November 1st, 2016 at 12:31 PM ^
Repost, but I know there have been lots of topics after the game.
November 1st, 2016 at 12:33 PM ^
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November 1st, 2016 at 12:38 PM ^
November 1st, 2016 at 1:55 PM ^
When life gives ME lemons, I make grape soda outta that shit, and all you bastards just TRY to figure out how I did it!!!!!
November 1st, 2016 at 3:40 PM ^
Posted to the wrong person for some reason.
November 1st, 2016 at 4:06 PM ^
I'd go out on a limb and say loads of grape concentrate and sugar.
November 1st, 2016 at 12:41 PM ^
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November 1st, 2016 at 12:56 PM ^
Yeah I love Brandstatter, but he's a color guy. They need to find a PBP guy and then Jim and Dan can just share the color duties.
November 1st, 2016 at 1:00 PM ^
I agree on paper. But I don't want a generic PBP guy or - even worse - a PBP guy who forces a schtick.
November 1st, 2016 at 1:20 PM ^
But I don't want a generic PBP guy
I'd rather a good generic PBP guy than a not-very-good one with sincere schtick.
This fall I'm forced to listen to the games on Sirius radio, and when Michigan is on the road I have to listen to the home announcers. Plus, I listen to other non-Michigan games. I've listened to my share of announcers. They're all miles better than Brandstatter.
A good PBP guy will make the game 'come alive' in the mind of the listener. A good PBP guy will feed the information about setting, context, and down-and-distance in a seamless way.
I have nothing against Brandstatter as a person, but he is simply not good at PBP.
November 1st, 2016 at 5:49 PM ^
This is the right way to formulate this opinion. Brandstatter has been a loyal, quality Michigan media personality for decades. He has been a solid color guy for both Michigan and the Lions and he has been a great host for Michigan Replay.
He just doesn't have the vocal pacing to perform play-by-play effectively. This is no slight on his intelligence, his other broadcasting skills, his worth as an individual, or my affection for him as a Michigan media personality. It's just not something he is that good at. He has some moments that aren't bad, and he has worked to get better... but it's just not his thing.
Play-by-play requires a pretty narrow set of characteristics. Just like there are a lot of people with good basketball skills that aren't cut out to be a center in the NBA, there are a lot of people who are good in media who aren't cut out to call games.
Three-men booths are hard in radio, but with Dierdorf on the team it might be worth a try. You need someone doing the job whose vocation and skill is radio play-by-play.
November 1st, 2016 at 9:20 PM ^
Glad my intent came through. I got a lot of love for Jim and wouldn't want to see him leave unless it was on his own terms.
They could try and see if Dan Miller was interested in spending more time with Jim on the weekends.
Or Dan Dickerson. It's not like the Tigers are going to be doing anything in the fall for the foreseeable future.
November 2nd, 2016 at 9:54 AM ^
Would love to hear Dan Dickerson do a UM game.
November 1st, 2016 at 3:40 PM ^
Definitely. Love Jim Brandstatter as a person, but he's brutal as PBP.
I miss Frank Beckmann.
November 2nd, 2016 at 11:05 AM ^
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November 1st, 2016 at 12:54 PM ^
fuck sparty
November 1st, 2016 at 2:30 PM ^
Love him or not, Brandstatter has got to go. He is the worst PBP voice of the big 6 radio crews (Pistons, Lions, Tigers, Red Wings, U-M, & MSU). I can't listen to Michigan football on the radio any longer. Blaha is far better on the MSU broadcast.
November 1st, 2016 at 2:41 PM ^
Brandstatter is a TERRIBLE play by play guy. He and Deirdorf are constantly stepping all over each other to add their analysis, meanwhile neither one is giving score, time, and down-and-distance half the time. As annoying as Blaha is, at least you can count on him to tell you there is "four and twenty-two left in the half" (4:22).
But even as bad as Brandy is, Will Teeman (sp?) is the worst play by play I guy I have every heard, doing MSU basketball. You honestly can't even tell who has the ball half the time.
Nothing wrong with having "homer" announcers, but the standard really needs to be higher for a PBP guy.
November 1st, 2016 at 5:24 PM ^
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November 1st, 2016 at 9:27 PM ^
I had no idea. I'd be down. I've never heard him call a game before. Does he bring much humor with him?
November 2nd, 2016 at 12:35 AM ^
November 1st, 2016 at 11:20 PM ^
I really enjoy listening to Dierdorf, and learn from him. I think we are lucky to have him doing color commentary. While I miss Beckman, Dierdorf is knowledgeable, smooth, and approaches the game from a Michigan fan's perspective in a knowledgeable, professional way. Just think he is the best and makes muting the TV and synching up the internet broadcast with the TV worthwhile.
