opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com - 7/15/2008
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The announcer who rankled N.C.A.A. hoops fans for years has been fired.
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Time For Another Chiefs Mailbag
Kansas City Chiefs —
... - 5 years, $18 million - $7 million guaranteed These were calculated off of the top picks that have signed this year, and the #5 and #15 picks from the 2007 draft. Remember - I’m a math moron, so I am probably way, way off. If you could have one person removed from television for the rest of your life, who would it be? - Maggie, Dallas, TX Wow - talk about a loaded question. I really had to think about this one. There are so many potential candidates. Since CBS did me a favor and removed Billy Packer , that eliminates someone who probably would’ve been in my top ...
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Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville —
... The under-commented story of the week goes to ... the firing of Billy Packer! Frankly speaking, Packer was a pompous, self-absorbed ACC homer, who seemed like the game (or, more likely, the players) had passed him by a decade ago. I'm not losing any sleep over Packer getting sacked for Clark Kellogg (who sounds like a comic-book character) and I doubt any of my top 5 college basketball buddies are either. He was a whip to listen to. But Packer doesn't deserve anything less than a quiet exit. I think the guy was still sharp and ...
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Billy Packer Sucks
talleywhackers.wordpress.com 7/15/2008 — Billy Packer was an institution, but that doesn't mean we're sad to see him go. Homophobia, cantankerous comments and blatant bias against the underdog are all reasons this guy should have been gone years ago. Also, anyone who makes us recall perestoika needs to go.
CBS Replacing Billy Packer with Clark Kellogg
larrybrownsports.com 7/15/2008 — Now all we need is ESPN to do the same with Joe Morgan and the Angels with Rex Hudler. Though Clark Kellogg wouldn’t be the replacement of choice. Anyway, the Miami Herald reports that CBS is letting Billy Packer go after 28 years with the ...
No emotional farewell for stubborn Packer -
newsday.com 7/15/2008 — "It just isn't," he said from his home in North Carolina. "I've never looked upon stuff like that." Um, how about a favorite game or other memory? No dice. And there will be no book, either. "I have things I want to do that are more productive than ...
PACKER OUT AT CBS —
NY Post: Sports 7/15/2008
CBS yesterday confirmed a report that Billy Packer, synonymous with college basketball on CBS the last 28 years, is no longer with the network. Clark Kellogg will replace Packer as Jim Nantz's courtside partner, this season. Packer, 68 and who...
