That's got to be part of the act. I think it's new this year as Clayton was always condescending and Salisbury just seemed to take it. And no, politics aren't entering my mind when I see Rush on Sunday and think of him as out of his league.
keeley, That is what I was thinking but Salisbury does a great job of acting like a jerk. He might want to look into being a professional wrestler. But Clayton is hilarious too as the looks he gives when Salisbury disagrees with him are priceless!
I avoid all of the pregame shows like the plague, but enjoy watching the games. Having a political commentator on ESPN's Countdown is about like having an E! Entertainment Channel reporter on Fox News. What? Bill O'Reilly is a former E! Entertainment Channel reporter? Well whaddya know!
Rush's opinions on football were surprisingly shallow, I must admit. He needs to go into greater detail when supporting his opinions. I think he can make this adjustment. He certainly has the charisma to make it as a color commentator, he just needs to go deeper in his analysis.
That's the best way to put it that I've seen yet. Agreed although I'm not entirely sure he's capable of it. It's like he thinks he's doing his radio show and 90 percent of the audience will agree with him without any exposition of his views, because of who he is.
The Professor and the Quarterback bit has to be contrived. Both Clayton and Salisbury show much more animosity than I've ever seen in the past. ESPN producers probably wanted something "edgier," and asked the two to bicker like 6th graders.
