what is wrong with Foxsports radio 1410 in Hartford??

[alexd]

...at 6 AM, I spent 5 minutes listening to Paul Nanos destroy all the "non loyal" UCONN fans because there were "only 10K in the arena last night"..."What about the other 6K??" he said. Just hilarious. So I listened to him until I got to work at 6:25....no correction or apology yet... what a joke..

 

[CTGoonie]

That's the funniest thing I've heard in a long time.

 

[willie99]

another uninformed dork trying to bash us and looking silly in the process

how many of them are there? do they do the slightest bit of research?

somebody should call in and correct him on the air

 

[Huskybass]

Nanos probably lives in his mother's basement. The crowd was great last night.

 

[dsturdy5]

And now people will listen and call in, click on his website/podcasts (if he has them), etc.

Michael Felger of 98.5 in Boston has basically admitted to making up arguments to get people to listen. Guess what? They are the #1 afternoon drive show in Boston.

 

[UConn9604]

...at 6 AM, I spent 5 minutes listening to Paul Nanos destroy all the "non loyal" UCONN fans because there were "only 10K in the arena last night"..."What about the other 6K??" he said. Just hilarious. So I listened to him until I got to work at 6:25....no correction or apology yet... what a joke..

"How could you possibly only draw 10,147 for a game against the no. 7-ranked team, and the hottest team in the country, on national TV?"

The fire code may have had something to do with it.

 

[gibhunter]

Nanos was an on ESPN radio afternoon drive and I see that he's still one on Fox in the mornings. They even said on tv that it was a sellout and the place was very loud but it's clear that he didn't watch it but rather just read the stat sheet in the morning.

 

[Palatine]

The game was sold out.

 

[James]

Nanos is unbearable. He piled on Calhoun alot on his way out. Always noting before any uconn news with 'you guys know I'm not the biggest Calhoun fan'.

 

[RoderickSpode]

And now people will listen and call in, click on his website/podcasts (if he has them), etc.

Michael Felger of 98.5 in Boston has basically admitted to making up arguments to get people to listen. Guess what? They are the #1 afternoon drive show in Boston.

You nailed it. The number one job of sports talk guys, especially particularly untalented ones, is to bait passionate fans with BS. I avoid sports radio like the plague.

 

[husky210]

Uh capacity for gampel is only 10167....... Nanos should " get the facts straight then come see me"

 

[upstater]

He didn't watch the game, obviously.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Lmao. I have a term for these type of people (besides hole) domestic UConn haters.

People that grew up in or live in CT that actively root against UConn. Just pathetic.

Ive missed probably 4 games at Gampel the past 8 years and last night ranked up there with Nova 06, Texas 10, and Cuse 12. In fact when Omar hit the 3 it was the loudest I have ever heard the building.

 

[Buffett10]

Paul Nanos is a geek that is against everything Uconn. Met him many many times and always bad mouths EVERYTHING Uconn. He probably got booted from Uconn so hes got a bone to pick? haha

 

[imno1]

With other alternatives I never listen to him. He's just not that entertaining.

 

[UConn Esq]

They were joking on ESPN before the game that Gampel had been filled for over an hour before tip.. guess that one went right over Nanos' head

 

[Husky25]

And now people will listen and call in, click on his website/podcasts (if he has them), etc.

Michael Felger of 98.5 in Boston has basically admitted to making up arguments to get people to listen. Guess what? They are the #1 afternoon drive show in Boston.

They all do it. Its a tool of the trade to drive ratings and phone calls, especially if the show is national or has a broad local base covering multiple teams and sports. Cowherd does the same thing. On a local show they have to be a little more careful, but that is what made Mike and The Mad Dog so entertaining in the summer. Russo hates the Yankees.

Ont the otherhand, Nanos' mistake is unforgivable. He HAS to know where the game is being played and what the arena can seat.

 

[TRest]

They all do it. Its a tool of the trade to drive ratings and phone calls, especially if the show is national or has a broad local base covering multiple teams and sports. Cowherd does the same thing. On a local show they have to be a little more careful, but that is what made Mike and The Mad Dog so entertaining in the summer. Russo hates the Yankees.

Ont the otherhand, Nanos' mistake is unforgivable. He HAS to know where the game is being played and what the arena can seat.

This doesn't seem to know anything about sports in general, and has a speech impediment. Yet he is getting paid somehow.

 

[UConn07]

Email from Paul Nanos:

"My mistake. I corrected it on air. I watched the whole game. I must have not gotten enough sleep. Thanks for listening."

 

[Husky25]

With other alternatives I never listen to him. He's just not that entertaining.

I'm a Red Sox fan and he is unabashedly anti-Red Sox (not just pro Yankee). Jason Page was better. Yes, he also was an unabashed Yankee fan, but at least he knew something about the game of baseball other than Sox-hate. Nanos most assuredly doesn't get much of a ratings boost by turning off 45% of his ratings base. Hence, Fox Sports Radio instead of the World Wide Leader.

Since ESPN went to 97.9, I very rarely go AM anymore (Also it doesn't come in very well in S.E. CT). I listen mostly to WEEI on 103.7 out of Providence. I used to listen to 98.5, The Sports Hub (Boston) and 106.7 (Washington D.C.) during football season, streamed on my phone. Unfortunately, I don't have unlimited data anymore, so that has happened less and less.

 

[dogpause]

I boycott not only his show, but the sponsors who advertise on it.

 

[UConn9604]

Ive missed probably 4 games at Gampel the past 8 years and last night ranked up there with Nova 06, Texas 10, and Cuse 12. In fact when Omar hit the 3 it was the loudest I have ever heard the building.

Glad to hear it -- I missed that Texas game and everyone who was there said that it was the loudest they had ever heard the place.

 

[Jimdish255]

Email from Paul Nanos:

"My mistake. I corrected it on air. I watched the whole game. I must have not gotten enough sleep. Thanks for listening."

How much sleep would have been enough? If you had watched 30 seconds of the game you wouldn't have said that. Either a total fool or just a liar.

 

[Huskybass]

Either he is a liar or is incredibly stupid. Noone could have watched the whole game and believed that there were 6000 empty seats. Amazing that he has a job in sports radio. Hi is annoying, lacking in knowledge and really brings nothing to the table.

 

[Husky25]

This doesn't seem to know anything about sports in general, and has a speech impediment. Yet he is getting paid somehow.

I care less about his speach impediment (I never heard it) than his lack of sports knowledge. There are some radio hosts that bait their listeners and they do it quite well. Nanos turns off half his listeners. There is a difference.