Actually, I think he just wanted to touch Bucher’s hair and happened to scratch his nose beforehand. This post title is more provocative though…
Ric Bucher comments on Twitter:
Didn’t see Kobe coming, re: head chamois. I was interviewing him for radio, so I didn’t care until I saw the cameras. Thought bubble: Damn.
Love the music and the slow mo…nice work.
I love YouTube. It gives self-promoting high schoolers like “burdman33” the opportunity to showcase their own athletic feats. Here’s what he wrote about the following video:
Me sniping some newton north kid in the face.
That’s great. Succinct, yet descriptive. Now watch burdman33 snipe some Newton North kid in the face.
Kudos to the kid that stands up in the bottom right hand corner of the screen to get the crowd going.
Just a warning — this is not for the faint of heart.
That guy in the white shirt thought he had the best seat in the house, but it turned out to be the worst.
In an interview with ESPN Radio Milwaukee, Aaron Rodgers blasted Tony Kornheiser.
“You know who was better than Tony Kornheiser? Dennis Miller was ten times better. Dennis Miller was a great comedian, but one of the worst Monday Night Football guys ever. And he was ten times better than Tony Kornheiser. His stuff was actually funny. Tony stuff wasn’t funny at all. He did no research. We’d sit in those production meetings and he would add absolutely nothing to the conversation. I’d be like, ‘What are we doing here? This is stupid.’… You get in there with Tony and he’s asking you all these dumb questions that have no application to the game you are playing or anything you are doing. He’s terrible… I don’t think he’s funny. I don’t think he’s insightful. I don’t think knows anything about sports.”
Tell us how you really feel, Aaron.
I’ve made this argument before about Kornheiser: he’s not a diehard sports fan and therefore, I agree that he doesn’t have much detailed insight to any of the leagues. But he’s good on Pardon the Interruption because he can introduce a topic and look at it from a non-diehard point of view. The show has been successful because Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon have different styles, but work extremely well together.
That said, Rodgers says what most fans have been thinking for a while: Some of ESPN’s content just isn’t good. Kornheiser isn’t a fit for MNF, just like Miller wasn’t. I appreciate the network’s thought process behind trying to bring entertainment into the booth, but they’re pissing off true NFL fans that could do without Kornheiser’s constant questions and bantering with Jaworski.
“NFL Live” is another show ESPN should take a long, hard look at. Nobody manages to say as much as possible but nothing at all like Mark Schlereth. On the surface, it seems like he’s saying insightful things, but you peel away his comments and you realize they’re as thin as notebook paper. Yet ESPN has him on the show because he’s a former player.
I know it’s tough, but the network would be best served if they can find former athletes that not only know what they’re talking about and can bring something to the table, but who are also comfortable in front of the camera.
Maybe Rodgers can help the network out by finding new analysts. At least he’ll tell it like it is.
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In case you missed this bit during Game 1, watch Kobe’s expression as Chris Rock cracks jokes in his direction.
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