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John Ferguson
Posted on 7/15/12 at 9:35 am
Posted on 7/15/12 at 9:35 am
listening to ferguson on Jones to Davis touchdown against Ole Miss. How much better was he than Harthorne!
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Posted on 7/15/12 at 9:38 am to JTA1985
Posted on 7/15/12 at 9:39 am to JTA1985
as an oldtimer i can say that some tiger fans blasted ferguson as much if not more than hawthorne. as a group, tiger fans love to bitch and have as long as i've been around. i still love our fanbase (with exceptions of course); we are damn loyal and love our tigers. 
Posted on 7/15/12 at 9:42 am to JTA1985
Hawthorne's pretty awful but I'm not all that familiar with Ferguson
Posted on 7/15/12 at 9:45 am to JTA1985
I like Hawthorne, he's a decent announcer, but I liked Ferguson more...If there was social media during Ferguson's days at LSU, he would have probably caught a lot more hell than Hawthorne does.
ETA, your thread will probably be anchored for not having enough info in the subject line.
ETA, your thread will probably be anchored for not having enough info in the subject line.
This post was edited on 7/15/12 at 9:47 am
Posted on 7/15/12 at 9:49 am to JTA1985
LSU has never had a great play by play man who could match the likes of Jack Cristil at Mississippi State or Larry Munson at Georgia. The one we have now just happens to be particularly bad.
Posted on 7/15/12 at 9:53 am to JTA1985
quote:PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!! GO WHINE SOMEWHERE ELSE! GET A LIFE!
listening to ferguson on Jones to Davis touchdown against Ole Miss. How much better was he than Harthorne!
Posted on 7/15/12 at 10:00 am to JTA1985
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listening to ferguson on Jones to Davis touchdown against Ole Miss. How much better was he than Harthorne!
As is often the case, nostalgia makes things of the past seem much more iconic than the were at the time in reality.
You see this alot in athletics. Time has been very kind to Ferguson's legacy.
I grew up listening to games on the radio as very few were on t.v. back in the 70's. I can remember my brother and I laughing at Ferguson's gaffe's loudly and often. Great voice, and yes he served in the military, but dude could butcher a game every bit as much as Jim if not more.
He actually came back in or around the early 90's to serve at the Saints play-by-play guy and it only lasted a year I think, because it was brutal.
He also did the SEC basketball games of the week with "String music" Joe Dean in the 70's.
He did have some memorable pet lines. "He was in the moonlight" and "he's negotiating his way down field" were two I recall.
I have fond memories because he was part of my youth, but not because he was a peerless play-by-play man in the Vin Scully mode.
Posted on 7/15/12 at 10:26 am to JTA1985
I don't get the hate for hawthorne at all..i know LSU fans like to bitch about everything, but he's really not that bad of an announcer
Posted on 7/15/12 at 10:40 am to JTA1985
John Ferguson calling play by play is what I was raised on listening to Tiger games in the 60's and 70's.
He called Saints games for WWL for awhile too.
They both have their screw ups.
I remember one Ferguson did where the QB dropped back to pass and Ferguson thought it was going to be intercepted...he calls
"INTER-------Complete! at the 45 yard line 1st and 10 TIGERS!
He called Saints games for WWL for awhile too.
They both have their screw ups.
I remember one Ferguson did where the QB dropped back to pass and Ferguson thought it was going to be intercepted...he calls
"INTER-------Complete! at the 45 yard line 1st and 10 TIGERS!
Posted on 7/15/12 at 10:43 am to JTA1985
cool thread
Posted on 7/15/12 at 11:26 am to JTA1985
And whoever the next Voice is, he will probably receive the same amount of crap no matter how good he is.
Posted on 7/15/12 at 11:45 am to JTA1985
Infinitely is the answer.
Posted on 7/15/12 at 12:07 pm to JTA1985
Why don't you link or mention Dandy Don? This is where you heard it from. Everyday someone starts a thread after reading his report. And I know that the Dandy one is gone but his son is carrying the torch.
Posted on 7/15/12 at 2:06 pm to JTA1985
quote:I think some sandy vaginas around here just enjoy fingering mistakes. When they're not busy being grammar police, they listen intently to Jim, waiting for that precious mistake.
How much better was he than Harthorne!
BTW, if you're gonna dis the man at least get his name right.
He's a big part of LSU, and maybe you're too young to relate to the days when Fergy and Walt, or Jim and crew, were all we had.
There was a time when LSU was rarely ever on TV, but we had Notre Dame every week. I still dance a jig every time they lose.
I often turn down TV broadcast listen to Jim since it's like I'm listening with family and friends, not some boring monotone drone.
Posted on 7/15/12 at 2:14 pm to JTA1985
John and Jim
Posted on 7/15/12 at 4:23 pm to JTA1985
Loved John Ferguson. Cannot tell you how many wonderful Saturday nights my dad and I sat by an AM radio (having to orient it this way and that to get the signal) listening to the voice of the Tigers (along with Walter Hill and Doug Moreau). One of my favorite "Fergusonisms" was how he described a role in a tackle as having a "heavy shoulder."
Also, love Jim Hawthorne. For my part, they're both part of Tiger lore and any criticism over mannerisms/accuracy is completely overshadowed by how much they've meant to Tiger fans over the years.
I would take either in a heratbeat over Cristil, Munson, or anybody else.
Also, love Jim Hawthorne. For my part, they're both part of Tiger lore and any criticism over mannerisms/accuracy is completely overshadowed by how much they've meant to Tiger fans over the years.
I would take either in a heratbeat over Cristil, Munson, or anybody else.
Posted on 7/15/12 at 5:25 pm to JTA1985
My only problem with Ferguson was every pass thrown by an LSU QB was "Just off the fingertips" of the receiver and every pass thrown by an opponent was "Almost intercepted."
Other than that he and Walter Hill were a great team.
You always knew where the ball was, what the situation was and who had made the play, something that is sometimes lacking with Hawthorne and crew.
Other than that he and Walter Hill were a great team.
You always knew where the ball was, what the situation was and who had made the play, something that is sometimes lacking with Hawthorne and crew.
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