Perhaps it's a byproduct of my age or maybe it's because we're in an era of bite-sized video clips (although I do still read books and newspapers), but if you don't get right to the point and be succinct from the get go, your podcast is going to lose me. I have the same opinion of Butt and Gardner--they repeat themselves way too much to the point it sounds like they're filling air and not providing as much meaningful content as they should in an episode of their show.
I listened to one part of a Blue by Ninety podcast a couple weeks ago, but then gave up. I really would recommend getting right to it and setting aside all the show opening banter and chit chat. Just the meat and potatoes, please.
To be frank, the next thing I'll deliberately spend time on will be MGoBlog's opponent previews and the post game UFRs. Obviously, a whole different format than a podcast, but to me, it's just readily more consumable.
I do realize I may not be the target demographic. When it comes to consuming sports, I'm about as far away from Bro' Culture (Pat McAfee), the Screamers (Stephen A. Smith) and the agent provaceteurs (Paul Finebaum) as you can get. Then again, I grew up with Jim McKay and the Wide World of Sports, so that tells you I'm ancient.
Sadly, though, I remember the 1972 Munich Summer Olympic Games all too well.
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