Rob Stone: "The SEC is fashion-conscious, because of the way they wear their hats." Steve Spurrier's hat for him is apparently a fashion symbol.

Hitting the ground is a hit in my book - Ray Bentely

Ray Bentley: "I think Marquies Gray has a better upside than Vince Young"

"Those guys are ankle bitters, like gnats. Like nasty gnats."-Chris Spielman.

Talking about the Navy's O-Line

"If your long, your never wrong."-Chris Spielman

Pam Ward: Stoudemire had a terrific "KI-ck return." Emphasis on ki.

You want to start the game off clean, but the flags come off the laundry piles on - Andre Ware

Here comes the Big Orange offense - Dave Neal

"It will depend on how Ricky Dobbs(Navy QB) plays today"

"That's how Navy won the past couple of years, Pitt, Notre Dame couldnt stop their offense"

Bob Griese, shocking insightful commentary

He ran into an orange wall - Dave Neal

"when youre on your knees youre no good" - Spielman on Navy's TD

The Miami (OH) local radio announcer just called the Redhawks the Hurricanes.

Liberty is tied with West Virginia.

"I want a stallion package" -Pam Ward

Kind of weird seeing some of the cheap Morgantown commercials on the West Virginia feed.

@ joe 12:52

Ive got the GamePlan feed of WVU, nothing but Sportscenter promos between game action.

And how many Syracuse highlights are we gonna have to see with a former Pukie as QB ? WWL my backside

Come on 15 comments? Are these announcers behaving themselves.

Meanwhile Paulus has got a gun. If only he could play basketball well.

"We only have a half-dozen camera's"-Pam Ward

She made it sound she was working for some local broadcast instead of ESPN.

Paulus for the Heisman and all that....this lovefest Ward and Bentley are having with Paulus is sickening.

Two mistakes: Joe McDonnell on Sporting News Radio calls Neyland Stadium "NEI-land Stadium".

Bob Berger calls Charleston Southern, Florida's opponent, Charleston State.

@SSR

Spielman and Griese are talking over each other and the WWL (alleged) is too busy interrupting Navy-Suckeyes for Paulus highlights.

Plus no Doc Walker this week that's good for 15 comments a half at least

"After that big 14-3 lead." - Pam Ward thinks an 11 point hole early in the game is a big margin

"Jeff Wills, who is beyond large, at 6'7 weighing 385 pounds." - Pam Ward

"Inertia"- Pam Ward

So we're reading people's Twitter posts on the air for a football game.

This is complete overkill.

Way to be super delayed on the touchdown call, Pam.

"That was a great drive lead by the General, Greg Paulus."-Ray Bentley

Wow that T-Mobile commercial with Whoopie, Phil Jackson, and Jesse James was creepy.

"How did you have more hair now, then you did back then?"-Dave Pasch

Talking to Spielman

"How much do they charge for those t-shirts, 60, 70 bucks?" - Dave Pasch on shirts at OSU with Chris Spielman on them.

"I'm not a male model." - Chris Spielman

Wow....

Pasch sporting the goatee, nice. Wonder if they'll talk about it like they have everything else?

From Matt Devlin, announcing for the Big Ten Network in the Penn State-Akron game: "Everything they've done defensively (Penn State) can be attributed to their defense."

And we wonder why the BTN is not in more markets...

Some of the announcers they put on those low-end Big Ten Network games I've never even heard of. Dan Gutowsky?

Navy is giving Ohio State a fight. The Big Ten needed 1 day to embarrass themselves.

"Did he have possession." - Dave Pasch

The Navy receiver freaking got dragged for a yard or so and that's an obvious fumble.

Now Pasch has no idea what the rules are involving reviewing plays.

Well that's game. Ohio State manages to survive.

You can make a 52 yard FG but not an 18 yard extra point?

On that BTN feed of Montana St.-Michigan St, they're calling Spartan QB Keith Nichol "Keith Knuckle."

"I think Maguire covered that game." - Bob Griese talking about the last time Ohio State hosted a service academy, 1930-something.

Ray Bentley: "That is the only time Williams hasn't caught the ball with his hands today. He let his body get into it."

OHIO STATE COME ON!!!!!

"Let's see if they'll go for 1 or 2 right now." - Spielman

It's a 9 point game so what happens if you miss the 2? Gosh Spielman that's basic math.

Wow. Navy is actually back in this thing.

