Matt Perrault

[Wesley]

When 590 in Omaha announced that they were flipping to sports and starting an afternoon drive time show, I was thrilled that as a Husker fan, I would get to hear Husker talk in Des Moines on my drive home from work.

I spent nearly every day driving home yelling at my radio when Matt did nothing but rip on Callahan and Pederson and how bad they were for Nebraska. Turns out Matt was right on just how bad Callahan and Pederson were and because of the fan in me, I was looking at the situation through the scarlet and cream glasses. That's all I could think about when Matt & John got into it yesterday. Matt may say stuff to work up a fan base, but he's often more right than he is wrong.

Bill Self, Rick Barnes, and other Big 12 coaches could care less if Fred Hoiberg is the most beloved player in the history of Iowa St basketball, all they see is Iowa St. hiring a coach with ZERO coaching expereince on ANY LEVEL of the game.

Right again Garn91. Matt was a Creighton Blue Jay fan. He does run Rivals in town. He has to cate now to McD if he wants some good quotes. He is giving McD a new start. Yet FH needs a new start and people ripping on his lack of coaching expereince is almost laughable. Callahan did not relate to his players either except for The Chosen Ones.

JHe can get good asssistants. He can take the experience of watching a couple of thousand games to the bank even though he was not coach. He apparently did pay attention to what was happening. He is young and energetic. He will actually spend time with the players. He can tap resources that McD could never reach. He can reach out to even higher level talent. He probably could have recruited HB if he had been in place soon enough.

Frankly, I was not impressed with the names that were thrown out. LE may be a very good coach, but the new Larry continues to struggle in a league of better teams, which will will be in. Michigan assistants are fine but they may nopt solve the recruiting dilemna. Grand Valley State coach would have been a throwaway. Wake Forest fired coach may not have related to the players. Etc, etc.

Yet with FH you can bring a New Look to Hilton and build a hard playing, aggressive, tough team. JP did a great job, Sportstalk Matt. Just my opinion. ISU has a better athletic program now than it did five years ago. That is a given.

 

[jdoggivjc]

Hi I'm Matt Perrault. I'm really smart...much smarter than you. I like to talk down to people, because they're obviously not as smart as me. I like to be disrespectful of other people by talking over them. If they don't agree with me, I will talk louder, faster, and repeat my point over and over and over again. I have won every debate I've ever been in, because I'm always right. Oh, yeah, and I'm smarter than you. I am dissrespectful of people frequently and have a hard time recognizing people that are wise. I also like to make a really big deal out of a very small thing. And, I like to wear out my welcome wherever I go really quickly.

P.S. Oh, did I mention I'm smarter than you?

 

[BigCojones]

Hi I'm Matt Perrault. I'm really smart...much smarter than you. I like to talk down to people, because they're obviously not as smart as me. I like to be disrespectful of other people by talking over them. If they don't agree with me, I will talk louder, faster, and repeat my point over and over and over again. I have won every debate I've ever been in, because I'm always right. Oh, yeah, and I'm smarter than you. I am dissrespectful of people frequently and have a hard time recognizing people that are wise. I also like to make a really big deal out of a very small thing. And, I like to wear out my welcome wherever I go really quickly.

P.S. Oh, did I mention I'm smarter than you?

Throw in a lack of objectivity and you pretty much nailed it.

 

[weR138]

When 590 in Omaha announced that they were flipping to sports and starting an afternoon drive time show, I was thrilled that as a Husker fan, I would get to hear Husker talk in Des Moines on my drive home from work.

I spent nearly every day driving home yelling at my radio when Matt did nothing but rip on Callahan and Pederson and how bad they were for Nebraska. Turns out Matt was right on just how bad Callahan and Pederson were and because of the fan in me, I was looking at the situation through the scarlet and cream glasses. That's all I could think about when Matt & John got into it yesterday. Matt may say stuff to work up a fan base, but he's often more right than he is wrong.

Bill Self, Rick Barnes, and other Big 12 coaches could care less if Fred Hoiberg is the most beloved player in the history of Iowa St basketball, all they see is Iowa St. hiring a coach with ZERO coaching expereince on ANY LEVEL of the game.

Is there a point in here somewhere besides that you're so dumb you needed a radio hack to tell you Callahan sucked?

If you're intimating that KU and UT will somehow take ISU lightly then I guess we're already off to a good start with Fred.

PS

UNL is nothing, nothing without football. It might as well not exist. Feel free to come here and tell ISU fans what is right/wrong or good/bad but understand that your opinion means nothing at all here.

 

[clonin]

How was I disrepectful? To Walters? I didn't say a word about him when I could have said he's a mouthpiece for Pollard....now that's disrespectful.

I just laughed at the hire cause I couldn't believe it. I still can't. It's nuts. Sometimes nuts works...most times - it doesn't. I agree with Keeler - Fred better be sure. MJ thought it was a good idea...it wasn't.

