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How has Beardown not mentioned the Mannelly/Bernstein Duke connection?

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I don't think it's fair to say they screwed up with Mac. Give him everything he wants? He wants 300 days of vacation. You can't build a show around that.

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The landowner effectively owns part shares in millions of part-time slaves called, "taxpayers." -Roy L
A Personal Relationship with Jesus?

Let's not forget that Mac has sucked out loud since re-joining the Score. He hasnt been the same since ESPN days. This isnt like they replaced him at the top of his game. He was gone a lot and when he was in he was mailing it in every bit as bad as Terry.

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I keep hearing this said, and I've found myself wondering when the fuck did Pat become Brian Piccolo?

I mean, he was on the team for 14 years. And what happened during those 14 years? A super bowl appearance. Fine. Very little of that had to do with him. He's good at what he does. What he does is not scoring, preventing scoring, or teaching our nation's children to read.

Oh, he'll provide insight through the eyes of a former player. Well whooptie-shit, Herman. I can't wait to hear about those special teams meetings where he was told to throw the ball 10-17 yards through his legs. Besides, most former players are a fucking nightmare to listen to. For every Doug & OB, there's a Joe Cain and Dan Hampton ... maybe two, three, even four times as many.

I have no reason to think he's anything but a nice, personable fella. Well, whooptie-shit part 2. Why'd you hire Manellty, Mitch? Well, he's a nice guy. Is he good at radio? <shrug> Bob-like 'I dunno'.

I wonder how long until the Spanish stations start overtaking them in the ratings. ¡Viva La Ley!

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Oh most definitely, but if that little bit of nothing was enough to get him the gig over guys who have been with the Score for so long, I think that says something about the guys who get passed over. If it wasn't football season it could have just as easily been a former Cub or White Sox or a former Bull or even a former Blackhawk. If one of the tryout guys was truly worth while the Score could have at least put together a three man show.

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This is so easy to answer. He is a Bear, look at the run ex-Bears have in this town. Hell, the 85 Bears are still celebrated.

That is because they actually accomplished something.

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I am not arguing against the accomplishment, my point is that since he is a ex-Bear he is treated like royalty.

I'm not sure I buy into that statement. What non-85 Bear actually gets treated like royalty?

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Sure he was but like Boers, he's allowed to do those things and wasn't fucked with because he still brought ratings. No one has contributed less and been on auto pilot more than Boers yet he still has a job because at least until recently the ratings were good.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Well, that's the interesting thing about Doug and O'B, they played in a time when after your career was over, you had to become a normal person. Sure, someone might comp you dinner or a drink, but that was about as far as it went. The younger guys have never actually lived real lives.

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