@ SSR: You do realize that basic math is a course not offered at Ohio State, don't you?

"His wingspan is as long as his legs!" - Spielman talking about Pryor's wingspan.

Holy crap, Pryor. You choked.

Jack Crowe for Jacksonville State in a red and black tie, white shirt. One of the few other than Paterno in a shirt and tie.

Navy picks of Pryor!!! LOL!!!!

TOUCHDOWN NAVY!!!! WOW!!!!! Two point game!

"They would not have gotten Dobbs if it was 2-hand touch." - Bob Griese

UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!! Two points for Ohio State!!!!

"All these Buccaneers." - Bob Griese

"All these Buccaneers out there." - Bob Griese on the Ohio State defense

Buckeyes win.

Crap.


Navy definitely gave them a fight.

"Ellestad booms it.....well short." - Pam Ward

"Paulus' team still in the lead." - Pam Ward. I think I know what she will be doing after the game...

Oh man JFein don't give us that visual involving Pam and Paulus.

"It sounds like a basketball game here with fans chanting, 'Let's Go Orange!' during the timeout." - Pam Ward

@ SSR: Pam Ward is creating that visual for herself with the way she has been slobbering all over Paulus.

"Smart move by a smart guy." - Pam Ward

This is more than enough.

"Paulus says 'oh no. This ain't good, I'm gonna pull out of this one'." - Ray Bentley

Surely not the first time that Paulus has said that...

I still think the best comment from the Navy/OSU game was in regards to Terrelle Pryor's eye black. Paraphrased:
Terrelle has Mike under one eye and Vick under the other. We are not sure if that is a reference to Michael Vick.

Back to me:
Wait, you arent sure? You arent sure thats a reference to Michael Vick? Really?!?!?!

The infallible Paulus gets sacked. Ward and Bentley are devastated.

"Whether the ball bounces or not once you make the fair catch signal you can't run with it." - Ray Bentley

Insightful remark.

Iowa survives against Northern Iowa. The Big Ten is awful.

"The Gophers have already driven 72 yards in 10 plays in this drive." - Pam Ward

You should have heard the color guy, Anthony Herron, screaming like it was the game that would have ended the season if they didn't win.

"This is a critical down here, 3rd down." - Ray Bentley

Brillant!

"What else would you want on opening day with Greg Paulus making his debut with the Syracuse Orange?" - Ray Bentley after Minnesota tied the game at 20.

You just knew Ward's first game would be going to OT.

Anyone else kinda turned on by Wendi Nix's look?

Wow...the Lucky Charms leprechaun and Shiva the Destroyer of football teams are calling the OSU-Georgia game...something tells me this is going to be fun.

Atrocious tackling by Minnesota.

PAULUS JUST LOST SYRACUSE THE GAME!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

MINNESOTA WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 23-20 the final!

"300 million dollars in repairs doesn't fix the refs microphone."-Sean McDonough

"Others will see Western Michigan OR Michigan." - Wendy Nix....apparently they aren't playing each other today.

funkdoctor, I agree. Wendi Nix is bangin today with those nerdy glasses. Me like.

Yo.

Matt Millen just gave out a "boom" when a player made a tackle. I think someone is auditioning to be the next Madden.

"The QB looks over at the sidelines for signals from several signalers. Only one of them is live. The others are just dummies...no offense intended" - Sean McDonough.

First game for Ron Franklin today as part of his farewell tour, as he's retiring after the NIT Final.

"Pryor is so mobile; he's better when he's pressured" Lou Holtz

"The talent gap between the Spartans and Trojans are pretty wide" Petros Papadakis

Referee Ron Cherry is on the Baylor-Wake Forest game. Just in case if you hear a call, watch that game.

J.C. Pearson about Wake Forest LB Jonathan Jones filling Aaron Curry's shoes: "I don't know how big his shoe size is, but they got to be big to fill his shoes."

THE SEAHAWKS HAVE CUT BRIAN RUSSELL!!!

http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/09/05/seahawks-part-ways-with-veteran-s-russell/


YES!!!

"The depth of USC is mindboggling!" Petros Papadakis

"They know how to get it crackin" Petros Papadakis

BRIAN RUSSELL IS CUT AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

I think I fainted.

"Fullbacks are getting jealous around the country" Petros Papadakis

Can someone get some water, oxygen, and chill pills for SSR?

I know this is the Pam Ward Chronicles, but check out this quote from Dick Stockton during the Giants-Brewers game. He actually asked Brewers manager this question.

