Public Address announcer/ Play by play

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Hey. I've only lived in two centuries, 20th, and 21st. in the 18th century, I was just a twinkle in my great, great, great, great, great grandfather's eye.

Wow, he must've been some kind of grandfather, eh?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Wow, he must've been some kind of grandfather, eh?

Pay attention. He was a great, great, great, great, great grandfather.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by tjones1

There was a guy who did that in college games around here. The only problem is sometimes he'd have the right number and sometimes he wouldn't. Obviously, when he didn't, the coach would go nuts saying "you just called it on someone else. blah blah blah" Those college officials didn't like it too well and lets just say they found a new announcer.

Last yr I finished my FB/JVB set and stayed to watch the V game.

I went into the locker at half time with the officials and among my questions and comments I asked about a particular backcourt call the "PA announcer announced." I said it didn't look that close to me. He looked at me and smiled and said - "That's because I signaled a carry!" Hmmm.....

[buckrog64]

More common in football probably than basketball is to have the PA guy act like he is on the radio. The problem comes when he announces on the personal foul for face mask that it's an automatic first down. Then when the five guys in the stripes on the field don't give a first down, they must be the ones who are wrong.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Pay attention. He was a great, great, great, great, great grandfather.