Bear Down Wildcats

Jesus has Seth Davis actually regressed further over the years? I didn’t know that was possible.

And I just realized (well forgot) that the high-talker Avery Johnson played and coached most of his career in Texas.

He was sucking on frog legs all night.

Avery is awful.

That's why I listened to Brian Jefferies & Ryan Hansen even they they were 30 seconds ahead of the video. I'm done listening to a bunch of haters talking about my team. I know we all hate the Pac 12 network but at least the commentators know our team

You don’t like hearing Pelle getting called Kerr Kriisa and Dalen getting called Benn Mathurin repeatedly?

I like to make it a game of Bingo. Dalen getting called “Jason” is the middle space.

84Cat wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 2:34 pm That's why I listened to Brian Jefferies & Ryan Hansen even they they were 30 seconds ahead of the video. I'm done listening to a bunch of haters talking about my team. I know we all hate the Pac 12 network but at least the commentators know our team

Jefferies' voice is that of the ancient Greek poets who sang the truth of history into being. If not in his voice it ain't real for me.

As part of my morning routine, I read a number of newspapers, the Star, the Republic, and the LA (actually El Segundo) Times, among a number of others.

Bill Plaschke is an "award-winning" (blah-blah-blah) sports columnist, a sometimes critic, and a frequent sycophant for the Times. So this morning, I almost lost my breakfast of fried eggs over his fanny-kissing column about Tyger (yuch) Campbell and his "wonderous" hair. (Plaschke has none.) If you live on another planet (LA), Tyger is not a spoiled and entitled brat from a private prep school in Indiana with a non-team focused "hey, look at me" gimmick that would have had John Wooden showing him the door. No, he's the embodiment of Jackie Robinson. He's been forced to endure the slings and arrows of outrageous fandom mocking his stupid-looking Sideshow Bob look. And of course, Arizona fans get their moment. His mom (apparently related to Sarah Bernhardt, complete with all the "oh no...woe is me" crap), whined about her darling baby boy being taunted in their loss at McKale "because of an animosity seeming based on his hair." And his 12-year-old brother cried. Lot of tears in that family...7th grader, Little League, no crying in baseball...oh, well; different sport. I'm sure everybody says something about the moronic hair, but I thought that's what "Tyger" wanted...attention. Sorry if he can't dictate that it must always be lavish praise, but at least he's got Plaschke for that. Not a word about Tyger blatantly tackling Pelle Larsson in a dead ball situation right in front of the student section, which is what actually caused the "F-you, Tyger" reaction the rest of the game whenever he touched the ball. Since it had such an impact, it had the desired effect from a rowdy student section. You either want to be a relevant player in college athletics with a home advantage and boisterous fans who travel, or you want to apologize for every specious sour-grapes claim made by a defeated opponent to make the little-old-lady Pac-12 presidents happy while they re-arrange their napkins and silverware. You can probably tell by the tone of this where I stand.

After we get our power ratings for post-season play, I've got zero conference loyalty. If we do well enough, nobody cares how strong or weak our other conference members are. So, here's to a Wildcat win over Houston tonight, and a North Carolina win over UCLA tomorrow night.

I like that post and I echo the sentiment of hating the “back the pac” bullshit. I’d like the conference to get respect, but last year did jack shit.

All I care about is Arizona basketball. Fuck all the rest.

I love Bill Walton.

https://www.johncanzano.com/p/canzano-b ... -not-happy

Truly disgusting how UA fans were last night on Twitter

Cindy and that other guy were awful last night, constantly stumbling over sentences and trying so hard to come up with something clever.

You don't always have to put your personal stamp on a game, you can just call a normal game.

It was like they were trying out new “signature catchphrases” in a practice session. I half expected to hear a “boom goes the dynamite!”

I’m not a fan of Brunson but the color guy was worse. I’ve heard better analysis from the drunk at the end of the bar.

I had flashbacks of Big Bird Bob Elliott calling the game whenever they mentioned how many of a possession game it was.

I started listening to the radio guys because the game was late and I knew Cindy Brunson was calling the game. I'm glad I muted the game and listened to Brian Jeffries. They were off by 10 seconds but he is so good.

Merkin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:45 pm

Listening to her for close to 2 hours should be used in prisons as a form of punishment. I equate listening to her to being worse than getting sent to "the hole" or being waterboarded. She is straight up nails down a chalkboard. Horrific!!!

Light criticism is fine. Preferring others is fine.

Last night was not fine

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to think she was terrible.

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 10:31 am Light criticism is fine. Preferring others is fine.

Last night was not fine

Post it again just in case people didn't see the first two times you posted it.

Got to agree with everyone else. Brunson and the color guy, who rarely said anything of significance, were both awful.

