Isaac Ropp on Nurkic Injury...

[SlyPokerDog]

I would love to do something big with TBF. Daily podcasts or something would be cool, because I think we could do a better job than most radio shows, especially that one. I wanna compete with those guys.

You should get an internship with one of the stations.

 

[THE HCP]

You should get an internship with one of the stations.

I wonder who on this forum is tight with Travis Demers? Hmmmm

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I wonder who on this forum is tight with Travis Demers? Hmmmm

Who?

 

[BonesJones]

You should get an internship with one of the stations.

And do things the wrong way as many stations have done for years?

I want to change the narrative, and blaze a trail. Itll be a long path and I'm just getting started, but local media needs something new. Something better.

The only respectable station is Rip City Radio 620. That's it.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Someone’s life? I love Nurkic and really love the person he is off the court most importantly but really someone’s life? He just resigned for life changing money last year and the injury he had is no way career ending as we have seen with Paul George and Gordon Hayward. So I don’t agree with your premise

+1

I was gonna say the same thing. People love to overreact to injuries like this. Yeah it's not the best outcome, obviously, but his life won't be much worse because of this injury, if at all, and even if it is, he's still set up to have a better life than most of the people in the world. It's no tragedy. He could retire now and have an absolutely amazing life.

 

[H.C.]

I listened to their show, as sad as I am to admit it, from the beginning. I spent a lot of time in the car.

I had really grown tired of the show. Then Ropp gets a DUII, was super real, down-to-earth, apologetic, regretful, and owned it. Brought me back to listening to it. Then, today, he’s basically like, “I’m tired of sportscasters being down when bad things happen on the field or court of play. Be a reporter and report the good and bad with the same tone in your voice.”

My response... “Fuck you, home courter”. Ropp had one court, apparently, and it’s his own. You were down when you got busted and people still love and support you. That’s how our city rolls. We love our people. Don’t fucking diss is that supported you through your shitty mistake.

It was hypocritcal. Let people be real with their feels. If we can’t be real with our feels of humanity and feeling terrible about an injury and possibly the loss of a career, why should
I feel like he’s sincere about him getting drunk and driving?

I'm sure he was sincere he about the fact he never intended to get caught.
But other than that. Zero chance he actually wanted to come on the radio and apologize for his DUII.
More-than-likely it was his boss telling him to save face. Making sure the ratings stayed high.

Personally I've never been able to listen to radio sports reporters. Their job description is 'keep ratings no matter what'.
Half the stuff they say I doubt they even believe.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I'm sure he was sincere he about the fact he never intended to get caught.
But other than that. Zero chance he actually wanted to come on the radio and apologize for his DUII.
More-than-likely it was his boss telling him to save face. Making sure the ratings stayed high.

Personally I've never been able to listen to radio sports reporters. Their job description is 'keep ratings no matter what'.
Half the stuff they say I doubt they even believe.

Sincere about the intent of not getting caught? No drunk driver wants to get caught... that’s all.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I really liked the two dudes that were on in the morning a few years back. The guys who called us zeros. They actually talked blazers and you could tell they loved the team. Then they replaced them with the talking head cardboard mother fucker. I haven't listened to any of it since then. It's all garbage.

I miss the days of Mychal Thompson and Kermit Washington. That was 2 decades ago, but they were Great to listen to.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I hated those guys. Total homers.

Better than hypocritical assholes, I suppose.

Homers? As in--fans? Yeah, that's what made them fun to listen to. But they never toed the company line, or claimed the team was better than it was.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I would love to do something big with TBF. Daily podcasts or something would be cool, because I think we could do a better job than most radio shows, especially that one. I wanna compete with those guys.

I think the real issue for radio shows is most of them have 3-4 hours to fill. A podcast has the advantage of not just having to make noise hours when there isnt much left to be said.

The advantage of radio is “most people” have access to one and its just there, whereas a podcast has to be sought after. I wonder what a podcaster could do to bridge the gap.

 

[BonesJones]

I think the real issue for radio shows is most of them have 3-4 hours to fill. A podcast has the advantage of not just having to make noise hours when there isnt much left to be said.

The advantage of radio is “most people” have access to one and its just there, whereas a podcast has to be sought after. I wonder what a podcaster could do to bridge the gap.

Live stream on YouTube?

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Live stream on YouTube?

Maybe? You’d probably want to set up a small block of time if you’re doing it daily. Like tune in at x time everyday (probably just monday-friday), You could always record the audio from that and release it as a podcast too. I think the next step, would be to actually send your recorded piece to radio stations, or who ever has audio and see if you can fill up a couple segments for them. Would help with brand recognition.
I’m gonna think about it, because its interesting.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Just want to say that I went and listened to the podcast this morning and it's not as "bad" as I thought from what I heard yesterday. I still think Isaac seems very much nonchalant about it. I get he has his reasons for not liking the Blazers and all that. He really likes to pile on about the Blazers aren't good, and I get it but his timing really sucks.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

I still can't believe people listen to local sports talk. It's all trash. It's like an audio version of reading the majority of posts on here.

Bingo! Post of the current year!

 

[Natebishop3]

You should get an internship with one of the stations.

As someone who interned at 910 The Fan back in the day..... no..... you don’t want to get an internship. Bones is doing more for his career with what he’s already doing. That is unless he wants to answer phones for a few hours a day.

 

[The Professional Fan]

Primetime is awesome I don't care.....I never miss it.

Rip City Radio is there for the homers. Have at it.

 

[julius]

If I wanted to hear the drunken ramblings of a fucking moron, I'd go down to Burnside and ask them about flat earth or the moon landing or some shit.