PurpleStuff

April 23rd, 2015 at 8:38 PM ^

Sure, the legal system declined to press charges against Winston and his university cleared him of wrongdoing in the case, but Harbaugh really still should have used a draft prep segment for Sportscenter as an opportunity to grill this guy he had never met before like a First 48 detective until he confessed to rape on national tv.

 

west2

April 23rd, 2015 at 8:10 PM ^

irrelevant for about 5 years now so a really good controversy would help that.  Jim Rome can go take a flying leap in Lake Michigan.  Handling the media is not the same for college kids as it is for pro players.  Number 2 is that the media coverage today with social media in play and exhaustive replay has to be considered and ultimately if you arent sure what to do or say then say as little as possible.  Great advice from an experienced coach and thats the best advice ever.

TyTrain32

April 23rd, 2015 at 8:31 PM ^

Hell no, this will never get played out, watching someone snap on Jim Rome will never get old to me. And it should remain obligatory. Rome is a punk ass.



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Tater

April 23rd, 2015 at 8:47 PM ^

That gif is great.  It was the moment that caused Rome to confine his "smackdowns" to people who aren't actually physically in the room.  He also started sucking up to athletes a lot more in interviews after that.  

Everett taught Rome a big lesson: any NFL player, even a QB, is a physical mutant compared to the average sports entertainer.

The Geek

April 23rd, 2015 at 10:31 PM ^

Look at how small JR is compared to Jim Everett. He looks like a child. 

The "Chrissy" incident was the original click-bait. Jim Rome is nothing but an insecure attention whore.

JTGoBlue

April 23rd, 2015 at 8:18 PM ^

I actually caught this live today while on a run...the guy actually doesn't understand the concept of interview prep. Totally moronic commentary...could not believe that he doesn't understand the concept of someone asking a question that they know the answer to in an interview context. I never listen to him, so not sure of he is really that ignorant or just provocative.



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Gentleman Squirrels

April 23rd, 2015 at 8:27 PM ^

Jim Rome sounds like he didn't actually see the Draft Academy video. When they say "tight, tidy box" they don't mean to hide the incident away. That's literally opposite of what they say. In fact Fisch clearly says, the entire world knows about the incident, if he doesn't mention it would look really suspicious. All Harbaugh means is to lay the facts on the table and don't fudge around with other crap. Keep it clear. Wow did Rome miss this point of all of this.

LSAClassOf2000

April 23rd, 2015 at 8:29 PM ^

On those rare instances when I hear Jim Rome's voice, I try to imagine a bottle of Summer's Eve with a greasy mustache and ask myself if I would take such a sight seriously. When I am forced to say, "No, likely not", I am then forced to ask why others would care to listen to someone that - like what he is - is meant to be used to irrigate an clean various orifices. So far, I have gotten many good answers to this question.

Mlaw2010

April 23rd, 2015 at 8:46 PM ^

Rome must not have understood the context. Winston went to Harbaugh for advice on how to handle the draft process. He wasn't there to learn life lessons from harbaugh like "don't steal." He was there to learn how to answer those questions when they come up. Harbaugh gave him advice on how he thought it should be handled for purposes of NFL interviews. Rome is an idiot.



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dupont circle

April 23rd, 2015 at 8:47 PM ^

1. I forgot Jim Rome existed.

2. I was honestly surprised, disgusted and disappointed Harbaugh even allowed that rapist thug on campus. Let alone "mentored" him.

Ike613

April 23rd, 2015 at 9:49 PM ^

.. is the callers and their "takes."  I can tolerate cowherd because I feel the callers aren't as big an element of his show... or maybe it just doesn't feel like they are to me.  I feel like that's all Rome and Finebaum's shows are.  

I just can't get entertained by listening to the dumbest people around sharing their dumb opinions, with a host who more often than not, is going to just turn around and mock them.