If you have ever wondered where Ted got the line, "the dress is in the bag", you can thank the original Little Rascals. For full affect you can take the time to watch all 17:50, but the key line comes just after the 16:48 mark, when the little girl realizes the prize money will be hers as Spanky promised.
And here I thought Ted just had an odd calling card...turns out he was trying to culturally enrich me with classic black-and-white motion pictures. Dang
(08-15-2017 06:50 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote: [ -> ]Ted, don't ever stop using this. It's great knowing another Monarch "W" is about to be posted when "the dress is in the bag!" Tradition!
(08-15-2017 08:30 AM)ODUODUODU Wrote: [ -> ]How do we know that "Our Gang" did not get this from Ted?
Let's see. Shot in 1935. Ted would have to be -- say at least six. That makes him born in 1929. Hmm -- that makes Ted 98. Nah -- even Ted's not that old.
I work near opposing tv/radio crews all the time, what we get from Ted and Andy, Ted and Dave, Doug and Susan, and our soccer guys far exceeds the coverage/excitement/professionalism from our conference mates. A little schtick and homerism is needful, calling games like national crews/robots doesn't work at the home school level.
The only other CUSA announce teams that I would listen to are the two sets of UTEP announcers, English and Spanish, both are great; and Charlotte uses regional/national guys that cover the Carolina Panthers too, they are on a higher level IMO.
Most young announcers try to hard to be witty (looking for ESPN SC jobs), are over-talkative and put the focus on their call not the action, ODUSP guys tend to let the plays happen. In CUSA I would grade Charlotte, UTEP, ODU, USM, WKU, LT as the top tier in coverage (definitely homers but not egregious); FIU and FAU easily at the bottom.
For every good guy: Ted, Blaine, Jason Capel, Al Koken, Tim Scarborough, Todd Harris, Dick Tarrant, LaPhonso Ellis, there's a Mike Jarvis or heaven forbid John Thompson II. School coverage is just as varied.
The grass is rarely greener on the other side, save the leaving of Barefoot.
(08-15-2017 08:30 AM)ODUODUODU Wrote: [ -> ]How do we know that "Our Gang" did not get this from Ted?
Let's see. Shot in 1935. Ted would have to be -- say at least six. That makes him born in 1929. Hmm -- that makes Ted 98. Nah -- even Ted's not that old.
I love home games. I love televised road games. I love even more close proximity road games to which I can travel and put my own dress in its' bag. What do these have in common? I don't have to listen to Ted who is a great personality but a horrible play-by-play guy.
(08-15-2017 08:30 AM)ODUODUODU Wrote: [ -> ]How do we know that "Our Gang" did not get this from Ted?
Let's see. Shot in 1935. Ted would have to be -- say at least six. That makes him born in 1929. Hmm -- that makes Ted 98. Nah -- even Ted's not that old.
Cheers, Ted!
88, not 98.
I think its him!
Damn -- and I was a math major! Losing brain cells at warp speed.
While Ted can drive me crazy. Most often from getting overly excited by a play of the opposing team and sometimes not for an ODU play. It's the radio Ted, I gauge the happenings on the court or field by YOUR reaction. You work for ODU. You are allowed infinite homerism. As compared to most other college radio broadcasts I have listened to, and it's a bunch (I'll listen in to CNU, sometimes Liberty, Norfolk State, Hampton, etc, as well as some of the "big boys") he does a great job for us. Much better than many, many schools have. I think Doug Rippley is better, but that's just me. To have 2 capable sports radio broadcasting teams, we are pretty fortunate. I listened to a W&M football broadcast that sounded like it came from two guys in a fishing boat in Gloucester.
(08-15-2017 01:22 PM)LuckyLion Wrote: [ -> ]While Ted can drive me crazy. Most often from getting overly excited by a play of the opposing team and sometimes not for an ODU play. It's the radio Ted, I gauge the happenings on the court or field by YOUR reaction. You work for ODU. You are allowed infinite homerism. As compared to most other college radio broadcasts I have listened to, and it's a bunch (I'll listen in to CNU, sometimes Liberty, Norfolk State, Hampton, etc, as well as some of the "big boys") he does a great job for us. Much better than many, many schools have. I think Doug Rippley is better, but that's just me. To have 2 capable sports radio broadcasting teams, we are pretty fortunate. I listened to a W&M football broadcast that sounded like it came from two guys in a fishing boat in Gloucester.
Ripley does a better job of actually describing what is going on, whereas Ted is more a color guy
Ted's laughable at times when he tries so hard to come up with witty euphemism's and comes off like Norm Crosby. The absolute worst radio man was Jack Anckerson. He would pause between descriptions and miss a basket or whatever. More than once I would scream at the radio, Jack! JACK! What happened?!?!?!?
I don't believe he does. He gets caught in conversation on the LM broadcasts far too often and the basket or play made becomes an afterthought. And if they're playing crappy, and they have been for a while now, say it. Not this (paraphrase) "we're only down 13 with three to play. Well so and so just hit a 3; that's going to make it more difficult." Ya think?
(08-15-2017 01:22 PM)LuckyLion Wrote: [ -> ]While Ted can drive me crazy. Most often from getting overly excited by a play of the opposing team and sometimes not for an ODU play. It's the radio Ted, I gauge the happenings on the court or field by YOUR reaction. You work for ODU. You are allowed infinite homerism. As compared to most other college radio broadcasts I have listened to, and it's a bunch (I'll listen in to CNU, sometimes Liberty, Norfolk State, Hampton, etc, as well as some of the "big boys") he does a great job for us. Much better than many, many schools have. I think Doug Rippley is better, but that's just me. To have 2 capable sports radio broadcasting teams, we are pretty fortunate. I listened to a W&M football broadcast that sounded like it came from two guys in a fishing boat in Gloucester.
Ripley does a better job of actually describing what is going on, whereas Ted is more a color guy
Been saying this forever. We don't need the play by play guy to be so clever all the time.
All I want is a clear, unembellished description of the action, without vaudeville jokes
(08-15-2017 03:26 PM)jumpshooter Wrote: [ -> ]I don't believe he does. He gets caught in conversation on the LM broadcasts far too often and the basket or play made becomes an afterthought. And if they're playing crappy, and they have been for a while now, say it. Not this (paraphrase) "we're only down 13 with three to play. Well so and so just hit a 3; that's going to make it more difficult." Ya think?
Um, you do realize ODU pays him and (I am just guessing here) probably does not want him to say the team stinks, the coach stinks and the game is over (1/2 way thru the 2nd half). In fact it is just possible they want him to present positivity on all things ODU. If you have heard ODU wants him to be totally honest in his broadcasts just ignore my thoughts.