"So Christmas is around the corner, when you sit on Santa's lap, what will you ask him for?"

"He (Mike Gundy) is a man and he is over 40" - Sean McDonough.

My tolerance for Russell's goofs on the field he makes on a regular basis was reached last year.

This was completely unexpected.

WE CUT HIM!!! RUSKELL IS THE MAN!!!

"It took Dez Bryant 25 minutes to get his first catch. Why?" - Holly Rowe to Mike Gundy in an interview

@ 49er16: Do realize there are 3 stages in life. At first you're a kid and you believe in Santa. Then you grow up and realize there is no such as Santa (sorry little kids who are reading this). Then you get so old that you become senile and believe in Santa again. Dick Stockton is at that last stage.

@JFein, Juan Uribe just hit a Werth off of Lincecum type of homer and Dick Stockton called it like it barely went over the wall.

Joe Buck shows more enthusiasm, then Stockton did for that call.

Lawyer Milloy to the Seahawks!!!!

Oh boy this is amazing.

Mark Jones's open Thursday night: "These Idahoans are trying to mine a 24-karat BCS-busting win."

That Kenny Chesney song gets very repetitive.

I couldn't hear the full quote but McDonough said something about someone getting banged.

BRIAN RUSSELL HAS BEEN CUT!!!!

"He got the first down unless our yellow line is off and that is almost never the case" - Sean McDonough. Doesn't he know he is supposed to say "the yellow line is unofficial"?????

On ESPN.com: they have an upset alert: #13 Georgia 7, #9 Oklahoma State 10 - 12:05 3rd Qtr.

Please, Okie State was supposed to win.

During the USC/San Jose state game the color guy said, San Jose who practices and plays in San Jose... well no shit sherlock, where else would San Jose play.... Los Angeles

Ray Bentley-"You can't win 'em all if you don't win the first one."

@ 49er16: That's because a Los Angeles Dodger did not hit that homerun. Duh.

@ Big Anthony: That's Petros Papadakis for you.

"He's like a ballet dancer, strong in the upper body, graceful in the lower body" Petros Papadakis

Bentley was a special kind of awful today.

"They gotta play Utah and that's no box of chocolates" Barry Tomkins
"San Jose State is the probably the first team that has to play 2 BCS bowl winners in their non conference" Petros

"I'm not very good at math" Barry Tomkins
"Me either" Petros

Eric Karros just said Matt Cain should: "Let Ryan Bruan hit a home run to get to Fielder."

Why would that be their strategy?

Paul Maguire is calling the Citadel-UNC game on ESPN360.

"Samuel banged down at the 18-yard line." - Sean McDonough

"Aaron Corp is on the field as a wide receiver." Barry Tomkins

That's not Aaron Corp, and that guy isn't even white.

Holy. Crap. What a hit!

McDonough and Millen are clueless.
That flag was for taunting by # 18 not the hit by # 9.

"When you see a hatless official showing us their beautiful foreheads, they are telling us that a player stepped out of bounds" Petros Papadakis

Craig James:" You've got to know your balls."

A long paused followed his statement

William and Mary-Virginia game, Jim Barbar: "The possession clock is a few seconds greater than the time clock."

"If your name is Ryno, you got to play football" Barry Tomkins

Millen Around > Taste of Town, at least dont have to see Blackledge stuffinf his face.

"It's not like BYU has a slouch at Quarterback in Max Hall."-Brad Nessler

Brad Nessler has quickly become one of my least favorite announcers.

The presentation on Sun Sports of the Gator game is horrible. The score bar that's supposed to at the very top is about 1/5 of the way down. The Sun Sports logo is completely above it. Is this the same on other channels that are televising the game?

The world is saved Tebow just led Florida on a TD drive


All Demps needs is a crack, and hes gone. The analyst on Florida game

@Ted McCarver

Same way on Game Plan feed, Sun Sports is probably using that.

Fox Sports South doesn't have that bug.

"That's Big XII hair."-Nessler

"That's WWF hair."-Todd Blackledge, talking about an Oklahoma players hair.

Um, it's no longer called the WWF.

Even though Nessler isnt on the Pammy team, he still will be nominated for stupid quotes.

"Here's another 3rd and double digit situation for oklahoma" - Nessler

Does everyone that goes to work for the WWL (alleged) get a lobotomy ?

