In August Hub says you have to stick with Hutchinson NO MATTER WHAT happens because, "You simply do not start rookie 4th Round QBs". In September Hub says, "You stick with Orton NO MATTER WHAT happens, or his confidence will be shattered and career ruined, etc.". At the end of October Hub says, "If Grossman gets healthy you play him NO MATTER WHAT happens or carrying him on the roster would have been pointless".
Hub's world of analysis is full of all kinds of nonsensical absolutisms which can't be disagreed with and about which he cannot be wrong. He may have more information than us, but I don't think understands the game any better than us.
Some caller pointed out once that he sounds like an authority when he talks about some defensive tackle in some other city only because no listener knows anything about the guy. When he talks about something we know, then we realize how little he knows.
I can't take this pompous ego anymore, and it has nothing to do with the old squabble on Jauron's show.

You are incorrect, sir. Now please trade-in your spell-checker for a fact-checker.

Blazing is right.
I hope Hub gets fired and has to work minimum wage at McDonald's.
Pompous prick he is.

I don't resort to this often, but I will in this situation. You're an idiot Matt Smith. Plain and simple.

Martin - My time is too precious to retort the retard likes of you. Buh-Bye.

You did a pretty good job of identifying yourself as being "one" yourself, with your idiotic reply to "Blazing Size's" opinion of Hub. He had a well thought out, and seemed to be accurate opinion of Hub. Whether you agree with him or not, how did your reply to his post have any relevance? Have a problem with the guy's opinion, then fn' state why you disagree... instead of taking the easy way out. Now as for you... don't let the door hit you on the way out. Bye (hint hint: guys don't say "buh-bye," pal).

Martin - I am too busy at work to elaborate - I prefer Quick Hits, I don't need superfluous words to get my points across. Yes, a lengthy admonition would be nice, but I don't have the time. Plus, it's hard to argue with an unknown named Martin - at least everybody knows who I am and what I do, so as soon as you do the same - then I'll debate you. Buh-bye.

Whoa . . . hold on a second . . .

I'm not trying to get in the middle of this pissing match, but Matt Smith - who the hell are you?

Everyone on this board knows who Martin is - a college student who bags groceries, lives at home, loves ESPN, and has a girlfriend.

Seriously, did I miss something here. Am I supposed to know who you are?

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I am also a college student. However, I work in a chemistry lab and my girlfriend is described in my signature.

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My girlfriend has a bigger penis than your's does.

Fantasy Football is to Football as Gay Porn is to Gay Sex. Hey, I'm saying a good thing about Fantasy Football!

Ok Anusface but you never told us who gave you
Aids. Who will live longer? Magic Johnson or you

You should read this book

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Fantasy Football is to Football as Gay Porn is to Gay Sex. Hey, I'm saying a good thing about Fantasy Football!

I think a tougher thing to read to your child would be the book "My Daddy Has Boers-Face".....Aids is a tough thing to have...but the good news is a quick death.....Boers-Face is a long life time affliction.

Maybe Mike North knows?

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I'll repeat myself for those who missed this:

I know I'm opening myself up to a ton of flames here, but I feel the need to defend a bit. I have been Executive Producer for Pro Football Weekly and the guy who gets this show on the air all over the country for the last 8 years.

I know people have opinions about Hub, just like everyone else on air here and on other stations in Chicago and all over the country. I also know that there are those critical of Hub for an incident with Dick Jauron a couple of years ago. But sometimes I feel the need to defend Hub.

I just wanted to point out that if Hub really were the "know nothing about football homer" like he is sometimes portrayed here, then how do you explain the fact that Pro Football Weekly on radio is on over 300 stations across North America, the PFW paper has a HUGE circulation, and the TV show is on everywhere in the US. Both Hub and Wayne Larrivee are in constant demand all over the country and booking just for our affiliates can be a full time job at best. I just think it's interesting that both Hub and the radio show that we all work VERY hard on is viewed as ONE OF the more definitive programs on the NFL in cities all over the country besides Chicago.

I read this board because it's funny as hell, and some of you hit some great points right on the head, but enough is enough about Hub. The Jauron incident is over, the Bears gig is history, and most have moved on. If you don't like PFW, then don't listen. If you don't like Hub with North or on Sundays with Fred Huebner, then I'm sure AM1000 would welcome you. I have opinions on Chicago radio, just like you. Some of them are the same as yours. Unlike those who post under fake names, I just wanted to chime in with my opinion with my real name. Oh, no...I'm NOT Matt Fishman in disguise.

