The Bill Polian Show Returns... Sort Of

by Brad Wells on Jan 27, 2012 1:16 PM EST in NFL General

And here you thought you'd be sparred the insane ramblings of a once great NFL executive:

NEW YORK – January 27, 2012 – Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that former Indianapolis Colts Vice Chairman Bill Polian has joined SiriusXM NFL Radio, the only radio channel dedicated to the NFL 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Polian will make his debut on Monday, January 30, on Late Hits (8:00 – 11:00 pm ET). He’ll host the show again on Wednesday, February 1, and Friday, February 3, and will be heard regularly on the channel throughout the year. SiriusXM NFL Radio is available to listeners nationwide on channel 88 on Sirius and XM Premier (formerly known as "The Best of Sirius").

I'm actually a little surprised ESPN wasn't able to snatch-up Polian and have him do football commentary the way they use noted gasbag Bob Knight for their college basketball coverage. Like Knight, Polian has a brilliant sports mind and offers occasional nuggets of wisdom about the game he was so closely associated with for decades.

Also like Knight, Polian is batsh*t nuts, thinks way too highly of himself, and treated people who worked and played for him like urinal cakes.

In case you are wondering, no. I will not to be tuning into this show and transcribing every little thing that dribbles out of Bill Polian's mouth. While it was certainly entertaining to listen to ole Bill routinely make an idiot out of himself, and then laughably try to thwart our efforts to transcribe what he said to a larger audience, I'm just not up to it anymore. Let someone else do that sh*t.

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Great and the circus continues because you know he’ll talk about the Colts.

I miss when we used to have quiet offseasons.

by CF4L on Jan 27, 2012 1:23 PM EST reply actions

Manning and Irsay have been releasing controversial statements and BBS is nowhere to be found… the moment Bill Polian reappears, BBS pops right in to bash him, how fitting…

by Mvbastos on Jan 27, 2012 1:26 PM EST reply actions 10 recs

BBS is wearing thin

on the polian stuff. I used to read this blog religiously. Now, I head over to ColtsAuthority. The negativity on this site has worn me out. Objective criticism is great, but bashing a hall-of-fame GM relentlessly is just over the top. BBS, you have lost your perspective.

by sabdal on Jan 27, 2012 2:50 PM EST reply actions 4 recs

by JWilder on Jan 27, 2012 3:18 PM EST up reply actions

News vs Sensationalism

You choose.

by buymymonkey on Jan 27, 2012 7:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Noted gasbag LMAO

Speaking of gasbags…….

by ferm on Jan 27, 2012 3:17 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

Glad someone pointed that out. };0)

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game. It will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being a nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair these losses, and be a blessing to us. ~Walt Whitman

by Chopaholic on Jan 28, 2012 12:47 AM EST up reply actions

Great reporting!

I was really worried we might get an analysis of our new coach’s press conference or something. This is much more relevant!

by hoosierdore on Jan 27, 2012 3:28 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

I've listened to Polian on Siruis now a few times

And I gotta say…he sounds very likeable and doesnt come off as an asshole. I think he will be a good addition to Sirius.

by Odin1980 on Jan 27, 2012 4:35 PM EST reply actions

Also like Knight, Polian is batsh*t nuts, thinks way too highly of himself, and treated people who worked and played for him like urinal cakes.

I would say pot meet kettle but am on fear of banishment…

by (206)NightRidah on Jan 27, 2012 9:03 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs

you beat me to it

Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy

by zherebyonki on Jan 27, 2012 10:24 PM EST up reply actions

Brad Wells doesn’t stand tall enough next to Polian and Bob Knight to do anything but look up and swallow their beer farts. That line was…well, out of line.

by Chopaholic on Jan 28, 2012 12:50 AM EST up reply actions