11:25

[Hump4Hoops]

I enjoy The Boneyard a lot. I also like that Steve seems to have a genuine connection to his sponsors. But today the first 11:25 of his show was just talking about his sponsors. I'm generally not bothered by ads enough to skip them (they pay the bills, I get it) but that was too much.

Am I the crazy one?

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

No you aren't crazy. I normally skip the first 7:30 to get past the ads and he was just starting to talk about BCBS. I was amazed I had to skip almost 12 minutes to get to the State content. I think the addition of commercial breaks and Steve's ever growing pre-podcast speeches have rubbed me the wrong way. I still listen, but it just sucks.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

Its been hovering around 10mins for a few weeks now.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

He may not be the hero we want, but he's the hero that we need

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

just skip ahead

 

[Cary Hudson's little bro]

Skip thru and get what you want, but then refresh the page and let it play all the way thru on silent. He deserves the "full listens" of his show earning him more money.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

He could drop sponsors and do it pay per listen.... but I would rather just forward.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

I skip ahead 8 or 9 minutes every show

 

[CochiseCowbell]

I see it like this:
Steve, Hadad & all of BSR are victims of their own success; much like Mullen is. The ads are more prominent than before, but that's due to the success, growth, & demand of their product. I choose not to let it bother me. Steve's are generally not recorded & have a more personal touch, that sometimes I don't realize it as much.

 

[PubDawg]

I see it like this:
Steve, Hadad & all of BSR are victims of their own success; much like Mullen is. The ads are more prominent than before, but that's due to the success, growth, & demand of their product. I choose not to let it bother me. Steve's are generally not recorded & have a more personal touch, that sometimes I don't realize it as much.

Would it be terrible to just say "this portion brought to you by Bulldog Burger and the flim flam book... like maybe get the full ad on a different one each time, but not have the 3 minute infomercial for each sponsor each time... we get it... code BSR, Burgers, Addiction, and Gambling... They pay the bills, we know who they are... but the ads are so long I skip them, to the point that I probably miss a little content at the beginning.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

At first I was going to complain, and then I thought to myself, "I can just fast forward, and Steve's probably doing what he's got to do," and I moved on with it and I know going into each boneyard that I will be skipping through the first 5 minutes. 11:25 into a podcast is a long time, though.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

With everything going digital, we're going to be seeing ads everywhere and more often. Never ending. IT SUCKS.

 

[SyonaraStanz]

It's annoying, and I listen less to his show than I used to. B&B does it right without going overboard, and spacing the ads out, dilutes them some.

All that said, Brandon Walker has the best State podcast out there.

 

[Dawgpile]

I enjoy The Boneyard a lot. I also like that Steve seems to have a genuine connection to his sponsors. But today the first 11:25 of his show was just talking about his sponsors. I'm generally not bothered by ads enough to skip them (they pay the bills, I get it) but that was too much.

Am I the crazy one?

This is what I call the 'Faulkner affect'. Most from Mississippi have it in some form or another. We tend to be loquacious if given the audience.

 

[Brandon Walker.sixpack]

This guy gets it

And I only have 1 advertiser on my show.

 

[HamSammich]

Now if we could just get Brandon to do a show on that 5th day we’d be on to something!

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

The beauty of technology is that you can skip it!

..now to wait for whoever is Doorbelling everybody on this thread.

 

[HumpDawgy]

I guess you can make a choice between him spewing on for 15 minutes about his love of his sponsors or have set pre-recorded 1-minute mentions inserted throughout the podcast that break up the flow of the show. I think it is easier for us to skip the opening and listen to a steady flow of the show.

PS Harry's razor club and Blue Apron must really suck now.

 

[sayit]

All that said, Brandon Walker has the best State podcast out there.

Which one is that? It's on the Bulldog sports radio app that Boneyard and B&B is on?

 

[SyonaraStanz]

Which one is that? It's on the Bulldog sports radio app that Boneyard and B&B is on?

Brandon, you wanna step in, or should I take this?

I use the Podcasts App on my iPhone, and his show is More Cowbell by SEC Country (Mississippi State).

 

[Hump4Hoops]

I listen on Soundcloud (SEC Country Mississippi State) when I can hear him.

Whenever he recorded from home he was so quiet I could barely hear him at all. Much better in the studio though. Always better when he gets a chance to put Terp in his place.