tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post662168341911129905..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: Keith Jackson Talks About The State Of Sports BroadcastingDeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-91219101293271352672008-09-12T23:16:00.000-04:002008-09-12T23:16:00.000-04:00Those were the days, when Keith Jackson was report...Those were the days, when Keith Jackson was reporting games! The blabber today is just disturbing and doesn't contribute anything of value.<BR/><BR/>As a teenager back in the '60s in Switzerland of all places, I became a fan of U.S. sports by being fascinated what I heard over the radio on the American Forces Network. Only years later did I realize that I was actually listening to were baseball Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-24343391339706415282008-09-12T19:20:00.000-04:002008-09-12T19:20:00.000-04:00anon 11:51 Jackson now would be better than most o...anon 11:51 <BR/><BR/>Jackson now would be better than most of the clowns on the air. <BR/><BR/>If B Bowden and Paterno can still "coach" at 80 (and I'm being kind), cant we at least get a couple USC or UCLA home games a year ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-71260398555195650652008-09-12T19:17:00.000-04:002008-09-12T19:17:00.000-04:00I love Keith Jackson. When I'm watching college f...I love Keith Jackson. When I'm watching college football in heaven, Jackson will be the only play-by-play man. But I'm so thankful he walked away. The last game he did (UT-USC Rose Bowl, I believe), you could tell he wasn't the same. Sure he had the same voice, cadence and sense for the game, but he wasn't nearly as sharp. He had trouble following the play accurately and thus had many Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-54224181751827549182008-09-12T13:39:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:39:00.000-04:00Keith's the man. Period.Keith's the man. Period.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06887702541349544966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-48927539452792092382008-09-12T12:15:00.001-04:002008-09-12T12:15:00.001-04:00Here's one problem as I see it: it's not just that...Here's one problem as I see it: it's not just that you have all these announcers yak-yak-yakking, but it's that so many of them are really not very bright. A big part of that, I think, is that so many of these color commentators are former players who only passed Comp. I in college because they had tutors holding their hands. <BR/><BR/>Whatever the reason, we're led to believe that former Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-65501087659885295152008-09-12T12:15:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:15:00.000-04:00He's right about these people having diarrhea of t...He's right about these people having diarrhea of the mouth.<BR/><BR/>I was watching the MSU game a few weeks ago and these two clowns would NOT SHUT THE F UP about the idiot hippies in the goddamn trees. <BR/><BR/>They talked through plays in what was a pretty darn good game, it was not over and they moved on to a gabfest, sort of like a Phil Donahue soul searching conversation about our fragile Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-91248121672040692482008-09-12T12:14:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:14:00.000-04:00Keith Jackson is so on point with announcers talki...Keith Jackson is so on point with announcers talking too much (I'm looking at you Joe Buck). What I liked about Keith is how he would let the big moments speak for himself. Think about the classic "Hello Heisman!" call for Desmond Howard...there was silence for about a minute afterwards and you just saw celebrating. Ditto for the Colorado Hail Mary against Michigan.<BR/><BR/>A lot of times, the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-7233224569875997352008-09-12T12:10:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:10:00.000-04:00keith is going to be 80 on 10/18 and i'd still tak...keith is going to be 80 on 10/18 and i'd still take him over everyone else.<BR/><BR/>abc needs to try and talk him into doing next year's usc/ohio state game.<BR/><BR/>keith - if they ask, say 'yes'.<BR/><BR/>-danAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-14258626047579015702008-09-12T11:51:00.000-04:002008-09-12T11:51:00.000-04:00K. Jackson in his prime >>>>>>&g...K. Jackson in his prime >>>>>>>>>>>>> anyone else announceing college football today. When Keith showed up, you knew it was a big game.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I am an old fu#k (that is over 40).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-72712629738951243522008-09-12T11:45:00.000-04:002008-09-12T11:45:00.000-04:00... or Tony Kornheiser.... or Tony Kornheiser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-49793365387071908012008-09-12T11:42:00.000-04:002008-09-12T11:42:00.000-04:00You're wrong about one thing, AA. There is NO roo...You're wrong about one thing, AA. There is NO room in the booth for Paul Maguire.GMoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03629846751680840539noreply@blogger.com