Watching Holiday Bowl (Syracuse vs Washington State)

[RickinDayton]

Really good offensive game. Entertaining. Only downer: Gus Johnson (FOX sports) on the call.

 

[lazydave841]

35 1st quarter pts after that blocked punt.

I just turned over from Ark/TT.

 

[RickinDayton]

35 1st quarter pts after that blocked punt.

I just turned over from Ark/TT.

Yes, great block with scoop & score.

 

[LMTLION]

Watching this game as well and the portal and coaching losses have devastated Wash St. This insanity has to stop before it destroys college football. They have a shortage of players. I am surprised they still played and currently are winning.

 

[RickinDayton]

Watching this game as well and the portal and coaching losses have devastated Wash St. This insanity has to stop before it destroys college football. They have a shortage of players. I am surprised they still played and currently are winning.

At the beginning of the broadcast it was mentioned WASH ST had no DTs (all in portal). DEs are playing DT. Also mentioned that WASH ST players voted to allow their players in the portal to play in this game. A few are playing. WASH ST playing well for the chaos they have gone through in last few weeks.
McCord, Syracuse QB has made some nice throws, especially back shoulder throws.

 

[RickinDayton]

Watching this game as well and the portal and coaching losses have devastated Wash St. This insanity has to stop before it destroys college football. They have a shortage of players. I am surprised they still played and currently are winning.

Best B1G ref crew doing this game, Jerry McGinn's crew.

 

[Kasparaitis]

Watching this game as well and the portal and coaching losses have devastated Wash St. This insanity has to stop before it destroys college football. They have a shortage of players. I am surprised they still played and currently are winning.

I can’t watch the Cougs without missing The Pirate. Swing your sword, Coach!

 

[OKLionFan]

Pre game mentioned that Washington State had their best record in eight years. Now how do you suppose they did that?

 

[lazydave841]

Pre game mentioned that Washington State had their best record in eight years. Now how do you suppose they did that?

They played...3 P4 teams thus year. 3.

Wow.

 

[OKLionFan]

Yep, and didn’t have to play UCLA, USC, OR, WA, AZ, ASU.

 

[jmorovich]

Funniest part is Gus missing so many calls “Catch made! Oh, ruled incomplete”. “Field goal is good! Wait, field goal was wide left”. He seems stunned and confused when not fellating the “World famous Ohio State University”.

 

[Kasparaitis]

Funniest part is Gus missing so many calls “Catch made! Oh, ruled incomplete”. “Field goal is good! Wait, field goal was wide left”. He seems stunned and confused when not fellating the “World famous Ohio State University”.

Yeah I’m beginning to feel like that Fox crew has passed their Best By date.

 

[NewEra 2014]

Yeah I’m beginning to feel like that Fox crew has passed their Best By date.

The problem is that I believe Fox views Gus Johnson as being “iconic” at this point. As a result, they will never put him out to pasture. And Gus strikes me as a guy who would rather pass away during a live broadcast than retire with dignity on his own.

 

[Kasparaitis]

The problem is that I believe Fox views Gus Johnson as being “iconic” at this point. As a result, they will never put him out to pasture. And Gus strikes me as a guy who would rather pass away during a live broadcast than retire with dignity on his own.

He is only 57. Maybe 25 more years in broadcasting and then he can run for Senator.

 

[Kasparaitis]

Joel Klatt is also annoying.

 

[NewEra 2014]

Joel Klatt is also annoying.

I give Klatt the benefit of the doubt, given that he is paired with Gus. I would like to see Klatt paired with a different play-by-play man before rendering final judgement on him.

 

[Obliviax]

McCord with 452 yards passing!

 

[lazydave841]

McCord with 452 yards passing!

He's a gunslinger.

 

[Obliviax]

He's a gunslinger.

WSUs secondary, which wasn’t great all season, was decimated in the transfer portal after their HC took the wake forest job

 

[Roar More]

That was not college football. RIP.

 

[87 Penn St8]

Yeah I’m beginning to feel like that Fox crew has passed their Best By date.

During the Big Championship game over Wisky people- including me- welcomed the Fox crew as different voices.

On this forum some Wext Coast posters warned that Gus would wear thin quickly.....

Blowing "Captain Jack" Sawyer was the end of line for me...

 

[PSU4U]

I give Klatt the benefit of the doubt, given that he is paired with Gus. I would like to see Klatt paired with a different play-by-play man before rendering final judgement on him.

I would love to see Blackledge paired with someone who doesn't sound like they are going to pass out when announcing a play. For Goodness sakes Blackledge couldn't be paired with a worse partner. I for one like Guss and Klatt is Klatt but those two are far better than who Blackledge is paired with.