ESPN Analysts Not Shy When It Comes To Piling On Michigan
AwfulAnnouncing —
... not very good returning kicks." "I love seeing them beaten down, man. It's great."Well how's that for journalistic integrity? I understand the rivalry and the hatred, but saying you love seeing them "beaten down", is just a little over-the-top if you ask me. I think Herbstreit has always taken the right approach when he discusses the two teams, and there's always going to be some level of love for your school, but let's tone it down some there, Chris. ESPN should probably keep Chris Spielman away from Michigan games from now on (Dr. Saturday) ...
Unverified Voracity Plays Whack-A-Media
mgoblog —
... you think annoying your core readership is a good idea?"
Don't take our Spielman away. Chris Spielman and Kirk Herbstreit orchestrated a much-publicized Michigan bashing session on Columbus talk radio recently. One of the more directly inflammatory statements came from Spielman:
"I love seeing them beaten down, man. It's great," Spielman said.
Dr. Saturday says this should spell the end of Spielman broadcasting Michigan games:
And thus ends ...
Announcers May Hate, But They Must Never Lie
The Sporting Blog —
... This runs counter to the thinking of Yahoo's Doc Saturday, who sees this statement by Chris Spielman as reason for him to be kept as far away from announcing the Michigan/OSU game as possible. ...
ESPN Announcer Reconfiguration Bingo
mgoblog —
... against the good Doctor's j'accuse in the aftermath of some impolitic comments on a Columbus radio station, because he is not Andre Ware no matter how often TV execs demand he spend more of his time on-air saying "BOOM" or "POW." ...
