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Chickenman Testa

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Question that I’ve forgotten to ask. In previous years, GoPSUsports had archived Byers’ call of all sessions of NCAAs. This year that did not happen. I think they had the live calls available but that’s it. All we have are the short press conferences. Why did they not archive NCAAs? Did their rights package change?

Sucks as listening to the archives was a fun thing to do in the dog days while commuting.
 
Agreed, I have searched and searched to no avail. I missed his call of VJs final with Imar, and really wanted to hear how he handled the second year in a row. Granted nothing will ever compare to the voice cracking spectacle that was 2017, I still really want the 2018 recording. Anyone .... ?
 
Nothing will ever top his demented announcing of the 2015 Minny-Penn State dual.
 
Wasn't the 2015 minny-psu match the one where the supposed top notch official didn't understand the new fleeing the mat rule and blatantly screwed Bietz and PSU?
 
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Jammen whining to hijack a thread ... now that's something different.

Question that I’ve forgotten to ask. In previous years, GoPSUsports had archived Byers’ call of all sessions of NCAAs. This year that did not happen. I think they had the live calls available but that’s it. All we have are the short press conferences. Why did they not archive NCAAs? Did their rights package change?

Sucks as listening to the archives was a fun thing to do in the dog days while commuting.

I suspect this maybe is something BTN related ... merely a guess, but YouTube has lots of BTN announcer videos, haven't run across a Byers one in some time. (Besides, blame Delany when in doubt.)
 
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Wasn't the 2015 minny-psu match the one where the supposed top notch official didn't understand the new fleeing the mat rule and blatantly screwed Bietz and PSU?
No, this is the infamous "burgundy and yellow" meet where Byers set the standard for all-time worst announcing. Here's 19 pages of people making fun of Byers:
http://board.themat.com/index.php?/...a-ref-unaware-of-what-was-happening/?hl=byers
http://board.themat.com/index.php?/topic/8401-minnesota-penn-state/page-6?hl=byers
http://board.themat.com/index.php?/topic/8508-disgusting-homerism/?hl=byers#entry135863
 
Moving right along...
would LOVE to hear Byers 2018 calls. Unfortunately, I haven’t found them either.
 
Wasn't the 2015 minny-psu match the one where the supposed top notch official didn't understand the new fleeing the mat rule and blatantly screwed Bietz and PSU?
thank you. That couldn't be said enough!
 
The posters from mat making fun of anybody about anything is similar to the patients at a psychiatric hospital making fun of someone being nuts.
However, yes it was the match where Penn State beat Minnesota except for a horrendously incorrect understanding of the rules by the wrestling official.
 
This is strange. It was there. I listened to the 5x5 Semis plus Cenzo and Bo in the finals back in April. Distinctly recall where I was with a couple of hours to kill. It got pulled for some reason....
 
This is strange. It was there. I listened to the 5x5 Semis plus Cenzo and Bo in the finals back in April. Distinctly recall where I was with a couple of hours to kill. It got pulled for some reason....
I saw them and listened to them too at one point. In an effort to prove my superior internet browsing skills to you all (I couldn't), I did find these cool edited interview/videos, which I don't think I've seen before:
 
If you don't want to read all 19 pages, here is a summation:

