Jim Rome Clone Report by Greg in Sun Valley

Summary of today's Jim Rome Show

In the opening, Jim reset the new manual buzzer - Jim's vocal buzzer with the "I don't like that call" line from LaDanian Tomlinson's "Electric Glide" video added.

NFL

New York Jets
Rome: "...I'm infatuated with the Jets. What's not to like about the Jets? And especially their head coach, Rex Ryan. Here we are, the week of the biggest Jets game literally in years, if not decades, and the New York media still can not get beyond its fascination with Rex Ryan's weight..."
   Jim told us the New York Post said that Ryan loves to grub on "Rexican" food and that he "hoovered" a cheesesteak and a beer after the win over the Chargers. And...that he knocks back about 7000 calories a day. Jim requested, "Tell me what this has to do with anything at all...Look, Rex Ryan is fat...They love him. They go to battle for him, and it's part of his schtick. It works for him...As long as it's not impacting his work, who the hell cares?...."

Buffalo Bills
Jim's take: "...They've got to be hurting right about now. I mean, how do the Buffalo Bills expect to sell Chan Gailey to their fans and their media as their new head coach...If you can't even win the press conference, how are you going to win the AFC East?...And now you got a guy  who's had success with average quarterbacks. Great. Bring the guy in as your offensive coordinator. Why do you have to make him your head coach? They need help offensively. But what they needed even more was a dynamic, charismatic leader to front that football team and get that community fired up again...And boring Chan Gailey is not the guy to do it."

Lane Kiffin

Tennessee Volunteer fans won't "turn the page" as Rome put it. A local lawyer filed the paperwork and paid the $262 fee to rename a sewage center the "Lane Kiffin Sewage Center".

Fran Tarkenton

Earlier in 2009 Tarkenton said of Brett Favre possibly coming to the Vikings, "...It's despicable." He then said he hoped Brett did go to the Vikings so he could fail.
Now...Tarkenton still is not happy. "I didn't like it then. He's a Green Bay Packer, and I still don't like it now. It didn't sit well with me, and I still don't like it now.
Jim Rome said, "Nobody likes to admit they're wrong...I did it...You should too...Hey Fran. Sautee some crow...eat it up now."

Interviews

Lorenzo Neal (Retired NFL fullback)
   Lorenzo is a former San Diego Charger. He started by talking about the Chargers recent running style and history. The question arose if the Chargers abandoned the run to early or too late in the game against the Jets. Lorenzo felt the answer was too early. His opinion of the game overall was that Jets defense took away the Chargers great receivers and that the Jets out coached the Chargers. He went further, saying that Norv Turner is a good coach but not a great coach.  Lorenzo told Jim he thinks the Colts will beat the Jets.

Michael Lombardi (National Football Post)
   He disagreed with Lorenzo Neal about the Chargers and the run. Michael said the Chargers ran the ball too much and they would probably spread the ball out if they could play the game over again. Jim asked about Norv Turners game plan. Michael felt there wasn't a game plan problem but just too many mistakes by the Chargers in the course of the game.
Of the Chan Gailey hire by the Bills, Michael said, "Fascinating..."
Of Pete Carroll, "...I'm buying Pete Carroll hook, line, and sinker..."

Text Contest Selections

"War Rome running into Holly Robinson Peete on Radio Row."

"Unwar people who fefer to you're haircut as getting your ears lowered."

"Triple U. People who lick their fingers to turn pages or count money."

"War napping it out after a 2 martini lunch." (Jim's favorite "war" in a long time.)

Triple U sponsor: "YouTube guy. No, I don't want to watch a video that you think is funny..."

Actual Triple U: "Yo Vols fans. Lane Kiffin's not the only thing you've lost. Don't forget about us. Regards, chicklets."

Result: Rome said, "Unfunny, uninspired, unreadable."





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