Champs Sports Bowl Open Thread
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Game: Champs Sports Bowl
Teams: Florida State Seminoles (8-4) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (7-5)
Location: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL
Start Time: 4:30 PM EST
Network and Announcers: Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, and Paul Maguire -- ESPN (Pammy contenders, ahoy!)
Favorite: FSU (-5.5)
S2N's Pick: Free Shoes U. Wisky is absolutely DREADFUL this year. I mean, they would have lost to I-AA Cal Poly had the Mustangs' kicker not blown goats.
Labels: Bowl Games, Bowl Season, Champs Sports Bowl, College Football, ESPN College Football, Florida State, Wisconsin
31 Comments:
HardScores - be checking for that on YouTube later, probably. That was funny.
The Audio was all fucked up.
Holly Rowe happens to be that "fat chick" both times, HardScores.
Yeah, I noticed that too anon.
You could hear the crowd, but the announcers were silent.
"fat chick" was also "balding chick"
Brad Nessler on his employer:
"I like to see Mickey [Mouse] once a week when the [paycheck] comes."
And we thought it was Bob Iger that was Disney chairman.
Can "The Fat Chick" even get off the ground on that hang glider.
"That was like a gunshot!" - Griese, on a punt that landed on the 1 yard line and stopped.
"Didn't I tell you he was an impact player?" - Nessler, on the punter.
Worst Bowl Producer? I think this ass is a good candidate.
These ESPN360 commercials with Billy Mays are getting really annoying. If they stick around it could approach "saved by zero" level.
Ted:
They are at that "Saved By Zero" level...
You're right Hardscores, they went down to Holly Rowe and we couldn't hear anything til she was halfway through.
They also were coming back from a commercial and tried to show a replay of the punter, but instead showed a guy tacking a picture for 20 seconds before showing them rewinding.
ESPN, why do you hate us so? Honestly, a live Billy Mays pitch? Why don't you individually kick us in the groin instead?
"If you buy now, you will get Bob Griese's greatest country hits."-Nessler
That was actually funny.
Yikes. That's just like a car driving on the field with a stereo pumping "save by zero..."
Now Holly is interviewing Billy Mays.
KILL IT. KILL IT!
And why is Mays a "legendary pitchman"? I've only known of him for like the past two years now! I'm starting to think that God hates me instead of ESPN.
What does it say about the tWWL that they have a man who pitches for unusually lousy products now shilling for them?
Billy Mays has photos of all of you, too. That can be the only rationale as to why the WWL has agreed to have this idiot roam the sidelines. Congrats, ESPN! You've officially made the games themselves a mere backdrop for your sales pitch.
paul maguire is horrible.
It's times like this I miss Stacey Dales. At least during Nessler-Griese-Maguire yuk-fests, there was always something pretty about the game.
I just love it when old man Griese verbally dopeslaps Maguire - and actually gets the call right.
"Someone got a lump of coal in his stocking for Christmas." - Griese, after Nessler gripes about the chain guys on the sideline being at the wrong spot.
"He didn't have his halftime coffee." - Maguire
"We should send Santa over with some gifts to cheer you up." - Griese
"I got a TV that wasn't working right. I am not happy right now." - Nessler
"So not only is he a great punter, he's also up for some acting awards." - Nessler, after the FSU punter gets the refs to throw a 15-yard roughing the kicker penalty when a Wisky defender never actually touched him.
billy mays=the most annoying ad person ever!
And the officials will likely be suspended for one game next year after allowing Free Shoes U. to score on a major fuckupola.
Paul Maguire after an Antone Smith touchdown run.
"When he explodes, he explodes through the hole."
I would like to know what Bobby Bowden does for a living. He sure as heck doesn't do any coaching on gameday and from what I read he doesn't do much other than watch over practices.
I guess he's worth his salary when he drops into recruits homes and shares his grandfatherly homespun wisdom with the grandmamas who raised the 4 star prospects.
Other than that, he's just stalking the sidelines trying to catch JoePa for most career wins.
During the game yesterday I heard this exchange. Unfortunately I didn't have internet where I was watching, but here it is:
Nessler: He [Mike Newkirk] is from Ladysmith, Wisc. Have you ever been in Ladysmith, Paul
Maguire: I don't even know her
Haha, good start with the first fat ESPN getting shot by fireworks and run over by Wisconsin. Second fat chick gets out of the way just in time.