OT: Announcers for Cal-Hawaii Weren't at the Game

Submitted by BursleyHall82 on

SIAP if this was posted in the Cal-Hawaii thread, but I just heard this discussion on the Dan Patrick Show. And forgive me if this was mentioned on the broadcast, but I didn't hear it. To save money, ESPN didn't send their announcers to Sydney. They were back in Bristol watching the game on TV like the rest of us.

http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/yes-the-announcers-of-the-cal-vs-hawaii…

Evidently this happens more than I realized, especially with low-level college basketball games. Still, I feel a little cheated knowing they weren't there soaking it all in.

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Mr. Yost

August 30th, 2016 at 6:33 PM ^

If you ever watch college baseball (not the CWS) or soccer on the ESPN networks, many times it's two guys in NYC in front of a TV watching it 10 seconds ahead of what you see on TV.

In fact, that's how ESPN is starting to get more college games on TV - especially with their SEC Network and all that.

They did a international friendly awhile back and it was AWFUL. They were clearly upset that they couldn't keep up with the play on the field and it would remain silent for almost a full minute before someone would chime in with the name of a person who touched the ball.

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drjaws

August 30th, 2016 at 12:57 PM ^

Yes, Australia.  And you must have suspected I would have known the powder's origin, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

 

You're just stalling now.

 

You'd like to think that, wouldn't you? You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong, so you could've put the poison in your own goblet, trusting on your strength to save you, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But, you've also bested my Spaniard, which means you must have studied, and in studying you must have learned that man is mortal, so you would have put the poison as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

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rob f

August 31st, 2016 at 3:23 AM ^

Don't badmouth them when the real "wild animal" problem in Australia instead involves those murderous varmints known down under as "drop bears". Never heard of the "drop bear"? Then Google it! But let me warn you first, its not pretty, as those cuddley-looking koalas you are fooled into thinking are harmless are anything but! Stop and look up and you might just save your life and loved ones too, as those Koala leaves are only an appetizer! "Mean" Joe? Murderous Joe!

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Swayze Howell Sheen

August 30th, 2016 at 11:14 AM ^

this is kind of like when you pull into McDonald's and some generic voice asks kindly for your order, and then the old man actually working there jarringly adds "you want fries with that you sonofabitch?" (true story)

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Bando Calrissian

August 30th, 2016 at 11:15 AM ^

This is increasingly common these days. I don't know if this is still the case, but for a long time after the BTN was established, their hockey coverage was done completely by people in a studio. Probably true for other sports as well.

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TRIPP3

August 30th, 2016 at 11:55 AM ^

I work for Btn and abc/espn as a freelance camera op. I have worked a "REMI" the espn version and a "micer" the Btn version. Most of the time the director and producer and talent are in Chicago for Btn, and Bristol for espn. Some times talent is on site. Depending on the game. They have special trucks for these's events. Replays are done in Chicago and Bristol. The Mac games last year that were on during the week were REMI'S. They had talent on site. Its not very good tv... But more games are shown because cost is down. Btn shows more events because of this. There are more softball games, field hockey ect. on tv, because they don't have to pay for a full size tv truck, or full crew. This is happening more and more. My show that I travel with is doing the Michigan game this week, I can't wait! It is a full show, with everyone on site. I ended last year shooting Michigan in the Bowl game and start this year with them! College football is almost back! Go Blue!

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Phil Brickma

August 30th, 2016 at 11:16 AM ^

MLB Network does it pretty routinely with their national games. And the networks will do that for smaller games to save on travel costs and to allow the "small-time" announcing teams to work more games. 

I'm not really sure there's an ethical dilemma here because they are obviously plugged into the situation and can deliver news and updates 99 percent as accurately as if they were a mile up in the press box. I don't really have a problem with it, but I can see some validity to the opposition's arguments.

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