Stupid Announcer Comments during the NCAAs

[Nevadaref]

I'm surprised the BktBallRef didn't already start a thread for this, but since he hasn't I'm going to get it going with what was said following the PC foul against VCU at 16:45 of the 1st half in their game with Duke.

Bob Wetzel said, "You know that call where you take a charge and you're under the basket is something interesting in college basketball. It's all up to the judgement of the officials. By rule, if you take it while you're under the basket it should be a good goal, and no foul."

This is precisely where the spectators get this stuff, and why they believe that they are right when they yell at the refs. I could smack this guy!

[stmaryrams]

During the chat last night one of the announcers (don't remember which talking head) was talking up the Xavier vs Ohio State matchup and the battles of I-75. Well Ohio State and Xavier have played each other a grand total of THREE times in history (OSU leads 2-1 with Xavier winning the last in the NIT around 2002 or so)
Not to mention that I-75 links Cincinnati with Dayton and Toledo and never gets close to Columbus.

Oh and did you know Thad Matta used to coach Xavier?

Idiots!

Diebler for President 2008

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by stmaryrams

During the chat last night one of the announcers (don't remember which talking head) was talking up the Xavier vs Ohio State matchup and the battles of I-75. Well Ohio State and Xavier have played each other a grand total of THREE times in history (OSU leads 2-1 with Xavier winning the last in the NIT around 2002 or so)
Not to mention that I-75 links Cincinnati with Dayton and Toledo and never gets close to Columbus.

Oh and did you know Thad Matta used to coach Xavier?

Idiots!

Diebler for President 2008

It should have been the battle of I-71.

MTD, Sr.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by stmaryrams

Oh and did you know Thad Matta used to coach Xavier?

Yes, and did you know that before that he was the head coach at Butler?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Yes, and did you know that before that he was the head coach at Butler?

And, even before that, he was the coach of the Hoopeston Cornjerkers.

It's true,...it's true...

[DC_Ref12]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I'm surprised the BktBallRef didn't already start a thread for this, but since he hasn't I'm going to get it going with what was said following the PC foul against VCU at 16:45 of the 1st half in their game with Duke.

Bob Wetzel said, "You know that call where you take a charge and you're under the basket is something interesting in college basketball. It's all up to the judgement of the officials. By rule, if you take it while you're under the basket it should be a good goal, and no foul."

This is precisely where the spectators get this stuff, and why they believe that they are right when they yell at the refs. I could smack this guy!

I was wathing that game with my wife last night and when he said that, my wife looked at me and said "Wow, I didn't know that."

I turned to her and said, "Honey, that's because Bob Wetzel's a complete moron and it's not true."

Definitely the dumbest thing I heard all day from any of the announcers.

[tjones1]

I didn't hear this. Now if I hear this from a coach next year I'll know he was watching this game.

Actually, the only thing I heard the announcers say about the officiating was when they were actually stating they were doing a great job and had been all year. Then, I thought to myself...probably just trying to take up air time.

[Junker]

Since when has the annual thread been stupid announcer comments? I thought it was stupid Packer comments.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Junker

Since when has the annual thread been stupid announcer comments? I thought it was stupid Packer comments.

No, we give out an annual Billy Packer Award for dumbest comment of the tournament. Packer is, of course, not eligible, as it wouldn't be fair competition (although Gottlieb might give him a run for his money).
It's kinda like the Old School Award for dumbest post of the week.

[cmathews]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

No, we give out an annual Billy Packer Award for dumbest comment of the tournament. Packer is, of course, not eligible, as it wouldn't be fair competition (although Gottlieb might give him a run for his money).
It's kinda like the Old School Award for dumbest post of the week.

Haven't you heard....there is some debate now as to whether or not they might be the same person...well not a lot of debate, I brought it up, and ummmm well no one disagrees

[Stat-Man]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

By rule, if you take it while you're under the basket it should be a good goal, and no foul

I happened to see and hear that and thought to myself "Only in the NBA and NCAA-W."

[MJT]

"He just wants to win more than anyone else in the tournament." Can't remember who said it, but totally stupid!!!