Who is your favorite football announcer/commentator?
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Everyone is going to hate everyone, so these discussions always kinda suck. I for one like Collinsworth a lot. He sees things others don't see and he's also a big time partner in the PFF operation.
I also love ole Gary Danielson because he similarly finds things others don't. I thought Greg McElroy also showed a lot of promise as a rookie calling games last season. He was phenomenal.
Can't stand Gus Johnson. He would be awesome on radio, but the schtick is excessive on TV.
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Really miss Sumerall and Madden. They personified football. Gruden is my favorite because he calls out the refs and the unbearable amount of penalties. he always says to "let them play the game" so, yea, Gruden. Chris Collinsworth hates Cleveland and Al Michaels must have Alzheimer's. But Mike Mayock is really good on Thursdays.
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I loved Curt Gowdy & Al deRogatis, Pat Summerall & Tom Brookshier for the throwback classic guys.
Somebody mentioned Enberg & Olsen- they never put their pom poms down for Elway & Fouts. I always thought they were biased for the western NFL cities.
Today's tv play-by-play guys are too much into the hype, but I do like Troy Aikman & Gary Danielson as analysts. Mike Patrick on ESPN might be the best play-by-play guy now.
Gib Shanley painted the best picture for me on the radio. Jim Donovan never tells us where the ball is half the time, other than that he's fine.
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I loved Curt Gowdy & Al deRogatis, Pat Summerall & Tom Brookshier for the throwback classic guys.
Somebody mentioned Enberg & Olsen- they never put their pom poms down for Elway & Fouts. I always thought they were biased for the western NFL cities.
Today's tv play-by-play guys are too much into the hype, but I do like Troy Aikman & Gary Danielson as analysts. Mike Patrick on ESPN might be the best play-by-play guy now.
Gib Shanley painted the best picture for me on the radio. Jim Donovan never tells us where the ball is half the time, other than that he's fine.
I loved Curt Gowdy & Al deRogatis, Pat Summerall & Tom Brookshier for the throwback classic guys.
Somebody mentioned Enberg & Olsen- they never put their pom poms down for Elway & Fouts. I always thought they were biased for the western NFL cities.
Today's tv play-by-play guys are too much into the hype, but I do like Troy Aikman & Gary Danielson as analysts. Mike Patrick on ESPN might be the best play-by-play guy now.
Gib Shanley painted the best picture for me on the radio. Jim Donovan never tells us where the ball is half the time, other than that he's fine.
OMG- I was just going to put up a post voting Gowdy as the WORST of all time- and it's not even close. (Short of Myron Cope- who should have been doing Maypo commercials when Arnold Stang retired) 1\2 the time Curt didn't even know who in the hell was playing and his commentary sucked.
I'd vote for Enberg and Olsen as best. And I always enjoyed John Madden's commentary.
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Jim muthafuckin Donovan bitches
Agreed, I completely forgot how good he is with the Browns.
Agreed, I completely forgot how good he is with the Browns.
If you ever move out of the Buckeye State and listen to these other Hacks on NFL Ticket Browns Football is never the same with no Jim Donovan period.. Ernie Harwell still best ever in all sports..
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Timmay!!!
Ohhh Nellie!!
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Al Michaels has been solid for decades. No BS, just calls it and will even mix in "forbidden" gambling lines.
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I always liked Dick Enberg and Merlin Olson.
Cris Collinsworth and Jon Gruden are fucking awful.
I always liked Dick Enberg and Merlin Olson.
Cris Collinsworth and Jon Gruden are fucking awful.
Me too w/ Enberg and Olson!
One guy that was nauseating was Dan Druff Dierdorf. Every time he'd brag about what he did back when telephones were wall mounted with a circular dial, Boomer's Esia's Son used to piss him off with perfectly timed smart ass.
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Grew up on Jim Graner and Gib Shanley doing Browns games.
Since your question didn't limit it to NFL broadcasters you have to include Keith Jackson as a college football announcer.....not so much pro.
Another guy's voice associate with college was Lindsay Nelson.
Again, back in the day Ray Scott I think did all the Packers games on TV it seemed.
Sorry....but Doug Dieken is bad. He may know his stuff, but he is not articulate.
Musberger is much better as a play by play guy than he was as a studio host.
Gowdy probably was much better as a hunting and fishing announcer
Lynn Swann was probably the worst ever....he could seemingly hardly speak English.
But, the best duo.....I will go with Z and Summerall/Brookshire.
And you know what? When OJ gets out of jail I would like to see him do announcing again.....just for the pure irony/fun/ridiculousness of it.
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You can't have a list of worst-ever without mentioning Myron Cope.
Dear bleeding Christ.
That screeching voice and the most non-objective commentary ever. Perhaps only equaled by the
Atlanta Braves broadcasters (Skip Carey, etc.) on the Superstation in the '90's. Incapable of acknowledging
a good play by the opposing team while waxing on and on and on over the must mundane and routine
plays by the home team.