Also, during the school year, I don't live at home, I live in a dorm. The reason I've staid in the dorm instead of moving to an apartment is because of the new freshmen every year, or as like to call them FRESH MEN.

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Fantasy Football is to Football as Gay Porn is to Gay Sex. Hey, I'm saying a good thing about Fantasy Football!

The circulation of PFW, the amount of listeners...all that is fine. To be honest with you football fans are like are addicted to listening to any broadcast. The fact that Hub said that Chad Huchenson should start after witnessing those two god awful preseason games showed me that he is dumb. Look, all Bear fans knew Orton is not Dan Marino, but he was are best option. Hub could not see that. In fact Hub said that Huch was a good prospect and his teamates loved him. Huch will never play pro football again. How stupid is Hub that he couldn't see what every Bear fan could....and now for my Publishers Pen...Hub is an asswhipe that has no credibility with Bears fans....when Hub asked that caller where he played ball it was a joke. He made it out like he played college football which......The way we here it......was not the case. Join me next week on "HUB IS AN ASS WIPE WEEKLY"

Just a few guesses:

- tremendous sales crew;
- competitive pricing tactics;
- connections;
- NFL's popularity;
- significant geography-independent vanilla "fan" population in the non-NFL geographies;
- PFW competition worse than PFW.

Look, Smith, as a Bear season ticket holder (former) I'll give your guy his dues. He was ok in the booth with Joniak and Thayer and every now and then I'd have a portable radio on at the games. But that's about it. If he gives me a good Bear talk going beyong what the print guys say, I'll listen. But when he comes on every time, we're almost half-way through the season, and still tells us that Angelo f'd up by not having a vet QB and an open position contest in the camp... that just bores me and hints that it's time to channel surf. As dumb as Hub might think his listenership, myself included, is, repeating these points twice was quite enough to announce his position on the issue. Anything more than that is just a straight withdrawal against the balance in his credibility account and hints at some bad blood that may exist between him and the turbin wearing GM. Again, I don't care what went on. It's just not a good listen in the way it comes across. And, by the way, stop parading the fact that you're on on Fan 590 and Team 980 north of the border. I travel there for biz and heard some of their borefest. I'll take the collection of worst Jesse episodes followed by an extended edition of the Towering Line Drive show over the best they ever offered any day of the week.

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'how do you explain the fact that Pro Football Weekly on radio is on over 300 stations across North America'

I guess I can't count so good, where's the 300 radio stations?

http://profootballweekly.com/PFW/About+ ... eRadio.htm

Matt Smith i hate to interupt you from patting your company on the back. The reason so many stations pick you up is because it is cheap weekend programing that is guarented to get listeners because of the NFL brand not your brand. The show has listeners because people love the NFL, love fantasy football, and love to gamble. Hub's job on these shows is easy. He just gets information from local reporters and recites it. A monkey could do that. People like to get information on NFL teams. When Hub gives his opinions he is exposed as an idiot. I hope you can understand this.

Hub is starting to look like Mr. Burns.

Like you guys are saying, if Hub is a success it's a success in the communications business more than it is in football. So he's on 300 stations or something? Fine. Only 30 towns have pro teams. College football dominates most of the geography in this country so I suppose he sounds like a genius to some guy waking up Sunday morrning in Omaha. He doesn't sound too sharp to me.

Then he drives the open-competition/veteran QB thing into the ground. Then on Orton he says first you can't play him, then you can't take him out, and then you can't leave him in. All this without any consideration of how well any of the QBs happen to be playing.

Wouldn't you like to be there when he ran all that past a Bill Parcells.

I like how this Matt Smith dude said in an earlier post "at least everyone knows who I am and what I do". Hate to break it to you buddy but your Matt friggin Smith. You produce PFW, good for you. I can understand how on air people have ego's the size of Texas....but I never thought I'd see the day when a no name producer actually thinks that he has a fan club.

Hey Matt Smith how do you prefer your Hub....bearded or clean shavin? For me, Hub growing a beard is like groundhog day. When Hub grows a beard I know Christmass is two months away.

You guys are coming out swinging. The Honorable Matt Smith also is - or was - a producer at Score. Maybe he just produces Hub, I don't know. Insiders? Help a brother out here.

You don't have to count: the site tells you there are 137 affiliates. Hmm. Maybe Matt is counting the number of broadcasts per week, and some repeat. Or,... who ya crappin'. But still, 137 isn't bad.

Here's the question: 137 affiliates makes Hub more right than 5 affiliates? Less right than 300 affiliates? You really should associate the two things.

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All I know is what he's told us. Better question: who racked up Hub's comments for B&B 2 years ago?

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