That Aud Smell Posted September 24, 2018 Report Posted September 24, 2018 25 minutes ago, Eleven said: You're just jealous, Aud... Holy moly - she does bear a striking resemblance to her mother, nah? Quote
Stoner Posted October 11, 2018 Author Report Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) WGR has a new feature in its audio section — "Mike Schopp In the Conversation." I'm not sure if these lengthy one-on-one interviews with sports figures air on the station. I got mine on wgr550.com. The first one? Adjust that robe, Smell... Kim Pegula. It was OK. The probing was light, and the questions were softballs and often loaded in favor of Mrs. Pegula. At one point Mike is indulging us with his opinion that although most fans disagree with him, he likes it when owners get into the "nitty gritty" of their teams. The example he gave was "coaching decisions." I don't think he meant the decision on who is going to coach the team. More like, who starts at quarterback? Kim answered (on second listen, it wasn't really a question) by seeming to agree. At the least, she didn't disagree with Mike's premise. It was interesting, but inconclusive re: the subject of this trial, meddling. "I can't imagine, having spent the amount of money that you spend on a team these days... you've made a great investment in something and then just handing it off and not caring about how that goes, I never understood that... (here she talks about the Pegulas' desire for "multigenerational ownership" and wondered how do you teach your kids the family business by being "handoffish")... I don't know everything... there is a level of expertise that you do need to trust the people that you put in place. But that by far does not mean that ownership should not be involved in the organization and decisions going forward, even if it's just to be informed sometimes." I think her characterization of how some owners choose to set things up, how I would prefer it, is quite a strawman. I don't propose that my owners "not care." I do find it interesting that at the end, she tells us that the part of being an owner where you get informed and sort of automatically agree with a decision the "experts" have made is the least of what they do as owners. It implies that they are actively involved in making other decisions. If these are personnel or strategic decisions surrounding the teams, welp, I think that's meddling, and I just don't like it. Edited October 11, 2018 by PASabreFan 1 1 Quote
That Aud Smell Posted January 4, 2021 Report Posted January 4, 2021 "Shad Khan wants the next general manager of the Jaguars to know he’ll be working for a hands-on owner. Khan told reporters today that he has control of the team’s roster and will retain that control even after the team hires a general manager. That doesn’t mean Khan will be micromanaging every practice squad signing and waiver claim, but Khan sounds like he wants to have final say over who the Jaguars select with the first overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft." https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/01/04/shad-khan-will-be-a-hands-on-owner-in-using-the-first-pick-in-the-2021-nfl-draft/ Quote
I-90 W Posted January 4, 2021 Report Posted January 4, 2021 ^ Khan’s son is also very hands on with AEW. They make Terry and Kim look hands off by comparison. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted January 5, 2021 Report Posted January 5, 2021 18 hours ago, I-90 W said: ^ Khan’s son is also very hands on with AEW. They make Terry and Kim look hands off by comparison. Had to look up what AEW is. Interesting. It makes a bit more sense to me for an owner to be hands on with something that's more purely in the realm of entertainment. But maybe it shouldn't (?). Quote
I-90 W Posted January 5, 2021 Report Posted January 5, 2021 6 hours ago, That Aud Smell said: Had to look up what AEW is. Interesting. It makes a bit more sense to me for an owner to be hands on with something that's more purely in the realm of entertainment. But maybe it shouldn't (?). Yes and no. You raise a fair point but I can’t imagine them being polar opposite with the Jags. Who knows though. 1 Quote
That Aud Smell Posted June 23, 2021 Report Posted June 23, 2021 Listening to Tony Kahn (Khan?), the son of the Jags’ owner, a co-owner of the team, and an apparently active member of the Jags FO (along with other sports holdings), on the Pardon My Take podcast. At around the 1:08 mark (as the pod counts down in time), Kahn talks about how the end of the NFL draft is his favourite day/time of the NFL calendar because he gets on the phone, “chases” UDFA’s whom *he* values highly and who, he says, his scouts typically have “nothing on,” and he gets great “value” as a result (he crows about how he got one valuable (starting?) player for “$5,000” (signing bonus)). The more I listen and read, the more I conclude that the Pegulas are (Terry is) pretty average when it comes to meddling. Edit: Lol. I had no memory of posting the bit above. Tony Kahn is a character. 1 2 Quote
Stoner Posted June 25, 2021 Author Report Posted June 25, 2021 On his last show at TBS, Conan reflected last night on his decision years ago to take his show to that network. Why did a seemingly unlikely relationship work? "A guy named Steve Koonin came to me... he came to me and he said I will protect you, I will let you and your people do whatever you want, I'll never interfere and will support you 100%. They did that, they did that in every single way. They never went back on their word." 2 1 Quote
That Aud Smell Posted June 25, 2021 Report Posted June 25, 2021 2 hours ago, PASabreFan said: On his last show at TBS, Conan reflected last night on his decision years ago to take his show to that network. Why did a seemingly unlikely relationship work? "A guy named Steve Koonin came to me... he came to me and he said I will protect you, I will let you and your people do whatever you want, I'll never interfere and will support you 100%. They did that, they did that in every single way. They never went back on their word." Conan for Sabres GM? 1 Quote
Indabuff Posted June 26, 2021 Report Posted June 26, 2021 19 hours ago, That Aud Smell said: Conan for Sabres GM? 1 3 Quote
Thorner Posted June 26, 2021 Report Posted June 26, 2021 On 6/25/2021 at 1:21 PM, PASabreFan said: On his last show at TBS, Conan reflected last night on his decision years ago to take his show to that network. Why did a seemingly unlikely relationship work? "A guy named Steve Koonin came to me... he came to me and he said I will protect you, I will let you and your people do whatever you want, I'll never interfere and will support you 100%. They did that, they did that in every single way. They never went back on their word." Was a great farewell episode. I like the quote selection. Always been a big Conan guy, went and saw his show live in New York when it was his original Late Show. Quote
JohnC Posted June 26, 2021 Report Posted June 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, Thorny said: Was a great farewell episode. I like the quote selection. Always been a big Conan guy, went and saw his show live in New York when it was his original Late Show. If Conan didn't make it as a comedy performer he still would have had a successful career as a comedy writer. https://collider.com/homer-simpson-conan-last-show/ 1 Quote
Thorner Posted June 26, 2021 Report Posted June 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, JohnC said: If Conan didn't make it as a comedy performer he still would have had a successful career as a comedy writer. https://collider.com/homer-simpson-conan-last-show/ His Simpsons episodes were so good. Right in the early prime of it. 1 Quote
thewookie1 Posted June 27, 2021 Report Posted June 27, 2021 Going miss some of his material, he wasn’t overtly political and was usually good at least getting a few chuckles from me. Quote
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