Tony Romo: A Place for Ribbing & Word Salad

[Marciano490]

Oh wow Jim. Did he just say…. This could be big here. If we pause it right heeeeere, oh this is exciting, we’re gonna have to listen to this from a few different angles, but boy I think he was starting to say righhhht here now listen, no wait it’s gonna be in a couple seconds if you just wait and now!

 

[reggiecleveland]

I have really liked Tony as an announcer, but the Chiefs?Bengals game was annoying since he took the Chiefs point of view the wholw game. When Cincy had the ball he talked about what KC had to do to stop them. When KC had the ball he talked about what the Chiefs needed to do to win.

 

[ElUno20]

Oh wow Jim. Did he just say…. This could be big here. If we pause it right heeeeere, oh this is exciting, we’re gonna have to listen to this from a few different angles, but boy I think he was starting to say righhhht here now listen, no wait it’s gonna be in a couple seconds if you just wait and now!

Yes. He has a hard time finishing a thought/point he's making because he drifts into another play or is so long winded the next play starts and he has to play catch up. It's rare someone is both long winded but also essily distracted. Just slow down, Tony.

I thought someone was going to post the bengals clip in here but I'll leave that for your twitter searches. He was definitely going to say nickle backs but man...

 

[cornwalls@6]

Oh wow Jim. Did he just say…. This could be big here. If we pause it right heeeeere, oh this is exciting, we’re gonna have to listen to this from a few different angles, but boy I think he was starting to say righhhht here now listen, no wait it’s gonna be in a couple seconds if you just wait and now!

Hahaha. Exactly.

 

[allstonite]

He also doesn’t try to do big signature calls that get in the way of how you remember the big moment.

“Hello friends”
See also: “Y.E. Yang? Y.E.S!”
Nantz is a self important douche. He thinks he’s the star of the show. The worst part of the Patriots run the past 20+ years was them getting the headline CBS spot basically every week and having to put up with him. My buddy went to the PGA convention a couple weeks ago and Nantz was a speaker there because of course. He led off with “hello friends”

 

[johnmd20]

All this Nantz hate is forcing me to defend a guy whose extreme Waspiness/preppiness and relentless overexposure makes me want to hate him as well. That said, he rarely makes mistakes about anything, including the names of obscure players; he modulates his voice for ebbs and flows while being careful to alert viewers that a flag has been thrown or a video challenge may arise, and he is damn good across a lot of sports, especially the wildly different games of football and golf.

He also doesn’t try to do big signature calls that get in the way of how you remember the big moment. I enjoy Kevin Harlan and all the local radio guys who go bananas at the end of a big game, but that makes me appreciate more the Nantz/Pat Summerall/sometimes Joe Buck less is more approach.

Hi Jim, welcome to the board.

How is the toast treating you this morning? I hope it has been prepared to your specifications.

 

[Phil Plantier]

Like mosquitos, Nantz is the price we pay for living in a fallen world. The C-suite idea of what a broadcaster should be.

I like Vilma, though. He's unpolished and capable of saying anything.

 

[Dotrat]

All this Nantz hate is forcing me to defend a guy whose extreme Waspiness/preppiness and relentless overexposure makes me want to hate him as well. That said, he rarely makes mistakes about anything, including the names of obscure players; he modulates his voice for ebbs and flows while being careful to alert viewers that a flag has been thrown or a video challenge may arise, and he is damn good across a lot of sports, especially the wildly different games of football and golf.

Vince WilFERK says 'hi.'

 

[Van Everyman]

I’m not a big golf watcher so wasn’t totally familiar with all the Butler Cabin stuff. But after a little googling I did find this segment pretty amusing: View: https://twitter.com/richeisenshow/status/981991112649990151?s=46&t=xGzSj_0aqQZtAirDtqCzlg

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

I like Vilma, though. He's unpolished and capable of saying anything.

Vilma is terrible and he would not shut up for more than five seconds during the Pats-Raiders game.

