Gavin Dawson appreciation thread.

im glad to see this fanshot.

the MSP with gavin and chad was entertaining as hell. i cant believe hes leaving for texas of all places, but GL champ!

I was bummed when I heard he was leaving. I didn’t always agree with him, but I loved listening to him. I wish him well, the MSP will definitely NOT be the same with Old Man Jaynes and Chad.

But that’s about it.

but I will never forgive him for trying to push the worst Blazer topic ever. “Who is the hottest current Blazer?” was the question. Jeeesh. They picked that topic right after the draft a couple of years ago. LOTS of stuff to talk about and he came up with that crappy topic? I remember screaming at my radio.

Gavin? Why oh why can’t you take “Chump in Portland” with you.

Good luck Champ!

I thought the Peoples Champ was a goofy nickname, but I thought he was a great host and I wish him nothing but the best in Dallas.

And I’m glad CIP is staying, that guy is freaking hilarious (even when he’s being kind of a d-bag which is quite often) and he makes a nice yin and yang combination with Dwight.

He was some kind of Jim Rome wannabee, and his little sidekick is worse. Glad he’s off the airwaves, sad it’ll mean more of CIP (Crappy in Portland). Wish to heck MSP could find some real talent.

Who else was talking Blazers during my 15 minute commute every morning? What am I going to listen to now, National Public Radio? The last MSP show I heard was Thursday, I believe. Gavin was talking about drinking 15 Coors Lights a day, every day, while on vacation in Hawaii, and explaining to Dwight that “it’s only a drinking problem if it affects your life negatively”. Hilarious! Now, we all know that equals maybe 4 real beers and a few gallons of pure Rocky mountain water each day, but still. I’m not sure how the MSP will survive without Gavin. Chad’s best shtick is the “smooth sports update” he brings out on occasion, but you can’t do that every day. Should’ve known that something was up when Dwight became a regular feature on the show, and they gave him the ‘godfather’ nickname…..

Hang on a second … just gotta … stick my finger…. down my throat….. BLAHHHHH….. Ok I’m back…

You (pause) have (pause) got (pause) to be (pause) kidding (pause) me.

Gavin was better then CIP, I admit that, and better isn’t a good adjective to get an accurate description of his value to morning sports radio. The only credit I can serve to Gavin is that I know he didn’t always support some of the outrageous antics spewed by that soapdish of an intellect next to him. Too bad he maintained the verve of a baby in a wet diaper in dealing with it all. Maybe he’ll have better luck in Texas. Maybe if he dumps the People’s Champ tag and gets real. Maybe.

I hated all the fake gangster talk. He always came across as a Jim Rome want to be. I’m not 15 years old, I don’t need my sports talk to have “attitude”. I prefer either a knowledgeable sports talk host and someone who doesn’t take themselves to seriously.

I remember one morning I was flipping channels and heard him say Rudy was the 2nd most valuable member of the Blazers and the gap between him and Brandon was getting smaller. From then on I knew that guy didn’t know what he was talking about.

and even happier for the future of Portland sports radio. Gavin may have been a really nice guy, but he’s not somebody I enjoy listening to. I wish him the best at his new job in Texas.

I liked Gavin a lot too. He was definitely my favorite Portland sports radio guy. Best of luck bro.

I listened to a few minutes of the show this morning on the way to work to see what it is like without Gavin and man does it suck. It wasn’t good before but now it’s downright awful. What with CIP calling Dwight James “Father” like he’s a priest or something. Then Antonio Harvey said Paul Allen has lost close to a half a billion dollars on the blazers. Enough to buy a house for every portland resident. There are over 500,000 living within the Portland city limits. Does that mean houses only cost $1,000 in Portland? I couldn’t beleive no one corrected him. I guess the show’s good for some MST3000 style humor.

The one thing that struck me about him as being cool was I first met him at Bedge Night @ The Agency, and then when our paths crossed about 6 months later, he remembered my name. I thought that was pretty cool.

Yes, his on-air personality may have been somewhat obnoxious and at times contentious, but when you take the mic from the man he was a very cool guy, and really let you know that he bleeds red and black.

I wish him the best.