QB Bills Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 We're spoiled? LOL So, you'd rather listen to a morning show where one guy has no personality and the other uses obscure stats and Twitter to fill out segments because they don't know how to do a good show? Or an afternoon show with a condescending prick and his partner who sounds like a marble-mouthed wino.. over Bob Mccown? I think you're spoiled. McCown is the one guy who's decent here. But its strange that you'd like him if you think Schopp is a "condescending prick". Bobcat is in a league of his own when it comes to condescension. Its quite funny at times, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomper Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 The difference between the two is a vast disparity in talent. Bob can back up his talk with valid points, Schopp can't. Bob is funny, Schopp isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ1 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Why do they suck? One is a condescending, arrogant card-collecting geek whose tone, attitude, and disdain are un-listenable. The other is too afraid to have an opinion that differs from the geek because he's afraid he'll get the same treatment everyone else does... disgust and being dismissed and derided. We're absolutely bereft of a single quality member of the media in this outside-the-top-50 media market with one newspaper and one sports radio channel. I guess if I were Sullivan, Schopp, Parker, Gleason, etc I'd be miserable working in a minor market covering losing teams. Your 2nd sentence is 100% correct. There's a bereft of talent in the market but too bad GR couldn't have someone other than a total wise-ass jerk as the main commentator. Edited January 13, 2015 by AJ1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 You know what really sucks on GR - their commercials! There's one for an asphalt company where the guy doesn't enunciate the name of it, they gave give no website or phone number and I bet they're wondering why nobody is calling them. Now the one for Dr. Reeb has Rene Robert saying he would have been in a wheelchair if not for him, and a guy who sounds maybe 60 saying he loves to golf, and after Dr. Reeb did his magic, he shot a 75 - and he's 90 years old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 You know what really sucks on GR - their commercials! There's one for an asphalt company where the guy doesn't enunciate the name of it, they gave give no website or phone number and I bet they're wondering why nobody is calling them. Now the one for Dr. Reeb has Rene Robert saying he would have been in a wheelchair if not for him, and a guy who sounds maybe 60 saying he loves to golf, and after Dr. Reeb did his magic, he shot a 75 - and he's 90 years old! I have as much or more respect for old people than anyone but let's face it, being behind one on a golf course is agony. Did the codger mention his score for the second hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) I don't listen very much in the morning, but it does seem that somebody told Howard to quit being so bland and acting like he's a million years old when I've listened lately. I thought it was just me. I agree. I actually enjoy the morning show (I am out of the area but listen online or via the app) but one day I saw a photo of Howard Simon and I was shocked because I had this image of an obese 70 year old man in my head given how he used to talk... Edited January 13, 2015 by TheFunPolice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 The last two posts have made me realize the 90 year old codger is played by Howard Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Wow...lots of crybabies on this board. Just don't listen if it bothers you that much. Truth is, he's very good at what he does. Easily the best on that station. I would never call in to the show as I don't need to hear the sound of my own voice on the radio, but I agree with a lot of what he says. Even on things I don't, he provides good entertainment value. And I find that a lot of what he says is the harsh truth and people just don't like to hear it. He's not paid to be a cheerleader. He gives credit where it's due, but nobody acknowledges it. He's been singing the praises of the defense all year, as they've earned it. He calls out the offense and the offensive philosophy, as they've earned it also. You may not believe it, but people in Buffalo are spoiled when it comes to radio when you compare it to the stooges we have here in Toronto. We have two 24-hour sports radio stations and they are filled with people on par with the likes of Paul Hamilton (uninformed dinosaur) and Chris Brown (and his rose-coloured glasses). Well, clearly you've missed, at least my, point. This is entertainment. For us. Mocking them, as they smugly sit behind "the mic"(anybody remember that? ). and believe it is they who are above us. That's the opposite of right. Example: you have no idea how much pleasure I derive from the "(Hey guys) How're doing/How's it goin'?" callers annoying the afternoon guys. To this day, whenever a caller begins his call, with...what is pretty much how all Upstate NYers begin every conversation...Schopp now refuses to respond(but you can hear the seethe ), and Bulldog says something in Mumblish...to try and move quickly past it. As if time is a factor...for a talk show...that lasts 4 hours. This was a big deal for a while, and they would berate every "How's it goin'" caller, for simply speaking as we do, until somebody, I assume the boss, read what was posted here about it...and told them to STFU. The hissy ended the very next day. Today, I laugh every time I hear a "How's it goin'" caller, because it still enrages them(you have to listen carefully). Why shouldn't I laugh? (Borrowed Gieco phrasing)What kind of nitwits throw a tantrum over hearing a WNY colloquialism...from WNY callers...that they are going to hear in every baseball card/pizza shop in WNY? Or, we could just laugh, because, for all the wishful superiority these nitwits project? We are the ones who, by merely posting a few lines here...can force them into a corrective action meeting with their boss. Thus, it is we, well, at least some of us, who are cruising at 30k above them. For those of suggesting/dancing around the notion that WGR reads what is posted here? No need for dancing. I've run multiple experiments that proves it. You know what really sucks on GR - their commercials! There's one for an asphalt company where the guy doesn't enunciate the name of it, they gave give no website or phone number and I bet they're wondering why nobody is calling them. Now the one for