Marcus Ray leaving WTKA

well, bye

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liked his stories
his analysis, however...

Butch Jones is a better analyst than Marcus.

He's a Jackass

Marcus was pretty negative at a time when things had to be considered as on the rise. He can say what he wants to say but he seemed to have a personal problem with the current coaching staff. I stopped listening to the Mzone months ago because the act got old quick.

I wonder what Charles Woodson thinks about this. For those who don't know, Marcus played with Charles Woodson.

Marcus is a guy I always wanted to like. He seems like a really good human being overall but he provides virtually zero useful information or substance. It's as if he tries too hard to have a dissenting opinion from the majority, especially when the majority opinion is a positive one. Then he acts like an asshole to anyone who argues with him.

Did he really say "relieve myself"?

He is not good and listening to him its like listening to a random fan spewing random crap. I have a hard time listening to him especially when he goes off tangent and talks about random shit. Nice guy but not a radio person.

I swear he would zone out while on air. JMo would say something and there would be repeated silence. Was cringe worthy at times. Did not really show that he cared about the quality of the product IMO.

He seemed to have checked out from the MZone some time ago. Always enjoyed him more on Rays of Light in the morning. His chemistry with Sam was markedly better.

next DB coach for Harbaugh

Marcus is extremely articulate, intelligent and when he wants to be, a charming on-air personality.  Quite a few times this fall he hasn't wanted to be... he was openly disdainful of both Harbaugh and Don Brown, and I never understood why.  It seemed somehow personal.  He carried out his attacks into trolling territory with abandon, unafraid of saying things that flat out made no sense.  Callers trying to curry favor with his moods, which changed regularly, were more painful to listen to than anything Marcus said.  He did try to temper his criticisms with some perspective at times, perhaps as a reaction to some of these callers.

Towards the end of the season, I had the feeling someone at WTKA talked to him because he did a complete turnaround with Brother Love, who was not only more fun to listen to, the underlying satirical quality caught me off guard and I started laughing while in rush hour traffic. 

I was actually looking forward to the 2018 season with Brother Love, so I hope he continues to call in for his Rays of Light segment on Sam's show.

Hope he gets the opp.

Situation is well described above.  I found some of his stories insightful but I don't think I would be able to remember him if he wasn't the guy opposite Woodson on an undefeated team.  I was about to write him a letter suggesting that he should pause and put a period on some of his statements.  They used to run on like a fan with too many ideas.

And I'm sad for anyone that does. Sometimes, sports guys shouldn't have a platform.

Marcus Ray.  His honest opinion was appreciated and his knowledge of breaking down defenses was unsurpassed.  Go Luck 29.

Go Blue.

"I've decided to get fired." - Marcus Ray 

"I've decided to get fired." - Marcus Ray 

I believe he always wanted a position on the coaching staff. As time went by and he didn't get any looks, I think he became more and more sour.

never found him that insightful, rarely listened to him.

On how great he was or relating every possible sports story to his days at Michigan.
Good riddance. The guy obviously had a chip on his shoulder because he didn't get tan assistant coaching job under Harbaugh after basically begging for it on WTKA.

Fisch calling a great game for UCLA right now.

I always liked Jed. I've got KState in my bet pool, so I'm hoping they find their footing here.

Rick Flair , come on down

His Harbaugh hatred was too much for me. The Shea Patterson comments were way over the top. I enjoyed Rays of Light very much but he's been dark space for a very long time. I love Jamie though, I'll tune back in.

You can only keep things so real before you're no longer welcome. Even if youre Champion Alumni.

I wonder how many people on this thread throwing shade at Marcus have a framed, autographed picture of the "Take That" SI cover hanging somewhere in their home. It's sad how much this fanbase loves to turn its back on former players just because they've said something fans don't want to hear.

I wonder how many people on this thread understand that you can celebrate great memories of Michigan football and can at that same time disagree with those that created said memories.  The idea that you have to agree with the ridiculous things that Marcus says to get a reacton in order to have this signed in your man cabe is ridiculous.  

