01-20-2022, 12:00 PM
(01-20-2022, 11:52 AM)TecmoBengals Wrote: He sort of acknowledges all of this though. He openly talks about how hot takes bring in listeners and that is his job. He doesn't care about having good takes, insightful analysis, or fair coverage. He's a ratings guy only which makes him insufferable to listen to most of the time.
I used to really dislike him because of his delivery style and his hot-take focus. But as time went on, I minded him less and kind of appreciated him at least being honest. He's also admitted he was wrong about things, unlike most hot-take people. But I haven't listened to him in probably 5 years and don't miss him, either. Definitely wouldn't add him (or anyone who's just focusing on hot takes vs analysis) to this list just because he's said some inflammatory things. Because they flame everyone to get the listeners riled up and engaged.