3 stars plus hh first W!

[Pete Catan's Ghost]

20 hours ago, Stickem said:

I wonder who the main guys on telecasts are going to be when CTV kicks in ....That might liven  broadcasts up a bit......orrrrrr not.....Chris Cuthbert where are you

Bison Head Armitage and Rod Black

[Booch]

15 minutes ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

Bison Head Armitage and Rod Black

I'd take Rod Black over Suitor and rod Smith as it is now...I'd also prefer him in Kate's spot too...tho that girl last night would be excellent. 

 

[Pete Catan's Ghost]

22 minutes ago, Booch said:

I'd take Rod Black over Suitor and rod Smith as it is now...I'd also prefer him in Kate's spot too...tho that girl last night would be excellent. 

 

Ha. Me too with Suitor. 
He is so terrible that even Roddy looks like a better option.
Although, if he was back on the air, it would probably take me less than a quarter to retract. 
 

[17to85]

Suitor needs to be forcibly retired. He's the broadcasting equivalent of Jake Thomas. Well past a best before date that was never that good to start with.

Edited July 7 by 17to85

[wbbfan]

Give me laura, paul, naylor/ferguson, blm/matty and maybe another coach type on the panel. 

Lapo matty and blm go back and forth between the panel and colour and scianitti on pbp. Give Sanchez a shot on colour as well. 
 

it’s not a perfect unit, but it’d be drastically better than what we’ve had for a long time. 
also who ever direct camera work this year / last year replaced with any one who has a clue how to put sports on tv. 

[JohnnyAbonny]

11 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Give me laura, paul, naylor/ferguson, blm/matty and maybe another coach type on the panel. 

Lapo matty and blm go back and forth between the panel and colour and scianitti on pbp. Give Sanchez a shot on colour as well. 
 

it’s not a perfect unit, but it’d be drastically better than what we’ve had for a long time. 
also who ever direct camera work this year / last year replaced with any one who has a clue how to put sports on tv. 

That and not putting what should be pregame  show fluff segments in the middle of the actual game. 

[johnzo]

I actually like Rod Smith as a pbp guy.  He had a great call on Jefferson's strip sack against Ottawa.

Him and Forde are my favorite pair right now. 

Agree that Suitor needs to be done and that Lapo needs a promotion to the booth. 

What do people think of Marshall Ferguson as a pbp guy?  He's decent to listen to and doesn't speak in endless tired cliches. I think he's pretty good. 

Edited July 8 by johnzo

[Noeller]

13 minutes ago, johnzo said:

 

What do people think of Marshall Ferguson as a pbp guy?  He's decent to listen to and doesn't speak in endless tired cliches. I think he's pretty good. 

Ehhhhhhhhhhh......

He's not a BAD PBP guy per se..... He's just very very raw. I also find his Ontario accent very grating. ABOUT becomes A-BAY-OAT.... it's painful at times. But they need younger guys. Him, Nielsen and eventually DT will be the next generation around for a long time on TSN.

[Goalie]

Cuthbert works for sportsnet so it certainly won’t be him 

[JohnnyAbonny]

11 hours ago, johnzo said:

I actually like Rod Smith as a pbp guy.  He had a great call on Jefferson's strip sack against Ottawa.

Him and Forde are my favorite pair right now. 

Agree that Suitor needs to be done and that Lapo needs a promotion to the booth. 

What do people think of Marshall Ferguson as a pbp guy?  He's decent to listen to and doesn't speak in endless tired cliches. I think he's pretty good. 

Granted, I despise Rod Smith and Dustin Neilson as announcers. I think Ferguson is the best PBP guy out of the 3 on TSN by a country mile. 

His knowledge of the game and players is top notch. His delivery is a bit drier, in a good way. It’s refreshing to have a pbp announcer who isn’t a highlight desk guy out of his element  (Smith) or shrieking like an 8 year old (Nielson- the worst in my lifetime imo and that’s including Rod Black) 

they’re kind of doing regional announce teams now. It’s usually Nielson and Suitor  for the west games and Marshall and Forde out east. They give Rod Smith the showcase game still. 
 

DT is miles better than Smith or Nielson, and more polished than Ferguson. I’m surprised he wasn’t offered a job already.  

It’s a shame Cuthbert wanted to do hockey so badly. I’m sure if TSN had NHL games, we’d still have CC doing the Grey cup game at a minimum. 

