For those interested, Basch dropped the entire episode. It's really good convo on the subject. Willie cracked me up. Lol
Willie impersonating Pyles is great stuff! Ha
Of course. The student announcers pointed it out.
lol. It was a joke. There’s been some discussion about the student announcers last Sunday.
Good thing or you would have been clutching your pearls
I nominate Bushwood. He could carry on about stalling rules, citing the exact section from the rule book and complain how the officials never call it correctly.
I love listening to Byers calling a match but it’s his passion, not the quality of his play-by-play, that makes him great. He’s fair. He’s informed. But everything from neutral is “pulling in on the head” or “driving through.” On top, if it’s not a cradle, it’s “coming up under the arm.” I’m exaggerating a bit and again, I love listening to him call a match. I’m glad he’s our guy, but he is not great at actually describing what’s happening on the mat. I know - sacrilege
I get your point, but I actually think Jeff’s general avoidance of technique jargon is both a strength and choice of his. He’s able to draw in those mythical “casual fans” that might not exist in most markets, but likely do on radio because he doesn’t make them feel uninformed.
Failure to you, not to them. They get their feet wet in a no-risk situation.
Who here has turned a match off because of the announcers?
I’d pay extra to watch football with just crowd noise and ref mics.
If you paired the students with someone knowledgeable of the sport, it’s a win-win. The student broadcasters would learn more about the sport and they wouldn’t be spouting misinformation. I can see why it may not be feasible from a product introduction cost perspective, but it would only enhance the product if they could
I agree with that. It's great that students get a chance to work on their chosen profession while still in school. But part of that is preparing for what you are broadcasting. Sadly it seems far too common in journalism today.
I haven’t turned off a PSU match over it. But I have turned non-PSU matches over it.
That was tried once about 10 or 15 years ago and I guess it didn’t go over so well.
This is fair. We'd all like the broadcast to be better.
Must be something in the name……….cause Tim Johnson is very hard to stomach.
Agreed. I'd rather shave my tongue than listen to Johnson call any Ohio State game.
This weekend, Princeton had Patrick Glory paired with a sports broadcaster. Penn had Austin Sommer (Intermat guy) paired with an actual sports journalist/broadcaster. Both sets did a very good job, being knowledgeable and unbiased for the most part. Cornell has a single announcer who is worse than nails on a chalkboard; I find myself yelling at the screen far too often.
Occasionally there are college football games that are shown live on YouTube using only the skycam. It's just the sound of the players and crowd with no announcers using that single camera shot from behind the offense. I turned one on one time and it was two crappy teams like Fresno State and Nevada and I still sat through most of the game because it was so nice to watch.
Lucky you. I get to hear them live. They broadcast right behind our seats. So we get to chuckle and cringe live from rec hall. Just can't get away. 😪 😆
Between the pain of listening to Brady, Aikman, Johnston (he still around?), Collingsworth and Joe Buck....my TV is on mute for my Eagles games. The entire Superb Owl LIX was muted at my house.
