A guy just called who wasn't thrilled with Shea McCellin's play this season and Dan jumped to McCellin's defense, quickly followed by Laurence. Can people who listen more often clarify something? I don't know what Dan's opinion of McClellin has been this season but I could have sworn I heard Laurence saying less than flattering things about his play this season.

I will give Laurence credit for attempting to legitimately answer the questions of several callers after Bernsie acted like a dismissive, disinterested little brat.

I don't hear anybody deifying Ray Lewis. Rey Lewis simply seemingly has an internal radar that directs him to the nearest microphone and camera. He's getting coverage, but I don't think anybody in the media has said, "Hey what a great man and role model." I haven't heard that. Any accolades I've seen in the media have been for his play on the field. Everybody knows there's a huge elephant in the room when it comes to Lewis. None of the analysts are dumb enough to even approach the "Ray Lewis is a great guy" angle.

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"Cowabunga? Cowa fucking piece of dog shit! This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick!"

Great comparison.

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I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out. - Bill Hicks

Let's do it for Johnny!

I kinda saw it the same. Btw, what the hell was he doing at mid field kissing the ground after the game?

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Elections have consequences.

Hey Gottlieb, that's how a person with some talent does a CBS Sports minute.

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I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out. - Bill Hicks

Let's do it for Johnny!

It was a bit off camera but Tony Dungy was walking by.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I don't suspect I could have phrased either post any better myself. Well done.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

And again...

I think you and Brogue are reacting to something that hasn't, and likely won't, happen in the next two weeks.

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Kid Cairo's Boers & Bernstein YouTube Channel

Kid Cairo: 2013 March Madness Tournament Winner!

"Cowabunga? Cowa fucking piece of dog shit! This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick!"

You're probably right, but I can see Stuart Scott doing this.

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Are you aware "Booyah Boy" has been diagnosed with cancer again, guys?

Are you happy about that SHARK?

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Maybe not the analysts, they're smarter than that, but given two weeks, I'm sure some stupid, "jump on the bandwagon" columnist will write this story.

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I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out. - Bill Hicks

Let's do it for Johnny!

Stuart revealed the cancer news last week. It's an awful story.

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GOB: "My God, what is this feeling?"
Michael: "Could it be love?"
GOB: "I know what an erection feels like, Michael. No, it's the opposite. It's... it's like my heart is getting hard."

I sure do hope you're right, but seeing that I'm essentially always right - and it is a burden, I can tell you - I think we'll all be disappointed.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

A SCORE original...Doug Buffone after this ZZ "Scoreboard" on 'SCR...

Jim Rome proving that it IS possible to do a CBS Sports Minute without word vomiting all over your shirt. Take notes, Gottlieb.

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Bernstein has been an asshole to everyone on the show so far except Buffone.

As someone remarked earlier, Laurence has softened the tone of the show and has made it more listenable as a result.

It seems like Laurence is showing signs that he's capable of stepping outside Bernstein's shadow.

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While he likes to talk about his contacts around the league, and how many sources he has, not to mention his work at NBC, I think Holmes has been taking a softer approach for some time. I think, of late, he's been more interested in being that slow talking, insightful type (even though when he does this, he often says something fairly obvious to most people except himself).

I agree that he's trying to change his persona, especially when he's paired with Bernstein. He's not as sycophantic as he used to be--he actually snapped at Dan a couple of times today--and is trying to articulate some "independent" thoughts. While his changes haven't been entirely successful thus far, I give him credit for attempting to improve his on-air presentation.

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I've pretty much come to terms with the fact that Laurence is more than likely the one to replace Terry sooner than later. If he can break free from parroting Dan and develop his own second banana personality, I think this pairing could work for the future. Some of his dorky shtick I can deal with, but he has to lose that "hot head, ima punch someone" persona. He's definitely more tolerable when he's partnered up with someone, and if he can neutralize some of Dan's pouty douchiness, that makes for a better listen than the bully pulpit/strawman shit Dan and Terry default to far too often.

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I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out. - Bill Hicks

Let's do it for Johnny!

Today he did ok with some of the callers. Wanting to have the dialogue rather than just dismissive as Dan gets. You can tell a meatball or otherwise stupid caller they are wrong in many different ways.

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Elections have consequences.

Nobody said that Leery is going to do B&B Friday.

Agreed.

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Replacing Boers with Loho would be a big mistake. I would love to see Berns paired with either Rosey or Rozner...each would challenge Dan, something Terry hasn't done in years. If Mitch wants to get real crazy, go 3 Man with all 3!

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Les has made a decent career in the industry embracing his dorky schtick side. Sir is essentially chocolate Les, but in denial.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Yeah, Laurence is definitely in denial about his dorkiness. And he really needs to tone down his attempts at self-aggrandizement (the constant NBC-5 mentions, pointless stories about interacting with Cheryl Scott, etc), but I like the fact that he wants to bring information to his listeners. He does a lot of good interviews with beat writers and broadcasters from around the country; B&B are often too lazy to do that.

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and Les, to the amazement of all, has found something like 4-5 women to say yes to his marriage proposals

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.