(10-07-2013 12:19 PM)GANG_GREEN Wrote: I thought this was a topic some would enjoy since I have read certain things, both good and bad, regarding our PBP guy.
Quote:Pete Roussel @coachingsearch
Hands down the weekend's best college football radio moment. Listen to Tulane's @NTGraff call the game-winner.
This guy calls him the best PBP radio announcer in college sports.
Coachingsearch.com
USM fans are probably the ones who will not suggest their announcer.
I've listened to Tulane's guy call baseball games. He's good and I like emotion in announcers, but he can be a bit histrionic for my liking. It seems like the guy needs to be put on suicide watch when Tulane is losing. Still, he's very knowledgeable and does his homework.
Jack Cristil (Mississippi State) was the best I've heard but he retired. His sense of humor--especially when State was losing--added so much. When State lost to Ole Miss something like 45-0 a few years back, he was reeling off classic one-liners (
http://www.secrant.com/rant/p/11039377/J...-Bowl.aspx).
The best one was during the post-game show, "And today's "Sonic Drive of the Game": My drive back to Tupelo."
Now, I'd probably go with another old-timer: Eli Gold (Bama). I'm in my 20's but even I have to admit, none of the newer announcers can hold a candle to that generation.
If we are talking about TV: Tons of people will disagree because he's the old guy who isn't as sharp as he used to be, but it is still Musberger, to me. I'd maybe say Gus Johnson if I heard him call more college games recently. March Madness is not the same without him.