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After reading RTI's column of the ten kinds of fans, I thought it would be fun to try to match up the different types of fans with legendary callers of various Knoxville sports talk shows. Shout out to skasper06 for the link.

1 - The overly optimistic Vol. Titans Bill. Good ole Billiam can never pick against the Vols. No matter how bad his sausage is burned. :good!:

2 - Periphery Vol. Gotta be R-R-Roger. I once heard Rog ask Jimmy Hyams if he had ever been fishing. In the same call, he asked John if he liked Pepsi Cola. :eek:lol:

3 - Overly obsessed with one opponent Vol. I heard the great Snapper say he didn't care how the season goes as long as we beat the sisters of the poor out west. :blink:

4 - Nega-Vol. Does Catbone call in? Jk. Maybe Code name Matt? Tough call. Suggestions are welcome. :no:

5 - The casual Vol. Remember when Dave Hooker used to have a sports show instead of the two hour infomercial for El Chico's, Clancey's, Marco's, etc? Dave was one of my favorite radio personalities. Then he sold his soul to ESPN, only to come back a year later sounding bored and distracted. Dave can still make me chuckle very very occasionally. But until he starts talking sports again and stops taking a break every 3 minutes, I'm out. :snoring:

6 - Conspiracy theory Vol. Tony "the Dean" Basillio. Making up Grumors is easier than putting down your guitar and your lunch and actually preparing for the show. I kid, Tony. Mostly. :popcorn:

7 - Exceedingly drunk Vol. Philly sounds like a man that has put away a keg or two in his life. :crazy:

8 - The traditionalist. Hitch doesn't even allow Smoky Gray in his box of Crayola's. Haven't heard from the bald fella in a while. Anyone know his story? Hitch will fight any man, woman, or child that woo's during Rocky Top. :aggressive:

9 - The recruiting freak. LET'S TALK CRUITIN!!! I could listen to Steve from Lexington all day. Most hosts sound like they feel differently, but Steve is far and away my favorite caller. He's entertaining, self deprecating, and usually knows more about recruiting than anyone this side of Hubbs. God bless you Steve from Lexington!! :bow2:

10 - The "fire everybody" guy. This list would be incomplete without the man, the myth...the Cattleman. Or if you've been around long enough, Small Mike. The Cattleman will hear no rational debate, look at no facts, and take no crap off anybody. If it means UT going winless all season to get a certain coach fired, then so be it. Mike was probably mad at UT's 4 coaches in 5 years, instead of going a perfect 5/5. Mike doesn't care if you like him or not. But if you DO want to like him, don't get him started on Pat Summit. She should've been fired decades ago. Smh, the RAGE in this man. :furious3:

I hope you guys enjoyed my first thread. There were a couple numbers I was stumped on, so please add your favorite caller.
 
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Ol Mother Hubbard said:
After reading RTI's column of the ten kinds of fans, I thought it would be fun to try to match up the different types of fans with legendary callers of various Knoxville sports talk shows. Shout out to skasper06 for the link.

1 - The overly optimistic Vol. Titans Bill. Good ole Billiam can never pick against the Vols. No matter how bad his sausage is burned. :good!:

2 - Periphery Vol. Gotta be R-R-Roger. I once heard Rog ask Jimmy Hyams if he had ever been fishing. In the same call, he asked John if he liked Pepsi Cola. :eek:lol:

3 - Overly obsessed with one opponent Vol. I heard the great Snapper say he didn't care how the season goes as long as we beat the sisters of the poor out west. :blink:

4 - Nega-Vol. Does Catbone call in? Jk. Maybe Code name Matt? Tough call. Suggestions are welcome. :no:

5 - The casual Vol. Remember when Dave Hooker used to have a sports show instead of the two hour infomercial for El Chico's, Clancey's, Marco's, etc? Dave was one of my favorite radio personalities. Then he sold his soul to ESPN, only to come back a year later sounding bored and distracted. Dave can still make me chuckle very very occasionally. But until he starts talking sports again and stops taking a break every 3 minutes, I'm out. :snoring:

6 - Conspiracy theory Vol. Tony "the Dean" Basillio. Making up Grumors is easier than putting down your guitar and your lunch and actually preparing for the show. I kid, Tony. Mostly. :popcorn:

