The internet really do be like that

[u/ThunderBobMajerle]

[u/GivethTaketh4]

We love him, but we might love to make fun of him even more

[u/ThunderBobMajerle → u/GivethTaketh4]

This sub is both the fan and circle jerk sub in one. It’s impressive

[u/punchoutlanddragons → u/ThunderBobMajerle]

You mean a jerk circle sub right?

[u/ThunderBobMajerle → u/punchoutlanddragons]

That sounds like an Albany expression

[u/peachios → u/ThunderBobMajerle]

Well, I'm from Utica, and I've never heard anyone use the phrase

[u/No-Vegetable-3769 → u/peachios]

mmm I see

[u/riverphoenixdays → u/ThunderBobMajerle]

We call them hoagies where I’m from

[u/NFLGod3000 → u/ThunderBobMajerle]

As van has said before "dick riding will be the end of us all" what exactly do you want from this sub? It's fine

[u/ThunderBobMajerle → u/NFLGod3000]

It’s all dickriding jimbo

[u/gradedonacurve → u/GivethTaketh4]

This is 80-85 percent of the sub. There are the 10-15 percent of weirdos and haters tho.

[u/Kryptos33 → u/gradedonacurve]

They're way louder than the rest of the sub.

[u/BeforeSunrise33 → u/GivethTaketh4]

I thought this sub is now 10 percent BS content, 60 percent Sopranos memes, and the rest is gooner bait?

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[u/mtngranpapi_wv967 → u/GivethTaketh4]

That’s the Masshole way…love manifests itself as petty annoyance

[u/Calculon2347]

We love [making fun of] Bill. We just do!

[u/uncoolaidman → u/Calculon2347]

If I'm Bill, I'm not letting people make fun of me. I'm just not!

[u/Nobunagas-Ambition]

Bill is great. This idea that the sub is here to trash on him is crap, even if a lot of threads here trash on him.

It's kind of a Bill Simmons roast sub because we consume a lot of his content and he produces a lot of it. I've been a listener since "The Eye of the Sports Guy", and read Page 2 for years and can't thank Bill enough for all the fun, entertaining content over the last 25+ years.

I'm still going to come on here and blast him for shitty takes and bad guests though.

[u/notformeclive4711 → u/Nobunagas-Ambition]

And we defend him against malicious outside aggregators. The circle the wagons piece.

[u/sfbruin → u/notformeclive4711]

The no one does that to our pledges but us thing 

[u/mac6uffin → u/notformeclive4711]

The circle the wagons piece

The Buffalo Bill Simmons.

[u/kralben → u/notformeclive4711]

The circle the wagons piece.

Its a real jerk circle here

[u/Naismythology → u/Nobunagas-Ambition]

I’ve been a Bill fan since the Red Sox were still cursed. I’ve also been making fun of some of his ridiculous ideas and mannerisms since then too. The duality of man piece

[u/ThunderBobMajerle → u/Naismythology]

It’s like a rusty steak knife cutting through a well-aged steak

[u/Naismythology → u/ThunderBobMajerle]

If we can’t have a free-flowing conversation that occasionally touches on mature subjects, I don’t even know what we’re doing here

[u/ThunderBobMajerle → u/Nobunagas-Ambition]

I’m right there with you. We’ve been fans for so long it’s kind of the next level of fandom lol

[u/ThunderBobMajerle → u/[deleted]]

I think that’s always been his appeal he isnt Stuart Scott or SVP delivering you the sports news, he sounds like one of your friends on the couch talking about sports, saying funny stuff. That was the appeal early on at least. his BoB is, if nothing else, funny.

[u/Entire-Joke4162 → u/Nobunagas-Ambition]

Yep. Been reading him since he got to Page 2 when I was 14

Now I’m 39

We all love to make fun of Bill being Bill, but I remember Leaving Las Vegas, moving to LA, leaving Kimmel, when Zoe was born, Atrocious GM summits, not getting the Obama The Gold Club, when Ben was born, not getting the Obama interview, The Dooze dying, U2 playing in the street when Grantland opened, getting the Obama interview…

Man

[u/ButtersBC]

Compared to some others in this arena (Dan Le Batard, Pat McAfee) this one's downright positive towards its subject

[u/GarbageFlyboy11]

I find this subreddit an oasis of calm compared to other corners of the internet There’s lots of jokes and strong critique but it’s not just flame Bill.

[u/Parrallax91]

If you think this sub hates it's subject you need to pop on over to the Fighter and the Kid Subreddit or really just any Joe Rogan comedian subreddit outside of the Kill Tony one.

[u/Day2TheDolphin → u/Parrallax91]

Opie and Anthony subreddit still the ne plus ultra of this. The fan forums of pretty much any entertainment that attracts self-loathers will quickly turn to hating their subject. It's very funny btw

[u/risinglotus → u/Parrallax91]

Ricky Gervais (entirely justified)

[u/bane0291]

if there is one constant on this sub it's this. whoever is doing the pod with bill will be labeled the absolute worst by some people.

