Tournament Announcer Teams-Men's

[SCalScoreKeeper]

Announcer Pairings for the NCAA Men's Tournament:

Thursday:
Brian Anderson/Steve Smith/Lewis Johnson
Notre Dame v Northeastern-CBS
Butler v Texas-CBS
Villanova v Lafayette-TBS
NC State v LSU-TBS

Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel/Allie La Force
Iowa State v UAB-truTV
SMU v UCLA-truTV
Cincinnati v Purdue-CBS
Kentucky v Hampton-CBS

Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Jamie Erdahl
Baylor v Georgia State-TBS
Xavier v Ole Miss-TBS
North Carolina v Harvard-TNT
Arkansas v Wofford-TNT

Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Rachel Nichols/Dan Bonner
Arizona v Texas Southern-TNT
VCU v Ohio State-TNT
Utah v Stephen F Austin-truTV
Georgetown v Eastern Washington-truTV

Friday:
Marv Albert/Chris Webber/Len Elmore/Craig Saeger
Kansas v New Mexico State-CBS
Wichita State v Indiana-CBS
Oregon v Oklahoma State-TBS
Wisconsin v Coastal Carolina-TBS

Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson
Michigan State v Georgia-truTv
Virginia v Belmont-truTV
Duke v North Florida/Robert Morris-CBS
San Diego State v St.John's-CBS

Spero Dedes/Mike Gminski/Jamie Maggio
Northern Iowa v Wyoming-TBS
Louisville v UC Irvine-TBS
Iowa v Davidson-TNT
Gonzaga v North Dakota State-TNT

Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb/Evan Washburn
West Virginia v Buffalo-TNT
Maryland v Valparaiso-TNT
Oklahoma v Albany-truTV
Providence v Boise State/Dayton-truTV

I get the day off from work except for a volleyball match in the afternoon.This is my favorite time of the year.

I'm really enjoying the Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner combo and bits of Jim Spanarkel. He does his best to balance out the Verne. Well, until he started talking about the spin on the ball in the UCLA goaltending play and threw a bunch of baseball speculation in there.

[BlueDevilRef]

I'm just thrilled to not have to listen to Dick Vitale. He makes basketball so hard to watch. I used to really enjoy him but he almost appears to be losing a bit of sanity as the years wear on. He can't focus on the game he is calling and goes off on tangents that have nothing to do with basketball, sometimes they might not even relate to sports at all.

with the exception of Doug Gottlieb, who I feel really is just a poor tv guy, it's a great announcer lineup. It is funny b/c I enjoy his radio show but tv games, he just annoys me.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BlueDevilRef

I'm just thrilled to not have to listen to Dick Vitale. He makes basketball so hard to watch. I used to really enjoy him but he almost appears to be losing a bit of sanity as the years wear on. He can't focus on the game he is calling and goes off on tangents that have nothing to do with basketball, sometimes they might not even relate to sports at all.

with the exception of Doug Gottlieb, who I feel really is just a poor tv guy, it's a great announcer lineup. It is funny b/c I enjoy his radio show but tv games, he just annoys me.

At least he doesn't usually spout off criticism of the officials based on bad rules knowledge like so many of his peers.

On the plus side they put my two of my least favorite guys at the same site (Ian Eagle and Doug Gottlieb) but on the down side we don't get any Craig Sager.

[hbk314]

From what I've seen, Brian Anderson is usually pretty good when he doesn't have Bill Schroeder dragging him down.

[Rich]

My God, these Maryland / Valpo announcers are horrible. Especially the color guy.

[scrounge]

Originally Posted by Rich

My God, these Maryland / Valpo announcers are horrible. Especially the color guy.

Doug Gottlieb....a rambling, barely coherent jackass

[hbk314]

Originally Posted by Rich

My God, these Maryland / Valpo announcers are horrible. Especially the color guy.

You mean arguing against technicals for trash talk before agreeing with a technical for trash talking?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Rich

My God, these Maryland / Valpo announcers are horrible. Especially the color guy.

Rich:

Doug Gottlieb is an idiot when it comes to officiating. I just wanted to scream and smack him up side the head so hard he would wake up in the middle of next year's tournament.

MTD, Sr.

[SC Official]

Doug Gottlieb is brutal this game. This crew has missed some calls but you would think they were three blind mice the way Gottlieb has been critiquing every call.

His laughable commentary after the technical foul was, to quote Bob Knight, "the greatest travesty in announcing history."

[Multiple Sports]

The dude is a champ when it comes to calling games.....

[scrounge]

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

The dude is a champ when it comes to calling games.....

I believe he works for Fox now, not the CBS family.

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

The dude is a champ when it comes to calling games.....

Sadly, Gus is no longer with CBS. He's with Fox and I hear they are trying to convert him into a soccer announcer because Fox has a lot of the upcoming World Cup/EPL/La Liga/Olympic contracts.

It's a shame cuz Gus is the best at football and basketball yet sucks at soccer. He needs a lot of polish. And a British accent.