ESPN...I can't take it anymore.

[BeauxGeezy]

These guys are killing me man. Where do I start?

I guess we can start with Herbstreit. I challenge everyone on this board to point out a bigger tool in all of television. Hell, the history of television.
His quote of the night was....
"Leading up to the USC game I think we are about to see the "real" Irish...people are going to see what this team is really capable of doing"

Really???? Boy you went out on a limb there didn't you Herbie.
Notre Dame's schedule leading up to USC >>>>
Sept. 30 PURDUE
Oct. 7 STANFORD
Oct. 21 UCLA
Oct. 28 at Navy (Baltimore, Md.)
Nov. 4 NORTH CAROLINA
Nov. 11 at Air Force
Nov. 18 ARMY
Nov. 25 at USC

Yeah...I guess we will see what they are capable of doing (against sub-par competition that is) We already know how they do against real competition.


Moving along....
Corso
Oh my Lord! The only word that even comes close to describing this guy is IDIOT.
Does this ignorant ******* even watch the games?
His quote(s) of the night...
"That game was worth 14 million dollars to Notre Dame...that just got them into the BCS game"
HUH?
How the hell do you figure that?
Quote #2
"California proving that they are for real...and they are still in the hunt for a national title"
This guy is clearly dilusional...Cal??? Dude of all the teams you could have named...you pull Cal out of your ***?
NOT Michigan...NOT Ohio St....NOT Texas................But Cal???
YOU ARE KILLING ME CORSO

Desmond Howard
He of "I return kickoffs and that's pretty much it" fame.
"my player of the day is Adrian Peterson...3 TDs and 137 yards"
Against who? Who Desmond? Strike a pose Desmond...pose and show all of us how freaking stupid you are.
Surely he didn't just say what I think he said did he?

Mark May
By default this guy makes the list. He manages to say something idiotic every week. It's like his job or something.
I just want to see the other script he had ready. You know the one marked "just in case Notre Dame loses". What would he say then?
Mark shut up and go block for Riggins fat boy. How'd that whole "USC is the greatest team in the history of football" thing work out for you?


The one thing I do like about ESPN is the fact that the Longhorns are flying totally under their radar now. I remember another year when ESPN totally overlooked them...

[yankee]

The one thing I do like about ESPN is the fact that the Longhorns are flying totally under their radar now. I remember another year when ESPN totally overlooked them...
against competition like unt,rice, and iowa state right? any team with those guys on the schedule is gonna fly under the radar...but i agree...i can't stand corso...the guy is LAME!

[Tut]

Watching games on ESPN is the reason for the invention of the mute button. :eek:

imo...Corso is the worst of a sorry lot.

[lonny23]

OK, comments from Lonny.

These guys are killing me man. Where do I start?

I guess we can start with Herbstreit. I challenge everyone on this board to point out a bigger tool in all of television. Hell, the history of television.
His quote of the night was....
"Leading up to the USC game I think we are about to see the "real" Irish...people are going to see what this team is really capable of doing"

Really???? Boy you went out on a limb there didn't you Herbie.
Notre Dame's schedule leading up to USC >>>>
Sept. 30 PURDUE
Oct. 7 STANFORD
Oct. 21 UCLA
Oct. 28 at Navy (Baltimore, Md.) Trap game
Nov. 4 NORTH CAROLINA
Nov. 11 at Air Force Major trap game
Nov. 18 ARMY
Nov. 25 at USC

Yeah...I guess we will see what they are capable of doing (against sub-par competition that is) We already know how they do against real competition.

They might run the table, but they haven't gotten their last scare.


Moving along....
Corso
Oh my Lord! The only word that even comes close to describing this guy is IDIOT.
Does this ignorant ******* even watch the games?
His quote(s) of the night...
"That game was worth 14 million dollars to Notre Dame...that just got them into the BCS game"
HUH?
How the hell do you figure that?

