Has this been covered lately? I hate to be negative, but I'm guess I'm going to be. I've had season tickets for the last six years. Just who is this guy? Am I the only one who finds his voice grating? "The RAAHHHHHK belongs to Marquette." "D-J-OOOOOOOO." "Jimmmmmaaaaaayyy Butlahhhhhhh."
At times, he sounds like a bad imitation of Phil Hartman doing Ed McMahon.
I get it, every announcer needs to have his signature calls, firing up the crowd with the way you announce players' names. Growing up a Brewers fan, I'll never forget "Sixtooooo Lezzzzcaaaanooooooooooo..."
Maybe I'm getting old.
I am a student and my whole group of friends hates the Jimmay Butlah call. There is no need for him to do it when Butler is being subbed in. When he makes a great play it's a little less annoying
Best cat ever for this type of thing was the guy at MSG. Very distinctive voice and just matter of fact--traditional.
That stuff does not bother me. Better than an annoucer with no entusiasm. What does bother me is the fact that they do not give the opposing player heights when they announce the starters. It has been omitted for 3 or 4 years now. I know how tall our players are. I liked to know how tall the others team's starters are.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on November 18, 2010, 02:24:33 PM
Very distinctive voice and just matter of fact--traditional.
Our PA announcer seems traditional as well. Maybe MU could pay the spinish odinels to do PA? They are VERY traditional.
We do need another guy from Senegal on the team, the PA guy does that well at least.
Just be thankful we don't have a female PA announcer.
Mike Jakubowski. Moonlights as a bowling announcer for ESPN as well.
Quote from: Jay Bee on November 18, 2010, 02:35:59 PM
Just be thankful we don't have a female PA announcer.
Tactical military aircraft have a voice warning system known as Bitch Box Betty. The decision was made to use a sultry female voice since studies proved fighter pilots will immediately cue in on such a voice, even over the clutter of an in-flight emergency or a tense combat situation. This is human nature, despite what the PC Nazis in places like Madison want us to believe.
Quote from: SalsaMan on November 18, 2010, 03:16:48 PM
Tactical military aircraft have a voice warning system known as Bitch Box Betty. The decision was made to use a sultry female voice since studies proved fighter pilots will immediately cue in on such a voice, even over the clutter of an in-flight emergency or a tense combat situation. This is human nature, despite what the PC Nazis in places like Madison want us to believe.
what?
It is the same guy that did DWWWWYYYAAAAANNNNNNEEE wade
I thought that was cool.
Quote from: MUBurrow on November 18, 2010, 03:27:35 PM
what?
Someone posted they did not want a female announcer. Fact is, the male brain will immediately cue in on a female voice, especially one whose pitch, tone or tenor excites our baser urges.
Quote from: ErickJD08 on November 18, 2010, 03:31:07 PM
It is the same guy that did DWWWWYYYAAAAANNNNNNEEE wade
I thought that was cool.
Hate to bust your bubble, but that was a hijack of Camp Randall announcer doing RONNNNNNN dayne.
Quote from: vealdogs on November 18, 2010, 02:21:09 PM
Has this been covered lately? I hate to be negative, but I'm guess I'm going to be. I've had season tickets for the last six years. Just who is this guy? Am I the only one who finds his voice grating? "The RAAHHHHHK belongs to Marquette." "D-J-OOOOOOOO." "Jimmmmmaaaaaayyy Butlahhhhhhh."
You haven't developed this same hatred to the "Nummmbbbeerrr twoooooo- VANDER BLUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEE" yet?
I am indifferent to the guy. He is a little over the top sometimes, but I do like the emphasis when it is deserved.
Quote from: jaybilaswho? on November 18, 2010, 03:45:21 PM
I am indifferent to the guy. He is a little over the top sometimes, but I do like the emphasis when it is deserved.
I realized that this is the problem I have with him. He's obnoxious all the time. I really like him over the top when the game gets exciting, but when he's pretending to get pumped about something lame it really grinds my gears.