In my opinion Marcus Ray made the M Zone the most entertaining segment of all of WTKA. I love Sam Webb and the recruiting roundup but Marcus always made me laugh. Sure his analysis wasn’t always rainbows and butterflies but damn he’s funny and he has some great stories (like how they trolled Peyton Manning on their official visit together). I for one will miss Marcus. I like Jaime Morris as a person but without Marcus there’s no way in hell I’ll be listening to the M Zone anymore.

His schtick of being a Michigan contrarian on the Michigan home radio station was not a very bright strategy. He was almost as annoying as Valenti. Glad to see he's moving on. Despite my dislike for his radio persona I do wish him the best of luck in the future.

But where will I get insightful analysis with such comments as, “You can’t make the club, if you in da tub”?

I generally felt I could learn from him when he focused on that.

Unfortunately his on-air personality and demeanor was so sullen and disinterested when the focus wasn't directly on him that he was unlistenable. Even Sam got after him on-air one morning after a particularly petulant rant. I completely stopped listening to the M-Zone months ago because it was simply not worth waiting for the valuable stuff. I think he's got things to contribute, but he has to get over himself first.

I listened to his podcasts a few times on The Wolverine. He was awful. Whether he was butchering metaphors or idioms, or the English language, or claiming he predicted ahead of time what transpired in the game, I quickly found him unbearable.

On the other hand, if you haven’t listened to Doug Skene’s podcasts or “In The Trenches”, you’re missing out. He’s excellent and should be on TV. He would immediately be in the top 2-3 analysts in football, IMO.

Mediocre analyst at best. I don't get why those two things can't be true to some of you.

I'll double down and say that as much as I loved Terry Mills as a player, he has got to be one of the worst color commentators on the radio.  Just terrible.  Incoherant half the time and he thinks he's on TV with his descriptions - as if we are all watching it with him.  It doesn't mean I appreciate his days on the court any less.  Get a grip people.

Better than Huge

Hopefully his depression doesn't come back and cause him to keep eating his way to diabeetus.

Most of the guys were in their early to mid-30's when Harbaugh spouted off.

I agree with them. JH was no rocket scientist while at UM -- his meme that "I was told not to major in history" is BS (he was dyslexic and would have failed).

I liked when he talked schemes and such but he is very, very arrogant and thinks he is the smartest defensive mind in the world. He continuously said over the last few months he could go toe to toe with any defensive coaches and teach them a thing or two. Surprisingly, he’s not even a coach at the HS level anymore.

See ya

When he was at CMU coaching for Butch Jones, he took many HS coaches out to the coaches social at summer football camp.  Let's just say he wasn't behaving and was an embarrassment to CMU. 

He's also terrible on the BTN but the BTN in my opinion is terrible as well. 

Good luck to him.

I think expecting him to jump from an hour segment once a week to 4 hours of co-hosting 5 days a week was a miscalculation. Enjoyed his stories, the one about the Northwestern running back coach who recruited him was pretty funny, think he's much more suited to a Rays of Light segment.

The awkward silences recently were very cringe inducing, I wonder if Jamie got tired of carrying the show all of the time. I remember mark from lansing calling and essentially easking them if they were high, neither really gave much of a response.

Guess this means we get more of Rick Leach's son Matt. Sigh. Guest says something,Matt says pretty much the exact same thing in a slightly different way,repeat. Someone needs to tell him he can just say, "Yeah, I agree," every once in a whle.

Great player, horrible analysts who seemed to have a closet hate for anything Michigan that wasn't the 1997 team. Also sometimes his scheme analsys was wrong, and felt he knew everything when it came to defense and always knew what was going to happen after it happen.

Since that's all he talks about anyway. Did you guys know he's from Columbus? And knows the neighborhoods too?

Good player, hard to listen to on the air. It shouldn't be hard to find someone better.

Don’t let the door hit ya on the way out ....now i can listen to Sam more without you there

Am I the only one annoyed by Ira? If Sam is off, I can’t even listen.

Good luck to him.

Great player, but I really have gotten tired of his analysis due to his overwhelmingly disinterested attitude on Michigan Insider.