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I Miss Brent

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Boom_70, Oct 18, 2014.

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  1. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    ESPN had to call Fowler's bluff. His contract was up and he wanted more play-by-play or he was walking. Nessler and Blackledge are most certainly the best on Saturdays, especially Blackledge.
     
    MileHigh, Oct 19, 2014
    #37
  2. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    I'm guessing Fowler's plan B was CBS to be the Nantz in waiting?
     
    DanOregon, Oct 19, 2014
    #38
  3. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    My vote for top team goes to Vern and Gary.
    McDonough and Spellman not a bad team either, although
    Not near top
     
    Boom_70, Oct 19, 2014
    #39
  4. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    I was thinking they were grooming Jesse Palmer to be the next Herbstreit, but you may be right.

    The real find on the SEC Network has been Marcus Spears. He doesn't seem to take things seriously enough to be an in-game analyst, but he's great in the studio and on the pre-game hype set.
     
    Steak Snabler, Oct 19, 2014
    #40
  5. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    I thought that Brent was awful for the last 10 plus years in terms of providing accurate information to the viewer.
     
    Webster, Oct 19, 2014
    #41
  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    You can say that about the vast majority of announcers.
     
    MileHigh, Oct 19, 2014
    #42
  7. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    On that line, the production value of most big-time football (NFL/NCAA) broadcasts is so good that I don't always need 100% accuracy. I can slow it down, replay through my DVR. I like announcers with high-energy and gravitas (again - it's not that tangible - it's either there or not).
     
    exmediahack, Oct 19, 2014
    #43
  8. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Examples?

    He was sure right about Katherine Webb
     
    Boom_70, Oct 19, 2014
    #44
  9. murphyc

    murphyc Well-Known Member

    I too miss Keith Jackson, but I will admit some bias since we went to the same college.
    One of my favorite Jackson calls actually wasn't football, but NASCAR's All-Star race in 1987, when Dale Earnhardt pulled off his misnamed Pass in the Grass. Jackson's call was great.
     
    murphyc, Oct 20, 2014
    #45
  10. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    This is a great look-back clip, and Jackson's call is in there, too.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PtPNfVeMUd4
     
    Riptide, Oct 20, 2014
    #46
  11. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Tebow has some good things to say, but too often he's clearly tightly scripted, and don't knock him off the path.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Oct 20, 2014
    #47
  12. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    He also seems to be the last person in America who thinks Jeff Driskel can be a winning SEC quarterback.
     
    Steak Snabler, Oct 20, 2014
    #48
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