The Out Of Bounds Show (and talk radio in general, I guess) has a standard rhythm that I’ve grown accustomed to. 3 segments per hour with Shapley’s and Crown Royal ads mixed in between. But three, 12 minute segments leaves a little bit of time to fill right before the top of the hour. Not enough for an interview of full-blown discussion topic. But just enough room for a little banter between Bo and Coop and maybe a phone call.
And lately these mini-segments have been becoming the highlight of the show for me. They are short and generally unscripted. They let Bo really stretch his legs and do the things he’s best at. Namely, expounding on a half-cocked idea that doesn’t really have a point. And today before the top of the third hour was no exception.
Bo starts off simply enough by talking about the U.S. Open and the Rory/Tiger corollary. I thought this would be harmless enough. Every journalist in the country has put their spin on this angle. But not Bo Bounds. This apparently made him think about Steve Spurrier. Wait, what?
Yes, apparently Bo sees Rory as a new successor to the game of golf. A sort of passing of the torch from Tiger to Rory. If you think about, the exact same thing happened between Bear Bryant and Steve Spurrier in the SEC.
I guess. And I’ll have to guess because the names of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are never mentioned again.
Bo continues with this twisted, one-sided analogy by reminding us that Steve Spurrier was hated when he first came to Florida because he wore a golf shirt and a visor instead of a tie. Really? That’s why he was hated? And here I always thought it was because he was a genuine asshole.
If that’s not enough, Bo compares Spurrier to a dot com CEO from the late 90s. He explained, saying his tenure at Florida was like the early days at Amazon.com and then he “cashed out” went to the NFL and is now searching for a second act.
Now, I don’t have time to explain to explain everything that’s wrong with this analogy, but I’ll at least start. Jeff Bezos is Amazon’s founder and CEO. And he is still with the company that is now one of the largest and most profitable in the world. By comparison, Steve Spurrier left a Florida and went 7-9 in one season at with the Redskins. And now he’s had one season worth talking about a South Carolina. At best, this is like the pets.com CEO trying to get on as a C-level manager at Groupon.
Then, this segment took a dramatic turn when Bo took a caller from someone I can only assume is a delusional old man.He really gives Bo a piece of his mind. Something that doesn’t happen enough on OOB.
The main points were that Bo was wrong about Bear Bryant being admired by opposing coaches (an interesting point, but probably way off base) and that he doesn’t give two shits about Alabama and LSU (I wholeheartedly agree) and the show should focus on only Mississippi schools, and said that he would like to see coaches go back to wearing long sleeves and ties, because, wait for it, when they start sweating in golf shirts it looks silly. What does this asshole think would happen if coaches were wearing coats and ties in late August.
Two things happened after this guy hung up: 1) Bo rightfully defended his show and the format. And good on him. I mean, only one of us has a microphone. And, 2) Bo disagrees that coaches should wear ties again and even admits that it’s okay for meeyonares to wear jeans and t-shirts. Then he lets us in on a little secret: he only has two suits (one of which I assume is this one).
Time to get to the Rogue, Bo.
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