I've heard a lot of personal shots and uncomfortable moments from both guys. Mac touched on it on the CFMB Podcast a little. Most of it is Spiegel being a complete asshole.

The Score has commercials for Parkins that only mention Spiegel at the end by saying "Listen to Danny Parkins on the Spiegel and Parkins Show".

Spiegel either knows he is just finishing out his contract or he is dumb for being adversarial because Spiegel wasn't consulted about hiring Parkins.

I can understand being upset but there really isn't a reason to attack the new guy.

Insecurity is the reason. It's been an issue for Spiegel since he's been at the Score.

I can understand being upset but there really isn't a reason to attack the new guy.

I think Spiegel dislikes Parkins and Parkins doesn't dislike Spiegel but also doesn't really respect him.

Spiegel would have disliked anyone who was younger than him and better than him. He is an insecure bitch and always has been. He would only be happy with a complete rube or a mentor-type like Mac.

Speigel almost always sounds smarmy and condescending to me, even when he likely has no intention of doing so. It's just something about his tone of voice.

I think Spiegel dislikes Parkins and Parkins doesn't dislike Spiegel but also doesn't really respect him.

I think Spiegel dislikes Parkins and Parkins doesn't dislike Spiegel but also doesn't really respect him.

I caught the tail end of the segment today about "Grudges", but it was basically...in college somebody ratted Parkins out about work on a project or something in a journalism class, anyhow, he got dropped a whole letter grade in the class, and he admitted he had his "parents involved".

Seriously? In college? Isn't it about time to handle business yourself? I knew he was a sheltered liberal snowflake from the North Shore, but my goodness.

He said it was ridiculous that his parents were involved... I don't think it was his choice.

Unless things have changed since I was in college, but there is "No call home" on any type of disciplinary action. You are on your own. At some point he had to go crying to mommy and daddy, maybe they questioned it as it was "check cutting" time.

It's possible he bitched about it to his parents and they acted on their own. If that's what happened it's hard to blame him for being a college kid and talking to his parents about school.

It's possible he bitched about it to his parents and they acted on their own. If that's what happened it's hard to blame him for being a college kid and talking to his parents about school.

Pretty much the exact thing happened to me, but in a C++ class, not a journalism class. A bunch of us "cooperated" on a program(which wasn't allowed, and that makes even little sense considering it's actually encouraged in the real world industry, but I digress), any whoot, it was found because the source of all our submissions was very similar...I got dropped a grade, still passing. I really didn't involve my folks. It's kind of being an adult thing...

Considering they let Parkins fly solo with Spiegs gone they might have no problem dumping Spiegs before his contract is up and not spending anything extra to replace him. Spiegs is trying to get canned then.

But you can see an even deeper view of where the dislike comes from, I don't think Spiegs comes from much money. If he did he would be bragging about the "Syracuse" or "Duke" degree mommy and daddy bought. I'm sure that causes a ton of resentment.