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OTC: Are These Your Father’s Raiders?
“The Silver and Back.”
John Anderson, ESPN
GH: There are strong rumors that this Raiders’ squad is more formidable than forlorn. The Chiefs would be wise to buckle their bonnets as they head west.
GH: There are strong rumors that this Raiders’ squad is more formidable than forlorn. The Chiefs would be wise to buckle their bonnets as they head west.
“They’re waiting out there and they’re ready to unleash the dogs. And let me tell you, they’ve got dogs to unleash! I’ve watched those (Raiders’) games on tape and they’re legit. … I cannot wait for this game! I cannot wait!”
Mitch Holthus, on the Chiefs/Raiders game this Sunday at 3:15 (CT), 810 AM
GH: Another Sunday, another big game for the Chiefs. A win in Oakland puts the Chiefs as the hands-down favorite to win the AFC West. And as the division champ, our imaginations will be allowed to dream dreams we have not dreamt in quite some time. Come on, Sandman.
Mitch Holthus, on the Chiefs/Raiders game this Sunday at 3:15 (CT), 810 AM
GH: Another Sunday, another big game for the Chiefs. A win in Oakland puts the Chiefs as the hands-down favorite to win the AFC West. And as the division champ, our imaginations will be allowed to dream dreams we have not dreamt in quite some time. Come on, Sandman.
OTC: KU Football Now Irrelevant / KSU Hopes Not
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“Progress (for KU football) is going to have to be measured in other ways (than wins) this year.”Nate Bukaty, 810 AM
GH: Yeah, that’ll go over well with the alums. Spend $50 million on upgrading your football facilities and then look for other ways to measure your success other than wins. Any wonder why KU continues to flounder in football?
“It’s not the losses; it’s the way things have looked on the (Kansas) sideline. The cleanest way I can say it is it’s a cluster. You see shots of Turner Gill and it looks like he’s staring into space.”
Bob Fescoe, from earlier this month, 610 AM
GH: I listened to Fescoe and Josh Klingler interview the rookie KU coach Thursday morning and heard none of the vitriol and sarcasm that Fescoe has been directing to toward Gill over the past month. If ever a head coach deserved to be grilled, it’s the highly-paid yet poorly performing Gill. Instead we got back-slap questions from the talent and textbook coach-speak from Gill. Awful radio.
Bob Fescoe, from earlier this month, 610 AM
GH: I listened to Fescoe and Josh Klingler interview the rookie KU coach Thursday morning and heard none of the vitriol and sarcasm that Fescoe has been directing to toward Gill over the past month. If ever a head coach deserved to be grilled, it’s the highly-paid yet poorly performing Gill. Instead we got back-slap questions from the talent and textbook coach-speak from Gill. Awful radio.
OTC: Chiefs / Raiders Once Again Making Two Rivals Relevant
It’s been a long time since the Chiefs have been very good. These teams sport no household names, at least not yet. And the last ongoing connection to their storied rivalry is Al Davis, apparently determined to go out with his boots on, while his team has surprisingly rebooted to the verge of contender status. Giving this coming Sunday’s matchup at The Coliseum a certain throwback flavor. The Raiders and Chiefs in a meaningful game – go figure. It’ll almost seem like old times.”
Bob Costas, NBC
GH: Costas spent a few network minutes on a piece Sunday night discussing this upcoming battle between the AFC West rivals. The Chiefs are slowly creeping back into the outer reaches of NFL relevance. And so are the Raiders.
“I think they beat Oakland. I think the Chiefs pound the ball and control the clock. … The Seattle Seahawks scare me. The Chiefs aren’t a 13-3 team, I don’t think. Maybe 11-5.”
Tim Grunhard, 810 AM
“The Oakland Raiders. No doubt about it.”
Matt Cassel, when asked by Soren Petro to name the Chiefs’ biggest rival, 810 AM
Star’s Mike DeArmond Goes KK on Huskers
“(Nebraska fans) think the world revolves around them. They think that no one should possibly question their moral superiority. And anytime anybody beats Nebraska, it’s a good day!”Mike DeArmond, Mizzou beat writer for the Kansas City Star, Metro Sports
GH: DeArmond is not your conventional beat writer. He does not pretend to be impartial. Rather he revels in his partiality toward his beloved Missouri Tigers. With that fandom comes some hate for the team he would most like Mizzou to emulate. Read on.
“There are Cardinals baseball fans. There are Kansas basketball fans. And there are Nebraska football fans. They were all born of the same parent. They’re all inbred – separated at birth because they’re all just impossible to handle.”
Mike DeArmond, Metro Sports
GH: Okay. Where to begin. The three teams that apparently keep Mike up late at night all share one common attribute – they win. A lot. And his Missouri Tigers might be the most champion-starved university with a respected name and pedigree. So what is more insufferable – perennial winners like Nebraska, the Cardinals and KU hoops or shoulda, woulda, coulda but almost never do Mizzou?
Mike DeArmond, Metro Sports
GH: Okay. Where to begin. The three teams that apparently keep Mike up late at night all share one common attribute – they win. A lot. And his Missouri Tigers might be the most champion-starved university with a respected name and pedigree. So what is more insufferable – perennial winners like Nebraska, the Cardinals and KU hoops or shoulda, woulda, coulda but almost never do Mizzou?
OTC: Chiefs Score Scary OT Win Over Bills
A bye in the playoffs and then a home game at Arrowhead in January? That kind of heady talk should warm up even Jerry Mazer’s cardboard box.
OTC: Missouri At Nebraska One Final Time / And It’s For Everything!
“Missouri is going to go to Nebraska and Missouri is going to win. … People are treating Nebraska like it’s Nebraska in the mid-90s! It’s not! … Their most impressive games have been losses! What am I missing?”
Nick Wright, 610 AM
GH: The local flavor here in the Kansas City area is heavily slanted toward supporting Mizzou in this Big 12 North matchup of century-old rivals. Despite the fact Mizzou has won only once in Lincoln since 1978, people are seeing the trip to Lincoln as almost an asset rather than a liability. I think that’s a mistake. Read on.
“I was shocked to see Nebraska favored by as much as they were (against Missouri). I just don’t see it. The truth is, Nebraska’s been awful at home – and not just this season but for the past two years!”
Ed Cunningham, ABC color analyst who will be calling the game in Lincoln with Ron Franklin, 810 AM
GH: Losses the past two seasons at home to Iowa State (8 turnovers) and Texas (8 dropped passes and 5 fumbles) indicate that Nebraska plays a very sloppy brand of football at times in front of the famous Sea of Red. The uninspiring 17-3 win over South Dakota State earlier this year also lends credence to that thought. But I think Mizzou will need to play well (which they are very capable of doing) to win in Lincoln. Mizzou is not the only team that is improving as the season progresses.
“Nebraska is such a one-dimensional team. Martinez has been exposed as the fraud he is. There is no way (Nebraska’s) defense is gonna keep up! No way!”
Caller Lloyd, 610 AM
GH: Okay, so we have established that Nebraska isn’t the only school with a few idiot fans. Caller Lloyd sounds like he skipped a few classes while studying for his PHD in football.
Take 26.2: My Road To and Through the 2010 Chicago Marathon
I ran my first 5K road race in 1981 on a dare.
As I meticulously built my charcoal briquette pyramid in anticipation of cheeseburgers to come, I heard my name called from somewhere beneath my second-floor apartment balcony.
OTC: Chiefs Win Respect But Not Game
Got back from the Chicago Marathon no worse for the wear, tear and still missing most of my hair. I Continue reading