Jaroslav Hasek “next time anyone hears a btn plus match with a home announcer this slanted please start a thread. the few minutes i listened to was the most homerific announcing of any sport i've ever heard.”
VakAttack “I kept thinking "is this as awful as I think it is? Byers was just flat wrong on a LOT of things...”
LkwdSteve “What I disliked most was the constant naming of the referee with every complaint. Over and over. To sum it up in one word----OFFENSIVE.”
Threadkilla “I am a PSU fan and I have to agree that Byers came off as quite a bit over the top. It wasn't his finest hour.”
Pipewrench “Worse than Jeff Byers?”
Jammen “I have no problem with Byer's homerism and he is quite good at describing the action. It was his incessant berating the refs that put me off, even as it became comical.”
Rakkasan91 “No offense to you JB or your profession but he was very bad during this dual, radio or TV. ...but in this case he was just inaccurate and really came off as clueless...”
silver-medal “I would have said Byers did a good job except his judgement about the officiating was hopelessly biased and inaccurate. He should publicly apologize to the official.“
MSU158 “Still, the one theme he had that I couldn't ignore was his saying the ref needs to look at the clock before he makes stall calls. That killed me.”
rshear111 “If you don't bleed Penn State blue, this announcer is unbearable. If I wanted to hear someone bash the ref for an entire dual they could just pump in the crowd noise. He whined about the ref, and I felt took away from one of the biggest duals of the year.”
OfficialObserver “For all of those blasting the ref - including the ridiculous announcer - go purchase an NCAA rules book and bury your nose in it.”
IronChef “Byers should know better. It's not a new rule."
LoStNuMbEr “This announcer is total garbage. Never seen someone more biased in my life."
MrBurns “...the announcing got me fired up. Just awful. Byers can't help himself, he drops pot shots every period of every match. I feel bad for the ref. He's getting ripped for a full 90 minutes. Byers continually using his name makes it feel personal. But I guess for most of us Byers looks like the idiot.”
Pennsyrules “The last thing I need to hear though is a guy complaining about every call the ref makes. Very annoying.”
BRGuy “no announcer should ever mention an officials name while talking about controversial calls! horrible announcer...”
Bombermule “The head table should never have told him the ref's name because he just kept calling it out and complaining. Very obnoxious in the opinion of an unbiased viewer (me) and the 3 Penn State fans that I watched with.”
dutchcountry7 “Disgraceful announcing. It's one thing to be a hometown announcer but this wasn't seeing things through blue tinted glasses it was just making things up. It was whining and complaining about things that weren't there.”
hammerlockthree “Announcer whining, mark ironside almost attacked him at big tens once,”
Byers "As usual matt sorchinsky isn't aware of what is going on....for once the second ref does his job"
This guy is a pompous dork. If he is gonna act like a clown, he could at least be funny, not just smug."
nom “This announcer is OVER THE TOP! I get the excitement for Penn State points but this degree of bias is too far.”
headshuck “Announcer calls out the ref... Haha “
pm-01 “The announcer is an embarrassment. He's seeing things that just aren't there.”
“Homerism is one thing, but this guy is over the top and reporting inaccurately. Chewing the ref to this extent is also ugly.” “If I was the ref and heard this announcer, I'd head to his booth right after this match.”
Paboom “Why do I have to pay a subscription to watch Big 10 matches and have to listen to the worst "HOMER" announcer I have possibly ever heard? I am a PA guy through and through...All I hear is whining. His calling the official by his name shows a serious lack of professionalism...”
MPICK “Who was this HOMER announcer. He needs to put on the stripes and try them out.”
mgrimm “The announcer for the MN/PSU dual sounded like one of the biggest buffoons I've heard."
rossel3 “That announcer was a clown. I turned the sound down...” “I guess if it was only audio, it might be considered good broadcasting. The problem with the video being added, is it didn't mesh with what he was describing.”
OtisCampbell “I have preached for a while how bad this guy is…
 
I know Jeff's family. Good people. Sure, he's a homer--he's paid to be. Still love the guy's call. I can see how his perspectives would not be popular to opposing fans on BTN plus.
 
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If you don't want to read all 19 pages, here is a summation:

Jaroslav Hasek “next time anyone hears a btn plus match with a home announcer this slanted please start a thread. the few minutes i listened to was the most homerific announcing of any sport i've ever heard.”
VakAttack “I kept thinking "is this as awful as I think it is? Byers was just flat wrong on a LOT of things...”
LkwdSteve “What I disliked most was the constant naming of the referee with every complaint. Over and over. To sum it up in one word----OFFENSIVE.”
Threadkilla “I am a PSU fan and I have to agree that Byers came off as quite a bit over the top. It wasn't his finest hour.”
Pipewrench “Worse than Jeff Byers?”
Jammen “I have no problem with Byer's homerism and he is quite good at describing the action. It was his incessant berating the refs that put me off, even as it became comical.”
Rakkasan91 “No offense to you JB or your profession but he was very bad during this dual, radio or TV. ...but in this case he was just inaccurate and really came off as clueless...”
silver-medal “I would have said Byers did a good job except his judgement about the officiating was hopelessly biased and inaccurate. He should publicly apologize to the official.“
MSU158 “Still, the one theme he had that I couldn't ignore was his saying the ref needs to look at the clock before he makes stall calls. That killed me.”
rshear111 “If you don't bleed Penn State blue, this announcer is unbearable. If I wanted to hear someone bash the ref for an entire dual they could just pump in the crowd noise. He whined about the ref, and I felt took away from one of the biggest duals of the year.”
OfficialObserver “For all of those blasting the ref - including the ridiculous announcer - go purchase an NCAA rules book and bury your nose in it.”
IronChef “Byers should know better. It's not a new rule."
LoStNuMbEr “This announcer is total garbage. Never seen someone more biased in my life."
MrBurns “...the announcing got me fired up. Just awful. Byers can't help himself, he drops pot shots every period of every match. I feel bad for the ref. He's getting ripped for a full 90 minutes. Byers continually using his name makes it feel personal. But I guess for most of us Byers looks like the idiot.”
Pennsyrules “The last thing I need to hear though is a guy complaining about every call the ref makes. Very annoying.”
BRGuy “no announcer should ever mention an officials name while talking about controversial calls! horrible announcer...”
Bombermule “The head table should never have told him the ref's name because he just kept calling it out and complaining. Very obnoxious in the opinion of an unbiased viewer (me) and the 3 Penn State fans that I watched with.”
dutchcountry7 “Disgraceful announcing. It's one thing to be a hometown announcer but this wasn't seeing things through blue tinted glasses it was just making things up. It was whining and complaining about things that weren't there.”
hammerlockthree “Announcer whining, mark ironside almost attacked him at big tens once,”
Byers "As usual matt sorchinsky isn't aware of what is going on....for once the second ref does his job"
This guy is a pompous dork. If he is gonna act like a clown, he could at least be funny, not just smug."
nom “This announcer is OVER THE TOP! I get the excitement for Penn State points but this degree of bias is too far.”
headshuck “Announcer calls out the ref... Haha “
pm-01 “The announcer is an embarrassment. He's seeing things that just aren't there.”
“Homerism is one thing, but this guy is over the top and reporting inaccurately. Chewing the ref to this extent is also ugly.” “If I was the ref and heard this announcer, I'd head to his booth right after this match.”
Paboom “Why do I have to pay a subscription to watch Big 10 matches and have to listen to the worst "HOMER" announcer I have possibly ever heard? I am a PA guy through and through...All I hear is whining. His calling the official by his name shows a serious lack of professionalism...”
MPICK “Who was this HOMER announcer. He needs to put on the stripes and try them out.”
mgrimm “The announcer for the MN/PSU dual sounded like one of the biggest buffoons I've heard."
rossel3 “That announcer was a clown. I turned the sound down...” “I guess if it was only audio, it might be considered good broadcasting. The problem with the video being added, is it didn't mesh with what he was describing.”
OtisCampbell “I have preached for a while how bad this guy is…

