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Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:32 pm
by hatsOFF2gibbs
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:45 am
by BossHog
I have been watching Sunday and Monday night football on MUTE for a long time anyway.
Jim Rome?
Funny... I'd have sworn that NOTHING could make me hanker for the return of Dennis Miller, but I guess I was wrong.
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 2:56 pm
by skins81
Boss Hog wrote:I have been watching Sunday and Monday night football on MUTE for a long time anyway.
[Mike Patrick]
ARE YOU KIDDING ME???[/Mike Patrick]
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 2:47 pm
by air_hog
Madden to join NBC on Sunday Night Football
NFL.com wire reports
NEW YORK (June 15, 2005) -- John Madden will join NBC as a game analyst when the network begins televising its newly acquired Sunday night football package in 2006.
The network scheduled an afternoon teleconference with Madden to make the announcement.
"John Madden is the best analyst in the history of the National Football League and, in my opinion, the best analyst of any kind in sports television history," said Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports & Olympics. "John is much more than a football legend, he's an American icon."
Madden has spent the past three seasons teamed with Al Michaels on ABC's now-defunct Monday Night Football.
"I have been doing this a long time and when I went to ABC to do Monday Night Football, I thought I would finish my career there," Madden said. "But when the NFL did this new television deal, I looked at NBC's Sunday Night Football package, and I thought this really fits me well."
Before joining ABC, Madden teamed with Pat Summerall to call Fox's lead game from 1994-2001. They were the top NFL announcing team on CBS for 13 seasons before that.
Known for his folksy style and his love of football's grit and grime, Madden has won 14 Sports Emmys.
The former Oakland Raiders coach -- he led them to a win over Minnesota in the 1977 Super Bowl -- has become a pop-culture phenomenon thanks in large part to the popularity of his video game Madden NFL Football. Since its initial release in 1989, the game has sold more than 43 million copies and become the No. 1 selling sports video game of all time.
NBC is reportedly paying $600 million for a six-year contract that will allow the network to broadcast the NFL's Sunday night game starting with the 2006 season. The Sunday night game was previously shown on ESPN, which will now televise the Monday night game.
NBC also gets two first-round playoff games and the Super Bowl in 2009 and 2012 as part of the deal.
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:28 pm
by REDEEMEDSKIN
Perhaps we'll see the return of Pat Sumerall, after all. I can't imagine who NBC could pair up with the "icon".
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:30 pm
by cvillehog
REDEEMEDSKIN wrote:Perhaps we'll see the return of Pat Sumerall, after all. I can't imagine who NBC could pair up with the "icon".
They'll probably throw Costas at the job, as they seem to do with everything esle.
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:36 pm
by REDEEMEDSKIN
I don't know. Costas seems like a lead guy in the booth, and I'm not sure he'd enjoy being Madden's sidekick. Of course, he'd be perfect to handle the play-by-play in between Madden's drunken rants.
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 4:05 pm
by joebagadonuts
REDEEMEDSKIN wrote:Perhaps we'll see the return of Pat Sumerall, after all. I can't imagine who NBC could pair up with the "icon".
pat doesn't know what state he's in anymore, forget about who's playing in a football game. he was great back in the day, but he should have hung 'em up long ago.
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 4:21 pm
by General Failure
Sure he does, he's in Texas. Wherever he goes, Pat's in Texas.
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:21 pm
by hatsOFF2gibbs
Hey, I was just watching the new video on redskins.com and JTheisman says that ESPN is not going to be hosting the MNF this season, but the next season. I thought it was this upcoming season but it turns out it's not.
Just wanted to clarify it for yall...if you were confused like me too.
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:58 pm
by SkinsJock
The NFL will be available shortly on pay per view only! This is part of the reason the NFL now has it's own network.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:05 am
by curveball
The only drawback to going with DirectTV for the Sunday Ticket is that the delay makes watching a game with the radio announcers impossible.
It's been mute on Sunday night for the cruddy ESPN crew for years and I guess the tradition continues. I"m just praying that Theesman, Patrick and the Troll don't get the MNF game.
And for those wondering about Summerall, he did a few Dallas games last year on radio and quite frankly he's done. The liver transplant really seems to have taken its toll and has really affected everything even his voice.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:12 am
by General Failure
curveball wrote:The only drawback to going with DirectTV for the Sunday Ticket is that the delay makes watching a game with the radio announcers impossible.
I normally don't like equation posts, but ...
DirectTV + Sunday Ticket + Tivo + Sirius Radio = happy in the pants
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:15 pm
by SKINZ_DOMIN8
Chris Berman is the worst sports analyst/whatever he does in the entire sports realm. I freaking hate him. He tries to be funny but he is just a worthless stooge.
I don't watch ESPN's pregame show solely because of his fat carcass.
I hope he gets canned soon. I am probably just dreaming but he is annoying and belittling even the U.S. Open coverage with his stupid snide remarks. I wish Andy North would punch him in the face.
