http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/27/AR201007...
I stopped reading after I saw the headline. Someone save us.
yes plz
OT: Pam Ward wants to call NFL games
July 27th, 2010 at 1:27 PM
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OT: Pam Ward wants to call NFL games
July 27th, 2010 at 1:28 PM | 
As soon as you think
As soon as you think
July 27th, 2010 at 1:29 PM |
No Pam. Its one thing to ruin
No Pam. Its one thing to ruin
No Pam. Its one thing to ruin a random Indiana-Northwestern game that no one is watching, but you will not ruin a perfectly good NFL game as well.
I hope to be like dang for large sections of the season.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:29 PM |
It's about damn time!
It's about damn time!
Now I get to look at that lovely Adam's apple on Saturdays AND Sundays! Joy!
"Nowhere is there a better university, in any way, than this Michigan of ours."
July 27th, 2010 at 1:30 PM |
Please let her be sent to the
Please let her be sent to the
Please let her be sent to the NFL network or something. If that happens, at least our ESPN 2 Michigan games won't be haunted by that suckubus anymore.
July 27th, 2010 at 3:53 PM |
My thoughts exactly
My thoughts exactly
I don't watch NFL very often, so if she can get a fulltime NFL gig I'm all for it.
July 27th, 2010 at 5:31 PM |
Succubus
Succubus
But your point stands.
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July 27th, 2010 at 1:30 PM |
Ok so I decided to skim some
Ok so I decided to skim some
Ok so I decided to skim some of the story. Why is she winning awards? Why does someone think she's a good announcer? Why did that guy write the article? Christ.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:31 PM |
Good. They can have her.
Good. They can have her.
Good. They can have her.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:31 PM |
I didn't read it either, but
I didn't read it either, but
I didn't read it either, but if this means she'll be less likely to cover Michigan games, then I'm all for it.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:32 PM |
If she calls NFL games
If she calls NFL games
does that mean no more college games?
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
July 27th, 2010 at 1:32 PM |
"THAT'S A HUGE HOLE!" - Pam
"THAT'S A HUGE HOLE!" - Pam
"THAT'S A HUGE HOLE!" - Pam Ward
July 27th, 2010 at 1:35 PM |
"And that's the Giants in the
"And that's the Giants in the
"And that's the Giants in the Blue shirts and gray pants..." - Pam Ward
July 27th, 2010 at 1:59 PM |
"Well, it looks like they're
"Well, it looks like they're
"Well, it looks like they're putting out the kick team. If they make this, that'll be 3 points on the board." - Pam Ward
July 27th, 2010 at 2:15 PM |
"I want a stallion package."
"I want a stallion package."
"I want a stallion package." - Pam Ward
July 27th, 2010 at 2:37 PM |
I think the fake ones are more fun
I think the fake ones are more fun
"The guy under center; he's the quarterback." - Pam Ward
July 27th, 2010 at 3:31 PM |
Now you're making her sound like
Now you're making her sound like
John Madden. The Oracle of the Obvious.
"If life is the road, then Ohio is simply a place to stop for gas." -- Scott Burgess, Detroit News, 9/16/2010
July 27th, 2010 at 4:31 PM |
that's fair
that's fair
"It doesn't matter if it's blatantly obvious or missing plays - bad announcing is bad announcing." - Dom Toretto (this may have been Pam Ward, I get their voices confused)
July 27th, 2010 at 1:32 PM |
Please let her go to the NFL
Please let her go to the NFL
Please let her go to the NFL and away from the Big Ten. Pretty please with sugar on top.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:34 PM |
I'd rather have her ruin NFL games
I'd rather have her ruin NFL games
than be anywhere even remotely close to the Big Ten. Isn't it ridiculous how all of these politically-correct equality drones buy into the whole 'trailblazing' meme with Pam? Dude, can you not hear or see how bad she is??
July 27th, 2010 at 1:36 PM |
Good point
Good point
I hope she goes there and doesn't come back
July 27th, 2010 at 1:42 PM |
Not to beat a dead horse here on the looks factor...
Not to beat a dead horse here on the looks factor...
But if Joe Buck looked like Samantha Ronson after a night out at Tao everyday, he probably wouldn't be a successful TV announcer either. She looks like she has two black eyes at all times.
"Nowhere is there a better university, in any way, than this Michigan of ours."
July 27th, 2010 at 2:04 PM |
I feel like Pam Ward and
I feel like Pam Ward and
I feel like Pam Ward and Suzyn Waldman might actually be holding women back by being the "trailblazers" -- they're so awful, it might make it harder for other women who might actually be good to get into the jobs.
