Gus Johnson

[playthrough]

I don't mind Gus in a game like last night where the excess is warranted. But it's horrible listening to his act when he's doing some meaningless regular season game with the same over the top histrionics.

He's gradually evolving into caricature the same way Vitale did. In the mid-80s, Vitale's act seemed genuine, then he realized it was his schtick getting him rich, and it became increasingly fake and insufferable each year thereafter. Gus is in the early stages of the same thing.

Nah. Gus is a good second- or- third-line broadcaster, I don't think he'd ever be a flagship guy like Nantz.

Vitale is insufferable because of the tired phrases, the rampant coach-ass-kissing, his agendas, etc. Gus is just excitable. I can handle it a few weekends a year.

 

[MileHigh]

Gus Johnson and Jay Bilas would be fantastic together.

I love Johnson by the way. Sports are not played in the library.

If CBS keeps the tournament, it will be interesting to see how it arranges the announcing teams because this is **** Enberg's last year. Guessing they'll just plug in someone in with Bilas (Ian Eagle? Spero Dedes?) because they're not breaking up Verne and Raft nor Nantz and Kellogg. And I think Len Elmore is excellent with Gus.

 

[doubledown68]

Kid, I think you need a times out.

PUUUUUUUUREEEEEE!!!!

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

ANOTHER THREAD 'BOUT GUS!
MUSTA' PISSED OFF SOME OF US!
HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Pretty much. He blew up on Twitter last night. Many, many there were enjoying it.

He as in Gus Johnson? Does he even have a twitter?

I had to save this.

Yes. It is on his internets, which I hear they have on computers now.

And you can hit any key.

Where's the any key?

I think I'll order a Tab

If you want a drink, you'll have to pay for it.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Pretty much. He blew up on Twitter last night. Many, many there were enjoying it.

He as in Gus Johnson? Does he even have a twitter?

I had to save this.

Yes. It is on his internets, which I hear they have on computers now.

And you can hit any key.

Where's the any key?

I think I'll order a Tab

If you want a drink, you'll have to pay for it.

Then give me a Pepsi Free ...

 

[dooley_womack1]

Do we really need two Gus Johnson threads?

 

[Sleeper]

Personally, I can never have enough Gus Johnson.

The best play-by-play announcers are the ones who seem to actually enjoy their jobs. Guys like Johnson, Musberger can be over the top, predictable, etc. But I'll take them any day over the Joe Bucks or Mike Tiricos of the world.

 

[exmediahack]

Thank you.

Personally, I can never have enough Gus Johnson.

The best play-by-play announcers are the ones who seem to actually enjoy their jobs. Guys like Johnson, Musberger can be over the top, predictable, etc. But I'll take them any day over the Joe Bucks or Mike Tiricos of the world.

Thank you.

I see Buck and Tirico as play-by-play guys who want to appear "above the action" or the few times they get riled up, it comes across as fake and contrived (Buck on the Moss' fake "mooning" in Green Bay)

It's also why the talk shows Buck and Tirico have hosted are painful to watch or listen to, unless Artie Lange is on. Both are Men of No Opinions.

 

[JayFarrar]

I'd like to gus and raferty call a game together. That would be pure pleasure.
onions, ha haaa

 

[apeman33]

Pretty much. He blew up on Twitter last night. Many, many there were enjoying it.

He as in Gus Johnson? Does he even have a twitter?

I had to save this.

Yes. It is on his internets, which I hear they have on computers now.

And you can hit any key.

Where's the any key?

I think I'll order a Tab

If you want a drink, you'll have to pay for it.

Then give me a Pepsi Free ...

I ain't giving you a Pepsi for free.

 

[apeman33]

Pretty much. He blew up on Twitter last night. Many, many there were enjoying it.

He as in Gus Johnson? Does he even have a twitter?

In seriousness, he might. But what happened last night was that he became one of the top trending topics ON Twitter for a few hours.

 

[apeman33]

Boom goes the adolescent.

What does that mean?

Start here:

Then read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Collins_%28reporter%29

And remember this: If you go into broadcasting, look over your material before you go on the air (although in this case, the kid was stuck reading material written for someone else).

 

[slappy4428]

I'd like to gus and raferty call a game together. That would be pure pleasure.
onions, ha haaa

That was the prevailing sentiment in the office last night...

 

[EagleMorph]

I'd like to gus and raferty call a game together. That would be pure pleasure.
onions, ha haaa

That was the prevailing sentiment in the office last night...

They ended up doing some games together. There's YouTube proof of that, but I think that was because of an illness or something elsewhere within the tournament.

Then again, it may have been a Big 10 game or something else.

 

[MileHigh]

I'd like to gus and raferty call a game together. That would be pure pleasure.
onions, ha haaa

I don't think it would work. They'd be trying to talk over each other. It would be loud. That's why Elmore is perfect with Gus. He brings a calmness to the broadcast. Lets everyone, including Gus, catch their breath after Gus' yelling. It's the right mix. If you had Raf with Gus, it would become jumbled and convoluted.

 

[poindexter]

I just don't see how Nantz/Kellogg would have done a better job on that K-State game the other night. God bless Gus Johnson. And Len Elmore is a perfect fit for him.

 

[slappy4428]

I just don't see how Nantz/Kellogg would have done a better job on that K-State game the other night. God bless Gus Johnson. And Len Elmore is a perfect fit for him.

In a perfect world, nantz/kellogg would be broadcasting the OVC game of the week.

 

[MileHigh]

Nantz doesn't bother me so much. Kellogg does. He's the fourth best analyst of the four crews working games this weekend.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Gus hasn't added to these games, these games have added to Gus.