'15 JUCO RB Alvin Kamara (UT commit 6/21/14)

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nagle said:
wtf...why does a guy sitting on his ass get paid more then 50% of Americans that work for a living?
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He has to prep and announce every single bball game and football game, not to mention the weekly radio shows. That's not a high salary, way less than I thought it would be. I'm guessing he gets some perks aside from that too.

I mean he sucks and doesn't deserve that money because he should be fired, but a good announcer at UT I'd think would be paid more than that.
 
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Have y'all listened to other college football games on radio? Kesling is much better than a lot of those guys out there. There are some brutal calls out there. I wish Mike Keith was our play by play
 
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Nashvegas31 said:
Have y'all listened to other college football games on radio? Kesling is much better than a lot of those guys out there. There are some brutal calls out there. I wish Mike Keith was our play by play
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I listen to a lot of radio guys with all my travel for work. Kesling is one of the worst I've ever heard.

Keith wanted the job but they gave it to Kesling instead.
 
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jave36 said:
I listen to a lot of radio guys with all my travel for work. Kesling is one of the worst I've ever heard.

Keith wanted the job but they gave it to Kesling instead.
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If you ever get a chance listen to the local S. Carolina broadcasters from UT-SC of last year. You'll appreciate Kesling a lot more actually. I've never heard a more biased bunch of crybabies than I did listening to them broadcast. He has his faults, but Kesling is very professional and very unbiased.
 
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chatt-townVOL said:
If you ever get a chance listen to the local S. Carolina broadcasters from UT-SC of last year. You'll appreciate Kesling a lot more actually. I've never heard a more biased bunch of crybabies than I did listening to them broadcast. He has his faults, but Kesling is very professional and very unbiased.
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Totally agree about the SC guys, although I think the Auburn guys are huge homers as well. For the record, Kesling is pretty bad, but Eli Gold is downright terrible.
 
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chatt-townVOL said:
If you ever get a chance listen to the local S. Carolina broadcasters from UT-SC of last year. You'll appreciate Kesling a lot more actually. I've never heard a more biased bunch of crybabies than I did listening to them broadcast. He has his faults, but Kesling is very professional and very unbiased.
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You're are correct, he's not a homer.. I lived in SC for a while and they are very homer. I was referring to Kesling ability to paint a picture and make the listener feel like he's not missing anything. Not to mention basic things like down and distance, scoreboard, and time on the clock reminders. Being a homer doesn't mean you don't have ability. Heck Mike Keith is fairly homerish and he's one of the best in the business.
 
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jave36 said:
He has to prep and announce every single bball game and football game, not to mention the weekly radio shows. That's not a high salary, way less than I thought it would be. I'm guessing he gets some perks aside from that too.

I mean he sucks and doesn't deserve that money because he should be fired, but a good announcer at UT I'd think would be paid more than that.
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Stop being such a punk
 
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jave36 said:
I listen to a lot of radio guys with all my travel for work. Kesling is one of the worst I've ever heard.

Keith wanted the job but they gave it to Kesling instead.
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Keith sounds like a weasel and would make the broadcast unbearable. Kesling actually has some enthusiasm when he calls a game.
 
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nagle said:
wtf...why does a guy sitting on his ass get paid more then 50% of Americans that work for a living?
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Kesling or Obama?

J/K, Kesling isn't bad but they just don't make them like the old days like Ward, Munson, etc. I like them to be a little homerish but not obnoxious about it, it's why Ward was absolutely great.
 
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secking said:
Kesling or Obama?

J/K, Kesling isn't bad but they just don't make them like the old days like Ward, Munson, etc. I like them to be a little homerish but not obnoxious about it, it's why Ward was absolutely great.
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Btw, Bill Anderson was great too. Great combo. Kinda like Carson and McMahon.
 
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secking said:
Kesling or Obama?

J/K, Kesling isn't bad but they just don't make them like the old days like Ward, Munson, etc. I like them to be a little homerish but not obnoxious about it, it's why Ward was absolutely great.
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Nailed it. That was part of Ward's genius. Consummate professional, incredibly talented. Was put on this earth to do exactly what he did. Sure do miss him.
 
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secking said:
Btw, Bill Anderson was great too. Great combo. Kinda like Carson and McMahon.
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The Westwood One radio guys are usually superb. Don't know their names, but I love when I'm driving through their radio waves for football games. You never hear "DEEP pass completed to....to....to....North on the sideline. Gain of 3" like Kesling.
 
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jave36 said:
You're are correct, he's not a homer.. I lived in SC for a while and they are very homer. I was referring to Kesling ability to paint a picture and make the listener feel like he's not missing anything. Not to mention basic things like down and distance, scoreboard, and time on the clock reminders. Being a homer doesn't mean you don't have ability. Heck Mike Keith is fairly homerish and he's one of the best in the business.
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Now this I 100% agree with. He kills me with this stuff. Example:

Kesling (on the radio): "It's 3rd down and about 8 to go, Worley takes the snap, hand off to Lane, Lane gets out to the 35!!!"

Listener: "Soooo........ is the 35 a first down?"

Drives me crazy.
 
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chatt-townVOL said:
Now this I 100% agree with. He kills me with this stuff. Example:

Kesling (on the radio): "It's 3rd down and about 8 to go, just Worley takes the snap, hand off to Lane, Lane gets out to the 35!!!"

Listener: "Soooo........ is the 35 a first down?"

Drives me crazy.
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Perfect example. I feel so lost when I have to listen to him.
 
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chatt-townVOL said:
Now this I 100% agree with. He kills me with this stuff. Example:

Kesling (on the radio): "It's 3rd down and about 8 to go, just Worley takes the snap, hand off to Lane, Lane gets out to the 35!!!"

Listener: "Soooo........ is the 35 a first down?"

Drives me crazy.
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Drives me crazy, too. I used to like to listen to John Ward call the game on the radio while sitting in Neyland. I tried that with Kesling a couple of times and went absolutely crazy. Besides the pronunciations, calling the wrong player's name for making a tackle, etc. - the down and distance calls are so stupid. In the above example he would follow with "Lane falls forward for a couple" and the next call would be, "First down, Volunteers." Really bad. I no longer use the radio, reduces stress.
 
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