Sports Radio

[okienole3]

I know this has been discussed over and over, but it is amazing how much more quality The Ticket is than The Sports Animal? The Ticket guys are frikkin hillarious. Right now they are all in the "ticket compound". All the main guys are staying in a house for a week straight. They have webcams, etc... Funny stuff.

[Jason White's Third Knee]

I web cam with Eschbach all the time. He's hot. And he's an animal.

[Boomer.....]

If by hot you mean 4-foot troll, then yes, he is definitely hot!

[jk the sooner fan]

the ticket pwns the animal in so many ways.....

that "total..........dominance.......hour"

is pure cornball....

[Jason White's Third Knee]

If by hot you mean 4-foot troll, then yes, he is definitely hot!


You haven't lived until you've webcammed with Al.

[Boomer.....]

I guess I'm just going to stay dead then

[tbl]

Try moving to Atlanta. I was a P1 all the way, and now I'm stuck here with these unfunny losers. The Ticket is the best Sports station ever.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Does The Ticket do streaming???

[jk the sooner fan]

yes, i listen online all the time - http://www.theticket.com/

[Sooner in Tampa]

yes, i listen online all the time - http://www.theticket.com/Sweet...thanks.

[colleyvillesooner]

You're gonna hate it for awhile cause of all the weird audio drops and the inside jokes, but stick with it. It's hilarious. Some guys know more about sports than others, but I've yet to find anything as good.

[jk the sooner fan]

the afternoon/evening show "the hardline" is probably the funniest with all the bits....the mid afternoon show "BaD (bob and dan) radio show" is pretty hardcore sports, but they do their own bits "gay, not gay" "homer call of the week"

the musers in the morning are also fun to listen too....

Corby on "the hardline" (aka the snake) is a big OU fan

[RacerX]

the ticket pwns the animal in so many ways.....

that "total..........dumbass.......hour"

is pure cornball....

fixed

[colleyvillesooner]

the afternoon/evening show "the hardline" is probably the funniest with all the bits....the mid afternoon show "BaD (bob and dan) radio show" is pretty hardcore sports, but they do their own bits "gay, not gay" "homer call of the week"

the musers in the morning are also fun to listen too....

Corby on "the hardline" (aka the snake) is a big OU fan

don't forget his OU partner, Craig.

I love their bits when they describe how they hive five and hug at the Texas game.

[jk the sooner fan]

Craig is on in the mornings -

some of the athlete interviews Corby does are pure comedy gold...."repro man"

there was one he did where he's interviewing a d-lineman after a loss, he asks THE SAME question 10 times, only each time its worded just a little differently....to hear the player answer the "new" question each time was genius

[okienole3]

P1 all the way. I am moving back to Oklahoma in a month or so and I am going to miss it.

Corby's interviews are pretty damn funny. He was interviewing some offensive lineman at the Super Bowl and he asked "if you guys don't win this game, is it possible you could lose it?"

The drops to take some getting used to, but it isn't too hard to pick up. I can't believe how much the bag on Norm.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

does anyone remember the song about najera they did? friggin hilarious...

he loves all the sexy senioritas...najera najera

[King Crimson]

Denver sports radio is awful. unless it's Bronco 3rd team QB talk you got a hot nut for. the final death blow was when one of the stations went from Sporting News Radio at night to the unlistenable FOX.

listening to the local guys is like pulling your toenails out with pliers.

[colleyvillesooner]

does anyone remember the song about najera they did? friggin hilarious...

he loves all the sexy senioritas...najera najera

I like burritos, he like burritos...najera, najera

[tbl]

It takes maybe a month or so of true P1-ing before you start to get it all, but when you do, the drops are hilarious.

[okienole3]

It takes maybe a month or so of true P1-ing before you start to get it all, but when you do, the drops are hilarious.

"I appreciate ya....I reaaaaly appreciate ya."

[KyleUT]

The Ticket talks sports? Coulda fooled me.

[Jason White's Third Knee]

The Ticket is kinda like Maxim magazine for radio. They talk about everything, lot's of humor and yes, even some sports.

I get Chicago sports talk up here. Absolutely atrocious. They will spend 2 hours having a-holes call in with their picks for the weekend.

