregation.
Quote from: Golden Avalanche on February 27, 2013, 09:47:54 AM
It would be rare for an 18 year old to take into account the city or town their University is located beyond that University's borders. Parents may be aware but little Johnny isn't turning down Yale even though parts of New Haven are tragically depressed nor is little Suzie turning down Mississippi even though Oxford is still bound by a persistent strain of segregation.
18 year old kids aren't idiots oblivious to the world around them. They most certainly take the city into account, granted many other factors as well. On top of that most high school students are making college decisions with heavy influence from parents
Quote from: wadesworld on February 27, 2013, 09:41:33 AM
The city itself? It sucks. Way too many people in not enough space. Hate having to drive through it. Would hate living there. Which is why I did not choose to even look at a college in that city.
What big city doesn't suck then? Not trying to be an ass, but just curious. If you hate all big cities, then that's fair, but in my experience Chicago is the most livable of the "big" cities (weather withstanding), when you start to get around/outside of the top 10 by population, then more arguments can be made.
Quote from: warriorchick on February 27, 2013, 09:03:39 AM
Don't ever say you have seen the worst fans ever until you have attended a sporting event in Philadelphia while wearing the opposing team's jersey.
I'm a Pittsburgh sports fan and went to the Pirates-Phillies game a few years ago right after the Phillies had won the world series, I only got a little friendly-banter from a dad with his kid to the game. I was hoping to get ripped on, but it never came. Now, that most likely had to due with the fact that the Phillies just won the World Series and the fact that the Pirates just suck. I'm sure if I went to a Flyers or Eagles game, the story would be much much different.
That said, the worst I have personally been at was a Raiders-Steelers game in Oakland. I had never feared for my personal safety as much at a sporting event as I did there. The fans there would get inches away from my face, grabbing our things and throwing them around, out of control. It was probably a good thing the Steelers lost that day, or else who knows what would have happened on the walk back to the car.
Quote from: connie on February 27, 2013, 06:38:09 AM
Nice. Although I always felt time moved slower in the 'lanche.
I always felt time stood still in the Lanche. Snuck in there wearing a sports jacket as a freshman when I was 18 and spent four years there. Maggie May on the jukebox, playing pool, 15-cent taps...heaven.
Quote from: WarriorInDC on February 27, 2013, 10:17:04 AM
I'm a Pittsburgh sports fan and went to the Pirates-Phillies game a few years ago right after the Phillies had won the world series, I only got a little friendly-banter from a dad with his kid to the game. I was hoping to get ripped on, but it never came. Now, that most likely had to due with the fact that the Phillies just won the World Series and the fact that the Pirates just suck. I'm sure if I went to a Flyers or Eagles game, the story would be much much different.
That said, the worst I have personally been at was a Raiders-Steelers game in Oakland. I had never feared for my personal safety as much at a sporting event as I did there. The fans there would get inches away from my face, grabbing our things and throwing them around, out of control. It was probably a good thing the Steelers lost that day, or else who knows what would have happened on the walk back to the car.
Baseball, in general is the best sport for road fans.
Even good teams lose 60 games per year, so fans aren't as emotionally invested in every single game. You can sit at most ballparks, and as long as you aren't a jag, people are pretty good. Nothing like a sunny day and a cold beer to make everybody friends.
(although, I have to admit, Cubs vs Brewers gets pretty stupid, but that is because there a members of each fanbase who take pride in antagonizing the opposing team's fans).
Football, because of the short season is far more intense, and thus people are more out of control.
Quote from: wadesworld on February 27, 2013, 09:41:33 AM
The city itself? It sucks. Way too many people in not enough space. Hate having to drive through it. Would hate living there. Which is why I did not choose to even look at a college in that city. And the Cubs? Awful. But hey, this is the year! Just like the last 100+
It depends how you live in Chicago. I lived there for 3 years after graduation. I took the L to work and could walk to numerous bars, restaurants and the grocery store. It can be an amazing place to live if you do it right*. If you have to drive a lot and despise traffic then yeah, it would suck for you. As it turned out, I didn't particularly like my job there, got a better offer in Milwaukee and moved back. As a recent grad in his early 20s, Chicago was great, but as a 30-something with a wife and kids, Milwaukee is much more manageable, the northern suburbs are a great place to raise a family and I don't feel like I'm hours away from downtown.
Growing up in the Chicago suburbs, I would have said that living in Milwaukee would suck and I'd hate it. I would have been wrong.
* - "right" obviously being something different for different people.
