RC beef with Sexton?

Rational and logical assessment. He needs to simmer down on the hyperbole though. 

I’ve said this before to some degree, and I’ll say it again. 

Chase is a phenomenal rider and an amazing talent. The effort and skill he puts into riding a dirt bike will be legendary. But he seems to develop shit for brains at the absolute worst times possible and it kills him. 

I’m sure he hates it more than anyone though. 

This 

He makes stupid mistakes and RC said he makes stupid mistakes. 

RC knows how good Chase is and as frustrated watching him blow it constantly, RC was saying the same things about Tomac at Kawi, he knows what they are capable of.

You'll never hear him criticise riders like Webb because Webb gets the most out of himself.

Chase and Webb are basically polar opposites when it comes to the mental aspect..

Probably because Tomac has already been through it and copped alot of flack for it, overcame it and won a bunch of both SX and MX championships and is now at the tail end of his career? He's got nothing to prove. 

Sexton on the other hand is in his prime years and probably should have an extra trophy or two? RC doesnt have an "obsession with it". RC only talks about it because it keeps happening

Remember when Chase was with Honda and couldn’t beat Jett outdoors during Jett’s perfect season and JS7 said something along the line of “just tuck the front end - then you’ve got an excuse”. He was joking (I think) but, damn, that was harsh. 

Sexton isn’t making mistakes for lack of focus…if anything it’s the opposite 

I thought we wanted RC to not hold back 

I have noticed, and not sure why, RC tends to hyper focus on some "issue" or specific race thing that is the theme. It is like the story was how Chase messed it up and that was his big scoop. I guess what he fails to realise is not calling it a foregone conclusion, as we saw Chase claw back a lot of positions.

It is like how he says "there's a lot of racing left" and the next second is saying how there's only a few minutes on the clock. Sometimes I don't even think he understands what he says.

JS was catching a lot of flack for being harsh on Chase for his mistakes as well…maybe it’s not just that certain commentators have a beef with him and maybe, just maybe, the trend of strange mistakes that a rider of his caliber shouldn’t make is deserving of criticism…

I don't think RC was obsessing at all, it was simply disbelief of "Oh no not again". Chase repeatedly makes simple mistakes that past champions never did or do. He got stuck in a gate, when was the last time any contender did that? Unbelievable.

RC can never win, in the booth. People say he cheerleads and then as soon as he calls it how it is about someone they like, ppl get all bent about it. I like Chase but let's be honest, he is his own worst enemy. He has the speed but makes many stupid mistakes. Webb, while much faster this year, still doesn't quite have that high-end speed that Chase has. But he also doesn't make a lot of the mistakes that Chase makes over and over. That's the point RC was trying to make and I don't think he was wrong or out of line. I also remember in a thread on here, during Outdoors, someone was whining about JS7 "hating on Chase" for saying something similar. You can't win, I guess, in the broadcast booth.

I'm a Chase fan and have been critical of RC in the booth, but that is exactly what he should be doing, if not doubling down more. He knows Chase has the goods to be the best and expects it out of him. RC has the pedigree to be the harshest critic there is until someone starts beating his records, not trying to be a smooth corporate friendly talker.

I’ll back RC here. I do not think he was being malicious towards Sexton. RC reads and writes at a 3rd grade level at best and struggles with the English language. He simply got stuck on a talking point and rambled. Sexton was simply standing on the tracks when the RC buffoon train left the station. 

He doesn't understand what he says and lacks the quick enough processing to make sense half the time.  It's why he doesn't belong in the booth, but trackside could be far better and offer added insight because he could think ahead of time what he wants to add.  Put James in the booth and RC on the floor with JT.  

LOL, if you don't like that rewatch a takeout move against a rider on the team he owns for runs...Alessi vs. Broc for example but there are plenty more. 

VERY different from his weekly high praise of virtually any dirty pass. 

That's correct, but we just want him to not be afraid of Brian deegan, and the triumph boys, and the monster boys and whomever else. 

RC rambles and has a hard time putting this thoughts together, but I understand why guys like him are baffled by Chase's repeated mistakes. RC had all the pressure in the world and performed nearly every single time. He showed up and did the damn thing regardless of how his bike was working, his body was, or any other outside factors. 

He just did it and became champion time and time again. Chase has to perform in high-pressure situations and has shown he struggles to do that. 

^its interesting how he and coop were both sort of the underdogs growing up and how they've responded to it professionally (relative of course they're both great champions). Now when confronted with the opportunity for ultimate success, Coop revels in the pressure and Sexton seems to have existential crises. 

At this point, a race with Chase Sexton in it usually goes one of 3 ways

1.) Chase Starts out up front, he checks out, nobody ever challenges him, and he wins.

2.) Chase Starts out up front, he rides perfectly fine until someone closes on him or god forbid gives him a wheel, he makes a stupid mistake and crashes/stalls/etc, loses

3.) Chase absolutely botches the start or falls over early, ends up way back, and makes some sort of crazy charge toward the front.

Dude either has the cleanest race ever or absolutely throws it away doing something stupid. Theres not really any in-between. If he has to come from behind, he does work. If he starts up front and gets pressure, he folds like a lawn chair. At this point he should just pull a Webb and chase the lead for 3/4 of the race and pass at the end. He would probably get better results.

I see your point. I might've been too harsh in my reply. 

No I fully agree mate haha would love him to go harder on these. Thing is he could do it and 'get away' with it. What respect are you going to lose for a guy thats done it better than you ever will

Guys, He dumped the clutch and got stuck in the fucking gate after the two fastest guys got hurt and handed him a golden opportunity. 

If anything there should be a thread called “Sexton beef with himself”

Nailed it.  RC was one of the few to say he just wasn't good enough when he did get beat.

It only seems like a weird obsession because Chase has made mistakes in so many rounds. It wouldn't be a thing if it didn't happen so often. Is James obsessed too? RV? Find me a clip of any of them running into a gate in their pro career. 

It's because Sexton is so good, has championships, is fast AF, and they actually like and respect him. They want him to stop but it keeps happening. I like Chase a lot but he keeps doing it. That's not hate nor obsession. 

Title 24 podcast came out a little while ago. People really need to watch that. In comparison, Ricky’s comments during the race were nice.

Not to get off the topic but Webb is much faster this year? Than other years? I don't see any new speed out of him. Which is not insult, he's got all the speed he needs to take this title.