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OT: Rank the media folks who cover UGA sports by likeability
Posted on 6/5/16 at 1:37 am
Posted on 6/5/16 at 1:37 am
This kind of piggybacks the Freedom of Information Act that they are all bitching about. So, by perceived likeability..rank these bastards From most likeable to least likeable. Ill render my rankings after a few of you cats lay down your tracks.
Jake Rowe
Jake Reuse
Dean Legge
Fletcher Page
Marc Weiszer
Jason Butt
Bradley
Schultz
Chip Towers
Seth Emerson
Kipp Adams
Murf Baldwin
Barrett Sallee
Tyler/Curtis Graves (I list them together because they are pretty much the same person and they talk over each other the entire podcast)
Yes, I know they cover different aspects of UGA sports and many of them cover other teams as well but
Jake Rowe
Jake Reuse
Dean Legge
Fletcher Page
Marc Weiszer
Jason Butt
Bradley
Schultz
Chip Towers
Seth Emerson
Kipp Adams
Murf Baldwin
Barrett Sallee
Tyler/Curtis Graves (I list them together because they are pretty much the same person and they talk over each other the entire podcast)
Yes, I know they cover different aspects of UGA sports and many of them cover other teams as well but
Posted on 6/5/16 at 8:41 am to DawgHolliday
The two Jakes and Seth are at the top for me. Seth took some getting used to after Hale left but I've really come to like him. I was a little upset when gentry left, thus ending their podcast; was the best UGA podcast around
Posted on 6/5/16 at 9:07 am to tylerdurden24
Agree with this and I have to put Murf up there with them
Posted on 6/5/16 at 9:18 am to DawgHolliday
Bradley and Schultz are at the bottom for me.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 2:04 pm to tylerdurden24
Seth is definitely my favorite UGA beat writer. Not sure how I'd rank the rest but I don't care for Bradley or Schultz at all.
Seth & Gentry Show (or was it Gentry & Seth Show?) was great stuff.
Seth & Gentry Show (or was it Gentry & Seth Show?) was great stuff.
This post was edited on 6/5/16 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 6/5/16 at 2:28 pm to DawgHolliday
Jeff Sentell does a pretty good job.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 2:30 pm to DawgHolliday
Seth is good
Dean in February
Weiser before he started charging
Dean in February
Weiser before he started charging
Posted on 6/5/16 at 3:14 pm to E.Hubble
Overall, I'd rank them like this:
Rusty Mansell - Most trusted recruiting guy out there. Could put Chad Simmons here too as he's pretty UGA-friendly
Jake Rowe & Jake Reuse - Second only to Rusty in trustworthiness. If they say something, I at least listen
Seth Emerson - Maybe the best balance of honesty and sunshine of all of them. And when he's critical, he backs it up . Also solid analysis on basketball (Maryland background helps)
Fletcher Page - a poor man's Gentry Estes
Murf Baldwin - solid video breakdowns and write-ups. Not crazy about the podcasts but they're at least tolerable
Marc Weiszer - Has the critical touch of Seth and the trustworthiness of Rusty or the Jakes (I believe he is now the senior beat writer in the room) but there's just like this jaded feeling to his writing and podcast work. I'll listen to what he has to say but it's kind of a downer at times
Bill King - I like Bill and the AJC Junkyard Blawg. He's an open homer and covers a lot of the non-on the field topics like Sanford Stadium conditions, Stegeman construction, baseball, gymnastics, etc. Doesn't deliver anything int he way of breaking news but he has been around and has some solid takes that make for good reading
Jeff Sentell - Has done a solid job for the Dawgnation site with respect to recruiting. Maybe a little high on this list but, hey, I'll give him a bump just for sparing us from Carvell
Jason Butt - solid newcomer. Not much goo or bad to say about him yet.
Dean Legge - Certainly trustworthy and has been around for a while but he goes on these whiny streaks about a number of issues (see the QB controversy last season) that really make me disregard what he has to say
Kipp Adams - Kipp is kind of the midpoint on this list. He's got his good qualities and his meh qualities. Not rushing to see what he says but not unfollowing him on Twitter either
Chip Towers - How do you describe Towers? He has a penchant for delivering bad news which, admittedly, isn't his fault; he is after all a reporter by trade. But there's just something about his delivery in his articles and on the radio. I feel like he wants to be the affable Lewis Grizzard type for the fans but, in this day and age, I think types like Lewis just can't exist anymore (not with the access the media has, the money at stake in college athletics, and the duty a good media base has to cover a program so as to prevent shite like what has happened at Baylor and Tennessee). I think he reallt does mean well and, like them or not, he breaks a lot of big stories for UGA fans. But it's this feeling that he wants to be the fanbase's friend while telling us about all the bad crap that I think rubs a lot of people the wrong way. Could see him being one of those guys that we all end up missing once he's retired but wish he'd leave while he's still here.