He thinks they'll still get a BCS bowl as a 2 loss team that they wouldn't do as a 3 loss team. Ol' Lonny says they might be a 3 loss team anyway.

Quote #2
"California proving that they are for real...and they are still in the hunt for a national title"
This guy is clearly dilusional...Cal??? Dude of all the teams you could have named...you pull Cal out of your ***?
NOT Michigan...NOT Ohio St....NOT Texas................But Cal???
YOU ARE KILLING ME CORSO

California stinks, but announcers won't ever change their bad picks until you force them too. I'd rather have the guy come on there and say, "I was wrong about this team." The Tennessee team that Cal lost to needed to stop an Air Force 2-point conversion to win a few weeks back.

Desmond Howard
He of "I return kickoffs and that's pretty much it" fame.
"my player of the day is Adrian Peterson...3 TDs and 137 yards"
Against who? Who Desmond? Strike a pose Desmond...pose and show all of us how freaking stupid you are.
Surely he didn't just say what I think he said did he?

I get tired of the AP lovefest, too. Quite a few people would get like 180 yards a game if you feed them 30 times. The Blue Raiders are so good they can't even advance up to be a directional school, which is always sign #1 you're playing a scrub.

Mark May
By default this guy makes the list. He manages to say something idiotic every week. It's like his job or something.
I just want to see the other script he had ready. You know the one marked "just in case Notre Dame loses". What would he say then?
Mark shut up and go block for Riggins fat boy. How'd that whole "USC is the greatest team in the history of football" thing work out for you?

Innocent until proven guilty. He's innocent this week if you don't have incriminating evidence. Most weeks he's an idiot.


The one thing I do like about ESPN is the fact that the Longhorns are flying totally under their radar now. I remember another year when ESPN totally overlooked them...

This isn't 2005. Don't confuse the 2. I will say that many teams look vulnerable right now. My money is on no title defense.

[BeauxGeezy]

A lot of things would have to happen in order for Texas to play for the title. And to be honest I don't think they are ready. That is to say the QB situation isn't as stable as I would like for it to be.
It could still happen though.

The way the just totally blow past the highlights of other schools and spend 20 minutes on the Irish is the worst part.

Troy Smith had a couple of absolutely amazing plays for Ohio St. today. They blow past all of that in like 10 seconds.

It happens every weekend. Last year it was the Reggie Bush show...now it's the Brady Quinn show. It's sickening.

My only alternative is to turn it off I guess. Either that or I can switch over to FSN with that guy that looks like Teen Wolf. Ric Reinnar or whatever his name is ...I call him Teen Wolf.

[lonny23]

A lot of things would have to happen in order for Texas to play for the title. And to be honest I don't think they are ready. That is to say the QB situation isn't as stable as I would like for it to be.
It could still happen though.

The way the just totally blow past the highlights of other schools and spend 20 minutes on the Irish is the worst part.

Troy Smith had a couple of absolutely amazing plays for Ohio St. today. They blow past all of that in like 10 seconds.

It happens every weekend. Last year it was the Reggie Bush show...now it's the Brady Quinn show. It's sickening.

My only alternative is to turn it off I guess. Either that or I can switch over to FSN with that guy that looks like Teen Wolf. Ric Reinnar or whatever his name is ...I call him Teen Wolf.Teen Wolf's (Ric Renner) show is probably the best one on TV for college. You at least get some good analysis from Pat Jones and Jackie Sherrill. I'll take a coach as an announcer/commentator over a player almost any day. In Lou Holtz's case, you have to not be senile or drunk to apply.

[BeauxGeezy]

I refuse to listen to anything Jackie Sherrill has to say. Anything...
Well unless I have some top secret parcel that needs to be mailed he would probably be my guy.

Please tell me someone else just heard Corso...please I need a witness.

"Brady Quinn is back in the Heisman race"
ummm this isn't a pennant race dude. You have to be good all season. Not good one week...bad the next...jump back in it...then fade away.
No it doesn't work like that.
Anytime Quinn wins the Heisman......and Vince Young didn't...I smell a freakin' rat.

then.............................................. .........