Coaching and playing are very different, as I'm sure he knows, but to learn on the job in the Big 12? Wow.

Wasn't Nurse suppose to be the brains? I just hope he gets an ex-head coach for his staff cause the current one doesn't have enough college experience.

Matt has a great track record of speaking directly out of his ***. Someone check me on this, but where was Michael Jordan a COACH? I know he has held different levels of front office jobs in the NBA, but I don't ever remember him being named a coach.

Matt also said that it didn't work for Larry Bird either (again pulled directly out of his ***) yet the worst he ever did was get to the Conference finals twice and the NBA finals once in three years. What a horrible coach.

For someone that is always right, Matt, you sure are wrong about a lot.

 

[cycloneryan]

You see, the thing you have to know about Matt Perraultt is that he is a giant tool. You basically have to take everything he says as a ploy to stir the pot. Also, why does he constantly yell on the radio? Matt, there is a microphone right infront of you!

 

[drmwevr08]

I have not had to listen to Matt since he left Omaha but here is my perspective, without all the cyclone love cloudnig it. When he was here he definitely ticked off plenty of Nebraska fans but I, as a disinterested observer, thought he was right some of the time, and at least creating interesting discussion some of the rest of the time. Sure, he was just being an east coast blowhard immature turd some of the time too, but thats radio in many instances. He brought a perspective to Omaha that was different enough to be refreshing. My guess is that basically, yes, Matt is a bit of a D bag in some ways but most of you are angry because you don't like ISU bashed, questioned or discounted.

 

[Al_4_State]

I have not had to listen to Matt since he left Omaha but here is my perspective, without all the cyclone love cloudnig it. When he was here he definitely ticked off plenty of Nebraska fans but I, as a disinterested observer, thought he was right some of the time, and at least creating interesting discussion some of the rest of the time. Sure, he was just being an east coast blowhard immature turd some of the time too, but thats radio in many instances. He brought a perspective to Omaha that was different enough to be refreshing. My guess is that basically, yes, Matt is a bit of a D bag in some ways but most of you are angry because you don't like ISU bashed, questioned or discounted.

I think Matt is usually pretty objective, but he doesn't understand the fan base very well. He's on record saying we never should have gotten rid of Danny Mac. Anyone who thinks that, clearly does not understand what was going on here in 2004-2006, or they weren't paying attention. My $ is on the latter.

That, and his hatred for Pollard is comical, and really immature. He pretty much bashes Pollard every chance he gets, when it's pretty clear to most objective observers (Hawk fans don't count) that Pollard is doing his job well. His actual job, which is managing the Athletic Department finances, that is. He doesn't do a good job of kissing ***, but that's not what he's here to do.

I agree that the Hoiberg hire is a big gamble, but as Walters pointed out, who isn't at this point? Perrault just giggles and snickers like a 12 year old who just put a thumb tack on his teacher's chair, and his tone is REALLY insulting at times. He also has a tendency to over catastrophize. With Matt, it's less the message and more the delivery. His message is usually very fair, with the exception of his strange Pollard vendetta.

 

[Wahoo]

I have no problem with him not liking the hire. Be respectful, articulate your thoughts.

My problem with him is his delivery. It's disrespectful, arrogant, and condescending. Not just on this topic, but anytime he gets into a debate. He is continually condescending to numerous people.

 

[capitalcityguy]

I have no problem with him not liking the hire. Be respectful, articulate your thoughts.

My problem with him is his delivery. It's disrespectful, arrogant, and condescending. Not just on this topic, but anytime he gets into a debate. He is continually condescending to numerous people.

Spot on.

He's quickly become irrelevant in this market - Pollard won't give him the time of day, and after his disrespectful handling of the interview with John Walters yesterday, it wouldn't shock me if he's burnt that bridge too.

 

[CarlSpackler]

I have no problem with him not liking the hire. Be respectful, articulate your thoughts.

My problem with him is his delivery. It's disrespectful, arrogant, and condescending. Not just on this topic, but anytime he gets into a debate. He is continually condescending to numerous people.

I agree. It's hard to take someone serious when they are giggling like a twelve year old girl, while they tell you why they don't like the hire.

 

[BigCojones]

My guess is that basically, yes, Matt is a bit of a D bag in some ways but most of you are angry because you don't like ISU bashed, questioned or discounted.

I think it is more the way he acts/delivers & presents his message that makes people angry. I could care less if he bashes ISU. Just do it in an intelligent, objective and mature manner. He need to take some pointers from Jon Miller. He makes his digs maturely and then listen to what others have to say w/o speaking over them. And can be objective and can admit when he is wrong. I think Matt would implode if the words ever came out of his mouth "i was wrong" And this is about all sports subjects. Not just ISU.

 

[Al_4_State]

I have no problem with him not liking the hire. Be respectful, articulate your thoughts.

My problem with him is his delivery. It's disrespectful, arrogant, and condescending. Not just on this topic, but anytime he gets into a debate. He is continually condescending to numerous people.

