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Eli Gold not returning to radio booth for Alabama Football in 2024, ending 35 year tenure.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 2/21/24 at 2:28 pm
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Longtime Alabama football radio voice Eli Gold, who has served Crimson Tide fans as a play-by-play announcer for 35 years, will not return to the Crimson Tide Sports Network in fall of 2024, according to sources with knowledge of the situation not affiliated with the university.
Chris Stewart, CTSN's play-by-play voice for Alabama basketball, is likely to take over the role. He would likely stay in his role as men's basketball announcer, too.
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I commend Eli on an incredible tenure as the Voice of the Crimson Tide!
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Posted on 2/21/24 at 2:28 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
And NASCAR 
Posted on 2/21/24 at 2:29 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Dude is awesome. Legend even coming from a Tiger man. Hopefully he will have a healthy retirement.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 2:31 pm to JamesVinson
He also called hockey games on fox sports. In his prime, no one was better
Posted on 2/21/24 at 2:32 pm to pbro62
Per his tweet he is not retiring.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 2:33 pm to pbro62
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Dude is awesome. Legend even coming from a Tiger man. Hopefully he will have a healthy retirement.
Agreed. That distinct voice will forever be tied to a lot of incredible college football. Several plays that ripped out my heart. 2012 and 2014 come to mind.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:14 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Damn. Even Eli doesn't want to be associated with DeBoer.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:28 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Oh wow! Sad to hear. Loved listening to him when I was younger.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:30 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Apparently Alabama chose not to renew Eli’s contract. I hate to hear that, but it’s not a lie to say that he had lost a step or two as a broadcaster, too.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:32 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
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Apparently Alabama chose not to renew Eli’s contract. I hate to hear that, but it’s not a lie to say that he had lost a step or two as a broadcaster, too.
That's really fricked up to just cut him loose after all that time.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:34 pm to MetryMauler
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That's really fricked up to just cut him loose after all that time.
Yeah, I am sure you are saddened, LOL. Go troll another thread.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:37 pm to MetryMauler
I hate that it went down this way but when he came back last year he would only do home games which might have been an issue.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:40 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I noticed that today when they announced Chris Stewart for a radio spot, they called him “The voice of the crimson tide”
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:40 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
He got Runn Oft. Kinda strange after that many years.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:46 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I love Eli to death. I understand why it is time to move on, but damn, talk about the end of an era.
In my college football heaven, Bama games will forever be called by Eli Gold and Kenny Stabler.
In my college football heaven, Bama games will forever be called by Eli Gold and Kenny Stabler.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:47 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Gold was a great play-by-play guy. He's leaving some mighty big shoes to fill.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:48 pm to Tideroller
Maybe he didn’t want to be thought of like some do Vern.
I’ll miss him but sometimes you just have to say “Enough “ .
I’ll miss him but sometimes you just have to say “Enough “ .
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:49 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Remember when drunk arse stabler did it? I member.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:50 pm to mrbroker
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Per his tweet he is not retiring.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 3:50 pm to Auburn80
Sadly, Eli had lost a lot due to his illness and it was very noticeable when he broadcast the home games last season.
Alabama needs a full-time announcer that's on point every game. Like I posted in Scoper's shitty thread, I grew up with Eli on the air and appreciate everything he brought to Alabama.
Chris Stewart will do an excellent job.
Alabama needs a full-time announcer that's on point every game. Like I posted in Scoper's shitty thread, I grew up with Eli on the air and appreciate everything he brought to Alabama.
Chris Stewart will do an excellent job.
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