"14 million dollars...this just got Notre Dame in the BCS title game...mark my words!!"

No you didn't just say "mark my words"...Did you just say that Corso?
Okay....I will....I'll mark them down right next to Mark May,Herbstreit and every other ESPN dork's words from last year.

[jtk1519]

I like Herbie. I think he's honest. He's an obvious Ohio State sunshine pumper, but he really doesn't try to hide that. He may have a bit of an agenda, but at least he presents it in a very knowledgeable manner.

Corso is OK if you take him for what he is... comic relief. If you start taking him seriously, then you are missing the point.

Fowler is awesome. I was not tolerate insulting Fowler.

The only two guys doing college football on ESPiN that I really dislike are Mark May (major, major, major tool) and Lou Holtz who couldn't string together a coherent sentence if you actually brought him back from the dead. He was a good coach and I'm sure he's a good man, but the Elmer Fudd routine was older after the first 2 seconds. He has no place in front of a camera.

[HUM398]

A lot of things would have to happen in order for Texas to play for the title. And to be honest I don't think they are ready. That is to say the QB situation isn't as stable as I would like for it to be.
It could still happen though.

The way the just totally blow past the highlights of other schools and spend 20 minutes on the Irish is the worst part.

Troy Smith had a couple of absolutely amazing plays for Ohio St. today. They blow past all of that in like 10 seconds.

It happens every weekend. Last year it was the Reggie Bush show...now it's the Brady Quinn show. It's sickening.

My only alternative is to turn it off I guess. Either that or I can switch over to FSN with that guy that looks like Teen Wolf. Ric Reinnar or whatever his name is ...I call him Teen Wolf.

You are just cracking me up... Everything you say is true, and its hilarious.

[lonny23]

I refuse to listen to anything Jackie Sherrill has to say. Anything...
Well unless I have some top secret parcel that needs to be mailed he would probably be my guy.

Please tell me someone else just heard Corso...please I need a witness.

"Brady Quinn is back in the Heisman race"
ummm this isn't a pennant race dude. You have to be good all season. Not good one week...bad the next...jump back in it...then fade away.
No it doesn't work like that.
Anytime Quinn wins the Heisman......and Vince Young didn't...I smell a freakin' rat.

then.............................................. .........

"14 million dollars...this just got Notre Dame in the BCS title game...mark my words!!"

No you didn't just say "mark my words"...Did you just say that Corso?
Okay....I will....I'll mark them down right next to Mark May,Herbstreit and every other ESPN dork's words from last year.
I thought you were permanently boycotting ESPN!:p

Anyway, ND won't go the rest of the year without losing and won't be in the title game.

[BeauxGeezy]

Fowler is awesome. I was not tolerate insulting Fowler.


I agree with you on this one. Fowler is great and has always been great.

Herbie? No...dude he picked aggy to win the Big XII last year. I will never forget that. That one pick showed me that this guy is a complete idiot....without question. To make a prediction and be wrong is one thing. But to be that far off speaks volumes about your actual knowledge of the sport you are covering.

Lou Holtz...bless his heart.

[lonny23]

I agree with you on this one. Fowler is great and has always been great.

Herbie? No...dude he picked aggy to win the Big XII last year. I will never forget that. That one pick showed me that this guy is a complete idiot....without question. To make a prediction and be wrong is one thing. But to be that far off speaks volumes about your actual knowledge of the sport you are covering.

Lou Holtz...bless his heart.
C'mon, be strong. Who gives a crap about Lou? That dude has wasted my whole football viewing lifetime.

[BeauxGeezy]

C'mon, be strong. Who gives a crap about Lou? That dude has wasted my whole football viewing lifetime.


