tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post2439686884273838487..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: Band Shots Down During The BCS Title Game, Announcer Idiocy UpDeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-26721668498256140302009-01-09T16:39:00.000-05:002009-01-09T16:39:00.000-05:00Am I the only one????Sounds to me like someone has...Am I the only one????<BR/><BR/>Sounds to me like someone has Brennaman firmly gripped by the test-ta-culs, he's straining to keep from screaming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-940602510926189132009-01-09T16:33:00.000-05:002009-01-09T16:33:00.000-05:00i am so glad i muted FOX in favor of the gator ann...i am so glad i muted FOX in favor of the gator announcers on the local radio station. they knew all about the gators, and didn't treat the listeners like they knew next to nothing about college football. they were biased for the gators, but it was more of a homerism, which can be annoying if you don't like the team, than slurping, which is almost always annoying. the 5 second radio to tv delayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-18998679048310897762009-01-09T13:46:00.000-05:002009-01-09T13:46:00.000-05:00The highlight of the night was that chubby OU band...The highlight of the night was that chubby OU bandmember crying at the end of the game. I was seriously going to be upset if I arrived at this site and didn't find it.walnutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568280095214991589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-13749110208682373012009-01-09T12:23:00.000-05:002009-01-09T12:23:00.000-05:00Easily one of the worst broadcasts of any champion...Easily one of the worst broadcasts of any championship game/series. Ever.<BR/><BR/>Thank goodness that at least ESPN/ABC gets the national championship game next season. Then in 2 seasons, we'll be done with Fox forever. Although, I must say, I will miss all of those cheerleader shots....Justin F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03812894545867319859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-97469392318640502009-01-09T11:27:00.000-05:002009-01-09T11:27:00.000-05:00I can't believe that this 2 (Brenemann and Davis)...I can't believe that this 2 (Brenemann and Davis) Ddidn't knoow what down it was on a crusial goaline play. Excuse me guys, why don't you guys look at your own monitors to see that on your Fox Box it had the right down adn distance? Or why didn't someone in that production truck, tell this guys that its 2nd and goal not 3rd and goal? So, your announicng team doesn't look like a couple of dopes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-39029268012728487332009-01-09T10:30:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:30:00.000-05:00I was really hoping to see more reaction shots aft...I was really hoping to see more reaction shots after big plays. Where were the replays?!? Unless Tebow was involved in the play, the replays were few and far between.Schlepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301098905616003909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-57069802148827385982009-01-09T10:25:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:25:00.000-05:00Not helping out Thom and Charles, who were both aw...Not helping out Thom and Charles, who were both awful, was the first half referee work of Ron Cherry, who was really vague and misleading, which confused the easily confused Thom and Charles (saying a problem with the clock was a play under review, throwing a false start flag even though the quarter had been over for a few seconds and not really explaining it).<BR/><BR/>An awful broadcast. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-86466509376702828262009-01-09T10:10:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:10:00.000-05:00I didn't watch halftime on FOX for the National Ch...I didn't watch halftime on FOX for the National Championship, but during the other BCS bowl games, Jimmy and Barry had "NFL on FOX" coffee mugs with a piece of duct tape covering "NFL on". <BR/><BR/>Are you telling me that FOX is so cheap they couldn't be bothered to buy a couple of coffee mugs with "BCS on FOX" printed on them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-49149639272326309752009-01-09T09:44:00.000-05:002009-01-09T09:44:00.000-05:00My favorite part of the broadcast was the split sc...My favorite part of the broadcast was the split screen with the offensive coordinator, the sidelines and Bradford. With Davis explaining us how Oklahoma gets its plays in as if they had some radically new technology or method...it was so fuckin' annoying.<BR/><BR/>But I did find it humorous that every time they brought out the OU Snap Count clock...OU would look to the sidelines and take a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-32092547796338846152009-01-09T09:23:00.000-05:002009-01-09T09:23:00.000-05:00Easily one of the worst announcing jobs in college...Easily one of the worst announcing jobs in college football this season. There were MULTIPLE errors and some of the worst analyst work I have heard in a long time.GMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440065486838225307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-29722230927364828442009-01-09T09:12:00.000-05:002009-01-09T09:12:00.000-05:00one more quick thing, all you media guys who read ...one more quick thing, all you media guys who read this site as part of your tv/radio prep need to stop with the "wouldn't you like to see florida play usc/utah?"....NO!<BR/><BR/>if you guys want a +1 (or what it should be called "A 4-TEAM PLAYOFF"...i'm talking to you herbstreit), florida/oklahoma wouldn't have played in what would be a national semifinal. <BR/><BR/>it would have been florida vs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-88438313544905368102009-01-09T08:29:00.000-05:002009-01-09T08:29:00.000-05:00thom's schtick shouldn't be a surprise to anyone w...thom's schtick shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who has heard him call cubs, diamondbacks, reds or FOX (baseball) games.