"You got the Papa. Uh, am I on the air? You sure are. Hey, first time caller here. Hey let's give him a big quack. QUACK!!! Thanks, Papa. Yeah, uh this weekend I got the Bears minus six, The Rams minus 3, and the Colts giving 3.5. Oh, and my lock of the week is Denver. Gotcha down for Denver as the lock of the week. QUACK!!!!

2 hours of that ****.


Oh, it's torture. I miss the Ticket. Little known fact. I wrote a crap load of the music on the Ticket. I did the Dunham and Miller theme, Steve Nash, Daryl Reigh, Dale Hansen, Fruit dog, Bob Sturm Show, Madano on Ice and a bunch of other junk. No I am not Danny in Lake Highlands.

[SouthernSooner]

Try moving to Atlanta. I was a P1 all the way, and now I'm stuck here with these unfunny losers. The Ticket is the best Sports station ever.

I agree, Atlanta sports radio is not that good. who do you listen to more 680 or 790. Niether is very good though.

[picasso]

the ticket pwns the animal in so many ways.....

that "total..........dominance.......hour"

is pure cornball....
why doesn't just one person say that when they come back on the air? it's so high school to have the 3 of them all say that.:rolleyes:

and I used to kinda like Traber but he's gotten more cocky as time has gone on. dude can never admit a mistake.

[sanantoniosooner]

We got our own Ticket down here.

It's OK.

I gave Don Harris advice on how to repair his toilet on air.

A few former San Antonians might know who he is.

[Sooner24]

The Ticket talks sports? Coulda fooled me.


The Ticket is a lot of things but sports radio is not one of them. :twinkies:

[jk the sooner fan]

i like don harris about as much as i like dale hansen

[SoonerGators]

Sirius owner here...it's the only way to go for sports radio

[AllAboutThe'O']

Try living where I'm at and you would take the Sports Animal in a heartbeat.
One of the local radio shows here usually devotes Tuesdays to OU and other Oklahoma-related talk. But there wasn't a lot of time devoted to talking about Jeff Capel's hiring, even though there was discussion of the spring game. No, they had to have one of the northwest Arkansas sportswriters on to discuss the Razorbacks, and to discuss whether Ronnie Brewer (Hog b-ball player) is going pro or not, which they could do another day. When Jeff Capel's name was mentioned, one of the hosts said "Oh, he played for Duke when they lost to Arkansas in the '94 national championship game." They did Tuesday's show from a local casino and they did have a guy on there, a die-hard OU fan I might add, who talked a little bit about the spring game but mostly talked about his adventures as a big-time poker player.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Damn...they had chicks calling in this morning talking about who they would sleep with...some chick said ALL of them.

[NickZeppelin]

I'm not a huge fan of the Ticket. They don't talk enough about OU for me. They talk 90% about the pros. And who cares about the pros?

[soonerjoker]

if you like "infantile humor" & guys falling all over themselves trying
to be the one to laugh the hardest (@ unfunny crap) ; but not
much sports, then the ticket is for you.

best thing they ever had, was when Barry called-in, once a week
during football season. he is very entertaining.

only Norm H. knows (& talks) much about sports.

[jk the sooner fan]

If I had a nickel for everytime Norm was wrong about some hairbrained thought he had, and had to backtrack on his words later, I'd be rich

[sooner518]

The Ticket is kinda like Maxim magazine for radio. They talk about everything, lot's of humor and yes, even some sports.

I get Chicago sports talk up here. Absolutely atrocious. They will spend 2 hours having a-holes call in with their picks for the weekend.

"You got the Papa. Uh, am I on the air? You sure are. Hey, first time caller here. Hey let's give him a big quack. QUACK!!! Thanks, Papa. Yeah, uh this weekend I got the Bears minus six, The Rams minus 3, and the Colts giving 3.5. Oh, and my lock of the week is Denver. Gotcha down for Denver as the lock of the week. QUACK!!!!

2 hours of that ****.


Oh, it's torture. I miss the Ticket. Little known fact. I wrote a crap load of the music on the Ticket. I did the Dunham and Miller theme, Steve Nash, Daryl Reigh, Dale Hansen, Fruit dog, Bob Sturm Show, Madano on Ice and a bunch of other junk. No I am not Danny in Lake Highlands.

