Did anyone just catch the ESPN hot mic?

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Cignetti died yesterday morning. His son was calling the offense. I don't think there's anything wrong with them wanting to make a story about it.

And Blackledge graduated Penn State. Hard for me to think he is somehow secretly pulling for a Pitt victory.

Non news in my opinion.
 
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sami said:
It's not a matter of being "offended" (God, how I've come to despise that word). I don't believe they were 'rooting' against UT other than the idea, confirmed by McDonough afterward, that they very much wanted the 'storybook' ending.

I honestly don't care who they pull for, I'm only "offended" by broadcasters that are incompetent, adding nothing to a broadcast but telling you what you just saw, like Blackledge, or the arrogant ones who love the sound of their own voice, like Danielson.
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Are there any announcers that don’t offend you?
 
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All Vol! said:
Came back from break after the game on the ESPN stream, announcers were still miked up, cussing like sailors & dissing Pitt. “Well what did Narduzzi expect leaving a crippled quarterback in to the end?” and “Pitt was so pedestrian.” And maybe the best of all just before they were cut off, one of them looking at his phone, “Can’t get anything on the ESPN app, ah screw it.” CLASSIC!! 😂
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Volinnooga said:
Are there any announcers that don’t offend you?
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I used "offend" as a joke. But the handful that actually just call the games and don't inject themselves into the broadcast are fine. Regarding analysts, it's nice to have someone who played or coached the game that actually offers some occasional insights. Pretty much leaves out all the big national broadcast teams in college and the NFL.
 
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I remember the 98 national championship game. It was supposed to be Kieth Jacksons “swan song” last game. He had a style- “whoa Nellie” that some liked.
Sort of like the story of Pitts grieving OC, it took up more bandwidth than necessary and took away from what was happening on the field- not in a way to not be able to follow the game, but it watered down Tennessee’s accomplishments. Everybody had FSU picked to win that one, and there was way to much Kieth Jackson storyline. It was also John Ward’s last game, and even though we consider him a “homie”, I think his broadcast skills surpassed Jacksons. Here is the rub: That ended up after all NOT being Jacksons last game to call. He did a few more. Not a regular schedule, he cherry picked a few games later, but it did irk me to see him again after all that fanfare during Tennessee’s big moment.
Y’all remember that?
 
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walkenvol said:
These guys are light years better than Jordan Rogers and most of the other guys who’ve been doing our broadcasts for the past several years! Whoa Nellie - what I’d give to here Keith Jackson calling our games again!
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Jorden Rogers. LOL. Saw him on the field pre game talking to some quarterback ( might have been Hooker, might not even been a Tennessee game). He said. (Paraphrasing). “We are both quarterbacks, what drills do you do to get your legwork ?” Or something like that.
I barely remember him ever playing QB, and if that isn’t enough, here is a quiz: where did he play? ( the answer cements my point). Keep reminding us Jorden of your great on the field accomplishments.
 
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ru4real-really? said:
It was the Pitt OC whose dad died earlier (11AM) in the hours leading up to the game. There was a respectful well done segment on his passing. Frank Cignetti was an 84 year old Hall of Fame coach and had two or three of his sons follow him into coaching.
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I didn't have a problem with the attention they gave Frank Cignitti SR. It was the hot mic portion that I was not satisfied with. Seemed like they were hoping for Pitt to prevail for the opportunity to do an interview with JR. And for all I know, they may have.
 
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a little background possibilities: Todd comes from a coaching family. His father and brothers likely were close to the Cignetti family. Saying they may have had a better reason to get closer the story than us guys. The more I think of it the more I think that was behind it.
 
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All Vol! said:
Came back from break after the game on the ESPN stream, announcers were still miked up, cussing like sailors & dissing Pitt. “Well what did Narduzzi expect leaving a crippled quarterback in to the end?” and “Pitt was so pedestrian.” And maybe the best of all just before they were cut off, one of them looking at his phone, “Can’t get anything on the ESPN app, ah screw it.” CLASSIC!! 😂
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That shows the anti-Tennessee bias on ESPN really does exist
 
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