It's like the drunk students on Wednesday trying to get lame chants going. I appreciate the effort (i guess) but not right now. You can tell the people aren't digging it. Just wait for a better time.
Say "Junior Cadougan" aloud in your own personal announcer voice.
Junior Ca-doooooooogan!
I like it, but agree that it can get a little too "Gus Johnson-y" for me.
Quote from: jaybilaswho? on November 18, 2010, 03:45:21 PM
You haven't developed this same hatred to the "Nummmbbbeerrr twoooooo- VANDER BLUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEE" yet?
I am indifferent to the guy. He is a little over the top sometimes, but I do like the emphasis when it is deserved.
OK - yes - that one doesn't bother me - yet. Actually reminds me of "Number fooouuurrr, six-foouuur, Bennnnnnny Mooooooooore.
Quote from: ErickJD08 on November 18, 2010, 03:31:07 PM
It is the same guy that did DWWWWYYYAAAAANNNNNNEEE wade
I thought that was cool.
I don't think that was Jakubowski, I think it was the guy before him, Bob Brainerd, who did the Wade thing. I heard that Brainerd got Creaned because he wasn't over-the-top enough for TC.
I really like how he announces. He's having fun. Most announcers I've heard are all very boring. I like when he says "the Rock belongs to Marquette"
Quote from: mu-rara on November 18, 2010, 03:38:28 PM
Hate to bust your bubble, but that was a hijack of Camp Randall announcer doing RONNNNNNN dayne.
To be fair, I'm pretty sure announcers have been extending first or last names before RONNNNNNN played at UW.
Quote from: BrewCity on November 18, 2010, 04:54:26 PM
Brainerd got Creaned because he wasn't over-the-top enough for TC.
Did Brainerd learn he had been Creaned through ESPN?
Quote from: mu-rara on November 18, 2010, 03:38:28 PM
Hate to bust your bubble, but that was a hijack of Camp Randall announcer doing RONNNNNNN dayne.
So UW came up with the idea of:
1) Jumping around during a song called Jump Around
2) Extending players names when announced
Did they also come up with the idea for us as humans to breathe air?
Quote from: TallTitan34 on November 18, 2010, 05:24:00 PM
So UW came up with the idea of:
1) Jumping around during a song called Jump Around
2) Extending players names when announced
Did they also come up with the idea for us as humans to breath air?
Madison is the epicenter for Political Correctness. Thank you Ms Donna Shalala...Friend of Bill Clinton and Arbiter of what is right, fair, and just
Sigh, so who is "Salsa Man" really?
Quote from: SalsaMan on November 18, 2010, 03:33:14 PM
Someone posted they did not want a female announcer. Fact is, the male brain will immediately cue in on a female voice, especially one whose pitch, tone or tenor excites our baser urges.
Got any empirical evidence to support this assertion, bucko, or we going on male chauvinist intuition?
Quote from: mu-rara on November 18, 2010, 03:38:28 PM
Hate to bust your bubble, but that was a hijack of Camp Randall announcer doing RONNNNNNN dayne.
That guy in the Wade days is Bob Brainerd. He filled two games last season for Marquette games. He does all of the UWM games.
Mike Manke is a great PA guy for UW football and basketball.
Quote from: mupanther on November 18, 2010, 05:47:55 PM
That guy in the Wade days is Bob Brainerd. He filled two games last season for Marquette games. He does all of the UWM games.
He was great last year. I wish we had him back. It made the games far more enjoyable!
Quote from: SalsaMan on November 18, 2010, 05:08:57 PM
Did Brainerd learn he had been Creaned through ESPN?
No, but I heard that there may have been an incident with a potted plant in the coach's office...
Quote from: mu-rara on November 18, 2010, 03:38:28 PM
Hate to bust your bubble, but that was a hijack of Camp Randall announcer doing RONNNNNNN dayne.
Serious? HAHA
http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2010/11/marquette-basketball-weekly-returns.html
Listen to it from the horse's mouth. About 7:40 into it.
