Happy Days Lois & Clark Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 For some reason the station just continues to dwell on when the Bills will be moving instead of talking about the team & the players. I want to listen to local sports talk but WGR is very disappointing. I try to listen in the afternoon but frequently turn it off before long because Schopp & the Bulldog annoy me. I am more likely to listen to the morning show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Days Lois & Clark Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 What is so amazing is that Mike Schopp openly says that he doesn't like football. How do you host a sports talk show in Buffalo & not like football? Schopp should be doing something else for a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theesir Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 What is so amazing is that Mike Schopp openly says that he doesn't like football. How do you host a sports talk show in Buffalo & not like football? Schopp should be doing something else for a living. What's even MORE amazing is the fact that Schoop is on VACATION THIS WEEK (!!!) yet people still post messages here posting about how much he sucked yesterday (WHEN HE WASN'T EVEN ON THE AIR!!!!!!!!!!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Dan's Revenge Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 What's even MORE amazing is the fact that Schoop is on VACATION THIS WEEK (!!!) yet people still post messages here posting about how much he sucked yesterday (WHEN HE WASN'T EVEN ON THE AIR!!!!!!!!!!!!) Good point. But perhaps people have come to the point where they assume, even if in reality he wasn't on the air that day, that Schoop was the same self-centered, arrogant, Bill-bashing moron that he is almost every other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yall Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 What's even MORE amazing is the fact that Schoop is on VACATION THIS WEEK (!!!) yet people still post messages here posting about how much he sucked yesterday (WHEN HE WASN'T EVEN ON THE AIR!!!!!!!!!!!!) No, it isn't a good point. This "message" you refer to doesn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peevo Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I think Shopp is coached to be arrogant, and some what pretentious to his audience. It makes for good radio. You can't have every host go through the motions on every broadcast. WGR is trying to establish and expand their listenership. He said it himself, "how do you get people to listen to sports radio, make it not about sports radio." And he's absolutely correct. There's plenty of time on their show when sports isn't even close to the topic. Bulldog will talk about his wife/kids and their funny mishaps, trying to attach himself to the 40+ adult male market. I'm 21 years old, don't have kids, I don't identify with him, but I certainly can understand why most people will. Who listens to sports radio? Mostly adult men, correct? So what do you adult men like? (Speaking in pure demographic, maybe even stereotypical means) Beers, hot chicks, golf, then somewhere down the line, pop culture (movies, music, video games, etc). You can't please everybody, but I think their jobs are to entertain their base listenership. I just think the one thing that I can criticise Shopp for is his sometimes just lack of factual knowledge. He gets on callers A LOT for not having their facts straight, yet he'll say things completely wrong and pass them off as fact. (he said the Miami heat won the championship in 2004, wrong it was 2006, there are other examples, that's just what comes to mind). And back to the appeal to the demographic point, Shopp gets on the NFL a lot for their marketing techniques, that it is only for the hardcore, total fantasy football nerds, not for the traditional, "for the love of the game" sports fan. But the same is true for WGR in general. They have "ball girls." IE, hot chicks that go promote their events because they're hot. If WGR was sports for the "love of the game," they wouldn't need hot chicks just to get people to their promotions and such. Its all just appealing to one's demographic. This was a long rant, I'm out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I think Shopp is coached to be arrogant, and some what pretentious to his audience. It panders to the lowest common denominator. You can't have every host go through the motions on every broadcast. WGR is trying to establish and expand their listenership. He said it himself, "how do you get people to listen to sports radio, make it not about sports radio." And he's absolutely correct. There's plenty of time on their show when sports isn't even close to the topic. Corrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peevo Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Corrected Ha-larious. I crack myself up on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theesir Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 No, it isn't a good point. This "message" you refer to doesn't exist. I was speaking in a metaphysical sense when referring to "yesterday" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yall Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I was speaking in a metaphysical sense when referring to "yesterday" You just keep telling yourself that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 original poster IS schoop. dont be fooled. you guys realize that since he made this thread the "original poster" COUGHmikeschoopCOUGH has YET to return... stop feeding his ego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yall Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I can imagine that someone who invented the "Earth Sports Fortress of Pantheon" would need their ego stroked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theesir Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I can imagine that someone who invented the "Earth Sports Fortress of Pantheon" would need their ego stroked. I'm pretty sure that name was created to be ridiculous on purpose. kinda like saying "You suck at the internets" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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