Jim Rome Clone Report by Greg in Sun Valley

Summary of today's Jim Rome Show

Jim opened up with college football, specifically the Ohio State situation. After their loss to Purdue, more is being said about Terrell Pryor and how coach Jim Tressel is using him. Jim brought up teammate DeVier Posey's comment. Jim said,"...(Posey) finally rushed to Pryor's defense, I think. Posey said, and I quote, 'There's only one Tim Tebow in this world, and I don't really know what people want from Pryor. He's going to get better. He really can't do much worse', end of quote. UH OH!" Rome said maybe that didn't come out right.  Even Pryor's high school coach weighed in, "I'd like to see some zone read plays where, with one mistake by the defense, he can be gone..." Rome added, "The guy's right. You don't recruit terrell Pryor and try to turn him into Bobby Hoying."  Why bring him in and not adjust the system, was Jim's point.  Pryor said Lebron James is mentoring him.

Speaking of Lebron
   Maxim magazine asked Lebron who he would like to dunk on in the world. James said if it didn't have to be a basketball player it would be George W. Bush.  This led to many comments and E mails.

Washington Redskins
   Rome asked, "How's your week going, Jim Zorn?...Zorn will not be better for having gone through this catastrophe...Do the right thing, man. Put Zorn out of his misery. If they're going to fire him, and they are, do it now."

Philadelphia Phillies
   They are headed to the World Series.  They celebrated, but only mildly. The talk was of 4 more games. However, Philly fans celebrated wildly. Jim played a news clip telling of one guy climbing a tree and another trying to knock him out with a "Roman candle". Jim asked if they did this for and NLCS win, what will they do if they win the World Series, especially over the Yankees?  He added, "It's going to be awesome!"

Jeff Fisher situation
   Now some of his players are commenting on his appearance at a charity event where he wore a Colts jersey to "feel what it's like to be a winner". Keith Bulluck said, "It didn't make me laugh at all." Jim Rome still said Fisher did nothing wrong.

"All the Way Turnt Up"
   Jim told us this song is the rallying cry of the Georgia Tech football team. It repeats those five words continuously. The take: "It's repetitive, but catchy." This topic also garnered a lot of audience response.

Callers

Mike in Tacoma called and covered many topics in rapid succession. He got run! Jim said, "Self edit, man!"

Smack Off runner up Mike in Indy also called. He cracked on Joe in Hollywood, Jeff Fisher, and the Yankees.  He also renewed his fued with Brad in Corona, and , of course, ended his call with, "I do declare. I do declare. Now I'm done...Rack me!"

Guests

Paul Johnson (Football coach of Georgia Tech)
   They just got a home win over a top five team, Virginia Tech. It was a big win for the program because Virginia Tech has been top dog in their conference for so long. There were doubts his system would work on "this level". Georgia Tech runs the ball a lot. Some have said they are "3 yards and a cloud of dust". Paul disagreed since they have the most plays over 50 yards in the conference.

Jalen Rose (Former NBA and University of Michigan star)
   Rome brought up a soon to be released book about Magic Johnson and Isaiah Thomas. Magic said Isaiah was blackballed from the 1992 Olympic team. It was said no one on the team wanted Thomas on the team, not just Michael Jordan. Jalen's response, "First off. This story has my stomach in knots. I have personal relationships with both of these gentlemen...this hurts me dearly... The Dream Team scenario...  That's something that we always knew. It's just now being confirmed." Then Jim continued, "Even worse in the book, there is an accusation from Magic that Isaiah was responsible for spreading rumors that Johnson was gay or bisexual after Johnson tested positive for HIV...Thomas has vehemently denied that he ever said anything like that behind Magis'c back." Jalen repeated, "My stomach is in knots." Then continued, "I'm shocked, angry, and so hurt...I want to get to the bottom of it." Jim then asked, "Who do you believe?" Jalen answered, "I will find out."

Text Contest

No text contest today. The Jalen Rose interview ran up until the end of the show.

Jungle Feuds

Mike in Indy's call brought back this topic

Brad in Corona vs Mike in Indy
Brad in Corona vs Vic in NoCal
Vic in NoCal vs Stu in Manhattan
Vic in NoCal vs Jay Mohr


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