Rejoice, George Mason. Billy Packer is No More

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Stet Sports Blog Stet Sports Blog posted 7/14/2008 from www.stetsports.com [flag]
The sad thing is that he really is an intelligent basketball mind. His intelligence for the sport, however, was commonly shielded by his disdain for any team outside of the ACC, foul disposition behind the microphone, and general desire to be a douchebag. [link]
Rejoice, George Mason. Billy Packer is No More

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CBS set to replace Packer

Awful Announcing found this 7/14/2008 on www.miamiherald.com

College basketball commentator Billy Packer, who has announced 34 consecutive Final Fours on network television and created a few controversies along the way, will not be returning to CBS for a 28th season, The Miami Herald has learned.
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Good Riddance Billy Packer

renagade27 posted 7/14/2008 from georgemasonbasketball.blogspot.com

I don't think I have ever been so happy to see a sports commentator go than I am to see Billy Packer leave CBS. Thank you CBS for finally bringing in a new era of accurate commentating and actually getting with the times. There can't be a basketball mid-major fan out there not happy to see him go after his comments about the 2006 NCAA Tournament, where he bashed not only George Mason but Wichita S
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After 34 years, CBS' Packer done with Final Four, report says - Men's College Basketball

NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - ... found this 7/14/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

Billy Packer's streak of Final Fours is over after 34 years, The Miami Herald reported Monday. Packer, a color commentator, will be replaced in CBS' coverage by studio analyst Clark Kellogg, network representative Leslie Anne Wade confirmed to the ...
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CBS Says Goodbye to Mr. Cash

mmiracle posted 7/14/2008 from miracle.realsportsbloggers.com

From the bottom of my heart thank you CBS! Billy Packer made it hard to watch your coverage of the NCAA tournament. The little self centered biased prick ruined many outstanding tournament games by not being able to keep his mouth shut.
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Goodbye, Billy. Hello … Clark? Aw, F*ck.

Cuzoogle found this 7/14/2008 on brahsome.com

Billy Packer has called his last Final Four, folks. That’s right. The bastion of CBS gerontological stubbornness is stepping down from his post as the nation’s top analyst in college basketball [by virtue of default]. This would be ...
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