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re: Eli Gold not returning to the radio booth
Posted on 2/21/24 at 7:57 pm to hnds2th
Posted on 2/21/24 at 7:57 pm to hnds2th
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Exactly, I’ll never understand why folks stay way past their prime and then have an awkward exit. Plus, his comments make the university seem like the bad guy.
Uh - Spoiler: the University IS the bad guy.
And It’s a effing RADIO CALL! It’s not open heart surgery or being President. So what if he’s Not the world’s sharpest anymore?
And When’s the last time ANY of us seriously had to rely ONLY on the radio call with no video??? Unless you are a cheapskate, it was probably 2007.
The man is an icon. He could have gotten one healthy year.
But our fans today are just frontrunners. We are a fan base of “Rickey Bobby’s “ in Crimson. :-(
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Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:03 pm to TomFromBama
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And When’s the last time ANY of us seriously had to rely ONLY on the radio call with no video??? Unless you are a cheapskate, it was probably 2007.
And that’s probably why you don’t realize that Eli, while a legend, has lost several steps as a play-by-play guy.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:37 pm to TomFromBama
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The man is an icon. He could have gotten one healthy year.
How long does the university give him for the “one healthy” year? He only wanted to do home games again for the upcoming season.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 7:27 am to TomFromBama
He sucked in 1990 too
Posted on 2/23/24 at 1:23 pm to TomFromBama
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It’s a effing RADIO CALL! It’s not open heart surgery or being President. So what if he’s Not the world’s sharpest anymore?
And When’s the last time ANY of us seriously had to rely ONLY on the radio call with no video??? Unless you are a cheapskate, it was probably 2007.
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The man is an icon
How can he be an icon if radio is as irrelevant as you suggest?
Posted on 2/24/24 at 10:05 am to TomFromBama
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And It’s a effing RADIO CALL! It’s not open heart surgery or being President. So what if he’s Not the world’s sharpest anymore?
And When’s the last time ANY of us seriously had to rely ONLY on the radio call with no video??? Unless you are a cheapskate, it was probably 2007.
I spent many weekends in the 2010s on the road in a convoy or out in the field with an FM radio while doing national guard drill duty.
Eli Gold was already not very good at his job by that point. He was aiming to be heard on highlights for big plays at the end of the CBS broadcast or on Sportscenter, not painting a vivid picture for the listener.
The difference between Eli Gold in the field on Saturday and Kevin Harlan on the radio driving back home on Sunday was astounding.
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