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Both were great, but most people have their favorite. Who is yours?
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Jim Irwin....hands downTERD Buckley over Troy Vincent, Robert Ferguson over Chris Chambers, Kevn King instead of TJ Watt, and now, RICH GANNON, over JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY LEONARD. Thank you FLOWER -
Ray Scott.
Both of 'em were greats.
Ray Scott popularized a sparse style chocked full of info with a great delivery. I wish it would come back.Comment
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Ray Scott by a mile.
I preferred both to W.L.Comment
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No contest. Ray Scott.Lombardi told Starr to "Run it, and let's get the hell out of here!" - 'Ice Bowl' December 31, 1967Comment
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Ray Scott.
I liked the sparsity of his commentary.
"Starr....Dowler.....Touchdown!!!"
That's all you needed to hear because you just watched it
happen on TV. Seems like now everyone needs to show us
how "football smart" they are....NOT.Comment
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Hard to compare since I only heard Scott do television, and Irwin do radio. Don't know how well Scott's sparse style would have worked on radio, which requires more description. Scott was a legend on television though, in part due to that voice.I can't run no more
With that lawless crowd
While the killers in high places
Say their prayers out loud
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
A thundercloud
They're going to hear from me - Leonard CohenComment
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Plus Irwin was a dick, I met him twice once on Michigan Avenue where I was the only one who would recognize him practically and another time at the Vegas airport when the Badgers first played out there. Both times he was a wienie and I have heard the same from others.Lombardi told Starr to "Run it, and let's get the hell out of here!" - 'Ice Bowl' December 31, 1967Comment
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yes!! grew up listening to him. tremendous voice and delivery.Originally posted by TravisWilliams23
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Originally posted by Patler
The men in this house prefer Ray Scott..Is it really a halo or
just a swelled head ?Comment
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Personally, I thought Jim Erwin was the the most horseshit announcer I ever listened to. He just never seemed to know much about football.
I was elated when Wayne took over.Who Knows? The Shadow knows!Comment
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Irwin, at the end, annoyed me greatly with his play-by-play which was frequently marred by mistakes and corrections:
"And it's CAUGHT by ROBERT BROOKS for a FIRST DOWN...and now they're saying he was out of bounds, the side judge is calling him out...and it was Antonio Freeman on that play, not Robert Brooks."
I also remember Irwin and Max laughing about Natrone Means. Means was a highly regarded prospect and Max, who had no clue about who the player was or the high expectations surrounding him kept calling him "Neutron". They thought his name was wildly funny. Max also thought watermelon and fried chicken jokes were funny.
My dad loved Jim and Max. He hates Larrivee and is forced now to listen to television commentary. In the 80's and 90's he always turned down the television and listened to Jim and Max.
I only know Ray Scott from old sound bites. From what I know of him, I like the old-fashioned brevity of his play-by-play. Did he broadcast radio and TV simultaneously? I thought he was just a radio announcer.[QUOTE=George Cumby] ...every draft (Ted) would pick a solid, dependable, smart, athletically limited linebacker...the guy who isn't doing drugs, going to strip bars, knocking around his girlfriend or making any plays of game changing significance.Comment
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The last couple of years Irwin would screw up calling Lambeau Camp Randall and vice versa. I didn't mind Wayne and Larry. Larry knows his stuff and I just wish I could listen to those two on the computer instead of the TV guys we are stuck with living outside of the Packer radio network geographical area. :-[Comment
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