Play by Play Guy Did Good Job

[Pony4Life]

SMU broadcasts have just enjoyed a serious upgrade in both the analyst chair and sidelines. Makes me wonder why Swann was there for so long. He was a joke.

Hello, Kettle. This is Teapot.

[George S. Patton]

Yes or no,
Do you believe you get more out of the broadcasts with this group or not?

[George S. Patton]

SMU broadcasts have just enjoyed a serious upgrade in both the analyst chair and sidelines. Makes me wonder why Swann was there for so long. He was a joke.

shocker...

swannie was great. you can't fault a guy for loving the ponies when it was hardest to love them. he never let his job get in the way of being a fan!

What you wrote was exactly his problem and why. He was completely unprofessional. He never understood what it meant to paint the picture for the listener and give them insight as to the ebb and flow of the game.

John understands that. I have no problem with John getting excited or disappointed over a play but you can't make it your calling card either. John doesn't do that.

And Sean does what sideline guys do -- get the news from the bench, look for player changes and things of that nature.

You can now enjoy a better broadcast courtesy of Rich, John and Sean.

[kull]

the cameraman at UAB should be shot.
John does a nice job.

[smu diamond m]

The moron with a cell phone near analog audio cabling needs to be shot. I heard 10000 GSM chirps in that broadcast

EDIT: the UAB broadcast, as I was watching on channelsurfing...

[PK]

SMU broadcasts have just enjoyed a serious upgrade in both the analyst chair and sidelines. Makes me wonder why Swann was there for so long. He was a joke.

Or perhaps you are the joke. We get it...you didn't like Swann...no need to be an a**hole about it. Most of us enjoyed Swannie being our proxy when we couldn't be there to see the game in person. So find a new crusade to obsess about.

[George S. Patton]

SMU broadcasts have just enjoyed a serious upgrade in both the analyst chair and sidelines. Makes me wonder why Swann was there for so long. He was a joke.

Or perhaps you are the joke. We get it...you didn't like Swann...no need to be an a**hole about it. Most of us enjoyed Swannie being our proxy when we couldn't be there to see the game in person. So find a new crusade to obsess about.

I'll find a new crusade when you drop your ridiculous whining crap about the school colors. Apparently, you're the only one who really gives a flip about this.

I certainly as hell don't.

[that's great raplh]

SMU broadcasts have just enjoyed a serious upgrade in both the analyst chair and sidelines. Makes me wonder why Swann was there for so long. He was a joke.

g f urself

[George S. Patton]

Just continue to listen to the new broadcasts and realize how much BETTER they are. Night and day. Swann will be a distant memory.

[MustangLaxer]

looks like youre on your own GSP...just like when you were cut from rush

burn

[KnuckleStang]

Craig Swann is an American original, and has earned the title of Mustang broadcast legend. We will not see his like again in the booth

[Treadway21]

Swann was fun - and especially when there wasn't a lot of fun to be had listening to SMU football on the radio. Hampton is good in his own right, but I for one enjoyed Swann ripping the refs - there was nothing like it.

[Stallion]

yes he's up there with Aggie Legend Dave South as the greatest homer announcers of all time.

[MrMustang1965]

yes he's up there with Aggie Legend Dave South as the greatest homer announcers of all time.

Don't forget Craig Way and his 'man crush' on all that bleeds burnt orange.

[OC Mustang]

yes he's up there with Aggie Legend Dave South as the greatest homer announcers of all time.

Don't forget Craig Way and his 'man crush' on all that bleeds burnt orange.

I notice that burnt-orange crush-thing too. Way is a lot more reserved when he does High School Scoreboard now...and he gets visibly irritated at the guy with the flattop when they interrupt each other. I dunno...I liked the blonde lady that used to work with them. She was a SMU alum, and she went out of her way to help me find the broadcast when I was living on the West Coast. Didn't have to do that.

As to all this hubbub about Swann, I think he did his job. He was mildly entertaining, but I had my biggest issue with him (constructive criticism) that when he did get excited, it was difficult to understand him or Rich. I'm no expert, but I really believe Hampton will do a better job.