Worst football broadcast ever?
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Yeah, too bad the thumping they put on the squawks doesn't count to get them out of that three way tie for last in the MAC.
It's kind of sad the way W. Michigan schedules "cupcakes" for the last game of the season.....:biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:
I listened to the broadcast, and it did seem Dolph was a little off on some points.
However, he never said "this is WMU's bowl game."
What he did say was that it was like Western Michigan was playing a bowl game, and for a bowl game, and not Iowa (alluding to the fact that Iowa should have been the team playing for a bowl game).
However, he never said "this is WMU's bowl game."
What he did say was that it was like Western Michigan was playing a bowl game, and for a bowl game, and not Iowa (alluding to the fact that Iowa should have been the team playing for a bowl game).
You know the tired cliche - you say tomato, we say Dolphin believes this was WMU's Super Bowl...
I had to drive to Chicago Saturday night and I decided to listen to the replay on WHO. I thought the same thing that this is the worst job of announcing that I've ever heard. Most of the time you couldn't tell what yard line the ball was on because Dolphin never said. Nonchalant announcing is a spot on assessment. The high school kids that do the Valley games are better. I thought Walters was shaky at times but this guy in just plain horrible.
I vividly remember a "Packers stuffed the Teddy Bears" reference from Pulliam. Pretty funny stuff. Dolph was just like Ron Santo. Loveable but just plain unlistenable.
Having worked for ISU dining in the skyboxes at JTS for one full year, it seemed to me that Mr. Dolphin was the only announcer i have ever seen down in the boxes with the fans at HALFTIME. Its like he came down during commercial breaks or something to hang out with friends and shoot the stuff
The pause was probably because he had to mute the microphone, while Eddie had a tirade, and downed another drink.:realmad:
The ISU/Kansas game was not in HD, not that it would matter if you live in Central Iowa and don't have Mediacom. I can see the Alleman tower from my deck and I can't get a consistent signal.
I sent an email to Ray Cole to complain, but he has yet to reply
That is hilarious. I was thinking the same thing.
Moved out of Iowa in 1989. I used to see Dolph late on Friday or Saturday night at Jukebox Saturday Night on Court Avenue. If I remember correctly he played basketball for Drake. May have even been on a Final Four team.
Still laughing about this.:biglaugh:
Yes. He played on the famous 1969 final four team. They went up against ultra powerhouse, John Wooden coached, UCLA. Dolph was about six foot five and had to guard Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul Jabaar). Drake lost by one point.
This thread has taken a strange turn!
If you are old enough and lived in the Des Moines area, you will remember Dolph's Cartoon Corner on channel 8. Good show but not as good as "Floppy" or "The Magic Window with Betty Lou Varnum".
It seems like ABC's HD for the first 2-3 games of Saturday are real horrible. They include sidebars and **** poor clarity. It is almost easier to watch on regular channel 5 and not ABC HD....anyone else agree?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdG53AiNwBQ"]LINK: Boom Goes the Dynamite[/ame]
Um, regular channel 5 == HD channel 5, and no, I thought the HD signal looked just fine considering it's unconverted content.