It's just painful to watch Lou. It's like listening to your Grandpa tell that same old boring story he has told you 1000 times. You don't have the heart to tell him.
I think since ESPN carries the dominoe championships now...
They should have Joe Pa and Lou play a game of celebrity 42. They could be partners against....???

[jtk1519]

Fowler likes to party. There was a great story about Fowler getting plastered after the Texas/Kansas State game a couple of years ago. He had to be scraped off the street and he was hitting on every girl he could make out. Fowler also quoted Hornfans last year during that ridiculous “USC vs. the world” debacle. Dude is awesome.

He's always said Austin is one of his favorite stops, but I think his wide has clamped down on some of his partying.

BTW, Herbie picking aggy was stupid, but the guy is young and I am willing to forgive since he later admitted how stupid his prediction was. He vastly underestimated the suck that is Franochio and aggy.

[jtk1519]

If I hear Lou say, "the Univeristy of Auburn" or "the University of Texas a$m" one more time, I'm gonna go Robert Killabrew on him.

[BeauxGeezy]

If I hear Lou say, "the Univeristy of Auburn" or "the University of Texas a$m" one more time, I'm gonna go Robert Killabrew on him.

He did it tonight. haha

When did Fowler quote Hornfans? What did he say?
If he said "pooper" ....I swear I'm done.

[lonny23]

It's just painful to watch Lou. It's like listening to your Grandpa tell that same old boring story he has told you 1000 times. You don't have the heart to tell him.
I think since ESPN carries the dominoe championships now...
They should have Joe Pa and Lou play a game of celebrity 42. They could be partners against....???
Franochio and Robert Visor.

[stevefoxsc]

i think if any one gets into a title game it's gona be 2 pasty teams who make it on a weak schedule but high rating

[jtk1519]

He did it tonight. haha

When did Fowler quote Hornfans? What did he say?
If he said "pooper" ....I swear I'm done.

If he had said "pooper" I probably would have set a couch on fire.

He did quote some lines from the classic "USC vs. the great armies of the world" thread on Hornfans.

[BeauxGeezy]

If he had said "pooper" I probably would have set a couch on fire.

He did quote some lines from the classic "USC vs. the great armies of the world" thread on Hornfans.


I'm dying here.

You think Lou Holtz is bad.
I'm listening to Van Earl Wright on FSN right now. Oh sweet jeebus....this guy has got to go.

[lonny23]

I'm dying here.

You think Lou Holtz is bad.
I'm listening to Van Earl Wright on FSN right now. Oh sweet jeebus....this guy has got to go.
I'm right there listening with you. That dude was awful in the 90's. He's the white Stuart Scott, but he was Stuart Scott before Stuart Scott. Do you remember the days when we didn't have ESPN2 and ESPN News and had to listen to CNN Headline Sports to get updates? We were rewarded with Van Earl!:(

[jtk1519]

NEVER listen to anybody on FSN. I don't know where they find their losers, but they are the worst in all of sport.

[BeauxGeezy]

I'm right there listening with you. That dude was awful in the 90's. He's the white Stuart Scott, but he was Stuart Scott before Stuart Scott. Do you remember the days when we didn't have ESPN2 and ESPN News and had to listen to CNN Headline Sports to get updates? We were rewarded with Van Earl!:(

Oh yeah. I remember those days.
I also remember the morning I tuned in to listen to the Tony Bruno morning extravaganza and Van Earl had taken over the show.
I was pissed. That didn't last long either.

[svhorns]

please tell me everyone feels the same about Ric Renner...

[jtk1519]

please tell me everyone feels the same about Ric Renner...

He must be dealt with. Old school "Red Hook Brooklyn" style.

[BeauxGeezy]

please tell me everyone feels the same about Ric Renner...

Lonny said he kinda likes him.
I can't stand him. He is a tool the likes of which Herbstreit cannot even compete. That whole fake radio/TV guy voice with the hair and goatee. Dude get the hell off of my TV now!!!

