'Nuts' continue on-air jabber
"And you're back with John "Jabberjaws" Jackson on SportsNut 1420 AM, and let me share a beef I have with Ohio State fans. I'll admit that I was wrong about the Bucks last year after the Fiesta Bowl, but now that they're having problems, where are all the callers? You called when times are good, but now that the NCAA is ..."
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"... been saying for the past four years. Tim Couch is not the guy who can lead the Cleveland Browns to the Super Bowl. He was overrated in high school. He was overrated in college. And he's ..."
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"... the media won't stop bringing it up. Everywhere you look, Kobe Bryant is on the TV. He's on the front page of newspapers. He's on the cover of ..."
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" ... as a straight shooter. You know I tell you the truth. That's how this show became the 17th-highest rated program on Monday nights in June. So when I tell you that Johnson's Microwave Baked Potatoes are the best, you can take that to ..."
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"Let's go to Jeff in Hudson. Jeff are you there?"
"Yeah, I'm here. You said us Ohio State fans never call and I'm calling."
"Yeah, so?"
"So, you said we never call when things are going bad. So I'm calling."
"All I'm saying is that my phone lines are flooded when Ohio State wins the Fiesta Bowl, but everyone is strangely quiet when Maurice Clarett gets in yet another incident."
"Well I'm calling now. You say we never call and I'm calling ..."
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" ... Holcomb showed what he could do last year. And I'm not just talking about the Pittsburgh game, people. He did it against the Ravens. He did it against the Bengals. He did it against ..."
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" ... going to get a fair trial when the media won't stop talking about it. Look, Kobe cheated on his wife. He admitted that. But that's between him and his wife. If he did what the woman said he did, he should go to jail. But everyone in the media is offering his opinion ..."
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"... you're thinking. You're thinking, Dave, I know you're a straight shooter when it comes to sports. But this is different. I've tried all kinds of microwave baked potatoes. And frankly, they were ..."
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" .... And all I'M saying is that when things are going bad, no one calls. But when Ohio State gets lucky and beats Michigan or Purdue or Cincinnati, I'm flooded with calls about how I was wrong, the Buckeyes are great, blah, blah, blah.
"WELL, I'M CALLING NOW. YOU SAY WE NEVER CALL AND I ..."
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" .... just face up to it and admit that Couch wasn't the right pick. Who cares how much money Holcomb makes? Who cares how much money Couch makes? This team should be about putting ..."
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"... hear that sort of sensationalism on this show. You're not going to hear the fancy lawyers and talking heads blather on about it. All that does is feed the flames. Look, Kobe Bryant is a great player. But all the media wants to do is talk about ..."
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"... or butter, or sour cream. Whatever you want to put on it. I'm telling you, the only thing better than Johnson's baked potatoes is listening to this show when ..."
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"... YOU SAY WE NEVER CALL! WELL HERE I AM! I'M CALLING! I'M ..."
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"... when he can't get through his progressions ..."
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"... the media talks about is Kobe! Maybe they should just be quiet for just one second. Is that too much to ask?"
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XJoe Scalzo is a sportswriter for The Vindicator. Write him at scalzo@vindy.com.
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