MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Gregory Sager]

Sam the Eagle just trotted out the ol' "it's hard to beat a team three times" cliche.

Perfect.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Uh-oh. Sam the Eagle is doing the play-byplay again tonight.

His initial take on the Augie PG: "Dan-ill-ee-us Yoo-go-tich".

Man, I was just getting on here to say we have the WWF announcers tonight!

The cadence of his words is just strange, sometimes, it suddenly becomes rapid fire at the end of some sentences which don't really call for it.

Oddly though, sometimes people who have a quirky, unique, cadence go a long way in broadcasting.

Just checking your age here - were you more thinking Howard Cosell or Dick Vitale (or other)?

[Gregory Sager]

Just checking your age here - were you more thinking Howard Cosell

"The knee ... the knee ... always, the knee."

[kiko]

When this game is over, go back to the video and check out Grey Giovanine's response to the third foul being called on Brandon Kunz at the 10:10 mark of the first half. He does the electric boogaloo on the sideline, and ... well, it's just hard to describe. But it was darned funny to watch.

There is a gif floating around the internets of Jim Harbaugh doing something similar in the NFC championship game.  I immediately thought of that when I saw Double-G pop his move.

It looked like someone told him he wasn't going to get any cake even though the other kids would.

[kiko]

I just keep telling myself "They're students.  They're students.  They're students."

The absence of pronunciation checks is inexcusable.  For the other stuff, well, there's only one way they're going to learn and improve.

[jaybird44]

NCC does have a compelling case to be the #1 team in the region, if it wins tonight.  I just want to host the first round game, so I can do some post-season basketball!  The other rounds will take care of themselves.

[Gregory Sager]

I just keep telling myself "They're students.  They're students.  They're students."

The absence of pronunciation checks is inexcusable.  For the other stuff, well, there's only one way they're going to learn and improve.

True, and I don't really want to pile on. But some of the non-sequiturs are priceless. Like this one early in the first half: "Grey Giovanine is a very animated character, and that's putting it lightly. He's not a tall guy, but he sure has a lot of energy."

[TitansIWU]

I just keep telling myself "They're students.  They're students.  They're students."

The absence of pronunciation checks is inexcusable.  For the other stuff, well, there's only one way they're going to learn and improve.

This guy has the energy (like GG does) to be a really good broadcaster.

If he toned it down a few notches, and did a little homework, he could really get there.

For me it beats some really boring students just trying to get through it.

[TitansIWU]

When this game is over, go back to the video and check out Grey Giovanine's response to the third foul being called on Brandon Kunz at the 10:10 mark of the first half. He does the electric boogaloo on the sideline, and ... well, it's just hard to describe. But it was darned funny to watch.

I can't wait to see that.

[TitansIWU]

Sam the Eagle just trotted out the ol' "it's hard to beat a team three times" cliche.

Perfect.

That's what happened to the Titans last night!

[SevenTen]

I just keep telling myself "They're students.  They're students.  They're students."

The absence of pronunciation checks is inexcusable.  For the other stuff, well, there's only one way they're going to learn and improve.

This guy has the energy (like GG does) to be a really good broadcaster.

If he toned it down a few notches, and did a little homework, he could really get there.

For me it beats some really boring students just trying to get through it.

I feel the same way... I alter between the mute button and thinking "Good for this guy, giving it his all for two teams he has no attachment to."  I do agree doing a little pronunciation checks before the game would be key, but they might not feel all that comfortable yet with working with other team's staffs.

"JACK BURNETT MAKES A FREE THROW!!!  WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT?  NOT THE DIMINUTIVE BUT HYPER-ACTIVE COACH GIOVANINE, THAT'S FOR SURE!!" 

[Gregory Sager]

I do agree doing a little pronunciation checks before the game would be key, but they might not feel all that comfortable yet with working with other team's staffs.

It's not a trip to the dentist. You simply walk up to an assistant coach or a trainer during warmups and say, "Excuse me, I'm so-and-so, the broadcaster (or P.A. announcer) for Team A, and I was wondering if I could go over the pronunciations of your players." Even if you're not the kind of person who is comfortable with talking to strangers, it's still something that you should feel you have to do in order to do your job well.

Believe me, the staffs of other teams are pleased when you do this. It shows that you have a professional approach to your job, and that you care.

[TitansIWU]

I couldn't take them anymore, I unplugged them, if anyone wonders where they went!

[SevenTen]

I do agree doing a little pronunciation checks before the game would be key, but they might not feel all that comfortable yet with working with other team's staffs.

It's not a trip to the dentist. You simply walk up to an assistant coach or a trainer during warmups and say, "Excuse me, I'm so-and-so, the broadcaster (or P.A. announcer) for Team A, and I was wondering if I could go over the pronunciations of your players." Even if you're not the kind of person who is comfortable with talking to strangers, it's still something that you should feel you have to do in order to do your job well.

Believe me, the staffs of other teams are pleased when you do this. It shows that you have a professional approach to your job, and that you care.

Believe me, I agree.  Just trying to rationalize for them instead of landing at "They showed up at the mike 30 seconds before the start".  Either way, it's been entertaining.

[Gregory Sager]

North Central 70
Augustana 63

Well, it would've been fun to get an unprecedented four CCIW teams into the dance, but apparently Derek Raridon (23 pts, 8-11 FG) did not agree. Funny thing is, he vanished for the first eleven and a half minutes of the second half. The only time he even appears in the PBP is when he grabbed a defensive rebound at about the 9:30 mark. Can't remember the last time I saw a game in which the most dominant player was that invisible for that long.