I Miss Brent

I liked Jackson on everything. He also had a really good feel for football and could follow the game analytically while still adding excitement, which is really hard to do and something only a few play by play guys master. But with his overall talent, accent and his distinctive phrases when he did a southern college football game it was the perfect fit.

I think he is the greatest football play by play announcer ever. I think his chief competitor was Summerall but I think Summerall was so effective because he complemented Madden so well. Summerall was not that good with the less talented Tom Brookshier. With Madden Summerall jsut had to stay out of the way.

 

As good as Jackson was, and he was fantastic, I don't think he ever had a great partner. Dan Fouts was good, but not as good as he is now.

 

Dead on.

Al Michaels in 2nd.

 

Most of us were too young to remember, but there was a time when Curt Gowdy was the same way.

 

And the thing is that Jackson made it a big time event but his self effacing
manner did not overshadow it.

 

Unfortunately I'm old enough to remember and yes Gowdy was right there with
Jackson as multi sport announcer. I associate him more with pro sports than
college though because of his work on MLB game of week and AFL.

American Sportsman on Sundays was a must watch in the winter.

 

Brent SEC teaser " You're Looking Live"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl7gQJ9ipuk

16 seconds of work and you can what made Brent so good for college football.

His big game lead in's got your attention. Fowler puts you to sleep.

 

Thought about it the other night but it might make a cool story for one Montanan, Van Valkenburg, to take a long drive home with a fellow Montanan, Musburger, for a story about all things Billings, and Montana.

 

Likewise, Chris Berman sucks at PBP -- completely makes any game unwatchable. It's bad enough he's lasted as long as he has as a studio host.

 

And water is wet.

 

I miss Tim McCarver.