I was a charter member and organizer of the B&B ALS. But I certainly understand their faults. I'm not sure where you're headed with this...I've met Silvy and Dan in person. Both were equally nice to me. If you didn't know him at a PTA meeting and struck up a conversation with him, I guarantee you'd find Dan personable. I'm not here to stick up for him...he doesn't care that I am defending his off-air personality. I can only tell you my experience.

you are a perfect fit for the B&B forums here.... you "no longer listen" yet you detailed every recent controversy of the last 3 months that has happened with this show.

Dan spends 25 hours a week espousing a socially toxic worldview to hundreds of thousands of people, so color me unimpressed that he managed to restrain himself from spitting on CoF at a remote once. He's garbage. Ill-bred.

Silvy IS a great guy. Showed up to two of our CSFMB bowling events. His show though, for me is a tough listen...it's just too bland. Waddle kinda kills my buzz too.

Les Grobstein's huge hog is proof that God has a sense of humor, isn't it?

You seem like one of those people that have nice things to say about everybody, especially giving the benefit of the doubt to things or people you like. While you may understand their faults, you still view the show in a very positive light. I'm the opposite and I think Dan is in real life exactly what he is on the radio.

you are a perfect fit for the B&B forums here.... you "no longer listen" yet you detailed every recent controversy of the last 3 months that has happened with this show.

again, that's in my opinion because you haven't actually met him.

I might give ESPN 1000 a try.

Les Grobstein's huge hog is proof that God has a sense of humor, isn't it?

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

i bet if we had a poll here for "which phrase is more likely to bring swift certain death?" with that phrase and "i'm going on sports & torts" i think we'd have one hell of a poll that goes down to the wire =D

The show is still good but it's changed. Change is inevitable after 15 years.

Did he shake your hand?

again, that's in my opinion because you haven't actually met him.

Rick, I'm terrible. It's ok to say. I call in for my amusement.

disagree completely, bigfan. He may play the bad guy on the radio but the very first time I met him at a remote, he took almost the entire break talking to me, who he'd previously only talked to on the air about life, my spouse, his spouse, the radio biz etc. The next break he did it again while Terry stretched his legs with on of the Flying Zarang brothers. He's a nice guy in person. That same day I met Matty and he also was a genuine guy who took even more time to talk, gave me his cell number, etc (at that point I had thought about using my degree to get into radio). Terry's a bit more reserved in person but he'll still tell you all the stories you want to hear. Unfortunately I met Baby McNown that same day. Actually he's quite nice in person too, gives off a Baldy McGrindy feel. Who is also a nice guy. And before everyone gets on me for meeting all these guys and acting like I think I'm special, hey, just go to the remote and you're likely to have the same experience. Meet the guys once and they'll remember you the rest of the times you see them.

However, yes, the show is a tough listen since Penn State and CTE. Shows do change. I still get enough out of it to listen every day I can. I'm not above calling them on their wrongs, hence calling about the golden age of GM's. But the show still beats everything else for me. What that says about me and sports radio in general, I'll let others be the judge.

Dan on the radio is different than his real life persona. The show is still good but it's changed. Change is inevitable after 15 years.

Ive met Mac, Jurko, Bernstein, Boers, Rongey, Goff, Silvy, Laurence and Speigel.


All were pretty nice. Two seemed arrogant. Guess who?

Well if you in real life is anything like your board persona does this shock you?

One of the things stopping me from finally doing Bernstein Bingo is that "You are garbage, you are ill-raised" is so deserving of being given a square, yet I can't imagine a scenario in which we ever hear it again. It was really the culmination of three years of shit in one glorious moment.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Dan spends 25 hours a week espousing a socially toxic worldview to hundreds of thousands of people, so color me unimpressed that he managed to restrain himself from spitting on CoF at a remote once. He's garbage. Ill-bred.

Leary and Spiegs

Ive met Mac, Jurko, Bernstein, Boers, Rongey, Goff, Silvy, Laurence and Speigel.


All were pretty nice. Two seemed arrogant. Guess who?