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Gary Danielson: Your grade for him
Posted on 8/18/22 at 6:52 pm
Posted on 8/18/22 at 6:52 pm
I give Gary a solid B. I won't miss Gary but he was mostly solid. He really really knows tendencies and Xs and Os.
There will always be fans closer to the paranoid spectrum who say "Gary hates my team" but I don't think that's true. It's just that Gary is way more likely to say nice shite about your team if they are good. The reason that people think that Gary is an Alabama homer is because Alabama does the most good things.
Gary has sounded like a serious Georgia homer in the last few years but just because Georgia is way better than they were when he first started doing the games, at which point Georgia fans thought that "Gary hates Georgia.".
I am taking up for Gary here.
There will always be fans closer to the paranoid spectrum who say "Gary hates my team" but I don't think that's true. It's just that Gary is way more likely to say nice shite about your team if they are good. The reason that people think that Gary is an Alabama homer is because Alabama does the most good things.
Gary has sounded like a serious Georgia homer in the last few years but just because Georgia is way better than they were when he first started doing the games, at which point Georgia fans thought that "Gary hates Georgia.".
I am taking up for Gary here.
This post was edited on 8/18/22 at 6:54 pm
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Posted on 8/18/22 at 6:55 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
He could give some good analysis, but then go off on something as brilliant that was obvious to anyone. Just odd at times.
Posted on 8/18/22 at 6:55 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
Never understood the animosity towards him
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:00 pm to RelentlessTide
The first few years he was ok, but recently he's gotten to be pretty annoying. Not Beth Mowins level, but annoying just the same.
This post was edited on 8/18/22 at 7:01 pm
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:06 pm to RelentlessTide
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Never understood the animosity towards him
There will always be a certain percentage of humans who love a good persecution complex every now and then. Persecution complexes make people feel more alive!
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:07 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
He's not nearly as bad as he's made out to be. The cool thing is to hate on Gary Danielson, but he's not that bad. This may be a hot take, I'm not sure, but Musburger is way more annoying to me.
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:16 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
Gary can be biased at times but I don’t mind him. Maybe it’s nostalgia, but I’ll actually miss him somewhat. I also think of myself when these conversations are had about commentators.. I probably can’t do half the job their doing, so even if he’s biased sometimes, I respect his job, and think he does pretty solid. Personally I’d rate Gary a B+ at the minimum.
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:17 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
Gary was good back in like 2006 when CBS hired him. But he got older and cranky has sucked arse for a while now.
CBS shouldn't have ever let Todd Blackledge walk. That Verne/Todd Blackledge combo was pretty good.
CBS shouldn't have ever let Todd Blackledge walk. That Verne/Todd Blackledge combo was pretty good.
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:17 pm to RelentlessTide
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Never understood the animosity towards him
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Alabama fan
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:18 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
He and Vern get an A.
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:19 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
I've always liked him. The fact that he gets under the skin of so many people here makes him even more likeable to me. He can go on and on and on about a certain point from time to time, but it rarely bothers me much.
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:24 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
Like most things the grass ain't always greener. We are gonna miss Gary and Verne/Brad Nessler when we start getting the hokey arse fools on ESPN every week.
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:25 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
Nobody more frustrating when trying to guess a replay call, he was literally never right on any of what he was looking at.
X1000 slow mo zoom footage of a guy stepping out of bounds that they’re reviewing, Gary thinks they’re looking at a block in the back in the other side of the field
X1000 slow mo zoom footage of a guy stepping out of bounds that they’re reviewing, Gary thinks they’re looking at a block in the back in the other side of the field
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:27 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
C at best. To me he is someone who makes things more about him than the game itself.
But there are certainly much much worse.
But there are certainly much much worse.
This post was edited on 8/18/22 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:29 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
I challenge the Gary haters to give me the names of two college football color announcers on television that are better at their jobs than Gary. And they have to still be alive and active, don't give me some old chunk of coal from the 60's.
Begin now.
Begin now.
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:29 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
My problem with Gary isn’t that he’s biased. My issue is that he acts like a fanboy and will talk about a given player/coach until the topic is no longer interesting.
He’s good when he’s just doing game commentary.
He’s good when he’s just doing game commentary.
This post was edited on 8/18/22 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:32 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
Gary.... D-
That dude is more of a bama homer than Finebaum.
That dude is more of a bama homer than Finebaum.
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:33 pm to deeprig9
Blacklegde and Herbstreit
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:36 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
He was pretty good at times but really if you think he was great or didn’t see the issue with him it meant you don’t really know the game. He would give good analysis or a while then say something that was smart or at least he thought sounded smart and then keep talking about it for the rest of the game. The less knowledgeable would be amazed because they didn’t know any better but if you understand the game at all if was just annoying.
This post was edited on 8/18/22 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 8/18/22 at 7:44 pm to five_fivesix
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Herbstreit
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