Just in time for this thread…
(The) NFL’s most indispensable broadcasting talents, a CNN survey of various media people’s opinions of the best NFL broadcasters.
Of course, the media sucks so much NFL teat that you’ll likely not see the companion article, NFL broadcasters that can die today.
No one could ever be worse than Howard Cosell.
Try and look at him like Neil Young then. Anyone with a voice that objectionable that’s a so high profile must have quite a bit to say to cancel things out. And Mike does. While his voice doesn’t bother me personally, I think he’s a breath of fresh air and brings forth good analysis and enthusiasm.
How do I choose?
Jack Edwards - he’s such a revolting homer with an incredibly annoying voice.
Benoit Brunet - I can mostly avoid him now that he’s no longer the colour guy on RDS games, but the man says the most inane things and has a hard-on for Dany Brière to the point where he managed to mention him even when covering non-Flyers games. There’s a reason for the Tayeule Benoit Brunet Tayeule!! Facebook page.
Mike Milbury - media whore goon who cheers for injuries. Revolting asshole
PJ Stock - also a media whore who can’t articulate clear thoughts in either English or French and who also cheers for injuries.
Bob Cole - 10 minutes behind the play and so out of touch with reality he thinks Brian Gionta plays for the New Jersey Devils. Can’t tell PK Subban apart from Hal Gill. Just generally senile and incompetent at this point.
Where’s the favourite sports announcer thread? The list is much, much shorter…!
I cannot believe it took until post #57 for someone to mention Collinsworth. When i read the thread tiltle i honestly thought the whole thread would be dominated by posts about him. I am shocked.
Also, it is so infuriating when we have a time out for review and the anouncers seem to be completely clueless about the rules, or why the play is even being reviewed. Jim Nantz & Phil Sims were especially guilty of that this weekend. THE PLAY WAS NOT ELLIGIBLE FOR REVIEW BECAUSE THE WHISTLE WAS BLOWN YOU DUMBASSES!! How do they not have someone in their ear telling them that they are totally missing the point? Even after they come back from commmercial? :rolleyes:
I like Collinsworth.
My little pet peeve is when an NFL announcer says a runner “got out of bounds” when the sideline ref is standing right there swinging his arm in a circle. Most of the game it doesn’t matter much, but when the idiots in the booth are confused late in a game when the clock is running and they have no clue why. It ruffles my plumage.
I’m a big fan of soccer, but cannot stand Ray Hudson, the owner of such pearls as, “Better than a Jedi Knight”, “more electrifying than a hair dryer thrown in a bathtub” and “an eye for goal that would make a cyclops jealous”.
Not to mention The Scream. It’s right at the beginning, so you can’t miss it.
Speaking of Soccer announcers, how did the “Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!” thing catch on? Incredibly annoying.
Am I the only one who hears Howard’s voice saying that in my head?
I believe that’s Andres Cantor.
Unfortunately, I don’t know who this guy is- goalgoalgoalgoalgoalgoal!!!
Until Randy Moss fake-moons the crowd at Lambeau. Then Buck gets all freaked out and has a hissy fit about it, beyond all reasonable reaction.
Buck isn’t too bad for baseball, but he mainly suffers in comparison to his dad. Jack Buck had some great calls for network baseball postseason games (“I don’t believe what I just saw!” “We’ll see you tomorrow night!”), and his radio work with Hank Stram on Monday Night Football is a fond memory. Joe doesn’t measure up.
Joe Morgan is (was) terrible - he doesn’t really know anything, but he thinks he knows everything. Matt Millen is also a poor analyst, in my opinion. And Pam Ward - how did the Big Ten piss off ABC so that she does conference football games every week?
I do miss Keith Jackson. While it’s good to hear him do the Southwest Airlines commercials, college football on TV hasn’t been quite the same since he retired.
Horse shit. Fox can dispense Mike Pereira right into the crapper.
Pierre McGuirre. I want to kick that guy in the balls. Repeatedly.
“WHOA NELLIE!” I completely concur about Keith Jackson.
Does Jeremy Roenick count as a sports announcer, or just a reporter? Because I absolutely loathe that guy. I sometimes watch him for the PALATR factor, but I always end up wanting to kick him.
The majority of American soccer announcers, with John Harkes and Julie “state the obvious” Foudy as the main culprits. Proof positive that just because you’ve played a sport doesn’t mean you know how to talk about it. For pundits, Alexei Lalas’ US/LA Galaxay bias and odd anger management issues are very off-putting.
I am shocked that Cris Collinsworth is not getting much hate. I thought I was the only person who liked him.
My vote would be for Joe Buck. He sucks the energy out of everything he touches.
Doc Emrick, the way he starts screaming as soon as the puck gets near the net. He’s going to shit his pants on air one of these days. He gets so excited he misses what actually happens in the play he’s calling. “BIG DRIIIIVVVE! OOOOooaahh WHAT A SAVE BY {insert goalie name}!” Dude, the defenseman blocked the puck 5 feet in front of the crease, are you watching a different game than I am?
IMHO hes the best football analysis/color guy in the biz today.
