Pardon the Interruption (01-20-10)

By Ryan Hogan

Kornheiser, to celebrate national penguin day, began the show with his patented penguin dance (see below). It was cringe-worthy. It was awful. Today on the show, Tony and Mike talked about the Super Bowl, the Oakland Raiders, Shaquille O’Neal’s suggestion for the dunk contest, and Tiger Woods. Tony and Mike spent Five Good Minutes with Charles Barkley and then they dimmed the lights for a little Role Play. Tony had the line of the day, “You can’t spell human waste without UT.”

Pardon the Interruption stars Tony Kornhesier and Mike Wilbon. It's seen everyday at 2:30pm PDT on ESPN.

Pardon the Interruption stars Tony Kornheiser (left), former columnist for The Washington Post, and Mike Wilbon (right), current columnist for The Washington Post. PTI is seen everyday at 2:30pm PDT on ESPN.

HEADLINES

Best Super Bowl Matchup?

Mike: I’m not thrilled by any of these teams. They are great stories but not match-ups. I root for the Saints. These awful games have drained the energy.
Tony: The best matchup is the Jets and Vikings. The notion that he could get to Super Bowl after getting kicked out of New York, who now has a rookie head coach and quarterback, is the best story.

  • “Tony lied. He thinks best matchup is Jets and Vikings because he’s in the tank for New York teams. Wilbon once again reveals his hatred for the NFL. Even a bad NFL game is better than life itself. We were blessed by God to have eight playoff games regardless of whether or not they were competitive. Neither hosts receives points because the correct answer is ‘who ever wins the respective championship games.’”
  • WILBON:0 KORNHEISER:0

    • Davis Interviewing Candidates?
    Raiders interviewing coaching candidates even though they haven’t fired Tom Cable.

    Mike: We always thought Cable would be fired.
    Tony: If I’m Tom Cable I’m angry. Al is the one guy I would say this about, you never know.

  • “The hosts never really couched this story correctly and were all over the place. Wilbon never even answeed the question. No points awarded.”
  • WILBON:0 KORNHEISER:0

    • Shaq’s Plan For Dunk Contest?

    Mike: I love any money going to Haiti. Are Kobe and Vince Carter going to participate in the dunk contest? I like the idea I wish we could do it with some young veterans.
    Tony: If I was James I’d say park it under the basket. The notion that Shaq could get Kobe to do this is funny. I’d like to see if Shaq could dunk.

  • “Wilbon gets a point for treating this story serious which it is because Shaq is trying to raise money for Haiti. Tony goofed off. “
  • WILBON:1 KORNHEISER:0

    • Ogilvy’s Advice For Tiger?
    Ogilvy wants Tiger to meet with public first.

    Mike: If you look at his comments, it is going to be a circus. He hopes to minimize that.
    Tony: Ogilvy specifically talked about how Tiger’s return would affect other golfers. The other golfers should get down on their knees and praise Tiger’s existence. Someone should say to Tiger, go play. A lot of people have problems in their marriage.

  • “Tony’s flimsy morals rear its ugly head again. He also insulted every professional golfer not named Tiger. Wilbon addressed the topic with the respect it deserved.”
  • WILBON:2 KORNHEISER:0

    • COMMERCIAL BREAK

    FIVE GOOD MINUTES

    Charles Barkley

    1. I don’t think its right that T-Mac and Iverson should be starters in All-Star game. The game should reward guys for having a good half season.
    2. I would hope that they would both decline.
    3. I’m going to support Gilbert but he was 100% wrong. But it wasn’t a $90 million screw up.
    4. I love Jerry West.
    5. I’m deeply disturbed by level of basketball in NBA. It does a disservice to the game for fans to watch some of this crap.
    6. I got no problem with contraction. It will come crashing down when LeBron makes his team.
    7. I have not talked to Tiger Woods. I want to tell him I love him and I’m his friend. I want what’s best for him.
    8. The biggest scam in the world is PR people. Anytime you did something wrong don’t try to spin it, just admit it.
    9. The general public is a lot smarter than people give them credit for.
    10. Number one, Joe Lunardi get Wildcats in tournament!
    11. Michael Jordan did invite me to his tournament I just have better things to do.
  • “Great interview as always.”
  • WILBON:2 KORNHEISER:0

    • COMMERCIAL BREAK

    ROLE PLAY!

    Tony Is Bill Polian

    Mike: Any regrets for not keeping players in when you played the Jets?
    Bill Polian: I want to play the New York Jets. I want to pound them into veal.

  • “Eh.”
  • WILBON:2 KORNHEISER:0

    • Mike Is Leslie Frazier

    Tony: How do you feel about the Bills passing your over for Chan Gailey?
    Leslie Frazier: This is interesting. It’s one thing to be fired by Jerry Jones it’s another to be fired by Todd Haley.

  • “Great line concerning Todd Haley.”
  • WILBON:3 KORNHEISER:0

    • Tony Is Lane Kiffin

    Mike: You got anything to say to folks in Tennessee?
    Lane Kiffin: Where is Tennessee? It’s in a fly over. They want to name a sewage treatment plant after me? You can’t spell human waste without UT.

  • “‘You can’t spell human waste without UT’ is a classic line. Great job, Tony.”
  • WILBON:3 KORNHEISER:2

    • Mike is ESPN’s Joe Lunardi

    Tony: What do you have to say to Wilbon?
    Joe Lunardi: You know why Wilbon was after me? Because he wanted his team in bracketology before they fell. Wilbon looks like fool right now.

  • “Bombastic Sports finally learns how to spell Lunardi. At least Wilbon mentioned Northwestern’s schedule.”
  • WILBON:4 KORNHEISER:2

    • COMMERCIAL BREAK

    HAPPY, HAPPY

    Happy 80th birthday to Buzz Aldrin.
    Happy anniversary to Joe Montana. On this day 25 years ago you beat Dan Marino in the Super Bowl.
    Happy trails to James Blake (lost in Australian Open).

    ERRORS

    Reali: Wilbon called Kobe a 1984 Volvo, that’s all I wrote down.

    SHOUT OUTS

    Mike: I concede my time to you.
    Tony: Peter Luger, a famous steak house in Brooklyn.

    TODAY’S WINNER

  • Wilbon wins! Wilbon wins!


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