I couldn't agree more. Listening to the 690 and 1000 during NFL season is just painful. To hear them talk about how awesome the Bears were all the time was just embarrassing. It made me want the Bears to lose so all those morons could see what a lame team they had. I've given up on Chicago sports radio.

Im moving to Denver in a few weeks, hopefully the sports talk there is better, although it appears its not that great. At least I like the Broncos more than the Bears.

I remember listening to Tulsa sports radio on 1430 a couple years ago. I listened to the entire show every afternoon because I had a job where that was about all I could do. I really liked it alot and thought they did a pretty good job. I never listende to OKC sports radio when I was at OU. Not enough time spent in the car I guess.

[TexasLidig8r]

Pretty much like the schtick on the Ticket except.. the Hard Line's incessant jabbering about the Rangers and basebore. Not being a basebore fan at all, it's a major whip to hear them prattle on about false hopes and broken dreams.. And it's worse when the basketball playoffs are over and there is nothing BUT basebore to talk about until training camps open for football.

Of course, Norm's, "well... in games played east of the Mississippi, north of Denton, Texas, when the moon is in the second house and there is a breeze between 3 -5 m.p.h., when being pitched to by an albino, midget circus clown from the right side, Juando Cabrito hits .450."

Spare us..

[jk the sooner fan]

Norm "what if's" everything to death, hoping one day one of his wild fantasies will actually come true and he'll be able to say what a great prognosticator he is...

there's a reason he isnt doing Ranger games anymore.......

[colleyvillesooner]

I'm not a huge fan of the Ticket. They don't talk enough about OU for me. They talk 90% about the pros. And who cares about the pros?

Dude, get a clue. They are in Dallas. There a four Pro teams here. What do you want them to talk about, SMU? TCU?

They talk college sports when it matters to them(OU TX, Final Four. BCS).

[Sooner in Tampa]

If I had a nickel for everytime Norm was wrong about some hairbrained thought he had, and had to backtrack on his words later, I'd be richWhere do I know Norm from???? Did he used to be on ESP??

[Sooner in Tampa]

I'm not a huge fan of the Ticket. They don't talk enough about OU for me. They talk 90% about the pros. And who cares about the pros?:eek: A radio station in Dallas Saxet that doens't spend a lot of time talking OU sports :rolleyes:

[NickZeppelin]

Dude, get a clue. They are in Dallas. There a four Pro teams here. What do you want them to talk about, SMU? TCU?

They talk college sports when it matters to them(OU TX, Final Four. BCS).

I didn't say that I didn't understand why they talk pro sports all the time. I just said I didn't care for it that much.

[jk the sooner fan]

Where do I know Norm from???? Did he used to be on ESP??

norm hitzges...he's been in radio forever

[Sooner in Tampa]

norm hitzges...he's been in radio foreverI just seem to remember seeing him on TV for some network...I have NEVER listened to him on the radio until this morning.

[colleyvillesooner]

I just seem to remember seeing him on TV for some network...I have NEVER listened to him on the radio until this morning.

I think he used to to Rangers games on the HSE network back in the day.

yep:


NORM HITZGES: 10 years, all with the Texas Rangers (1981, 1986-89, 1991-95) and retired…From 1986 to 1995, spent every season broadcasting Rangers cable television games with the exception of the 1990 when he worked baseball games for ESPN…From 1986-1988, teamed with Merle Harmon and Bob Carpenter, and from 1991-1994 was paired with Greg Lucas…Has also broadcast Dallas Mavericks basketball, and college football and basketball.

[okienole3]

The Ticket Compound thing is pure genius.

Nick, you must have loved the KREF in its hayday. You probably only listen to Al and James Hale.

[Sooner in Tampa]

I guess that I remember him from ESPN. Since I haven't watched HSE, it really must be ESPN.

[Jason White's Third Knee]

Honestly, the Ticket hasn't had a really credible sports guru since Chuck Cooperstein, IMO, but Chuck was a total jackass. I never cared if every guy on there was a sports wiz. I enjoyed Gordon's bits and the sports banter. Mark Fallowell was a great ticker guy and I was always up on my sports. Rocco was fun for me to listen to, because he was so hated.

