Great news for Federer fans-Bud Collins pesstimistic on Fed's Wimbledon this year.

Bud Collins predicts doom and gloom for Federer at Wimbledon. That is awesome news for Federer fans. Bud Collins is pretty much wrong on everything these days, so it looks inevitable Federer will go on a tear and win Wimbledon again. If Bud Collins is saying that is how it will, it will very likely be just the opposite, as is with pretty much everything he says these days.

Also bad news for Nadal fans unfortunately. Bud Collins rates his chances of going all the way very highly. It seems like a rough Wimbledon is in store in that case for Nadal.
 

The Gorilla

Banned
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Ha Ha, that's almost definitely it.I'm not from america but I've seen the guy speak on youtube and he strikes me as a ****** who was in the right place at the right time.
 
I realize he is a great tennis historian, and I enjoy some of his writings alot, but his time has passed. I dont know why he is even working for NBC in any capacity anymore. He has been relegated to sideshow status, but he pretty much is a sideshow now so it fits.

I dont blame Roger one bit for not wanting to be interviewed by him after his French Open final defeat, since after a crushing loss the last thing you want to do is go to the circus and spend some 1-on-1 with a clown. Doing an interview with Bud Collins at this point in time is the equivalent.
 
I realize he is a great tennis historian, and I enjoy some of his writings alot, but his time has passed. I dont know why he is even working for NBC in any capacity anymore. He has been relegated to sideshow status, but he pretty much is a sideshow now so it fits.

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Well said. Well written.
I followed Bud Collins around Vegas one year during a Davis Cup tie. I bet against absolutely everything he said. Who says people don't really win in Vegas?;)
 
Sour Puss ????

Bud Collins is just mad because of what went down after the French Open Open Final. But I agree, his time has passed and is weird IMO...
 

tennishead93

Semi-Pro
bud collins pisses me off. he makes the players feel bad. like when henin won rg he told henin:u made her feel VERY bad!"
 
Bud Collins is a typical American idiot. He was patronizing when interviewing Nadal, speaking to him slowly in English as if Nadal was a four-year-old.

The reason why Bud Collins is on TV is because he appeals to all the dimwits in the States, the same dimwits who voted for Bush.
 

rrhstennis

Rookie
Bud Collins is a typical American idiot. He was patronizing when interviewing Nadal, speaking to him slowly in English as if Nadal was a four-year-old.

The reason why Bud Collins is on TV is because he appeals to all the dimwits in the States, the same dimwits who voted for Bush.


I think as much of Bud Collins as the next guy, but leave your left wing Bush-bashing crap out of something that it has absolutely no relation to.

K? Thanks.
 
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Deleted member 4983

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he's just a sore ^%$ after federer rejected him for the FO interview!!!

LoL true. I don't blame Federer for telling him to get lost. He is quite annoying along with the other NBC broadcasters.
 

The tennis guy

Hall of Fame
Bud Collins predicts doom and gloom for Federer at Wimbledon.

Same gloom and doom was predicted by the same people last year after Federer lost French Open final. These morons never learn. If I were them, I would be quiet on future predictions, or at least watch a few matches on grass first.
 

West Coast Ace

G.O.A.T.
Bud Collins is a typical American idiot. He was patronizing when interviewing Nadal, speaking to him slowly in English as if Nadal was a four-year-old.

The reason why Bud Collins is on TV is because he appeals to all the dimwits in the States, the same dimwits who voted for Bush.
Things a little slow over at MoveOn.org these days? Rosie and Charlie don't have any new Conspiracy Theories to discuss? Funny I thought 'your people' thought everyone who voted for W (twice!) only watched NASCAR, MMA, and pro wrestling and wouldn't know tennis if they saw it.

FedFanatic nailed it - Bud Collins knows the game as well as anyone alive. I never thought he knew much about the actual playing of the game - even in the 80's when he was somewhat relevant.

Vegas had Fed the huge favorite - bet 3 dollars to make 1. Sorry, Bud.
 

idiotboy

Banned
all sports commentators are annoying and boring - its because they are usually ex-sports-stars - meaning they never really went to school and got a descent education. They chose to play sport instead.

Without any education they have no knowledge of how to analyse anything in an interesting, convincing or objective way.

i often wonder about sports people's mental-toughness. a lot of mental toughness comes through education - amirite? So perhaps safin and the likes should take a couple of years off and go get a degree - be the best training he could ever have. He might learn how to concentrate, focus, overcome his demons, strategy etc. etc.
 

sureshs

Bionic Poster
Bud Collins is a typical American idiot. He was patronizing when interviewing Nadal, speaking to him slowly in English as if Nadal was a four-year-old.

The reason why Bud Collins is on TV is because he appeals to all the dimwits in the States, the same dimwits who voted for Bush.

Actually, Bud Collins is completely anti-Bush. He gave a graduation ceremony speech recently, and, to everyone's surprise, didn't talk about tennis, but the problems with the administration. He seems to have a different side to him than what people see, with the orange pants and all that. He came across quite an intellectual.
 

johnkidd

Semi-Pro
Bud Collins is a typical American idiot. He was patronizing when interviewing Nadal, speaking to him slowly in English as if Nadal was a four-year-old.

The reason why Bud Collins is on TV is because he appeals to all the dimwits in the States, the same dimwits who voted for Bush.

Only a person in Berkley could interject politics into something so unrelated.

I'm not a big Bud Collins fan, but to me Fed is given way too much of a pass on "being classy". Some of the things he says after he wins are rude and disrespectful to his opponents. He's given a pass because his english isn't good which is BS. Roger is a gracious winner but he seems to me to be a sore loser.
 
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