Billy Packer Is Ejected

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The announcer who rankled N.C.A.A. hoops fans for years has been fired. [link]

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Time For Another Chiefs Mailbag
Published 7/15/2008 by Ryan Brown at Home of the 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 ...

The Open
Published 7/17/2008 by Chip's Moody Blues (noreply@blogger.com) at 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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