Joe Rogan in the booth
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I think it's great that Rogen attended a pool event and commentated but his commentary won't draw anyone to pool.
He's a celebrity with deep pockets. If he wants to do something for pool, let him produce an event the way Manny Pacquiao did and, just as Manny did, help to promote it.
He's a celebrity with deep pockets. If he wants to do something for pool, let him produce an event the way Manny Pacquiao did and, just as Manny did, help to promote it.
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Yah…tell that to the UFC where having him be a passionate supporter and commentator basically sped up the popularity of the industry by 30 years. They wouldn’t even be close to where they are without him.
Having him advocate and commentate is all he needs to do to peek peoples interest.
Joe Rogan just happens to like pool. He likes it a lot. In fact, he's a fairly decent player in his own right. I think he just likes to get a pool high, much the way the rest of us enjoy pool. It's a part of his youth, and just like some of us, pool conjures up some fun times. Sure, he interviewed Fedor, but I truly think he did so because pool is something near and dear to his heart, and he doesn't want to lose it. I saw the interview, and he looked like he was having a blast.
Whether he wants to promote pool or not, I'm happy to just have him sitting in the stands with the rest of us and having fun. He's most definitely a member of the Tribal Nation of Pool. He's not obligated to promote pool, but if he wants to, that's great. It might piss off the pool purists, and I wouldn't mind that one bit.
Whether he wants to promote pool or not, I'm happy to just have him sitting in the stands with the rest of us and having fun. He's most definitely a member of the Tribal Nation of Pool. He's not obligated to promote pool, but if he wants to, that's great. It might piss off the pool purists, and I wouldn't mind that one bit.
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i'm not sure jim wych even knows what a podcast is
Link? I'd like to listen to it.
Guys like that get really smart with their money. Putting it into pool is not a great investment. If I hit the powerball, I'd play in more tournaments and buy some more cues, but that's about all that would go into this game.
If it were me, I'd invest in youth (high school) leagues and tournaments. That's were the investment will pay off in the long run.
Probably because he knew if he flubbed up the folks on AZB would be all over him……
Yes, I did. Keith did too. Keith is going to make a video snippet about it and mention Joe.
Yes, but UFC pay per view and TV coverage was drawing millions of viewers when Joe arrived. Yes, he helped it grow in a big way, and there's little doubt that he could do the same for pool if it already had millions of viewers. Unfortunately, a pool commentator's reach is very limited, and he/she is largely invisible to the mainstream sports fan. I admire Joe for what he's accomplished in life, but I wonder if anyone not already passionate about pool even knew that Joe commentated this past week.
Do you think that if he were the primary commentator for Predator, it would make much difference in viewership on pool streams, most of which are already free or close to free. I don't, but I'd sure love to be wrong about this.
Finally, there was nothing wrong with his commentary. He is a seasoned pro at commentating.
Why would they donate money to pool?
I'm thinking make a wish foundation or something similar, IF they wanted to donate to anything.
I'm thinking if all the people I've seen suggest this or think this way over the years donated $20/month we'd have tournaments paying out millions in no time.
Bet very few of the "spend other people's money" crowd would be willing to spend their own.
Yeah I thought Jim thought Joe was out of his element when it comes to colorful commentary.
Jim is definitely great at providing amazing commentary on the streams but I did feel a little friction coming from him
I liked his commentary. The first few shots were a bit off, but I think he was having some trouble with the camera angles. It became quite clear the commentators only see the live stream view.
I’ve actually never listened to his podcast except for any clips on YouTube that were pool related. It’s quite clear he’s a pool player first, for decades, and became a celebrity second. Just like many of us in our dayjobs would rather be playing pool, I get the same vibe from him. I think if he were in a pool room he’d just be one of the guys, and just want to hit sum, or even play sum.
Edit: and I think with pool he could do that. I really think we’d all just hit balls with him and not be in a celebrity daze.
I’ve actually never listened to his podcast except for any clips on YouTube that were pool related. It’s quite clear he’s a pool player first, for decades, and became a celebrity second. Just like many of us in our dayjobs would rather be playing pool, I get the same vibe from him. I think if he were in a pool room he’d just be one of the guys, and just want to hit sum, or even play sum.
Edit: and I think with pool he could do that. I really think we’d all just hit balls with him and not be in a celebrity daze.
