re: Hawthorne, time to ride off into the sunset.

What most people do not realize is very few people can come actually call ALL 3 major sports. It takes a lot of knowledge, prep time and Mr. Hawthorne does a yeoman's job. Be careful what you ask for......

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When we made the last out of the game, Hawthorne said, "And that retires the side." Huh.

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If this really happened, he needs to be re evaluated. That is a joke and I have never heard of any announcer doing that. Wow.

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Hawthorne did that all last season in 2013. And by all last season I mean almost every game.

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When we made the last out of the game, Hawthorne said, "And that retires the side." Huh.


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If this really happened, he needs to be re evaluated. That is a joke and I have never heard of any announcer doing that. Wow.


Hawthorne did that all last season in 2013. And by all last season I mean almost every game.

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Because you were too stupid to realize that when the side was retired, the game ended?
Is that it?
You were confused?
You needed to be told that the game was over?

Why oh why can't Jim be perfect like the poster on the rant?

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If hanagriff ever takes over I will make sure to point out every mistake he makes.

You want him for baseball and someone else for football? Guess we will need a third one for basketball?

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It will actually be interesting to see how all this gets chopped up once Jim steps aside.

Patrick Wright will get something, I am sure. It has been discussed here before, but he has to have been around long enough to inherit something...and he is actually pretty good at what he does with the women's sports (I am one of the few here who religiously follows women's sports, and I think he would be a good fit)

Brando and his PMAC-sized ego are not wanted here. Move along. Nothing to see.

Hanagriff and Wright are actually good to listen to for baseball...they actually "conversate" instead of Hanagriff spending the whole time trying to correct Jim...

I have said it 1000 times on here...I do NOT want some total outsider to come do football...it needs to be someone with ties to LSU. I just can't imagine some guy coming in who knows nothing about LSU and doesnt already have passion for LSU to just come here and take the job. Maybe I am wrong...who knows.

And I think people are too hyper-sensitive about Jim here. I would be curious to see if the outrage exists among fans who don't post here. I have always felt this board represents the vocal minority most of the time.

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hopefully its not tha same charlie doin games now because he sounds like we r watching paint dry....

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This. Please find a better voice than Hanagrif. Dude bores me to tears. Patrick Wright is the guy if they 're gonna stay in house.

Jim Hawthorne is part of Tiger lore. Does he make mistakes? Yep. More than others? Dunno.

I've listened to him tons over the years and have never, ever had a problem. I'm usually so tuned in that if he makes a mistake it's automatically corrected - it's simply no big deal.

That said, it's time for an exit strategy. I don't want a robot-announcer. I want some one who can feel it as a Tiger and then express it in words.

And he rides off into the sunset...

No, wait- he never got on the horse- it broke it's pastern bone and they're putting it down right now. My oh my. Down to you, jordy.

Agree with OP. It's been time.

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I wouldn't mind it if he came home to Baton Rouge. I've heard some of his old LSU basketball broadcasts and I thought he was awesome

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Brando is kind of a jerk, thinks very highly of himself, and would tell you that the renderings of his bowels smells like Chanel No 5. That said, he's a very good announcer, and some of the basketball games he called with Al McGuire were pure magic.


Edit: I also agree with whoever said calling LSU sports would be a step down for him. Dude was pretty much the face of college football in terms of broadcasting at one point.

As for Hawthorne, I love the dude. Is he the best? No. Does he screw up calls? Routinely. Has he gotten more negative? Probably. But I WANT my announcer to be biased, I want him pissed when LSU plays poorly, and I want him so excited when we win a game big game (or win one in an unlikely way) that he calls out a random white boy's name that plays defense when a black offensive player gives LSU it's 2nd most undeserved victory in the history of the school.