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If our sport hasn't grown exponentially in the last 20 years, it's not going to. Those absolute dog fights between Stewart, Ricky, and Reed were the opportunity and it didn't really happen. A segment on flaggers isn't going to do it.
Core guys didn't like those segments, but a lot were willing to give Rutledge a pass because it probably wasn't HIS idea. We didn't expect him to turn down the job offer.
But again, it's his attitude on Pulp about the whole thing that dug his grave in this sport. He blew it last night.
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But yeah he's definitely a knob ache..
Side note: loved DV’s characterization of RC’s dominance in our sport. I may not have known DV’s real feelings about him. Pretty damn cool.
That couldn’t have gone worse lol
The crux of it is don't show up to one of the largest media outlets in the sport, shit on the fans, then say everything the sport is doing wrong with your only reason being "But what if you're wrong."
DV was Fuckin awesome. DV for Pres
I’m a fan of pretty much all motorsport and a lot of stick and ball sports as well, Supercross has by far the worst produced broadcast of them all. It is so dumbed down to cater people that aren’t watching and will never watch in a way that no other sport seems to be. The commentary is boring, uninspiring and uninformative during the race and there is virtually no analysis after or in between the racing. We have a lot of dead time in the night show that could be used to properly analyse what has happened so far and how it will affect what’s to come, but they just fill that time with shit, like telling us where the flaggers come from or showing us how goggles work for the millionth time. It’s just infuriating to watch every week and Rutledge Wood is just another guy in a long line of people who have added to the dumbing down of our sport. I have no issue with him personally, at least I didn’t until he came out as if he knows better than the fans of the sport
You know it could be done....remember how loud the stadium boo'ed Ferrandis.
Most post in the 10 pages are why the sport we love will never grow "mainstream". Our sport is trying to grow beyond and this forum is our place to support our insider mentality.
If anyone listened to other podcast from the past week...Daniel Blair is not being run out. Blair will grow to bigger and better things because he understands opportunity and future.
Good for Matthes for becoming the "Howard Stern" of our sport. Enjoyed the way he handled it in the heat of the battle. And again DV apologize for his actions at the end of the show....
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Nobody is pissed because he's an outsiders or even because his segments on the broadcast are useless even to those "casual fans."
If someone from the outside came in and did some good, got more sponsor dollars, better segments to "reach new fans" MOST would welcome it!
What is ridiculous is a b-list "analyst" or whatever you want to call him, came in and did some terrible segments on our already terrible broadcast, and then goes on our largest media outlet and acted like he's the savior we didn't know we needed. THAT'S what people are done with.
Him coming to Supercross isn't a ploy to get crossover fans, in my opinion it's him getting demoted in a way.
Notice they aren't sending Jamie Little back. They aren't sending big names over.
And now the guy they did send is an arrogant and condescending fool.
And I don’t get it. I don’t watch the filler between races unless there’s an interview I want to catch.
I watch the racing.
Nathanial129 nailed it a couple of posts above. The plaid bastard deserves all the hate due to his diarrhea mouth on pulp.
This place bitches about RC, who is a core as core can be, bitches about Will because they can’t handle her mild British accent, Ralph, Diffey, .....
If it’s that bad, test your power, turn if off, don’t watch. See if NBC needs you. Maybe they do.
Or wait, maybe no one really cares that much, just enjoying bitching.
Yeah I agree the moto fans will bitch about absolutely ANYTHING, and it's ridiculous, but this is not that.
You don't come into the sport and demean the core demographic (those "bro's" unfortunately are a large part of our core) and expect everyone to just praise you for blessing us with your presence.
Ricky was terrible when he first got in the booth, and if ANYONE had a right to just say screw you guys I'm the GOAT, it was him. But he didn't. He obviously listened to the criticism and got SO MUCH better.
Rutledge had zero humility and did himself zero favors. Now he reaps the consequences. Welcome to the real world.
This wasn’t Rutledge’s first rodeo and he came in ready for bear. Jumped in the pool and made a big splash that only a belly flop could produce. Emphasis on flop.
Le Cobra gave him a reality check most understood, but Rutledge clearly did not. An opportunity to establish a connection with the moto community wasted....almost deliberately so.
It was my first point. Thanks.
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Damn he is condescending.
Apparently is quite unhappy wih his childhood in Bama.
He likes assumptions. Assumes we MX/SX fans are fans of all motorsports. Fuck motorsports. Dirt bikes are the only motorsport I ever cared about. Same as a lot of my riding buddies. Can’t stand watching nascar, f1, outlaws, drag racing...............We’re just damned dirt bikers.
Now I will use his segments to go take a piss. Or maybe just a big ass #2.
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