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Originally Posted by Jimgolf
While it is clear that many announcers do not have a thorough knowledge of officiating practices and the rule books, the criticisms posted here have not been limited to their rules knowledge. Saying someone was wrong about a rule is not the same as saying he's a jerk or should be fired.
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I'm not a morning radio talk show host but I have an opinion on Don Imus and his statements from last week. It has nothing to do with how well he performs his job on a day to day basis.
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Check out the recent Billy Packer thread, "Sick of Billy Packer?" and read some of the responses and suggestions.
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And again, most of those are based on his inability to properly analyze rule situations and posters personal dislike for him. I don't see anyone saying, "He walked on Nantz as he was trying to make a point during the Georgetown timeout," or "Packer doesn;t have a strong enough voice for color commentary." Those would be criticisms of how he does his job as a broadcaster.
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I would guess that rules questions probably take up no more than 5-10% of the announcer's time on the broadcast, but seem to be the major criteria in this forum to determine whether an announcer is good or not.
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No, it's a major criteria in determining whether he knows the rules of the game or not. How can one truly discuss a play intellitgently if he doesn't know the rules that govenr the situation.
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Maybe he has a high Q rating or great timing or can remember old stories that illustrate the continuity of the game's history?
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Perhaps he can. But that doesn't have anything to do with the issue above.
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BTW, I'm not a Billy Packer fan by any means, he's just the easiest target to find in a search.
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Perhpas that's becuase he is presently one of the most prolific kicker of the rules.
