Can they just yank Nantz and have the Final Four called by Lundquist and Raftery? I'd be in heaven if that was the case

Is he still going to be torturing us in ACC land on the regional broadcasts?

I'm surprised CBS hasn't asked Hubie to replace him yet.

About @#$%ing time!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nnHksDFHTQI

It isn't my birthday today, and God really does exist.

Great news for a Monday morning! Hit the bricks, Packer. This was only 20+ years overdue.

hey billy....boom, outta here.

-dan

Ron Franklin is still the God of collegiate play-by-play. Come on ESPN, bring him back to Saturday night primetime football!!!!!

I never thought I'd see the day that CBS kicked Packer to the curb. His replacement could be Bugs Bunny and I'd still be dancing in the streets. Packer was a grouchy jerk who didn't seem to even enjoy the college basketball games he was calling, and I couldn't be happier that he's gone.

I swear to god, 34 years ago I turned to a guy in a bar and said, and I quote, "This guy sucks. They better get rid of him soon."

Well I still stand by that statement. He sucks, and I'm glad he's gone.

(P.S- Just let Dickie-V do all the games...baby)

Cheers around everybody.

Good for Clark Kellogg. He knows the current landscape of college hoops and did a great job calling games with the likes of Gus Johnson or Kevin Harlan each week on CBS. I'd to a tandem like that get the shot in March instead of Nantz who used to be decent but is to busy with PGA and NFL and gives college hoops the Joe Buckish type treatment.

Thank God. CBS is finally realizing that old, balding white guys don't really represent the viewers that well. Packer has been out of touch with the game for a long time now and Clark Kellogg at least knows what he's talking about.

Good riddance Pack. Raftery would have been a better choice.

I like Special K but he makes up words at a Bilas-ian level.

That picture is great, is Billy practicing for the opera?

CBS actually got rid of Billy the Grump????? Somebody pinch me, I must be dreaming.

As far as Clark Kellogg goes, well, I think that one thing is for sure, and that's he can't be any worse than Oscar...er....I mean Billy the Grouch.

FOX and Tim McCarver need to part also.

Holy shit, I think the blogosphere made a huge difference on this one...if the blogosphere were big say 4 years ago, Clark would have been in his 5th year as color guy.

As for Nantz and Clark...I think Nantz has to get this off his plate. He only does it for like 7 weeks during the year anyway. Now's a time where Gus Johnson can get the bump he truly deserves.

Here's to hoping that Gus starts getting more and more games in the tournament and can eventually take over that lead role. The guy is not your typical announcer but is there any guy in the business that can make a fan at home on his couch feel like he's got a front row seat to the excitement better than him?

Clark Kellogg?


Well, he's better than Billy, but still.....



On a related note AA: Mark this Packer exit on your blog as an historic anniversary.

His game is definitely over.

I have mixed feelings about this announcement.

On one hand, I agree that Billy Packer had become a pain in the butt. On the other, I wish that he had been allowed to retire on his own rather than, in effect, being fired. He has deserved that privilege after 34 years at NBC/CBS.

Also, this is reminiscent of CBS' canning of Dan Rather in 2004. Although it is true than Rather was involved in a document-forging scandal with President Bush, Bernard Goldberg has pointed out that CBS had wanted Rather out anyway because of his age. Was age a factor here? I know that Clark Kellogg is much younger than Packer.

Good luck, Clark.

It's a sad day here in ACC Land. The end of an era. He will be missed.

Hopefully Dukie V follows him shortly

Dicky V royaly gets on my nerves with his sctick, but at least he is passionate about the game he covers. It's hard to say the same about Packer.

Maybe he'll bring back the weekly "Putt-Putt Tournament" broadcasts on Sunday's now to fill the time.

SERIOUSLY...this ain't over until we in ACCTVLand know what his status is with Raycom.

There's a really funny video cartoon about Billy Packer that I saw over at FrostedSports.tv. Here's the link:

http://frostedsports.tv/?p=25

Definitely a lot of laughs, especially after this news today.

My entry name in a recent tourney was "BillyPackerMustDie," so, also because I didn't have to use my AK, today was a good day. The guy's analysis consisted of pretending to read the minds of players and coaches by telling us, "Oooh, and right now, he's saying, 'I should have dribbled towards the middle instead,'" and garbage like that. He was useless at best and normally unbearable. Good riddance. My only regret is the MSM sucking up to him by arguing how all of us, especially the younger generations, are forgetting how good he was (while pointing out he didn't exude happiness). No, sorry, ESPN and others, he sucked. You know, kind of like 99% of your network's personalities suck.

He'll be picked up by ESPN in 5...4...3...2..1.