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(06-15-2013 08:01 PM)KevinMac Wrote:  

(06-15-2013 06:26 PM)ODU1986 Wrote:  Everyone is entitled to their opinion and mine is that Mercurio was 10x better than Cattles.

Cattles has way too much national and major leaque talk for my taste. Whoever had the lame brain idea to bring a Boston guy down here to do sports talk in Virginia wasn't thinking.

I'll agree with you, '86. Even though it is like saying cow crap smells better than horse crap, I'd take Mercurio over Cattles any day. The only time I listen to Cattles now is when I know he will have an ODU coach or administrator on. I'd be much more satisfied with Richie & Dino, and they are no paragons of radio excellence.

In a less horrific world we would have neither Cattles nor Mercurio, but if I had to take one of those terrible options it would be the Fatman. Maybe when the football program becomes a national name we can attract some real talent who will focus more on the local high school and college scene.

I think ESPN has made a mistake. The most loyal listeners and supporters of the on air sponsors are members of the ODU community. I have no concept what the rating numbers are, but I would guess they have dropped.

We all seemed to love to hate Tony, yes he created that image with his backhanded negative slap(s) at ODU. His focus on supporting JMU and having a love-fest with the voice of the Dukes... Mike Shickman, was one of the reasons why I felt he was on his way out.

But I must say, I listened even as I tossed paper torpedoes at my radio. He was much more an entertainer than a sports aficionado. But I found myself tuning in almost everyday. Almost like watching a train wreck.

I honestly think Tony's dismissal started when he offered FREE Tickets to the Missouri fans. When ODU's Mens Basketball team played them (Missouri) two years ago, ESPN was given tickets from ODU's marketing department. He (Tony) decided to give them out to fans of Missouri. As he stated on the air "anyone coming into the station with a Missouri Drivers license or wearing Missouri apparel would receive 2 FREE tickets to the game".

I think that was the beginning of the end for him.