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I like Ted and Uncle Dave...

(08-15-2017 04:45 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  All I want is a clear, unembellished description of the action, without vaudeville jokes

Me too!!

(08-15-2017 06:53 PM)ODUODUODU Wrote:  I like Ted and Uncle Dave...

Same here.

Ted is much better now than when he first started.

(08-15-2017 09:46 AM)HeadsetGuy Wrote:  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.

UTEP basketball guys are awesome, very approachable, and down to earth. Before the game they asked me about the Naw-Fuk pronunciation so they would get it right on the radio. They were trying to get a consensus since they heard it was a thing.

(08-16-2017 08:12 AM)ODUi Wrote:  

(08-15-2017 09:46 AM)HeadsetGuy Wrote:  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.

UTEP basketball guys are awesome, very approachable, and down to earth. Before the game they asked me about the Naw-Fuk pronunciation so they would get it right on the radio. They were trying to get a consensus since they heard it was a thing.

Still can't beat those Savannah State guys. They were the best.