[lonny23]

Oh yeah. I remember those days.
I also remember the morning I tuned in to listen to the Tony Bruno morning extravaganza and Van Earl had taken over the show.
I was pissed. That didn't last long either.
I stopped listening to the show. I think Tony had a falling out with the company. He's on Sporting News now. I remember when Tony was a local guy in Philly on WIP in the mid 90's.

[lonny23]

please tell me everyone feels the same about Ric Renner...
He's better than Van Earl. He has a major crush on Emily Jones. I don't think he's mentioned Plainview once in the last 3 weeks and didn't say her name!:D

Some of what he does is funny, but most of it is stupid.

[svhorns]

He's better than Van Earl. He has a major crush on Emily Jones. I don't think he's mentioned Plainview once in the last 3 weeks and didn't say her name!:D

Some of what he does is funny, but most of it is stupid.
I wonder if he gets free food at Dairy Queen....

[lonny23]

Lonny said he kinda likes him.
I can't stand him. He is a tool the likes of which Herbstreit cannot even compete. That whole fake radio/TV guy voice with the hair and goatee. Dude get the hell off of my TV now!!!
My opinion has waned and his ratings have suffered in the last year. He's still better than that Dr Pepper Berries and Cream, though. Those commericals are worse than the drink, which is awful. The commercial was on TV just now.

[lonny23]

I wonder if he gets free food at Dairy Queen....
He needs a free haircut.

[svhorns]

he needs to be set free from highschool football...

[lonny23]

he needs to be set free from highschool football...
It's not like Craig Way is any better.

[jtk1519]

Craig Way is a god.

[svhorns]

Craig Way is a god.
had a feeling that was coming... Craig Way=Harry Carry... at least for me...

[jtk1519]

had a feeling that was coming... Craig Way=Harry Carry... at least for me...

And that's a bad thing?

[PeterGibbons]

Teen Wolf's (Ric Renner) show is probably the best one on TV for college. You at least get some good analysis from Pat Jones and Jackie Sherrill. I'll take a coach as an announcer/commentator over a player almost any day. In Lou Holtz's case, you have to not be senile or drunk to apply.

WHOA WHOA WHOA!!!!!! Hold on there Padre!!! Any bad wannabe Chris Berman/ Stuart Scott with a bad surfer haircut hosting a show NO MATTER how good it is could NEVER have the best ANYTHING on TV!!!!

My idea for the gold standard of sports shows on TV was "The Big Show" with Dan Patrick and Keith Olberman circa early 90's and Renner could even ruin that if he were anywhere NEAR Bristol, Renner seaps obnoxiousness from EVERY pour of his body!!

[ThEgReAtOnE]

Desmond Howard
He of "I return kickoffs and that's pretty much it" fame.
"my player of the day is Adrian Peterson...3 TDs and 137 yards"
Against who? Who Desmond? Strike a pose Desmond...pose and show all of us how freaking stupid you are.
Surely he didn't just say what I think he said did he?


I see what you're saying bro, however, anytime a rb can suit up and carry the rock 22 times for nearly a 100 yds and 3 tds and there's still 5 mins left on the clock, in only the 2nd Quarter....it's impressive, regardless of who they're playing. And especially when the opposition knows he's getting the workload. (Peterson came out in the second half and rushed the ball 5 times for 53 yds. He was pulled with 13:40 mins left in the 3rd Quarter. I wish he would of stayed in, that way he could have easily rushed for 200 more yds and 4 more tds. Padding stats, of course.)

And regardless where the rb is playing college 'ball, it's still a great thing knowing that the young man is from the Great State of TEJAS!;)

[Texasfrog]

I like Herbie. I think he's honest. He's an obvious Ohio State sunshine pumper, but he really doesn't try to hide that. He may have a bit of an agenda, but at least he presents it in a very knowledgeable manner.

Corso is OK if you take him for what he is... comic relief. If you start taking him seriously, then you are missing the point.

Fowler is awesome. I was not tolerate insulting Fowler.

