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Worse big-game call: All The Tostitos or Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Twoback, Jan 11, 2011.

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  1. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    Sandomir takes Mushmouth to task in the NYT:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/sports/ncaafootball/12sandomir.html?_r=1&ref=sports
     
    spnited, Jan 12, 2011
    #49
  2. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    I think he's a trendsetter.

    "This is for all the Bell Helicopters ..."
     
    Johnny Dangerously, Jan 12, 2011
    #50
  3. mb

    mb Active Member

    Sadly too late for "This is for all the Poulan Weedeaters."
     
    mb, Jan 12, 2011
    #51
  4. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    "This is for all the Little Caesars ..."
     
    Johnny Dangerously, Jan 12, 2011
    #52
  5. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    All he needs is to call the Moon Marble Company Bowl and his statement will at least make sense, although it'd now be cliche.
     
    Small Town Guy, Jan 12, 2011
    #53
  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    "This is for all the Roses -- presented by Vizio."
     
    MileHigh, Jan 12, 2011
    #54
  7. printdust

    printdust New Member

    Al Michaels was great in 1980 (Olympics) and in a few years beyond that. In recent years, he's too "packaged" to be himself. Just a sense.

    I still like Lundquist. He's getting up there in age, but his famous Masters' calls (Jack in 86, Tiger's famous putt in..what, 07 ?) and his SEC coverage is still the best among the college voices.
     
    printdust, Jan 12, 2011
    #55
  8. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    This is for all the GoDaddys.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Jan 12, 2011
    #56
  9. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Lundquist is falling into the same trap that eventually ensnared Keith Jackson. He can no longer see all that well, so he blows names and numbers with increasing regularity.
     
    Steak Snabler, Jan 12, 2011
    #57
  10. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    This is for all the Gaylord Hotels...

    This is for all the Beef O' Brady's...
     
    poindexter, Jan 12, 2011
    #58
  11. Deeper_Background

    Deeper_Background Active Member

    This for all of the Meineke ® Car Care Centers who never had the chance to get here
     
    Deeper_Background, Jan 12, 2011
    #59
  12. Deeper_Background

    Deeper_Background Active Member

    "You can leave it to Cleaves."-- (2000 National Championship Game)

    This gem is a reference to Michigan State's star guard Mateen Cleaves that uses his last name as a pun on the TV show Leave it to Beaver. Nantz probably realized that Cleaves and Beaver don't actually rhyme, but then right after that he probably thought, "f*ck it, I'm Jim Nantz."

    "Just when you think you can't, you can, and UCONN has won the national championship."-- (1999 National Championship Game)

    One of the all-time greats. Nantz decides he's going to tarnish what was one of the best games of the 90's by uttering this line that obviously took him no less than eight days to concoct. This coupled with having to look at Kahlid El-Amin's ranting made UCONN's win over Duke a bitter pill to swallow http://www.cardchronicle.com/story/2008/3/17/142335/345
     
    Deeper_Background, Jan 12, 2011
    #60
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