I loved it when Barry was on. He was the best. I went out with Dale Hansen after the Byron Nelson one year and got pretty drunk with him. I whipped his *** with Barry Switzer questions for 2 hours. I am very proud of that moment.

[jk the sooner fan]

Bob and Dan, imo, are the truest form of "sports experts" that you'll find on the ticket.....

Dale Hansen is a pompous *** and I wouldnt **** on him if he were on fire

[Tear Down This Wall]

The Ticket is greatness because there are plenty of pro-OU guys there. Junior Miller grew up in OKC and is a Sooner fan. Corby "Snake" Davidson's dad played football at OU in the late 60s, so he's huge fan. Switzer does a call in thing Thursdays during the football season.

Eveyone's pretty funny in their own way except B.A.D. Radio (Bob And Dan). They're yankees.

As far a colleges go, the hosts break down like this:

George "Jub Jub" Dunham - went to North Texas, is the North Texas play-by-play guy. Most famous for his call following the game that put them in their first bowl game a few years back, "Do you believe in the Mean Green!"

Craig "Junior" Miller - went to North Texas, but due to his OKC childhood is an OU fan.

Norm Hitzges - unknown. He's been in the DFW sports media for freaking ever and is really into professional sports. He does a monster NFL draft show on draft day.

Bob and Dan - don't know, don't care. Probably one of their Big Ten (11) yankee programs.

Mike Rhyner - he's a Texas A&M guy...albeit a rare and realistic one.

Greg "The Hammer" Williams - went to TCU, but talks more about Boyd (TX) High football. He never seems to get fired up about the Frogs even when they are winning. He doesn't buy the hype. Not sure if he claims a collegiate favorite at this point.

There really are no pro-'Horn people there, which is a blessing considering the newspaper down here is continually on its knees for UT. Fags.

[NickZeppelin]

The Ticket Compound thing is pure genius.

Nick, you must have loved the KREF in its hayday. You probably only listen to Al and James Hale.

I hate James Hale. He doesn't really have any information. I don't listen to Al a lot anymore.

[tbl]

Mike hates saxeT and OU equally. but he never comes out and says he's an Aggie fan. I think that's due to Gribbel being an over the top Aggie, and nobody wants to associate themselves with Gribbel.

They talk PLENTY of college football during the season. I agree that the hardline rambling on about the Rangers can get tiresome, but there's usually an E-news or something else that interrupts them. Now that they're the flagship station for the Cowboys, I'm anticipating the Hardline to have rough times since Mike hates the Cowboys.... and he REALLY hates Parcells. I listened a couple of weeks ago and the station came down on him about using "the New Jersey Con man". I still prefer "glorified gym teacher".

[colleyvillesooner]

Mike hates saxeT and OU equally. but he never comes out and says he's an Aggie fan. I think that's due to Gribbel being an over the top Aggie, and nobody wants to associate themselves with Gribbel.

They talk PLENTY of college football during the season. I agree that the hardline rambling on about the Rangers can get tiresome, but there's usually an E-news or something else that interrupts them. Now that they're the flagship station for the Cowboys, I'm anticipating the Hardline to have rough times since Mike hates the Cowboys.... and he REALLY hates Parcells. I listened a couple of weeks ago and the station came down on him about using "the New Jersey Con man". I still prefer "glorified gym teacher".

I think they were just kidding when they came down on him. It's a gag. The have "emails" from "[email protected]" with fake instructions and reprimands.

[Jason White's Third Knee]

I am pretty sure that Bob came here from Virginia (Minnisota or Wisconsin or one of the Dakotas or something originally) and Dan came from Cincinatti, but it's been a while, so I can't really be sure.

Everything that Mike Rhyner hates (pretty much the same with Greggo) is total schtick. He used to bag on my music on air sometimes, but when I'd see him off the air he'd smile, be super cool and sing one of my tunes. It just suckers people in. Dallas loves the cowboys, so the hardline hates the cowboys. They will talk on and on about the worst team in Dallas because it gives them something different to say.