I brought a Xavier friend of mine to a game and says Jimmy But-laaahhh ever since.
Quote from: wildbill sb on November 18, 2010, 05:46:09 PM
Got any empirical evidence to support this assertion, bucko, or we going on male chauvinist intuition?
Nothing, other than 4000 hours in a tactical jet. And a combat deployment to SWA for Desert Storm. And six combat deployments to SWA for both OIF and OEF. And the night I lost a three foot section of wing over Tora Bora when Betty came through loud and clear.
Good enough, Bucko?
Quote from: SalsaMan on November 18, 2010, 03:16:48 PM
Tactical military aircraft have a voice warning system known as Bitch Box Betty. The decision was made to use a sultry female voice since studies proved fighter pilots will immediately cue in on such a voice, even over the clutter of an in-flight emergency or a tense combat situation. This is human nature, despite what the PC Nazis in places like Madison want us to believe.
Weird, in the 10's of billions of web pages, the term "bitch box betty" only comes up on the 'scoop.
Weird.
Quote from: reinko on November 19, 2010, 10:45:28 AM
Weird, in the 10's of billions of web pages, the term "bitch box betty" only comes up on the 'scoop.
Weird.
It is a slang term used by tactical aviators.
Quote from: SalsaMan on November 19, 2010, 10:54:12 AM
It is a slang term used by tactical aviators.
Can only take you for your word.
NEWWWWWWBIILLLLL would have been great
It must therefore be bs, is that it?
I can understand that since you are not a fighter pilot you cannot know how to search for this term. If you were you would know what to type in the search box to get the validation you seem to require. I typed in the following: bitch box betty cockpit warning system and got hundredes of results.
Because you are ignorant of a term and cannot search for it properly the other person must be making it up.
Quote from: reinko on November 19, 2010, 10:55:11 AM
Can only take you for your word.
http://www.hazegray.org/faq/slang1.htm
Bitching Betty – The (usually female-voiced) cockpit warning system of many aircraft today.
Quote from: reinko on November 19, 2010, 10:55:11 AM
Can only take you for your word.
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Air_Force_Slang
Bitching Betty: The female voice which is the voice warning system on numerous fighters
Quote from: SalsaMan on November 19, 2010, 11:00:01 AM
It must therefore be bs, is that it?
I can understand that since you are not a fighter pilot you cannot know how to search for this term. If you were you would know what to type in the search box to get the validation you seem to require. I typed in the following: bitch box betty cockpit warning system and got hundredes of results.
Because you are ignorant of a term and cannot search for it properly the other person must be making it up.
Oh settle down.
"Can only take you for your word" meaning that I accepted it as fact.
Relax my man, it's Friday.
Quote from: reinko on November 19, 2010, 11:07:30 AM
Oh settle down.
"Can only take you for your word" meaning that I accepted it as fact.
Relax my man, it's Friday.
Sorry. Just my PTSD flaring up again. Usually happens when I think of Madison or how we lost out on Gasser
Quote from: SalsaMan on November 19, 2010, 11:09:15 AM
Sorry. Just my PTSD flaring up again. Usually happens when I think of Madison or how we lost out on Gasser
I hear ya, again mea cupla.
We. Are. Marquette.
reinko is in a rotton mood today. Maybe he's a Bruce Pearl fan.
Quote from: Jay Bee on November 19, 2010, 11:29:08 AM
reinko is in a rotton mood today. Maybe he's a Bruce Pearl fan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmNTAvnSais
Quote from: SalsaMan on November 19, 2010, 10:29:58 AM
Nothing, other than 4000 hours in a tactical jet. And a combat deployment to SWA for Desert Storm. And six combat deployments to SWA for both OIF and OEF. And the night I lost a three foot section of wing over Tora Bora when Betty came through loud and clear.
Good enough, Bucko?
When are the Haikus coming back?
Quote from: reinko on November 19, 2010, 11:36:38 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmNTAvnSais
(http://questionabletopic.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/emo-vs-goth.jpg)
Quote from: 2002MUalum on November 18, 2010, 05:08:23 PM
To be fair, I'm pretty sure announcers have been extending first or last names before RONNNNNNN played at UW.
