Brent Musberger Is Retiring!

[Armor and Sword]

I hope this not fake news or an alternative fact. He calls his last game 1/31. Hallelujah!

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-espn-musburger-to-retire-20170125-story.html

 

[bac2therac]

I love Brent, grew up a young kid watching him on the NFL Today pregame show on CBS> Don't get why people do not like him. Changing of the guard with him and Verne retiring in the same year


http://sports.yahoo.com/news/you-ar...the-greatest-pregame-show-ever-170144588.html

 

[brodo]

I don't like Musberger due to the frequent mistakes he makes during a broadcast.

 

[Ole Cabbagehead]

I too enjoy Musberger. Especially like a game called by Herbie and Brent. They were good together.

 

[_dave_]

I hate listening to his games because he always makes wrong assumptions and gets excited by unimportant plays.

Example... Deep drive and a HOMERUN!!!!! Check that, it was a pop out to shallow center field.
Example... Back to pass.... MIDDLE!!!!!!!!!!! and a gain of 6 yards bringing up 3rd and 2.

Speaking of, why does he scream, "MIDDLE!!!!!!!" on any pass play between the hashes?

This doesn't include his fascinations with individuals. Whether it be creepy comments about females in the stands that are 60 years younger than him or silly nicknames (Honey Badger?).

 

[AreYouNUTS]

I hate listening to his games because he always makes wrong assumptions and gets excited by unimportant plays.

Example... Deep drive and a HOMERUN!!!!! Check that, it was a pop out to shallow center field.
Example... Back to pass.... MIDDLE!!!!!!!!!!! and a gain of 6 yards bringing up 3rd and 2.

Speaking of, why does he scream, "MIDDLE!!!!!!!" on any pass play between the hashes?

This doesn't include his fascinations with individuals. Whether it be creepy comments about females in the stands that are 60 years younger than him or silly nicknames (Honey Badger?).

It's not easy to be right, let alone stop ones self from checking out babes and corny nicknames, when hammered!

 

[RUScrew85]

You're looking LIVE...

 

[theRU]

Him and Verne had great voices that were synonymous with College FB. Obviously as you age you get worse at your job and make mistakes.

Same goes for Vitale and CBB
Same goes for that Yankees radio announcer
Same goes for NBA with Albert

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Him and Verne had great voices that were synonymous with College FB. Obviously as you age you get worse at your job and make mistakes.

Same goes for Vitale and CBB
Same goes for that Yankees radio announcer
Same goes for NBA with Albert

See I never thought he had a "great" voice, to be honest, and couldn't understand as a teen WHY he moved up the ranks so quickly. Verne? Yup. Keith Jackson? Yup. Vitale, Marv, etc? Yup!

 

[rutger80]

If anyone grew up watching the NFL in the 70's, they assuredly watched The NFL Today. Really the first network pre-game show. Brent, Irv Cross, Phyllis George (!) and Jimmy the Greek.

 

[SHUSource]

He stuck around 15 years too long, in my opinion. Ruined every recent telecast he did for the last decade. He had a heyday, but it ended quite some time ago.

 

[Rokodesh]

one of my favorites. Who can forget AJ McCarron's girlfriend

 

[Armor and Sword]

Here's a 1984 story about Brent I remember reading back then. His blowing through a closed Merritt Parkway tollbooth while everyone else waiting to pay their tolls in the open toll lanes stuck with me all these years.
http://www.si.com/vault/1984/01/16/540973/not-just-a-pretty-face

He's an overuser of cliches and too fixated on sports figures doing the right thing and the wrong thing.

 

[FanuSanu52]

I hate listening to his games because he always makes wrong assumptions and gets excited by unimportant plays.

Example... Deep drive and a HOMERUN!!!!! Check that, it was a pop out to shallow center field.
Example... Back to pass.... MIDDLE!!!!!!!!!!! and a gain of 6 yards bringing up 3rd and 2.

Speaking of, why does he scream, "MIDDLE!!!!!!!" on any pass play between the hashes?

This doesn't include his fascinations with individuals. Whether it be creepy comments about females in the stands that are 60 years younger than him or silly nicknames (Honey Badger?).

Yeah, this is why people don't like him. Maybe he used to be good, but now he's like a horny old man in constant crisis mode.

 

[srru86]

Two words:
HONEY BADGER

 

[AreYouNUTS]

one of my favorites. Who can forget AJ McCarron's girlfriend

Mom (blue bikini top, red dress):

 

[RUScrew85]

Mom (blue bikini top, red dress):

That may be the only Rutgers Red blouse @MrsScrew won't wear.

 

[e5fdny]

You're looking LIVE...

Great studio guy.

Not so much in the booth IMO.

 

[Beancounter88]

See I never thought he had a "great" voice, to be honest, and couldn't understand as a teen WHY he moved up the ranks so quickly. Verne? Yup. Keith Jackson? Yup. Vitale, Marv, etc? Yup!

