1032004 Posted February 4, 2024 Share Posted February 4, 2024 I am partial to the ACC announcers Rock Harrison/Shawn Kenney are a great combo Also the guys doing VT/UVA on Friday were funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strange_daze Posted February 4, 2024 Share Posted February 4, 2024 Hearing Sparks ‘guest’ on FRL helped me understand his personality outside the broadcast scene and brought me around to him even more. Seems like a good guy on top of being an intelligent and vocal advocate for wrestlers and the sport of wrestling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted February 4, 2024 Share Posted February 4, 2024 On 2/4/2024 at 4:17 PM, 1032004 said: I am partial to the ACC announcers Rock Harrison/Shawn Kenney are a great combo . Expand I'd love to have Rock Harrison & Hardell Moore doing the Espn NCAA announcing. Can't we just have nice things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nittany Posted February 4, 2024 Share Posted February 4, 2024 On 2/4/2024 at 12:44 PM, 1032004 said: Please don’t tell me you like Jeff Byers then. I much prefer Sparks. And if it’s Sparks’ excitement you don’t like, then liking Byers doesn’t make sense as the dude is basically always screaming. I don’t hate it, but I’m surprised at the number of people that think he’s one of the best announcers ever. Expand I'm indifferent to Byers. Sparks just says dumb shit...and with enthusiasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1032004 Posted February 5, 2024 Share Posted February 5, 2024 On 2/4/2024 at 6:31 PM, ionel said: I'd love to have Rock Harrison & Hardell Moore doing the Espn NCAA announcing. Can't we just have nice things? Expand Rock did NCAA’s last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaletail Posted February 5, 2024 Share Posted February 5, 2024 On 2/4/2024 at 4:17 PM, 1032004 said: I am partial to the ACC announcers Rock Harrison/Shawn Kenney are a great combo Also the guys doing VT/UVA on Friday were funny. Expand Rock and I were on the same high school team, and he's barely aged a day since. I doubt many realize he's turning 50 this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightweight Posted February 5, 2024 Share Posted February 5, 2024 The guys highlighted in this thread get all what the BIG10 network must consider their "A" matches, and do a great overall job. But then there is a terrible fall off when you get the "B" matches on BIG10+, and you get two students, at least one of whom must have never wrestled, but is faking it from some notes in front of him. They're the ones I turn the sound off for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted February 5, 2024 Share Posted February 5, 2024 On 2/5/2024 at 7:36 PM, lightweight said: But then there is a terrible fall off when you get the "B" matches on BIG10+, Expand There are plenty of "A" matches on B1G+ with student announcers. It's just B1G+ in general... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLCarnegieTech_1969 Posted February 5, 2024 Share Posted February 5, 2024 I think they do a fine job. I don't mind Sparks. He is kind of fun. Just like Kenny Chertow. Even Christina Pyles isn't half bad as an announcer. Just as long as he doesn't give his opinion on anything. They know the sport and make it fun. On the other hand, the Big 10 Plus announcers are as lame as they come. I realize they are communication students fulfilling assignments but calling matches games, wrestlers players, and making up moves named after body parts is tough to take. It's all good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMW Posted February 5, 2024 Share Posted February 5, 2024 Rumor is his real name is Shane Spark, but since it's him, he pronounces in "Sparks" with his typical S at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elevator Posted February 5, 2024 Author Share Posted February 5, 2024 On 2/5/2024 at 9:14 PM, KLCarnegieTech_1969 said: I think they do a fine job. I don't mind Sparks. He is kind of fun. Just like Kenny Chertow. Even Christina Pyles isn't half bad as an announcer. Just as long as he doesn't give his opinion on anything. They know the sport and make it fun. On the other hand, the Big 10 Plus announcers are as lame as they come. I realize they are communication students fulfilling assignments but calling matches games, wrestlers players, and making up moves named after body parts is tough to take. It's all good. Expand ESPN+ must be same pool as BG10+ Agree that Ken Chertow was excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1032004 Posted February 5, 2024 Share Posted February 5, 2024 (edited) On 2/5/2024 at 9:19 PM, OMW said: Rumor is his real name is Shane Spark, but since it's him, he pronounces in "Sparks" with his typical S at the end. Expand I did learn this year that his name is really Shane Nebl… (and yes I know you’re joking) Edited February 5, 2024 by 1032004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaletail Posted February 6, 2024 Share Posted February 6, 2024 On 2/5/2024 at 9:47 PM, Elevator said: ESPN+ must be same pool as BG10+ Agree that Ken Chertow was excellent Expand Chertow's mispronunciations were absolutely epic. I'm not sure I'd describe his work as excellent, but I did laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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