an unwelcomed change of the guard
I have to confess that I was rather outraged when Channel 6 San Diego thought it was a good idea to replace the legendary Ron Burgandy with some blonde chick. I mean, first of all only a dude can properlly be a lead anchor (If you don't agree with me on this one, stop reading, you are not welcome on this blogsite)--second and most of all turnover sucks! I hate having turnover in something that I grow accustomed to. Imagine the outrage you would have felt coming home from work, sitting in your recliner with a beer to relax, turning on the news and the guy you've watched for years has been replaced by a chick! Well, thankfully i've never had to go through that (is someone working on the protest of Katie Couric doing CBS though? if not, I'm on it) but i am experiecing some frustration with the turnover in College football broadcasting this fall--it's alot. Many familiar faces are changing networks, times, and even leaving the business. It's annoying, i things the way they were. As far as i've read, the only crew that is staying put is that lousy chick who does the reject Big-10 game at noon on ESPN2. You grow accustomed to some of these announcers the way the people of San Diego grew accustomed to Ron Burgandy. Can't we all get them to just sign life-time contracts? Some of the major moves involve CBS's Todd Blackledge to ESPN, his replacement is the awful Gary Danielson form ABC. Ron Franklin, who is a legend to me, has been bumped to ESPN2. Keith Jackson is officially gone, and the atrosious Brent Musberger is ABC's 'go-to' tandem now. Here are some of the adustments:
http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/DD22/2006/05/25/ABC_and_ESPN_unveil_their_commentors_for_College_Football_in
http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2006/Columnists/MZ/GaryDanielson.htm
I hope there is some good chemistry, bad broadcasting can ruin a game (JP sports). But hey, on the bright side, at least there aren't anymore chick broadcasters!!
Anyone gonna miss a favorite announcer?? Who are best? Who are worst?
posted by Alex @ 2:55 PM
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At least the Gameday crew is still intact...they are easily the best. College Gameday should be a weekly ritual. Gosh I can't wait.
By the way, learn to spell your hero's name: it's Burgundy, not Burgandy.
well put my friend, and yes my spelling mistakes haunt all the way from those weekly tests in 5th grade.....
I wish we had seen a changing of the guard with Trev Alberts.
trev alberts getting himself fired is one of the most unfortunate cases of career suicide in my 23 years
i wasn't a huge Trev Alberts fan, but he was a world and half better than hospice bound Lou Holtz
i think trev was made to look that much better by a) the "talent" surrounding him and b)the "talent" replacing him. he also didn't kiss ND/Big 10 butt. maybe he was a little partial to uga (and the rest of the sec), but that makes him more correct than those that think the big 11 is the deepest conference in football and "notre dame should get the bcs bid because they're notre dame" (actual lou holtz quote)
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