Courtside announcer

[vealdogs]

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.

[Clam Crowder]

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

[4everwarriors]

Best cat ever for this type of thing was the guy at MSG. Very distinctive voice and just matter of fact--traditional.

[bilsu]

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.

[Jay Bee]

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.

[Tom Crean's Tanning Bed]

Mike Jakubowski.  Moonlights as a bowling announcer for ESPN as well.  

[SalsaMan]

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.   

[MUBurrow]

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?

[ErickJD08]

It is the same guy that did DWWWWYYYAAAAANNNNNNEEE  wade

I thought that was cool.

[SalsaMan]

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.

[mu-rara]

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.

[jaybilaswho?]

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.

[Skatastrophy]

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.

[T-Bone]

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.

[vealdogs]

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.

[BrewCity83]

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.

[wesmat23]

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"

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

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.

[SalsaMan]

Brainerd got Creaned because he wasn't over-the-top enough for TC.

Did Brainerd learn he had been Creaned through ESPN?

[TallTitan34]

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?

[SalsaMan]

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

[Hards Alumni]

Sigh, so who is "Salsa Man" really?

[wildbill sb]

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?

[Mr. Nielsen]

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.

[Skatastrophy]

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!