Underrated commentator:

pollock · December 22, 2005

In case you're wondering, he was one of the guys calling the NO bowl on Tuesday.

I may be alone in this, but I think he's a great commentator. He's not the most polished broadcaster, but he's always positive and excited about the game he's watching. Kinda like a young, no-schtick, non-burned-out version of John Madden.

My opinion was reinforced last night while strug-a-ling to watch Bob Davie and that other retard phone it in last night at the GMAC Bowl.

Eagle1855 · December 22, 2005

Bob Davie is about as good at commentating as he was at coaching Notre Dame.

Yeah I liked spielman. I hate shtick, so anyone who strays from that is welcomed in my opinion. Wasnt Spielman a probowl caliber linebacker? With the wife with cancer or something? Or am I thinking of someone else?

The #1 beat-down for me during last nights game was the number of references to Carson Palmer being Jordans older (more successful) brother. They even had a little dream sequence with camera shots of Carson... I mean come on, like the guy hasnt heard this his whole life, now he gets a chance to play in HIS bowl game and they cant find anything better to talk about than his older brother who WASNT EVEN THERE

Edited December 22, 2005 by Eagle1855

LongJim · December 22, 2005

In case you're wondering, he was one of the guys calling the NO bowl on Tuesday.
I may be alone in this, but I think he's a great commentator.
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I don't know if you're alone, but I thought Spielman was TERRIBLE!

To each his own, though...

GangGreen · December 22, 2005

Spielman rocks. But, I'm just happy whenever it's not Brent Musberger.

LongJim · December 22, 2005

But, I'm just happy whenever it's not Brent Musberger.
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"Gary, my man--let's throw it down to my friend Jack Arute!"

December 22, 2005

I prefer Speilman to most of the other commentators but I may be biased because he is such a nice guy.

Spielman is really a quality person regardless of his broadcasting abilities. Yes, he's the one who was a pro-bowler from the Detroit Lions. He also is the one who quit football for a while when his wife was diagnosed with cancer and he set up a coundation in her name. Chris also shaved his head to match his wife's hair loss from chemo. He quit as a head coach in arena football rather than fire his defensive coordinator because he took the full responsibility for the failings of his defense. How is that for one of a kind?

I hope that he gets all of the work that he can handle.

pollock · December 22, 2005

"Gary, my man--let's throw it down to my friend Jack Arute!"
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You mean "Jackaroooo"? Gawd, I can't stand Musberger.

LongJim · December 22, 2005

Spielman is really a quality person regardless of his broadcasting abilities.
I hope that he gets all of the work that he can handle.
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I'm sure he's a great guy. Just not my favorite commentator.

LongJim · December 22, 2005

You mean "Jackaroooo"? Gawd, I can't stand Musberger.
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BRENT MUSBURGER DRINKING GAME

WARNING!

Play at your own risk. It is conceivable your whole party will be passed out with 8 mins remaining in the 1st quarter.

*Note: Partner is spelled "Pardner," because that's the way Brent says it.

Rule #1: "The Pardner" A person is picked to be the Pardner at the beginning of the game. The first time Brent says "Pardner," the Pardner has to take 1 drink, and then picks someone else to be the Pardner. The next time Brent says it, the new Pardner has to take 2 drinks, and then pick a new Pardner, and so on and so on. The Pardner must wear a special "Pardner" hat.

Rule #2: "Folks" Everyone drinks 1 when Brent says "Folks." However, if Brent says "Hold on Folks", everyone must drink once but the first person to drink has to finish their drink for not holding on.

Rule #3: "It's a foot race!". Whenever Brent says "It's a foot race" everyone has to finish their drink. The first one done becomes "That Man" and gets to punch the Pardner in the arm.

Rule #4: "There's that man again". After someone becomes "That Man," they get to give away 3 drinks to someone of their choosing the next time Brent says "That Man." That person then becomes "That Man." If Brent says "That Man" before "It's a footrace," The Pardner becomes That Man. If The Pardner becomes That Man first, he gets to punch the new That Man in the arm twice after giving away the 3 drinks. There must also be a special hat for "That Man."

