Yeah I'll bet that Sugar Bowl where he tried to defend Mixon was the end for him, he got a lot of criticism from all sides. And as everybody remembers him drooling over Katherine Webb like the foolish old man he was/is. Although she should thank him for it, as it raised her national profile quite a bit. But in general I liked Brent, he did have a distinctive voice and way of calling the game. He called quite a few Irish games and I don't remember ever saying I wish we had somebody else calling the game. He had a lot of color partners over the years, he was good with Herbie when they worked together. But it's time. I thought it interesting that in his retirement he's moving to Vegas to help a family member set up a Sports Book.
Gulp, hmmm I was appreciating the aspects of Miss Webb myself at the moment... I always thought he was a Notre dame homer when Miami played them...
Scott, I couldn't stand his cliches and once he latched onto a theme everything that happened in the game after that he tied to that theme. Whether it was logical or not. I really didn't like to listen to his games. :x
Funny, Ralph, I thoought the opposite. I guess if you can make both sides dislike you, you must be doing a good job. Play-by-play announcers in all sports probably are among the the most polarizing figures on TV. I guess the measure of success is how long your career lasts. He's retiring at 77, so objectively it looks like he was successful.
He was always a champion of 'swagger' and he loved any team that was equal parts taunt to talent. We're gonna need a new drinking game now. Thankfully, we still have Herbie.
Everyone has an opinion on football commentators. In my opinion, the Fowler-Herbstreit combo is white noise. I'm sure others think they're OK.
I don't mind Herbstreit, or Danielson. There are so many games on so many different networks now that I honestly don't know the names of many announcers anymore. I don't like Jesse Palmer although he would probably be the best head coach in the history of sports. :wink:
Never liked Mussberber after he was rude to my cousin 25 or 30 years ago when she was a flight attendant (stewardess back then).