Favorite announcers in Sports today?

Favorite announcers in Sports today?#229785

By sweetnahmah1 - January 30th, 2009, 8:00 pm

- January 30th, 2009, 8:00 pm #229785

now that we know everyone's least favorite, who are your favorite announcers in sports?

My favorite that I can think of:
Verne Lundquist
Bill Raftery
Al Michaels
Jay Bilas
Bryant Gumbel hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaah SIKE!

TDDance234 wrote:Liberty Athletics: Great for 2/3 of the season. Suck at the end.

#229790

By flamesbball84 - January 30th, 2009, 8:26 pm

- January 30th, 2009, 8:26 pm #229790

i dont really pay attention to the announcers in anything other than basketball, so here goes:

Jimmy Dykes, Jay Bilas, Bob Knight, Steve Lavin, Greg Anthony (he's with CBS and does college games now), Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy.

#229792

By HenryGale - January 30th, 2009, 8:32 pm

- January 30th, 2009, 8:32 pm #229792

As much as I hate the Cowboys....I think that Troy Aikman does a good job for Fox FB.

You are up a river of excrement in a native american water vessel without any means of propulsion

**R.I.P JT 4-28-09**

#229801

By PAmedic - January 30th, 2009, 10:00 pm

- January 30th, 2009, 10:00 pm #229801

close to THIS thread http://flamefans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9497 but its still true that if you don't vote for Harry Kalas you're WRONG

JLFJR wrote:Thanks for your input, PA! Very helpful.

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#229808

By Fumblerooskies - January 30th, 2009, 10:33 pm

- January 30th, 2009, 10:33 pm #229808

Charlie Steiner...great on baseball and LA Dodgers
Don Sutton...now back with the Braves...but on radio only

#229809

By sweetnahmah1 - January 30th, 2009, 10:33 pm

- January 30th, 2009, 10:33 pm #229809

PAmedic wrote:close to THIS thread http://flamefans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9497 but its still true that if you don't vote for Harry Kalas you're WRONG

How the heck did I forget him, he's on the top of my list being a Phillie Phan.

TDDance234 wrote:Liberty Athletics: Great for 2/3 of the season. Suck at the end.

#229827

By PAmedic - January 31st, 2009, 2:52 am

- January 31st, 2009, 2:52 am #229827

glad I could help

JLFJR wrote:Thanks for your input, PA! Very helpful.

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#229832

By 71FLAME - January 31st, 2009, 8:25 am

- January 31st, 2009, 8:25 am #229832

Dan Shulman (sp?)

#229848

By thepostman - January 31st, 2009, 11:40 am

- January 31st, 2009, 11:40 am #229848

why BJ Williams of course...how has he not made the list?? you guys are slipping!!

Re: Favorite announcers in Sports today?#229862

By LUconn - January 31st, 2009, 12:51 pm

- January 31st, 2009, 12:51 pm #229862

Bill Raftery
Jay Bilas

These 2 are in another world of sports announcing. Everybody else doesn't have a clue.

I also like Phil Sims. There's also a guy who does both football and college basketball who screams the play by play for anything average and above. I can't think of his name though and I've spent the last 10 minutes trying to look him up. He works for CBS and seems to do a lot of Bills games. He's entertaining because everything seems so excting. ROSCOE PARISH DOWN THE SIDELINE! ROSCOE PARISH ON THE 2 YARD RECEPTION!

edit: I found a youtube of him

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It's like he just won the lottery.

*please disregard this post if dated before 2017 and accept my apologies*

#229881

By sweetnahmah1 - January 31st, 2009, 2:00 pm

- January 31st, 2009, 2:00 pm #229881

Gus Johnson! Forgot about him too. He's great.

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TDDance234 wrote:Liberty Athletics: Great for 2/3 of the season. Suck at the end.

#229944

By BJWilliams - January 31st, 2009, 6:11 pm

- January 31st, 2009, 6:11 pm #229944

thepostman wrote:why BJ Williams of course...how has he not made the list?? you guys are slipping!!

Hahaha...thanks man...I talked to 90.9 and Im hoping to do baseball and/or softball this semester.

Liberty Class of 2009
2007 AND 2008 Big South Football Champions
2014 FCS Playoff Qualifier

#229957

By JMUDukes - January 31st, 2009, 6:44 pm

- January 31st, 2009, 6:44 pm #229957

Can I getta "NO FLAGS! NO FLAGS!!!!"

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i loveeee Schikman, a homer just like he's supposed to be

#232493

By 71FLAME - February 9th, 2009, 12:05 pm

- February 9th, 2009, 12:05 pm #232493

Anybody listen to Dan Patrick's radio program? ...very entertaining for sports talk

#232495

By RagingTireFire - February 9th, 2009, 12:19 pm

- February 9th, 2009, 12:19 pm #232495

Chris Colinsworth

Is this mercy-killing or cross-pollenation?
Only the strawberry knows.

#232500

By olldflame - February 9th, 2009, 1:11 pm

- February 9th, 2009, 1:11 pm #232500

Ron Wolfley (Voice of the Arizona Cardinals)

You've GOT to be KIDDING me!!!!