<BR/><BR/>-danAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-8592982684883663622009-01-09T08:19:00.000-05:002009-01-09T08:19:00.000-05:00After the OU-Boise State fiasco, I posted a commen...After the OU-Boise State fiasco, I posted a comment that said Charles Davis was supremely incompetent and completely unprepared for the game.<BR/><BR/>Either Spencer Tillman or someone posing as Spencer Tillman chastised me because I did not understand how much effort Davis put in to for preparing the game.<BR/><BR/>And, he is right. I have no idea how much effort it takes for Charles Davis to beMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141427447547237948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-66256005313847788812009-01-09T07:36:00.000-05:002009-01-09T07:36:00.000-05:00GMAFB. They didn't need to show his whiny look-at...GMAFB. They didn't need to show his whiny look-at-me Ole' Miss postgame "I'll try harder than anyone else, sniff sniff" presser. Brenneman actually said "you'll be a better man after having spent 10-15 minutes with him." The "that might be the first thing wrong he's ever done." comment was so over the top I almost puked.<BR/>Tebow's had a great career. Off the field, he's stayed out of RiffRaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290289006980476637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-74255567392933598642009-01-09T03:28:00.000-05:002009-01-09T03:28:00.000-05:00How can Fox not put Joe Buck on this game. How cou...How can Fox not put Joe Buck on this game. How could the BCS a few years ago even consider a network that has never done big time college football before for this Job. Awful for three years now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-27218748187619899102009-01-09T03:27:00.000-05:002009-01-09T03:27:00.000-05:00I attended the 3D broadcast of the game in Bradent...I attended the 3D broadcast of the game in Bradenton, Florida. I think you can guess on your own who most people favored. There happened to be 4 theatres there showing the game; two were for people that were drinking and the other two were for the sober ones; I was in the latter as I wasn’t going to drink and then drive a long ways back home.<BR/><BR/>The important thing to note is that, as I Blair Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418417298080989016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-85898773245805481842009-01-09T02:01:00.000-05:002009-01-09T02:01:00.000-05:00a backwards play clock and not knowing what down i...a backwards play clock and not knowing what down it was patheticUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738519424888924931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-79782017614781142712009-01-09T01:45:00.000-05:002009-01-09T01:45:00.000-05:00this was the most disgraceful broadcast i have eve...this was the most disgraceful broadcast i have ever seen. DID FOX REALLY SHOW A CLOCK TO COUNT-UP THE SECONDS BETWEEN OKLAHOMA'S PLAYS? are you kidding me? you know, there is actually something, WHICH IS RELEVANT TO THE GAME, that displays the same information, only in reverse. it's called the play clock, and they didn't show it once unless it got down to about 4 seconds. WOW! did you see that, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-7619790083547163192009-01-09T01:43:00.000-05:002009-01-09T01:43:00.000-05:00I muted the entire telecast and pumped up ESPN Rad...I muted the entire telecast and pumped up ESPN Radio and listened to Brent and Herbie.......what a treat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11020290087956829846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-73610353347967947592009-01-09T01:22:00.000-05:002009-01-09T01:22:00.000-05:00Look, sometimes the production staff is so busy do...Look, sometimes the production staff is so busy doing its own stuff that they can't always listen to or correct the talent. And while there is usually a spotter in the booth with the talent, s/he is busy identifying backs and wideouts. The talent is responsible for getting the basic facts right, such as downs. So yeah, I basically just took 100 words to say Brennaman f'ed that up.<BR/><BR/>But I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-42156451502091047222009-01-09T01:10:00.000-05:002009-01-09T01:10:00.000-05:00T-hom & the Mangina are the "voices"...T-hom & the Mangina are the "voices" of the BTN, a channel a slight step above a regional broadcast, and they're calling the Orange Bowl & the Mythical National Championship game? It's not like Raycom's Dave, Dave & Dave Crew got to call the Sugar Bowl. These two should stick to calling games at their level, like Coastal Carolina-Penn State & The Ghost of Rick Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782900718404244564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-8122305235698079552009-01-09T01:08:00.000-05:002009-01-09T01:08:00.000-05:00Thom's biggest oversight of the night: forgetting ...Thom's biggest oversight of the night: forgetting to mention how many lepers Tebow healed in that colony he lived in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-6933007991553299602009-01-09T00:38:00.000-05:002009-01-09T00:38:00.000-05:00The other problem is these guys don't know college...The other problem is these guys don't know college football so they gravitate automatically to the obvious stuff like talking about how great Tebow is.<BR/><BR/>And with 2:30 left they both sit there and say: "Well Oklahoma has to go for it here on 4th down"<BR/><BR/>Ya think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-71221821214613430112009-01-09T00:28:00.000-05:002009-01-09T00:28:00.000-05:00I think the person that said Thom Brenneman should...I think the person that said Thom Brenneman should be doing college football, should be looking for a new job. Stick to baseball,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-2183256959059343292009-01-09T00:24:00.000-05:002009-01-09T00:24:00.000-05:00Don't fault Brennaman. It's tough to talk and thin...Don't fault Brennaman. It's tough to talk and think when you've got the Tebowner in your throat.twoeightninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987466280583349784noreply@blogger.com