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In the end, I think you'll find out that RC had nothing to do with it, trust me. RC doesn't have as much power as all u guys on Vital seem to think.
He sure was.
Maybe so, but you are like Sgt. Schultz .
If you "know nothing" how could you possibly know? Especially since you have very little grasp of any actual facts.
It doesn't take "power" to say hey, you know that guy you hate, well he's sort of pissing me off too, maybe you can talk to him? That's just typical workplace politics.
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he does A LOT. post race pods, review pods, pulp show, sm show, re raceable, moto 60, etc. on top of all the traveling and everything else, and he has done it for a long time. i could 100% see how someone could get burnt out after several years. i hope he doesnt "hang it up" any time soon as i enjoy the content he puts out, but it wouldnt surprise me if his jokes turned into reality. would be a huge loss.
That was bad. It was definitely personal in this video, you can see RC shaking in his voice, obviously pissed about something. DB was able to handle the confrontation a little better though, as he had probably moved on from whatever the issue was, hence the reason RC needed to interrupt him for more flesh.
This^ RC's voice was shaking and he was rattled. You could tell Daniel was caught off guard as well and was like "what just happened?". He seemed to cement his point about it at one point by just saying "Ricky Carmichael, everybody", like he was introducing the world to the "real" Ricky that he knew and not the public persona that most get.
RC could have gone to bat for Daniel instead he threw him under the bus because DB was good at his job, got lots of positive feedback and RC is nearly universally shit on for his poor performances and saying the same thing over and over.
it’s clear there was some disturbance beneath the surface in their relationship. I’m sure they can be cordial with each other because at least one of them is an adult. But Daniel was screwed if there was an exec that didn’t like him AND his working relationship with RC was in the fritz.
Your defense of RC in this is strong, but silly. The fact they weren't "competing" for the same job is not the point. The reality is DB's growth from track reporter to the booth was the same path RC took and deep down RC has to know he is not very good at this....so being in the booth with someone well spoken, respected, and knowledgeable likely threatened him. DB could have easily transitioned to analyst etc.
As far as James? He can't threaten James because they are both legends and James is DGAF. DB was never at that level and needed the job to pay bills and support his family. Not the same at all. Weege? Again, no threat to RC because of no racing history and not an analyst level at all. Just like Diffey or Ralph is not a threat.
What everyone should do is make their voices heard. Maybe Daniel was too zealous and should have sat tight for longer, but on the other hand I think this pisses everyone off a little and many of us have been in his shoes or seen this type of thing first hand.
Who knows, maybe if everybody could send an email to NBC every week and it was consistent and large enough it would move the needle with NBC. It would be funny to bring signs to live Supercross that read "Free Daniel Blair" or something similar in jest.
I mean imagine seeing this on a sign at a supercross and try not to chuckle.
I believe the difference is weege is a known commodity and isn't going anywhere regardless of how RC feels, But DB on the other hand didn't have the resume or clout in the same way. I know he's been around and involved for a long time as well. Point being I wouldn't compare weege and DB on the same level, even though some may say they prefer DB in the booth.
If it was true that RC turned the NBC exec against DB, I'd imagine DB would be aware of that...right?
If DB still had good things to say about RC, I'm doubting RC was the one who turned the exec against DB? It was clear DB's animosity was entirely pointed at the exec.
I don't think RC turned the exec against DB, there was already existing friction between the exec and DB. RC could have however gone to bat for DB to the folks in charge if he wanted to work with DB. Would it have saved his job? Who knows.
Matthes isn't retiring anytime soon, even though he jokes about it. He has basically figured out a way to sit down with his buddies and bench race a couple times a week, with the microphone/cameras on, and get paid for it. He's secured some long time sponsors that must pay him handsomely, and now with YouTube, he's making even more $$ im sure. And he also takes alot of vacation time off in between series. He'd never be able to work a dealership or UPS job like JMar 😂
I agree he'll be around for awhile, but he will have to have an exit strategy at some point. I'm not sure how much pulp would be worth without him involved though. Someone would have to be groomed to fill his shoes.
Sounds like NOBODY went to bat for DB.
there's really only a few people that matter in this situation. His boss and who he works with. So if RC doesn't there really isn't anyone left who's opinion is going to matter.
RC is an ass man, just accept it. he can still be your goat and you can gargle his balls, but he's an ass to work with and clearly self conscious of his short comings and Blair getting praise while he gets shit on bothered him. it's painfully obvious.
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😂 this is probably from a Cocksey video about a year ago where he had all kinds of accusations about RC pushing various people out of their jobs, even said he pushed Emig out, even though Emig denied that and RC/Emig later did a podcast together. Cocksey even tried to get Emig to come on and trash talk RC, but nothing came of it. All Cocksey BS and conspiracy. 😂.
Cocksey is the ultimate RC hater, and has done multiple videos proving it, so if u believe anything he says about RC, you're just a dumb ass/Cocksey mob member. He has provided absolutely 0 proof on anything he said, just all here say and speculation. As usual with him.
I've noticed he hasn't said much lately about RC, maybe the FBI came after him about it 😂 😂 😂
Biggest 🤡 in moto media.
Think about RC’s formative years. Did he play in the playground with friends much? Share and care much? And that awkward Vid posted of their interaction is the result.
RC is garbage at his TV gig.
Exactly this. DB was the play by play while RC is the colour commentator. Why is it so hard for some to understand that?
Don’t get me wrong I’m not trying to say that their relationship didn’t sour and that it had no part in Blair leaving but as you said, they weren’t competing for the same job.
Do you know him personally? Or r u just regurgitating stuff u read in comments? Go listen to Pulpmx show 500 with McGrath and RC. They were good friends back when they were competitors, and still are today. Sorta dis-proves your theory.
RC is also known to be one of the biggest ball busters with his friends, which explains the video everyone seems to be referencing where he busts DBs balls on camera.
Youre hilarious.
If you are talking about show 500 with RC and MC, that was in April of 2022, a year before the video posted in this thread where RC shows his ass.
You need to understand the mind of a person who has won all his life, hates losing more than winning. Not thst Blair was in the same role, but Blair’s popularity, obvious to anyone without an RC man crush, was killing Ricky’s ego.
Exactly, RC seemed jealous that Blair was "the fan favorite" as he said several times.
Not a good look for RC, he was definitely pissed about something.
LOL if you think you are getting the unfiltered truth on a radio show broadcast to the world.
there busting balls in good taste and then doing it to embarrass someone. RC lacks so much awareness he doesn't know the difference or where the line is.
You’re absolutely right but it seems like RC simply didn’t want to work with DB, not that he felt as if DB was coming for his job. Regardless it’s a shitty situation, Blair was great at his job and had the first hand knowledge about being a pro racer that guys like Leigh Diffey and Weege don’t have.
Well, it was two guys sitting together for 5 hours on video talking about their past. I guess they could have just been making it all up and lying about it. But I believe what I saw in that video MUCH more than I believe a bunch of Vitards on here speculating and acting like they know these guys personally, or a TMZ-like youtube channel that loves to put out all kinds of dirt on people they clearly don't like.
And the fact I get so many down votes on what I say about this topic only proves I'm right. They don't call em Vitards for nothing!
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