biggie. Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) I've never been the biggest fan of Buck/Aikman, but they were unbearable last night, especially related to the big Parham injury (the way they handled it was highly unprofessional). I muted the game and just watched it with background music. Hearing Buck talk is just absolutely grating on the ears. He's too opinionated and has that " WELL ACKCHYUALLY!!!" aura around him. I've always felt he should be on pre and post game show rather than be in the booth. Aikman, like his evil twin Collinsworth, comes off as a snobby blowhard that doesn't know what he's talking about. Even though it was an obvious fumble even to a casual fan, Aikman honestly believed that Mahomes fumble was an incomplete pass. He's also insanely biased at times. He doesn't offer much insight and educate viewers, unlike Romo. Idk, I'm just sick of the two; they've been doing this for SIXTEEN YEARS and I've yet to hear anyone say this team makes watching football more enjoyable. It's kinda weird how Nantz/Romo is the perfect combo, Michaels/Collinsworth is half good (Michaels is the greatest play by play of all time imo) and Buck/Aikman just sucks all together. Edited December 19, 2021 by biggie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeptunePenguins Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Buck and Aikman are just boring as can be imo. The guys from that Nickelodeon thing in the Saints vs Bears game in the playoffs are more interesting than Buck/Aikman. Yeah I agree, Fox should probably look into someone different. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 It's mostly the boomers who pay for Cable and watch it in that way, so ..... Buck and Aikman make a lot of sense in that regard LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_is_the_best Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 All Aikman does is describe what you just saw & heap praise on whatever player Joe Buck happens to mention. It's definitely time for a change. In the meantime, Greise, Riddick & Collinsworth need replacing as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeotheLion Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Romo was fun at first, but every game he calls is the exact same. Any crew gets stale after time. It is one reason the Manning Cast is so much fun now even though there is a lot about the production that I think could be improved. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar12 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 The combo of Buck/Aikman is so boring. Fox could do much better but are lazy to find better replacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammymvpknight Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Buck trying to sell people that Parnham was cold was embarrassing...protect the shield at all times! And that guy didn't need to give any more reasons for people to hate his guts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlowe22 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Theyre not great but doesnt really bother me. Does there even exist a commentator that doesnt get whined about? 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hope- Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 i'll never forget buck absolutely sapping any excitement out of derrick henry's 99 yard touchdown run lol. just awful commentary on an incredible play 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 College football announcing crews are where it is at, very solid crews and they are all funny, much more entertaining to listen to than almost any stupid NFL crew. McDonough and Blackledge are top of the line and Robert Griffin III is a rising star and sure the NFL will try and steal him. Stinks about Brent Musburger he was outstanding to listen to announce a game and he was great in a variety of sports. Sean McDonough and Todd Blackledge Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit Jason Benetti and Andre Ware Mark Jones and Robert Griffin III Joe Tessitore and Greg McElroy Dave Pasch and Dusty Dvoracek Tom Hart and Jordan Rodgers Dave Flemming and Rod Gilmore Bob Wischusen and Dan Orlovsky Steve Levy and Brian Griese Beth Mowins and Kirk Morrison Anish Shroff and Mike Golic Jr. Then Fox has these guys, Gus Johnson is always fun to listen to and I love Tillman and Tim Brando former SEC on CBS announcers. Brock Huard is very good also and was taken from ESPN. Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman Joe Davis and Brock Huard CBS has Nessler and Danielson who are outstanding as well. Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson Either way a majority of NFL announcing crews are trash outside of two, clearly the NBC guys are not bad and are the best group easily, and I feel the ESPN Monday Night crew is not awful because Levy and Griese already work together well in college football and joke around. Louis Riddick is top of the line in terms of straight information he can share. He is a big addition to their draft coverage and kind of shocked he is not a NFL GM yet. Either way the NFL is a totally different product, hard to announce when in some arenas it seems there is a split down the middle on home and away fans, and even when there is a home crowd rarely is that noise transferred over to the broadcast especially on Fox, there are no bands or real environment to speak of much less tradition. It is just a different product and clearly the announcing crews they have throughout the NFL are much weaker than in college football I feel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 1 hour ago, biggie. said: He's also primarily a baseball guy As an actual baseball guy, this is extremely offensive to me. He's awful there too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, -Hope- said: i'll never forget buck absolutely sapping any excitement out of derrick henry's 99 yard touchdown run lol. just awful commentary on an incredible play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxiHMIM4NWI I'll raise you and go all in on the helmet catch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awsi Dooger Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 As mentioned upthread the college crews are vastly superior. That has been the case for a long time. Earlier this season I was half paying attention to a broadcast but I was struck by how good the analyst was. I didn't recognize the voice. Then they came back from halftime and were on screen. That's Robert Griffin on commentary? You've got to be kidding me. I never liked him as a player or person, dating to his freshman season at Baylor. He was always a self obsessed whiner. Easily the most incompetently evaluated personality of any college player I have ever seen. I emphasized it on Finheaven several times in lengthy fashion during the scouting process and leading to the draft. Anybody who thought Robert Griffin was going to be team-first player and positive influence was incomparably ignorant. But I have to give him props as analyst. I'm sure he'll rise up the ranks very quickly, both in assignments and salary. I have never been able to tolerate the Fox commentators. They dependably pick people I don't like, regardless of sport. Aikman is one exception. But they lost me a long time ago by picking guys like Paul Azinger and Greg Norman to cover golf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hope- Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 47 minutes ago, MWil23 said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxiHMIM4NWI I'll raise you and go all in on the helmet catch jesus christ lmao listening to that without seeing the play you'd think it was like, a bog standard 10 yard throw off a bootleg or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 50 minutes ago, MWil23 said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxiHMIM4NWI I'll raise you and go all in on the helmet catch This one of Joe Buck's better games he called Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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