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C. Everett Koop posted:I'd imagine whoever gets the rights will have a heavy say, since UFC's getting rid of their in-house media. Gotta figure Rogan's out the door sooner than later as well. Rogan only has to do North American PPV events now, so I'd imagine he'll stick around as long as that's the case.
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I cannot imagine anyone anywhere having a strong opinion about Mike Goldberg one way or the other, he's like as "generic sportscaster" as it gets. If he hadn't gotten a foot in the door right before UFC exploded into a mainstream thing I feel like he'd be doing midweek Conference USA games for espn or something and no one would ever be able to remember his name
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I only started watching UFC a couple of years ago. And Goldberg just sounds like UFC to me. When he's not at the desk it just isn't the same.
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If Mike Goldberg called Frazier/Foreman he would've yelled "OH HE IS HURT" and "IT IS ALL OVER" in a loud-but-weirdly-robotic voice and "Down Goes Frazier" would've never existed. You could replace him with a video game announcer and probably wouldn't tell the difference.
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Benne posted:If Mike Goldberg called Frazier/Foreman he would've yelled "OH HE IS HURT" and "IT IS ALL OVER" in a loud-but-weirdly-robotic voice and "Down Goes Frazier" would've never existed. Yeah this is the thing. Goldberg can sound excited but everything he says is just painfully bland.
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i really like mike and am sad to see him go. he's kind of like bob cole in that he's really good at calling big moments but he's not the best day to day or when it's not great. still though he's better than anyone else who does MMA and much better than other guys in other sports in similar roles like nantz and buck. i really hope it's not jin loving rome replacing him though
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I know we used to have a 30 for 30 thread (and maybe we still do & and it's dead) but it looks like all of them are leaving Netflix on January 1st. So if you have Netflix and have a bunch you haven't seen, better get on that. I just finished Youngstown Boys and The U Part 2 and man both of those are absolutely fantastic.
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A reminder that Mike Goldberg was the Red Wings announcer for one year, then was fired for being dull and overwhelmed when calling fights.
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Patrick Spens posted:I only started watching UFC a couple of years ago. And Goldberg just sounds like UFC to me. When he's not at the desk it just isn't the same. Yeah same, I'm not OG or anything but I've been watching for 6 years or so and he's just been a part of the landscape. It's also crazy to think after all the incidents with Joe and talk of him retiring that he's outlasting Goldberg.
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AsInHowe posted:A reminder that Mike Goldberg was the Red Wings announcer for one year, then was fired for being dull and overwhelmed when calling fights. One of the grave injustices of the 90's Red Wings dynasty is that neither Dave Strader or Ken Daniels had the call for the Brawl in Hockeytown.
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AsInHowe posted:A reminder that Mike Goldberg was the Red Wings announcer for one year, then was fired for being dull and overwhelmed when calling fights. A reminder that Mike Goldberg's dream was to call NFL games, then bombed so hard in his debut that even Fox had to cancel the experiment.
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MourningView posted:I cannot imagine anyone anywhere having a strong opinion about Mike Goldberg one way or the other, he's like as "generic sportscaster" as it gets. If he hadn't gotten a foot in the door right before UFC exploded into a mainstream thing I feel like he'd be doing midweek Conference USA games for espn or something and no one would ever be able to remember his name Vince McMahon really liked Mike Goldberg. Mainly because he believes Goldberg can handle all the resets and plugs that traditional guys (with personality who are good at calling wrestling) struggle with. I half-jokingly believe it was because Goldberg chants used to bug him and being able to rationalize that they were chanting for Mike would be totally his jam.
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Rick posted:Vince McMahon really liked Mike Goldberg. Mainly because he believes Goldberg can handle all the resets and plugs that traditional guys (with personality who are good at calling wrestling) struggle with. I half-jokingly believe it was because Goldberg chants used to bug him and being able to rationalize that they were chanting for Mike would be totally his jam. Which is sadly incorrect, considering had he joined WWE he would have had to have used a different name because Vince hated Goldberg at the time.
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howe_sam posted:One of the grave injustices of the 90's Red Wings dynasty is that neither Dave Strader or Ken Daniels had the call for the Brawl in Hockeytown. Goldberg's terrible call of that was the thing that led to him getting fired.
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C. Everett Koop posted:A reminder that Mike Goldberg's dream was to call NFL games, then bombed so hard in his debut that even Fox had to cancel the experiment. Oh was he the guy who called the Lions-Vikings game where he got tons of names wrong and then fought with people on twitter about it?
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AsInHowe posted:Goldberg's terrible call of that was the thing that led to him getting fired. I didn't get to see many games that season because I attended college out of state, so I always assumed they got rid of him because he didn't get along with Mickey.
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Henchman of Santa posted:Oh was he the guy who called the Lions-Vikings game where he got tons of names wrong and then fought with people on twitter about it? Yeah, he is suuuuper thin-skinned. E: I mean yeah the life of a sports broadcaster is never an easy one, and football can be an especially tough sport to call if you don't know all the particulars, but man it did not go well.
