543Church

January 8th, 2013 at 7:33 AM ^

So Alabama gets the good QB recruits by offering them Miss Alabama.  This is a problem for UM as the best we can offer the recruits is a date with Miss Michigan. 

MGoSteelers

January 8th, 2013 at 9:12 AM ^

In all fairness to him though, it's his job to provide color commentary for what's on the screen.  If anything, blame the producer who has probably dozens of different shots in front of him--most football related--yet decided to go with McCarron's girlfriend instead.

 

Musburger came off as the creepy uncle there for sure, but what exactly would you come up with if your producer had that shot rolling for as long as s/he did?  I'm just impressed he got words out.  Any words at all.

MGoBrewMom

January 8th, 2013 at 9:38 AM ^

Not that. Creepy for sure. And yes old, uncle/creepy neighbor guy types will fawn over women, but hopefully not on national tv. Brent is paid to say stupid stuff about football. Of someone's mom, girlfriend, brother, etc., is on the screen he can say "and that is (whoever it is). , what a lovely girl." He was just icky.

FrankMurphy

January 8th, 2013 at 11:56 AM ^

When you're 73 years old, there's just certain shit you can't get away with. 

Say she's McCarron's girlfriend, mention that she's Miss Alabama and an Auburn grad, maybe make a brief, tasteful remark about how attractive she is, then move on. Don't go on and on ogling her on national television even after the camera has cut away from her. 

Canadian

January 8th, 2013 at 7:56 AM ^

did no one else find it extremly creepy to here mushhead go speecheless and not shut up about how pretty she was? i mean i get it but seemed a little tasteless on national tv to be drooling over a girl that much younger than he is...

gopoohgo

January 8th, 2013 at 8:00 AM ^

Agree to both of the above posts; made for wonderfully awkward TV.  Musberger going on and on about both McCarron's girlfriend AND mom, and either silence or uncomfortable laughs from Herbstreit.

Back in the day I thought Musberger was a pretty good announcer; unfortunately I think he has reached the Keith Jackson, "I'm old, established, probably a little drunk, and don't give two shits as to what I'm saying on-air" stage of his career.

gopoohgo

January 8th, 2013 at 10:04 AM ^

I' m not comparing the overall career and legacy of Keith Jackson to Musburger.  Just Jackson in his last couple of years when he just stuck around the Pac12 region with Dan Fouts.  I loved Jackson on the top-shelf ABC games when growing up, and it was painful to listen to him at the end of his career.  Like listening to Musburger most nights.