"Middle Tennessee can get some orange slices at the half and regroup." Danny Kanell on the Clemson game

Those BYU cheerleaders were a little disappointing

"That's why they call it Labor Day partner. Two games in three days."-Nessler

@jgreul, did you expect anything different? They are from BYU.

What d'ya say Kenny (cues music) - Brad Nessler

@49er16 7:46

You figure the good wholesome life at BYU would produce better results

Coming up later on ESPN2:

Maryland Terrapins Inconsistency Tour 2009 watch them beat ranked Cal this week, lose to I-AA James Madison next week.

/Bitter Twerps fan
// may begin snickering now

@jgreul, I'm a Cal fan and this game scares the s&^%t out of me. Cal is prone to losing these type of games. See: Last year's Cal-Maryland game.

@49er16

I'm afraid too, based on how MD played last year.

In Louisville, we get the Louisville vs. Indiana State game. The Bama - Va Tech game is on an alternate channel in STANDARD DEF!!!!!!! Dear Lord strike the program director down with scurvy, dandruff and ingrown toe nails.

Someone posted about the Georgia/OK State game, and how the announcer/score bug was wrong.

It said, What happened next was almost funny: Typically dull McDonough introdced himself, Matt Millen, and Holly Rowe. The Graphic at the top (below the score bug this time) read: SEAN MCDONOUGH MIKE MILLEN

"That's the yellow line. You wanna stay above that baby or else you're not gonna be in the chase." - Brad Nessler as they showed NASCAR standings after a promo.

Well off to go watch my Twerps begin the march to Boise for 2nd year in a row. Nothing says winning football like a bowl game in Boise !

"hate to state obvious that's classic Beamer Ball there" - Herbstreit after VT returns kick for TD.

Little early for cliche handbook. Go back to your hotel room and the Coach Sweater Vest shrine you have set up.

This ESPN360 telecast is kind of biased toward Middle Tennessee, as they say Clemson was overmatched during this 2nd half.

MT-Clemson announcer: "The fans have been enjoying the fruits of their lavour (he meant labor)."

"Oklahoma tried to come with a little pressure." - Todd Blackledge

Paul Maguire thinks its 380 miles from Chapel Hill to Charleston. It's actually 307 miles driving, and just 221 as the crow flies.

I talked to my mother in Minnesota and she said they better not watch this game because they're going to want a new stadium for the Vikings, and us taxpayers are going to pay as we built a stadium for the Twins, and a stadium for the Gophers and we have no more money for a new stadium - Brad Nessler

Suprised we havent had taste of the town yet, I wonder if ESPN dumped the segment.

"I love seeing receivers using their hands to make the catch."-Herbstreit

Um, what?

80,000 of our friends took a deep breath there. Nessler

Uh is the crowd your friend Brad?

"I'm Mark Jones along with Bob Davie. I'm in the booth." - Mark Jones

"The reaction from Max Hall. I think he said, 'Oh, my gosh,' or, whatever they say in Provo." -- Brad Nessler

"Wang blew him out of there." - Brent Musburger

USA beat El Salvador 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier.

Meanwhile...Mark Jones is a terrible announcer.

"Banging down close to the 1st down." - Terry Gannon

The Huskies aren't embarrassing!!

But more Davie Jones' locker.

Wow....the camera was on Davie and he side-stepped so that he became half out of the picture and half in it.

Early season jitters I'm not catching Jones' quotes as well as I should.

Terrible play Locker...what the heck you telegraphed it!!

"Patrick Patterson with the tackle." - Mark Jones on Patrick PETERSON's tackle.

"Bouncebackability of Jake Locker." - Davie

"If he was left-handed.....wearing orange and blue.....is that Tim Tebow?" - Bob Davie on that incredible play by Locker.

And he also brought up Favre! DRINK!

"That's an extended yawn right there." - Davie on the woman yawning in the crowd

"How can you yawn with all that's going on?" - Mark Jones on a yawning fan.
"That's an extended yawn as well." - Bob Davie

"That can put them in a position to beat the Beavers." - David Norrie

Apparently facing the Huskies is a daunting task for LSU according to Mark Jones.

"They win a lot of beauty contests with the way they look in their uniforms." - Mark Jones talking about the Huskies

"He kicked that one to British Columbia."-Davie

Said during the OU/BYU game

OU can win out and still be in the BCS Championship game.... how the fuck is this possible.

