Least-favorite announcer of college football games

Petros Papadakis -- former USC running back, currently the one-half of the most entertaining sports show in Los Angeles -- as he pointed out on his show yesterday, today is the 6th Washington game he's called this season. For that reason alone, I'll cut him some slack.

Ron Franklin is the best; but need to also give some love to Dr. Jerry Punch, who I hope one day will become the voice of his hometown team, the Vols.

 

I won't. I remember thinking he was annoying as all get out last season when he was doing a Pac-10 game.

Although, I do like him on Pros vs Joes ... hmm.

 

I'll nominate a new guy: Rob Bromley.

Only a handful, maybe, have heard this guy call UK games.

 

Petros is an acquired taste.
You watch enough of the late Pac-10 games you get used to him and when you compare him to any of the Raycom Daves, Petros sounds like a genius.

 

His family's restaurant in San Pedro is pretty good, too.

 

Watching BC-Wake reminded me...you could get seriously drunk if you took a shot every time David Norrie places the player he's talking about on the opposite team.

 

Is Petros the guy who was doing color on the Apple Cup today -- yes, I watched -- because whoever it was is the announcing equivalent of crab lice.
And Musberger's still worse. He was on PTI yesterday jacked up like a 14-year old meth-head.
Me likey ol' Verne, though.

 

Pat Summerall during last year's Cotton Bowl. So very sad.

 

Musberger really needs to let me know what a "shuffle pass" is.

 

I remember talking to Rob for a paper I did in college. Seem nice enough, but something about his voice I just didn't like. Is he still doing UK's local broadcasts?

 

If the guy he was with is his usual partner, Barry Tompkins, I disagree. Tompkins is a very good announcer.

 

I've always liked Musberger. His verbal tics never bothered me and because I grew up watching B10 games, Musberger at the mike made it feel like a big game. I like Musberger and Herbstreit together.

The B10 network guys are just brutal, but I consider that network's "talent" (Revsin excepted) as just barely above a student broadcast. My least favorite "professional" announcer is Pam Ward. She brings absolutely nothing to the game.