He's got good guests, does a good interview, and has a quality show. He does a good job. However, no doubt the word pretentious was invented for Bo Bounds. Pretentious fits him perfectly.
Treemy, he would sue you if you touched him...bank it!
that's some wacky ass thought process right there. Blue collar=white guy? Jesus.
There's no doubt that typically there are specific terms used primarily for black athletes and other terms used primarily for white athletes. Black - freak athlete, fast, explosive, fun to watch, instinctual, etc. White - hard worker, 'lunch-pail type', great awareness, smart, etc. You rarely hear the first group used for white athletes, and you rarely see the second group used for black athletes.
For example, I have specifically heard State fans talk about Richie not being a great athlete when Richie is every bit the athlete Gerri Green is, who has been described as a 'freak'. Now, Richie is not as big or physical as Green, but athletically they are very similar. Meanwhile, Beni Brown isn't quite the same athlete, but he is extremely smart.
So if you would also use 'blue collar' to describe Beniquez or call Richie a great athlete, then Bo is dead wrong. But if not, he's probably onto something. It doesn't mean you're racist; we all have stereotypes we use. I've been guilty of it plenty. I've had to catch myself when calling a white athlete something similar and ask myself if I would use the same term for a black player.
Well, I can guarantee you that I'm done listening to him, not because of his idiotic "blue collar" reference, but because of his lack of depth. His show is strictly for entertainment purposes. He NEVER researches any of the games that he talks up that particular week. He was completely caught off guard yesterday when Brad Edwards said he thinks aTm was overrated to this point. Why could Bo not ask him, "is it because through these 4 games that their defense has not improved from a statistical standpoint" compared to last year through the same period? For example, aTm has 17 sacks ytd, 8 came in one game, they have created 2 turnovers vs 0 last yr, they are giving up 5 yds/carry and roughly the same amount of yds/game as last year, etc. I could go on, but you get it right. He was expecting Edwards to agree with him, and it surprised him.
Don't get me wrong, we could absolutely get blown out this Saturday, because we have no significant ground game. But damn, do some research, at least have some statistical data to support your opinion on the subject at hand. Real fans want to real information not "they are more talented" as the reason for anyone's opinion. I'm out guys!
Good one Todd.
My name is Kevin, but I didn't play football or do anything that would make me recognizable. I remember back when this board started, coach mentioned that you, a former player posted here. He only used your screen name though. I assumed that since bounds was talking about you on the radio, that he was mentioning you by name.
I'm pretty sure this is the type of stuff smootness is talking about. It's pretty common from analyst.
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