USC would have to lose 2

Texas would have to lose 2 (including OU)

Florida would have to lose 2

See where I am going... WWL my left fucking nut

Thank you Reese Davis. I didn't need to see that LSU touchdown.

ESPN just barely got back from Rece Davis to witness a TD from LSU!

BTW I wonder if ESPN canned Taste of the Town tonight or are they waiting until Monday to debut it.

I cannot stand Mark Jones. End this insanity.

You can be glad SS that Mark Jones will be calling the USC Ohio St game for ESPN 3D next week.

"They got a bit more giddyup in their gallop right now." - Mark Jones on Washington's play

From a few minutes ago:

""Jake Locker is part of Davie Jones Locker. thats a once in a lifetime play on words,folks" - Mark Jones

I say Jones wins the Pammies this year.

No doubt unless we get Drunk degenerate Brent again.

This one was from Thursday night but it's got to be a candidate to win the week:

"Can blueturf cause insomnia, because Oregon is sure sleepwalking" - Bob Davie msking no sense and confusing his medical terms in the process.

"Remember you can't spell touchdown, or Tolliver, without the T." - Mark Jones

Geez. Thanks Captain Obvious!

I don't care how many times Mark Jones is going to claim that Trindon Holliday was a WR last year: it's never going to be true.

"They have LSU and USC in their 1st 3 weeks. They need to schedule easier at the beginning of the year." - Bob Davie forgetting that LSU and USC are in the same conference.

"They keep coming hard, those defensive linemen, don't they?" - Bob Davie

I wish Mark Jones would quit threatening us with a discussion of the 20 hour rule.

Did Mark Jones just claim that Atlanta was "south of the border"? I think he did!

"His first season was Katrina." - Bob Davie talking about Les Miles

Ugh.

not announcing but a little problem with graphics:
on the Arkansas local coverage vs. Missouri State (seen on Game PLan)...
after the first Hogs score, an on-screen graphic came up "FALCONS TOUCHDOWN!"...then it corrected itself with "CARDINALS TOUCHDOWN!"....never did see a graphic for "RAZORBACKS TOUCHDOWN!" I guess they gave up.

Mark Jones: "The Tigers, like George and Weezy and Jefferson, moving on up!" (referencing the Jeffersons, from Scotty05)

Bob Davie: "You know next week, Idaho comes in here, and it may be the biggest game of the year for this Washington football team."

They have USC at home!

Whoever said theres no way Oklahoma can make the championship game now unless teams like florida, texas, etc lose two... not really sure thats true. theyre prob only going to fall to 10th or so....if oklahoma wins out that would include a win over texas, if they all have one loss you could easily make a case for ok being in there, depending on how it ends up

Joe Tessitore: "You've ever been to the king's pad?" Talking about Graceland.

Charlie Neal in Grambling-SC State game: "No more timeouts for Grambling State Universities."

Davie Jones (don't know which idiot) commented on a camera shot of Interstate 5 and said "I don't know if that's northbound or southbound".

If only there were a clue--like cars going in both directions.

They also announced that "Cutera" returned an interception for a touchdown.

Joel Meyers Colorado State hasnt won in this ballpark in 23 years. huh? Is Folsom Field a ballpark?

HAHAHA Dave Lapham on the Colorado-Colorado State game at 9:06 CT

"You know, I'm wondering here guys if Dan Hawkins always has junk in the trunk as he says, of plays, is this a time to bring out some magic plays?"

"Jailbait screen". He immediately corrected it to "jailbreak screen", but I heard "jailbait" at first. I'm pretty sure it was Rod Gilmore during the Mississippi @ Memphis game, but I watched so many games this weekend that I don't want to swear to it.

The Defense has to believe you are going to run it or throw it on first down.-Brian Griese Cincinnati-Rutgers

"If you win this game, you get the upper hand in the recruiting in the hotbed of Florida." -Mark May, about the Miami-FSU game

Does Florida still play in Florida?

The Announcers are talking while the national anthem is played isnt that disrespectful.

Brad Nessler: "The tight end gets used around here (Florida State) about as much as the guy selling snocones at the North Pole."

"Will you quit talking about people? Every time you do, this happens." -- Brad Nessler to Todd Blackledge, following a Miami injury

On the Thursday NCSU-South Carolina game, either Palmer or James said, "It's like the game 'Find Waldo.'"

The book "Where's Waldo" - neither a game, nor used the word find.