re: Hanagriff, Wright, Rollins among semifinalists to replace Hawthorne

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My vote goes to quote:some unnamed national names

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That's a terrible idea.

For 30 years it's been easy to pick up LSU football games on the radio due to the unique and local voice of Jim Hawthorne. I think too many LSU fans are thinking in terms of TV, and modern TV national personalities. That's not what we want. We want something that says "LSU". We want a professional, but not a Midwesterner.

Regardless of his reputation on this board, Jim Hawthorne is in the top 10% of college sports announcing.