I don't need to listen to daily sports talk radio to learn about players from a century ago. It's not really roping me in.

I'll just ESPN's garbage on in my office.

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"[people] are ok with me when I'm talking about sports and I'm entertaining them because I'm [a black man who's] dancing for them"

Hey Goff, get off the cross cuz we could use the wood (or maybe your strawman texter would try to set it on fire! >=)

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He was terrific when he piped in and needled at Bernsie as a third wheel on B&B. Now he just babbles about his kid, the NBA and social issues. They're talking about Hack Wilson and for no reason he throws in the Cobb racist stuff. He can't get through a single segment without a black or white comment, and Bernsie has largely ceded the controls to Goff. It's not fun. It's not entertaining.

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That's what I don't get either. I'm sure he's been called the N-Word. He said he was called it when he was 10. But I know he didn't grow up in poverty. I know he wasn't ducking bullets his entire life.

He claims he knows gang members but that's his choice. He can stay away from the gang members if he wants.

He's making pretty good money now so life can't be that bad. He can stay away from danger if he chooses.

So I'm curious of these "Horrible situations" that he's been in as well.

Answer: There haven't been any. He made it up.

Not to get all current events on things, but I pretty much grew up with the type of idiots that are doing the shit that is causing all the current problems.

They hate everybody. They aren't real discerning. They even hated the nerdy kids that think they are smarter than everybody because they do their homework. Hell, they hated you if you drove the wrong make of truck.

They come from somewhere.

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A recent and well-researched book largely debunked the "Cobb is a racist" theory. Maybe the writer was wrong, but Goff offered no evidence that he was. "So we hear Ty Cobb is no longer a racist! Duh-huh-huh. Well, ok, sure!"

Nice research, dum-dum.

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The truck one always cracks me up. I never thought it was serious until I moved out here.

Did he really say that?

People are okay with you when you're talking about sports because that's what they tune in for. You're on The Score, not NPR.

No disrespect to either Goff or bernstein here because I don't want to be a hypocrite. We all have opinions on these things and we're all entitled to them. Some of of us have dumb fuckin' opinions. Just check out the AmeriKKKa thread. But we're not passing ourselves off as experts or talking down to listeners/callers. We don't even really talk down to Chas. Nobody wants to tune in to two guys who are barely expert on the sports they get paid to discuss to hear their often dumb fuckin' opinions on current events and politics. bernstein isn't dumb but he gets way beyond his depth. And Jason just isn't an educated guy. He should stick with being the affable sports fan who jabs bernstein when he gets too pompous. That's a listenable show.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Some of them come from the neighborhood in which I grew up, too, so I guess I'd say that they could be from anywhere.

PS, Dr. Ken, RR, (not sure if JORR was a Dell's man), other aging U of I guys--was in the new Papa Dell's restaurant . . . nice place, even though it's on Champaign's ugliest street (Neil). Who wants to go to a game?

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Yes. He said that. I've said it before, he's disturbed.

The white guys at the SCORE also "Dance for us", you dumb ass. It's a radio show.

Yeah.. sports is an escape from this stuff for me. I get that they have opinions and want to share them but it's a bit much really. It does lead me more to music and podcasts lately. That being said, I'm not so sure I don't need an escape from my team's crappy performances.

Jorr hit the nail on the head. Goff jabbing at Bernsie is good radio.

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Jesus, Goff has jumped the shark.

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He's always sucked, from the time that bitch was calling in from Evanston. Abattaclueless always sucked too.. It just took you a few years to realize it.

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He's always sucked, from the time that bitch was calling in from Evanston. Abattaclueless always sucked too.. It just took you a few years to realize it.

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He's always sucked, from the time that bitch was calling in from Evanston. Abattaclueless always sucked too.. It just took you a few years to realize it.

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glitch in the matrix

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You must really hate him.

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Haven't been to a game in the Lovie Era, but I'm in, pending my kid's schedule.

Just thinking about a Murphy's burger and fries is making me hungry.

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You know me like that.

I would have no issue with them doing a special show or multiple segments if it advanced the discussion and offered multiple viewpoints on various issues. The vast majority of what I heard today on WGN, and Im assuming on 670, is just more regurgitated, overly simplistic bullshit that wants to make sweeping generalizations about the health of the country when less than 1000 people got angry about the taking down of a piece of history, flawed or not. This entire thing was about a statue that nobody gave a shit about ten years ago when rabid social justice was confined to liberal arts colleges.

I really dont pay attention to shit like this but did we all have a collective freakout about the future of the country when black nationalists called for the killing of police and then it happened, multiple times? This shit happens in every country. We just seem to have a particular talent to make a mountain out of a molehill with every single issue.

And I dont know how this has been co-opted by BLM. These white nationalist simpletons live and on antisemitism more than anything else. This was mostly white people being countered by mostly white people, and then a white guy drive into a crowd killing a white woman.

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"Mattress technology has come a long way"

- Dan Bernstein, 2016

I'd meet down there too. Last game I went to was in St. Louis and they lost to Mizzou. It was awhile ago. I think Juice was the QB.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

When Goff goes on these long-winded RACE rants he doesn't know where he's going a most of the time. That's why he says a lot of dumb shit. Cuz he's thinking on the fly. And his brain takes him to stupid places. Thus we get a lot of stupid comments like we did today.

I was wondering about that too. STAY OUT OF NEO NAZI BUSINESS!!

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

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

Ahh, The Zook Era....

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You know me like that.

Glad he's posting here now.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

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

So what we've learned is B&G should stick to sports, but only current sports and only discuss non-political and non-controversial sports related topics. Got it. S&W approve.

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“Mr. Trump is unfit for our nation’s highest office.”- JD Vance
“My god, what an !diot.”- JD Vance tweet on Trump
“I’m a ‘Never Trump’ guy”- JD Vance

I think he got deleted.

I forgot about my Ron Zook mult with an avatar of Gary Cole.

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When I was there, University east or west of the engineering quad was a wasteland. Save for that banging Mexican restaurant with awesome queso blanco.

I can't believe how 75% of the old apartments and dorms have been torn down and replaced with fancy-looking ones. Of course, my wife's old dorm (PAR and FAR) remain....the house I lived in, the Evans Scholar House, has been replaced. These kids have a really nice one.

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They make fun of people who ask them to "stick to sports". They stress the importance of talking about current events and social issues, and how they will continue to do so and if you don't like it, don't listen. Larry said the same thing before his show.

My question is...if Mitch told them that ratings are slipping and sponsors are getting nervous, and they need to "stick to sports", would anyone take a stand to continue talking politics? My guess is no - especially Danny. No way he would risk his comfy, well paying job. He'd be talking about Bears pre-season games faster than your head can spin. Larry would too. Goff? I could see him actually taking a stand and risking his job. I doubt it, but he'd be the one who would.

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