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Bryant Gumbel to give up duties as play-by-play announcer for NFL Network
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| 04/11/2008
| AP
Posted on 04/11/2008 10:39:55 PM PDT by libs_kma
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Bryant Gumbel has given up his role as an NFL Network play-by-play announcer after two seasons.
The NFL Network said Friday it was looking for a new play-by-play announcer to work with Cris Collinsworth on the network’s Thursday and Saturday night games.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to call NFL Network games the past two years, which was a new experience for me,” Gumbel said in a statement. “But we’ve agreed that we’d all be better served going in different directions.”
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Sports; TV/Movies
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All I can say is: SWEET!!!!
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posted on
04/11/2008 10:39:55 PM PDT
by
libs_kma
To: libs_kma
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posted on
04/11/2008 10:42:13 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(Reject Obama's Half-Vast Wright-Wing Conspiracy)
To: libs_kma; abb; scott says
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posted on
04/11/2008 10:42:49 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(Reject Obama's Half-Vast Wright-Wing Conspiracy)
To: libs_kma
we’d all be better served going in different directions.” Left/right-- those are directions.
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posted on
04/11/2008 10:43:34 PM PDT
by
Mark
(Don't argue with my posts. I typed while under sniper fire..)
To: libs_kma
Most of us gave up on Bryant a long time ago....
To: libs_kma
Thank goodness. NFLN’s game coverage sucked last year.
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posted on
04/11/2008 10:48:12 PM PDT
by
darkangel82
(If you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. (Say no to RINOs))
To: libs_kma
Now the Gumbat can pursue his philandering ways with more intent.
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posted on
04/11/2008 10:54:04 PM PDT
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: libs_kma
Bryant Gumble has to be one of the worst sports play by play guys ever. I don’t see why he had the job in the first place.
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posted on
04/11/2008 10:54:06 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
To: libs_kma
I’d like to know why the NFL Network hired Byrant Gumbel in the first place for this job. He was always better as a studio host than a play-by-play announcer.
To: libs_kma
My first thought is “Hell yeah!”
then I start worrying they’ll hire someone like Al Franken to replace Gumble.
To: libs_kma
YES!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
04/11/2008 10:58:00 PM PDT
by
txroadkill
(Liberals believe that the only oppressed people in Cuba are the terrorist in GitMo)
To: darkangel82
I couldn’t have imagined two more horrible announcers than Cris and Bryant. Is it my imagination or does the NFL Network have the weakest lineup of talent, across the board? It’s like ESPN got the best people, then the college sports announcers and then NFL Network was left with the bottom of the barrel.
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posted on
04/11/2008 11:00:30 PM PDT
by
rabidralph
(Hillary is the MSM's Bimbo Eruption.)
To: libs_kma
My vote is for Dennis Miller to replace him, I mean why not? It's not like they have to jump into the deep end of the talent pool to find some one better than Gumble.
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posted on
04/11/2008 11:02:37 PM PDT
by
txroadkill
(Liberals believe that the only oppressed people in Cuba are the terrorist in GitMo)
To: rabidralph
It’s like ESPN got the best people, then the college sports announcers and then NFL Network was left with the bottom of the barrel.It was more like ESPN, college, local cable access, Fast Food Drive thru clerks, then the NFL Network.
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posted on
04/11/2008 11:06:34 PM PDT
by
txroadkill
(Liberals believe that the only oppressed people in Cuba are the terrorist in GitMo)
To: libs_kma
He was without question the worst play by play man I have ever heard. Talk about your affirmative action. He is a guy who would be nowhere without it.
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posted on
04/11/2008 11:09:10 PM PDT
by
Defiant
(McCain's big vein drains mainly from his brain.)
To: libs_kma
“But we’ve agreed that we’d all be better served going in different directions.” My career is going down and they didn't want to follow me!
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posted on
04/11/2008 11:10:59 PM PDT
by
iowamark
To: rabidralph
ESPCN annoys the heck out me. I am through with them except for Baseball Tonight.
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posted on
04/11/2008 11:13:13 PM PDT
by
darkangel82
(If you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. (Say no to RINOs))
To: KoRn
"I don’t see why he had the job in the first place." Oh, I'll bet you really do.... Just think about it a second.
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posted on
04/11/2008 11:17:18 PM PDT
by
river rat
(Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
To: All
Anybody else remember the Cowboy v Packer Game last season? Gumble kept calling Romo Farve, mixed up the two teams all night, I thought I was going to throw my remote through my brand new LCD TV.
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posted on
04/11/2008 11:22:45 PM PDT
by
txroadkill
(Liberals believe that the only oppressed people in Cuba are the terrorist in GitMo)
To: libs_kma
Bryant Gumbel was God-Awful. He was probably terrible on all his other shows, but I never needed to watch them. We’re talking Football here!! May Cris Collinsworth be following him on the way out....
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