Bizarre comments made by an announcer

[gwjenning]

It can be any sport. I’ll start of with one my favorites 😀

CBS football announcer Tom Brookshier, after reading a promo for a Louisville-North Carolina State basketball game, said the Louisville players had “a collective IQ of about 40.”

 

[uk78]

Why the over-estimate?

 

[nickhorvathsuxazz]

It can be any sport. I’ll start of with one of my favorites 😀

CBS football announcer Tom Brookshier, after reading a promo for a Louisville-North Carolina State basketball game, said the Louisville players had “a collective IQ of about 40.”

I remember that...and if I remember correctly, dude doubled down after realizing what he'd said; something along the lines of: "I shouldn't of said that, but it's true!). I don't think Tom remained w/ CBS after that.

 

[gwjenning]

I remember that...and if I remember correctly, dude doubled down after realizing what he'd said; something along the lines of: "I shouldn't of said that, but it's true!). I don't think Tom remained w/ CBS after that.

Yes he did double down on it. Lol! Was in the early 80’s.

 

[sambowieshin]

It can be any sport. I’ll start of with one of my favorites 😀

CBS football announcer Tom Brookshier, after reading a promo for a Louisville-North Carolina State basketball game, said the Louisville players had “a collective IQ of about 40.”

Fired for telling the truth.

 

[uk78]

"Look at that little monkey run"
Howard Cosell.

And for the younger crowd it was not a racist statement although you think it was. It was because the player was small but in today's climate he would have been cancelled.

 

[AGEE11]

Rick Majerus was talking about a player for Cincy I think:

"He wouldn't want to get stuck behind me in the buffet line, and I wouldn't want to get stuck behind him at the airport."

 

[Oldbluefart]

Jimmy the Greek was the first I remember to get fired for saying something while flying back from an event he was at.
I can not remember exactly what he said but it caused an hell of an uproar at the time.
Then you had Fuzzy Zoller the golfer who made fun of the meal Tiger was about to pick for winning the Masters.

 

[JFCats22]

It can be any sport. I’ll start of with one of my favorites 😀

CBS football announcer Tom Brookshier, after reading a promo for a Louisville-North Carolina State basketball game, said the Louisville players had “a collective IQ of about 40.”

Is this more bizarre than saying and believing WKU is better than UK?

 

[gwjenning]

Is this more bizarre than saying and believing WKU is better than UK?

Yawn 🥱

 

[drcats2013]

Announcer to Billy Donovan “how in the hell can he yawn in a time like this!” During a UK beat down. Wasn’t bizarre, though. I loved it.

Then there was Bobby Knight forgetting what the damn shot clock was lmao. Please god tell me other people remember this. One of the funniest things I’ve ever seen in sports.

 

[FurdTerguson]

I remember that...and if I remember correctly, dude doubled down after realizing what he'd said; something along the lines of: "I shouldn't of said that, but it's true!). I don't think Tom remained w/ CBS after that.

He was with former Cowboy Charlie Waters. Waters replied "Don't say that" and Brookshier said "it's true." Then he blamed Waters for not helping him out of the hole he'd dug himself, saying "Charlie is so dang inexperienced."

 

[CELTICAT]

Rick Majerus was talking about a player for Cincy I think:

"He wouldn't want to get stuck behind me in the buffet line, and I wouldn't want to get stuck behind him at the airport."

Jihad Muhammed - dude's actual name. Shot UC completely out of a nip-tuck second round game against the Cats in 2005.

 

[FurdTerguson]

"What is he DOING? What's he doing to Wojo?"

Billy Packer, 1998

 

[DeerTurkHunter1]

Rick Majerus was talking about a player for Cincy I think:

"He wouldn't want to get stuck behind me in the buffet line, and I wouldn't want to get stuck behind him at the airport."

I get the Majerus fat joke but I'm lost on the airport lol. Help a brother out.

 

[RSUK5022]

I get the Majerus fat joke but I'm lost on the airport lol. Help a brother out.

CELTICAT answered your question a couple above, lol.

 

[Blueaz]

"Look at that little monkey run"
Howard Cosell.

And for the younger crowd it was not a racist statement although you think it was. It was because the player was small but in today's climate he would have been cancelled.

it reminded him of his granddaughter, whom he would call little monkey iirc

 

[CatOfDaVille]

Jimmy the Greek was the first I remember to get fired for saying something while flying back from an event he was at.
I can not remember exactly what he said but it caused an hell of an uproar at the time.
Then you had Fuzzy Zoller the golfer who made fun of the meal Tiger was about to pick for winning the Masters.

I was pretty young at the time, but I remember he said something along the lines of how black people are more naturally gifted athletes due to their genetics. Even in the pre-woke world, that was a bizarre thing to say.

 

[MegaBlue05]

Rick Majerus on not being the biggest fan of Rudy Gay’s game while Rudy played for Uconn:

“I’m not a big Gay guy…”

 

[MegaBlue05]

I was pretty young at the time, but I remember he said something along the lines of how black people are more naturally gifted athletes due to their genetics. Even in the pre-woke world, that was a bizarre thing to say.

