OMG Texas kicker
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Glad to hear someone else notices it.
Apparently, over the last few years ESPN has made a point of instructing their on-air leads to start yelling like they're at a Monster Truck event (think "English version of typically Spanish-speaking soccer commentator"). Even the most mundane plays are announced with bombastic style - it's like they think their audience is the, "Ooooooo, look! Shiny thngs!" crowd and need to be whipped into a frenzy.
BTW, that was Joe Tessitore and he's become completely insufferable. Have to mute it most of the time when he's on - he gets muted almost as much as Beth Mowins and the other "sound like I have a head cold to deepen my voice" female announcers.
How I long for the days of the Keith Jackson style commentators.
As bad as our kicker.
I hope our 5-star recruit kicker gets us back to the type of kicker which has been our very reliable standard.
I hope our 5-star recruit kicker gets us back to the type of kicker which has been our very reliable standard.
There's a better than 80% chance we would have won THIS game with a good kicker, assuming the coach let him kick when it's time to kick.
We obviously don't go with statistical probabilities. Sometimes that works out and sometimes not.
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Sometimes I think Shane buys into his own "Beamer Ball" hype too much and gets too cute.
There are doctrines about game management that have been established over time. Go against them too often and you're going to blow yourself up.
I agree with you 100%. Shane thinks he is smarter than all of the coaches before him and doesn't need to go with the proven doctrine.
I was confused about what happened on that play. Did we line up to run a fake punt from inside the red zone? I was away from the TV momentarily and then looked back to see Kroeger in what looked to me like a punt formation - which seemed ludicrous.
That's how Tessitore has always called games.Glad to hear someone else notices it.
Apparently, over the last few years ESPN has made a point of instructing their on-air leads to start yelling like they're at a Monster Truck event (think "English version of typically Spanish-speaking soccer commentator"). Even the most mundane plays are announced with bombastic style - it's like they think their audience is the, "Ooooooo, look! Shiny thngs!" crowd and need to be whipped into a frenzy.
BTW, that was Joe Tessitore and he's become completely insufferable. Have to mute it most of the time when he's on - he gets muted almost as much as Beth Mowins and the other "sound like I have a head cold to deepen my voice" female announcers.
How I long for the days of the Keith Jackson style commentators.
I don't remember him being as crazed/bombastic sounding as he's been the last couple years. And it's obvious it's some sort of directive in announcing style because almost all the ESPN "talent" is doing it to some degree.
It's annoying at best and ridiculous for certain; nothing professional sounding about it. I guess it's about appealing to the drunk BWW crowd who "never let a hunch go to waste" while placing bets on their phones from the bar while they're half-lit.
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