Jimmy Dykes is unlistenable

[catfan220]

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?

 

[M4CAT]

Greenberg creamed his britches full last night after CCC won.

 

[g-villecat]

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.

 

[chroix]

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.

 

[JimBR]

I find his broadcast partner terrible.

 

[FirewithFire]

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.

 

[The Snoke]

Jimmy D needs to take another plane ride… somewhere out of listening existence.

 

[Kentucky fan 1989]

Why did CBS lose the SEC rights?

 

[ArcadiaFan]

Why did CBS lose the SEC rights?

They didn't want to pay the money to keep the SEC, so they shifted to the Big Ten.

 

[ArcadiaFan]

Jimmy Dykes has been bad since he started broadcasting. One of biggest know it all, know nothings in broadcasting.

 

[catfan220]

I find his broadcast partner terrible.

Agreed, for being apparently one of the top crews they're both a tough listen. I can't think of another crew I would choose them over. That job description should be one sentence -- explain the finer points of the game on display. Occasionally I'll tune in to a game between two mid-majors and wonder, why can't we get a crew this good? They're doing basic analysis, keeping it light with a few not-that-funny jokes, but mostly they just seem to understand they are not the reason anyone is watching the game.

Call it out when a team switches defenses, point out how a team is adapting as the game goes on, what they're doing to get a shooter open or how they're trying to shut a player down, explain a rule or potentially confusing call, and pass on the ref's explanation when they come over and talk to the color analyst, and that's about it. Bonus if they have a little inside knowledge of the game plan from sitting in team meetings the day before.

 

[CondorCat]

Agreed, for being apparently one of the top crews they're both a tough listen. I can't think of another crew I would choose them over. That job description should be one sentence -- explain the finer points of the game on display. Occasionally I'll tune in to a game between two mid-majors and wonder, why can't we get a crew this good? They're doing basic analysis, keeping it light with a few not-that-funny jokes, but mostly they just seem to understand they are not the reason anyone is watching the game.

Call it out when a team switches defenses, point out how a team is adapting as the game goes on, what they're doing to get a shooter open or how they're trying to shut a player down, explain a rule or potentially confusing call, and pass on the ref's explanation when they come over and talk to the color analyst, and that's about it. Bonus if they have a little inside knowledge of the game plan from sitting in team meetings the day before.

Good points. Dykes knows the game, but in the last few years he's become far too verbose. Nonstop inanities. Sometimes less is more.