re: MNF broadcast team expects to return intact next season.

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I think the hate comes from his theatric presentation and description of literally every, single, play. Not everything is hyper critical but if you listen to him and shut your eyes, you’d think that 2 yard run in first down halfway through the first quarter was a goal line stand of a team up 4 with no time left on the clock

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So he graduated magna cum laude from the Brent Musberger School of Football Broadcasting.

The problem is who is there currently at ESPN who would be an improvement? All the grand slam hires are currently under contract at CBS, Fox, or NBC. I can't stand Alabama but Eli Gold would be better than anyone on ESPN's payroll right now. That comment is both a mild and decent compliment to Gold and a slap in the face to ESPN. You could put Mike Tirico in the booth with the Jerry Garcia cut out the Grateful Dead brought with them to their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and it would be a massive improvement over what they have now but they screwed the pooch with him.