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Billy Packer is done!
Posted: July 14th, 2008, 7:36 am
by flamefan
Accordin to the Miami Herald and Mike and Mike Billy Packer has called his last Final Four. He will be replaced by Clark Kellog on the lead announce team for CBS. I guess he shouldn't have said this game is over between UNC and KU 8 minutes in. An announcement is expected later today.
Posted: July 14th, 2008, 8:55 am
by thepostman
never was a billy packer fan...actually i found him incredibly annoying....
Posted: July 14th, 2008, 9:22 am
by WinthropEagleFan
Best sports news I've heard in a while.
Posted: July 14th, 2008, 9:39 am
by flameshaw
Billy Packer was an ACC wh---. Hope he enjoys a well deserved retirement.
Posted: July 14th, 2008, 12:04 pm
by LUconn
He was the one guy in sports that both fans of the 2 opposing teams he was calling could feel like he was completely rooting against them. It takes practice to be that bad. He also harped on miscalls way too much.
Posted: July 14th, 2008, 5:30 pm
by JDUB
Posted: July 14th, 2008, 6:10 pm
by flamesbball84
I read that apparently Duke and many, many schools wrote and told CBS not to allow Packer to announce their home games...
Posted: July 14th, 2008, 6:18 pm
by JDUB
i doubt that. he'd been commentating them for years, i doubt they would make him stop now. they knew he'd step down soon, he is old
Posted: July 14th, 2008, 9:21 pm
by LUconn
well, he didn't retire. I wonder if he will. Or I wonder if ESPN will grab him.
Posted: July 14th, 2008, 9:29 pm
by Sly Fox
I wonder if Billy's ego could handle the level of opportunities he'll have available? I believe the answer is no and ultimately he'll go into semi-retirement doing just a few key events for someone.
Posted: July 14th, 2008, 10:50 pm
by Realist
I listen to Mark Packer's (his son) show on the way to work. Not sure if you guys get that up there, but all the calls today were how much everyone loved him etc. I wonder how many people they called up and paid to get them to do that. I've never actually met anyone who liked Billy Packer. It almost made me puke listening to those calls.
Posted: July 15th, 2008, 2:29 am
by givemethemic
I like Packer and his son Mark does have a good show down in Charlotte, the closest station that he is on up this way is 850 the buzz in Raleigh...I just like the fact that he was not like everyone else...But he will have plenty of options and will more than likely stay with Raycom..He does pretty good outside of TV in his line of work...
Posted: July 15th, 2008, 8:29 am
by bigsmooth
packer is not working with raycom either according to most reports.
Posted: July 15th, 2008, 7:40 pm
by Fumblerooskies
I am so glad to see that Packer quickly found another job
Posted: July 15th, 2008, 9:57 pm
by Hold My Own
Yeah...I think he announced that he's done announcing today....if that sentence made any sense
Posted: July 15th, 2008, 10:32 pm
by givemethemic
bigsmooth wrote:packer is not working with raycom either according to most reports.
That is correct now.. The people that I talked too about it said that he still was thinking about but is really looking forward to his new ventures in the game...
Posted: July 15th, 2008, 10:36 pm
by JDUB
givemethemic wrote:bigsmooth wrote:packer is not working with raycom either according to most reports.
That is correct now.. The people that I talked too about it said that he still was thinking about but is really looking forward to his new ventures in the game...
wow, don't ya think he's a little old to play??
Posted: July 15th, 2008, 10:38 pm
by givemethemic
He would help dook this year I am sure
Posted: July 15th, 2008, 10:39 pm
by JDUB
hahahha... not going there
Posted: July 16th, 2008, 1:09 am
by Hold My Own
I thought they said on PTI that he is done announcing period....not just with CBS