spjunkies Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 13 minutes ago, justice98 said: Losing Galdi would be a huge mistake, if that's what's gonna happen. I dont know how you dump him and keep Doc. I hope it's more a case of the show ending than anything. Looking like Doc is done also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purbeast Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 I will kind of find it comical if 980 brings in Chad Dukes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, purbeast said: I will kind of find it comical if 980 brings in Chad Dukes. Unfortunately, they're probably just going to simulcast whatever is on 106.7. The days of multiple choices are over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 20 minutes ago, spjunkies said: Unfortunately, they're probably just going to simulcast whatever is on 106.7. The days of multiple choices are over. I really don't understand the point of this. I switched from 980 to 106.7 to begin with because of the horrible 980 reception. What would 106.7 gain by putting out an inferior sound quality duplicate on 980? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Looking more and more like Dukes was a cost cutting move to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 I wonder if 106.7 will start broadcasting Team games this year or would contract stuff prevent that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 All I know is that after today, DC Sports radio sucks even more, which seems truly hard to believe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinking Skins Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 This is what I've feared since I heard about the purchase. In all honesty this may be the ultimate move towards making me a i don't give a **** fan. Because if 980 becomes another 106.7 I'll switch to sports talk from another city and really stop carng about this team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 The Post published an update today. Looks like it will be the Al Galdi show for people who like that guy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/11/21/doc-walker-layoffs-team-nine-eighty/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) Give me Galdi, Cooley and Smoot for 3 hrs, and I'm straight. Edited November 21, 2020 by Mr. Sinister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method man Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Cut the fat. Doc Walker is washed and Scott Linn is a scrub. Happy I don’t have to hear CJ’s voice either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 I like Doc and I think him paired with Galdi was actually pretty decent, but I can see why they let him go. His schtick as angry old guy gets old after a while and he's pretty painful to listen to when not talking NFL(hell he's painful to listen to when talking NFL too at times with all his cliche crap). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 I listened to the last 5 minutes of the game in 980 yesterday and it was awful. Every aspect of it was awful. The production, the pacing, the content. I'm sure the lack of fan sound doesn't help the experience, but oof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, TheDoyler23 said: I listened to the last 5 minutes of the game in 980 yesterday and it was awful. Every aspect of it was awful. The production, the pacing, the content. I'm sure the lack of fan sound doesn't help the experience, but oof. I think the production value of the broadcast will improve whenever 106.7 gets involved, you know it will happen eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 AM radio blows. How a professional sports team was broadcasting on AM radio is ridiculous. Plus, who the hell even are these broadcasters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatteredFanSyndrome Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 I realize it’s unfair to compare the new broadcast crew to the prior regime who had been at it for years, but... Bram really stinks. Larry apparently was a real POS, and a shameful homer, but he is/was much better at this than Bram is. I’ve never liked Bram’s voice in any capacity, so he already had that going against him with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 1 hour ago, TheDoyler23 said: I listened to the last 5 minutes of the game in 980 yesterday and it was awful. Every aspect of it was awful. The production, the pacing, the content. I'm sure the lack of fan sound doesn't help the experience, but oof. I tuned in for a second and agree. It's hard to tell when something big is happening because the tone of the voices don't change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Damn, the old 980 owners must've been using junk equipment, you can already hear the audio quality improvement on the tunein app. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 On 11/21/2020 at 1:42 PM, spjunkies said: The Post published an update today. Looks like it will be the Al Galdi show for people who like that guy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/11/21/doc-walker-layoffs-team-nine-eighty/ On the Solly Linn Podcast, it sounds like a lot of 980 contracts are expiring soon still. The new owners don't "official" take ownership until Feb? So, this might be very temp, whatever they are doing. It also sounded like each new station owner was worse that the one before it. Urban One was worse than Red Zebra who was worse than yadda yadda yadda. 1 minute ago, spjunkies said: Damn, the old 980 owners must've been using junk equipment, you can already hear the audio quality improvement on the tunein app. New owners have done more sportstalk than the old one. I also know Doc had a Mic for his laptop. But he consistently found a way to be using his laptop mic and not the professional one. I know they had to send somebody over to help him more than once. User error was an issue on that show with Galdi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Yeah, that new broadcast team is not working for me at all. Larry wasn't great and annoying at as far as being a homer, but the current crew doesn't sound like a crew for a professional team IMHO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method man Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 22 hours ago, Heisenberg said: Yeah, that new broadcast team is not working for me at all. Larry wasn't great and annoying at as far as being a homer, but the current crew doesn't sound like a crew for a professional team IMHO. I am constantly amazed why these decisionmakers in sports don’t listen to fans on who they want. Most of the fans wanted Buck and Buck was down to do it. I guess Cooley wasn’t coming back regardless but no one wanted D Hall 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, method man said: I am constantly amazed why these decisionmakers in sports don’t listen to fans on who they want. Most of the fans wanted Buck and Buck was down to do it. I guess Cooley wasn’t coming back regardless but no one wanted D Hall I don't get it either. I'm seeing it across the board in todays sports realm tho. "Go with the most cracked out, least popular name available, and see if it works" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method man Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 30 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said: I don't get it either. I'm seeing it across the board in todays sports realm tho. "Go with the most cracked out, least popular name available, and see if it works" Wiz are the same thing. Dumped Buck and Phil when no one else asked for that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 But you guys are only looking at one side of the equation. Something these people COULD be looking at is the cost-benefit analysis. Take Buck and Phil for the Wizards. The decision-makers could have done tons of research that showed them they could have 90% of the viewership for 30% of the cost. If so, then there is more at play than simply "who do the fans want to hear" when they make these decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 17 minutes ago, method man said: Wiz are the same thing. Dumped Buck and Phil when no one else asked for that Not only that, but dumped Buck for Justin Kutcher - a boring broadcaster whose Twitter likes that pop up on my feed make it clear he is an even more extreme version of Eric Bickel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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