It was the last day of the month, and I don't think Holley wanted an extended sendoff. Maybe that's the extent of it?
I wouldn't rule this out and it's what I hope they end up doing because that would be a killer show and in the past Felger was better when he had someone challenging him.
Holley signed up for a bigger role on NBCSN. I don't think he's going to all of a sudden go to 98.5.
Probably but you never know... look at everything Felger does/did for Comcast (I'm out of market so I don't know how big a role he has anymore)
In Chad Finn's article, he also said Felger reduced his NBCSB role because of a new contract from Beasley that basically paid him enough to not be full time at NBCSB anymore.
That's exactly what happened. Beasley made it worth his while with the new deal he signed in January. I'd expect Holley to take over the Pats pre- and postgame shows.
Agree wholeheartedly with everything here, but have to point out a bit of the hypocrisy with the comment from Ordway. I listened to him today playing the conjecture card about Gronk simply to stoke bullshit back and forth. He might not be quite as incendiary as those listed, but he’s no saint himself.
I might not have made this clear, but I think Ordway and his ilk suck. A number of years ago, Ordway said the philosophy of EEI was that it was like listening to a bunch of guys at a bar watching a game. You know, really guy-guy bullshit talk. And I think that EEI still clings to that philosophy.
You’ve nailed it again.
I haven't listened in a long time now, but this is exactly the way I view good sports radio as well. To me, the mark of a good show is how little they rely on call-ins to fill time, be they guests to interview or listeners giving opinions. I mean, the whole point of hot takez radio is to fire up the listeners and fill a couple hours with angry callers. Just sucks to listen to.
I tried to find it but couldn't online, but the whole Ordway "guys you want to go to a bar with, smoke some cigars" line T&R destroyed them for a full break about how awful Ordway was and no one wants to go to a bar with any of them.
I believe it was an Outside The Lines segment. If you search that plus Ordway, I see video links in the video tab (at work so can’t link).
Gotha. I thought you were attributing that last comment of the post to Ordway, not that it was your personal feeling. Misread you, apologies. Yes, you nail it for me perfectly.
I'm not as big of a Holley fan as most others on here, but this will be a MUCH welcomed change. I think he's better on tv than radio, personally.
The Patriot Monday interviews with Belichick might be more interesting...assuming Belichick would even sit down with the guy.
This is great. When I was younger I met MH at a book signing at an odd time, so we had a chance to talk for a bit and he gave me some fantastic advice on writing - which I now teach at a university, so quite fitting to hear he will be teaching as well. Will miss him in the afternoon but looking forward to him remaining engaged.
He and Volin are competing to take Shank's place as the Senior Troll of Boston Sports Media.
From his article: "The good news is the Red Sox return to action on Friday and the Rays remain anonymously terrible. Boston could be 6-1 next week, making this one a footnote."
