Showing posts with label Jim Nantz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jim Nantz. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Gus Alert: Gus Johnson moves to FOX from CBS

Our man Gus/Courtesy: thepenaltyflagblog.com
Well, the good news is, we'll still get our Gus fix during the NFL season. However, we will no longer get our March madness featuring the maddest announcer of them all.

Gus Johnson, he of the crazy end of game call, as we reported last week, no longer works for CBS Sports. But, he will be officially announced as part of the FOX Sports team today.

More from the New York Daily News RIGHT HERE

Okay, we are taking deep breaths here. The cult of Gus will continue with him doing NFC games (when/if the NFL resumes) and Pac 12 football. However, most of us east of the Mississippi won't see or don't watch Pac 12 football.

Supposedly, some in the world of CBS Sports were not happy that Gus had rapidly become a huge part of the NCAA Tournament voice. And considering the ego's involved in TV, that doesn't surprise us. Disappoint us, yes, surprise no.

Guess that means we'll get more of the "Golf Whisperer" (Jim Nantz).

Since we won't get basketball Gus anymore, re-live a video we posted awhile back with Gus describing great moments in history. Thanks Funny-or-Die:


Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Hello Friends, Jim Nantz's Take On Tiger At The Masters.

Remember the lip service Tiger Woods gave on be more respectful of the game of golf? That went out the window when Tiger let loose of a few profanities into a live microphone after hooking his tee shot on the 6th hole.

Well CBS lead announcer for the Masters Jim Nantz gave his opinion Monday on Mike Francesa's show on WFAN Radio in New York.

Nantz said on Tiger, "If I said what he said on the air, I would be fired. I read in the USA Today and it was called ‘mild language.' Someone on my broadcast dismissed it as him having a camera in his face. Well, guess what? Phil Mickelson had a camera in his face all week and did you even hear him come close to approaching that? He didn't hit every shot the way he wanted. Have you ever heard Arnold Palmer or Jack Nicklaus use that kind of language? What are the parameters between what's right or wrong?"

You can hear the entire interview right here. Thanks WFAN Radio.

Photo Courtesy: CBS