Let me get this straight? You said it was a simple mistake on Nantz's part, but never said anything of Ward other than a link to the newspaper writer's article on how good she is!


Even as a man I'm getting tired of you just defending us instead of women who try their hardest in the booth.


But I guess thats what happens when the blog sucks now that the writer is a big shot.

the writer is a big shot? how?
i don't even know who the writer is or her name. not a big shot in my world.

I wish that the Steelers would have spiked it on 4th down that way everyone would have booed but Nantz who would have been sitting there knowing that they made the right decision eventhough the game was over. Because Jim Nantz knows all. Hello, friends!

Am I the only person to remember that Frank Reich actually did this while quarterback of the Lions during a playoff game with the Buccaneers in 1997?

I'll help defend you AA from your arch-nemesis (as if you needed defense from this goon, but I like showing him off because it's so easy) While often boring, Jim Nantz does not often make mistakes like this. However, in the case of Pam Ward, she is known for making really stupid mistakes in her broadcasts. It can be said that it is more forgivable when an announcer not known for making mistakes makes one than when an announcer who constantly gaffes makes one. If you're human, even if you're really good at what you do, you're going to make mistakes (i.e. Jim Nantz, known for putting viewers to sleep, not mistakes). But if you constantly gaffe like Pam Ward does week after week after week after week, it's a sign that you shouldn't be there (i.e. Pam Ward) Here's another huge Pam Ward gaffe...

http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2008/06/breaking-news-pam-ward-still-has-no.html

And now, I'll finish this conversation....

AA Hates ESPN: That doesn't matter. AA was nicer to Jim Nantz. He is misogynistic. He is sexist. Hell, he should be arrested for such bigotry. Fuck this site and this once great blog.

Me: Well if AA is so misogynistic and can't stand women in the broadcast booth and thinks women are only good for eye candy on the sidelines, then why doesn't he criticize Doris Burke?

AA Hates ESPN: Fuck you, JFein, go fuck yourself, and fuck this site and this once great blog (as if to say, "I'm never coming back", yet he comes back the next day or the next time he feels AA is misogynistic, or he is in the mood to troll, or wants to comment as his alter ego, swearing man).

@ Craig: I couldn't find the video, but according to Wiki he did. That game, according to the ever-reliable Wikipedia, was Barry Sanders' last game, as well.

I did not make the original comment in this thread and, in fact, don't necessarily agree with it. Somebody has stolen my identity! While I think AA is making a mountain out of a molehill with these 4th down spike mistakes, I recognize the fact that a site called Awful Announcing will highlight errors like these. And while I think AA piles on Pam Ward...and is unfair to many female announcers and reporters, when these announcers make these kinds of mistakes, I expect them to be highlighted.

Damn, dude. That's terrible. Get a Blogger account (or something similar) so that there's no confusion if it's you or not making these comments.

nantz is terrible and adds nothing to the broadcast. hes a fucking joke. but most of them are.

That Wiki Entry is Wrong about Barry Sanders, his last game was Week 17 of the 1998 Regular Season against the Baltimore Ravens....just saying.

Hey, aa hates espn, on behalf of everyone else who posts here...

SHUT...THE FUCK...UP!

And while you're at it, go back to that bridge near the Three Billy Goats Gruff, ya fucktarded troll!

@ anon @ 12:08: Sigh...that's what I get for trusting wikipedia's entry on Frank Reich...

In fairness to Nantz, I made the same mistake while watching the game because I had lost track of how much yardage was required for a first down and I felt for sure he had gotten like 15 yards. That said, I was watching the game while editing a term paper and wasn't being paid to watch and commentate.

aahates espn, have you ever heard of freecreditreport.com? In all seriousness, this is the only stupid thing I've ever heard Nantz say on the air. Everyone makes mistakes but Pam Ward makes them incessantly which is why they're called the Pammie Awards. In any case, Gus Johnson was in his full element in the final minute of the Chiefs-Chargers game.

Anonymous at Nov 10, 2008 12:01:00 PM: So Jim Nantz is doing a good job? last time i checked people turned on sports to see the game not listen to announcers. to me announcers are like referees, if i walk away at the end of the game without remembering anything about the announcer then he did a good job. id rather have nantz sit back and just say and The guard dribbles up the court, pass it to the center, and the center with the lay-in to take a 6 points lead, instead of Dickie-V's AND THE GUARD COMES UP! HE PASSES IT O BABY THAT WAS A GREAT PASS, O AND THE CENTER DUNKS IT IN, THAT WAS A PTPER EFFORT THERE BABY!!!!

about the whole pam ward/ nantz thing, i agree with you when i first read i was like o here it comes nantz is gonna get ripped, but instead i read o no it was just a simple mistake. I think personally that women shouldnt be in the booth, i know that it sounds sexist, but i never heard of a good female announcer, id rather just have the men sit back and tell me the game, instead of listening to the women. if i here a good women announcer, then i might change my mind, but until then im gonna just keep thinking that women dont belong in the booth

"You gotta make sure, it's fourth down, so you gotta line up and throw it in the endzone." - Phil Simms
"I'd just get up there and spike it real fast." - Jim Nantz
"No you can't it's 4th down." - Phil Simms

Aw man, this one's actually funnier than Pammy's. When I saw it live, I didn't catch Simms' saying it was 4th down before Nantz suggested the spike. Wow. And Simms seemed legitly pissed at Nantz for saying that.

As a reward for this honorary Pammy, Nantz/Simms get to call Chargers-Steelers next Sunday. NYC and most of the country will be stuck with that game instead of seeing the 9-0 Titans.

"The NFL on CBS" is forcing people to watch the the Steelers in the same way "MLB on Fox" forces the country to watch the godawful Mets, spendthrift Yankees and cursed Cubs.

And then there was Nantz trying to justify his gaffe (which in turn made him look really stupid).

"Roethlisberger looked for a minute like..." - Jim Nantz
"No, he didn't" - Phil Simms

Hilarious!

How do you delete comments with the new comment layout? Ever since the icons next to our name disappered (the ones indicating whether we were anons, bloggers, etc.) the trash cans disappeared in the lower left corner.

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