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Speaking of announcers and names, the Bucks announcers refer to Giannis Antetokounmpo by his first name only. I don't blame them at all.
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AsInHowe posted:Mike Adamle. Hell yeah! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeFiIl4i5lc
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Why does ESPN keep shoving Mark May down people's throats? I'll sound "MAD ONLINE HERE", but his analysis for why Washington was going to lose to 'Bama was this: "WELL THEY'VE NEVER FACED A HOSTILE SEC CROWD" I don't get this guy. I don't get why he has this job other than to play the role of delivering lovely hot takes to piss off people like me. off.
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FuzzySkinner posted:Why does ESPN keep shoving Mark May down people's throats? You mean sucking the SEC's cock at ESPN is not unique to that dude?
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iospace posted:You mean sucking the SEC's cock at ESPN is not unique to that dude? I would understand the argument if he would have said something to this effect. "I think UW will not win this game because 'Bama has the best team in the county, the best players and the best coach currently in the game. Not to mention they're in Atlanta, so a potential home field advantage could be a factor". That's fine. That's not saying anything that I'm sure anyone reading this would disagree with. But to imply that UW players are TERRIFIED of playing 'Bama because of a crowd at a neutral site game? Holy poo poo that's dumb. That's the sort of idiocy I would expect out of a rivals.com board, not someone who was good enough to play in the NFL. Really I just question why he has a gig there at this point. He doesn't add anything particularly interesting to the broadcast. He comes across as dumber than a box of rocks at times. There's nothing "charming" to him in the vain of a guy like Don Cherry or John Madden who say crazy poo poo at times. He just seems to sort of exist to say stupid poo poo to fill time between games. e: When you make me feel like I could do a better job than you at doing that sort of things? Yeah..you really need to rethink who has that gig. FuzzySkinner fucked around with this message at 07:33 on Dec 31, 2016 |
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Did you ever think bama was the golden boy of the ncaa
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FuzzySkinner posted:Why does ESPN keep shoving Mark May down people's throats? you mean this guy? 
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It was way down early in the season but rebounded after the election (and when they started putting on a Cowboys game every week)
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MourningView posted:It was way down early in the season but rebounded after the election (and when they started putting on a Cowboys game every week)
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Crazy Ted posted:As popular as the Cowboys are, it's kind of amazing to think that pro football wasn't really a thing in Texas until just 50-55 years ago. God bless the modern transportation infrastructure, which allowed sports to expand west of the Mississippi. Unless you want to keep the Dodgers in Brooklyn, I guess.
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C. Everett Koop posted:God bless the modern transportation infrastructure, which allowed sports to expand west of the Mississippi.
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MourningView posted:They're much better off now
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Crazy Ted posted:It would have been interesting to see how the commissioner's office would have tried to juggle having three leagues of equal standard at the highest level. budseligshrug.jpg probably
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FuzzySkinner posted:I would understand the argument if he would have said something to this effect. ESPN always says that kind of stuff, though.
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So, here's my take ( ) on debate shows. I like PTI and ATH because the former has no moderator and both of them know when to shut up and move on, though they do have the timer. ATH, while it has a moderator, also has a rotating panel, so while you'll have repeat panelists throughout the week, you still get "new" people. That and you actually having the moderator giving out points. poo poo like First Take and Undisputed that needs a moderator is dumb. Learn how to set a schedule and stick to it.Also Colin Cowherd is probably the worst person alive, and totally signed off on that massive ego stroking commercial for his show.
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Keith Jackson seems like he's in rough shape per what I'm hearing in the Rose Bowl  I just want to talk about how important he is to CFB. Unsure of the accuracy, but they show Roone Arledge telling Keith in "MONDAY NIGHT MAYHEM" after giving Frank Gifford the gig as lead announcer that he was going to make him "MR. COLLEGE FOOTBALL. " Well he was RIGHT.
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FuzzySkinner posted:Keith Jackson seems like he's in rough shape per what I'm hearing in the Rose Bowl I mean, dude is 88. All things considered I thought he looked and sounded ok. It was a flash of nostalgia hearing his weakened voice. Every Rose Bowl I end up doing a Keith Jackson impression with a "whoaaaaa nelly! It's the granddaddy of em allllllll" He is sorely missed in college football and no one has come anywhere close to replacing him. God bless him.
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http://awfulannouncing.com/2017/brent-musburger-awkwardly-hoped-joe-mixon-has-a-nfl-career.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Brent....Brent...NO. Don't....Please....STOP. You didn't need to even bring this up to call the game. Let alone defend it... e: Calling my shot right now. This will be the last game Brent Musburger calls for ABC/ESPN. FuzzySkinner fucked around with this message at 05:36 on Jan 3, 2017 |
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Musberger posted:Apparently some people were very upset when I wished this man well at the next level. Let me make something perfectly clear: what he did with that young lady was brutal, uncalled for, he’s apologized—he was tearful, he got a second chance. He got a second chance from Bob Stoops. I happen to pull for people with second chances, okay? Let me make absolutely clear: I hope he has a wonderful career, and he teaches people with that brutal, violent video. OKAY!? Second down & nine. Um...what?
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