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Field Yates ruined this previously amazing podcast

I started listening to the 06010 podcast around 2008 and never missed an episode since. It quickly became the highlight of my day. The Ravitz-Berry-Pod Vader-Stephania lineup was incredibly entertaining and gave decent FF advise. Fast forward to 2015: Nate Ravitz leaves to go push some papers and is replaced by the disaster that is Field Yates. I can't take one more second of him and his awkward attempts at comedy, not to mention his utter inability to control Berry's rambling. Sorry Mr. Yates, I'm sure you're a nice guy, but you're just not cut for podcasting. I tried giving the new lineup a shot as they settled in, but the vacuum left by Ravitz was just too big for Yates to fill. Nowadays it's factually correct to say the show is imploding. It's simply unlistenable. Get ready for 45+ minutes of Berry and Yates talking about their personal life, terrible drops, promos, the men's/women's league, disgraceful fan mail, and finally 10 minutes of actual FF advise coming mostly from Stephania Bell. ESPN would do well to give her a show of her own instead. I mean, even the new theme song by international recording superstar Eric Hutchinson is crap compared to the old one(s). It pains me to see how my previously favorite podcast is going down in flames. I guess it's a perfect example of how nothing good comes from hustling. R.I.P 06010, it was great while it lasted. Peace out!

If you still need your daily FF fix: The CBS and Footballguys podcasts may be a bunch of uncharismatic geeks offering zero entertainment value, but at least they give good advice throughout most of the show and are not embarrassingly painful to listen to.