Announcers for the Blue Cross Bowl

[ScottShasteen]

I'll be the first here to offer legitimate alternatives. One would be to turn down the TV and turn on the live audio feed on the internet. I think Dick Palmer, Chris Harris, Dan Hughes, Roger Ealy, Duane Hickey and the rest do a good job. They know which team is playing and they don't try to be something they're not, they paint the picture.

 

The biggest problem with the TV guys is they don't know much about high school football as far as what has transpired all season, history, top players, etc. They do it once a year and that's it. The only reason they are there is because of their name, but does anybody watch the game because of the broadcasters??? I think not.

 

Another alternative the TSSAA could do is to allow the top high school broadcasters from across the state to do the games. Guys who do games every week at the high school level. Guys who have experience at the high school level.

 

Have nominations from fans and let them vote in the top four crews and give them two games each.

 

Do something different.

[SEC1rules]

I'll be the first here to offer legitimate alternatives. One would be to turn down the TV and turn on the live audio feed on the internet. I think Dick Palmer, Chris Harris, Dan Hughes, Roger Ealy, Duane Hickey and the rest do a good job. They know which team is playing and they don't try to be something they're not, they paint the picture.

 

The biggest problem with the TV guys is they don't know much about high school football as far as what has transpired all season, history, top players, etc. They do it once a year and that's it. The only reason they are there is because of their name, but does anybody watch the game because of the broadcasters??? I think not.

 

Another alternative the TSSAA could do is to allow the top high school broadcasters from across the state to do the games. Guys who do games every week at the high school level. Guys who have experience at the high school level.

Have nominations from fans and let them vote in the top four crews and give them two games each.

 

Do something different.

 

This is a great idea.

[oldschooldawg30]

i agree with you scott these announcers only do it once a year and dont see any high school games through out the year, i would say the mark howard group is the worst on whitehavens opening drive mark said that whitehaven opened last week with a 70 yard play last week against riverdale but in reality whitehaven played mt juliet the week before not riverdale, mark said the maryville rb prevo was a sr that the coaching staff was eyeing since pee wee football, now i dont see a whole lot of east tn football here in middle tn but i remembered from last year that prevo is a sophomore, and then dyson mumbles on and i dont even know what hes saying half the time

 

now with that being said i enjoyed the mike keith and larry stone broadcasts, they may not see very many high school football games but they seemed prepared before the game and didnt just say stuff like they just read it off a cue card or just happened to glance at a murphy fair book

 

how about adding dennis weaver and the friday night thunder crew to call games? i just want somebody who knows what they are talking about calling the games

Edited December 8, 2011 by oldschooldawg30

[IronGut]

i agree with you scott these announcers only do it once a year and dont see any high school games through out the year, i would say the mark howard group is the worst on whitehavens opening drive mark said that whitehaven opened last week with a 70 yard play last week against riverdale but in reality whitehaven played mt juliet the week before not riverdale, mark said the maryville rb prevo was a sr that the coaching staff was eyeing since pee wee football, now i dont see a whole lot of east tn football here in middle tn but i remembered from last year that prevo is a sophomore, and then dyson mumbles on and i dont even know what hes saying half the time

 

now with that being said i enjoyed the mike keith and larry stone broadcasts, they may not see very many high school football games but they seemed prepared before the game and didnt just say stuff like they just read it off a cue card or just happened to glance at a murphy fair book

 

how about adding dennis weaver and the friday night thunder crew to call games? i just want somebody who knows what they are talking about calling the games

 

Dyson saw games every Friday night as the head football coach at Indy, but you would never know it by the glaring lack of knowledge he shows in his commentary role. He's just not a good speaker and thinks he has the football knowledge to "wing it" on air. Two years of mumbling and mistakes and talking about athleticism but not quality programs and discipline is proof enough that he is a bad choice.

[Red Rebels]

I'll be the first here to offer legitimate alternatives. One would be to turn down the TV and turn on the live audio feed on the internet.

I was at the game, so my concern about the announcers is for archival purposes.

[STARSNBARS]

I was at the game, so my concern about the announcers is for archival purposes.

 

Knott onlee that RR...Butt eye like two haiv good announcurs when eye go baik and watch tha reeplay two....