+1
Thought he had a goofy voice and not too knowledgeable on the sports he covered. Can't put him and Keith Jackson in same sentence. Changing of the guard in college football for sure - Danielson, Fowler/Herbie combo, Nessler are all pretty good IMO.

 

[G- RUnit]

Loved Brent! Will be missed!

 

[MikeR0102]

To me, Musberger was still one of the best. Maybe not as good as he used to be, but better then almost everybody still at ESPN, better than Gus Johnson, etc.

 

[knight82]

Way too corny, way too phony, way too many cliches

 

[rudad02]

Phony. Buh Bye.

 

[RUScrew85]

If anyone grew up watching the NFL in the 70's, they assuredly watched The NFL Today. Really the first network pre-game show. Brent, Irv Cross, Phyllis George (!) and Jimmy the Greek.

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Wow that brings back memories. Irv Cross, Phillis George, The Greek..

 

[RUScrew85]

+1
Thought he had a goofy voice and not too knowledgeable on the sports he covered. Can't put him and Keith Jackson in same sentence. Changing of the guard in college football for sure - Danielson, Fowler/Herbie combo, Nessler are all pretty good IMO.

Whoa Nellie!

 

[Goku]

Two words:
HONEY BADGER

He was obsessed with him!!! Whenever Mathieu came back on the field, Brent would say something like, "look there at the bottom of your screen, folks.....Honey Badger!!!"

 

[RU old timer]

Wow! This Board should be ashamed! As Rutgers fans, we should always remember--and acknowledge--the announcers for the 2005 Rutgers ASU bowl--Brent and Gary Danielson! They did a super job on the game! Brent was great in his day. A fine career.

 

[Plum Street]

Brent was great. "You're looking live "....
Cmon that was cool as hell

 

[e5fdny]

Wow! This Board should be ashamed! As Rutgers fans, we should always remember--and acknowledge--the announcers for the 2005 Rutgers ASU bowl--Brent and Gary Danielson! They did a super job on the game! Brent was great in his day. A fine career.

Gary was great. You could tell he really liked the play of Brian Leonard.

I didn't even remember it was Brent Musburger until you reminded us. I bet many would say the same. So that should tell you something.

Brent was great. "You're looking live "....
Cmon that was cool as hell

From the studio, yes.

From the booth, not so much.

 

[BoroKnight]

Annoying America since the 1970s. Jimmy the Greek should have socked him again.

 

[mal359]

Maybe he can go back to comparing black people to Nazis.

 

[e5fdny]

What is the non sequitur in this thread for $200, Alex?

 

[50 yd line RR]

Annoying America since the 1970s. Jimmy the Greek should have socked him again.

I will never forget the quote in the sporting news about jimmy the Greek. "He wasn't a bad guy he once punched Brett Musberger, and he made phyliss George cry"
Like many here noted, I think Brent Musberger did a great job calling the insight Bowl . He not only called a good game, but he also highlighted the potential of Rutgers ( on national television) . Awesome job, I wish him well.

 

[RUMountie]

Maybe he can go back to comparing black people to Nazis.

Musberger was disrespectful towards African American athletes who made political stands that he didn't agree with, which is particularly problematic for someone who made their living off the efforts of African American athletes. Won't miss him.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...-heroes-are-still-waiting-for-an-apology.html

 

[srru86]

The guy should of been on the Olympics beat with his fixation in things beyond the playing field

He was obsessed with him!!! Whenever Mathieu came back on the field, Brent would say something like, "look there at the bottom of your screen, folks.....Honey Badger!!!"

Really it was approaching Merv Albert level cringe worthy-ness.

 

[RU Golfer]

You're looking LIVE...

This was one of his many quotes for the betting public. I am not surprised to hear that he is opening a handicapping service in Vegas with his brother.

 

[TrueRU]

I will miss Brent. Was actually sad when he was "demoted" to the SEC Network a couple years ago as I rarely heard his broadcasts.

Brent did some Rutgers games through the years, right? I seem to recall he may have done the Insight Bowl back in 2005?

 

[scarletschuyler]

"I hate listening to his games because he always makes wrong assumptions and gets excited by unimportant plays.

Example... Deep drive and a HOMERUN!!!!! Check that, it was a pop out to shallow center field.
Example... Back to pass.... MIDDLE!!!!!!!!!!! and a gain of 6 yards bringing up 3rd and 2.

Speaking of, why does he scream, "MIDDLE!!!!!!!" on any pass play between the hashes?

This doesn't include his fascinations with individuals. Whether it be creepy comments about females in the stands that are 60 years younger than him or silly nicknames (Honey Badger?).

5 _dave_, Yesterday at 1:59 PM


Dave nailed it. A gaseous windbag who always thinks he knows it all (after a few tips at pre-production meetings with the teams).

 

[PSUriseANDfire]

Will definitely miss him. His voice just seems to be always around the big games.

Keith Jackson though, he is the king of voices. That guy could say "Hello" in that voice and win.

 

[RU_thruandthru]

Keith Jackson, all time favorite.... something about watching a Pac10 game on the East Coast with Keith Jackson announcing the game .... Whoooa Nelly!!!!