Football Fox Announcers and the Refs

Bootlegged · 01-09-2009, 08:30 AM

What a perfect combination of crap. If the play by play guy wasn't choking on Tebow's sperm, he was getting the down wrong. And the refs...just wow.

blaise · 01-09-2009, 08:42 AM

The announcing and direction was awful:
There was an unsportsmanlike conduct call against #95 on Florida. No replay.
There was a point where Oklahoma players claimed a Florida player kicked the ball to slow down the OU hurry up offense. No replay.
There was a point when a Florida player did something over on the OU sideline after a play and all the players and coaches were acting like there should be a flag. They didn't show it or mention it.
They're so busy with the stupid picture-in-picture and showing Tebow on the sideline they miss half the stuff.
And whichever guy it was that kept saying things like, "You know a guy named Big Mo? You don't want Big Mo being friends with the other team."
Shut. Up. Idiot. Jackass.

**Bearcat** · 01-09-2009, 10:02 AM

I've heard bad things about Fox before and never really noticed, but last night was awful. The "they should go for it..." "Yeah, go go go go!!" on 3rd down, lack of replays, the OU Next Play clock that ran up to 30 seconds every time it was on the screen, etc.

OTOH, I thought the guys on the NFL Network that did the KU/Minnesota game were really good... they did their homework and seemed to know where the ball was going before every play.

**DaFace** · 01-09-2009, 08:44 AM

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I eventually muted the game it was so bad.

**Bob Dole** · 01-09-2009, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

Posted via Mobile Device

I eventually muted the game it was so bad.

There are distinct advantages to watching the game at a crowded bar. (Even if it is packed to the brim with baby-shit-orange-wearing Longhorn fans.)

blaise · 01-09-2009, 08:46 AM

That referee last night had the most precise hand gestures I've ever seen. It was like a robot or something. He was so emphatic. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it was funny to watch.

Kylo Ren · 01-09-2009, 08:47 AM

I almost never comment on the announcers. But, those guys were horrible. And, I did notice a lack of replays. It didn't feel like a national championship game. It just felt like another bowl game.

Chief Henry · 01-09-2009, 08:48 AM

Those announcers were not grade A thats for sure. The standards FOX sports has given us over the years were NOT present last night thats for sure. The spotters in the booth might have been f'n with them !!!

Bootlegged · 01-09-2009, 08:50 AM

How the ref missed the FL guy kicking the ball to slow down the snap is beyond me. Just pathetic.

jspchief · 01-09-2009, 08:50 AM

I thought Fox's coverage of the OSU vs Texas game was awful too. How can a network that handles nearly 50% of NFL games be so f'ing awful at covering college games?

Dayze · 01-09-2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by jspchief

I thought Fox's coverage of the OSU vs Texas game was awful too. How can a network that handles nearly 50% of NFL games be so f'ing awful at covering college games?

yep; and it seemed every time they had the chance, a random sideline camera behind the bench would zoom in on the Gatorade logo on the water cooler; or the Niki logo on a visor etc.

or, return from commercial with the announcers talking for 15 seconds etc, whilst a Ford logo is literally taking up the entire screen.

awful.

Nixhex · 01-09-2009, 08:53 AM

Horrible presentation. They were blowing Tebow like Madden does Favre.

smittysbar · 01-09-2009, 08:54 AM

Chris Rose on the pre game drives me up a wall

Rooster · 01-09-2009, 09:40 AM

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Chris Rose on the pre game drives me up a wall

I know. How the hell is that guy working for FOX in that capacity? Just terrible all the way around I thought.

EyePod · 01-09-2009, 08:58 AM

I loved the consecutive "they're going to rush the qb now" calls... and then both times Florida dropped back 8. That was great.

01-09-2009, 08:30 AM	Topic Starter
Bootlegged One4Mahomes Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: f Casino cash: $9985545	Fox Announcers and the Refs What a perfect combination of crap. If the play by play guy wasn't choking on Tebow's sperm, he was getting the down wrong. And the refs...just wow.
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01-09-2009, 08:42 AM	#2
blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9999900	The announcing and direction was awful: There was an unsportsmanlike conduct call against #95 on Florida. No replay. There was a point where Oklahoma players claimed a Florida player kicked the ball to slow down the OU hurry up offense. No replay. There was a point when a Florida player did something over on the OU sideline after a play and all the players and coaches were acting like there should be a flag. They didn't show it or mention it. They're so busy with the stupid picture-in-picture and showing Tebow on the sideline they miss half the stuff. And whichever guy it was that kept saying things like, "You know a guy named Big Mo? You don't want Big Mo being friends with the other team." Shut. Up. Idiot. Jackass.
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01-09-2009, 10:02 AM	#3
Bearcat Would an idiot do that? Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Arizona Casino cash: $2734931	I've heard bad things about Fox before and never really noticed, but last night was awful. The "they should go for it..." "Yeah, go go go go!!" on 3rd down, lack of replays, the OU Next Play clock that ran up to 30 seconds every time it was on the screen, etc. OTOH, I thought the guys on the NFL Network that did the KU/Minnesota game were really good... they did their homework and seemed to know where the ball was going before every play.
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01-09-2009, 08:44 AM	#4
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $1946899	Posted via Mobile Device I eventually muted the game it was so bad.
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01-09-2009, 08:46 AM	#6
blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9999900	That referee last night had the most precise hand gestures I've ever seen. It was like a robot or something. He was so emphatic. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it was funny to watch.
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01-09-2009, 08:47 AM	#7
Kylo Ren Grandson of Darth Vader Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Starkiller Base Casino cash: $10015175	I almost never comment on the announcers. But, those guys were horrible. And, I did notice a lack of replays. It didn't feel like a national championship game. It just felt like another bowl game. __________________ Forgive me. I feel it again... the call from light. Supreme Leader senses it. Show me again the power of the darkness, and I'll let nothing stand in our way. Show me, grandfather, and I will finish what you started. I will fulfill our destiny.
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01-09-2009, 08:48 AM	#8
Chief Henry MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: IOWA Casino cash: $10005088	Those announcers were not grade A thats for sure. The standards FOX sports has given us over the years were NOT present last night thats for sure. The spotters in the booth might have been f'n with them !!! __________________ Patrick Mahomes...The only QB to ever play in the NFL with at least 5,000 passing yards in a single season and 5,000 passing yards in a single college season.
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01-09-2009, 08:50 AM	#9
Bootlegged One4Mahomes Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: f Casino cash: $9985545	How the ref missed the FL guy kicking the ball to slow down the snap is beyond me. Just pathetic.
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01-09-2009, 08:50 AM	#10
jspchief BAMF Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Your Face Casino cash: $9998710	I thought Fox's coverage of the OSU vs Texas game was awful too. How can a network that handles nearly 50% of NFL games be so f'ing awful at covering college games? __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all.
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01-09-2009, 08:53 AM	#12
Nixhex Chiefn' It Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: IndepMo Casino cash: $8255142	Horrible presentation. They were blowing Tebow like Madden does Favre.
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01-09-2009, 08:54 AM	#13
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01-09-2009, 08:58 AM	#15
EyePod Forgetting 2013 season end. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Around Casino cash: $9995735	I loved the consecutive "they're going to rush the qb now" calls... and then both times Florida dropped back 8. That was great. __________________ I did not believe in Mahomes until week 1. I've been woke ever since. I'm on board this freight train.
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