Best Local Sports Talk in Houston

[Rox_fan_here]

Hey guys its been a while since I've seen one of these. Just wanted everyones opinion on the best local sports talk we have right now.

Personally I think Charlie Palilio, although cocky, really knows his stuff and is much better then his counterparts during that time frame.

[SwoLy-D]

610 vs. 790 vs. 740 fight in 3...2... 1...

:D

[dskillz]

Charlie is aight, but he is so dry and boring that he puts me to sleep. I think that Matt and Adam on 610 probably has the best show. Knowledge, opinion, and entertainment. Though Davies and Dukes have gotten alot better since their change to the PTI-like format.

[weslinder]

No love for Jerome Solomon and Jorge Vargas on 97.5? (I don't know, that's the only Houston Sports Station I can pick up.)

[Rox_fan_here]

No love for Jerome Solomon and Jorge Vargas on 97.5? (I don't know, that's the only Houston Sports Station I can pick up.)

Sorry man, I didn't know they had a show. I'll have to check them out.

[MR. MEOWGI]

I only listen during 7-8 (occasionally switching between Dean & Rog) & 5-6 on my commute and a little sometimes during my lunch break.

CP gets my vote but I wish I could listen to Matt and Adam more.

[Rox_fan_here]

No love for Jerome Solomon and Jorge Vargas on 97.5? (I don't know, that's the only Houston Sports Station I can pick up.)

What time do they come on?

[longinthetooth]

palillo by far

at least he doesnt like to hear himself talk or stick to some point that he knows and everyone knows is incorrect.

I have heard that matt jackson get owned by facts and still try to argue his point because he cannot admit 'i am wrong' it hurts to listen to ( happens all the time) and I quickly change back to 790

Also cant stand the contrarian announcer who thinks its cool to pick the underdog or sleeper team then go on to a 0 - 100 record

some of these jokers know about as much about sports as frank billingsley does about weather ( no I didnt say makeup)

[Jeff]

I'd go in order:

Matt & Adam
Charlie Palillo
Monsters of the Midday (Deluca & Lopez)
Rich and Marc

I don't really listen to the morning shows because they are on too damn early for me. :)

[LonghornFan]

Matt and Adam, by a longshot.

[rhino17]

No love for Jerome Solomon and Jorge Vargas on 97.5? (I don't know, that's the only Houston Sports Station I can pick up.)

i heard them the other day for the first time, not bad

[Dionysus]

all the local sports radio personalities are boring and repetitive. Of the lot, I can stand Matt and Adam the most and Marc V the least.

[Oski2005]

I've been giving Solomon and Vargas a listen lately. Solomon had me cracking up when they were making fun of the Colorado coach for his outburst about the letter complaining about the players only getting 2 weeks off instead of 3. Solomon makes the point that Barnett gave them 3 weeks and they had been to some bowls and Vargas counters with the scandals that happened there including using strippers for recruiting. Solomon suddenly blurts out "well strippers lead to victory" and then he goes on about how what will entice a player to come to a school more and says "there's only so much time you can spend showing a kid the biology department."

[tim562]

Paging Chance.....

[ultimatepaki]

i pick matt and adam first, then charlie second.
the reason i chose matt and adam is because they by far in my opinion go out of their way the most to talk rockets(plus they do postgame shows).

[Blake]

matt & adam

[Glish21]

Is there anything worse than marc and rich??? Not so much Marc (he at least has reasoning to his opinions) but Rich is absolutely terrible (he has no facts/stats backing his opinions). My vote for best goes to Charlie

[Jugdish]

WHO VOTED FOR DAVIES AND DUKES??? SHOW YOURSELF!!!

[BigM]

i voted charlie. matt and adam are close but i rarely listen to the radio at that point.

[Kerfeld]

Charlie is the best period. Mark and Rich and Davies and Dukes are tied for the worst. Rich Lord has regressed so much. It is like he doesnt even like sports anymore. I think the last time I heard him he was saying that Chris Webber had to pay the Sixers 40 million dollars to get bought out of his contract.

[pgabriel]

solomon was the best man in my brother's wedding. I think i've named dropped that like 100 times on here. anyway, I've known him a long time, he's pretty funny and he knows sports. cool guy.

[Yaozer]

The Roula and Ryan show sports update on 104.1 KRBE :D :D

[killtaker]

Come on, guys.. If you're talking about content, it's Pallilo, hands down. Matt & Adam are second, but Adam saves the show.. can't stand Matt J's squealing voice and getting pwned every night.

[RocketMan Tex]

I only listen to it during the day, so I've never heard Matt & Adam.

