Clay Travis -- Pure Dorkism At Its Best
By Bryce Martin

Listening to the annoying nasality of Clay Travis on 104.5 The Zone radio is difficult. It's not made any easier having to hear his anal retentive, self-absorbed personal likes and dislikes. A pro he is not.

The only thing worse is reading him.

Subject in point: Travis' "It's Time For Jeff Fisher and the Tennessee Titans to Part Ways" (Fanhouse, December 9, 2010).

"Nashville is the only pro sports town in America that has never fired a pro coach."

Really.

A decent journalist is always careful about stating absolutes. Not Travis. A really decent journalist knows what he is writing about. Not Travis.

I recall several different Nashville Sounds baseball managers getting the ax over the years. Ditto for the Nashville Kats head coaches, though not as many since they were not around as long.

Oh... But...

No ohs and buts, please.

Later on in the article, Travis says, "Let me be clear about this," in giving Fisher a back-handed compliment.

Let me be clear about this? Sure, clear, such as in your knowledge of what constitutes a pro sports team.

What can you expect from someone who can't drive a stick shift, thinks you put retired fillies out to stud, and wants us to know that he thinks "Staying Alive" is a good song.

Oh, by the way. Getting fired aside, and regarding tenure, Travis drifts south on this one, too.

Let Connie Mack be Fisher (Titans) and let Greasy Neale be Barry Trotz (Predators). Fisher and Trotz are both in their 13th year in Nashville. Mack managed the Philadelphia A's from 1901-50, and during that span Neale was head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for 10 years, 1941-50. Fisher/Trotz, 13-13; Mack/Neale, 50-10.

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