Quote from: lawwarrior12 on February 27, 2013, 08:46:50 AM
It's weird, for how much I love sports, I can barely stand sports talk radio. I feel like the quality is always poor. Call-in segments are agonizing. I've heard of people hate-listening to opposing team's sports talk the morning after beating them, but that would just frustrate me too.
Also as a sidenote: I've lived in Milwaukee my entire life, and this thread was the first time I ever heard that there's a station on 1250.
I feel bad for Milwaukee sports fans. Kansas City sports talk is sooooo much more adult and sophisticated it's like listening to a completely different world. They find time to actually cover relevant sports during their respective seasons (huh? I know!), have experts and journalists on to interview every freaking day, and don't really allow call-ins to dominate any hour or segment. Instead, its just the 24/7 crap-fest about the Packers. I swear I hear more about Creighton listening to KC sports talk than Marquette in Milwaukee because they actually talk about the sport of college basketball.
I get the Packers are popular, but can the average Wisconsinite not bring himself to be interested in anything else? Cause that's the way the radio treats you guys.
Quote from: wadesworld on February 27, 2013, 09:41:33 AM
Have absolutelyno problem with the White Sox (even though a lot of their fans seemingly walk over from the trailer park to catch a game at the Cell...). For the most part I have no problem with the Bears other than Jay Cutler being a baby (he is) and Brandon Marshall trying to trash talk the Packers before yet another loss during their 2nd straight late season collapse. Have a much bigger problem with the 49ers, Ravens, Eagles, Vikings, Jets, etc. Have no problem with the Bulls whatsoever.
The city itself? It sucks. Way too many people in not enough space. Hate having to drive through it. Would hate living there. Which is why I did not choose to even look at a college in that city. And the Cubs? Awful. But hey, this is the year! Just like the last 100+
Excuse me, but where do you live then?
Quote from: Aughnanure on February 27, 2013, 10:43:08 AM
I get the Packers are popular, but can the average Wisconsinite not bring himself to be interested in anything else? Cause that's the way the radio treats you guys.
I wonder how big the listener bases actually are for the genre in Milwaukee. If it's small enough maybe the programming directors just say "eh, do what you gotta do to keep anyone at all listening."
You guys are being hypocrites talking about the NFL on a college forum board, when you say that the Packers are all 1250 talks about, take it to the superbar.
Carry on with the bashing of these dumba$$e$ please.... ;D
Quote from: Guns n Ammo on February 27, 2013, 10:29:43 AM
Baseball, in general is the best sport for road fans.
Even good teams lose 60 games per year, so fans aren't as emotionally invested in every single game. You can sit at most ballparks, and as long as you aren't a jag, people are pretty good. Nothing like a sunny day and a cold beer to make everybody friends.
(although, I have to admit, Cubs vs Brewers gets pretty stupid, but that is because there a members of each fanbase who take pride in antagonizing the opposing team's fans).
Football, because of the short season is far more intense, and thus people are more out of control.
I used to downplay all the stories I had heard about Philly fans until I saw it with my own eyes.
I used to work for a company that was based in Philly and a few years ago, I got invited to see a Flyers/Blackhawks Stanley Cup game from the corporate box. My Chicago-based boss, a bookish-looking man in his fifties, wore a Blackhawks sweater over his shirt and tie. He got body-slammed into a wall. Six-year-old kids came up to him, shouting "You suck!" and receiving high-fives from their proud parents. This was happening happening in the hallway of the skybox level of the arena, mind you.
Worst fans ever.
Quote from: warriorchick on February 27, 2013, 10:53:44 AM
I used to downplay all the stories I had heard about Philly fans until I saw it with my own eyes.
If you think about other fan bases, most everyone has heard of at least one positive thing about every fanbase (example: the Cubs neat atmosphere!) even if it's small.
I have never heard one positive thing about Philly sports fans. I've never heard of anyone else hearing something positive about Philly sports fans. That's impressive.
Didn't they boo Santa?
Note: Edited for clarity.
Just a quick comment on this Milwaukee vs. Chicago thing.
I was born and raised in MKE and still consider it to be my hometown. My daughter has been asked more than once why she is a Packer fan when she's from Illinois. Her response is always the same. My family is originally from Wisconsin. Still, I've lived here in suburban Chicago essentially all of my adult life. It has been a great place to raise kids and both warriorchick and I have had outstanding careers. Such was not possible for us beginning in the '80s back home. It's too bad because the brain drain out of Wisconsin at the time was significant.