For my money, it's Charlie. The content is great, and he keeps things in line. I met him once at Kay's Lounge about five years ago, and I remember that he was a nice guy and extremely knowledgable about Houston sports and sports in general.

[pouhe]

I've always wondered if Charlie had turned down national offers (as a correspondent or columnist) or local tv sports director gigs just so he could have the freedom and ease of local talk radio. I don't know if it's because of his New York-ishness, but the guy reminds me of national sports personalities, like Lupica or Albom. But maybe his lack of writing experience is, ultimately, what's kept him local. In any case, he's the best in the market.

I haven't lived in Houston in four years, I was a seventh-string tight end at Baytown Lee when John Granato still anchored the Friday night High School Football show on Channel 51; and was loyal viewer of the Sports Night Live program, so I probably have to give him and Lance the second spot, just for sentimental reasons.

[Kam]

ill go with vince lord and marc vandercarr.

[Kerfeld]

I've always wondered if Charlie had turned down national offers (as a correspondent or columnist) or local tv sports director gigs just so he could have the freedom and ease of local talk radio. I don't know if it's because of his New York-ishness, but the guy reminds me of national sports personalities, like Lupica or Albom. But maybe his lack of writing experience is, ultimately, what's kept him local. In any case, he's the best in the market.

I haven't lived in Houston in four years, I was a seventh-string tight end at Baytown Lee when John Granato still anchored the Friday night High School Football show on Channel 51; and was loyal viewer of the Sports Night Live program, so I probably have to give him and Lance the second spot, just for sentimental reasons.

Charie has been asked that question a couple of times on his show. He stated that he prefers the day in day out ebb and flow of a season as opposed to just national stories.

[Another Brother]

Matt and Adam

Although Adam sometimes gets on my nerves with his "cooler than the room" comments. For example, Clyde's being on Dancing with the Stars is a pretty cool thing I think, if you don't like the show fine, but don't imply everyone else that watches it is stupid. There are many examples of this tone but this is the most recent.

Marc and Rich are my sentimental favorites. :)

[Kerfeld]

who voted for Davies and Dukes?

[Harrisment]

For pure sports, Charlie is my favorite so I voted for him. I love listening to Matt and Adam though. Very entertaining and as mentioned before, they talk more Rockets than anyone else.

Davies and Dukes have surprised me a little. They have gone from being completely un-listenable, to now where I think they are halfway decent at times. Marc and Rich as always bring up the rear. I wish 610 would do something about that show.

[TBar]

Per dskillz:

"Charlie is aight, but he is so dry and boring that he puts me to sleep. I think that Matt and Adam on 610 probably has the best show. Knowledge, opinion, and entertainment. Though Davies and Dukes have gotten alot better since their change to the PTI-like format."

I really like Matt and Adam. Charlie is extremely knowledgeable.

I cannot take Rich Lord- so I very much favor charlie P over him.



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[wstar]

provided that the new shows/stations provide and thus promote competition - all the shows should be improved...or run the risk of being removed.

[Nick]

provided that the new shows/stations provide and thus promote competition - all the shows should be improved...or run the risk of being removed.
I really think Marc+Rich should simply have a football show... that's the only thing they seem to have a clue that they know what they're talking about. The difference is startling when you start asking Vandemeer some in-depth questions about baseball, or you start asking Rich some in-depth questions about the internet or any technology after 1995.

Charlie is good... but more importantly, Dalati's updates are actually informative (as opposed to the usual blah... team x is playing team y tonight).

[texanskan]

WHO VOTED FOR DAVIES AND DUKES??? SHOW YOURSELF!!!

No kidding they are terrible. Fat Dukes and that Yankee don't know ****.

[Bogey]

Charlie is the best followed by Matt and Adam and the very underated Monsters of the Midday. The best morning show is John and Lance. Davies and Dukes and Marc and Rich are both horrible shows that really need to be replaced.

[JeopardE]

John Lopez ticks me off everytime he opens up his mouth to yank about the Rockets. Biggest hater this side of Charlie Rosen. Spit.

Palillo is pretty good, but Matt and Adam win for sheer entertainment value. Their show is almost like a breath of fresh air. Palillo might be more knowledgeable, but Matt and Adam are pretty knowledgeable in their own right and do a much better job of entertaining their audience with sparring sessions and debates and what not. Plus they are just more interactive/audience friendly than most radio show hosts. (They're the only guys on 610 who actually respond to my text messages.)

[Xenon]

Palilo has the best sports show in Houston. Matt and Adam have the most entertaining sports show in Houston as the previous poster said. I voted for Matt and Adam but its really close.

I don't understand the hate for Davies and Dukes. It's actually a pretty good show.