Jim Rome Clone Report by Greg in Sun Valley

Summary of the Jim Rome Show (Friday, December 11th)

Jim started the show off Friday with a "Quad Yeah!" (2 actually!)

NFL
Browns beat the Steelers
   Jim started by saying he doesn't care who wins or loses in sports. He said, "...they don't pay me to root...just to bump my gums and drop a few opinions...That being said, it was hard NOT to get with the 1 win Cleveland Browns last night." Despite their poor record, the Browns still got up for the Steelers. Rome gave a lot of credit to the Browns defense and defensive coach Rob Ryan.
Of the Steelers coach, Jim said, "...Right now his team is not cool at all...or good, or even average...not if you're losing to the Browns, and the Raiders, and the Chiefs."

Notre Dame
   Cincinnati coach was named a the new coach at Notre Dame.
Rome: "They wanted him and he wanted them...badly...Kelly's not just hot...he's good. He made Cincinnati a destination. Think what he can do with the resources and tradition of Notre Dame." Jim also touched on Cincinnati's players not being happy about Kelly's departure before their big bowl game.

E mail

"Hey Snagger, You stopped caring who wins or loses when you were 12? We stopped last night. Signed, the Pittsburgh Steelers." Andy in Portland. "War William Gay being dishonorably discharged from the "Quad Yeah!".

Jim said, "On the basis of what?" (Tape was played of William Gay at the Super Bowl celebration and of the "Quad Yeah!".) "You're asking me to dishonorably discharge this guy from this...(Quad Yeah!) ...No way!"

Interviews

Jason Whitlock (Kansas City Star, Fox Sports)
   Jason recently wrote a column about Tiger Woods. He started by talking about how sports makes instant millionaire of young people. He said professional sports is where rock & roll and movie stars have been for years. Jason went on, "...sports stars are the same as rock stars in terms of their sex life...in terms of what fame does to them...at a young age." Also, "...When you become a millionaire at 18, 19 years old...When you become famous like Tiger Woods ...18, 19, 20 years old... become rich at 21 ...It stops you evolution as a person...and it makes you very immature."

Mixed reaction came in on Jason Whitlock. The discussion include the question of whether or not Tiger and his wife had "an arrangement". Jim said he and his wife have and arrangement..."We have sex with each other and nobody else."

Clay Matthews (Green Bay Packers)
   The Packers are 8-4. Clay is a rookie limebacker out of USC. He has 7 sacks and is tied for the most sacks for a rookie this season. Jim asked about their turnaround. Clay said the loss to Tampa Bay was a reality check. Also, the transition to a 4-3 defense from a 3-4 was not easy, but they are now seeing results. 

John Thompson III (Georgetown Basketball)
   Georgetown is in LA to take part in the Wooden Classic in Anaheim. John wanted to be a part of the event and he feels the matchup with Washington will help prepare them for Big East conference play.
Of coach Wooden, John said, "..on the court, plagiarism is a good thing. Every coach pulls, and probably has pulled a little bit from coach Wooden."

Text Contest Selections

"Unwar people that drive the wrong way down a one-way aisle in a parking lot and swipe your spot. Merry Christmas to you too, idiot!"

"Hey Rome, Alvin should name his son Anvil in honor of himself with the letters in his rearranged to form a cooler sounding name. Regards, Nomar not Ramon." Dave the copier hack in Iowa.

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Actual Triple U: ...no triple u today!


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