The only two guys doing college football on ESPiN that I really dislike are Mark May (major, major, major tool) and Lou Holtz who couldn't string together a coherent sentence if you actually brought him back from the dead. He was a good coach and I'm sure he's a good man, but the Elmer Fudd routine was older after the first 2 seconds. He has no place in front of a camera.

You got that right !!! Herbie pumps up Ohio St bigtime but he does it very low-key to try not to show the nation he is a total "Homer."

He also pumps the Big-10 up beyond total belief. He also takes every shot he can at the Big-12 whenever that bullet is in the gun he shoots it bigtime. He never does the same with the Big-10.

[dragonsdaddy]

craig way, being the biggest of b.o. koolaid drinkers, doesn't make him great, or even good. i miss oh so much, the wonderful broadcasts of some of the oldtime announcers on the humble game of the week. they had pinache and style and were woven into the fabric of every kids lives. kern tips was the all-time greatest radio announcer ever, hands down.

[lonny23]

Craig Way is a god.
He makes too many mistakes covering high school football. I've listened to him a few times on Longhorn games and don't lean either way. I don't like Dave South's voice on A&M games and hate how they want to be the Texas Aggies and Fightin' Texas Aggies. NO, YOU'RE TEXAS A&M. Besides, I wouldn't want to share the same name with the team they despise the most.

[lonny23]

WHOA WHOA WHOA!!!!!! Hold on there Padre!!! Any bad wannabe Chris Berman/ Stuart Scott with a bad surfer haircut hosting a show NO MATTER how good it is could NEVER have the best ANYTHING on TV!!!!

My idea for the gold standard of sports shows on TV was "The Big Show" with Dan Patrick and Keith Olberman circa early 90's and Renner could even ruin that if he were anywhere NEAR Bristol, Renner seaps obnoxiousness from EVERY pour of his body!!
Renner lets the other guys do most of the talking. Every show is driven by the analysts and not the hosts. I don't care too much what the host does.

Olbermann and Patrick are as fake, bitter, and plastic as they come.

[lonny23]

craig way, being the biggest of b.o. koolaid drinkers, doesn't make him great, or even good. i miss oh so much, the wonderful broadcasts of some of the oldtime announcers on the humble game of the week. they had pinache and style and were woven into the fabric of every kids lives. kern tips was the all-time greatest radio announcer ever, hands down.
You're showing your age when you say HUMBLE!:D My dad worked for Humble before they were Exxon.

Craig Way isn't special to me. I can't stand listening to Shea Walker on TV or the radio.

[HookEm1798]

I actually like Lee Corso. The only thing he is there for is to provide comic relief. He says things that are stupid or waaaay out there and I find it amusing. Plus he never picks against UT so thats a major plus.

On the other hand I cannot stand Kirk. Ever since his prediction of Texas A&M I have discredited anything even remotely knowledgable he may have said. Beside the fact that he won't pick against USC no matter who they play.

And speaking of Mark May, is it possible for someone to be as big of a tool as him? WOW. I will never forget his USC vs the world BS. He would have picked USC to win the super bowl if they would have let him. The funniest part is he would probably do it again for this years USC team if ESPN was dumb enough to let him. I guess the only consolation I can get out of that is that since UT beat his best team of the world UT must have been the best team of the world right? Not according to Mr. Knowledgable May who STILL thinks it was a fluke...just like everytime USC loses.

As for Lou I just pay he doesn't have a heart attack while trying o make a pick. Imagine him trying to give the NFL blitz!! That would be hilarious just to try and see him talk fast.

[slorch]

quit watching sportcenter and the pre/ post game shows if you don't like the talking heads. and stop griping about something you control.
Otherwise, the MUTE button is your friend.

[AZTiger]

Lonny you're just wrong, at the time, in the mid 90s, KO and Dan on Sportscenter was unbeatable, and to this day is still the gold standard in sports highlight shows (the Sportscenter of the mid 90s I mean).

