Can you honestly say you wouldn't have taken Fitz in a heartbeat to coach the Gophers as recently as say, October 1, 2013?
ESPN's Tom Luginbill: Jerry Kill might be one of the top 5 coaches in CFB right now.
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Can you honestly say you wouldn't have taken Fitz in a heartbeat to coach the Gophers as recently as say, October 1, 2013?
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Right before he piloted what was supposed to be his best team at NU to a 1-7 record? I'll admit his stock was higher then.
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^^^^^^^^^^^ This is spot on.
Common purposefully doesn't delve into the nuances that we do for ANY of the major sports. He's at best the casual fan of casual fans. And he does it to get people like many GHers here and Rosen all riled up. And when he's not trying to get people riled up, he's just being super casual.
The more people that get the bit and understand where he's coming from, the less stress they would have about his show. It's very VERY entertaining.
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Kill is a better coach. Put Kill at a Northwestern and I think he does better than Fitz. However, I think Kill is a perfect fit of academics and blue collar that MN needed. I don't think Fitz would be as far along as Kill is here.
I like both coaches. Hard to cheer against either.
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Next time I post something stupid I'll just claim it's a bit. Hope everyone enjoys it.
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PA is probably the worst sports talk show host I've ever listened to in my life. It's like listening to a big bag of wind deflating.
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So please explain! Is everything regarding the Gophers a "bit"? Or only about recruiting? Or only about Kill being a good Coach? My take on it is that anything positive regarding the Gophers requires a "bit", but anything negative deserves to be agreed with. And what about the other teams in town? Is everything Viking related a "bit"? My point here is that there is nothing consistent in his program other than the fact that he doesn't seem to know much about any college sports and it's tough to distinguish when there is no consistency. I guess my frustration comes from not hearing much of anything positive coming from our "flagship station". Instead, let's poke fun at the Gophers and hope everyone understands that it's a "bit".
This is so crazy. It's like we all have different opinions of what entertains each of us. How does that happen?
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The man reminds me of a teenager just spewing clichés in an attempt to show how smart he thinks he is. I would rather listen to Justin Bieber talk about himself, then listen to the ramblings of the Common Man. It is "must change the station" radio.
We do get the bit, we just find a waste of "Dead Air" space.
Is super casual just another way to say lazy?
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This is where I'm at with Common, too. First off, let me say I do like him and listen occasionally, although not much because I'm working. But he does go back and forth between segments that are clearly "bits" and others where he at least sounds much more serious. I don't always agree, but I'm interested in his take, even if he acknowledges he doesn't have all the information. Are we supposed to assume everything is a bit -- even when it's not the least bit funny? If it's neither entertaining nor real, yeah, I guess I'm the idiot for listening.
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Common is the bit. All he is is a bit. A tired, old, annoying, hard to listen to bit. All he does is go out of his way to have a view point slightly different no matter how wrong it is than someone else. I find him incredibly hard to listen to and not enjoyable in the least. Right down to his whiny voice that grates on my eardrums. I choose to listen to anything else besides this annoying man when he is on.
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1. Dan "The Common Man" Cole
The Common Man takes his listeners on a journey through the arcane, obscure and other synonyms for esoteric such as recherché. What does that even mean? Well, that is exactly what the typical KFAN listener whispers to themselves when they first hear Cole rambling on the radio. One typically despises The Common Man for a small period of time, but eventually learns to appreciate the style of humor. Like most dynamic on-air personalities, Common has numerous daily bits to fall back on, however his freestyle form of speech and commitment to comedy makes him the best KFAN on-air personality. D'OHKAY! Follow Dan on Twitter.
1. Dan "The Common Man" Cole
The Common Man takes his listeners on a journey through the arcane, obscure and other synonyms for esoteric such as recherché. What does that even mean? Well, that is exactly what the typical KFAN listener whispers to themselves when they first hear Cole rambling on the radio. One typically despises The Common Man for a small period of time, but eventually learns to appreciate the style of humor. Like most dynamic on-air personalities, Common has numerous daily bits to fall back on, however his freestyle form of speech and commitment to comedy makes him the best KFAN on-air personality. D'OHKAY! Follow Dan on Twitter.