You may like Jim Hawthorne ...

Just listen to the Vandy broadcast. The difference will shock you !

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You may like Jim Hawthorne ...
but you can't deny that he is a pessimist. His emotional level is like that of someone on this board. Everytime Vandy scores it's like we should just pack it in and go home.

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You're exactly right and that's why it's so hard to listen to him. I'm neagative person by nature, so I don't need him adding to it. I've never questioned his professional ability but his style in that regard leaves a ton to be desired.

It was very nice listening to the LSU baseball game this evening sans Hawthorne. He would've completely fallen apart by the 8th inning.

"Ogilvie under the basket...Count it, LSU simply has no answer for that...they can do that all night if they want to."

and my favorite...

"LSU just simply has to score"

Hawthorne...part of following the Tigers

I like Jim in general, my problem with him is he tends to get caught up in the action and leaves out the details of what's going on. A good announcer paints a picture to the listener, Jim calls it like a fan.

Jim's getting a bit long in the tooth and each year he seems to grow more and more negative. However, in SEC country the long-time broadcasters are rarely put out to pasture regardless of their public acceptance. So just bear with him cause he ain't going anywhere seems to be the pulse of the LSU athletic community. Kevin Ford actually seems to goad Jim into his pessimistic rants at times. I refer to them as Granny and her Momma. The good news is that most of the time the Tigers prevail in spite of the negative ranting.