I always felt like Hassel did it with more tact. Obviously he was a Hawkeye fan but with his satire he went after them hard (example: Little Lick, Lotta Bite). Plus he was just naturally hilarious.
John Sears tried to fit that mold, but the man is just not funny at all. I'm sure he's a nice guy, but there will for sure never be a bigger market that steals him away from WHO. Central Iowa is stuck with him till he retires.
This!!! Sears tries to be funny but he just comes across as a big goober trying way too hard. I don't know how you can't appreciate Hassel, he was funny as hell and took his jabs at Iowa.