Anyway, I hated Dale Hansen too, but after I got around him for a bit, I realized that he's just really loud and opinionated. He's got about a zillion funny stories though. It's REALLY hard to get a word in edgewise with him, because in a crowd he dominates the conversation with his wit, booming voice and his size (big dude, and I ain't little). Anyway, that's why I love that I was the drunk jackass that made him talk about Switzer and fess up about why he was always down on him. He was worn out. I was louder than he was. Just a great moment. Really.

[colleyvillesooner]

So, what'd he really think about Switzer?

[TXBOOMER]

The ticket is good as long as you can avoid BAD radio. They suck. During football season, I try to listen to the poor reception animal because it is all about the Sooners.

[Jason White's Third Knee]

So, what'd he really think about Switzer?
His problem with Barry hit a few places. Barry was wildly unpredicatable and ran a totally different type of ship than Jimmy. The thing that really ****ed Dale off was a radio incedent.

Dale is married and has this nice life that he's put together working his way up the ladder in Dallas. He's a rich guy and has a great family a big arsed house, etc. Dale also has an ego that might just make the Boz look humble. Dale likes to go out after gigs and drink and tell stories to all of the little people. He's very funny, so crowds will gather. He flirts with lots of great looking young women and they eat it up.

Barry and Dale had been out at the same get togethers a few times and they had done pleanty of talking and rubbing elbows with all of the muckity mucks. Barry was being interviewed on air about something and Dale was brought up, as was the night that they had hung out a bit. Barry made some reference to Dale getting together or scoring or something like that(Dale was NOT on the air with him, btw). Dale swore to me when we talked that he just flirts with these chicks, but on air Barry made it sound like it went a lot further. It was a flipant comment about Dale's infidelity and it really ****ed Dale off. Apparently, Dale's wife is informed of all of the comments made about Dale and Dale was ****ting bricks that this would F up his cushy lifestyle.

Barry shouldn't have popped off about something he didn't know about, but I would guess that Barry was just trying to be funny. You'd think that Dale's wife would know that he flirts with every hot chick within a jab of him.

And all the while I was yelling **** like, YEAH, but Barry is AWESOME! He's the greatest coach of ALL TIME!!! You just don't know Dale. You don't know ****, Dale. So, why do you hate Barry again?

Hey, he bought the ****in' drinks.

[soonerjoker]

Norm may be wrong a lot; but he knows more than the rest of the
"ticket" guys combined.

sometimes, when he chuckles, he sounds like an old hen clucking.

[okienole3]

The Ticket Compound is back again and as funny as ever.

[goingoneight]

The ticket is nice, but after the RRS the last two years... sheesh!

[arklahoman36]

Some of you might dog the Sports Animal, but once I could start listening to it here in Fort Smith it was a godsend.
The sports talk radio in Arkansas has to be among the worst in the nation.
Everyone of the hosts has some current or past affiliation with the University of Arkansas, and no experience with programs outside of Arkansas.
I'm OU first, but support Arkansas after living here for almost eight years, but the folks on the radio here can give no perspective outside of Arkansas.
They're also total UofA sycophants, and won't give honest assessments of the sports programs, unless it's distributed from Fayetteville; they never have guests -- well almost never.
So as bad as you might think the Sports Animal is, be lucky you're not stuck with Arkansas sports radio.

[EstablishedSooner1967]

THE TICKET is at 10..... very funny
Craig in the morning is a HUGE OU fan so is Corby at 3pm... so a lot of OU references.
People say they don't talk enough sports but hell how much sports do you need.. they break it down in good segments of College, NBA, NFL, Baseball and Hockey, outstanding comedy bits by Gordon Keith... and a few entertainment section for men.. Very good flow throughout the day..
The animal on the other hand sucks! I can not stand having to get OU news from them when I travel back home... the comedy bit SUCK! it just bland... I feel sorry for sports fans... I would be on the internet. P1!

