Jim Rome Clone Report by Greg in Sun Valley

Summary of today's Jim Rome Show

Jim opened up with college football.

USC vs Notre Dame
   Charlie Weis is 0-5 against USC. He was defiant in defeat, however. He said his team "fought hard. This team is a bunch of fighters..."  Rome said, "Congrats, Chuck. Your guys played really, really hard...and lost...again in another big game...So no credit for having a team that didn't quit...Five years in and you're still looking for that one signature victory...They didn't bring you in to almost beat USC a couple of times."

Jim says Pete Carroll likes Matt Barkley a lot.

Texas
   Jim commented,"Texas did what it had to do, but not much more. I think the only difference in that game was the Karma."

Nebraska
   Rome had two words for Nebraska : "Uh oh!"

Ohio State  loses to Purdue
   Jim's take  to "The Vest", "Terrell Pryor shouldn't be turning the ball over 4 times, man, nor should he be getting worse under your watch, man."

Florida
   They just did survive. Jim, "You know the difference in that game, don't you?...Timothy Richard Tebow."

Pro Football

NY Jets
   They lost to the Bills.   The take: "When you're winning you're'swaggerliscious'. When you're losing you're just a blowhard."

The Raiders
   The Raiders win! Jim, "The Raiders got over. How about JaMarcus Russell finally showing up?"

The Saints
   They beat previously the unbeaten Giants. Rome, "You can not stop them. They are the best team in the NFL right now."

Jim Zorn
   "Put this cat out of his misery."

Jim's Horse

Royal Punisher won the third race at Santa Anita yesterday. Jim Rome in the winners circle!

Guests

Cal Ripken Jr. (MLB  Hall of Famer, TBS commentator)
   Cal thinks the Phillies' Cliff Lee is this year's version of Cole Hamels.  Cal and the guys at TBS  didn't think Hiroki Kuroda would be able to pitch effectively after a long lay off. Jim asked if an 11-0 loss the Dodgers absorbed would rattle around in their heads. Cal didn't think it would as much as a loss in a close game they may feel they could have won. Rome brought up that Cal had said this was the playoff A-Rod would get hot, get clutch, and get it done. Jim asked what made him think that. Cal said, "Well, I think I was just hoping."

(After the interview, E mailers wanted Jim to replay the call of a guy who didn't like Cal Ripken and expressed his desire to spray Cal "in the face with a full mace spray".  Jim said ,"No! ...out of respect to Cal.)

Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers QB)
   He thinks he's played "pretty well" and feels he has improved. But he's still not at the level he is capable of. Aaron credits the teams defense, but says the offense need improvement. Rodgers also mentioned having to take a lot on his shoulders. Jim said, "Hey Aaron. Nobody said playing QB in the NFL was going to be easy. But to hear you lay it out like that...You're stressing me out, and I've got nothing to do with it. Is this thing aging you pretty quickly?" Rodgers said, "Dealing with the media is part of the job. There's always going to be critics, no matter if you're playing great or playing below your standards."

(E mail : "Aaron Rodgers needs to relax and enjoy himself more, signed Librarians and Undertakers." Joe in Tampa.   Another, "Damn, A Rodg. Loosen up. Smile a little."   A third, "...he sounds like he's ready to jump out of a window.")

Matt Schaub (Houston Texans QB)
   They are coming off a big win on the road at Cincinnati. Matt gave credit to the Offensive Line. He also spoke of the 3 phases of the game: Offense, Defense, and Special Teams. RB Steve Slayton creates mismatches when catching balls out of the backfield. Matt said that makes him better and adds a dynamic weapon to their offense.

Text Contest
   By Jason Stewart with the "J. Stew" song playing in the backround

"War Alvin waking up Romey and Janet at 2 a.m. and asking if he can sleep in their bed because he had a bad dream." Emilio Textavez

"Dear Jim, the "D" and the fence is so tired, sincerely, a roll of toilet paper and a box of "Tide".

"Hey Rome. Was that Aaron Rodgers of J. Stew? Dude sounded like he was "looking for... Debbie".

Triple U Sponsor: "Those losers looking surprised and jubilant that the fake wings really are from Pizza Hut." Rob in Little Rock

Triple U (Unfunny, Uninspired, Unreadable): "Hey Rome. Aaron Rodgers has problems with protection? Who are you telling, bro? Regards. Evan. Evan Fields."

Result: "You're BLOCKED!"

Huge Call of the Day

The call by Trevor Denman of Royal Punisher's win at Santa Anita yesterday.


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