Rule #5: "Dr. Pepper". Every time Brent says "Dr. Pepper" everyone has to yell out "I'M A PEPPER!" and take 2 drinks. Afterwards, each person must give out a satisfied "AAAAAAAHHHHH!", as if in a Dr. Pepper commercial. Anyone who fails to do so must drink again.

Rule #6: "Jack Arute". Whenever Brent says "Our ol' buddy Jack Arute" everyone has to say "AROOOOOOT!" Last one to do it has to do a shot. If everyone does it simultaneously, the Pardner must do a shot.

Rule #7: "In the college game". Whenever Brent says this little gem, everyone must say "Shut the **** up Brent", drink 2, and punch the Pardner in the arm.

Rule #8: Mentioning a Big 10 school during a Big 12 game. Whenever Brent does this, the first person who names the Big 10 school's mascot gets to make somebody drink for 11 seconds, since there's 11 schools in the Big 10.

Rule #9: Calling a touchdown before the player actually scores. For example, during an interception return, Brent says "It's a touchdown!" before the player actually scores. In this case, everyone must start drinking and continue to drink until the player actually does score. If by some odd event, the player does NOT score, everyone must finish their drink.

Rule #10: "Gary, my man". Whenever Brent says "Gary, my man", the Pardner gets to choose someone to be Gary. From that point on, that person must be referred to as "Gary, my man" until the game is over. "Gary, my man" gets to give away 5 drinks the rest of the game any time Brent says "Gary, my man". If someone talks to "Gary, my man" without calling him that, they have to do a shot. If there is someone playing the game actually named Gary, that person is automatically "Gary, my man".

Rule #11: "The Major". If Brent has a pet nickname for one of the players during the game, for example calling Major Applewhite "The Major", everyone must drink 5 anytime Brent uses this nickname. However, "Gary, my man" does not drink but gets to give away 5 drinks since this person already has a nickname of their own.

Rule #12: "John Saunders". The first time Brent quips with John Saunders, everyone must drink 1. The next time, everyone must drink 2, and so on and so on.

Rule #13: In the booth. Whenever there's a camera shot of Brent in the booth, the Pardner must make a toast to Brent. After the toast, everyone must drink 1.

Rule #14: "My Friend" Every Pardner gets to choose a "Friend." The friend must always get up to get the Pardner another drink (since the Pardner will be doing quite a bit of that). However, when Brent utters "My Friend" the friend gets to punch the Pardner in the arm for making him get up so much.

Green92 · December 22, 2005

That would be great!

UNTLifer · December 22, 2005

Too many rules to be a good drinking game. I quit reading at rule 5.

badgerwolf · December 22, 2005

In case you're wondering, he was one of the guys calling the NO bowl on Tuesday.
I may be alone in this, but I think he's a great commentator. He's not the most polished broadcaster, but he's always positive and excited about the game he's watching. Kinda like a young, no-schtick, non-burned-out version of John Madden.
My opinion was reinforced last night while strug-a-ling to watch Bob Davie and that other retard phone it in last night at the GMAC Bowl.
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Agree; I think Chris did a very good job. He is one of my favorites.

Harry · December 22, 2005

Spielman is excellent. Always enjoy his insight and humor.

CMJ · December 22, 2005

BRENT MUSBURGER DRINKING GAME

Too many rules....yikes.

And you missed the eternal

"You're looking LIVE at....."

Yeah no crap bro...games aren't tape delayed.

11th Plague · December 22, 2005

Spielman rocks. But, I'm just happy whenever it's not Brent Musberger.
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A great line from "The Waterboy"

Brent Musberger: "I know, I know.....you can't hold anything back."

Dan Fouts: "SHUT UP BRENT!"

the green rokemi · December 23, 2005

Speilman is terrible, he wants to be a coach so bad...

If I hear during a replay "I'd like to see him do <insert random technique here> next time" one more time I'll shoot myself...maybe that is a bit extreme, but after all, violence is the answer!