Next year DT probably replaces Smith if he wants to. In a perfect world they hire DT, retire Smith, put Nielson on sportscenter where he can yell his little catchphrase and just have 2 main announce teams.
DT/Lapo, Ferguson/Forde. Use Rod Smith sparingly with Matty or Davis Sanchez if he’d do it.
No more Suitor, no more Neilson. 
 

Edited July 8 by JohnnyAbonny

[bigg jay]

26 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

DT is miles better than Smith or Nielson, and more polished than Ferguson. I’m surprised he wasn’t offered a job already.  

Maybe he was but turned it down when TSN wouldn't match the free hot dogs he currently gets?

[JohnnyAbonny]

19 hours ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

Bison Head Armitage and Rod Black

“Bison Head Armitage” 😆😆

[Super Duper Negatron]

1 hour ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

Granted, I despise Rod Smith and Dustin Neilson as announcers. I think Ferguson is the best PBP guy out of the 3 on TSN by a country mile. 

His knowledge of the game and players is top notch. His delivery is a bit drier, in a good way. It’s refreshing to have a pbp announcer who isn’t a highlight desk guy out of his element  (Smith) or shrieking like an 8 year old (Nielson- the worst in my lifetime imo and that’s including Rod Black) 

they’re kind of doing regional announce teams now. It’s usually Nielson and Suitor  for the west games and Marshall and Forde out east. They give Rod Smith the showcase game still. 
 

DT is miles better than Smith or Nielson, and more polished than Ferguson. I’m surprised he wasn’t offered a job already.  

It’s a shame Cuthbert wanted to do hockey so badly. I’m sure if TSN had NHL games, we’d still have CC doing the Grey cup game at a minimum. 

Next year DT probably replaces Smith if he wants to. In a perfect world they hire DT, retire Smith, put Nielson on sportscenter where he can yell his little catchphrase and just have 2 main announce teams.
DT/Lapo, Ferguson/Forde. Use Rod Smith sparingly with Matty or Davis Sanchez if he’d do it.
No more Suitor, no more Neilson. 
 

It's funny how subjective this stuff is. For example everyone seems to love Gord Miller in hockey broadcasts but I can't stand the way his voice makes him sound incredulous about even the most mundane plays.

[Noeller]

1 minute ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

It's funny how subjective this stuff is. For example everyone seems to love Gord Miller in hockey broadcasts but I can't stand the way his voice makes him sound incredulous about even the most mundane plays.

Gord Miller is a better CFL PBP than NHL.... Wish he was still on the beat.

[JohnnyAbonny]

1 minute ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

It's funny how subjective this stuff is. For example everyone seems to love Gord Miller in hockey broadcasts but I can't stand the way his voice makes him sound incredulous about even the most mundane plays.

Thank you for describing exactly why I can’t rate Gord Miller as top-tier. 

[Rod Black]

20 hours ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

Bison Head Armitage 

Tatonka    

[Super Duper Negatron]

As an aside, I watched a Sea Bears game done by Rod Black and felt, dare I say, nostalgic?

[Goalie]

5 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

As an aside, I watched a Sea Bears game done by Rod Black and felt, dare I say, nostalgic?

Sea Bears definitely a fun time. If you have kids they would love it. Very kid and family friendly 

[Super Duper Negatron]

41 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Sea Bears definitely a fun time. If you have kids they would love it. Very kid and family friendly 

Yup. We've been with the family and had a blast.

[17to85]

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

Gord Miller is a better CFL PBP than NHL.... Wish he was still on the beat.

Yeah Miller is good, only problem he has is he is too chatty as the pbp guy but he can call a good game.

[johnzo]

On 2024-07-08 at 5:26 AM, JohnnyAbonny said:

Granted, I despise Rod Smith and Dustin Neilson as announcers.

There was a ludicrous game in the CFL last year, one of those nutty CFL games where two teams take turns shooting themselves in the foot.  I think there were three straight turnovers and I think two of them came on one play ... something like an interception and a long runback followed by a fumble and a long run-runback that meant that the line of scrimmage moved by a net two or three yards.

Neilson wasn't calling it but I kind of wish he was because if any sequence called for his trademark "WHAT IS HAPPENING?" it was that one.  Ridiculous game demands ridiculous call. 

On 2024-07-08 at 7:23 AM, Noeller said:

Gord Miller is a better CFL PBP than NHL.... Wish he was still on the beat.

like Negatron says, it's so subjective!  To me, Gord Miller sounds like a teenager whose voice is not quiiiiite finished yet.

Edited July 10 by johnzo