Criticizing the broadcasters: SEC fans dislike Beth Mowins & more
ESPN play-by-play voice Beth Mowins drew what ended up being a good game — last Saturday’s 21-20 victory by Arkansas over Louisiana Tech.
However, she also drew an ugly response from SEC fans on social media.
Though many never really did a good job of articulating exactly why they disliked the job Mowins was doing, that didn’t stop SEC fans from blasting her on Twitter:
@RyanBrownWJOX I be listening to Eli and Phil. I would rather hear fingernails on a chalk board than Beth Mowins.
— Steve Mitchell (@SEMitch2015) September 7, 2016
Can we not have Beth Mowins not call any of our games again? Just terrible.
— Kip C (@BomisHawg) September 3, 2016
Flipped over to Arkansas-Louisiana Tech game and the sound of Beth Mowins' voice caused me to immediately hit mute button.
— Brett Brown (@jbrettbrown) September 3, 2016
#KSUvsPSU Let's take a moment to thank the football gods for sparing us Beth Mowins as our commentator today. 🙏
— ☘Phil Jacksonville☘ (@ClutchMilroy) September 3, 2016
Hahahah Beth Mowins calling SEC Network games is the best gift I could give to SEC fans.
— Chris Nolan Sahm (@ChrisSahm) September 3, 2016
Beth Mowins gets to call another Gator game this year, I'm buying tickets to that one asap, idc where the game is
— Gators 24/7 (@FLGatorNation_) September 3, 2016
And that’s just a small sample. There were many, many more with the same sentiment.
Granted, Mowins is no Keith Jackson. She sometimes mispronounces a few names from time to time and sometimes is shaky when explaining some college football rules, but was her performance so bad that it warranted this type of criticism?
Musburger trolls Petrino
SEC Network play-by-play man Brent Musburger is always colorful and sometimes eclectic while calling games. Whether he’s making veiled references to Vegas — or commenting on the girlfriend of the quarterback — Musburger delivers entertaining narratives.
During Saturday’s matchup between Clemson and Auburn, Musburger brought up Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino.
Petrino was involved in a controversial motorcycle crash in 2012. Even though Musburger didn’t delve into the details, the mere mention of the Louisville coach’s name was more than enough of a zinger. It was weird for him to go that route but definitely entertaining for viewers.
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto
Last but not least, we thought ESPN’s Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit did a pretty good job during Monday night’s Ole Miss-Florida State broadcast. However, we found at least one person who does not share that view:
There is an unmistakable robotic quality to Fowler-Herbie broadcasts. They know all the notes and how to play them, but rarely make music.
— Medium Happy (@jdubs88) September 6, 2016
Beth Mowin’s voice is why everyone doesn’t like her.
Fowler and Herbie are good, can’t stand Palmer. I can’t decide if it’s because he hates Auburn or because he usually knows little to nothing about the teams he’s covering.
Yes Stan Chrapowicki – it was that bad.
Mowins has to be the worst play by play person in the business. Constantly behind the play, doesn’t know what a phonetic sheet is, and is about as lost on college football rules as a Miss State player in an advanced Calculus class.
Musburger is great. His jab at Petrino was classic and hilarious. As an Auburn guy, I even appreciated his comment when the fans started booing the QB carousel… Musburger: The fans are booing…..and who can blame them…LOL
Phyllis from Finebaum would blow beth out of the water. Cant stand Beths voice.
I hate Beth Mowin’s voice. The suicide rate goes up, in the states that she calls games for. It’s that bad.
I am a fan of Musburger! I thought his Petrino line was Spot on! He is still one of the best. War Eagle!!!
Absolutely Mowins deserves that criticism. I understand she’s trying to make it in a predominantly male profession but her voice is annoying as hell and she insists on dominating the broadcast. She rarely makes sense when trying to explain or comment on something sports related. Doris Burke is the same way. ESPN reassigned Mike Patrick from the ACC tournament a few years ago because they received so many complaints about his sh!tyy announcing. Why don’t they do something about Mowins?
The article says “Granted, Mowins is no Keith Jackson. She sometimes mispronounces a few names from time to time and sometimes is shaky when explaining some college football rules, but was her performance so bad that it warranted this type of criticism?”
Well, if Beth was a male would any network keep him around? The answer is no. So they are just keeping her since shes a woman? Geez thats terrible.
ESPN must have some court order forcing them to have female announcers. No one i know prefers a them, yet ESPN forces it on the viewers–ESPN has nothing but contempt for its viewers anyway. How can anyone suck at their job that much, yet come back the next week? Please, no Les Miles comments.
OK, so I’ll be the lone voice of support for Mowins. There, I said it! I actually like her and think she does a pretty good job.
I even like Danielson, Lundquist and Palmer!
If I was to fire someone, it would be Musburger hands down!!!
What do you like about her?
When you say, “Though many never really did a good job of articulating exactly why they disliked the job Mowins was doing, that didn’t stop SEC fans from blasting her on Twitter . . . ”
Does that mean the criticism is somehow less sincere? I can’t articulate why I don’t like Brussel Sprouts, black dress shirts, or Ska music, either, but I definitely dislike all three of those things.
Neither my fiance nor I could handle Mowins voice. We muted it and turned on the captions. At first we thought it was a guy who had a really irritating voice; then discovered it was a woman. We tried to be understanding feminists, but both agreed: “GET RID OF THAT VOICE.”