re: SVP about to have a big announcement.

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You do realize 90 percent of Van Pelt's job is reading a teleprompter and sticking to whatever script/talking points his producers give him, right?

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No, not really. I don't listen to Scott Van Pelt too often, but when I do, he seems to provide off the cuff intelligent discussion of sports topics.

I'm not really a fan boy of SVP. It was just humorous to me that we are using Howard Cosell as the paradigm of excellence in sports broadcasting.

Like I said, Cosell was very entertaining, and the man was no dummy, but his ego was bigger than any modern day sports fan could possibly fathom.

You really need to watch some clips of him, and not just his late career, man crush, interviews with Ali. Let me see if I can find some that are more representative.

Here's one where Cosell is analyzing the Sugar Ray Leoanrd v. Tommy Hearns fight:
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It's actually a pretty good analysis, minus the quirky techno graphics of the period. But please notice Cosell's entertaining style of presentation, and his unerring confidence in his opinions. He was like that every time he was on the air, whether it was the Ali/Frasier fight, or Olympic ping pong.