Show Recap 3-15-10

Nice show last night, a little bit of a lull trying to get Fui and Shirley on, but it was worth the wait, and extending the show.

Quick personal note: Brad and I are NOT gay for each other. I have no problems with gay folk, hell, IMO, they should be able to marry, etc. But this is a football blog, not politics, so I'll leave that alone. I'm just sayin', Brad and I are not swapping sausages.

Good, spirited debate with Thad on Gresham and pick #21. I still oppose wasting a pick on the guy. He'll never be used properly and he'll pine to get out of here like Takeo Spikes and Corey Dillon did.

I was a little disappointed with the Andrew Crummey interview. He shadowboxed around a lot of questions and when I saw that, my heart just wasn't in it. He seems like an ok enough guy, but I had more fun interviewing Digger Bujnoch back in the day with a knot of nervousness in my stomach because he was my first interview. I'll try harder next time.

Oh, and anybody but Jordan (Jordan the guest, not Jordan Palmer) feel free to call in and talk to us. Seriously, we don't have the AM/FM benefit of sponsors, etc, so we're 2 hours NON STOP. We could use the diversion.

Another personal note: I don't have a problem with Justin Bieber. I can do without his music, and seeing 47k posts a day about him on my tweet feed is kind of annoying. That's not his fault. Keith, Tom, quit snickering.

David Pollack was a great interview. I still disagree with him on both Gresham and Denarius Thomas, and it would have been silly for me to point out the kind of self homer he was being when he said I should let Thad talk, but hey, I guess a "degree" from the U of Georgia will do that to you. Just kidding. But seriously, David was a very engaging guest, he knew his stuff, he loves the game of football, and he could talk for HOURS. I hope to eventually have him on again.

Glad Roy Williams is back. Even if he did date the ugly stepsister of Destiny Child's members. That being said, that's like getting shot down by Scarlett Johannsen and having to settle for Drew Barrymore.

Yea, yea, Tank Johnson is back too. Called me a dufus-faced jalopey too. You know what Tank? I may be ugly, but at least I ain't got no money.

Fui Vakapuna was a real pleasure. I felt a swell of pride when R.C. called in and talked to him. Insightful stuff from him on the BYU TE, even if prior experience with BYU TE's (Dan Coats, anyone?) should scare the Bengals half to death. I was close to tears when the subject of Slim came up. Scary part is, I barely knew the guy. Fui was basically family. That must be hard. Oh, and I'm thrilled he's gonna eat some burgers with us!

Shortest interview we've ever done? Jason Shirley. 47 seconds.

Jordan Palmer was a hoot. Dude seems really laid back and fun loving. He's got his hands in a lot of stuff, and he seems well set for whatever he does after football, which is amazingly fore sighted and smart. He also does not seem bitter about his lot in life, which is amazing. He seems content to ride it out as 3rd fiddle to his brother until a chance comes along or he decides to do something else. It was great seeing that competitive desire to face Carson head to head though. Dude was humble too, even finding a way to praise Cooper Manning over himself. Meant to ask him if he liked burgers, but he didn't seem to be the type. Alas, maybe next time.

All in all, a nice show. Fun stuff and good times had by all.

Talk at ya next week.

Wind to thy wings, Bengals fans.

-M (Soon to be T)