However, I wasn’t a big fan when he was on the Fan because I thought he was a bit over the top. but since I’ve been down in Eugene I haven’t heard him once (since late September) so with out hearing what you said personally I believe you because I’ve listen to him so much when he was on the Fan and in large doses I always thought CIP was annoying.
Come on Gavin you’re better than this, I know you’re a Blazer fan at heart, and you’re good enough with out all this shock jock crap

Abe Vigoda

as they both have full time jobs to take care of already

but seriously, Gavin has never struck me as a super cool host. Even on the Bedge podcast, I’m MUCH more interested in Dave and Casey. Gavin is just like the Ernie Johnson of the podcast, except he doesn’t realize it and tries to be an analyst instead of a moderator.

But payback is going to be fun to listen to too. (too to?)

That is if I even turn on his radio show on monday.

Bring in Dennis Miller!

I don’t care for him in the morning.

I know. You’re asking what’s the difference? Here are couple of things.

1) In the morning, I’m jazzed to hear and talk about the games the night before. I’d love it if 95.5 would do that. But Gavin (and just about any other early talk show host) has to have a topic for the hour or for the entire show.

In the afternoon, I’ve already talked about the games from the day before. At this time I’m open to listening to other things. Trades, whether or not Oden sucks or who is the hottest Blazer are just a few examples.

2) Early in the day, I just don’t want to think that hard. I’d like to ease into my day.

Later, I’m more open to be challenged.

3) Gavin doesn’t know his demographics. The morning is more for people either going to work or they are at work.

In the afternoon, the younger crowd is listening. The work day is done and the beer drinkers are listening. That is his crowd.

I would love Gavin at 3pm. Move Canzano up to noon. Wheels should stay put. Who ever is on in the morning should talk about the games from the night before and the games to come later.

I’m just trying to constructively criticize.

Katie and Kenny weren’t good listening. I like Kenny as Wheeler’s sidekick, though.

I think Gavin has already run his course though. Dude has nothing original, only that Travis needs to get traded cuz he’s one dimensional (which is fine if that’s your take… but hearing that EVERY SINGLE DAY?) and GO is a bust.

 Barf.

C’mon fellas… you gotta be creative enough to challenge your own opinions, offer fresh perspective and insight, and LEAD Blazermania… not continue with the negative we’ve had to deal with for years.

And his response would be, “I’m just calling it as I see it!” LAME.

And they’ve flipflopped on the Ducks and Beavers more than a pair of Reef thongs. At the beginning of the year all they talked about was the poise the Ducks showed, and a few weeks later after the Ducks lost two games all they did was clown on how they’d be surprised if the Ducks won another game. Now they’re all on the Beavers junk screaming about how they should be hyped up for the Rose Bowl and Riley is the best coach in the nation. Funny they failed to mention any of that when the Beavers were 1-3.

It’s really turned into bad radio. I’ve been pretty disappointed lately. Portland could do better. Portland DESERVES better.

I vote for me and my buddy Tom. We’ll call it the Tom & Ben Show. It’ll be sick.

what are they gonna say Monday morning after Oden has another double double tonight with 4 or 5 blocks thrown in? Will they eat their words? I bet they don’t, as they seem to have a hard time admitting when they’re wrong. We’ll see though. Ultimately, I do like those two when they talk Blazers, but have been groing INCREASINGLY weary of their GO is a bust talk. It’s getting old fast, especially since anyone with half a brain cell knows that it takes time to get back into shape. They themselves less than 2 weeks ago were still talking about Oden needing to get his “fast twitch” muscles back, openly stating that they were very aware it would take a couple months for him to get back into pristine basketball shape. The fact that after his first significant playing time game (Miami) they were already trashing on him only serves to prove that they are trying to be “edgy” and “controversial”. Plus, even though I think Wheels is a total company man, and have had my issues with the stuff he’s been spewing about Oden on the opposite end of the spectrum, I DID NOT like how Gavin cut Wheels off and ended the call like he was some regular douche bag caller. That was disrespectful, running up against the break or not. He should have ended that conversation much differently.