 

[SoxJox]

Romo is the only announcer that I mute. Rambles on about nothing and repeats himself constantly often making little to no sense.

Just takes away from the game and find him distracting and irritating. Within a quarter he's muted or channel changed.

+1. I've never liked him...and never will.

 

[glennhoffmania]

All this Nantz hate is forcing me to defend a guy whose extreme Waspiness/preppiness and relentless overexposure makes me want to hate him as well. That said, he rarely makes mistakes about anything, including the names of obscure players; he modulates his voice for ebbs and flows while being careful to alert viewers that a flag has been thrown or a video challenge may arise, and he is damn good across a lot of sports, especially the wildly different games of football and golf.

He also doesn’t try to do big signature calls that get in the way of how you remember the big moment. I enjoy Kevin Harlan and all the local radio guys who go bananas at the end of a big game, but that makes me appreciate more the Nantz/Pat Summerall/sometimes Joe Buck less is more approach.

Nantz makes mistakes all the time. He often seems to get confused during fast paced moments and can't figure out what's going on. Douchiness aside, he's much better suited for golf.

 

[Bowhemian]

All this Nantz hate is forcing me to defend a guy whose extreme Waspiness/preppiness and relentless overexposure makes me want to hate him as well. That said, he rarely makes mistakes about anything, including the names of obscure players; he modulates his voice for ebbs and flows while being careful to alert viewers that a flag has been thrown or a video challenge may arise, and he is damn good across a lot of sports, especially the wildly different games of football and golf.

He also doesn’t try to do big signature calls that get in the way of how you remember the big moment. I enjoy Kevin Harlan and all the local radio guys who go bananas at the end of a big game, but that makes me appreciate more the Nantz/Pat Summerall/sometimes Joe Buck less is more approach.

Is this a Nantz-gasm?

 

[johnmd20]

Nantz makes mistakes all the time. He often seems to get confused during fast paced moments and can't figure out what's going on. Douchiness aside, he's much better suited for golf.

Looch is Jim Nantz.

Nantz is like Beetlejuice. If you say his name on a board at least 3 times, he visits the board to defend himself. Because Nantz always makes mistakes and barely watches the game. Or understands what is happening.

And he's not suited for golf. He's not suited for anything but maybe a rocking chair on a porch with a very high end toasting device.

 

[jose melendez]

I think that trait is also what probably got him into the little social media kerfuffle after last Sundays game, where some were accusing him of almost saying a very taboo word on air(which I doubt he was about to). His goofy enthusiasm and his mouth just vomiting words out too quickly, and in too much volume.

I hadn’t heard about this and I too am skeptical he was about to say something that awful, but what else could he have been about to say?

just a nonsense syllable is all I’ve got.

 

[cornwalls@6]

I hadn’t heard about this and I too am skeptical he was about to say something that awful, but what else could he have been about to say?

just a nonsense syllable is all I’ve got.

That’s my guess as well, just stumbling over his many words. Someone up thread did mention maybe nickel-backs describing the tacklers on the play. Possible I guess.

 

[mauf]

It’s annoying how Romo has to fawn incessantly over superstar QBs — he did it with Brady, and now he does it with Mahomes. It was a little bit charming his first year, because it was nice to see an ex-jock be candid and humble in his admiration for guys who played the game better than he did. But that has gotten old now. His call detracted from my enjoyment of the Chiefs-Bengals game.

But Romo doesn’t usually bother me, and I still like his call on a game when a top 2-3 QB isn’t playing. He’s one of the few guys who brings insights that increase my understanding of the game. He did more of that his first year in the booth, and I wish whoever keeps trying to “fix” him would stop — because they’re leaving the bad parts of Romo’s game (the excess talkativeness, etc.) intact and quashing the good parts, which is what made Romo popular in the first place, and is presumably why CBS coughed up all that money to keep him.

 

[jk333]

Peyton & Eli should be given a main gig with no guests

Maybe not even Eli but Peyton calls out the offensive play and the defense and goes over where the QB is supposed to be throwing the ball in real time, it’s pretty interesting to watch.

