The end of Tim and Sid: Uncut

Well, after an all too brief run, my favourite podcast on the internet (and thus, my favourite radio show) has come to an end. Tim and Sid: Uncut is no more, and it kind of sucks.

I almost felt it was coming though, so on Friday, when I saw that it was the last podcast, I wasn't that shocked. I think with the end of The Score on Sirius the writing was on the wall. The show had been stripped down in its return, and it was pretty clear something was up.

Also, on the second to last show, Tim and Sid were hinting at a big announcement, only to claim the big announcement was a short show due to Tim having to do an NFL show. I thought it seemed fishy, and it really sounded like there was something afoot, much bigger than a short show.

I saw a tweet on Friday afternoon from, what I think was a trustworthy source, but in searching for the tweet again, I can't find it anymore. So either I was seeing things, or somebody said something they weren't supposed to. What I recall it saying was that Tim and Sid would be gone until December, at which point they would return to radio, this time on The Fan 590 in Toronto.

Now, Tim and Sid coming back is obviously what the masses demand, but them coming back on standard, terrestrial radio will obviously mean some changes. Principally, Sid won't be able to use such flowery language to make his points (censorship fuck), but if anybody were actually listening because of the cursing, they're an idiot.

Tim and Sid coming to The Fan 590 does make alot of sense. The Fan has been shuffling it's lineup for a couple years now, looking to adapt to the new sports media market, and Tim and Sid do easily what the establishment has been trying to do for years now. Namely, connect with young people, and integrate social media into radio and television.

While the Fan's most pressing need is in the morning (Brady and Lang are like radio cancer) I think Tim and Sid's style (especially the twitter interaction) works best in the afternoon. People aren't tweeting funny one-liners at 7 in the morning. A Tim and Sid show leading into Bob McCown's PTS would be huge for The Fan.

Of course, should Tim and Sid go to TSN Radio, they should have their pick of the litter for time slots. There is NOBODY as established, but more importantly as GOOD, as Tim and Sid on TSN Radio. They could put up a much better fight against PTS than the incredibly cheesily titled "Cybulski and Co.".

Tim and Sid have the kind of on-air chemistry that is incredibly rare to find, and whatever network they take their talents to will come out a huge winner. And whenever they come back on the air, us listeners will be winners.

Thankfully the Tony Kornheiser show is back on regular programming to fill this void left in my iPod.


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