My one piece of advice for all you cheeseheads. Please appreciate what you've got. Milwaukee is a wonderfully quaint city filled with lots of nice people with an outstanding quality of life. Take nothing for granted. Because many places are far less attractive.
Quote from: lawwarrior12 on February 27, 2013, 10:57:39 AM
If you think about other fan bases, most everyone has heard of at least one positive thing about the Cubs (neat atmosphere!) or whatever, even if it's small.
I have never heard one positive thing about Philly sports fans. I've never heard of anyone else hearing something positive about Philly sports fans. That's impressive.
Didn't they boo Santa?
Most baseball fans who don't root for the Brewers or White Sox have very positive things to say about Cubs fans.
Yes, Philly fans booed Santa (in the 60s, I believe). They cheered when Michael Irvin lay motionless on the turf with a neck injury. And they threw batteries and debris at Dick Allen, the team's only black player at the time - brotherly love, my a$$!
Quote from: Guns n Ammo on February 27, 2013, 10:29:43 AM
Football, because of the short season is far more intense, and thus people are more out of control.
The great George Carlin said it best:
"In baseball, during the game, in the stands, there's kind of a picnic feeling; emotions may run high or low, but there's not too much unpleasantness.
In football, during the game in the stands, you can be sure that at least twenty-seven times you're capable of taking the life of a fellow human being."
Quote from: MerrittsMustache on February 27, 2013, 11:10:26 AM
Most baseball fans who don't root for the Brewers or White Sox have very positive things to say about Cubs fans.
Yes, Philly fans booed Santa (in the 60s, I believe). They cheered when Michael Irvin lay motionless on the turf with a neck injury. And they threw batteries and debris at Dick Allen, the team's only black player at the time - brotherly love, my a$$!
I realized after I posted that I wasn't clear. I meant, everyone's heard something positive about every fan base, even if it's small. However, nobody has ever heard anything positive about Philly's fan base. Apologies for the unclear post.
I'm originally from wisconsin now living in OKC, and would love to be back in milwaukee. At least you can complain that your sportstalk station is bashing marquette, Down here they refuse to talk anything other than Sooners football and Thunder Basketball. They also think of themselves as the best and most knowledgable fans around, when most of them don't know basic rules of the games they watch. Being in the military I'm surrounded by fans of all different sports teams college and pros. Some teams tend to be more arrogent than others from my experience. The Giants, Eagles, Patriots, and Lions fans tend to be the most aggresive when it comes to the NFL.
Quote from: Aughnanure on February 27, 2013, 10:43:08 AM
I swear I hear more about Creighton listening to KC sports talk than Marquette in Milwaukee because they actually talk about the sport of college basketball.
Unless,of course, there is a mention of negative MU news---then and only then will it dominate the local airwaves.
Quote from: warriorchick on February 27, 2013, 10:53:44 AM
I used to downplay all the stories I had heard about Philly fans until I saw it with my own eyes.
I used to work for a company that was based in Philly and a few years ago, I got invited to see a Flyers/Blackhawks Stanley Cup game from the corporate box. My Chicago-based boss, a bookish-looking man in his fifties, wore a Blackhawks sweater over his shirt and tie. He got body-slammed into a wall. Six-year-old kids came up to him, shouting "You suck!" and receiving high-fives from their proud parents. This was happening happening in the hallway of the skybox level of the arena, mind you.
Worst fans ever.
It extends beyond sports to, as far as I can tell, every living resident of the city. I've never met a more uniformally angry group of unpleasant people. Compared to Philadelphia,the worst people in New York City are like happy hookah smoking hippies.
Quote from: warriorchick on February 27, 2013, 10:53:44 AM
I used to downplay all the stories I had heard about Philly fans until I saw it with my own eyes.
I used to work for a company that was based in Philly and a few years ago, I got invited to see a Flyers/Blackhawks Stanley Cup game from the corporate box. My Chicago-based boss, a bookish-looking man in his fifties, wore a Blackhawks sweater over his shirt and tie. He got body-slammed into a wall. Six-year-old kids came up to him, shouting "You suck!" and receiving high-fives from their proud parents. This was happening happening in the hallway of the skybox level of the arena, mind you.
Worst fans ever.
Hilarious!! I'm from Milwaukee, live in Philly. So far I've been to a Phils game vs the Brew Crew at Citizens Park, wearing Brewers gear and nothing but standard minor trash talk. I also went to a Nova-MU game at the Wells Fargo center rocking my Jimmy Butler jersey, and I had people around me actually talking to me about basketball, eg, where McNeal and those guys all are nowadays, no trash talk whatsoever.