The guests and format are really distracting/terrible. And sometimes I’m not sure Eli even follows what Peyton is saying, but Peyton gives some great insight during a game.

 

[Dahabenzapple2]

Maybe not even Eli but Peyton calls out the offensive play and the defense and goes over where the QB is supposed to be throwing the ball in real time, it’s pretty interesting to watch.

The guests and format are really distracting/terrible. And sometimes I’m not sure Eli even follows what Peyton is saying, but Peyton gives some great insight during a game.

Plus I hate to say it but both of them are very likable and natural.

 

[Dotrat]

Plus I hate to say it but both of them are very likable and natural.

It’s so true, and I hate it as well.

 

[glennhoffmania]

Peyton has a personality and is entertaining. Eli seems like a boring dud. Even in the commercials they do together Peyton seems natural and Eli Iooks like he's struggling to act like a human.

 

[Quiddity]

Romo blows. It is quite clear that he puts no prep into the game at all and relies entirely on his personality. The final game of the season with the Pats - Bills he was saying insane things like "The Pats are playing their best ball of the season right now!" (they finished 2-5). During the playoffs he was calling the Bills the defending champs. His adoration for the top QBs in the game is really over the top bad. Including drivel like saying "that was a perfect pass!' on incompletions just because of who threw it. Blows my mind that CBS paid that much money for him. Hardly anyone is watching an NFL game because of who the announcers are. For me an announcer rarely improves a game but can make it worse.

On Jim Nantz, I have no issues with him at all as a broadcaster. He's fine. I wouldn't replace him. Although that tie story is one of the most absurd things I've heard in a while.

Although the worst of all was the Chargers - Jaguars playoff game called by Al Michaels and Tony Dungy. Michaels was clearly over this season after a year of calling bad games for Amazon. It was like he was barely paying attention at times, such as proclaiming that the Jags had to stop the celebration on the game winning field goal because of a flag which was clearly on the Chargers. And Dungy is cardboard personified. He's a fine coach, but he doesn't fit as a broadcaster and especially as a color commentator. Although I suppose it could have been worse, at least he wasn't going on and on about Jesus like he does on Twitter.

 

[CreightonGubanich]

It's a credit to Buck and Aikman that they've been doing it for as long as they have and there's just not a lot negative to say about them. I don't think Aikman is particularly insightful on the broadcasts, but he has a good voice, and he doesn't get in the way.

I can't believe I'm saying it, but Joe Buck is fantastic. He's understated when he needs to be, and can actually add to the broadcast through his own knowledge of the game without going over the top. I remember hating Buck years ago, but it was probably because of Tim McCarver. Even going back to the 2004 ALCS, Buck has a couple of my favorite lines ever: "he can keep on running to New York!", and "we'll see you later tonight!" are all-timers.

 

[Bergs]

It's a credit to Buck and Aikman that they've been doing it for as long as they have and there's just not a lot negative to say about them. I don't think Aikman is particularly insightful on the broadcasts, but he has a good voice, and he doesn't get in the way.

I can't believe I'm saying it, but Joe Buck is fantastic. He's understated when he needs to be, and can actually add to the broadcast through his own knowledge of the game without going over the top. I remember hating Buck years ago, but it was probably because of Tim McCarver. Even going back to the 2004 ALCS, Buck has a couple of my favorite lines ever: "he can keep on running to New York!", and "we'll see you later tonight!" are all-timers.

I've gone through the same process with Buck, and I agree with the bolded.

Also, his willingness to be a caricature of himself on Brockmire earned him a lot of points in my book.

 

[The Social Chair]

Buck and Aikman won a lot of Boston fans over with the Falcons super bowl. They called a perfect game.

 

[TheGazelle]

It's a credit to Buck and Aikman that they've been doing it for as long as they have and there's just not a lot negative to say about them. I don't think Aikman is particularly insightful on the broadcasts, but he has a good voice, and he doesn't get in the way.