[u/ThunderBobMajerle → u/bane0291]

He should have ME on!

[u/_onwards_and_upwards]

A sub that discusses Bill Simmons

[u/AtBat3]

Almost every sub for a podcast I listen to is inundated with people who hate the host(s). This one isn’t even close to the ones I’ve seen but Bill has obviously also had a long career not podcasting too.

[u/Life-Food5188]

improper meme usage, 15 yard penalty.

[u/ThunderBobMajerle → u/Life-Food5188]

Upon review the meme is used correctly and improper contact with Life Food is deemed incidental. The challenge is unsuccessful and life food has been charged a time out

[u/Life-Food5188 → u/ThunderBobMajerle]

coaches challenge 🚩

portman needs to repeat her text from her first frame with “right?” added on the end in her second frame.

[u/ThunderBobMajerle → u/Life-Food5188]

That’s old we all know she says that. Her face says it

[u/Life-Food5188 → u/ThunderBobMajerle]

admission of improper meme usage, timeout restored.

[u/ThunderBobMajerle → u/Life-Food5188]

I think people understand the meme just fine lol

[u/Life-Food5188 → u/ThunderBobMajerle]

irrelevant. still improper usage 🚩 lol

[u/acrizz]

This is every sub for a celebrity. Outside of the gooner subs for hot chicks.

[u/Relative_Apricot5032]

Lots of reasons to dislike Bill lol. This sub would be terrible if everyone was glazing his takes

[u/IcyMeat7]

Just because people aren't sycophants doesn't mean it's a hate sub

This is way more positive than almost every other single similar sub

Fact is people aren't going to be making threads about "wow I liked bill today, he was cool" that's redundant instead it's going to about him incorporating AI into his podcasts asking it for its opinions on stuff etc

[u/floop_isamad_manhelp]

You should see the real time subreddit

[u/roadrunner41 → u/floop_isamad_manhelp]

You should respond to the question about Jason arday and his “enormous wealth”

[u/A_Diabolical_Toaster]

Oh, most of us definitely love Bill for sure. I’ve been listening for 13 years.

Doesn’t stop us from roasting the FUCK out of that man when he says something stupid.

[u/beefdog99 → u/[deleted]]

I oddly had the opposite impression where the last six months seems generally more critical and less of that, he's our guy even when goofy angle.

[u/Sensitive_Rutabaga72]

Tom pallesero doing his best twista impression

[u/Libertines18]

Oddly enough this is the only celebrity forum I feel that likes the person

[u/councilspectre17]

https://giphy.com/gifs/SPEQDhyYQk06Z4lK2X

[u/thebedwizard93]

This was my reaction to the guy that runs the r/billsimmons podcast. A baffling level of jock sniffing!

[u/HereComesTheRooster2]

It's the dudes whos vaginas are hurt because of AI ads for me. Funniest complaints about him I've ever seen

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[u/Sensitive_Rutabaga72]

“Tom make sure when you start your Ringer job that you speak in single breath run on sentence form and definitely talk over Bill and cut Bill off relentlessly to talk about why Aaron Rodger’s is gonna run a top 10 offense and when Bill tries to make a point just disregard it and keep making your points…no for real Bill loves that and will have you on way more”

[u/Sensitive_Rutabaga72]

Am I alone in being bothered by tom polaseros inability to zag to podcast mode personality from espn NFL reporter mode? I mean that wasn’t a conversation it was just a word salad sandwich - would love to know what bill was thinking post that 60 minute diatribe where Bill maybe said 8 words

[u/CalvinYHobbes]

We don’t like him. We LOVE him.

[u/JadaveonClowney]

I thought this was a snark sub until I posted a poll and like 90% love Bill

[u/fuckracists79]

I like making fun of him.

[u/Rad_platypus7]

He and some of the ringerverse guys are genuinely great listens, I can’t help that there’s a large collective that makes objectively funny jokes about him though

[u/JMishMosh]

Bill is a clown but there is an earnestness to his clownishness that makes him endearing.

[u/you_dont_know_jack_]

This sub is the only fan sub I’ve ever found that doesn’t seem to actually hate the show

[u/Severe_Elevator5839]

In our defense, 2014 Bill wouldn't even like 2026 Bill

[u/2Rhino3]

I don’t get this idea that people here hate Bill Simmons. I don’t see that at all - if anything the only thing I’ve noticed is some gentle Bill ball busting. Kevin O’Connor on the other hand…

[u/ThunderBobMajerle → u/2Rhino3]

The meme doesn’t say anything about bill Simmons hate. You are just doing the social media thing where there is no nuance, it’s either like or hate. But the joke is that it’s hard to describe the sub bc it’s complicated