Does Seth ever stop talking?

Submitted by bluinohio on December 8th, 2022 at 3:03 PM

Goodness, I'd like to hear what Brian thinks but between Seth and Craig on the round table he doesn't get much air time. 

Kilgore Trout

December 8th, 2022 at 3:37 PM ^

I imagine that getting that balance is hard to do. I've been listening to the Eye on College Basketball podcast for almost 10 years now and it's been an interesting evolution. Gary Parrish is a radio guy who is used to doing a solo show, so he can talk for 10 minutes straight and not seem to repeat himself. For a while Matt Norlander would talk super fast whenever he got the chance because I assume he felt like he might never get to talk again. But after podcasting 1-3 times a week for 6+ years, they have found a good rhythm. I don't envy trying to figure that out. 

DonAZ

December 8th, 2022 at 3:46 PM ^

I have great admiration for announcer teams where they have this worked out.  Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt are pretty good about making the interplay smooth.

One of the things young people coming into that business have to learn, no doubt, is how to form concise statements and not run-on; and how to know when to step in or step out.

Kilgore Trout

December 8th, 2022 at 4:02 PM ^

I'd say that's a skill that's important in any business. A few years ago I was at a conference where we did an exercise where we had to talk about some topic (don't remember what) and we got 60 seconds. Then we had to do it again in 30 seconds, then again in 15 seconds, then again in 5. It was a tough, but very helpful exercise.

yoyo

December 8th, 2022 at 3:09 PM ^

Seth makes good points and provides good analysis but sometimes he can ramble and get repetitive. Brian gets straight to the point and sometimes says too little. Somewhere in the middle between would be ideal but I suppose they compliment each other. 

 

Typo: Complement, not compliment! 

Gulogulo37

December 8th, 2022 at 3:09 PM ^

Dude, they could barely get Brian to talk about football for like 2 years. Seth does sometimes ramble but I don't know what OP is referring to since I haven't listened yet.

MGoLow

December 8th, 2022 at 3:11 PM ^

I like to give Seth some good-natured crap from time to time, but I'm out on this thread. Seth basically kept this site running through COVID. He can talk when he wants. 

GBBlue

December 8th, 2022 at 3:12 PM ^

My take is the show today missed Sam. Ira's not quite as experienced at being the MC, and so the guys are probably not as sure when and how much to chime in. From having been in similar (not identical) situations, you're actually trying to fill time, and the burden is to speak up and provide content. 

DonAZ

December 8th, 2022 at 3:50 PM ^

Related: I have tremendous respect for people who are good at facilitating meetings.  The good ones have the knack of keeping someone from dominating the conversation; of staying on agenda and moving things along; and of soliciting input from those who might otherwise stay quiet.  In my 35+ years in corporate America I saw some bad ones, some good ones, and a very few great ones.  The great ones were marvels to watch in action.

leidlein

December 8th, 2022 at 4:55 PM ^

In Ira's defense, I get the sense he is juggling 20 balls at the same time during a show. You can really tell he is multi-tasking when the podcast is on "commercial" but you still hear the crew talk off-air. 

 

I have seen Ira speak at Alumni events and he is better in that scenario.

S.G. Rice

December 8th, 2022 at 3:15 PM ^

You can always tell when Seth is dying to jump in.

Seth is a feature, not a bug, but sometimes you have to step away from the radio if you're not in right fame of mind to handle a roundtable.

Wolverheel

December 8th, 2022 at 4:31 PM ^

I had to stop listening to the podcast with how much Ace would straight up shit on Seth for no reason. Utterly unbearable and it would happen nearly every time he spoke. The people complaining in this thread about Brian being dismissive towards Seth have no clue how bad it got a couple years ago lmao.

Sports

December 8th, 2022 at 3:21 PM ^

Seth is the best part of this site and single-handedly did three people’s jobs over the last two years. He rules. That is all.

 

also, his podcast content is super incisive and really complements Brian.