re: What's wrong with Eli Gold?

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If you've ever listened to Eli and couldn't tell what was going on in the game, you just simply have problems comprehending spoken language. Full stop. Stop blaming Eli for your disabilities and pull the hood off your ears.

I've never understood the hate for Eli Gold. I take that back. I do understand it because it's Alabama and he's Jewish. I just don't understand how it's still a thing in 2020.

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Holy cow. You're blaming ANTI-SEMITISM for Eli's issues? Are you serious?

He's been fantastic at times. He's also demonstrably bad at play-by-play announcing at times.

On another board several years ago, I took a few lighthearted jabs at the broadcast team of Eli and Snake. Snake, sadly, is no longer with us, but the gist of what I posted then still holds true today: Eli is terrible at telling listeners what's actually happening. He's great at color, and giving you a feel for the atmosphere ... but he's not good at giving you down-and-distance, telling you what just happened during a play, or any of the main points you want a play-by-play announcer to convey.

I'm sure he's excellent if you're watching the game either in person or on TV, but if you depend on Eli to actually give you an accurate depiction of the action, you're up a creek.