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re: So were they terminated--wjox opening drive?
Posted on 3/2/18 at 10:00 am to jryanw
Posted on 3/2/18 at 10:00 am to jryanw
I am from Birmingham, and was in intern on the OD during college. D&B were indeed on in the mornings on AM 690. WJOX at the time was the OD 6-10, Roundtable with LT at Ian from 10-2, and Finebaum 2-6.
Ian left in 2008, and they hired this tool named Brien Straw to replace him on the RT with LT. Straw's gimmick was that he hated Alabama sports culture, and made fun of alabama fans every chance he got. Needless to say that didn't go well, and their ratings were terrible, and he was fired. One thing that helped the decision to fire him was that D&B's contracts were ending, and they said that they weren't willing to resign if they stayed on AM, so moved them to the roundtable, and the rest is history. One of my last days as an intern was the first day of LT and D&B. Hands down the best show that has ever been on JOX.
Ian left in 2008, and they hired this tool named Brien Straw to replace him on the RT with LT. Straw's gimmick was that he hated Alabama sports culture, and made fun of alabama fans every chance he got. Needless to say that didn't go well, and their ratings were terrible, and he was fired. One thing that helped the decision to fire him was that D&B's contracts were ending, and they said that they weren't willing to resign if they stayed on AM, so moved them to the roundtable, and the rest is history. One of my last days as an intern was the first day of LT and D&B. Hands down the best show that has ever been on JOX.
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 10:22 am to CaptSpaulding
Thanks for the info! As an intern (and I understand if you don’t feel comfortable taking about it) what were your opinions of the Opening Drive? I’ve always felt the on-air chemistry was lacking to put it nicely.
Tony was just too loud and obnoxious for a 6am show in my opinion, and the other two didn’t really like to play along with his shock jock style questions and gimmicks.
Jay, while he will always be valued by Bama fans for his play on the field, never seemed to have any insight into the program. You would expect the “Bama guy” as a show billed the way it was to have inside information or something, but he never brought anything to the table that everyday fans didn’t already know.
Del Greco, though he was the Auburn guy, was about the only one I cared to listen to on that show. He gave good insight into the areas you would expect him to: inner workings of the NFL from his time with the Player’s Association, a feel for things around the Auburn sporting programs, as well as good opinions on other sports he had knowledges of (golf, soccer, football special teams).
Sans Del Greco, I thought the show was a disaster, and am surprised it stayed on the airwaves as long as it did. Compare it with the Roundtable where all of those guys seem very professional and hardworking to bring an interesting program every day.
I’m curious what your opinion was on the inside?
Tony was just too loud and obnoxious for a 6am show in my opinion, and the other two didn’t really like to play along with his shock jock style questions and gimmicks.
Jay, while he will always be valued by Bama fans for his play on the field, never seemed to have any insight into the program. You would expect the “Bama guy” as a show billed the way it was to have inside information or something, but he never brought anything to the table that everyday fans didn’t already know.
Del Greco, though he was the Auburn guy, was about the only one I cared to listen to on that show. He gave good insight into the areas you would expect him to: inner workings of the NFL from his time with the Player’s Association, a feel for things around the Auburn sporting programs, as well as good opinions on other sports he had knowledges of (golf, soccer, football special teams).
Sans Del Greco, I thought the show was a disaster, and am surprised it stayed on the airwaves as long as it did. Compare it with the Roundtable where all of those guys seem very professional and hardworking to bring an interesting program every day.
I’m curious what your opinion was on the inside?
Posted on 3/2/18 at 10:28 pm to CaptSpaulding
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Brien Straw
Wow. That's a douchenozzle blast from the past.
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