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Posted on 3/31/15 at 5:50 pm to Prof
Posted on 3/31/15 at 5:50 pm to Prof
I was just a kid when I started really getting into Tennessee football and it was towards the tail end of Ward's career (94 or 95 iirc). I can still remember riding around with my grandpa in his truck on Saturdays when he would let me tag along with him as he would go to big cattle auctions all over Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. When the Tennessee game come on, there was rarely a word said between the two of us for four hours expect when UT would score. Neither of us wanted to talk for fear of missing what was Ward was going to say.
He used to often tell me "Son, you're listening to a living legend right now" but I never realized at the time what a treat it was to be able to listen to that on the radio.
It's crazy that it's been 20 years since that time but I can still remember it like it was just yesterday.
And now we have fricking Kesling who makes me want to chop my ears off. I cannot stand to ever listen to that windbag stutter and stammer during a game to the point that you have no fricking clue what just happened or who was involved. I make sure I'm either in Neyland or in front of my tv now since blob is the alternative
He used to often tell me "Son, you're listening to a living legend right now" but I never realized at the time what a treat it was to be able to listen to that on the radio.
It's crazy that it's been 20 years since that time but I can still remember it like it was just yesterday.
And now we have fricking Kesling who makes me want to chop my ears off. I cannot stand to ever listen to that windbag stutter and stammer during a game to the point that you have no fricking clue what just happened or who was involved. I make sure I'm either in Neyland or in front of my tv now since blob is the alternative
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 5:52 pm
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Posted on 3/31/15 at 6:00 pm to NorthGAVol
I hear ya.
What's sad tho' is we really could do so much better. Hell, I tuned into the dude who does the Lady Vols basketball team once and was blown away by his talent on first listen - wasn't even looking for the game.
Kesling is a joke and a lush (he stammers during football because he doesn't know the game as well but also the length of football games and privacy of the press box gives him too much time and access/privacy to get loaded). He could mess up names as easy as Smith, Jones, and Lee and that isn't something he'd flub when he worked for WBIR or even when he does interviews and live specials with players and coaches.
Unfortunately, he's got the job locked down and we're stuck with him. Fans deserve better.
ETA: I will say there have been a handful of calls where Kesling did very well much to my surprise. So I'll give credit where it's due. Maybe if he was sober more often he'd be ok.
What's sad tho' is we really could do so much better. Hell, I tuned into the dude who does the Lady Vols basketball team once and was blown away by his talent on first listen - wasn't even looking for the game.
Kesling is a joke and a lush (he stammers during football because he doesn't know the game as well but also the length of football games and privacy of the press box gives him too much time and access/privacy to get loaded). He could mess up names as easy as Smith, Jones, and Lee and that isn't something he'd flub when he worked for WBIR or even when he does interviews and live specials with players and coaches.
Unfortunately, he's got the job locked down and we're stuck with him. Fans deserve better.
ETA: I will say there have been a handful of calls where Kesling did very well much to my surprise. So I'll give credit where it's due. Maybe if he was sober more often he'd be ok.
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 6:05 pm
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