#232534

By JMUDukes - February 9th, 2009, 3:49 pm

- February 9th, 2009, 3:49 pm #232534

71FLAME wrote:Anybody listen to Dan Patrick's radio program? ...very entertaining for sports talk

yeah he had Mickey Matthews on during the season...he said he got rejected when he applied to JMU

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#232541

By Ed Dantes - February 9th, 2009, 4:09 pm

- February 9th, 2009, 4:09 pm #232541

I can't stand Harry Kalas on football games.

Best announcers: Vin Scully, Gus Johnson (when appropriate), Keith Hernandez, Marv Albert, Kenny Albert is okay, Joe Buck (but not for football), Troy Aikman does a fine job, Gary Thorne for hockey, Ian Eagle, James Brown as a studio host, Bob Costas when he doesn't have to appeal to the dumb viewer ("did you ever wonder why they call it a foul pole when it's in fair territory?"), Cris Collinsworth (but not on the NFL Network, he talks too much there), Al Michaels, and Jim Nantz.

"You won't have Nixon to kick around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference." - Richard Nixon
"You won't have Dantes to kick around any more, because, members of Flame Fans, this is my last post." - Ed Dantes

#232549

By sweetnahmah1 - February 9th, 2009, 4:55 pm

- February 9th, 2009, 4:55 pm #232549

Ed Dantes wrote:I can't stand Harry Kalas on football games.

Best announcers: Vin Scully, Gus Johnson (when appropriate), Keith Hernandez, Marv Albert, Kenny Albert is okay, Joe Buck (but not for football), Troy Aikman does a fine job, Gary Thorne for hockey, Ian Eagle, James Brown as a studio host, Bob Costas when he doesn't have to appeal to the dumb viewer ("did you ever wonder why they call it a foul pole when it's in fair territory?"), Cris Collinsworth (but not on the NFL Network, he talks too much there), Al Michaels, and Jim Nantz.

Kalas doesn't announce football games, he's just the voice of NFL films.

TDDance234 wrote:Liberty Athletics: Great for 2/3 of the season. Suck at the end.

#232558

By 71FLAME - February 9th, 2009, 5:14 pm

- February 9th, 2009, 5:14 pm #232558

Marv Albert is a testament to just how much it takes to destroy a career.

#232573

By Ed Dantes - February 9th, 2009, 6:28 pm

- February 9th, 2009, 6:28 pm #232573

sweetnahmah1 wrote:
Ed Dantes wrote:I can't stand Harry Kalas on football games.

Best announcers: Vin Scully, Gus Johnson (when appropriate), Keith Hernandez, Marv Albert, Kenny Albert is okay, Joe Buck (but not for football), Troy Aikman does a fine job, Gary Thorne for hockey, Ian Eagle, James Brown as a studio host, Bob Costas when he doesn't have to appeal to the dumb viewer ("did you ever wonder why they call it a foul pole when it's in fair territory?"), Cris Collinsworth (but not on the NFL Network, he talks too much there), Al Michaels, and Jim Nantz.

Kalas doesn't announce football games, he's just the voice of NFL films.

Kalas does national broadcasts for Westwood One. When I ran the board for a local sports radio affiliate, I had to suffer through him every Sunday.

"You won't have Nixon to kick around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference." - Richard Nixon
"You won't have Dantes to kick around any more, because, members of Flame Fans, this is my last post." - Ed Dantes

#232579

By Ed Dantes - February 9th, 2009, 7:34 pm

- February 9th, 2009, 7:34 pm #232579

HenryGale wrote:As much as I hate the Cowboys....I think that Troy Aikman does a good job for Fox FB.

You're exactly right about that Henry, Troy Aikman does a good job. He's the only guy who can weave a triple negative into a sentence: "I'm not so sure that if you don't get it here that you don't call timeout."

"You won't have Nixon to kick around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference." - Richard Nixon
"You won't have Dantes to kick around any more, because, members of Flame Fans, this is my last post." - Ed Dantes

#232705

By Schfourteenteen - February 9th, 2009, 10:41 pm

- February 9th, 2009, 10:41 pm #232705

Anybody seem to think Aikman is pro Philly in his announcing?

#232719

By dompennix - February 9th, 2009, 11:56 pm

- February 9th, 2009, 11:56 pm #232719

SCAR!!!

#233008

By truedrewdawg87 - February 11th, 2009, 11:22 am

- February 11th, 2009, 11:22 am #233008

I really enjoy Vern Lundquist, Bill Rafferty, Jay Bilas, Joe Buck (when not doing football), Ron Franklin (does a great job covering college basketball and football for ESPN), Tim Brando is great on FOX Sports ACC Sunday Night Hoops and I think Mike Tirico does a good job on ESPN as well.

Can't stand
Phil Simms
Jim Nantz
Billy Packer (thank God he retired)
Tom Hammond and Pat Hayden on NBC (I love Notre Dame football but I've never been able to figure out why the network that broadcasts EVERY home game would hire two guys that sound like they would give up their firstborn child and one of their legs to see the Irish never win another game)
Mark May on ESPN makes me want to punch a hole in my TV