afparent Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Originally posted by Blondie EXCUSE ME??? What the heck does THAT mean? Women don't know football? Whatever. I believe I have proven over the last years I have been here that THIS woman knows football. Blondie you go Blondie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MumboSauce Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 pretty much agree with what most said here *lol* I'd be redundant. baldinger..bleh...mass bleh... suprise...we like Aiken and Moose? yikes! *lol* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW31 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I know this is sorta OT, but if you guys are tired of cowboy players announcing games, than you should know DW has had a job on fox 2 years before he retired.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denverdan Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Originally posted by bubba9497 Baldinger/Maas clone.... must.... be......stopped....:hammer: Let us not forget the Brent Jones/Randy Cross clone is also out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie5 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Baldinger is the lowest of the low (maybe even worse than Madden). He tries to sound like Matt Millen used to when he (unfortunately) did games for Fox. Just an awful know-nothing. He makes me pine for Bill Maas, whom I used to think was the worst. I can't believe Baldinger has a job in broadcasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofluid Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Get rid of Buck first. Baldinger provides amusement. When the camera pans on him, and Kenny Albert is talking Baldy is just so excited to start talking. He starts smiling and getting these tics. Plus with Baldinger we get the added luxury of being able to see Kenny's misshaped head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denverdan Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Its not going to be Buck. http://www.startribune.com/stories/510/5183391.html Fox won't pull the plug on Buck Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad, Star Tribune January 13, 2005 RED0113 It all makes sense ... in the theater of the absurd. To summarize on Day Four of Moongate (that national sensation introduced by Randy Moss' wiggling rear end): Vikings owner Red McCombs demanded Wednesday that Fox television remove Moss' chief critic from its announcing team for Sunday's divisional playoff game against Philadelphia. Executives for Fox, the bastion of entertainment integrity that brought "Who's Your Daddy?" to America's living room, feigned journalistic outrage and promised that play-by-play announcer Joe Buck would call the game. "I find it all very unfortunate," Fox Sports President Ed Goren said. "Joe Buck is a three-time Emmy award-winning announcer. He's one of the classiest young men in all of broadcasting, and any organization would be proud of Joe Buck working for them. I'm sorry it has evolved to this. Did Joe Buck intentionally skew public perception of Randy Moss' TD celebration?"We should be talking about a football game on Sunday and nothing more. That's been our approach all along." Buck, who has parlayed his fame into starring roles in beer advertisements, could not be reached for comment but was said to be surprised that McCombs had taken such a dramatic stance. In an interview Monday, Buck said, "I would have been ashamed of myself and disappointed if I didn't say something. ... It was [Moss'] decision to do that, and my job is to react pretty much as things happen." Sunday, Buck called Moss' pantomimed mooning of Lambeau Field "disgusting" on the air and, later in interviews, suggested he was most upset by what he thought was Moss rubbing his backside against the goalpost. In a letter faxed Wednesday to Fox, McCombs said Buck "carried a prejudice that surpassed objective reporting." "His discussion of what happened doesn't follow the film," McCombs said in an interview. "He talked about mooning the crowd and then the second action that's been discussed. I've watched the film 100 times, and I can't figure out what he saw. "If he's going to talk about that, he better have his fact straight. He should know that Randy had been carrying on a conversation with the people at Lambeau for the whole game. It had to do with mooning, not the other thing. So [buck] is entitled to elaborate on what Randy did, but he should know the facts of what's going on and describe them accurately if he's going to do that." McCombs admitted Moss' celebration "was in bad taste" but said Buck intentionally skewed the public perception of it. "I regret it happened," McCombs said. "I've said so many times. But I don't think the public got a real fair discussion on what happened. That's just my take." In the day's upset, Moss proved the most level-headed observer. "I heard about it already, and I don't have any comment," Moss said as he departed Winter Park. Goren, meanwhile, said he was "blindsided" by McCombs' missive and that he contacted NFL officials. A league spokesman said the issue is between the Vikings and the network. Goren said he never considered replacing Buck and had no problem with a play-by-play man voicing a strong opinion. "Analysis is about the flow of the game, the strategy of the game," he said. "That's what analysis is. We're asked to comment on the spot as broadcasters. We only get one take. We're live, and sometimes it's not analysis. You're reacting to the moment. ... What would people have liked us to say?" Fox is paying the NFL $550 million in a contract that runs through 2005, and it recently signed a six-year extension worth $4.3 billion to continue televising the NFC package. Goren insisted -- "Honest to goodness," he said -- that his network had no plans to discuss Moongate during its upcoming broadcast of the Vikings-Eagles game Sunday. Conveniently for an industry built on viewer ratings, McCombs' demands likely will change that stance. "We were ready to move on after the final gun," Goren said. "We're not