ESPN announcing crews released (Brian Griese to do noon ESPN games)

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The top ESPN/ABC team of Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit returns for ABC's Saturday primetime games, with no replacement announced to replace Erin Andrews, who left for Fox.

Changes on ABC Saturday afternoon games:

Chris Spielman, who last year worked with Dave Pasch and the departed Meyer, this season teams with Sean McDonough, who last year worked with Matt Millen. (Millen moves to ESPN primetime games.)

Ed Cunningham, on ESPN2 games with Mark Jones last year, will work with Mike Patrick, who had teamed with the departed James.

Danny Kanell moves from ESPNU games with Rob Stone, who left for Fox, to pair with Bob Wischusen, who had worked with Davie.

And, Brian Griese, who'd been on ESPNU games, moves to work ESPN noon ET games with Pasch. Joey Galloway, a rookie game analyst, will call ESPN2 noon game with Beth Mowins - the only woman left calling national TV college football since ESPN droppedPam Ward.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/story/2012-08-05/N…

michfan6060

August 5th, 2012 at 9:50 PM ^

The thing is that he is actually a good announcer. I always enjoyed him and Stockton on Fox before he became a GM. The problem is now all you can think of when you hear him talk is, this dumbass was one of the worst GM's in NFL history. How dare he try and talk football to me?

M-Wolverine

August 6th, 2012 at 10:32 AM ^

I remember pre-Lions everyone thinking he was the next John Madden, but since he's returned to the booth, has he really done any exceptional work?  When I've listened to him he doesn't come off as horrbile, but certainly no better than most. I think it's a two part problem- first we know his analysis is suspect with players, so all he can do is break down a play; and second, he wsa a "younger generation" (at the time) version of Madden, and after his failure, the joy seems to be sucked out of it for him, so he's far less of a BOOM-WHAP! kinda guy.  He was very good. I think he's just been average since.

ixcuincle

August 6th, 2012 at 11:01 AM ^

Joe Tessitore doing Saturday Primetime games with Matt Millen. Tessitore is a good one. I remember watching him call Friday night upsets. Look forward to watching him on Saturday nights.