{"id":1223,"date":"2011-11-14T15:08:24","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T20:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2011-11-14T15:08:24","modified_gmt":"2011-11-14T20:08:24","slug":"i-dont-get-dan-patrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/11\/i-dont-get-dan-patrick.html","title":{"rendered":"I Don’t Get Dan Patrick …"},"content":{"rendered":"

“You know Matt, you’re in danger of becoming a parody of yourself,” said a relative once, in trying to hurt my feelings.<\/p>\n

I kind of know what he means, and I still do it. I press hard, sometimes too hard, for a joke.<\/p>\n

I am not yet a parody of myself though, not like John Madden<\/strong> became in his latter years.<\/p>\n

The great former Oakland Raiders<\/em> coach became a very enjoyable football broadcaster … in his early years of working with Pat Summerall<\/strong>, especially.<\/p>\n

But as time wore on, HE wore on … our nerves … as football fans and viewers<\/p>\n

People like ESPN<\/em>‘s Chris Berman<\/strong>, though, who uses the same shtick (yelling “back, back, back for home runs” and some of his dopey nicknames…. yeesh!) and ex-ESPN talent Dan Patrick<\/strong>, now with SI<\/em> and doing his own radio show, also wear on us.<\/p>\n

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Dan Patrick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maybe, maybe I am just slightly jealous of his success, but Patrick’s radio show seems to be more about HIM than it does sports.<\/p>\n

The show, simulcasted on several FOX Sports<\/em> regional TV channels, has about six other guys that all defer to Patrick and feed him information … and perhaps more importantly … feed his ego.<\/p>\n

Patrick is at least bearable on his Sunday Night Football<\/em> appearances on NBC<\/em>, but I can’t help but think there’s a channel for all these so-called “personalities”.<\/p>\n

Perhaps he can take up politics and join his old ESPN<\/em> partner, Keith Olbermann<\/strong>, on Al Gore<\/strong>‘s Current<\/em> channel?<\/p>\n

What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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