Did I really hear the announcer say this?

[MichiganPackerFan]

Re: Did I really hear the announcer say this?

It was Mike Treacle. I just about threw my shoe through the TV. I think I said enough swear words that my kid was scolding me. That really was the final straw.

I was so tense and ultimately cursing enough to make sailors blush that my wife didnt want to watch the second half with me

[mraynrand]

Re: Did I really hear the announcer say this?

It was Mike Treacle. I just about threw my shoe through the TV. I think I said enough swear words that my kid was scolding me. That really was the final straw.

I was so tense and ultimately cursing enough to make sailors blush that my wife didnt want to watch the second half with me

My wife sometimes asks if she should invite people over to watch the game with us and I always respond: "Are these people you really want as friends?" She doesn't ask again.

[Freak Out]

But the quality of football announcing has gone down the poop-stained toilet the last several years.

We need a broadcast mercy flush.

[channtheman]

That shit is just sports speak. Nobody outside of IL gives a rats ass about the bears. They aint the damn Cubs! Anyhow, those announcers suck...Gruden is the worst...How the hell did he coach? I sounds like he doesn't know shit about football! Once late in the game he was talking about CMIII stringing a run out, which he did, but then said he forced him to cut it up, but he actually strung it out until Forte ran oob for about a 2 yard loss. The guy is an idiot!

My favorite was when Gruden said "The Packers haven't been able to move the ball." I was in the process of saying how wrong Gruden was when Jaws butts in and goes "yeah they have, they just can't score."

You really wonder if Gruden even watches the game.

[channtheman]

Re: Did I really hear the announcer say this?

I listened to a lot of things, but I think it was the TV broadcast. It went something like this. (I paraphrase: "It's good for each pro sport if certain franchises in the sport are good. It's good for the NFL when the Bears are good.")

Did I really hear that?
Is it better for the NFL if the Bears are good than if the Lions are good? or the Packers? or the Vikings?, or the Browns? Steelers? Eagles? Cowboys? Rams? etc.

Or, was the announcer showing his own favoritism?
Do league officials feel that way?
Do game officials feel that way?

It was Mike Treacle. I just about threw my shoe through the TV. I think I said enough swear words that my kid was scolding me. That really was the final straw.

I did so good not swearing until the last 4 minutes in the game. We had to issue a 10 minute free for all in the living room where everyone just swore like a sailor.

[The Leaper]

The Bears are a historically significant team in one of the largest TV markets in the nation. Of course the NFL does better $$$$wise if the Bears are contenders. The comment on its face is factual, but we don't have to like it.

[Pugger]

That shit is just sports speak. Nobody outside of IL gives a rats ass about the bears. They aint the damn Cubs! Anyhow, those announcers suck...Gruden is the worst...How the hell did he coach? I sounds like he doesn't know shit about football! Once late in the game he was talking about CMIII stringing a run out, which he did, but then said he forced him to cut it up, but he actually strung it out until Forte ran oob for about a 2 yard loss. The guy is an idiot!

My favorite was when Gruden said "The Packers haven't been able to move the ball." I was in the process of saying how wrong Gruden was when Jaws butts in and goes "yeah they have, they just can't score."

You really wonder if Gruden even watches the game.

Gruden is s fool. He got a Super Bowl team gift-wrapped and drove it into the ground in just a few short years.

[Pugger]

The Bears are a historically significant team in one of the largest TV markets in the nation. Of course the NFL does better $$$$wise if the Bears are contenders. The comment on its face is factual, but we don't have to like it.

The bares are in one of the largest TV markets but I doubt Chicago has as large of a national/international fan base as GB does. I've heard that TV game ratings rise when the Packers are showcased so the league and networks make $$$ when we are on national TV and playing well. It was a shame we played like chit the other night...

[Gunakor]

That shit is just sports speak. Nobody outside of IL gives a rats ass about the bears. They aint the damn Cubs! Anyhow, those announcers suck...Gruden is the worst...How the hell did he coach? I sounds like he doesn't know shit about football! Once late in the game he was talking about CMIII stringing a run out, which he did, but then said he forced him to cut it up, but he actually strung it out until Forte ran oob for about a 2 yard loss. The guy is an idiot!

My favorite was when Gruden said "The Packers haven't been able to move the ball." I was in the process of saying how wrong Gruden was when Jaws butts in and goes "yeah they have, they just can't score."

You really wonder if Gruden even watches the game.

Gruden is s fool. He got a Super Bowl team gift-wrapped and drove it into the ground in just a few short years.

What about the team he beat in that Super Bowl? The one he was a tuck rule away from coaching in the Super Bowl the year before... Does Gruden get no credit for that either?

[Pugger]

That shit is just sports speak. Nobody outside of IL gives a rats ass about the bears. They aint the damn Cubs! Anyhow, those announcers suck...Gruden is the worst...How the hell did he coach? I sounds like he doesn't know shit about football! Once late in the game he was talking about CMIII stringing a run out, which he did, but then said he forced him to cut it up, but he actually strung it out until Forte ran oob for about a 2 yard loss. The guy is an idiot!

My favorite was when Gruden said "The Packers haven't been able to move the ball." I was in the process of saying how wrong Gruden was when Jaws butts in and goes "yeah they have, they just can't score."

You really wonder if Gruden even watches the game.

Gruden is s fool. He got a Super Bowl team gift-wrapped and drove it into the ground in just a few short years.

What about the team he beat in that Super Bowl? The one he was a tuck rule away from coaching in the Super Bowl the year before... Does Gruden get no credit for that either?

Oh! I forgot about him being the Raiders' HC...

[MJZiggy]

I liked when he talked about the great interception that A.J. Hawk had and what a great player Hawk is. (I'm not sure Hawk was in the game at the time)

I think what keeps the NFL as popular as it is is the "any given Sunday" aspect of the game. You're never guaranteed year to year that any franchise will dominate. Not like baseball and the Yankees who buy their championships.

[Smidgeon]

The Bears are a historically significant team in one of the largest TV markets in the nation. Of course the NFL does better $$$$wise if the Bears are contenders. The comment on its face is factual, but we don't have to like it.

The bares are in one of the largest TV markets but I doubt Chicago has as large of a national/international fan base as GB does. I've heard that TV game ratings rise when the Packers are showcased so the league and networks make $$$ when we are on national TV and playing well. It was a shame we played like chit the other night...

Not for the networks. It was great the Packers struggled because it made it a game that went down to the last second. And therefore became the fifth most watched program in cable history. The first? Packers-Vikings when Favre returned to Lambeau, of course.