Ward would be the wrong woman on ESPN to get a bump up to the big time -- Doris Burke should be doing more work at the broadcast table for NBA games and less as a sideline reporter.
July 27th, 2010 at 2:30 PM |
Ward is awful but I don't want to hear ANY woman
Ward is awful but I don't want to hear ANY woman
announcing football. Not because there isn't a woman that might be good at it--I'm positive that there is more than one woman out there who would be technically excellent. But I simply do not want to hear a feminine voice announcing football games ever.
"Everyone gets dumped Gabe. Let me give you some advice: a little coverup on your Adams Apple will make it appear smaller. Which will make you appear less like a transvestite."
July 27th, 2010 at 4:38 PM |
...
...
But I simply do not want to hear a feminine voice announcing football games ever.
...So you're saying you're ok with Pam Ward?
The world looks better through maize mirror tint.
July 27th, 2010 at 5:36 PM |
Wha?
Wha?
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July 27th, 2010 at 5:39 PM |
Jill Arrington. Loved her. I wonder what
Jill Arrington. Loved her. I wonder what
happened to her.
"Everyone gets dumped Gabe. Let me give you some advice: a little coverup on your Adams Apple will make it appear smaller. Which will make you appear less like a transvestite."
July 28th, 2010 at 2:40 PM |
You sound like my husband,
You sound like my husband,
You sound like my husband, who won't ever let me choose a female voice for the Garmin GPS when he's driving.
But, honestly? I kind of agree with you.
And that's another post that may get my woman's college degree yanked.
Candace: No... That why they make smart word box for tell monkey hard brain-hurty things.
Phineas: Removing prepositions makes it more condescending.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:36 PM |
Sounds good to me...as long
Sounds good to me...as long
Sounds good to me...as long as we are talking about NFL Europe. I don't know if that even exists anymore. Who cares, we can send her over there anyways.
“I am going to treat you all the same. Like Dogs.” - Bo Schembechler
July 27th, 2010 at 1:38 PM |
Can we trade her for Gus
Can we trade her for Gus
Can we trade her for Gus Johnson?
July 27th, 2010 at 1:44 PM |
I think she would fare better
I think she would fare better
I think she would fare better as a gritty Wes Welker type receiver in the games than calling them.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:51 PM |
Duhhh...
Duhhh...
"...I wonder why no one has even bothered to at least talk to me about the possibility." Maybe because you suck? Take the hint. I believe that broadcasters like her lead to the invention of the mute button.
"One man. Goodbye! Hello Heisman!"
July 27th, 2010 at 2:11 PM |
As absolutely ignorant as this statement actually is
As absolutely ignorant as this statement actually is
It only goes to prove that she's no dummy who's willing to play dirty. I'm no expert, but it seems as if she's trying to push someone into saying no so she can play the gender card.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:52 PM |
I fully support this.
I fully support this.
Keep her as far away as possible from my beloved NCAAF.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:57 PM |
you know
you know
every guy has a dream to chase, right?
Biz hundert azoi ve tsvantsik
July 27th, 2010 at 1:58 PM |
I never realized why everyone on this board hated her
I never realized why everyone on this board hated her
Until I realized that I was getting Pam Ward confused with the sideline reporter Pam Oliver. Now, that I realize who Pam Ward is, I must agree that I strongly dislike her as well.
July 27th, 2010 at 2:07 PM |
And I want to bang
And I want to bang
And I want to bang supermodels in between watching Michigan win every game by 100 points. That's probably a more realistic goal, actually.
July 27th, 2010 at 2:15 PM |
RELEVANT
RELEVANT
http://www.tailgatingideas.com/ugly-female-sports-reporters/
No excuses. Play like a champion.
July 27th, 2010 at 3:36 PM |
The quote I love the most
The quote I love the most
Andrea Kramer -- Always looks like someone just pulled her tail. Also, her Tweety Bird eyes make me shutter to think what the baby would look like if she and John Clayton ever had a love child.
"If life is the road, then Ohio is simply a place to stop for gas." -- Scott Burgess, Detroit News, 9/16/2010
July 27th, 2010 at 2:18 PM |
I don't care about the NFL as
I don't care about the NFL as
I don't care about the NFL as much as college football, so I'm perfectly fine with Pam Ward going to NFL. Then maybe we'll have competent announcers for Big Ten games.
