Clark Kellogg

[Irv the Working Man]

Anyone else get tired of hearing Clark Kellogg's voice and comments after the first five minutes of the game?  If ESPN picks up the NCAA Tourney contract, I hope they don't bring him with. 

[karavotsos]

I miss Billy Packer. 

[syscokid]

kellogg is horrible! i cannot stand him and nantz! please espn, get the contract! bilas and rafferty would be much better at calling the natl champ game!!!!

[4everwarriors]

Bring back Curt Gowdy.

[Norm]

Maybe they'll promote Gus Johnson next year - love listening to him call a game.

[Fullodds]

I was late to watch the game and listened to Raftery and George Thompson call the game.  They are fantastic.

Great Youtube video with Gus Johnson audio.

[MU B2002]

clark also looks awful in high def.

[StillWarriors]

I miss Billy Packer. 

I'll take Kellogg (and just about anyone else for that matter) over Billy Packer. I could not stand him. I was so glad when they finally got rid of him.

[Roscoe]

I'll take Kellogg (and just about anyone else for that matter) over Billy Packer. I could not stand him. I was so glad when they finally got rid of him.

Seconded!!

[d6]

I'll take Kellogg (and just about anyone else for that matter) over Billy Packer. I could not stand him. I was so glad when they finally got rid of him.

+1

Couldn't stand Packer .... besides, he wouldn't have been able to bear the thought of a mid-major in the Championship game.  Probably would've short-circuited his pacemaker....

[Niv Berkowitz]

Billy Packer was the turd in the punch bowl. The guy admitted he didn't really care about sports. Combine that with his overt fondness for the ACC and you got the worst play caller in history.

Jim Nantz isn't much better, either. Guy's milk-toast boring. Gus Johnson would be great. So would Enberg and Raft.

[77ncaachamps]

Demling from the Courier-Journal was even hating on Kellogg (and CBS) via Tweets during the game.

"Couldn't agree more. Clark Kellogg is trying too hard on CBS and it comes out awkward and cliched at times."

"How many times can Clark say 'reaching for the ball" in 20 seconds. Geez."

"Hard to screw up "One Shining Moment" bust CBS did. Where as the 'TIP?'"

(on Nantz) "'King of the Dance' hope Jim Nantz has a few better lines for the Masters."

[RJax55]

CBS should give Gus Johnson the play-by-play duties for the Final Four. Gus has become the real "voice" of the NCAA tournament.

Plus, Nantz has the Masters to do anyway in April. Would anybody care if Jim Nantz wasn't doing the Final Four games?

[muballer10]

Back a few games (maybe sweet 16?), Gus Johnson pegged Gordon Hayward from Butler the "baby-faces assasin". That is a great nickname.

[Hards Alumni]

CBS should give Gus Johnson the play-by-play duties for the Final Four. Gus has become the real "voice" of the NCAA tournament.

Plus, Nantz has the Masters to do anyway in April. Would anybody care if Jim Nantz wasn't doing the Final Four games?

I agree, plus with Gus, you get great quotes like... "MY NAME IS AL HARRINGTON AND I GET BUCKETS!" and of course the classic, (regarding Chris Johnson's break away speed) "HE HAS RUNNING AWAY FROM THE COPS SPEED!!!"

added:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB2KOhEceNM

[Litehouse]

Back a few games (maybe sweet 16?), Gus Johnson pegged Gordon Hayward from Butler the "baby-faces assasin". That is a great nickname.

I thought that sounded like a rip-off of "The Teanage Assassin".

[mugoose]

how about Nantz quoting dickie v?

it's bad when vitale says the things he says...horrendous when nantz does it

[karavotsos]

Watch Packer games in the NCAA vault.  He was consistently right on strategies, changed his analysis based on what was actually going on in the game and didn't do it in a way to draw attention to himself. I thought he added to the games.  For a guy who didn't care about sports he either picked up on what was going on quickly or did a lot more research than 90% of the announcers out there who simply repeat the names of one or two guys over and over, no matter what is going on. 

I know people hate him.  Used to hate both him and Hubie Brown; now they're 2 of my favorites.   

[copious1218]

The championship game should be done by Gus Johnson and Bobby Knight.