Hell has frozen over...

dysko · 03-28-2005, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bordelais7

Well, he might appreciate Rome and might pattern his radio style after Jimmy, but I'm afraid the only hero that Ryan Hatch has is Ryan Hatch. He just loooooves to hear himself talk.

I have never heard a truer statement... is truer a word?

Jim Umber · 03-29-2005, 07:20 AM

Yes.

But consider...What better way to make converts than to hire the enemy to call the play by play for our games. 😉 By the second game he'll be a lifetime convert...or he'll be fired. 🙄

Jose Luis Luviano · 03-29-2005, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mckid

Now I know very little about Hatch. But it sounds to me that his hero is Jim Rome (who bashes soccer every chance he gets)...probably has an 8x10 glossy of Romie that he kisses every night. Right?

"The US is just biding its time until the Rome brothers lead the US to win the World Cup in 2026"

"I was so proud of the US at least scoring a goal in Mexico that I knocked back a crate of Capri Sun in their honor"

C'mon, that's funny!

DadOf8 · 03-29-2005, 09:11 PM

Rome used to bash on NASCAR and now he pimps it like crazy. Once he starts to see the soccer craze taking America by storm he'll embrace it. Or to use a Rome analogy: Soccer is like beer, at first you spit it out and think it's the worst stuff on earth, but the more you try it the more you like it. Pretty soon you can't ever imagine how you lived without it. Okay, maybe those aren't his exact words but you get the picture. I personally would like to hear Bill Riley on Hot Ticket 700 call the games. Riles is a big fan of futbol. I even talked to him today and he said that he never misses a World Cup.

Rover · 03-29-2005, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DadOf8

Rome used to bash on NASCAR and now he pimps it like crazy. Once he starts to see the soccer craze taking America by storm he'll embrace it. Or to use a Rome analogy: Soccer is like beer, at first you spit it out and think it's the worst stuff on earth, but the more you try it the more you like it. Pretty soon you can't ever imagine how you lived without it. Okay, maybe those aren't his exact words but you get the picture. I personally would like to hear Bill Riley on Hot Ticket 700 call the games. Riles is a big fan of futbol. I even talked to him today and he said that he never misses a World Cup.

Concur, concur, concur. Good post.

dysko · 03-29-2005, 10:47 PM

So I am going to defend Hatch here... (I know hell freezing twice in such a short time is amazing)

Talking to the guy he said that he has never really given soccer the time of day. He feels that it will be much like how he treated NASCAR... bagged on it until he tried it. He is trying to learn the game and says he may become more of a fan now that he is trying it out. Hatch was very humble and constantly asking people for help with terms and how to describe certain things. So, I think that he may actually do a good job. While he is still not my first choice and I still think it would be nice if 1280 actually talked sports... not a couple buddies hanging out talking about whatever with an occasional sports reference, I am going to give him till mid-season to prove himself.

Jim Umber · 03-30-2005, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by dysko

So I am going to defend Hatch here... (I know hell freezing twice in such a short time is amazing)

Talking to the guy he said that he has never really given soccer the time of day. He feels that it will be much like how he treated NASCAR... bagged on it until he tried it. He is trying to learn the game and says he may become more of a fan now that he is trying it out. Hatch was very humble and constantly asking people for help with terms and how to describe certain things. So, I think that he may actually do a good job. While he is still not my first choice and I still think it would be nice if 1280 actually talked sports... not a couple buddies hanging out talking about whatever with an occasional sports reference, I am going to give him till mid-season to prove himself.

Sooo. The clock is ticking!:p

Hooligan · 03-30-2005, 09:37 AM

Greg Maas, the State Technical Director for Utah Youth Soccer will be doing the color analyst on 1280's broadcast of the matches.

www.utahyouthsoccer.net

Jose Luis Luviano · 03-30-2005, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by dysko

He feels that it will be much like how he treated NASCAR... bagged on it until he tried it. .

Not to be Nitpicky, but Romey Van Cienfuegos bagged on NASCAR until he realized that its ratings were almost as big as the NFL's.............

Then he tried it.

Then he became NASCARFan.

bordelais7 · 03-31-2005, 08:12 AM

http://www.1280thezone.com/index2.htm

Poll on their site today about how excited you are for the upcoming season. Just in case you want to vote.

(Hint for Jake: Scroll down and click on the poll options, NOT the "Road to the Final Babe" graphic)

They're also discussing the viability of a soccer team in Utah this morning. Poking fun, etc.