[AZTiger]

And I totally agree about Ric Renner...what a ******.

Who is Chris Fowler's wife? I've heard she's hot.

I like Herbie also, always have.

[jtk1519]

Who is Chris Fowler's wife? I've heard she's hot.

Jennifer Dempster

http://www.bodyshaping.com/swimsuitgallery/bodyshaping/jenpics/jen1.jpg

[AZTiger]

thanks, i never knew about her until about last week (well, didn't know of her, just knew he had a hot wife)

[lonny23]

thanks, i never knew about her until about last week (well, didn't know of her, just knew he had a hot wife)
She used to be on Body Shaping in the morning.

[KT2000]

Lou Holtz definitely isn't camera friendly, but there's no greater entertainment on TV than hearing Holtz say the name "Confucius".

Craig Way is easily the best TV/radio personality for Texas HS football right now. It's not even close. He may mix things up from time to time, but he really knows his stuff. He's been involved in high school football for a long time. If he wasn't on the highlights show, I probably wouldn't watch it.

[dragonsdaddy]

She used to be on Body Shaping in the morning.
by golly, i think it worked.

[GoOwls]

Lou Holtz definitely isn't camera friendly, but there's no greater entertainment on TV than hearing Holtz say the name "Confucius".

Craig Way is easily the best TV/radio personality for Texas HS football right now. It's not even close. He may mix things up from time to time, but he really knows his stuff. He's been involved in high school football for a long time. If he wasn't on the highlights show, I probably wouldn't watch it.

Yeah, Way has his faults, but his enthusiasm is perfect for HS football coverage. He and Renner (I hate having to admit, the Renner part) are so much better than the Super Chicks combo of last year, that it is laughable. Those girls were like Rosie O'Donnell giving a dissertation on Quantum Physics. You could listen to them and tell they were "Sports Readers" and didn't know squat about Texas HS Football.

My favorite radio guy fron the Humble days, was Ron Franklin. He was on there with Cactus ?????, I forget his last name. Those were the days.

[KT2000]

Gary Thorne and Ron Franklin are the best play by play men on the planet.

[GoOwls]

Gary Thorne and Ron Franklin are the best play by play men on the planet.

Can't argue much there. I think young Buck will be one of the best too.

As for local broadcasts, I really like the Dallas Stars TV/radio guys, Ralph Strangis and "Razor" Reaugh (pronounced RAY). They are very good announcers and are very dryly funny and Reaugh , being Canadian, has some really good Canadian based one-liners that he peppers throughout the game.....gives it an authentic Canadian broadcast feel ....a really nice broadcast....especially since they juggle two audiences, their broadcast is simulcast on radio and TV, so it has to be not so intrusive as to be too much info for TV, but enough info for radio. I think they do an excellent job, especially since they have dual duties.

[farmerfan]

anyone but Josh Lewin is fine with me.
I also think Joe Buck is the best in the business and it aint even close.

[farmerfan]

Gary Thorne and Ron Franklin are the best play by play men on the planet.

Thorne is my second favorite behind Buck. Thorne has become a excellent Baseball play by play and he has done some incredible work with college football.

[drgnbkr]

Thorne is my second favorite behind Buck. Thorne has become a excellent Baseball play by play and he has done some incredible work with college football.

He ain't bad at calling a hockey game either..eh?

[farmerfan]

He ain't bad at calling a hockey game either..eh?

no he isn't. its just ESPN doesnt do Hockey anymore and Im gald they kept him around. He was damn good at Hockey and is becomeing just as good calling baseball games.

[drgnbkr]

no he isn't. its just ESPN doesnt do Hockey anymore and Im gald they kept him around. He was damn good at Hockey and is becomeing just as good calling baseball games.

Yep...

[dragonsdaddy]

cactus pryor is the name for which you were searching. another orange-blooded male if there ever was one.

