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Originally Posted by dagolfer33
Yeah, you could tell that Leno didnt really have much respect for him and did not bring up the surrounding controversy of the race this week which would have made for some interesting discussion. I dont generally watch the late night bs, Im busy cappin for the next day.
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How do you figure Leno didn't have any respect for him? Jay is by all accounts a blue collar guy who's nice to everybody and was trying to joke around a bit. Considering Calvin's won the Derby twice he's gonna give him more respect than some of the airhead starlets that've been on. Steve's references to Calvin as an interview prospect over the last week made me think any awkwardness would stem more from Calvin. About the race controversy, considering how much time they had to talk to him, it would just confuse folks (they'd then have to explain who Rachel was which, to do her justice, takes more than a couple sentences, it requires showing her Oaks at the very least) and really they didn't ask him much about Mine That Bird either beyond that pre-Derby history of the horse. What I think about is who at NBC is so on their game this year as opposed to prior coverage here or on ABC. Not only are they cross-promoting, they do what I figure they should do which is have the jockey or someone from the horse on the Tonight Show. The winner of the Daytona 500 and things like that gets to come on late night. Why not American horse racing's most famous race?