I can't believe I'm saying it, but Joe Buck is fantastic. He's understated when he needs to be, and can actually add to the broadcast through his own knowledge of the game without going over the top. I remember hating Buck years ago, but it was probably because of Tim McCarver. Even going back to the 2004 ALCS, Buck has a couple of my favorite lines ever: "he can keep on running to New York!", and "we'll see you later tonight!" are all-timers.

Those two calls (particularly "he can keep on running") helped start the process of my not hating Joe Buck. I think a lot of the hatred stemmed from him calling the Boone game, which is likely irrational but I consider fair.

 

[Dotrat]

I think part of it is that Buck has kept getting better and better, part of which seems to be a welcome ability to not take himself too seriously while taking his job seriously. He and Aikman are by far the best TV announcing team the league’s got.

 

[glennhoffmania]

Buck has gotten better but he still comes off as an arrogant douche at times. I can't really put my finger on it but sometimes his tone sounds very fake and forced, like he's trying to artificially create more tension or drama.

 

[joe dokes]

Buck has gotten better but he still comes off as an arrogant douche at times. I can't really put my finger on it but sometimes his tone sounds very fake and forced, like he's trying to artificially create more tension or drama.

He manages to pull off an appearance of winking-and-nodding in a "this whole sports thing is silly" way for one kind of fan and a "this is the most serious thing ever" for another kind....simultaneously.

 

[luckiestman]

Buck has a level of sanctimony ingrained in him that was most relevant in his call of the Moss fake mooning. I hate sanctimony so can never really rate Buck. I’d take Nantz over Buck. I really like Aikman.

 

[Marciano490]

Buck has a level of sanctimony ingrained in him that was most relevant in his call of the Moss fake mooning. I hate sanctimony so can never really rate Buck. I’d take Nantz over Buck. I really like Aikman.

That was so long ago. Find room in your heart for forgiveness. Buck seems like a dude who was deeply insecure for a long time and played a character then found some peace within himself and became a pretty chill, likable and even more successful guy. It’s a nice story. Should be on Apple+ or something. Maybe with Timothy Olyphant.

 

[soxhop411]

That was so long ago. Find room in your heart for forgiveness. Buck seems like a dude who was deeply insecure for a long time and played a character then found some peace within himself and became a pretty chill, likable and even more successful guy. It’s a nice story. Should be on Apple+ or something. Maybe with Timothy Olyphant.

Several weeks ago, Joe Buck offered to do play-by-play on any video sent his way to help keep his broadcasting skills sharp during the sports shutdown.

Since then, his Twitter followers have been able to hear his distinctive voice calling such events as toddlers kicking a beach ball, beer pong, a crazy stunt involving a mattress and an exercise ball, and fellow Fox Sports broadcaster Mike Pereira playing cards and dominoes with his wife.

Although it seems as if Buck will broadcast on any topic, it turns out that’s not true.
He draws the line at porn.
Buck was reportedly offered $1 million from a porn website to announce its live cam shows, an offer he declined Friday in a tweet.

“I’ll hold out for a better offer and try to hold on to my day job,” he tweeted. “But I have to say I’m flattered.”

Yet, in speaking to Sports Illustrated, Buck seemed to walk back his refusal a bit.

“I don’t want to just take that job without a proper, open audition,” he said. “So if they get Jim [Nantz] and Al [Michaels] and Mike [Tirico] and all the others who do what I do to audition, I’m in. If any one of them say no, I’m out. That’s all I can commit to at this time.”

The site ImLive has identified itself as the one that made the offer.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-04-17/joe-buck-turns-down-porn-play-by-play-million-dollars
View: https://twitter.com/kmoxnews/status/1244731625914667010

 

[EvilEmpire]

I agree with Dotrat. Buck and Aikman are a great team, and I also get the impression that Buck has learned to take himself less seriously over time.

Kind of the opposite of Nantz, who seems to get a little more puffed up each year.

 

[Van Everyman]

That Mike Perreira video was awesome.