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Worst members of the Arkansas sports media

Posted on 10/2/24 at 12:33 am
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
24602 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 12:33 am
What is your list? Here is my top 10.

1. Wally Hall
2. Rick Schaeffer
3. Mike Irwin
4. Chuck Barrett
5. Bo Mattingly
6. Tommy Craft
7. Derek Ruscin
8. Zach Arns
9. Tye Richardson
10. Randy Rainwater
This post was edited on 10/2/24 at 12:59 am
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
138872 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 12:51 am to
Mike Irwin is my #1
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
24602 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 1:02 am to
Very opinionated and grumpy.

Will argue with you over the dumbest things.
This post was edited on 10/2/24 at 1:04 am
Posted by Red Boarman
Member since Oct 2023
504 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 6:46 am to
The guy on ch 5 who, in trying to be witty, says very little, then offers a pedestrian take as keen insight. I never see the others.
Posted by Red Boarman
Member since Oct 2023
504 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 6:47 am to
quote:

Very opinionated and grumpy.

Will argue with you over the dumbest things.


New sig line?
Posted by The Sultan of Swine
Member since Nov 2010
8041 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 6:56 am to
Joe Franklin and Randy Rainwater are just boring to listen to

Chuck has to be politically correct so you won’t get much interesting out of him

Otis is hard to listen to - should come with an epilepsy warning or something
Posted by FayetteNAM
Boston Mountains
Member since Jun 2013
7955 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 8:12 am to
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Mike Irwin is my #1


Only because he pushed Pittmans fat arse on us.

The Midget who forsook all journalist principles, when he started fluffing Bielema.

Chuck Barrett is he a journalist? He seems like a press secretary, straight up just part of the administration.
This post was edited on 10/2/24 at 8:14 am
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
24602 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 8:52 am to
Yep.
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
24602 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 9:04 am to
Chuck Barrett had this own show called sports rap for years. He called Arkansas fans terrorists for wanting Nutt fired. So putting Arkansas fans in the same category as the terrorists of 9/11. No repercussions or apology but did get rewarded as the voice for football who isn't in the same league as Bud Campbell and Paul Eells.


Posted by Poker_hog
Member since Mar 2019
3059 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 9:09 am to
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3. Mike Irwin


When I used to read Tardville I found him to be particularly thinned skinned when challenged on whatever narrative they were pushing at the time.
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
24602 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 9:54 am to
I was watching ask Mike and he was being a jerk to that girl who was giving her own opinion.
Posted by VagueMessage
Springdale, AR
Member since Jun 2013
4052 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 9:55 am to
He has a very "I was in the room and you weren't" point of view - which I think means something to be fair. Because I don't find Mike Irwin to be an outright liar. On the other hand, sometimes what people let him see and hear doesn't always reflect the whole story, and there're some gaps that get filled in with implications and truisms. I believe he speaks honestly, but it's not like he's never wrong, misled, or interprets a situation correctly all the time. If you're going to be all grassroots and talk with fans on message boards, that's a disposition that'll frustrate everyone involved.

Lanny is the one I found to be thin-skinned. He used to have Bert as a censored word. Bert wasn't even an insult, it was a term of endearment. A completely harmless nickname. It's not like Titboss or MOTHO. But as soon as he was done with Bert, and he decided Bert had enough time, it wss suddenly allowed. And as far as I'm concerned, Chad never should've been off limits, but he was for the better part of two years over there. You just can't be as sensitive as they are and enforce jackboot standards for etiquette. This is fricking sports, and we're pissed off for pretty damn good reasons.

That whole place is full of 60+ chodes who never learned how to interact on the Internet, despite being on it for 25+ years. Every time I saw one of them refer to a player as "young man," I expected them to pinch cheeks and pull some melted candy out of their purse.
Posted by ArHog
Gulf Coast
Member since Jan 2008
35529 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 10:52 am to
quote:

He called Arkansas fans terrorists for wanting Nutt fired. So



He also said firing MOTHO would set the program back 10 years, he damn sure nailed that one.



Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
24602 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 11:09 am to
He was a little off.

Firing Petrino was the back breaker.
Posted by Raz4back
Member since Mar 2011
3972 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 11:09 am to
Jim Harris belongs on that list somewhere. He is an absolute moron
Posted by The Sultan of Swine
Member since Nov 2010
8041 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 11:12 am to
quote:

He also said firing MOTHO would set the program back 10 years, he damn sure nailed that one.


Try 20
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
24602 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 11:22 am to
Looks like I should have expanded the list.
Posted by Clark14
L.A.Hog
Member since Dec 2014
22889 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 4:51 pm to
I like drive time sports with Rick and Randy. I see nothing wrong with either.
Posted by Mason Dixon Swine
West Finger
Member since Jan 2019
2743 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 5:51 pm to
Anyone who keeps pushing Canaan Sandy on us
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
24602 posts
Posted on 10/2/24 at 6:05 pm to
Phil Elson and Matt Jones are way better.
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