Since the SB, I've listened to a few podcasts of sports radio from places like San Diego, Houston, Atlanta, Indy, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Philly, KC, SF, Chicago.
And of course Denver. Actually, I mostly listened to NFC West and AFC West sports radio stations.
Most of them tend to be the same, lots of praise for the Seahawks with the hosts saying "We picked Seattle, but didn't predict a blowout", or "We picked Denver and are shocked at the outcome". It's pretty cool, though it starts to sound the same after awhile, but some things I noticed:
1. Way too much talk of Peyton Manning's legacy. WTH? Let the man finish his career, THEN talk of his legacy. I can't remember any other player where so much time was spent on his legacy while he's still paying the game.
2. Lots of talk about where Seattle's defense ranks in history, typical comparisons are with the '85 Bears and 2000 Ravens.
3. KC loved the SB, because KC absolutely hates the Broncos, so listening to their sports radio podcasts was fun.
4. There's a San Diego Charger Power Hour podcast at XtraSports1360.com, where they absolutely love the Seahawks, loved Sherman's "Arrogance and Swagger" that he showed in the Erin Andrews post NFCCG interview, and said that Sherman merely voiced how the rest of the team feels. And said that as a compliment. I actually downloaded that podcast rather than just streaming it, because I loved listening to it.
5. I listened to Portland podcasts, but some Portlanders have a weird anti-Seattle thing going on, mainly because they hate the Huskies. I've known lots of Oregon folk over the years, and while they hated the Sonics, and currently hate the Huskies and Sounders, they've been fans of the Seahawks and Mariners, since those are the regional teams in their respective leagues. But recently there seem to be more folks in Portland that hate everything Seattle, including the Seahawks. But most of the callers to the Portland radio station were Seahawks fans, and loved the SB.
Lastly, I did download all of the KJR and 710ESPN post-SB podcasts for future listening in the years to come. 8)
And oh yeah, I know that schadenfreude a bad trait, but I couldn't help but download a handful of Denver sports radio podcasts too, also for future lisetning. :mrgreen: