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Jimmy Dykes is unlistenable

catfan220

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The worst part about the interview ESPN put out yesterday with Cal in Rupp was realizing Dykes would be calling the game tonight. I've never complained about an anti-UK bias by an announcer before, but Dykes 100% wanted Cal to win this game. But it's not just tonight, Dykes is so corny and rarely says anything insightful. Seems like he just has his position by seniority, because it can't be for what he brings to a broadcast. How do we seem to get him for like 2/3rds of our conference games?

On one terrible foul call where Carr was straight up and Thiero just missed the shot, the play-by-play guy asked Dykes if he saw a foul (clearly implying he did not). Dykes paused like he didn't even remember what the last play was, then blindly said, "Yes. Yeah. Yes I did." Almost had to mute the broadcast.

I've heard of people syncing the radio broadcast to the TV feed, anyone know how I can do that for the next Dykes game?
 
It's like a sitcom with ESPN announcers, especially Dykes. There is this constant aggrandizing of 3-5 points over and over. The game can't have a few seconds of silence, or let a play happen without talking about something other than the play.
 
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ESPN got exactly what they wanted. Now they can point at Kentucky fans and shit talk and Seth and Jay are vindicated. They hate the biggest fanbase in college basketball. We need to make them pay. Don’t support their product until they change. BBN has leverage by sheer volume if we throw our collective weight behind a movement.
 
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No one likes Dykes. I don't really understand how he has a job. I have always found him annoying but the last couple of seasons he has just become offensive to my ears. For me he is on the Billy Packer level right now.
 
Jimmy Dykes has been bad since he started broadcasting. One of biggest know it all, know nothings in broadcasting.
 
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