I think it's the East Coast thing.

 

[4429 mcc]

I just thought it was very classy for John Walters to say "I'm sorry, should we go on with the interview?" At the end of the interview I was waiting and waiting for Matt to say sorry as well, never happened. John is a professional and I really feel he did the interview because CW was co-hosting, Matt is not a professional and probably blew what ever chance he had of interviewing the next head coach of Iowa State.

But I'm sure Matt Perualt will spin this into ISU having an agenda with him which isnt the case but I dont blame ISU for not wanting to do interviews unprofessional radio personalities.

 

[weR138]

I have not had to listen to Matt since he left Omaha but here is my perspective, without all the cyclone love cloudnig it. When he was here he definitely ticked off plenty of Nebraska fans but I, as a disinterested observer, thought he was right some of the time, and at least creating interesting discussion some of the rest of the time. Sure, he was just being an east coast blowhard immature turd some of the time too, but thats radio in many instances. He brought a perspective to Omaha that was different enough to be refreshing. My guess is that basically, yes, Matt is a bit of a D bag in some ways but most of you are angry because you don't like ISU bashed, questioned or discounted.[/QUOTE]

Guilty as charged.

It would be one thing if SportsTalkDouche was asking the question or creating discourse but that's not what hacks do. They blather until one side (ISU in this case) is ****** off. He's a talentless POS.

 

[Cloned4Life]

Sure, he was just being an east coast blowhard immature turd some of the time too, but thats radio in many instances. He brought a perspective to Omaha that was different enough to be refreshing.

He can be a blowhard immature d-bag turd far more often than not. He brings very little that is refreshing, far more than is flat out annoying, and not just his opinions on ISU coaching hires.

O and calling this hire a Hail Mary does not apply or make sense. Hail Mary's are not thrown on the first play of the game (this coaching hire = first play of the game). Hail Mary's signify desperation, last minute kind of stuff. If this coaching search had dragged out for 5 weeks, THEN call it a Hail Mary. This was one of the quickest hires we've ever seen. NO ONE WILL DEBATE IT IS A GAMBLE. Hell, I was SHOCKED when I heard the news. I didn't even know Fred was a candidate, and I love Freddy. Then I settled down and read the reports...got some good insight from a couple places...thought about it myself as a diehard 'Clone and also tried to look at it from an outsiders perspective...found out Fred's wanted THIS job for some time now...it makes a little more sense. And now I'm excited as hell. Freddy and Jamie are not dumb. Say what you want about Jamie Pollard, but he ain't dumb. It's pretty obvious Fred's had a plan in place for awhile. Let's wait and see who he all puts on his staff (instead of making wild assumptions that we know what the staff is going to be before it is announced- making assumptions makes a guy sound really, really stupid. I've made assumptions before, and boy do I feel STUPID sometimes! Glad I don't make an a$$ out of myself doing it on the radio).

To Matt- Yes, you have shown to have an "agenda" against Jamie. You said after the John interview you were upset that John said this because it makes listeners believe you have an agenda against Jamie, but you don't. Um... you do, at least you have shown to. Just because you want to "sit down and have lunch" with Jamie Pollard doesn't change what you've said on air. Your words, your attitude, directed towards JP tells us all we need to know, and I'm glad John called you out on it. I want your "listeners" to know, because it helps them understand why you say some of the things you say.

 

[weR138]

Spot on.

He's quickly become irrelevant in this market - Pollard won't give him the time of day, and after his disrespectful handling of the interview with John Walters yesterday, it wouldn't shock me if he's burnt that bridge too.

Which is why everyone that thinks JP should do his show are 100% wrong. If you want to be the ISU hater show good for you but be sure that you can survive w/o the ISU fanbase. Good luck with that in DM.

 

[BigCojones]

I have no problem with him not liking the hire. Be respectful, articulate your thoughts.

My problem with him is his delivery. It's disrespectful, arrogant, and condescending. Not just on this topic, but anytime he gets into a debate. He is continually condescending to numerous people.

Beat me to it. Exactly what I said in my post. Spot on.

You wonder if he even recognizes this about himself. That is step 1 for him to fix that about himself.
The guy is just wired that way and will be tough for him to change that with out some therapy or medication. .

 

[RyCy04]

I stayed quiet cause I'm not getting into a fight with every Cyclone fan who

I DISAGREE!

wants to desperately believe that this is

THIS DOES NOT COINCIDE WITH MY POINT OF VIEW!

a good move when they know it's a hail

LISTEN TO HOW LOUD I CAN TALK!

mary.

Gary Parrish compared it to Mc

I WANT TO TALK NOW!

Cain picking Palin!

Walters was out

WELL

of line.

THANKS

He knew

FOR

it. It happens.

THE

We all move

CALL!

on....

(giggle)

 

[UNIGuy4Cy]

Question for Matt, who wins a NCAA tournament game first? McDermott or Hoiberg? McDermott has had what 4 chances. I will take Hoiberg.