Here’s the quote:


Then he added, "the black is a better athlete to begin with, because he's been bred that way. Because of his high thighs that go up into his back. And they can jump higher and run faster because of their bigger thighs.

"This all goes back to the Civil War, when, during the slave trading, the slave owner would breed his big black to his big woman so that he would have a big black kid. That's where it all started."

I was pretty young at the time, but remember my dad saying that was a dumb thing to say publicly even in 1988.

 

[bigblue1971]

Brent Musberger comes to mind.

 

[nickhorvathsuxazz]

Jimmy the Greek was the first I remember to get fired for saying something while flying back from an event he was at.
I can not remember exactly what he said but it caused an hell of an uproar at the time.
Then you had Fuzzy Zoller the golfer who made fun of the meal Tiger was about to pick for winning the Masters.

Something about blacks and swimming, it seems like?

 

[ArcadiaFan]

Fired for telling the truth.

Brookshier was suspended by CBS after that, but was later reinstated in time for the 1984 NFL season. I believe he continued working for CBS until 1986 or 1987.

 

[blue woman]

Brookshire made an educated astute observation.

"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored"--or damned.

rr

 

[davekersey]

Dizzy Dean while the TV camera was panning on a young couple in the baseball crowd that were kissing. Dean said he's kissing her on the strikes she's kissing him on the balls. Dean was fired

 

[WilmoreCat]

Fuzzy‘s statement on what Tiger would serve at the Masters was “ he will probably be having fried chicken and collard greens or whatever they hell they serve”.

 

[RSUK5022]

Fuzzy‘s statement on what Tiger would serve at the Masters was “ he will probably be having fried chicken and collard greens or whatever they hell they serve”.

In Thailand, where his mom is from, there are over 740 KFC restaurants.

 

[FFWhite]

Cozell on Otis Sistrumk’s school during introductions. The University of Mars. Sistrunk had not attended college.

 

[runt#69]

I remember watching an SEC game years ago with my family and Joe Dean was color commentator. I forget which team/game he was talking about, but he loudly said after a play :

"He really took it to the hole and got good penetration...."

And my sisters both turned, eyes wide, and I think it was Pat that said "Damn, I didn't know basketball was so sexy!"

hehe

ahh, memories! lol

 

[Diggers_Matching_Highlighter]

“as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos and that'll be a home run. And so that'll make it a 4-0 ballgame.”

 

[aikenite4uk]

There was an NFL player in the 70's named Fair Hooker. Dandy Don opined..."I never met one that was."

 

[ncaaky]

don't think Tom remained w/ CBS after that

He actually stayed on with CBS. He was taken off the air for a week but returned full time after that.

 

[aikenite4uk]

There was also a golf announcer years ago covering the US Women's Open championship. Can't recall who it was...one of the leaders had hit her ball way off the fairway into some bushes. The announcer said "she's got a problem. She has a huge bush between her legs."

 

[nerdcat]

Howard Cosell called Willie McGee ET during the 1982 NLCS.

 

[bbncal02]

There was an NFL player in the 70's named Fair Hooker. Dandy Don opined..."I never met one that was."

Now see. That’s a funny joke. And one we should still be able to laugh at. But alas. No.

 

[yoshukai]

Don’t particularly remember a comment but a few years back Brent Musburger was infatuated with the girlfriend of Alabama’s quarterback during the game .

 

[bbncal02]

"Look at that little monkey run"
Howard Cosell.

And for the younger crowd it was not a racist statement although you think it was. It was because the player was small but in today's climate he would have been cancelled.

Pretty sure he got in some trouble for that though. He didn’t get fired, but I think he did receive some flak as I’ve heard it told. That was before my time. But I always heard about that.

It truly was an innocent stamenent. But I think once he said that he went “probably should be said that differently” in his head.” We’ve all said something innocent and thought. “Uh. That came out wrong”. I believe he had to explain it on the same broadcast. Cosell always used the term for his grandchildren too. And he had excellent relations with Muhammad Ali, so he defiantly didn’t mean anything by it.

Cosell was a dang good announcer.

 

[bbncal02]

Here’s the quote:


Then he added, "the black is a better athlete to begin with, because he's been bred that way. Because of his high thighs that go up into his back. And they can jump higher and run faster because of their bigger thighs.

"This all goes back to the Civil War, when, during the slave trading, the slave owner would breed his big black to his big woman so that he would have a big black kid. That's where it all started."

I was pretty young at the time, but remember my dad saying that was a dumb thing to say publicly even in 1988.

That’s just stupid. Wow. How did he not run that through his mental speech and go “Ya know. That’s probably not going to be a smart thing to say.”

 

[Ugoff]

I remember listening to a Bengals game in the mid-2000's being played at San Diego I think. The Bengals had Chad, Landon and Jeremi Johnson I believe on that team. Dave Lapham was calling the game on WLW and he said "I know there are some Bengal fans in the house because I see a big banner down there that says....You can't beat our Johnsons!" I almost wrecked I was laughing so hard. Don't think he realized the double entendre.

 

[bbncal02]

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