Former Gov. Robert Ehrlich On Sports, Possible Presidential 2016 Run
BALTIMORE (105.7 The Fan) -- Robert Ehrlich, the former Governor of the great state of Maryland, joined Ed and Steve to talk about if he'll make a run at the White House and some sports topics.
"Imagine my surprise when I read it," Ehrlich joked about the news about his possible presidential run.
On political run:
"I was asked to give a speech in New Hampshire in September. From that speech I got a lot of good reaction. I'm certainly accepting invitations. There's not some secret plan here...people are enthusiastic about my message, so we'll see where it goes," Ehrlich said about his possible presidential run.
"I have no idea where it's going from here, but so far it's been interesting," he said.
Ehrlich on Larry Hogan's win:
"Well first of all we had the better candidate. We had a perfect cycle and we had message discipline," he said, adding there was O'Malley and Obama fatigue.
"The democratic base was depressed and didn't show and when they don't show up, you can win in blue states," Ehrlich said.
On Sports:
The former Governor also talked about the NCAA and how ridiculous it is that college football season is now 13 or 14 games long in some cases and how that effects player safety.
Ehrlich said that by increasing the number of regular season NCAA games, they don't care about players or player injuries, "It's all about the money."
He was asked about how NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has handled recent situations and his pay.
"The Ray Rice thing was obviously mishandled," Ehrlich said.
They are trying to make the game safer, Ehrlich said, but they are messing with the game. He said THE NFL should do away with kickoffs if all they are going to do is touchbacks.
"What's a safety to do if a guy runs a little close, catches a ball and lowers his head?," he asked. "And the safety hits him in the head?"
Ehrlich said he was upset about the Ravens loss to the Chargers last week. He said there's not a dominant team in the division
"All the teams are pretty even," Ehrich said. "It's what the NFL wants. It's why the draft is the way it is."
"The NFL wants 9 and 7 and 20 teams heading into December in the playoffs, because it benefits TV ratings and it keeps the fans interested," he added.