July 27th, 2010 at 2:24 PM |
Now we can have incorrect
Now we can have incorrect
Now we can have incorrect names assigned to players every weekend this Fall!
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July 27th, 2010 at 2:29 PM |
Get real
Get real
Get real Pam.
July 27th, 2010 at 2:36 PM |
I'm a girl who CAN'T stand
I'm a girl who CAN'T stand
I'm a girl who CAN'T stand Pam Ward, but she is really the only woman that I can immediately think of that is calling college football. I would love to have her job one day (Ideally doing it much better), but I understand that it's more credible/less annoying to have people who have actually played the sport to call the games. I won't be offended by any of the responses to this question, but is it just better if it is a man calling the games? Just trying to get a feel for the general consensus from my lovely MGoCommunity.
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July 27th, 2010 at 2:42 PM |
honestly
honestly
I don't care if the announcer is mexican, is a woman, plays WoW all night, takes it in the pooper, murders people, steals from you, steals from me, whatever, as long as he or she calls the game properly (and isn't an idiot).
July 27th, 2010 at 2:42 PM |
Erin Andrews does an
Erin Andrews does an
Erin Andrews does an outstanding job!
But really, I don't think it matters -- she is just brutal.
July 27th, 2010 at 3:12 PM |
I think it helps to have an
I think it helps to have an
I think it helps to have an ex-player or ex-coach as an analyst so long as they can actually explain things and speak coherently, but for PBP by and large most never played professionally and probably never even played in college. I took a look at Fox's NFL PBP guys and the only one I could tell even played in college was Ron Pitts (who did play in the NFL). On the other hand, at least three of them are sons of famous broadcasters (Buck, Albert, Brennaman).
To me the key is to get it right and to not talk just for the sake of talking -- this leads to saying stupid stuff. Call the action appropriately and correctly, call the substitutions, set up your analyst, etc. Do your research. I don't feel like Ward does much of any of it very well.
July 27th, 2010 at 4:36 PM |
I said it earlier but because you asked,
I said it earlier but because you asked,
for me personally, it is any woman and football announcing that I dislike. There are many sideline reporters that are terrific and could probably call a game well, but to me, football is a masculine game with a singularly masculine personality to it. My favorite boss ever was a woman, the best person who ever worked on a team of mine was a woman, and I love that my wife loves football and goes to our games with me. I'm raising my daughter to love football. But for me, a woman in the booth just takes away from the "grr" appeal that only football has.
"Everyone gets dumped Gabe. Let me give you some advice: a little coverup on your Adams Apple will make it appear smaller. Which will make you appear less like a transvestite."
July 27th, 2010 at 5:21 PM |
Thanks for the honest
Thanks for the honest
Thanks for the honest response. I can totally understand that.
A Møøse once bit my sister. No realli!
July 27th, 2010 at 8:05 PM |
I get the same feeling both
I get the same feeling both
I get the same feeling both ways. There's something "off" about a woman calling a football game. By the same token, I feel like it's almost....creepy, maybe....when you see a women's game of some kind (basketball, or in the Olympics) and it's only men doing the announcing and coaching and whatnot. I don't know, it's weird. Maybe I just want the voices I hear to match what I see on the field or court or rink or whatever.
I do know this: the worst thing that can happen to announcing is to have Pam Ward be the designated trailblazer that you can't criticize because it's like criticizing Jackie Robinson. Because then she'll be the standard by which woman announcers are judged and then oh god what a horrible world if there's a whole army of Pam Wards invading the booth.
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July 27th, 2010 at 8:21 PM |
Wait wait wait...
Wait wait wait...
...you mean there's more of her out there????!!!!!!
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July 27th, 2010 at 8:32 PM |
Personally I believe in merit.
Personally I believe in merit.
Unless by some chance there is a woman who plays or coaches in the NFL successfully (not just 'the first' or 'the only') or maybe gains recognition in her own right as a sportswriter, I don't think she should be calling a game. One of the nicer things about the 21st century is most people believe that if you've earned it, you've earned it - regardless of race, gender, etc. Otherwise what merit does anyone have to call a game above the rest of us at home on the couch? Picking a woman to call a game for the sake of diversity or political correctness rather than her own merit (as a man would) does no one any good in the long or short run.
By this argument, I don't think men announcing gymnastics or figure skating or whatever are that creepy because men have also earned merit in those sports. However, if somewhere in Bizarro world childbirth was an Olympic sport, I would be kind of unsettled if a man was doing the play-by-play.
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