Things you are tired of hearing announcers say?

[WildcatsAndBourbon]

I don’t think I could work as an announcer because I couldn’t get on the air and say the same things for every single game every year for an entire career. Some things they say really annoy me:

“Buzz saw.” No one says buzz saw for any reason other than sports; online does say sometimes circular saws are called buzz saws, but no. It’s a stupid expression; all power saws buzz. Can they not think of anything other than “buzz saw,” or “gauntlet,” to describe a tough schedule?

“He can really score in bunches when he gets going.” Every player that gets going scores in bunches. Is there some other way to get going without scoring in bunches? I mean, besides of course, “lighting it up?” This one just a redundant statement of redundancy.

These are two of my announcer speak pet peeves. What are some of yours?

By the way, I don’t get musicians singing the same 1 to 3 words 25 times in a single song either. Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the jets.

 

[UKBlueBlood]

Championship offense. Round of 32 defense.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

What annoys my wife and I the most is when they agree with the call being made. Even AFTER being proven wrong via replay. That flagrant on Tre was absolutely criminal. I don’t even think it was a common foul, let alone a flagrant.

 

[Wonky]

“To your point”

 

[BGCATFAN2012]

WCS was a wide receiver....

 

[Aike]

“Hello, I’m Jay Bilas.”

 

[SouthernINcat]

"They don't need a 3 here...." irks me. They use it as if their ball knowledge is far superior and the average fan couldn't possibly comprehend the simple math.

Usually 5 seconds or so left and the team is in fact down 3

 

[blackcat714]

come on ref thats a cylinder foul

 

[wccat2969]

Today it was 'you have to protect the shooter.' after the ref called a foul on a three pointer when there was no foul

 

[ACTSEAN]

South Carolina is the Wisconsin in the SEC

 

[BGCATFAN2012]

Here's our ice cream.. that's next week...

 

[Zissou87]

South Carolina is the Wisconsin in the SEC

Lamont Paris was an assistant under Bo Ryan for many years.

 

[Ugoff]

Bilas tonight: Ark would be up by a lot more if they were shooting better.

OK

 

[CapnBlubs]

"They don't need a 3 here...." irks me. They use it as if their ball knowledge is far superior and the average fan couldn't possibly comprehend the simple math.

Usually 5 seconds or so left and the team is in fact down 3

Or when a team is leading late, and commits a foul on a guy going to the rim and the announcer says "OH NO, NOW THEY'LL SCORE WITH NO TIME COMING OFF THE CLOCK!" (a Bilas classic). Hey dumbass, if he'd made the layup, what additional time would THAT have taken? He was right at the rim already.

 

[downthehatch]

Ice cream at Rupp.

 

[*CatinIL*]

Bilas tonight: Ark would be up by a lot more if they were shooting better.

OK

Ugoff, don't you know this is next level rocket science stuff that Jay B enlightens us with?

 

[UKwootwoot]

It’s amazing how true this scene is 😂😂

 

[YardCat]

Physicality
Anything Duke
ESPN
Lebron and Bronny
And finally Duke

 

[UKwootwoot]

Physicality
Anything Duke
ESPN
Lebron and Bronny
And finally Duke

The Bronny one is getting ridiculous. Dude is absolute dogshit

 

[BBNinSC]

It’s a football thing, but I never understood Prevent defense (as in pree-vent). The word is prevent, who started the long “e” pronunciation?

 

[UKwootwoot]

It’s a football thing, but I never understood Prevent defense (as in pree-vent). The word is prevent, who started the long “e” pronunciation?

Stupid American thing. Sorta like etcetera being pronounced “ek-setera”. Americans don’t know how to pronounce things correctly

 

[know1]

I get more tired of people complaining about announcers.

 

[Mike-McD]

Stupid American thing. Sorta like etcetera being pronounced “ek-setera”. Americans don’t know how to pronounce things correctly

DE-fense instead if de-FENSE.

