re: I just got even MORE excited for college football.....

You'd be grateful to wipe Verne's arse.

Yes, I heard Verne in those early days and he was much better, both on Dallas Cowboy games and Channel 8 sports.

The last few years, Verne couldn't say no to any buffets. He became a Bama apologist and was anti-LSU.

I liked him. It's going to be weird to hear someone else call those CBS SEC games from now on.

Exactly . People think he was all over Bamas nuts during the game but that was only because Bama was constantly dragging their nuts all over us.

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People take announcers way too seriously and get way too angry over them

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They're immature

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He became a Bama apologist

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Apologist for what? Bama dominating the SEC for the better part of a decade?

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TOUCHDOWN AL-A-BAMA

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So fricking annoying.

When CBS did the LSU/Bama game as the doubleheader last year, Nessler called the first game in the afternoon. He made a number of mistakes and even got the score wrong a couple of times.

It won't take long for people to criticise him and decide he's biased against their team. It's absurd, but it will happen.

I just don't generally dislike announcers. I liked Verne and Danielson. Musberger and Franklin and Blackledge (sp?) were all good, Herbie, too. Check yourself if you find them objectionable. It's you, not them.

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Verne's not biased.

Seriously, he makes millions.

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Millions? Geez, maybe so. It's hard to believe they would pay that kind of money for someone so easily replaceable.

I tried to discover his salary, but no luck. The only thing I learned was his real name - Merton Laverne Lundquist

Half the time Vern forgot who we were playing!Glade he is gone!