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Now that we know Ricky will be Ralph's sidekick for the entire SuperCross season, what are your thoughts and how do you think this will go?
Hope Ricky surprises me, the last few seasons were a little rough.
He's still the greatest to swing a leg over a dirt bike, hope he uses that to his advantage.
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Nothing wrong with them two and they ain't going to please everyone. It's the racing that matters most.
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Good for Ricky, but shitty for Jeff. Jeff worked really hard to do a good job. Ralph is a pro and is passionate-I'm good with him. He has also worked hard to know our sport better.
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It'll be sketchy at times, but we'll be alright.
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Well, its better than Blair.
Caller after the 15th race last year: Daniel Blair, tell us about the riders using Hoosier Tires, are they any good?
Daniel Blair: What are hoosier tires? I've never even heard of it.
Personally, since Kristen Beat has over 3 decades of knowledge to pull from, I'd rather her than Ricky. Most wont understand how that can be.
Plus, she's easy on the eyes. Maybe next year.
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Why no Jeff? He is a cool dude to have in there. Who's on the floor?
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Emig has done a better job in the past from what I have watched. RC seems to just watch the racing and shout woooaaaa, as opposed to actually calling the racing. We will see how it goes this Saturday... wish him the best!
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He may be the GOAT but he's the WOAT to hold a mic. Just my opinion. Hopefully he'll surprise me but I doubt it.
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He may be the GOAT but he's the WOAT to hold a mic. Just my opinion. Hopefully he'll surprise me but I doubt it.
He definitely isn't as smooth as Jeff on the mic but I think he will provide better insight as far the racing goes and hopefully a bit more excitement. I didn't mind Jeff but sometimes it seemed like he was falling asleep... or had got far too high before the broadcast.
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I’m just going to be hopeful in that Ricky might bring more technical explanations of things happening on the track and with the bikes. He’s def not going to win any awards for his speaking skills.
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I think Ricky's been getting lessons! The last couple interviews I've seen had me quite impressed (relatively speaking). His vocabulary, presentation and articulation skills have grown significantly. I'm looking forward to being pleasantly surprised.
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Braz wrote:
I’m just going to be hopeful in that Ricky might bring more technical explanations of things happening on the track and with the bikes. He’s def not going to win any awards for his speaking skills.
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After reading everyones thoughts and opinions. If Ricky does bomb, does he make it the entire season before being replaced?
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I’m sure Ricky has been working hard.. it’s not in his nature to half-ass anything.. that being said I recall a race last year him talking about one of the cutaway bikes, he was an absolute disaster.
I’m sure he will be fine tho!
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Can’t say I’m all that worried about it. The racing is what it’s about for me. The announcers are just background noise.
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RC full time? Crikey.
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Ricky, fastest man ever on a bike, but in the booth, ugggghhhh yipes....
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Jeff had a stuttering problem i think. He made a big effort for this job. He had to work a lot with diction. Sad for him.
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I have bagged Jeff before but it truly won’t be the same without him, his chemistry with Ralph is great and sometimes even entertaining when they make fun of each other.
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As long as Ricky is candid and gives us honest analysis, I'll be able to look past every other shortcoming. I'd rather have some unpolished honesty than perfectly polished "blah".
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I don't know if I can stand hearing RC talk for 3 hrs straight. Gonna miss Emig.
Just to be clear, I don't care about his made up words, or even that he always calls them hoops instead of whoops. It just gets old hearing RC talk about how great he was and get annoyed anytime anyone pokes fun at him.
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