I was unfortunately subjected to NBC's coverage of the Irish two years ago when they played U-M and I must say the quality of the announcing matched the quality of Notre Dame's play. Considering they lost that game 41-14 that isn't saying much. The announcers were blatantly pro-Irish and were just poor announcers in general.
The announcers were blatantly pro-Irish and were just poor announcers in general. I don't disagree with you about the bias, but I would about the quality. You have to understand a couple of things: 1. They're basically hometown commentators. It'd be like watching the Tigers local broadcast and complaining the announcers seem to be rooting for Detroit. 2. They're tageting a much older audience than you. While they can and do talk strategy and things like that, much of the time is spent telling 'Grampy Stories" about great players, ghosts of Notre Dame's past.
This totally sucks. The Irish have been awful for years, and it's a waste of air wave space to televise them like this. I have to believe that have their ratings are because there are still many households that do not have cable/direct TV. My father does not have cable, and he likes football, so some of the ND games will make it on to his TV because he won't have much of a choice. Though being from Ohio, he does love to cheer for whatever team is playing ND! On second thought, that's how they get their ratings...there are so many people watching hoping that they lose!
I haven't liked ND ever since the coach dissed Rudy. 10 seconds of play in the last game of the season in his last year.
This is a blatant attempt from the city of South Bend to try and get a college football program started at Notre Lame.
The announcers were blatantly pro-Irish and were just poor announcers in general. Watch when there on any other network and see there all against Notre Dame.
Bigpimp and all others, wait until the Irish play. They will try to swim but drown. Educated announcers will bring up the fact that they have not won anything in over ten years and will not do so in another twenty. Unless you count the soon to be "Eskimo Pie, Klondike Alaska Bowl". But then again the Irish wouldn't have the ability to win that one against anyone in the Top 20. That includes the teams Charlie Weiss wiretapped to even get the job which he is not capable to complete. Weiss (the big fat Walrus) got his job due to Spygate and Notre Dame idiot fans are eating it up. That is the best part. Fight On!
Golly gee! With a schedule that includes powerhouses like Air Force, Navy, Army and Stanford, how can Notre Dame's schedule not be considered among the toughest in the country? Kudos to NBC for being eagle-eyed enough to consider Notre Dame's killer schedule--should make for some thrilling fall afternoons for the next five years!
Notre Dame clearly has a very large fanbase among SpoFites.
I haven't liked ND ever since the coach dissed Rudy. 10 seconds of play in the last game of the season in his last year. Oh, that Rudy was such a fighter. How scrappy! Who knew he was a Hobbitt?
