Bruce Jacobs back on Xtra 910..

[sundevilscott]

He will be on mid days from 1-3 pm. I think this is a good move as I really like his sports takes. I called and they still don't have a permanet slot for the drive home but it is in the works.

 

[JC_AZ]

If you have not listened to Jacobs In The Morning on KFYI.. you should try it...he is great entertainment, though-provoking and pretty straight up about his opinions... morning drive time from 5-8 AM 550.

I met Bruce when he was on 910 a while ago,and he is classic and great sports fan as well. He does NOT like the Cardinals (mostly because of the Bidwill's) though so it will be an interesting discussion with him most of the time.

 

[ajcardfan]

He does NOT like the Cardinals (mostly because of the Bidwill's) though so it will be an interesting discussion with him most of the time.

I think you are stating this too mildly. He DESPISES the Bidwills. Bickley and Bob Kemp are all "butterflies and rainbows" on their takes on the Cards compared to Jacobs.

 

[JC_AZ]

You are correct aj... that is why I prefer his politic takes in the mornings...more aligned with mine If you present a good argument, he will at least listen, but his perspective on the Bidwill's will take a LONG TIME to change!

 

[Zeno]

Jacobs always did the best interviews in Phx sports radio, he never threw softball questions and tried to ask the questions that the fans wanted the answers to. He and Golic were the best co-hosts that Phx sports radio ever had IMO.

I used to listen to him on XM on my late night drives home when he was on Sporting News radio(or was it Fox?).

 

[Espo]

Jacobs is an acquired taste. I think that he isn't afraid to go after people.

 

[FanOfTheGame1]

Jacobs pretends to despise everybody. It's a terribly annoying act.

 

[Espo]

Jacobs pretends to despise everybody. It's a terribly annoying act.

I'm sorry but you can't have it both ways. On the 620 thread you said you don't want a second coming of "The Positive Side of Sports" but here you are complaining about someone being critical of the Cardinals. Honestly give me Jacobs who isn't afraid to ask tough questions and question the teams.

 

[FanOfTheGame1]

Honestly give me Jacobs who isn't afraid to ask tough questions and question the teams.

I don't think I've ever heard Jacobs actually "question" anyone. In person, I mean. It's easy to snipe, snipe, snipe... call the governor "Crappy *****" when she's not there to defend herself, etc. Jacobs is the kid who makes faces behind your back, and when you turn around claims it was somebody else. He's a punk.

The 620 guys had Graves in person, and kissed his ass for half an hour. It was embarrassing.

 

[JC_AZ]

I don't think I've ever heard Jacobs actually "question" anyone. In person, I mean. It's easy to snipe, snipe, snipe... call the governor "Crappy *****" when she's not there to defend herself, etc. Jacobs is the kid who makes faces behind your back, and when you turn around claims it was somebody else. He's a punk.

The 620 guys had Graves in person, and kissed his ass for half an hour. It was embarrassing.

Wrong on the Jacobs take Fan, if you listen to him regularly, he is very direct with his questioning with whoever he interviews...that is why people like "Crappy *****" and McCain won't go on his show...he has done some pretty "direct interviews" with Hayworth, Kyle, CAIR, Goddard, "Citizens Without Borders", Raul Gevalia(sp), Ben Miranda, etc. Granted, he can go off on rants at times and those comments may be the reason certain people won't go on his show...but backing down or doing soft interviews is not part of his repertoire. JMHO of course.

 

[Estringonly]

Jacobs tells it like it is. What does he say that is not true??? Is Birdwill not the worst owner in the NFL??

This cream puff town needs more journalists like Bruce Jacobs. He sure beats the fluffy ass-kissers on the "positive side of sports".

 

[SECTION 11]

Bruce Jacobs sucks.

 

[FanOfTheGame1]

This cream puff town needs more journalists like Bruce Jacobs.

Yes, it's a cream-puff town. However, someone who makes nothing but snotty wisecracks that aren't backed up by anything intelligent, and intentionally refuses to identify his victims by their correct names is not a "journalist". That's a punk. Plan and simple.

Hell, that the Cardinals have lousy ownership is not useful information. What can be done to improve things? That requires actual thought and smarts. Get useful NFL insiders like Casserly, etc. on the phone and get their opinions. The Cardinals obviously don't do it themselves.

Sorry, but I'm really depressed at the state of our media right now. 620 looks like it's gonna be absolutely worthless, 910 will have Jim Rome and Jacobs, and the equally useless "Rock and Manooch" have jumped over to 1060 with Bob Kemp who could be useful if he wanted to be but prefers to argue with his callers instead. And our newspapers are crap too, full of people like Bickley who make a living by reminding us that they came from Chicago and wishing that Colangelo still ran everything here.

Maybe I'll just get satellite.

 

[ajcardfan]

Jacobs tells it like it is. What does he say that is not true??? Is Birdwill not the worst owner in the NFL??

This cream puff town needs more journalists like Bruce Jacobs. He sure beats the fluffy ass-kissers on the "positive side of sports".

In the weeks leading up to the vote on 302 he said many things not true about the proposition. All of the people on sports radio at the time, he was the only one who aggressively attacking it. He either was blatantly misrepresenting what the proposition actually said, or he never actually read it. During that time, his criticism of Mike Bidwill (and believe me, they DESERVE all of the criticisim they get) crossed the line into personal character attacks.

I don't find him to be entertaining or informative.

 

[football karma]

Yes, it's a cream-puff town. However, someone who makes nothing but snotty wisecracks that aren't backed up by anything intelligent, and intentionally refuses to identify his victims by their correct names is not a "journalist". That's a punk. Plan and simple.

Hell, that the Cardinals have lousy ownership is not useful information. What can be done to improve things? That requires actual thought and smarts. Get useful NFL insiders like Casserly, etc. on the phone and get their opinions. The Cardinals obviously don't do it themselves.

Sorry, but I'm really depressed at the state of our media right now. 620 looks like it's gonna be absolutely worthless, 910 will have Jim Rome and Jacobs, and the equally useless "Rock and Manooch" have jumped over to 1060 with Bob Kemp who could be useful if he wanted to be but prefers to argue with his callers instead. And our newspapers are crap too, full of people like Bickley who make a living by reminding us that they came from Chicago and wishing that Colangelo still ran everything here.

Maybe I'll just get satellite.

We have a winner. Good post.

Although Gambo and Ash will be on 620, and I have always thought that as it relates to the Cardinals -- they gave them a fair shake -- they have been very critical of things and also supportive of others.

Calvisi and Wolfley are employed by the Cardinals, so when you listen you know that they will have a positive bias. But at the same time, they also have access to info nobody else does. I will listen to get the benefit of that access.

 

[Sandan]

He is outright offensive and massivly impressed with himself.

And yes he hates, absolutly hates the Cardianls. I suspect that nothing they can or ever will do would satisfy him.

As for what does he say that is not true. Well apart fro just about everything he says realted to the Cardinals is either untrue or so massivly slanted to the negative as it might as well be.

You want specifics ok, Yesterday he said MB doesn't care if the Cardinals win or not. If you talk to the guy at Jilly's this is so obviously bogus as to be laughable.

 

[Sandan]

IDuring that time, his criticism of Mike Bidwill (and believe me, they DESERVE all of the criticisim they get) crossed the line into personal character attacks.

Yep he was doing that as well yesterday