ESPN Pitt Homer Alert!

Mitch McConnell · Post by **Mitch McConnell** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:22 pm

Just remember that studio analyst Mark May is a Pitt grad.

NomAnor · Post by **NomAnor** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:24 pm

curse you craig james for quitting espn

Mustangs_Maroons · Post by **Mustangs_Maroons** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:33 pm

Mitch McConnell wrote:Just remember that studio analyst Mark May is a Pitt grad.

Ha. I never did like that guy. That guy offers limited insight and is a real DB.

austinponie · Post by **austinponie** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:38 pm

Can't stand those two; May and Holtz back and forth, point/ counterpoint.
Feel like I've been watching them for 15 years.
Please clean house...

htownponyfan · Post by **htownponyfan** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:02 pm

ESPN analyst for the game is a former Pitt QB

lwjr · Post by **lwjr** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:55 pm

htownponyfan wrote:ESPN analyst for the game is a former Pitt QB

Yea, seems to enjoy reminding us he played with Haywood. Who cares

well travelled pony · Post by **well travelled pony** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 2:00 pm

They are awful. Can't remember player names. They want pitt to win so bad. Keep it rollin'

Go Ponies!

goldenstang · Post by **goldenstang** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 2:02 pm

Well with that inadvertent whistle it looks like the refs are on our side.

PonyKai · Post by **PonyKai** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:46 pm

Thank Jesus this game wasn't announced by Beth Mowens. These guys were All Stars compared to last years telecast. Last year's bowl game, the announcers probably cost us potential fans because they would associate SMU ball w/ that atrocious announcing crew and wouldn't be able to bear the emotional scarring of attending a game.

PoconoPony · Post by **PoconoPony** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 9:41 pm

If my memory serves me correctly, Mark May was a first round draft pick of the Washington Redskins who showed up at his first training camp totally out of shape and was a first year bust. Not only was he out of shape, he was a disaster in the weight room and lacked the speed/quickness expected when he was drafted. Bottom line is that he never lived up to his hype and did not start for several years. I find it ironic that he is such an expert and has all the answers when he was a first round bust and nothing more that a very average lineman.

SMU Football Blog · Post by **SMU Football Blog** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:16 pm

I can't speak for last year, but this was the worst announcing crew I have ever heard. Consistently misidentified players; missed penalties; made no reference to a team going for it on 4th down; etc. The games we paid to broadcast ourselves a few years ago were light years ahead of this crew.

SMU89 · Post by **SMU89** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:52 pm

lwjr wrote:
htownponyfan wrote:ESPN analyst for the game is a former Pitt QB

Yea, seems to enjoy reminding us he played with Haywood. Who cares

Yablowme?

Too much Pitt slant

Darius Johnson was playing both sides

Our punter somehow got hurt when Pitt was punting.

Mitch McConnell · Post by **Mitch McConnell** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:06 pm

I caught that about our punter getting hurt too, 89. I think he saw Castro (13) and just looked at Stone (31).

I think these guys are the No. 1 crew for the Big East games part of the ESPN network. They were talking about all things Big East toward the end of telecast.

Great way to show that conference what we're all about.

Jetnfast · Post by **Jetnfast** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:19 pm

On the plus side, I think the "SMU Death penalty talk" has finally been put to bed! I don't know if I even heard it once! I feel like that was every other sentence during the Hawaii Bowl....

SMU89 · Post by **SMU89** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:46 pm

Jetnfast wrote:On the plus side, I think the "SMU Death penalty talk" has finally been put to bed! I don't know if I even heard it once! I feel like that was every other sentence during the Hawaii Bowl....

Excellent point JetN.

Next time you're airborne, hit the afterburners for us in celebration.....we're paying for it.....have some fun.