What's different, though, is Ward conveyed the excitement on the field while simultaneously telling the story of the game to the listener in vivid detail.
I agree. I loved John Ward's and got to talk to him several times due to my time in the Pride. His way of telling the story of the game was very unique. Whobelse would count down the receiver's path to the endzone in a way that by the time the player scores, the extra point has already been kicked? Mike Keith does the same thing.
The way he did the Titans games was similar, but not quite as over-the-top. Back here, it feels like he is playing the part of a cartoon character version of John Ward. It is certainly more exciting than what Bob brought to the table, but I don’t find it to be the perfection that many people do. Maybe like an 80% version of what we’re getting would be slightly better.
And over time he very well may tone it down a bit. Bob Kesling really struggled early on. I believe Mike Keith is so excited about doing this job finally that he is uber energetic. Ramon Foster is very over the top as well. If you look at the interviews Mike does, the are very calm and collected. Let him get through the “breaking in phase” and hopefully a polished version of his style will rise to the surface.
I NEVER hated Bob Kesling. Honestly, John Ward was still THE GOAT as far as sports announcers go. And whoever UT would have hired would have huge shoes to fill. But Kesling did a great job as Ward's replacement, and I enjoyed his broadcasts. And I think that Mike Keith has done a really good job as Kesling's replacement.
