Radio

[scoop85]

since when are Home announcers not allowed to be Homers?  and Rizzuto was as over the top Homer as it gets.  Some schools its all about the WE, listen to a ND radio broadcast. the show is being broadcast for the "WE" fans not the avg person so why shouldn't it cater to that?

Listen to SU broadcasts.  When Turrico/McDounagh?  are doing national shows its one style, but when they come back and step in for the local guys, they are SU guys.

Because homerism is fucking horrible.  Grady and Adam and Jason have all been fantastic and have all been anti-homer.  We have been blessed.

Homer announcers can die in a fire.

Yeah, I was recently listening to an NFL game on Sirius and the color guy (a former player I assume) kept using "we" and consistently shouted over the PBP guy during the play.  Not a fan of that type of thing. Announcers can certainly pull for "their" team without being embarrassing about it.

[arugula]

since when are Home announcers not allowed to be Homers?  and Rizzuto was as over the top Homer as it gets.  Some schools its all about the WE, listen to a ND radio broadcast. the show is being broadcast for the "WE" fans not the avg person so why shouldn't it cater to that?

Listen to SU broadcasts.  When Turrico/McDounagh?  are doing national shows its one style, but when they come back and step in for the local guys, they are SU guys.

Because homerism is fucking horrible.  Grady and Adam and Jason have all been fantastic and have all been anti-homer.  We have been blessed.

Homer announcers can die in a fire.

Yeah, I was recently listening to an NFL game on Sirius and the color guy (a former player I assume) kept using "we" and consistently shouted over the PBP guy during the play.  Not a fan of that type of thing. Announcers can certainly pull for "their" team without being embarrassing about it.

Exactly

[marty]

since when are Home announcers not allowed to be Homers?  and Rizzuto was as over the top Homer as it gets.  Some schools its all about the WE, listen to a ND radio broadcast. the show is being broadcast for the "WE" fans not the avg person so why shouldn't it cater to that?

Listen to SU broadcasts.  When Turrico/McDounagh?  are doing national shows its one style, but when they come back and step in for the local guys, they are SU guys.

Because homerism is fucking horrible.  Grady and Adam and Jason have all been fantastic and have all been anti-homer.  We have been blessed.

Homer announcers can die in a fire.

Oui, oui, mais ici, non.

[arugula]

getting bent out of shape about "we" is a psychological disorder

Don't think I was bent out of shape but I think it's more of a mental disorder. Psychological is too fancy. But seriously,   I thought it was a fair comment about something that was undermining an otherwise good broadcast.   In any event, setting aside the "we" business, I don't think Hockey Night in Canada will be calling Tim anytime soon.  As someone said above, I'm sure he knows plenty of hockey but knowing and explaining clearly and quickly on the radio are different animals.

[Trotsky]

since when are Home announcers not allowed to be Homers?  and Rizzuto was as over the top Homer as it gets.  Some schools its all about the WE, listen to a ND radio broadcast. the show is being broadcast for the "WE" fans not the avg person so why shouldn't it cater to that?

Listen to SU broadcasts.  When Turrico/McDounagh?  are doing national shows its one style, but when they come back and step in for the local guys, they are SU guys.

Because homerism is fucking horrible.  Grady and Adam and Jason have all been fantastic and have all been anti-homer.  We have been blessed.

Homer announcers can die in a fire.

Oui, oui, mais ici, non.

[abmarks]

getting bent out of shape about "we" is a psychological disorder

We knew you would say that.

Multiple voices in your head?

[Beeeej]

getting bent out of shape about "we" is a psychological disorder

We knew you would say that.

Multiple voices in your head?

No, thanks.

[Cop at Lynah]

On a side note, I thought both the Harvard and Dartmouth announcers were pretty decent this weekend.  Much more praise for Cornell's talent and system then I would have expected.

[Chuck Henderson]

Grady and Adam and Jason have all been fantastic and have all been anti-homer. We have been blessed.

But we shouldn't forget the duo of Roy Ives and Tom Joseph (a casual friend of mine, a class behind me at IHS, who died a few years ago), who were quite the opposite but great in their own way.  I can't remember when they stopped doing the broadcasts--it seems like only yesterday--but maybe before Greg's time.  Then there was Sam Woodside in the beginning, who couldn't be said to be exactly neutral.

I understand about homer announcers, especially having listened to a lot of them in baseball following my team in the years before satellite (the Cardinals version of Harry Caray was actually kind of fun, before he got old with the Cubs).  But I thought Vanini was fine and can't imagine even Harvard or Dartmouth listeners, if there had been any, would have been bothered.

[Trotsky]

Grady and Adam and Jason have all been fantastic and have all been anti-homer. We have been blessed.

But we shouldn't forget the duo of Roy Ives and Tom Joseph (a casual friend of mine, a class behind me at IHS, who died a few years ago), who were quite the opposite but great in their own way.  I can't remember when they stopped doing the broadcasts--it seems like only yesterday--but maybe before Greg's time.

Grady is our first announcer I have any memory of though I may have caught the end of the prior regime (started fall 81).

[osorojo]

The media provide both information and opinions for both the curious and the bigoted, from sports to politics. Nothing new here, move on, folks.

[adamw]

But we shouldn't forget the duo of Roy Ives and Tom Joseph (a casual friend of mine, a class behind me at IHS, who died a few years ago), who were quite the opposite but great in their own way.  I can't remember when they stopped doing the broadcasts--it seems like only yesterday--but maybe before Greg's time.

Grady is our first announcer I have any memory of though I may have caught the end of the prior regime (started fall 81).[/quote]

Roy Ives stopped doing the games in 1989 or 1990.

[adamw]

Because homerism is fucking horrible.  Grady and Adam and Jason have all been fantastic and have all been anti-homer.  We have been blessed.

Homer announcers can die in a fire.

I agree with all of these sentiments

But seriously, thank you. You have no idea how blessed I felt to get the gig in the first place, and how much I wish I was still doing them. My tenure was relatively brief but wonderful.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I remember Roy Ives.  One of the best.

[Trotsky]

I remember Roy Ives.  One of the best.

I wish we had tapes.