NFL returns to NBC

[markvid]

Score bug is a little hard to read, as are some of the player stats graphics.
This is definitely a departure from the way ABC was doing football, even though 80% of the MNF crew ended up on this show.

 

[Songbird]

Let me get this straight: Art Shell is back with the Raiders?

That is funny stuff.

 

[Bubbler]

WHERE'S MERLIN OLSEN?

 

[Songbird]

WHERE'S MERLIN OLSEN?

Selling flowers.

 

[Trey Beamon]

WHERE'S MERLIN OLSEN?

Sitting by phone, waiting for Ron Burgundy to call...

 

[DyePack]

At least they got rid of the moronic player self-intros, which ****tards like Simeon Rice and almost every Miami "graduate" couldn't seem to handle.

 

[Bubbler]

At least they got rid of the moronic player self-intros, which ****tards like Simeon Rice and almost every Miami "graduate" couldn't seem to handle.

I was pissed when Blaine Bishop -- one of the few Ball State players of consequence ever besides 60s tailback Timmy Brown -- did his intro and instead of Ball State he said, "Old school".

Mind you, it's a dumb thing to get pissed about it.

 

[Dude]

At least they got rid of the moronic player self-intros, which ****tards like Simeon Rice and almost every Miami "graduate" couldn't seem to handle.

I always enjoyed those. Allowed the players to display some personality.

Either way I'm sure ESPN will keep it in some form for MNF.

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

At least they got rid of the moronic player self-intros, which ****tards like Simeon Rice and almost every Miami "graduate" couldn't seem to handle.

I always enjoyed those. Allowed the players to display some personality.

Either way I'm sure ESPN will keep it in some form for MNF.

Yeah, there's nothing like watching Ray Lewis do that dance. By far the best entrance in the NFL.

 

[Left_Coast]

WHERE'S MERLIN OLSEN?

And **** Enberg.

Though I'd settle for Charlie Jones.

Al Michaels on NBC just feels so wrong.

 

[BYH]

Yeah, there's nothing like watching Ray Lewis do that dance. By far the best entrance in the NFL.

OK, now I'm convinced you're in on the joke.

Because no one over the age of 12 thinks Ray Lewis' intro dance is anything other than semen-less masturbation.

 

[Songbird]

Yeah, there's nothing like watching Ray Lewis do that dance. By far the best entrance in the NFL.

OK, now I'm convinced you're in on the joke.

Because no one over the age of 12 thinks Ray Lewis' intro dance is anything other than semen-less masturbation.

I have that on the 4th or 5th time of the day.

 

[Columbo]

At least they got rid of the moronic player self-intros, which ****tards like Simeon Rice and almost every Miami "graduate" couldn't seem to handle.

I always enjoyed those. Allowed the players to display some personality.

Either way I'm sure ESPN will keep it in some form for MNF.

Wow... Madden and Collinsworth sort of going at it.

Very nice.

 

[shotglass]

I'll be sort of interested to see if Bettis is any good when he joins the crew next week. He could be really entertaining ... or he could be a train wreck. I doubt there will be any middle ground.

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

At least they got rid of the moronic player self-intros, which ****tards like Simeon Rice and almost every Miami "graduate" couldn't seem to handle.

I always enjoyed those. Allowed the players to display some personality.

Either way I'm sure ESPN will keep it in some form for MNF.

Wow... Madden and Collinsworth sort of going at it.

Very nice.

Collinsworth is a joke. Ever since he made that Simeon Rice comment, I've never taken him seriously.

 

[linotype]

Thought it solid that Costas pointed out that this is the first time he and Al Michaels have worked together since BASEketball.

"You're excited? Feel these nipples!"

 

[Almost_Famous]

Andrew Walter, in limited action, looked like the worst NFL quarterback i have seen since ... Tommy Maddux last year against Jacksonville. Walter cannot move in the pocket, his accuracy is ****, and all he could do was throw dink and dunk ****. I know he's got an arm from his college days, and maybe i missed him have a good series tonight, but i saw him 3 times and that was enough.

Pitiful.

Nice to have Costas back.

 

[shotglass]

Agreed, there. Nice to have Costas on just about anything.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

Now if only we could get the NBA back on NBC.

 

[PopeDirkBenedict]

Now if only we could get the NBA back on NBC.

If someone would just have Marv Albert do the PbP and play the NBA on NBC theme, I wouldn't care what network it was on....