[chantundefeated]

I grew up listening to the Animal. The Morning Animal is my favorite, and Mike Steely is hilarious. I could never say that there was any better station just because of loyalty. I hear about the ticket from my fraternity brothers, and I am tired of it. I don't care how much better texas is at everything. The Animal is great radio talk for a local radio station. People around OKC and Tulsa want to hear Sooner football, Cowboy basketball, MLB baseball, and golf when there's a big tournament. The Animal talks about those subjects, and it fulfills the sports needs of the people of OKC. IT'S LOCAL...sorry but I've heard it a lot cause my entire pledge class was DFW and I'm Edmond

[DalHorn]

sports talk is generally boring. The ticket recognized this and, as someone above stated, created Maxim radio. As I see it, if you listen to Rome, Fox Sports or ESPN radio then you probably watched Friends or the Cosby show. If you like the Ticket you were probably in the Seinfeld / Simpsons camp. Nothing wrong with either group, except one is exponentionally more cool than the other.

[SoonerRecon]

the ticket is greatness. i love OU football, but those clowns at the animal make my ears bleed. who the hell wants to hear jim bob from atoka give us his opinion on bringing back the wishbone? you can only listen to so much sports talk, and then it turns into a beating. if i want OU fans opinions, i come to soonerfans message board. if i want OU stats, i can read them for myself from the internet. i feel sorry for those of you that think the animal has any relevance, you need to give the ticket a chance and see what you're missing.

[oklaclarinet]

Some of you might dog the Sports Animal, but once I could start listening to it here in Fort Smith it was a godsend.
The sports talk radio in Arkansas has to be among the worst in the nation.
Everyone of the hosts has some current or past affiliation with the University of Arkansas, and no experience with programs outside of Arkansas.
I'm OU first, but support Arkansas after living here for almost eight years, but the folks on the radio here can give no perspective outside of Arkansas.
They're also total UofA sycophants, and won't give honest assessments of the sports programs, unless it's distributed from Fayetteville; they never have guests -- well almost never.
So as bad as you might think the Sports Animal is, be lucky you're not stuck with Arkansas sports radio.

Yes I'm glad we get it down here in this part of Oklahoma, which is basically Arkansas. As an Oklahoma City native who spent a year living in the Tulsa area, I basically listen to the Sports Animal because it's the only major Oklahoma based station I can get down here. There is just something comforting about being three hours away from good ol' OKC and still being able to hear a broadcast originating from there.

I admit it's kind of sad, but I even enjoy catching the commercials, just because they are talking about local stuff in OKC.

[OUAndy1807]

Sports Animal Stinks:
Steely's my favorite, but the morning zoo schtick sucks
The callers suck. "Jim, don't you agree with me...." then they repeat what he just said. If not they get yelled down and hung up on.

Anyone interested in Sports Radio in OKC needs to listen to 1400.

This is a no bs story about the Animal: I'm sitting at lunch one day with an unnamed local sports personality. He gets a call and runs through what happened at practice. He hangs up and says "that was so and so from the Sports Animal. he's the guy who does their phone in practice reports and I swear to god he never attends , just calls me to see what happened"

[the dude]

Sports Animal Stinks:
Steely's my favorite, but the morning zoo schtick sucks
The callers suck. "Jim, don't you agree with me...." then they repeat what he just said. If not they get yelled down and hung up on.

Anyone interested in Sports Radio in OKC needs to listen to 1400.

This is a no bs story about the Animal: I'm sitting at lunch one day with an unnamed local sports personality. He gets a call and runs through what happened at practice. He hangs up and says "that was so and so from the Sports Animal. he's the guy who does their phone in practice reports and I swear to god he never attends , just calls me to see what happened"
Whatever you guys have, it's ten times better than collin cowherd out here in la. This guy is the most biased person i've ever heard and ended up giving Sports Radio up altogether. USC is the only school that is good. Pac 10 is the only conference that is good. If you question him, you're an idiot, but of course, nobody ever questioned him.

[Common sense ref]

if you like "infantile humor" & guys falling all over themselves trying
to be the one to laugh the hardest (@ unfunny crap) ; but not
much sports, then the ticket is for you.

best thing they ever had, was when Barry called-in, once a week
during football season. he is very entertaining.

only Norm H. knows (& talks) much about sports.

I agree with you, I wish they would have sold the tapes on the Barry interviews. The ticket got old real quick. Although Corby is a sooner fan, he really does suck!:pop:

[pardon the interREDtion]

The ticket would be much more palatable if they'd lose the potty humor that gets the 12 and 13 year olds exited, don't know why they persist with that and Ryner is one of the worst.