I have yet to go to a Flyers or Pigeons (eagles) game, but my roommate went to a bar wearing his Packers jersey to watch the Pack play the eagles. He went to the bathroom and some guys held the door closed so that he couldnt get out. My uncle went to an eagles game here in philly and some guy knocked his packers hat off his head.
Quote from: warriorchick on February 27, 2013, 09:03:39 AM
Don't ever say you have seen the worst fans ever until you have attended a sporting event in Philadelphia while wearing the opposing team's jersey.
+1,000,000
Quote from: MerrittsMustache on February 27, 2013, 11:10:26 AM
Most baseball fans who don't root for the Brewers or White Sox have very positive things to say about Cubs fans.
Cardinals fans would disagree with that.
Fans of other teams not located in close proximity are generally pretty apathetic of fans from bad franchises.
When I was at Marquette there really weren't any Badger fans because both the football and basketball teams sucked. A few people were Badger hockey fans, but weren't at all obnoxious about it. Now everyone's a Badger fan and they're so arrogant about their teams. Having moved out of Wisconsin a few months ago has been a breath of fresh air.
Quote from: wadesworld on February 27, 2013, 09:41:33 AM
Have absolutelyno problem with the White Sox (even though a lot of their fans seemingly walk over from the trailer park to catch a game at the Cell...). For the most part I have no problem with the Bears other than Jay Cutler being a baby (he is) and Brandon Marshall trying to trash talk the Packers before yet another loss during their 2nd straight late season collapse. Have a much bigger problem with the 49ers, Ravens, Eagles, Vikings, Jets, etc. Have no problem with the Bulls whatsoever.
The city itself? It sucks. Way too many people in not enough space. Hate having to drive through it. Would hate living there. Which is why I did not choose to even look at a college in that city. And the Cubs? Awful. But hey, this is the year! Just like the last 100+
As a Sox fan, I can understand where that stereotype comes from, but the average White Sox fan is a middle/upper class fan from the burbs. If you put the White Sox in Naperville, they'd draw 30k every game.
Tuned into 1250 this morning and heard what was a broad stroked discussion of new big east, overall not informative, nor entertaining.
Then listened to a 5-10 diatribe on How Buzz's program has players Crean would have never allowed on the team or would have kicked off the team, ? how Buzz is leaving after this year? about Buzz's ah' shucks mentality, the bat ? Stephen Jackson's party that MU players were at? And in some many words painted the program in an unflattering light. Every program has its warts, but how about a fresh perspective, some new thought about new BE, MU's prospects going forward? The only person who had something to say about that was a caller.
Not saying they should be homers, (sorry homer), but a spin would be refreshing, maybe a fresh take on the sort of new conference, not regurgitated stuff that does nothing to further actual dialogue and discussion of MU program and new Big East.
Disappointing
But our new BE conference has me buzzing, figuratively, and 1250 can't rain on my parade!
I heard that, too. It was such terrible radio that it wouldn't have lasted two minutes on student radio. Chuck is such a hick mouth-breather. His intelligent comment was come to the BC to see Buzz's last home game at MU.
It shows their ignorance and lack of homework if they are trying to make the case that Buzz has players that woundn't have made it under Crean. Wade, partial qualifier.
Blackledge, Lott, Kinsella, JUCO's.
Christian, Matthews, Bell, Mortenson, Amo. Attitude, striking a coach, attitude, gambling, attitude/gambling
Mason/Odartey/Bradley/Berkowitz/Menard/Howard vs Mbao/Roseboro/Smith/Williams/Jones/Maymon
And they failed to do their homework on the Barnes situation. Yeah, Buzz could go to Texas, but only if there is an opening.
Big Teen/Wisconsin ignoramusi/slappies. Do an ounce of homework and show prep.
PLEASE stop listening to them.
Quote from: Strokin 3s on March 01, 2013, 08:40:13 AM
PLEASE stop listening to them.
EXACTLY. And stop reacting to them, that is why they do it. Negative reaction is just as good as positive reaction to them it means people are listening.
Quote from: Warrior of Law on March 01, 2013, 08:18:53 AM
I heard that, too. It was such terrible radio that it wouldn't have lasted two minutes on student radio. Chuck is such a hick mouth-breather. His intelligent comment was come to the BC to see Buzz's last home game at MU.
Ellerson is worse yesterday he said the following things
1.Shaka Smart is going to leave for another job and than bounce again to UW as he claims that this is Skakas dream job
2.UW should be a one seed
3.Buzz does not develop NBA players