7 - Exceedingly drunk Vol. Philly sounds like a man that has put away a keg or two in his life. :crazy:

8 - The traditionalist. Hitch doesn't even allow Smoky Gray in his box of Crayola's. Haven't heard from the bald fella in a while. Anyone know his story? Hitch will fight any man, woman, or child that woo's during Rocky Top. :aggressive:

9 - The recruiting freak. LET'S TALK CRUITIN!!! I could listen to Steve from Lexington all day. Most hosts sound like they feel differently, but Steve is far and away my favorite caller. He's entertaining, self deprecating, and usually knows more about recruiting than anyone this side of Hubbs. God bless you Steve from Lexington!! :bow2:

10 - The "fire everybody" guy. This list would be incomplete without the man, the myth...the Cattleman. Or if you've been around long enough, Small Mike. The Cattleman will hear no rational debate, look at no facts, and take no crap off anybody. If it means UT going winless all season to get a certain coach fired, then so be it. Mike was probably mad at UT's 4 coaches in 5 years, instead of going a perfect 5/5. Mike doesn't care if you like him or not. But if you DO want to like him, don't get him started on Pat Summit. She should've been fired decades ago. Smh, the RAGE in this man. :furious3:

I hope you guys enjoyed my first thread. There were a couple numbers I was stumped on, so please add your favorite caller.
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Jim Copeland. First started calling "Sports Talk with Mike Keith" in the early 90's and would often just parrot a similar minded caller named "Mad Jack". Mike Keith referred to Jim Copeland as "Ogre" back then. When Keith left for the Titans announcing job in 1998, Copeland started calling Basilio's show more frequently and began referring to himself "Small Mike", an apparent homage to Mike Keith (who would actually put up with his shtick). Even at the height of the success of UT athletics (1995-2001 - our baseball team even made the CWS twice not to mention a football national championship, a track national championship and 3 women's bball championships and 4 straight trips to the tournament for the men's team), he always had something to whine about and especially hated on the Lady Vols. He was a chauvinist pig but it was funny to listen to him get Dewey Warren so fired up on Basilio's show.
 
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Ya I don't mind Tony B but his damn commercials that last 15 min with two min of talk time is really awful. I'm a big fan of swain and stokes along with The Drive.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
I vote for Cattleman as the #1 negavol.
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I used to love to listen to the call-in radio shows, but some of the caller's antics got a bit stale for me. You could predict what they were going to say before it came out of their mouths. Now, I listen to podcasts which have little to no commercial breaks or dumb@** callers, and my drive to work has been fantastic:dance2:. Most of the time I wish for a longer drive, so that I can continue listening to the multitude of topics being discussed. Does anyone have any good science or history podcasts to recommend? I have about a 3-6 months worth of listening to do on my current podcasts, but I'm always looking ahead for my next series.

PS(commercial rant): I remember one of the radio programs went on a 5 minute commercial break, returned on-air for 43 seconds, and went back on another 5 minute break:banghead2:. I know they pay their bills with the commercial breaks, but you have to have better time management skills to prevent situations like that from arising. This happened on multiple occasions and pretty much ended my sports radio listening days:cray:.
 
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I think Striker would be a good fit for the traditionalist. I havent heard from him in forever! He disappeared after he stopped co-hosting with Hooker.
 
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Special Ed said:
Who listens to sports radio?
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I like Basilio, the Drive, RTI, and Swain. They each have their flaws, but talking about the same thing every day probably gets a little stale. Hooker, Josh & Will, Seth Stokes, and Houston Kress are okay. But Doc Jeff and Heather, Vince Ferarra, and Brad Matthews are God awful. Surprisingly John Adams is better on radio than he is in print.
 
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Ol Mother Hubbard said:
After reading RTI's column of the ten kinds of fans, I thought it would be fun to try to match up the different types of fans with legendary callers of various Knoxville sports talk shows. Shout out to skasper06 for the link.

