Local media

I just figure it out on my own. I have eyes and ears that work relatively well. None of us need someone else telling us how to think or feel about Utah sports. We’re grown ass adults.

Bill Riley annoys me just as much as any of them. I’d rather listen to unrivaled than him.

I listen to most of them if I am out in my car.  I just take everything with a grain of salt.

PK annoys me when he is trying to be sarcastic.  Hans knows football but often talks too much about growing up on a farm in Idaho.  In fact, most of these talking heads spend way too much time talking about non-sports-related things.  I listen to learn about the latest in the sports world.

Bill Riley is okay.  However, he seems to think that he knows more than anyone else.  The fact is, KW is so private that he rarely lets Bill or anyone else know what is going on in the program.  I do like Bill and his broad experience in the sporting world, albeit – I am not interested in RSL that much.

I kind of like Unrivaled.  These guys just say it as they see it.  MUCH better than Gordon Monson IMO.

My least favorite is Spencer Checketts.  He is all about the NBA and is the most arrogant of the bunch.  But, this is just one old man’s opinion. I’m sure Spencer must be a decent guy.

David James is my favorite but he is with PK, so …

I don’t listen to any local or national sports media. Zero.

Riley’s has the best Utah related info for me being outside of Utah. Don’t take much of it more than entertainment to pass time before football starts. Josh Newman is funny with his sarcasm. Always good to hear from the players and coaches, beyond that most of the print and social media coverage is self promotion and opinionated, pot stirring drivel. 

Utah football shutting out the media from on field practices and player interviews is a bummer, I get it though. Coverage now is crazy compared to the 90’s when I attended the U. 

Why do people get so annoyed with local media. I’ve never understood this.

I subscribe to all of the locals podcasts (DJ&PK, Bill Riley, Hans and Scotty G, KSL Unrivaled, Utah Utes Interviews) and then pick and choose which specific interviews I want to listen to. Between all of them, I get a very good variety of interviews about Utah athletics from players, local beats, National beats (e.g. Phil Steele, Jordan Wynn, Steve Bartle, Stevenson Sylvester, Scott Mitchell, Kenneth Scott, et al). Bill Riley often times interviews guys from the teams the Utes are going to play (such as their play by play or local beat writers). It’s great stuff.

For local, Hans is probably my favorite. I think he’s pretty entertaining and fair.

For national, it’s definitely the Dan Patrick show. Good mix of info and entertainment.

I like that we get so much airtime on KSL. That makes me laugh a bit.

For some reason I can stomach PK on the radio more-so than in print.

Scott Mitchell is like a poor man’s Bill Walton. I think he is great in small doses.