Talking heads

[RonRef]

Originally Posted by eyezen

Greetings:

I was watching the Wis. v Mich. game (which is now at halftime) and the talking heads kept going on and on about Wis. calling an unecessary time out with about 2 minutes left in the half because the receiver already went out of bounds. Little did they know the official kept the clock wound as FP was stopped inbounds but obviously the talking heads didn't know that although it was plain as day on the TV. Just kept harping on it on and on throughout the rest of the half about the coaches inexperince cathing up to him blah blah blah, when actually it was the coaching staff being alert to the offical winding and calling an immeadiate timeout. They even went so far as to telestrate the sequence, but didn't even bother to mention the official keeping the clock going. It just rubbed me wrong the whole way. Did anyone else catch that?

Why do we get upset about announcers screwing up rules applications? Let me clue you guys in on something, the announcers aren't there to be referee liaisons, if they know the rules it is a bonus. They are there to commentate on the players and coaches. Getting upset at them only raises your blood pressure.

[JasonTX]

Originally Posted by RonRef

Why do we get upset about announcers screwing up rules applications? Let me clue you guys in on something, the announcers aren't there to be referee liaisons, if they know the rules it is a bonus. They are there to commentate on the players and coaches. Getting upset at them only raises your blood pressure.

The announcers are feeding the fans with lots of bogus knowledge. They often make up their own rules and the fans believe every bit of it. We all suffer from all this misinformation through the abuse that fans dish out. Anything regarding the rules should be off limits to the announcers.

[OverAndBack]

Originally Posted by JasonTX

The announcers are feeding the fans with lots of bogus knowledge. They often make up their own rules and the fans believe every bit of it. We all suffer from all this misinformation through the abuse that fans dish out. Anything regarding the rules should be off limits to the announcers.

Or, the announcers could just educate themselves, as I have done.

I have found it to be a great help in broadasting to have been an official, and I think they all (and that includes the armchair critics and the ones in the stands) should try it for a season to see how difficult it is and to understand why things happen the way they did in this instance.

BTW, who were the announcers in question?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by OverAndBack

BTW, who were the announcers in question?

Chris Speilman was the color guy and the little short bald guy that works with him. It will come to me, but the play by play guy is an idiot and always has been an idiot when he does football and basketball games.

Peace

[OverAndBack]

Oh, Sean McDonough?

Makes sense. He bores me to tears, always has.

[Bob M.]

Originally Posted by RonRef

...the announcers aren't there to be referee liaisons, if they know the rules it is a bonus. They are there to commentate on the players and coaches.

REPLY: Correct. And if they kept to that agenda, we wouldn't be talking about this issue.