Last Night's Episode of “The Knee Jerks”: What a Shame!

There’s a new drinking game that might sweep the nation. If you were to take a shot of liquor every time Big Al or I said the word “shame” last night on “The Knee Jerks”, then you’d likely be hungover this morning. So what was so shameful? The sorry financial state of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. The loss of the Buick Open, and perhaps the Belle Isle Grand Prix. The way Lions third string QB Drew Stanton has been treated in Detroit. And more! The first 45 minutes of last night’s show were spent with former WDFN and WRIF morning man and current Free Press blogger Jamie Samuelsen, who regaled us with some back stories of why WDFN fizzled out, and mused about the landscape of sports talk radio in Detroit, present and future. We also got his take on the Lions and Tigers. It was a very fun and fast 45 minutes. Then, it was on to Detroit sports proper. The highlights: Big Al On the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame: “This is disturbi...