This is a whos-who of anonymous wrestling posters. that said....

if the D1 wrestling world revolved around anonymous wrestling posters from the mat ....WE ARE ....still kicking @ss and taking names for the distant-distant future
 
If you don't want to read all 19 pages, here is a summation:

Jaroslav Hasek “next time anyone hears a btn plus match with a home announcer this slanted please start a thread. the few minutes i listened to was the most homerific announcing of any sport i've ever heard.”
VakAttack “I kept thinking "is this as awful as I think it is? Byers was just flat wrong on a LOT of things...”
LkwdSteve “What I disliked most was the constant naming of the referee with every complaint. Over and over. To sum it up in one word----OFFENSIVE.”
Threadkilla “I am a PSU fan and I have to agree that Byers came off as quite a bit over the top. It wasn't his finest hour.”
Pipewrench “Worse than Jeff Byers?”
Jammen “I have no problem with Byer's homerism and he is quite good at describing the action. It was his incessant berating the refs that put me off, even as it became comical.”
Rakkasan91 “No offense to you JB or your profession but he was very bad during this dual, radio or TV. ...but in this case he was just inaccurate and really came off as clueless...”
silver-medal “I would have said Byers did a good job except his judgement about the officiating was hopelessly biased and inaccurate. He should publicly apologize to the official.“
MSU158 “Still, the one theme he had that I couldn't ignore was his saying the ref needs to look at the clock before he makes stall calls. That killed me.”
rshear111 “If you don't bleed Penn State blue, this announcer is unbearable. If I wanted to hear someone bash the ref for an entire dual they could just pump in the crowd noise. He whined about the ref, and I felt took away from one of the biggest duals of the year.”
OfficialObserver “For all of those blasting the ref - including the ridiculous announcer - go purchase an NCAA rules book and bury your nose in it.”
IronChef “Byers should know better. It's not a new rule."
LoStNuMbEr “This announcer is total garbage. Never seen someone more biased in my life."
MrBurns “...the announcing got me fired up. Just awful. Byers can't help himself, he drops pot shots every period of every match. I feel bad for the ref. He's getting ripped for a full 90 minutes. Byers continually using his name makes it feel personal. But I guess for most of us Byers looks like the idiot.”
Pennsyrules “The last thing I need to hear though is a guy complaining about every call the ref makes. Very annoying.”
BRGuy “no announcer should ever mention an officials name while talking about controversial calls! horrible announcer...”
Bombermule “The head table should never have told him the ref's name because he just kept calling it out and complaining. Very obnoxious in the opinion of an unbiased viewer (me) and the 3 Penn State fans that I watched with.”
dutchcountry7 “Disgraceful announcing. It's one thing to be a hometown announcer but this wasn't seeing things through blue tinted glasses it was just making things up. It was whining and complaining about things that weren't there.”
hammerlockthree “Announcer whining, mark ironside almost attacked him at big tens once,”
Byers "As usual matt sorchinsky isn't aware of what is going on....for once the second ref does his job"
This guy is a pompous dork. If he is gonna act like a clown, he could at least be funny, not just smug."
nom “This announcer is OVER THE TOP! I get the excitement for Penn State points but this degree of bias is too far.”
headshuck “Announcer calls out the ref... Haha “
pm-01 “The announcer is an embarrassment. He's seeing things that just aren't there.”
“Homerism is one thing, but this guy is over the top and reporting inaccurately. Chewing the ref to this extent is also ugly.” “If I was the ref and heard this announcer, I'd head to his booth right after this match.”
Paboom “Why do I have to pay a subscription to watch Big 10 matches and have to listen to the worst "HOMER" announcer I have possibly ever heard? I am a PA guy through and through...All I hear is whining. His calling the official by his name shows a serious lack of professionalism...”
MPICK “Who was this HOMER announcer. He needs to put on the stripes and try them out.”
mgrimm “The announcer for the MN/PSU dual sounded like one of the biggest buffoons I've heard."
rossel3 “That announcer was a clown. I turned the sound down...” “I guess if it was only audio, it might be considered good broadcasting. The problem with the video being added, is it didn't mesh with what he was describing.”
OtisCampbell “I have preached for a while how bad this guy is…
Real objective roster of guys there. Absent Scribe, it’s a who’s who of guys who can’t deal with the new dominant power in college wrestling. BRGuy, Otis, PaBoom, etc. I’m sure a quick search on TheMat would reveal their obsession. And I say this as not an enormous fan of Byers’ knowledge of the sport, though he calls a very exciting match.

