Jacobson Interview with Doug Gottlieb on ESPN Radio

[DrewDog]

Re: Jacobson Interview with Doug Gottlieb on ESPN Radio

Very nice interview with Coach Jake. I hated Gottlieb when he first started at ESPN but in the last 3 years I have really come to like him. He does his homework on teams and really appreciates the small schools. I also love the fact that he calls Waterloo/Cedar Falls the Cedar Valley!

[UNIpanther99]

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Agreed... I've come full circle to respect Doug as well.

If only Digger did one tenth the research he might actually be watchable as well.

[UNI MadCat]

Re: Jacobson Interview with Doug Gottlieb on ESPN Radio

Agreed on Gottlieb... hes now one of the more informative people on ESPN. It might simply be growing up a little too. He's married and has kids and just seems a little more grounded.

Crapper Phelps on the other hand is embarrassing and I dont think will ever change. I get that ESPN likes to keep the old boys around for some 'flavor' but at least for as annoying as guys like Vitale and Rafferty are, they know what they're talking about. And some old dogs can be taught new tricks. Knight is a perfect example of this... he was pretty raw at first but if you listen to him now, he continues to get better and better.

Crapper acts like the mid-majors took his first-born or something. What did they do to him? Oh, kept God's Team out of the tourney once? Get over it.

[jman2004]

Re: Jacobson Interview with Doug Gottlieb on ESPN Radio

I believe he used to go out to eat with the UNI coaching staff after games that he covered in CF for ESPN.

I thought he went to Applebees ONCE with them after a game. It's just that he always brings it up making it sound like he's done it a number of times. Maybe I'm wrong though.

[UnderParPanther]

Re: Jacobson Interview with Doug Gottlieb on ESPN Radio

yeah, him and dave resven (sp?, he works for big10 network now) went to applebees after jake mentioned it too him before the game. it was coleman's sr year i think...we used to go eat w/ the coaches after the home games once in awhile before we moved down here. I dont remember multiple times, but i know he mentioned it a bunch on the radio afterwords. doug has always been very complementary of our program and the facilities we have here. i actually wish i could listen to his radio program more often as he does a good job w/ his research and at least to me comes off alot more knowledgable and less biased than digger and vitale.

[UNIPNTHR]

Re: Jacobson Interview with Doug Gottlieb on ESPN Radio

Is Digger Phelps the only measuring stick when it comes to NCAA Men's Basketball talking heads? How many people are going to post that they like Doug better than Digger? Seems pretty obvious to me.

[DWadle1983]

Re: Jacobson Interview with Doug Gottlieb on ESPN Radio

Another person who has positive things to say about the MVC is Stephen Bardo. I think he grew up in Carbondale.

[UNIPNTHR]

Re: Jacobson Interview with Doug Gottlieb on ESPN Radio

Another person who has positive things to say about the MVC is Stephen Bardo. I think he grew up in Carbondale.

!!!!!!!!!

[Panthers to the Bone]

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Stephen Bardo's father often travels with SIU when they come to UNI. I think he is a higher ranking member in SIU's academia.

[panther2317]

Re: Jacobson Interview with Doug Gottlieb on ESPN Radio

I believe PTTB is correct, Bardo's father is the NCAA faculty representative for SIU.

[Panther Alum 83]

Re: Jacobson Interview with Doug Gottlieb on ESPN Radio

I went to Applebee's with Bardo's father after a game once.

[Victory_For_UNI]

Re: Jacobson Interview with Doug Gottlieb on ESPN Radio

I went to applebees with all of your moms after a game once. Boom roasted.

[merkpanthers]

Re: Jacobson Interview with Doug Gottlieb on ESPN Radio

Gottlieb has turned a corner some. However, as a true UNI fan can you really forgive him for saying basically that Hartzel rigged the C-USA championship game so that Memphis would get the autobid and UNI could get an at-large bid in '05. He does know what he is talking about with the MVC which is really great.

[geezr]

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I believe Steve Bardo played for Illinois. Having heard him a few times, he has no B10 bias.

Digger Phelps is downright embarrassing with his ND bias, and anti-B10 comments. Holtz also unabashed ND booster. He predicted ND would be in the BCS football championship game.

Vitale has been so ACC biased over the years, its sort of expected. During the ACC/B10 showdown, he was sitting in with the NC fans wearing a blue wig, and the game was at a B10 site!

[Panthers to the Bone]

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Gotlieb was upset about Hartzell being put in the position of doing the Memphis game, but remember that Hartzell was the one who called the foul on the 3 pointer with basically time expired. The Memphis guy missed 2 of 3 (or 1 of 3) which caused Memphis to lose the game. I thought people were more upset with Hartzell reffing the Wisconsin game earlier that March/late February which had some at-large potential.

But, I agree...Gottlieb has grown on me too.