Week 11 of the college football season was a big one for SEC Network play-by-play guy Brent Musburger. In honor of getting the Vin Scully Award from Fordham University, Musburger called the first half of last week’s Ole Miss-Texas A&M matchup by himself, which is how the Dodgers’ longtime play-by-play voice called baseball games before retiring this year.
Based on reactions in the Twitterverse, Musburger flying solo for a half wasn’t a universally liked idea:
https://twitter.com/jvwestmoreland/status/797605205533741056
@awfulannouncing @espn – your strategy for Musburger to announce solo "to honor his career" is not working – yawn fest #kylefield #espn
— Julie St martin (@Julievintage) November 13, 2016
Brent Musburger trying to go all Vin Scully by himself in the booth. So far, it's clear Musburger is no Scully.
— Justin M. Strawn (@JustinMStrawn) November 13, 2016
@SECNetwork putting Jesse Palmer on the sidelines and we get Musburger all by his lonesome??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! ????
— Will Mikulin (@wmikulin) November 13, 2016
Listening to musburger doing play by play is awful by himself ?? Wtf??
— TRIPPSTER (@maroonwhitedawg) November 13, 2016
And by the end of the game, it was clear that Musburger has a new college football obsession. He’s apparently moved on from Katherine Webb, the wife of former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron and onto Ole Miss QB Shea Patterson, who led the Rebels to a 29-28 victory over the Aggies:
You ever met the dad that lives vicariously through son's athletic achievements. That's Brent Musburger talking about his son Shea Patterson
— SixPackSpeak (@sixpackspeak) November 13, 2016
Is Shea Patterson Brent Musburger's grandson?? I've never heard such devotion to a player unproven.
— Jeffrey Altman (@jca74) November 13, 2016
Brent Musburger out here making Shea Patterson the mayor of Oxford
— Mike Sanderson (@theesandman9) November 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/jeff_allen69/status/797616770945318913
Danielson has his detractors
As usual, CBS Sports’ color commentator Gary Danielson shared broadcasting duties with Verne Lundquist for last week’s Auburn-Georgia matchup in Athens. Auburn did not have its best game in its 13-7, and according to some, neither did Danielson:
"I'd rather leave Auburn with 2 seconds than 1 second." -Gary Danielson ??????????????????????????????????????WHY ARE YOU THE WORST, GARY?!?
— Jesse Davis (@that_J_dad) November 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/TomahawkNation/status/797587389820575744
#SEC Does anyone else have annoyance seizures when you hear #GaryDanielson
— F Dog 83 (@Bassnerd83) November 12, 2016
Kentucky-Tennessee game no winner with Andre
Andre Ware had the call for last Saturday’s Kentucky-Tennessee game along with play-by-play man Tom Hart on SEC Network. We’re not sure what was worse – both teams’ lack of defense or the criticism hurled at Ware on Twitter during the Volunteers’ 49-36 victory:
https://twitter.com/ShGora/status/797531592239484928
Andre Ware making sense for once….
— DC (@dccoletrain) November 12, 2016
Andre Ware is awful…
— Mike E (@Mike_E11) November 12, 2016
I hate Andre Ware, any good play the Vols make is a Kentucky mistake, and every good play KY makes is because of them….
— Patrick Lipscomb (@Plips1985) November 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/JohnHime/status/797501084646445056
Stan Chrapowicki is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers SEC football, Alabama and Auburn.