 

[Fox2monk]

I don’t think I could work as an announcer because I couldn’t get on the air and say the same things for every single game every year for an entire career. Some things they say really annoy me:

“Buzz saw.” No one says buzz saw for any reason other than sports; online does say sometimes circular saws are called buzz saws, but no. It’s a stupid expression; all power saws buzz. Can they not think of anything other than “buzz saw,” or “gauntlet,” to describe a tough schedule?

“He can really score in bunches when he gets going.” Every player that gets going scores in bunches. Is there some other way to get going without scoring in bunches? I mean, besides of course, “lighting it up?” This one just a redundant statement of redundancy.

These are two of my announcer speak pet peeves. What are some of yours?

By the way, I don’t get musicians singing the same 1 to 3 words 25 times in a single song either. Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the jets.

I’m tired of Jay Bilas saying anything. I’ve never seen one dude question every call for one team, watch another get beat down and act like nothing happened.

 

[GermantownDawg]

When an announcer says a team needs to get “un-tracked” instead of “back on track”. I don’t know where that came from, but it makes no sense to me.

 

[ORCAT]

Duke

 

[storm1507]

come on ref thats a cylinder foul

I have a feeling that was a one time only. We'll never hear of a cylinder foul again.

 

[megablue]

It’s a football thing, but I never understood Prevent defense (as in pree-vent). The word is prevent, who started the long “e” pronunciation?

I think it was Alan Cutler …

 

[Ugoff]

I’m tired of Jay Bilas saying anything. I’ve never seen one dude question every call for one team, watch another get beat down and act like nothing happened.

Dude should just go ahead and drop the "L" from his name.

 

[lyngz]

Rim runner.


GO CATS!!!
WOOOOO!!!!!!

 

[Fox2monk]

Dude should just go ahead and drop the "L" from his name.

No doubt, I’m rewatching the game right now actually. Arkansas fouls us, “I don’t know about that one, he looked pretty vertical on that.” We go down, don’t touch a soul, “that’s a good call, his hand was in the offensive players space.” The worst is he starts openly cheering for teams. Duke obviously, seems likes anyone we play, and Kansas. He’s always on them so hard.

 

[KENTUCKY_FLYER]

when someone makes a simple free throw or lay up and they spend the whole next play saying how athletic they are. Its a layup man, how athletic do you have to be to make a layup?

 

[UKBB4Ever]

What annoys my wife and I the most is when they agree with the call being made. Even AFTER being proven wrong via replay. That flagrant on Tre was absolutely criminal. I don’t even think it was a common foul, let alone a flagrant.

Or the foul on Sheppard when he didn’t touch the guy.

According to Bias every foul called on them is questionable. Every foul called on us is legit. And maybe should be upgraded.

He pretended that he couldn’t even see that called 2 was a 3.

 

[Kuhldaddy]

What annoys my wife and I the most is when they agree with the call being made. Even AFTER being proven wrong via replay. That flagrant on Tre was absolutely criminal. I don’t even think it was a common foul, let alone a flagrant.

Jay Bilas is the king of this

 

[Cowtown Cat]

Jay Bilas is the king of this

Was fresh in my mind after the game last night. He’s become insufferable to listen to.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

Or the foul on Sheppard when he didn’t touch the guy.

According to Bias every foul called on them is questionable. Every foul called on us is legit. And maybe should be upgraded.

He pretended that he couldn’t even see that called 2 was a 3.

Yep! I was so mad listening to him say, it was real close. Not enough evidence to overturn the call. Lmao

 

[Ugoff]

Brando today in the Purdue Rutgers game...."The hoop and the "harm".

 

[Kats meow]

DE-fense instead if de-FENSE.

“If“ instead of “of”.

 

[CapnBlubs]

Brando today in the Purdue Rutgers game...."The hoop and the "harm".

I feel like that was always a Clark Kellogg thing to say. Maybe he copied it. I always hear Brando saying "the iron unkind."

 

[CapnBlubs]

I get more tired of people complaining about announcers.

There are some guys who I don't complain about as often as long as they seem pleasant/harmless.

Raftery and Vitale, to me, are just old goofs. I can't hate them as much because they're just ridiculous. They'd probably be funny to hang out with.

It's the ones with genuine arrogance and sour bias like Packer back in the day or Bilas now who I truly did/do hate.