(11-13-2017 02:25 PM)UMTiger02 Wrote:  Fwiw. I think Jason Smith is great. Ask great questions and did a great job on the Tiger Beat for years. Martin comes across as extremely arrogant and conceeded. I also don’t think Norvell is gonna be here after this year but i didn’t all along. Just the way Martin comes across on radio. Maybe it’s just me.

TRUTH

Its on him what he does. Would you rather be the big fish in the small pond or the little fish in the big pond? He could have a long career here or a short one somewhere else.

I dunno. shrug

Arrogance is a tried and true method for getting followers and listeners.

I've worked small market radio for 30 years. These two, based on what I've heard when I've listened, do not belong on the platform they have. They should consider themselves VERY lucky to have the gig they have.

(11-13-2017 05:59 PM)Hoots Wrote:  I've worked small market radio for 30 years. These two, based on what I've heard when I've listened, do not belong on the platform they have. They should consider themselves VERY lucky to have the gig they have.

Entercom, Cumulus, and iHeart are all struggling. Eventually, Entercom will cut cost and go with a national show. Probably after the CBS Radio merger.

It doesn't make sense to have a locally produced show in this market.

It's inevitable. You are just seeing how people act on a sinking ship. They want to go national or regional. Cover a larger team, anything to save themselves.

It's pathetic.

(11-13-2017 02:25 PM)UMTiger02 Wrote:  Fwiw. I think Jason Smith is great. Ask great questions and did a great job on the Tiger Beat for years. Martin comes across as extremely arrogant and conceeded. I also don’t think Norvell is gonna be here after this year but i didn’t all along. Just the way Martin comes across on radio. Maybe it’s just me.

I concede that Martin is conceited.

(11-13-2017 12:44 PM)WColt45 Wrote:  just ask him, he is on this board. +3 to anyone that can guess his screen name.

TC?

I don't listen to any talk radio but am alway curious why people listen to a host, then complain about what that host said, then keep listening. I believe they are doing exactly what that person wants them to do. Listen, complain, but keep listening.

(11-13-2017 01:38 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(11-13-2017 12:43 PM)Tigx Wrote:  John Martin ‏Verified account @JohnMartin929

Damn y'all made a thread about me on the Memphis message board already? #recordtime
11:32 AM - 13 Nov 2017

THEY read this board, lol

It's show prep.

Hey John! Don't let all this talk get you down. They spelled your name right and all publicity is good publicity.

Eh, he's a media guy, his job is to capture attention, get ratings, etc.

If we're talking about him, he's won. Good for him.

I like the Memphis sports media, but to be clear, I am in NYC, so my media takes from them are twitter / written, I don't listen to Memphis sports radio.

Smith, Martin, Geoff are all fine with me on the twitter / written context...

(11-13-2017 06:48 PM)mphsfan Wrote:  Hey John! Don't let all this talk get you down. They spelled your name right and all publicity is good publicity.

TrUeth

I'll say this about John Martin. He made Caulkins show worth listening too again.....the day he left and got the show with Jason.

(11-13-2017 07:22 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  I'll say this about John Martin. He made Caulkins show worth listening too again.....the day he left and got the show with Jason.

Yep!

I think he should be unbanned (Bluebeard)

He was pretty entertaining imo

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR_jubXHc0w

(11-13-2017 10:46 PM)chrisd11 Wrote:  I think he should be unbanned (Bluebeard)

He was pretty entertaining imo

He had good musical taste.

(11-13-2017 05:22 PM)Strat57 Wrote:  

(11-13-2017 04:50 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(11-13-2017 04:34 PM)snowtiger Wrote:  

(11-13-2017 04:02 PM)bmcgee81 Wrote:  

(11-13-2017 03:52 PM)TxTiger79 Wrote:  Btiger

That's the word on the street anyways

There is no Btiger

Did y'all mean the humble feller that doesn't even capitalize his own name?

btiger is like Negan.

We are all btiger.

No truer words have ever been spoken.

I AM ........ btiger

First of all, Martin is a Memphis Alum who wants nothing more than for Memphis to be back where they used to be when he was a kid. He grew up on the Coach Cal teams (I was lucky enough to be a student during the Cal days, 2003-2007) so he knows them as that kinda program (one w a lot of winning). He wasn't saying anything that wasn't true. And he wasn't saying anything to disparage Memphis. Period.

(11-13-2017 01:45 PM)karter25 Wrote:  

(11-13-2017 12:44 PM)oldmangrizz Wrote:  I thought that John Martin was the old man with the dog that waved at traffic over by East High School years ago.

Wasn't his dog named Choo Choo

I believe the first one was. I think there was a second one before the gentleman passed.