Barrett Sallee - Having the Bleacher Report label doesn't help his case and, quite frankly, he comes off exactly like the outsider passing judgement on UGA football that he is
Bradley - Prototypical AJC stooge
Schultz - Stereotypical Tech-loving douche
Rusty Mansell - Most trusted recruiting guy out there. Could put Chad Simmons here too as he's pretty UGA-friendly
Jake Rowe & Jake Reuse - Second only to Rusty in trustworthiness. If they say something, I at least listen
Seth Emerson - Maybe the best balance of honesty and sunshine of all of them. And when he's critical, he backs it up . Also solid analysis on basketball (Maryland background helps)
Fletcher Page - a poor man's Gentry Estes
Murf Baldwin - solid video breakdowns and write-ups. Not crazy about the podcasts but they're at least tolerable
Marc Weiszer - Has the critical touch of Seth and the trustworthiness of Rusty or the Jakes (I believe he is now the senior beat writer in the room) but there's just like this jaded feeling to his writing and podcast work. I'll listen to what he has to say but it's kind of a downer at times
Bill King - I like Bill and the AJC Junkyard Blawg. He's an open homer and covers a lot of the non-on the field topics like Sanford Stadium conditions, Stegeman construction, baseball, gymnastics, etc. Doesn't deliver anything int he way of breaking news but he has been around and has some solid takes that make for good reading
Jeff Sentell - Has done a solid job for the Dawgnation site with respect to recruiting. Maybe a little high on this list but, hey, I'll give him a bump just for sparing us from Carvell
Jason Butt - solid newcomer. Not much goo or bad to say about him yet.
Dean Legge - Certainly trustworthy and has been around for a while but he goes on these whiny streaks about a number of issues (see the QB controversy last season) that really make me disregard what he has to say
Kipp Adams - Kipp is kind of the midpoint on this list. He's got his good qualities and his meh qualities. Not rushing to see what he says but not unfollowing him on Twitter either
Chip Towers - How do you describe Towers? He has a penchant for delivering bad news which, admittedly, isn't his fault; he is after all a reporter by trade. But there's just something about his delivery in his articles and on the radio. I feel like he wants to be the affable Lewis Grizzard type for the fans but, in this day and age, I think types like Lewis just can't exist anymore (not with the access the media has, the money at stake in college athletics, and the duty a good media base has to cover a program so as to prevent shite like what has happened at Baylor and Tennessee). I think he reallt does mean well and, like them or not, he breaks a lot of big stories for UGA fans. But it's this feeling that he wants to be the fanbase's friend while telling us about all the bad crap that I think rubs a lot of people the wrong way. Could see him being one of those guys that we all end up missing once he's retired but wish he'd leave while he's still here.
Barrett Sallee - Having the Bleacher Report label doesn't help his case and, quite frankly, he comes off exactly like the outsider passing judgement on UGA football that he is
Bradley - Prototypical AJC stooge
Schultz - Stereotypical Tech-loving douche
Posted on 6/5/16 at 5:03 pm to tylerdurden24
I don't listen to them all by any means but:
Seth Emerson- just solid all around
Chad Simmons- haven't paid attention to anything recruiting for a long time but when I did, it was pretty good
Marc Weiser- fine reporting but his conclusions are consistently off. I have no clue how he comes up with his conclusions.
Fletcher Page- knows his shite but when things don't happen the way he wants, he can be a whiney bitch. 2 years ago, he'd be second or third on this list
Dean Legge- also knows his shite and is also bitchy, but add in some arrogance to that.
Seth Emerson- just solid all around
Chad Simmons- haven't paid attention to anything recruiting for a long time but when I did, it was pretty good
Marc Weiser- fine reporting but his conclusions are consistently off. I have no clue how he comes up with his conclusions.
Fletcher Page- knows his shite but when things don't happen the way he wants, he can be a whiney bitch. 2 years ago, he'd be second or third on this list
Dean Legge- also knows his shite and is also bitchy, but add in some arrogance to that.
Posted on 6/6/16 at 6:48 am to tylerdurden24
I forgot about Rusty and Radi as well. That being said, my list would look a lot like yours, TD. I would send Legge down to live with Schultz and Bradley, along with Sallee.
Legge seems very impressed with his own opinion, and when he is on with Weiszer and Page during the season, he seems like such an arrogant prick. Incidentally, I dont think he and Fletcher Page get along well by the way they interact and the way Page speaks when Legge is mentioned.
Sallee seems like he just cant wait to say something judgmental about UGA. Just a week or two ago, he mentioned that everyone thinks Tennessee is the king of preseason hype but its actually UGA...and he liked that opinion so much, a few days later, he was on one of the Sirius/XM college sports shows and had to say it again.
Its not like these guys always have to have their homer glasses on for me to have a good opinion of them but damn, dont be so impressed with yourself or so anxious to make an observation with UGA as the negative focal point.
And for some stupid reason, I like Tyler and Curtis on the Glory UGA podcast...serious homers, and they constantly talk over each other but, they are entertaining.
Thanks to those who participated.
Legge seems very impressed with his own opinion, and when he is on with Weiszer and Page during the season, he seems like such an arrogant prick. Incidentally, I dont think he and Fletcher Page get along well by the way they interact and the way Page speaks when Legge is mentioned.
Sallee seems like he just cant wait to say something judgmental about UGA. Just a week or two ago, he mentioned that everyone thinks Tennessee is the king of preseason hype but its actually UGA...and he liked that opinion so much, a few days later, he was on one of the Sirius/XM college sports shows and had to say it again.
Its not like these guys always have to have their homer glasses on for me to have a good opinion of them but damn, dont be so impressed with yourself or so anxious to make an observation with UGA as the negative focal point.
And for some stupid reason, I like Tyler and Curtis on the Glory UGA podcast...serious homers, and they constantly talk over each other but, they are entertaining.
Thanks to those who participated.
Posted on 6/6/16 at 8:41 am to DawgHolliday
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Just a week or two ago, he mentioned that everyone thinks Tennessee is the king of preseason hype but its actually UGA
Is he talking about 2016 or overall?
This post was edited on 6/6/16 at 8:43 am
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:11 am to DawgHolliday
Legge and Page are friends. They used to work together.
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