# John Madden says... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 5, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-madden-says/425252 "2007-11-05T03:19:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-madden-says/425252/1 "2007-11-05T03:19:44Z")
The officials of the Cow/Eag game need to keep on eye on things because “this is one of those times when the dish can run away with the spoon”. Does he use a random word generator for his commentary now? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-madden-says/425252/2 "2007-11-05T03:34:52Z")
My favorite John Madden quote came during a Cowboys vs. Redskins game a few years ago: “When the Cowboys put #65 in at tight end, you know it’s going to be a run or a pass.” Thank you for ruling out the surprise punt on first down, Captain Obvious. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-madden-says/425252/3 "2007-11-05T04:26:32Z")
Yeah, Madden’s commentaries have become a parody of themselves. I think the problem is that he’s kind of like an old rock star trotting out his old hits–he doesn’t care anymore but still has to give the public a semblance of what made him famous. He started out in the early '80s doing legitimately ground breaking stuff, dropping catch phrases and directly criticizing players when the jut-jawed announcer types still dominated. Now that the personality driven announcer has become the norm, he’s not updating his act and it’s becoming tired. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-madden-says/425252/4 "2007-11-05T06:39:17Z")
[QUOTE=Cubsfan] The officials of the Cow/Eag game [/QUOTE] I read this as “the _ **Cow/Egg** _ game,” and thought, “Those Eggs better have one helluva defense or the Cows are gonna stomp 'em flat.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-madden-says/425252/5 "2007-11-05T06:43:41Z")
[QUOTE=Cubsfan] The officials of the Cow/Eag game need to keep on eye on things because “this is one of those times when the dish can run away with the spoon”. Does he use a random word generator for his commentary now? [/QUOTE] That is funny. (Your comment I mean.) A tip of the sombrero to you. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-madden-says/425252/6 "2007-11-05T07:36:26Z")
[QUOTE=Lord Ashtar] My favorite John Madden quote came during a Cowboys vs. Redskins game a few years ago: “When the Cowboys put #65 in at tight end, you know it’s going to be a run or a pass.” Thank you for ruling out the surprise punt on first down, Captain Obvious. [/QUOTE] When the Cowboys put #65 in at tight end, you know that the dish is either going to run away with the spoon or pass the spoon.