[KT2000]

I'm not a big hockey fan by any means, but I'd always stop and watch a Stanley Cup Playoffs game when I heard Gary Thorne on the TV. That's when I first became a fan of his play by play.

[GoOwls]

cactus pryor is the name for which you were searching. another orange-blooded male if there ever was one.

Thanks D-Daddy, I appreciate the assist. I know you hated doing it....:D.....but I really appreciate it.

[slorch]

I'm not a big hockey fan by any means, but I'd always stop and watch a Stanley Cup Playoffs game when I heard Gary Thorne on the TV. That's when I first became a fan of his play by play.
That is one guy that i like to listen to, regardless of who is playing- that should be what all announcers work toward.

[lonny23]

Can't argue much there. I think young Buck will be one of the best too.

As for local broadcasts, I really like the Dallas Stars TV/radio guys, Ralph Strangis and "Razor" Reaugh (pronounced RAY). They are very good announcers and are very dryly funny and Reaugh , being Canadian, has some really good Canadian based one-liners that he peppers throughout the game.....gives it an authentic Canadian broadcast feel ....a really nice broadcast....especially since they juggle two audiences, their broadcast is simulcast on radio and TV, so it has to be not so intrusive as to be too much info for TV, but enough info for radio. I think they do an excellent job, especially since they have dual duties.
I like Razor and Ralph. During the Cup run of 99 I was in Korea. I think I listened to those guys on a WBAP internet feed for like 88 of 104 games that year!:D

[lonny23]

anyone but Josh Lewin is fine with me.
I also think Joe Buck is the best in the business and it aint even close.
I'd get banned if I told you what I think about Joe!:p

[dragonsdaddy]

I'd get banned if I told you what I think about Joe!:p
i'd be right there with you. does this make ff the vice-president of the joe buck fan club. he may very well have to take over for the president who has a severe shoulder dislocation from self-flaggelation of his own dorsal thorax. jb has never been one to shy away from listening to and over-enjoying the sound of his own voice.

[farmerfan]

make me VP all you want, I could do a much better impersonation than those fools on the commercial ;)
However whats wrong with Joe? I cant think of many that are better than he is at what he does. Him and Troy have become a aweomse team on NFL sundays and his ability to call baseball games is as good as you will find on the national level.

[farmerfan]

I'd get banned if I told you what I think about Joe!:p

I'm sure we all get banned if we said what we wanted to about some guys in sports. There are plenty I cant stand either, its just Joe isnt one of them. I guess to each his own.

[BeauxGeezy]

I like Joe Buck...he has grown on me a bit over time.
I still think he totally overreacted to the Randy Moss "mooning" of the Packers fans. He acted like Moss pulled out a gun and started shooting people.
Other than that he is better than most of the guys out there.

[dragonsdaddy]

make me VP all you want, I could do a much better impersonation than those fools on the commercial ;)
However whats wrong with Joe? I cant think of many that are better than he is at what he does. Him and Troy have become a aweomse team on NFL sundays and his ability to call baseball games is as good as you will find on the national level.
i believe jb believes that he is the show, not just reporting on it. it seems to gall him when the action precludes his presence on the air. ignoring his ego is difficult, but otherwise he is ok. i like troy pretty ok. i miss dandy don's irreverence and self-deprecating manner.

[slorch]

I'd get banned if I told you what I think about Joe!:p
I don't think they'd ban you. you must first do something really bad to get banned...:D

Hey nice avatar, little else is more Texan than DP!

[lonny23]

I don't think they'd ban you. you must first do something really bad to get banned...:D

Hey nice avatar, little else is more Texan than DP!
That picture is from Mt. Pleasant. I was going to put up an avatar of a Mt. Pleasant sign, but with the way the picture was taken and then chopped off, you would only see:

Welcome to the hea
Mount Plea
A Texas Main Street City :D :confused:

Back to the subject at hand, I was going to say something short, sweet, and bannable!:D

[dragonfootballfan]

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