The Announcers
I really like the announcing crew of Spielman and Meyer. Not often I feel like I learn something watching a gamer, but they do a great job of doing an insta UFR on replays.
Today was extra entertaining as Spielman played the role of B. Cook just pounding the fact Denard needs to run and run from the gun, Meyer was entertainig as the grumpy old blue yelling get off my lawn, turnovers.
When Meyer was pounding Denard for thye pick, Spielman asked if he would pull him sarcastically, when Meyer actually said he might Spielman spent the next 2.5 hours needling him every cahance he could.
Spielman must be amped for the game next week, because he was on fire today, making fun of Urban and Michigan while dolling out some good insight.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:00 PM ^
just because of how awesome we are. People always hate the best.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:01 PM ^
Keep this one civil please. I don't feel like deleting the thread.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:06 PM ^
Hitler. Just sayin'.
/skips to the end of the argument
November 19th, 2011 at 8:07 PM ^
You didn't want to be before it.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:11 PM ^
I thought Gore invented the internet!?
November 19th, 2011 at 8:16 PM ^
In 1938.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:21 PM ^
That was the same night that Gore's speech about inventing the Internet was pre-empted in the middle by Orson Welles' "War Of The Worlds" adaptation. It made people believe that aliens were invading with free Wi-Fi.
November 20th, 2011 at 12:48 AM ^
It's a series of tubes!
November 19th, 2011 at 8:21 PM ^
Springtime for Hitler
Winter for Nebraska and OSU
November 19th, 2011 at 8:01 PM ^
Brad Nessler is a good announcer.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:18 PM ^
Never disappointed to watch a game with Mr. Nessler in the booth.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:18 PM ^
Never disappointed to watch a game with Mr. Nessler in the booth.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:01 PM ^
November 19th, 2011 at 8:13 PM ^
Me too. I mute Spielman and turn on the radio from mgb.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:03 PM ^
urban's grumpy old man had nothing on corso's today
November 19th, 2011 at 8:05 PM ^
I don't think I've ever heard a TV announcer that I really love. Obviously there's Keith Jackson, but he retired before I really got into football. Our radio crew (not just Michigan, but the Detroit sports too) is awesome
November 19th, 2011 at 8:30 PM ^
I haven't heard an announcer I like since Myron Cope. All these announcers these days are trying to talk up the game too much. Nothing like the guys I grew up with. Glory days of announcing, before all of this HD-TV nonsense where you don't even need announcers!
November 19th, 2011 at 9:58 PM ^
I dunno how people on this board feel about this, but I really like Kirk Herbstreit (sp?) when he is announcing.
I feel he knows his sh*t football-wise and he has a personality.
November 19th, 2011 at 10:14 PM ^
November 19th, 2011 at 8:06 PM ^
i thought they were pretty good today. better than the previous 2 mich games they've done this year. although early in the game when spielman said denard had been running without passion kind of made me go wtf. i don't know how you measure passion while running. also his two comments about the amount of days since michigans last victory over ohio were grating but not unexpected.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:07 PM ^
Does anyone know who's calling the game on Sat?
Or is it too early?
November 19th, 2011 at 8:56 PM ^
More importantly, did anyone see the video advertisements on the Big House video screens today near the end of halftime? Have there ever been ads before? Even if they were "nonprofit"? Really worried that Dave Brandon is getting quite "showy" with these flyovers and new costumes every game.
November 20th, 2011 at 12:26 AM ^
Don't forget we're paying the DC with real money this year. No more stuffed beavers.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:58 PM ^
More importantly did anyone else see the advertisements on the video big screens at the Big House today at the end of halftime? I'm getting very worried that Dave Brandon is getting too "showy" with these flyovers and new costumes.
November 19th, 2011 at 10:24 PM ^
It was an anti-anti gay ad sponsored by a U of M department (didn't catch which one). I have no problem with this, it runs along the same lines of advertising the Hockey/Bball/Womens Bball ads.
November 19th, 2011 at 9:20 PM ^
Same crew as today. working for espn, cant wait. its going to be great game. Go Blue!
November 19th, 2011 at 8:08 PM ^
I just wish Spielman used proper grammar when speaking. "Should've chose" and "Should've went" should be unacceptable on any public broadcast.