looking to perpetuate this story. We're looking forward to a great weekend of football." Playing at a theater ... of the absurd ... near you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie5 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I do enjoy Kenny Albert's misshapen head, but I like Joe Buck and really like Troy Aikman (I can't believe I said that). Baldinger never seems to really grasp what's going on on the field, makes too many factual errors (a la George Michael) and feels the need to talk when he has absolutely nothing to say. He's the gold standard for NFL broadcast incompetance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadd Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Originally posted by Ironhide Bill Maas...... Moose......Fat Tony. it is truly the Dark Ages for NFL coverage. Agree 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Collinsworth in a heart beat. I've never seen another announcer refer to an NFL team as looking like a J.V. Highschool squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliloquy Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Baldinger is actually better this year than in the past. Aikman, Collinsworth and Buck are the best announcing crew working right now, but Buck is the weakest link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphil006 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Baldinger should be thrown out on the street. Collinsworth is obnoxious. Can we please get The Boz or Riggo to speak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 The Buck, Aikman, Collinsworth team is the best in the pro game. Buck is the best play by play guy there is, if overreacting to Randy Moss' mooning is the worst gaffe he has, just try to remember Jimmy the Greek. I can't believe im praising a Cowboy, but Aikman is great. Collinworth is a d^ck. He is the king of hindsight. If a pass is thrown incomplete, he's the first one saying what the team SHOULD have done, after he gets the opportunity to see what defense is called. He is also the first one to jump on guys for mistakes like penalties. Dude, at least Aikman is a Hall of Famer, you're just a bitter a-hole. And you have an obnoxious voice, AND your head is shaped like Beaker's from the muppets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Originally posted by Blondie EXCUSE ME??? What the heck does THAT mean? Women don't know football? Whatever. I believe I have proven over the last years I have been here that THIS woman knows football. Blondie there is a woman that does college games on ESPN that knows the players better than most of the men commentators. College has a lot of good and knowledgable commentators, which is why I can't figure out why the Fox can't find anyone better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skin_finatic Posted January 13, 2005 Author Share Posted January 13, 2005 Originally posted by Skins23 Baldinger and Buck are both fine...Paul Maguire on the other hand is a complete :censored: Baldinger fine?!?!?!?!?!:doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsCrunkin Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 What is wrong with you people??? Bill Maas is the biggest moron of them all, I can't believe he's not on this list... he's a joke... I mean honestly I think he may have a serious learning disability... he says some of the stupidest things on air that I've ever seen... Baldinger runs a second but Maas runs away with this award folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Originally posted by SkinsCrunkin What is wrong with you people??? Bill Maas is the biggest moron of them all, I can't believe he's not on this list... he's a joke... I mean honestly I think he may have a serious learning disability... he says some of the stupidest things on air that I've ever seen... Baldinger runs a second but Maas runs away with this award folks Maas seems to be even more slanted against the'Skins then Baldinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlipper Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Baldinger for sure. The guy is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[[ghost]] Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 horse crap>baldinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da#1skinsfan Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 CRIS COLLINSWORTH! PLEASE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Deadman Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I can't stand most of the Fox announcers, Madden (BOOM!) and mcguire. The 2 I actually like are Moose and Phil Simms- for the most part non-biased and gives good analysis. Why isn't Trevor Mattich (sp) from Redskins Extra not calling games is a stunner. He is the King of breaking down plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZkinsFan Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 collingsworth, he's such a dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I want my vote back. The worst is definitely John Madden. 2 reasons: 1)he's an idiot 2)he made it so that networks now hire other idiots like Maas and Baldinger. Every game i watch, its like Madden is the drunk guy in the bar trying to explain football to women and/or people from another country. It takes him 3 minutes to make 1 point about how "a mobile quarterback adds another dimension to an offense" Yeah John you said that last week, and the week before that. How about some insight from someone who is supposed to have been around the NFL for average Joe Fan instead of dumbing the game down to BOOM and WHAP. And what do Maas and Baldy do now that you all seem to hate so much.....exactly the same thing. Blame John Madden. His PS2 game is GRRRRRRREAT though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awesome Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Baldinger can't read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the big slim Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Baldinger is horrible.....But then again 99% of them are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.