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ESPN to swap NBA, college announcers for one night
ESPN to swap NBA, college announcers for one night
Say hello to your new college basketball friend. Russell Crowe/Tony K/Jaws accessory set not included. I've held forth on the relative merits of Dick Vitale in this space before . Despite all the great the guy has done for the game -- and the fact that he's a great guy himself -- modern-day ...
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ESPN Swapping College And Pro Basketball Announcers For A Day
ESPN Swapping College And Pro Basketball Announcers For A Day
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com — I have no idea why they're doing this, but ESPN is going to flip-flop announcing crews for... their pair of January 7th Basketball games. The team of Mike Tirico, Mark Jackson and Jeff Gundy will be moved to the Duke-Davidson game at 7pm and then Dan ... (more) ESPN Swapping College And Pro Basketball Announcers For ...
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ESPN Planning On Switching NCAA And NBA Announcers For A Night On January 7
FanIQ Blog — ... cover the Duke vs Stephen Curry Davidson game, while Vitale and Dan Schulman will take the Heat and the Nuggets. ESPN has apparently left open the option of doing more of this in the future. As much as I can't stand him, I will still give Dickie V a little credit. At least he does know how to have a good time once in a while: ESPN to swap NBA, college announcers for one night [The Dagger]

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