Cujo Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Marking John Clayton's passing, a special shoutout to Sean Salisbury as well. He and Clayton's witty "4 Downs" debates on SportsCenter pioneered the way for what has become the entire daytime lineup for ESPN, FS1, and everyone else. Clayton, a true trail blazer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 John was the best. He was a staple of SportsCenter when it still mattered. Seemed like a great dude too. 6 Quote 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAWeaver Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Man, John Clayton's passing hit me harder than I thought it would. I haven't really followed much of his reporting in recent years, but he was by far one of my favorite sports reporters. When I was in middle school I'd have to wake up fairly early for the bus, so I'd watch the west-coast SportCenter reruns at 6/7 a.m., and Clayton was on almost every single morning. He wasn't over-the-top, no fluff, just straight facts and honest opinions. Not to mention his "This is SportsCenter" ad is one of my favorite commercials of all time. RIP John. 3 Quote @loganaweaver - Twitter / @loganaweaver - Instagram / Nike Vapor Untouchable Football Template / Logan's Logos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Looks like its a lock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Fox has some options for sure. No wonder Michael Strahan was rumored as the lead analyst. Will be interesting if Fox hires externally or promotes from within. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManillaToad Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 23 minutes ago, TBGKon said: Fox has some options for sure. No wonder Michael Strahan was rumored as the lead analyst. Will be interesting if Fox hires externally or promotes from within. This is a strong lineup. Better than last year imo. Hopefully Fox can put together a good booth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Are any NFL TV broadcasters also full-time baseball guys? Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 1 hour ago, BBTV said: Are any NFL TV broadcasters also full-time baseball guys? None that I can come up with. Not since Thom Brennaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 1 hour ago, TBGKon said: Fox has some options for sure. No wonder Michael Strahan was rumored as the lead analyst. Will be interesting if Fox hires externally or promotes from within. This is quite the shake up 1 Quote I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Good to see Al Michaels still has a spot on league TV. He's pretty much been the de-facto "voice of football" since I started watching the back in the late-80s. Games wouldn't be the same without his voice and gambling easter egg on a weekly basis. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 There's something so low-rent about Al Michaels being on streaming. I don't even like the idea of the NFL being on cable. 2 Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcake Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 2 hours ago, the admiral said: There's something so low-rent about Al Michaels being on streaming. I don't even like the idea of the NFL being on cable. I feel like we’ll get at least one old man Michaels moment during the season though where he says something to the effect of, “I’ll be honest, I don’t even know how this streaming nonsense works, I just walked into the booth they told me and started talking.” So at least we have that to look forward to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 2 hours ago, the admiral said: There's something so low-rent about Al Michaels being on streaming. I don't even like the idea of the NFL being on cable. At least he will no longer have to deal with Cris Collinsworth creeping up on him like a desperate guy at a bar counter. 1 Quote I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Am I the only one here that thinks it is very strange to have Herbstreit being the color commentary guy for TNF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 12 minutes ago, Seadragon76 said: Am I the only one here that thinks it is very strange to have Herbstreit being the color commentary guy for TNF? I originally thought the same. Then reflected on recent color failures like Jason Witten and Booger McFlarland and immediately became sold on Herby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin W. Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 hour ago, DEAD! said: At least he will no longer have to deal with Cris Collinsworth creeping up on him like a desperate guy at a bar counter. Collinsworth was downright awful during the Super Bowl. I swear, every single sentence out of his mouth was about how great Cooper Kupp is. 1 Quote Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (CHL - 2018 Orr Cup Champions) Chicago Rivermen (UBA/WBL - 2014, 2015, 2017 Intercontinental Cup Champions) King's Own Hexham FC (BIP - 2022 Saint's Cup Champions) Portland Explorers (EFL - Elite Bowl XIX Champions) Real San Diego (UPL) Red Bull Seattle (ULL - 2018, 2019, 2020 Gait Cup Champions) Vancouver Huskies (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 11 hours ago, Seadragon76 said: Am I the only one here that thinks it is very strange to have Herbstreit being the color commentary guy for TNF? Fowler and Herbstreit have called a few late season games for ESPN. https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2021/12/fowler-herbstreit-nfl-game-espn-abc-week-18/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Hasn't Herbstreit been bonked in the head so many times that he doesn't even know where he is half the time? What's Rex Ryan up to? Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/disgraced-montreal-sports-writer-jonah-keri-sentenced-to-21-months-for-domestic-abuse-charges-1.5831494 Jonah Keri got 21 months, which feels lenient. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, Sport said: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/disgraced-montreal-sports-writer-jonah-keri-sentenced-to-21-months-for-domestic-abuse-charges-1.5831494 Jonah Keri got 21 months, which feels lenient. Way too lenient. Those transcripts were brutal AF. Has a sports journalist ever experienced as much of a fall from grace as Keri? Even Marv Albert didn’t do anything this bad. Quote MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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