I'm saying it because we see waaaaay too much Bob Smizik on this board.



No one is stupid for reading Bob Smizik. They're just engaging in a pointless activity.

Smizik made his living, for years, being a contrarian. He took the stance opposite the most popular public opinion and got readers because of it. He made his living being a troll.

Would any of you read a column written by Switz?



Bouchette and Smizik are entirely different animals.

Bouchette's not a columnist. He's a beat reporter. There isn't a single person in this world outside of those who work for the Steelers that knows more about the inner workings of the team. If Bouchette says it, it's legit.

All Smizik is doing is giving you an opinion. What are his credentials? He has none. Same with Ron Cook.

Being old shouldn't be the only reason your opinion is supposed to matter.

To each his or her own. The same applies to John Steigerwald, Ed Bouchette, Ron Cook, Mark Madden, Mark Kaboly, (insert your favorite yinzer sports columnist/reporter/media type here), If you like them, fine. If you don't, don't read them. The thing that always gets me is that instead of actually reading the article referenced, folks just automatically discount it because they despise the source. I understand this board as a rule does that with Florio and pansy-lawyer-talk. I'm not crazy about Smizik either - perhaps it is time for him to get on with his life's work - but if brings up a relevant topic, then why the hell not read it, post about and discuss it? If you don't like it, just move along. Posting that Smizik or anyone else is a moron without discussing the topic is about as lazy as posting links from Steelers Depot.

For relevance and truth.

Might be an oddball personality trait, 58....but the less I like a writer, the more I tend to read them. For instance, I despite The Fat Fuck Peter King.....but tend to read his bullshit as much as anything else.

With some exception, I find the best sports analysis and discussion, on any of the major 3 sports I follow, to be right here on SF. Front page, threads, doesn't matter. Not everyone knows what they are talking about, and not on every subject, but by and large, most members of our community here are pretty damn knowledgeable and informative.

The problem with Smizik is that he's an old, out-of-touch dick. And on top of that I feel like most posters on this message board have a better sense of reality and at least as much sports knowledge as he has.

He's a columnist. Well, he was. Now he's writing for a website no one reads because it would've cost the PG too much to buyout his contract and he wasn't ready to retire to his home planet just yet.

He's irrelevant. In the Pittsburgh sports landscape there are maybe 2-3 guys who have any kind of stroke and any kind of built-in reputation to actually matter.

Bob Pompeani, Stan Savran, and Mark Madden. That's it. There isn't a single reporter, columnist, or radio host that matters besides those three.

And if I had to make a list of all the sports figures in Pittsburgh, Smizik would be near the bottom sandwiched between Jory Rand and Andrew Stockey.

I don't think it's that oddball Swiss. Hell, both of us listen to the Douchebag Fuck Michael Felger and the Overly Annoying Fuck Tony Mazzerotti on a daily basis. Who knows? Maybe we like to be pissed off.

Wow - this sounds a little personal 43.....maybe Smizik pissed you off?

I have a little TV/Radio experience and familiarity with the Pittsburgh media. I have also had some big jobs in a couple of other industries and I can tell you what I think - I think the Pittsburgh sports media industry is a speck on a horse's ass and a lot of them are out of touch dicks - those guys know ZERO about the real world - but talking with them behind the scenes - most of them come across as arrogant out o ftouch dicks who think they know a lot.. Stan, by far, is the best guy in Pittsburgh sports.

I also find it funny that you rip Smizik for being a contrarian but respect Madden? Isnt Madden a classless contrarian? Thats how I define Madden and I like the guy - he is good radio.