I though Corso was going to start crying when he apologized for cursing. Funny.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:08 PM ^
They almost sounded like two disinterested (i.e., no rooting interest) people having a chat about the game. I thought they did OK overall.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:11 PM ^
I hate Pasch, always have, but Spielman is my favorite. He and Collinsworth are the two color guys most likely to point out something I'm not catching. I'm meh about Urban.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:48 PM ^
Well, you have something in common with Spielman. He's his favorite announcer, also. The guy thinks he knows everything and seems sure his opinion is always correct.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:59 PM ^
I kind of hate Collinsworth but actually really like him at the same time. he does a great job of pointing out exactly why a play was successful from a technique or scheme point of view, & he does often say things that I wouldn't have known otherwise, so I appreciate that. unfortunately, this involves him being a real negative nancy a lot - he spends about as much time pointing out who screwed up & who should be blamed for this or that as he does crediting players for doing good things. maybe it's true, but it's still kind of depressing.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:18 PM ^
Yes, Ohio has won a few games in a row, and not last year! Michigan owns the series, big ten titles, total wins and wining percentage. He is just talking about part of the story!
November 19th, 2011 at 8:21 PM ^
November 19th, 2011 at 10:43 PM ^
Why do these guys keep doing that? Either be an elite national broadcaster, or be a local schmuck homer radio guy. You can't be both and maintain any credibility with either.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:22 PM ^
I liked them today....I got a kick out of Speilman taking shots at the losing streak towards the end of the game.
I know some were mad by it, I thought it was a nice little touch to really get us thinking about the game next week.
Speilman has improved a lot over the years and even urban brought a little more to it today.
if anything you can learn something listening to those guys break down plays.
I got them #3 right behind Nessles/blackledge and even Mushmouth/Herbie keep me entertained.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:34 PM ^
Only announcers I don't like are Pam ward and that new gal who sounds just like Pam ward. I'm indifferent to the rest really. Musberger isn't what he used to be.
November 20th, 2011 at 11:45 AM ^
Although I would also add Tom Hammond to that list.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:41 PM ^
I really like the Nessler-Spielman-Meyer team. Although I feel like Spielman sometimes subtly roots against Michigan, I do learn about the game by listening to him, and Meyer.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:48 PM ^
they just say the same crap over and over the whole game. i'd say it's less of you learning and more of it being ingrained into your brain.
November 19th, 2011 at 10:48 PM ^
Agreed. They have their little thesis they want to lay on you, and you're going to get it whether it is relevant to what is going on in the game or not.
Denard can't throw. Denard does not run with passion. Except that Denard threw well and ran with passion in the actual game.
November 19th, 2011 at 9:00 PM ^
about whether Devin Gardner should play, but to rant about it incessantly for weeks and weeks is nothing short of amazing. Knowing the game is not enough; a little gallantry, a pleasant voice, a sense of humor--all these are also pre-requisites. Announcers who continually second-guess the coaches and assume such an air of supierority, as if sitting there second-guessing weren't way harder than calling the game, really get my goat.
Meyer actually warmed to the task as the day went on; other than the fact that he is a celebrated coach, I have found myself wondering before today why the heck he was there.
November 19th, 2011 at 10:11 PM ^
Cant stand Spewman. In addition to his insistant whining about how we use Denard...and his underlying Buckeyeness, he also has a nasty bad habit of calling JT Floyd "TJ".
November 19th, 2011 at 9:03 PM ^
Odd, I felt Spielman in particular really took away from my enjoyment of the game. My wife and I mentioned it several times throughout the broadcast.
It really seemed as though he went out of his way to emphasize that Michigan was ahead solely due to Nebraska's play, with heavy implication that our side had little to do with the outcome.
I felt that he took an awful lot away from Michigan's amazing game, and I'm sure I would feel a lot happier in my gut right now, if the announce crew had let me feel that Michigan throttled a top 20 team, rather than a top 20 team lost themselves a football game, and Michigan just sort of happened to be on the field, too.
I expect Spielman to hold love in his heart for the buckeyes, but he does have a job to do. It seems Herbstreit and Robert Smith have managed to let his feeling be known, without detracting from his work, Spielman could use a little of that.
November 19th, 2011 at 9:04 PM ^
They should hook him and Herbstreit together. Spielman and Meyer are fine, but not doing Michigan games. If they do the game next week, it will be the most biased braodcast of the season, maybe ever.
November 19th, 2011 at 9:05 PM ^
November 19th, 2011 at 9:45 PM ^
I enjoy Sean McDunough (spelling?) a lot but I wish they'd put him with Blackledge or or Meyer instead of Millen :(
November 19th, 2011 at 9:50 PM ^
I always enjoy when Musburger does the Michigan games. He did the Michigan - UVA game and this year's Michigan - ND game
November 19th, 2011 at 10:14 PM ^
I like Musburger too. He is old, and crazy over the top...but at least he is consistent, and amusing to listen to. He is like Keith Jackson and is a legendary voice of college football at this point.
Musburgers "you are looking live" stchick goes back to his days on CCCBBSSSs... and I love the way he'll say "Denard....to the eenennnnnndszzzzzooonneee TOUCHDOWN MICHIGAN!!!"