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In basketball, the best ever Joe Tate hands down.
I like Donovan a lot. Deacon blows. Michaels great. Nev Chandler, Summerall great names from the past.
The stark contrast between Bill Hillgrove and Myron Cope made the most entertaining pair ever...the cool, calm, professional play by play of Hillgrove, next to the wicky wacky Cope and his tirades...funny as fuck.
In baseball absolutely abhor Tom Hamilton, worst ever...the over the top exuberance, and his "oh the humanity" reactions...its eyeball rolling.
The best in baseball.. Vin Skully. Professional, cool, calm, and collected, Skully is the only announcer that can project the excitement of the game to the listener without having an orgasm like Hamilton.
That takes skill because its only baseball after all.
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Nev Chandler. Pandemonium palace
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Grew up on Jim Graner and Gib Shanley doing Browns games.
Since your question didn't limit it to NFL broadcasters you have to include Keith Jackson as a college football announcer.....not so much pro.
Another guy's voice associate with college was Lindsay Nelson.
Again, back in the day Ray Scott I think did all the Packers games on TV it seemed.
Sorry....but Doug Dieken is bad. He may know his stuff, but he is not articulate.
Musberger is much better as a play by play guy than he was as a studio host.
Gowdy probably was much better as a hunting and fishing announcer
Lynn Swann was probably the worst ever....he could seemingly hardly speak English.
But, the best duo.....I will go with Z and Summerall/Brookshire.
And you know what? When OJ gets out of jail I would like to see him do announcing again.....just for the pure irony/fun/ridiculousness of it.
Grew up on Jim Graner and Gib Shanley doing Browns games.
Since your question didn't limit it to NFL broadcasters you have to include Keith Jackson as a college football announcer.....not so much pro.
Another guy's voice associate with college was Lindsay Nelson.
Again, back in the day Ray Scott I think did all the Packers games on TV it seemed.
Sorry....but Doug Dieken is bad. He may know his stuff, but he is not articulate.
Musberger is much better as a play by play guy than he was as a studio host.
Gowdy probably was much better as a hunting and fishing announcer
Lynn Swann was probably the worst ever....he could seemingly hardly speak English.
But, the best duo.....I will go with Z and Summerall/Brookshire.
And you know what? When OJ gets out of jail I would like to see him do announcing again.....just for the pure irony/fun/ridiculousness of it.
Maybe OJ can do some NASCAR
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You can't have a list of worst-ever without mentioning Myron Cope.
Dear bleeding Christ.
That screeching voice and the most non-objective commentary ever. Perhaps only equaled by the
Atlanta Braves broadcasters (Skip Carey, etc.) on the Superstation in the '90's. Incapable of acknowledging
a good play by the opposing team while waxing on and on and on over the must mundane and routine
plays by the home team.
You can't have a list of worst-ever without mentioning Myron Cope.
Dear bleeding Christ.
That screeching voice and the most non-objective commentary ever. Perhaps only equaled by the
Atlanta Braves broadcasters (Skip Carey, etc.) on the Superstation in the '90's. Incapable of acknowledging
a good play by the opposing team while waxing on and on and on over the must mundane and routine
plays by the home team.
Oh you're just mad Cope made fun of the browns a lot lol.
Seriously though, when Cope was the lead play by play guy yes, agree, a bit hard to take...but when Hillgrove started doing the play by play, Copes function became to add his 2 cents, like Deacon. Except Deacon is boring, Cope was hilarious, a looney tune.
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Too hard for me to pin down just one guy.
I liked Madden, Jackson some of Grudden's stuff even is nice. I will say, if it wasn't for Musberger, the Bucks wouldn't have some of those legendary calls.
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You can't have a list of worst-ever without mentioning Myron Cope.
Dear bleeding Christ.
That screeching voice and the most non-objective commentary ever. Perhaps only equaled by the
Atlanta Braves broadcasters (Skip Carey, etc.) on the Superstation in the '90's. Incapable of acknowledging
a good play by the opposing team while waxing on and on and on over the must mundane and routine
plays by the home team.
You can't have a list of worst-ever without mentioning Myron Cope.
Dear bleeding Christ.
That screeching voice and the most non-objective commentary ever. Perhaps only equaled by the
Atlanta Braves broadcasters (Skip Carey, etc.) on the Superstation in the '90's. Incapable of acknowledging
a good play by the opposing team while waxing on and on and on over the must mundane and routine
plays by the home team.
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Stuart said:
Oh you're just mad Cope made fun of the browns a lot lol.
Seriously though, when Cope was the lead play by play guy yes, agree, a bit hard to take...but when Hillgrove started doing the play by play, Copes function became to add his 2 cents, like Deacon. Except Deacon is boring, Cope was hilarious, a looney tune.
Nope, Cope was horrible- except to Steeler Homers. Grating voice, and was pointed out before- homer city. Only surpassed in recent times by Dave Lapham of Bungle radio.
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