Ten College Football Personalities We Can Do Without
by Jay Coulter on Jun 19, 2009 3:00 AM CDT
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Make it stop!
Today we continue looking at the best and worst television personalities in college football. Many of you had some great comments from Monday's post and pointed out a few good ones that were left off the list - Jill Arrington being the biggest omission.
We'll finish up by looking at the ten worst television personalities in college football. By my judgment these are a few of the big names we could all do without. As always, feel free to jump in and give your two cents.
Here goes...
Gary Danielson - The former Purdue and Detroit Lions quarterback has always seemed like a strange choice for SEC football. Taking over for Todd Blackledge after he bolted for ESPN, the CBS color analyst struggles to relate to southern viewers. Maybe it's his Big 10 upbringing or his northern accent. Whatever it is, it just doesn't play in Dixie. While Blackledge has bonded with SEC fans, Danielson is just not a fit.
Kirk Herbstreit - When Herbstreit initially took over for Craig James on College GameDay, he seemed to be the perfect replacement. He knew his football and came across as a guy you wanted to have a beer with and watch the game. As his popularity has grown, the more pompous the former Ohio State quarterback has become. These days he's plain nauseating to watch.
Holly Rowe - Some things in life you just can't explain. Holly Rowe fits in that category. How she continues to get the top games as sideline reporter on ESPN ahead of Erin Andrews and Bonnie Bernstein is one of the great mysteries of television. It's a question that many drunken men have asked themselves on Saturday nights in the fall.
Spencer Tillman - The former Oklahoma Sooner star wears more makeup on set than Boy George did in 1986. Serving as Tim Brando's sidekick on the CBS College Football Show, Tillman's comments are often overshadowed by his unusual look. Lose some of the makeup Spencer and you may work your way off the list next season.
Lou Holtz - It's still hard to believe this guy won a national championship at Notre Dame and is a best selling author. Believe it or not kids, in his day he really was credible.
John Saunders - Very few Canadians can do college football right. Saunders joins former Florida quarterback Jesse Palmer as a north of the border strikeout. As studio host for the ABC College Football Pregame Show, Saunders teamed up with former Auburn Coach Terry Bowden to create one of the worst duos in sports history. Thankfully, the network took mercy on its fans and exiled Bowden a few years back. Unfortunately, Saunders remains.
Pam Ward - The Maryland graduate holds the distinction of having the most annoying voice in all of college football. Serving as play-by-play person for ESPN's early Big 10 telecasts on Saturday afternoon, she's been called a pioneer. Others just call the experiment a train wreck. Hasn't the Big 10 been through enough already?
Mark May - Is there a more bland voice in all of college football? One of the hot new drinking games on college campuses these days is to take a shot of liquor every time May references his playing days at Pittsburgh. I believe Bruce Springsteen's Glory Days was written with him in mind.
Andre Ware - Nothing says "this game sucks" more than seeing Ware as part of the broadcast team. Maybe the former Heisman Trophy winner is not so bad. I guess if I was tasked with talking about Syracuse and Buffalo every week, I'd be just as boring. Ware makes the list, but just barely. There's still hope for the old Houston quarterback.
Desmond Howard - Simply put, the former Michigan great is just plain bad. Of all the talent out there, how ESPN settled on him to be the fourth man on its franchise college football show is beyond me. Who would have thought that Heisman pose in Ann Arbor back in 1991 would be a gravy train for years to come?
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I agree about Kirk. He will always push USC and Oklahoma no matter who the SEC puts in contention for the National Championship.
Holly is not as bad as many of you guys say. She might not fit the Barbie Doll image, but she is knowledgable about the game.
Lou knows his stuff. Yeah he is goofy, but the guy has been around a long time and was successful more than once. Respect your elders.
I completely agree with you about Herbstreit.
To hear him talk about USC the way he does all the time you’d think that he went to school there. I’d be willing to bet that many younger casual viewers of the show don’t even realize he played quarterback at Ohio State, because he’s always bowing down to USC and Pete Carroll. Pff, give me a break Kirk Turdstreit.