I love the following post:

hammerlockthree “Announcer whining, mark ironside almost attacked him at big tens once,”

The story there - straight from HR - is that Ironside almost attacked him because he was annoyed how loudly Byers was calling a Taylor-Moore drubbing - stating that “DAVID TAYLOR IS TURNING MOORE AT WILL!!” Poor baby Ironside is as much a crybaby as he was when he lost matches. Surprised he didn’t pick up his coat and Mic and run under the concourse after mean old Jeff Byers made him angry.
 
Show me an announcer paid by the home team and I'll show you a biased announcer. I don't get why people who've watched this sport this long can't grasp that and instead whine every time it happens.
yep, and if he were their homer, they'd think he was the best ever, too:D.
 
Actually, over half of the complaints centered on Byers repeatedly calling out the referee by name for making calls that Byers didn't agree with. Some posters then went on to demonstrate that the calls made were actually correct. For what it is worth, JB has stated the Byers publicly apologized for calling out the ref, although there is no search record of it that I could find.
 
Actually, over half of the complaints centered on Byers repeatedly calling out the referee by name for making calls that Byers didn't agree with. Some posters then went on to demonstrate that the calls made were actually correct. For what it is worth, JB has stated the Byers publicly apologized for calling out the ref, although there is no search record of it that I could find.
My biggest issue with him is that he belabors a point to death - maybe that’s part and parcel of filling air time. Sounds like he got wrapped around the axle that night and couldn’t let it go.
 
I know Jeff's family. Good people. Sure, he's a homer--he's paid to be. Still love the guy's call. I can see how his perspectives would not be popular to opposing fans on BTN plus.
BTN is not paying him so anybody who is dumb enough to expect partiality, that is on them.
 
What was this thread about again?

Oh, that's right -- Jammen made it about himself and everyone else fell in line.

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Actually, over half of the complaints centered on Byers repeatedly calling out the referee by name for making calls that Byers didn't agree with. Some posters then went on to demonstrate that the calls made were actually correct. For what it is worth, JB has stated the Byers publicly apologized for calling out the ref, although there is no search record of it that I could find.
His analysis is never very deep, and accuracy is a secondary priority to narrative. But the flow and imagery and excitement he conveys are great. Wrestling on the radio is never going to be mainstream, but if it were, it’d be via people with Jeff’s skill set.
 
Surely it is better to hear BTN's A-team announcers. You know, the one who states the obvious, to which his broadcast partner responds "No $h!t.";)
 
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I could care less what byers says about refs or calls he misses.....as long as.....he continues to say be the homer announcer we love.

#thisisaboutus
#everyoneelsecanpissoff
#hardtobeahomerifyourteamsucks
#HOWDOYOUDO
 
They're just a bunch of words. Old words at that. Meaningless to me, as the biases and prejudices of opposing fans caused a feeding frenzy and mob mentality response in that thread. Even "the other JB" couldn't talk them out of their funk.
 
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