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Most of the Miami grads (with the notable exception of Shockey) do that. It's a reference to the U on Miami's helmet.

And you're right ... it's stupid.

 

Actually it's Bryant Gumbel and Cris Collinsworth.
Not that that is much better, but it's a start.

 

The guy on NFL Network right now has been funny all day.

 

$10 says if you asked any given 10 NFL players where they matriculated, nine of them would look at you funny, and then tell you they don't matriculate in public.

 

I always thought it refered to Miami grading system

"U for Unatisfactory"

 

Other than the annoying know it all Bob Costas, I actually enjoy the sunday night games just as much this year as I did with ESPN last year.

 

Oh, I don't know. Considering what was there before -- as in, dead air -- I think having the chance to see ALL the preseason games wasn't too shabby at all. And it's HD, as well.

 

Like I said, it's getting better, but it still repeats an awful lot of programming that's mediocre to begin with.

That said, the preseason games were nice and I do like the idea of the abridged games they show during the week, though I haven't seen it yet. Now if they do that for ALL of the games, then we're getting somewhere.

 

I would take Eisen, Schefter and Collinsworth to be a foil. Leave Bryant out of the booth.

 

Is there anyone more full of himself than Rich Eisen?
Right around 9/11, he was all over the place, sucking his thumb about doing sports during such world-historical times, and then he takes a job with...The NFL Network. Nice.

 

Pat Summerall would have been a better hire than Bryant Gumbel.

 

Marty Glickman, right now, is a better hire than Bryant Gumbel