War Eagle
Don't get me started on Pam Ward
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZUMXkHLqAI
You ever notice how the noon Big 10 games look like they’re being filmed from a blimp or NASA satellite?
I’m okay with Danielson because he knows Xs and Os better than most and actually takes the time to explain it, unlike nearly every other color commentator out there. I’m also generally okay with Herbstreit, though he does have his annoying moments, and for the record, he was for Florida above USC last season. Herbie is one of the most misunderstood people at that network, I think.
Ware is handicapped by the rest of the ESPN staff’s inability to stop gushing over him being a former Heisman winner. Howard is too, but as far as I can tell, he brings nothing to the table except an oversized, cheesy grin. I haven’t once felt enlightened by any of his segments.
Holtz is okay as long as you take him for the comedic relief he is. What you expect of him drastically can change your opinion of him.
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Any of you people
talk bad about Holly Rowe and I will FIGHT you. That’s no lie!
by War Eagle Atlanta on Jun 19, 2009 9:51 AM CDT reply actions
unlike Erin Andrews, Holly Rowe is actually a good interviewer and knows what the hell she’s talking about…if only they could give her a makeover.
by suicidewatch on Jun 22, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
I once saw Gary Danielson in the Memphis airport
He looked utterly confused
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
Don't worry ...
… bagmen for Albert Means almost always look confused. Confused or dead. Ask Logan Young.
True story
Lou Holtz is one of the highest paid motivational speakers on the motivational circuit right now. No lie.
People are paying for cheap newspaper magic tricks and Dr. Lou
Excuse me while I go commit ritualistic Japanese suicide, known as seppuku, as I can no longer live in a world that allows this.
"What's got two thumbs and loves SUVs from Gadsden? THIS GUY!"
I made $700
Picking the opposite of Mark May 2 yrs ago. No BS.
by SandMountainTiger on Jun 19, 2009 12:04 PM CDT reply actions
I'd like to add
Brent Musburger to the list. His obsession with USC and the Pac-10 is ridiculous and annoying.
"Tigers make history. Undefeated, unmatched, undeniably the best team in Auburn football history, and the best team in the nation. They are YOUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, Auburn fans. The TIGERS are 13-0!" -- Rod Bramblett, AU Network, 01.03.05
No love for Desmond Howard?
I actually like what he does on College Gameday, but I digress…
War Eagle
I think Holly Rowe digs up....
……more info than the Erin Andrews babe-a-thon segments. Rowe’s eavesdropping, quizzing folks, and getting the scoop. When Andrews interviews someone, they are just about at the point of hyperventilation. Intelligent statement from a male at that range? No sir.
……I like Danielson’s insights, if not his accent. I think Andre Ware knows his stuff, too, especially passing strategy. Ware was part of one of those college teams that put 90 points a game on the cupcakes, never letting up. They called it run ‘n’ shoot, but it was really a lot of the same stuff that’s called Pirateball/AirRaid, now.
……Most announcers can be irritating at times, but I lived through Monday Nights with Howard Cosell. Corso and Holtz would LOVE to be that irritating! They’re not even CLOSE. Cosell loved the Dolphins. "Ma-REEN-no, ta Mark “SUP-ah DUP-ah, touchdown, Dolphins!” He did us all a great favor when he uttered, “LOOK at that little monkey run!” and the ABC brass canned him.
gotta disagree
Holly Rowe is a good interviewer and knows what she is talking about. she might not be a looker, but i thought it was about football? if i wanna look at hotchicks i just look around at the girls watching games with me on saturdays.
Lou Holtz entertains me with his ridiculousness and Notre Dame homerism. unlike Corso who i want to put on a rocket and shoot into the sun. i’d rather watch Mark May taunt him than Herbiebot and Corso be douchebags.
Mark May, Mark May, Mark May
The SEC could win 10 NC’s in a row and he would still poor-mouth us. I’m sick of him!
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