1 - The overly optimistic Vol. Titans Bill. Good ole Billiam can never pick against the Vols. No matter how bad his sausage is burned. :good!:

2 - Periphery Vol. Gotta be R-R-Roger. I once heard Rog ask Jimmy Hyams if he had ever been fishing. In the same call, he asked John if he liked Pepsi Cola. :eek:lol:

3 - Overly obsessed with one opponent Vol. I heard the great Snapper say he didn't care how the season goes as long as we beat the sisters of the poor out west. :blink:

4 - Nega-Vol. Does Catbone call in? Jk. Maybe Code name Matt? Tough call. Suggestions are welcome. :no:

5 - The casual Vol. Remember when Dave Hooker used to have a sports show instead of the two hour infomercial for El Chico's, Clancey's, Marco's, etc? Dave was one of my favorite radio personalities. Then he sold his soul to ESPN, only to come back a year later sounding bored and distracted. Dave can still make me chuckle very very occasionally. But until he starts talking sports again and stops taking a break every 3 minutes, I'm out. :snoring:

6 - Conspiracy theory Vol. Tony "the Dean" Basillio. Making up Grumors is easier than putting down your guitar and your lunch and actually preparing for the show. I kid, Tony. Mostly. :popcorn:

7 - Exceedingly drunk Vol. Philly sounds like a man that has put away a keg or two in his life. :crazy:

8 - The traditionalist. Hitch doesn't even allow Smoky Gray in his box of Crayola's. Haven't heard from the bald fella in a while. Anyone know his story? Hitch will fight any man, woman, or child that woo's during Rocky Top. :aggressive:

9 - The recruiting freak. LET'S TALK CRUITIN!!! I could listen to Steve from Lexington all day. Most hosts sound like they feel differently, but Steve is far and away my favorite caller. He's entertaining, self deprecating, and usually knows more about recruiting than anyone this side of Hubbs. God bless you Steve from Lexington!! :bow2:

10 - The "fire everybody" guy. This list would be incomplete without the man, the myth...the Cattleman. Or if you've been around long enough, Small Mike. The Cattleman will hear no rational debate, look at no facts, and take no crap off anybody. If it means UT going winless all season to get a certain coach fired, then so be it. Mike was probably mad at UT's 4 coaches in 5 years, instead of going a perfect 5/5. Mike doesn't care if you like him or not. But if you DO want to like him, don't get him started on Pat Summit. She should've been fired decades ago. Smh, the RAGE in this man. :furious3:

I hope you guys enjoyed my first thread. There were a couple numbers I was stumped on, so please add your favorite caller.
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If you consider small mike a legend, you would think the dead rotting cow I saw yesterday is worthy of being placed in the louve.

Anyone who finds a reason to admire and recognize that pimple on the ass of the world isn't worth the Charmin extra soft someone wipes their butt with.

IMO this list would be better off incomplete.
 
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What about Buck Kelso? Illinois JIM for most faithful caller outside Knoxville radio range. Jeff the Tennessee Stud for best nickname. And gravelly voice Jim that always ask Hubbs recruiting questions for kids shouldn't smoke.
 
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Ol Mother Hubbard said:
I like Basilio, the Drive, RTI, and Swain. They each have their flaws, but talking about the same thing every day probably gets a little stale. Hooker, Josh & Will, Seth Stokes, and Houston Kress are okay. But Doc Jeff and Heather, Vince Ferarra, and Brad Matthews are God awful. Surprisingly John Adams is better on radio than he is in print.
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I dislike the most. I listen for comedic relief and he is boring being too serious always.
 
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rtb1983 said:
Have met him many times in person. He is also one of the GOAT as far as people go. Hard pressed to find many people more polite than he.
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I'm a nice guy, too. But I know I have no business in entering the Mr. Universe contest. Therefore, I don't bless the ladies by showing up in a banana hammock on the beach. A man needs to know his limits.
 
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TNnative said:
If you consider small mike a legend, you would think the dead rotting cow I saw yesterday is worthy of being placed in the louve.

Anyone who finds a reason to admire and recognize that pimple on the ass of the world isn't worth the Charmin extra soft someone wipes their butt with.

IMO this list would be better off incomplete.
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You're the second post mentioning the word "legend". Would you be so kind as to highlight where I wrote that he is a legend?
 
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DeepSpringsVol said:
What about Buck Kelso? Illinois JIM for most faithful caller outside Knoxville radio range. Jeff the Tennessee Stud for best nickname. And gravelly voice Jim that always ask Hubbs recruiting questions for kids shouldn't smoke.
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Good calls all around, DeepSpringsVol. RIP Jim.
 
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