I am not a guy that usually blasts announcers. I think most, even many that listeners find terrible, are actually passable. That crew last night was so God awful that I actually busted out laughing multiple times at how bad they were.

Throwing catchphrases against the wall to see if they would stick. Over excitement at routine plays, under excitement at great plays. Stumbling over words repeatedly. I have heard many low level college broadcasts that had better announcers then what we heard last night.

Hell Bill Walton is 100 times better even when he is tangential and lit on whatever he smoked or ate before the game.

I think Cindy needs to go back to the studio and leave the broadcasting to people who know how to do it. I didn't mind her in the studio years ago when she was at ESPN.

KillerKlown wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 10:41 am

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 10:31 am Light criticism is fine. Preferring others is fine.

Last night was not fine

Post it again just in case people didn't see the first two times you posted it.

And please don’t show any examples of this supposed horrific behavior. We’ll just take your word for it.

I thought Brunson was pretty good. She kept up with the action well.

I could've used a few less catchy phrases and changing of her voice to try and seem exciting though.

Merkin wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 8:33 am I had flashbacks of Big Bird Bob Elliott calling the game whenever they mentioned how many of a possession game it was.

I was trying to think of why that sounded so familiar and now I know. Love him, but that was not good commentary. Even kids can figure out how many possessions a game is.

You all didn’t love “alley oppey’?

I just assumed she is so used to trying to make womens bball sound interesting that she just overdoes every sentence.

I’m curious if the announcers are together. Or if they are in different locations.

Fox should just buy the local feed instead of hiring people to watch it on zoom.

It was as if they were talking to 5 year olds and puppies trying to make them giggle and have fun.

Postmaster wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 12:15 pm You all didn’t love “alley oppey’?

I just assumed she is so used to trying to make womens bball sound interesting that she just overdoes every sentence.

I’m curious if the announcers are together. Or if they are in different locations.

Fox should just buy the local feed instead of hiring people to watch it on zoom.

They were both at the game

Were they? I thought someone posted Fox was still doing remotes.

Yeah it cut to them once or twice during the game for identification or something and they were at McKale

How dare someone be proud of their school

How often has Bill Walton touted UCLA basketball in such a manner? Read the room.

Where did Dave Pasche even go to school?

A: Syracuse

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 3:44 pm How dare someone be proud of their school

She's married. You can give it a rest now.

Convinced he’s a next level troll.

Another stupid take by Hansen.

Surprised he wasn’t able to include something in that tweet that praised Utah.

Hansen is dominating the game over you all

Announcers shouldn’t be afraid to say that Azuolas Tubelis is the runaway leader for Player of the Year in the conference.

That is all.

Did anyone catch Pasch say about Kriisa?

He passes the footba...basketball with great floor vision

or something like that.

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:47 am Hansen is dominating the game over you all

Hansen has been doing that since day one back when he was just in print media and the internet wasn't even an idea yet.

Just get keep talking about what he says.

Merkin wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:39 am Did anyone catch Pasch say about Kriisa?

He passes the footba...basketball with great floor vision

or something like that.

I mean he does Cardinal games during NFL season so it's easy for him to make that kind of mistake when Kerr does those crazy QB type of passes lol.

AZCatGirl wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:54 pm

Merkin wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:39 am Did anyone catch Pasch say about Kriisa?

He passes the footba...basketball with great floor vision

or something like that.

I mean he does Cardinal games during NFL season so it's easy for him to make that kind of mistake when Kerr does those crazy QB type of passes lol.

Exactly. Easy mistake to make when he does Cardinals and college football

Don't need to try to dunk on every single honest mistake

Like I said in the other thread, I like Pasch when he is without Walton. Nothing but respect for his play by play work.

Merkin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 14, 2023 2:22 pm Like I said in the other thread, I like Pasch when he is without Walton. Nothing but respect for his play by play work.

His new thing is pronouncing a shot is the final blow, about 4 times per game.
Walton even called him out on it tonight.

But I generally like his work.

Roxy and Bill have to be the worst ever. So many times did not know what was going on during the game.

Merkin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 9:44 pm Roxy and Bill have to be the worst ever. So many times did not know what was going on during the game.

I’m a fan of Big Bill, and he was tuned in for the first 8 minutes or so…

… But he got swamped by the weekend-long high of his team reunion.

He really shouldn’t have been working after the AZ/USC game.

I am also a fan of Bill, but last night was a train wreck.

You all don't like interviews that last almost a quarter of the game?

Imagine if during a late season football game between top teams with postseason positioning on the line the announcers just ignored 7 or 8 plays in a row to chat up their special guest who was on one of the teams fifty years ago.

Dave wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:38 am I am also a fan of Bill, but last night was a train wreck.

Assuming we wind up in the B12 we wont be listening to Bill much longer.

It will be weird hearing Walton promote the Conference of "Corn & Cheese" during B1G games.