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Bill Raftery leaves ESPN for Fox Sports One
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:00 pm
Bill Raftery, the legendary college basketball announcer who has been calling games on ESPN – primarily, Big Monday – for years, is leaving for Fox Sports 1. The move was announced via press release moments ago. Raftery will still call NCAA tournament games for CBS – something he’s done for over 20 years now – but he will now be calling Big East games on Fox Sports 1 with Gus Johnson.
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Fox Sports is going to have some good college bball showing.
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Fox Sports is going to have some good college bball showing.
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Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:01 pm to blzr
Is this taking another channel's spot?
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:01 pm to blzr
Damn, I love BR, he does a great job. Good for FS One, though.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:03 pm to hendersonshands
I read it was the Speed Channel..which I don't currently catch on basic COX cable
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:03 pm to blzr
I love seeing these ESPN guys jumping ship 
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:03 pm to blzr
FS One is definitely trying to compete. ESPN is just so entrenched and has the rights to so much shite it's going to be tough no matter how much on air talent they assemble
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:05 pm to blzr
The man has onions...
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:06 pm to hendersonshands
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Is this taking another channel's spot?
Pretty sure it's the speed network/channel.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:08 pm to blzr
Yes, speed is being rebranded to FS1.
I cant wait for some of these contracts with espn to expire to see what kind of nbc sports and fs1 are going to throw to lure them away.
I cant wait for some of these contracts with espn to expire to see what kind of nbc sports and fs1 are going to throw to lure them away.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:10 pm to blzr
Speed is 106 I think. Gonna need to move to a better spot.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:13 pm to blzr
PUPPIES
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:16 pm to blzr
SEND IT IN, JEROME!!
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:17 pm to blzr
Thank god. I can't stand him
ONIONS!!!
ONIONS!!!
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:18 pm to blzr
Posted on 6/27/13 at 1:41 pm to harry coleman beast
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SEND IT IN, JEROME!!
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ONIONS!!!
:keege:
Posted on 6/27/13 at 2:45 pm to blzr
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Raftery will still call NCAA tournament games for CBS
I REAAAAALLLLYYYY hate this guy calling games, although Im in the minority I still DGAF 
Posted on 6/30/13 at 3:37 pm to Dro
Georgia Tech announcer Wes Durham announced that he was leaving for a TV job a few weeks ago. The network was "undisclosed" at the time, but it is likely FS1. He also has the Falcons job and will be retaining it.
Posted on 6/30/13 at 4:02 pm to SpartyGator
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Damn, I love BR, he does a great job. Good for FS One, though.
Me too...Onions for leaving ESPN.
Posted on 6/30/13 at 4:05 pm to BilJ
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FS One is definitely trying to compete. ESPN is just so entrenched and has the rights to so much shite it's going to be tough no matter how much on air talent they assemble
True. But Fox Sports does have a pretty good foothold in sports programming.
MLB: Saturday games, All-star game, playoffs
NFL: Regional Sunday's and I'm sure they'll attempt to land a contract for a national weekly game. Rumor has it the NFL is looking to sell rights to half of the Thursday night games. Bidding war with NBC?
College football: They've got tie ins with the big 12, big 10 and PAC 12...plus big 10 and PAC championships games. I think CUSA is also affiliated with Fox Sports. It may not be SEC but they do have TV tie ins with major conferences.
Soccer: Not my cup of tea but they're somewhat exclusive when it comes to soccer programming.
Posted on 6/30/13 at 4:12 pm to goldenbadger08
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I love seeing these ESPN guys jumping ship
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