Dr. Reeb has Rene Robert saying he would have been in a wheelchair if not for him, and a guy who sounds maybe 60 saying he loves to golf, and after Dr. Reeb did his magic, he shot a 75 - and he's 90 years old! WGR commercials vary from barely passable to awful. This is one of those wealth vs. work things. WGR has an unending base of listeners, because of the Bills, Sabres, and our culture. Thus, they are wealthy. They own a renewable resource and the means of its refinement: information we need(F want). Thus, their work can be good or shoddy. It doesn't really matter. We'll sit through 20 minutes of bad radio, and worse commercials, just to get to the sports update. I mean, I can't imagine representing my business, via WGR's "customized marketing campaigns", like the free association roofing dude does...randomly babbling about his 1 sport coat, or ripping off National Treasure(the movie...yeah, I got it, and no, it wasn't clever). The dude sounds like he just took 3 monster hits off a bong, and it's...whatever comes to mind...something about water...and my roof. And, no, it didn't work: I only remember the bizarre, not the company. Paul Hamilton is not a dinosaur. Paul Hamilton is one of the few things about WGR that allow the word "refinement" to be used in the same sentence. The one thing I will say: the Mighty Taco commercials are the, rare, highlight. And, that's largely because they often parody WGR commercials. The "Get behind me...and stay there" spoof of the Scientology commercials were hilarious. And seriously, WTF was WGR doing running commercials for a cult? Those commercials were unintentionally hilarious...and so exploitable, hence Mighty Taco. Mighty Taco, of all things, has to set professional standards for WGR, by shaming them via parody? QB Bills: that, if nothing else, is why we make fun of WGR. Mighty Taco tends to have more gravitas. Edited January 13, 2015 by OCinBuffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Those Rott roofing are so horrible. So, is the Volkswagon of Orchard Park. A lot of them seem to be made by this weird marketing company. I guarantee they do that asphalt commercial that I have no idea the name of the company nor anything else except they want feel like they are choking on that sweater that grandmama made and they want to do nothing more than go in the store and pound a ginger ale................What?: http://ofthesea.com/work/#audio Oh, and I've loved Mighty Taco commercials forever. They are the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammered a Lot Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 You know what really sucks on GR - their commercials! There's one for an asphalt company where the guy doesn't enunciate the name of it, they gave give no website or phone number and I bet they're wondering why nobody is calling them. Do you mean the paving company that paved SouthGate plaza's parking lot this summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Do you mean the paving company that paved SouthGate plaza's parking lot this summer? I don't know. I don't know their name! I thought they were saying Fulman Asphalt, but there is no such thing. Is Southgate a mess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I hate the Geico commercials CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) I don't know. I don't know their name! I thought they were saying Fulman Asphalt, but there is no such thing. Is Southgate a mess? It's Thomann asphalt. It's kind of funny (or is it?). The more you guys criticize on-air talent in WNY and lame advertising presumably created by small WNY ad agencies, the more you basically simply criticize....WNY. It's a small provincial town. The talent is working elsewhere. Get over it. Edited January 13, 2015 by Stopthepain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Bring back "The Coach!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 It's Thomann asphalt. It's kind of funny (or is it?). The more you guys criticize on-air talent in WNY and lame advertising presumably created by small WNY ad agencies, the more you basically simply criticize....WNY. It's a small provincial town. The talent is working elsewhere. Get over it. That's quite a leap. From criticizing annoying AF advertising I'm criticizing WNY. How do you even know the name and correct spelling of that company? And by giving credit to Mighty Tacos commercials I'm boosting WNY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 It's Thomann asphalt. It's kind of funny (or is it?). The more you guys criticize on-air talent in WNY and lame advertising presumably created by small WNY ad agencies, the more you basically simply criticize....WNY. It's a small provincial town. The talent is working elsewhere. Get over it. So which ad agency do you work for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 So which ad agency do you work for? LOL. By the way, how do I know it's "THOMANN" ??? 1) I have a brain and know about this miracle product called "GOOGLE". 2) I went with the poster's comment that he thought it was called "FULMAN" and created a google search for "FULMAN ASPHALT WNY" and guess what? This turned up THOMANN ASPHALT in 2 seconds with their awkward slogan "ALTOGETHER THOROUGH" which I have heard 100 times during the WGR-550 commercial....so I knew it was them. It's more fun to B word and complain though, rather than spend literally 3 seconds at Google. "I can't even tell their name!" In all seriousness: WNY is a small provincial town. The really clever national advertising is being created in NYC and elsewhere. I hope that isn't a revelation to you guys. The really slick, smart, good sports talk on-air personalities are....uh...not working in WNY. Is that a revelation too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 You think a potential customer should have to go through those steps and do you think they will? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iraq Vet Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Schopp is a dope. He spews anger and hate if someone confronts him on his stupidity. Bulldog is ok.... he always sounds like he has had a couple of beers game day like a true fan Sort of like Rick Jenerate, in the 1990's Rick was always hammered in the 3rd. Edited January 13, 2015 by Iraq Vet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 And, do you think Fulman Asphalt (don't forget to add the WNY) comes up with Thomann because other people have googled it, not knowing the name, since the ahole never enunciates it and never spells it, never gives out a number, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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