I never asserted that he was the first to do this. He is very distinctive.
Mike is doing fine. It is his job to try to inject a little energy into the proceedings. Don't like the way he is doing it? Audition for the job. As an aside, the first announcer I remember doing intro's like that to fire up the crowd was the Notre Dame announcer in the late 70's-early 80's introducing Orrrrllaaannnnnddoooooo Wooooolllllllrridggggge, Kelly TriPUKa, and Traccccy Jacckkkkkksssssonnn. So Mike is trying to fire things up. No harm. It sometimes seems this board is incapable of doing anything BUT whine.
Quote from: mu-rara on November 19, 2010, 12:44:51 PM
I never asserted that he was the first to do this. He is very distinctive.
Yea, but isn't that classic UW thinking?
They didn't have the first announcer to saaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy lllllooooooonnnnnngggggggg names, but he was very distinctive, so everybody who did it after him, stole it.
UW students weren't the first people to realize that you could "jump around" during the song "Jump Around", but they are very distinctive, therefore, everybody who does it after they did it obviously stole it from them.
;)
Quote from: tower912 on November 19, 2010, 01:20:02 PM
Don't like the way he is doing it? Audition for the job.
That makes no sense.
I really liked the guy who did PA for the exhibition game. Strong voice, appropriate level of enthusiasm, and didn't sound like a cheesy radio DJ. Wish they'd bring him on full time.
Quote from: 2002MUalum on November 19, 2010, 01:25:42 PM
UW students weren't the first people to realize that you could "jump around" during the song "Jump Around", but they are very distinctive, therefore, everybody who does it after they did it obviously stole it from them.
;)
UW should sue Kris Kross AND House of Pain. Frankly I think the kids from Kris Kross could use the royalty money. Backward pants ain't cheap.
Quote from: 2002MUalum on November 19, 2010, 01:25:42 PM
Yea, but isn't that classic UW thinking?
They didn't have the first announcer to saaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy lllllooooooonnnnnngggggggg names, but he was very distinctive, so everybody who did it after him, stole it.
UW students weren't the first people to realize that you could "jump around" during the song "Jump Around", but they are very distinctive, therefore, everybody who does it after they did it obviously stole it from them.
;)
Yup, remember they created the wave! ::) And Jump Around ::) And throwing marshmellows at players laced with quarters...well, actually they did create that one.
Quote from: 2002MUalum on November 19, 2010, 01:25:42 PM
Yea, but isn't that classic UW thinking?
They didn't have the first announcer to saaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy lllllooooooonnnnnngggggggg names, but he was very distinctive, so everybody who did it after him, stole it.
UW students weren't the first people to realize that you could "jump around" during the song "Jump Around", but they are very distinctive, therefore, everybody who does it after they did it obviously stole it from them.
;)
Copying other college students is not exclusive to Badger football fans.
In general, I don't mind Jakubowski. But the "BUTLAAAAAAH" thing is terrible when Jimmy checks into the game, commits a foul, etc...
Jakubowski is so annoying. Sounds like he's trying to pronounce Jimmy Butler with a mouth full of marbles. By the end of the season we'll have "Jimmmmahhhhhbullllrrrrrr" I'll give him $5 if he stops saying "The raaahhhhhhk belongs to Marquette" too. ... Also if we could get someone else to do the halftime stuff "we've got 10 minutes, go grab a beverage" just sounds condescending. Beverage is one of those dollar store words that pretends to be a $10 word.
Go unnatural carnal knowledge yourself Mike Jakubowski :)
Hadn't really paid much attention to his annoyingness until I went to the women's game yesterday and every single play had every single players name coming out of his throat and extended until the next possession started. Everybody there wanted him to just shut up.
Every once in a while it's okay when something wild or exciting happens, but a substitution isn't a reason to go crazy.
Cool it down a little and he's okay I guess.