Bob Kessling's Call At The End Of The UGA Game

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#26
He was trying to get everything right, as there was a little drama going on...Bob and Burt can't be beat. I dont ever have the volume up on the TV.
 
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Velo Vol said:
Did anyone listen to the game last night?

On Tony Basilio's show people are saying Kessling initially said that Williams' game-winning shot would not count because the ball didn't go through the hoop before the clock hit 0:00.

Can anyone confirm this? It sounds too :loco: even for him.
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YES!!!I can confirm it. He said it. It caught me by surprise also. I was questioning whether the rules have changed or i'm just missing something. He said it though
 
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JelloPuddinPup said:
I think yall are mistaking the reasoning for his comment.

I don't think he meant that comment as in to see if the basket counted, (in reference to his "See if the basket was made before time expired" comment), it was more to see if there would be any time left after the basket was made or if time expired and the game was over.

I think it was reported incorrectly that the refs were checking to see if the basket counted, because I don't think there was any doubt he released it in time, even if real-time I had no doubt. But I think they were actually checking to see if any time should be put back on the clock. That's what I'm thinking that Bob was meaning to talk about any it just got put into the conversation and sounded like he was talking about if the basket should count or not.

That's my take anyways.
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the most likely explanation yet. They did the same on the telecast
 
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utvolpj said:
the most likely explanation yet. They did the same on the telecast
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PJ -

I heard it live on my way home. Bob was clearly saying they were checking to see if the ball had gone in the cylinder for if the basket would count or not. He said they didn't have a monitor in front of them to check, and Bert commented that if he wasn't so old that he'd be able to to see the monitor the ref was using to review it. Bob even emphasized what they were reviewing and why.

He botched the rule badly. It's as simple as that.
 
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Bob is notorious for "mis-speaking". I listened to the first half on the radio last night while at my son's basketball practice. I posted another Bob-speak in the game thread:

"The final score...at halftime...TN 35, GA 33." Huh?

My other son asked if they were just playing one half instead of two. Poor Bob.
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tigervol9802 said:
PJ -

I heard it live on my way home. Bob was clearly saying they were checking to see if the ball had gone in the cylinder for if the basket would count or not. He said they didn't have a monitor in front of them to check, and Bert commented that if he wasn't so old that he'd be able to to see the monitor the ref was using to review it. Bob even emphasized what they were reviewing and why.

He botched the rule badly. It's as simple as that.
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This is spot on.

Again, Bob sucks. I wish he would have packed his bags and left with Fulmer.
 
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tigervol9802 said:
PJ -

I heard it live on my way home. Bob was clearly saying they were checking to see if the ball had gone in the cylinder for if the basket would count or not. He said they didn't have a monitor in front of them to check, and Bert commented that if he wasn't so old that he'd be able to to see the monitor the ref was using to review it. Bob even emphasized what they were reviewing and why.

He botched the rule badly. It's as simple as that.
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they were actually checking 2 things (ball left hand and was there still time on the clock once it went thru) so he may have just gotten them confused. Or maybe he was just stupid

I'm not going to go out of my way to back Bob but he's been calling bball long enough that I would bet a substantial amount of money that he knows the rule
 
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Velo Vol said:
Did anyone listen to the game last night?

On Tony Basilio's show people are saying Kessling initially said that Williams' game-winning shot would not count because the ball didn't go through the hoop before the clock hit 0:00.

Can anyone confirm this? It sounds too :loco: even for him.
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The ball was like halfway to the rim with like 0.3 seconds
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utfan15 said:
Before you criticize Bob Kesling, listen to other teams announcers. I live in Kentucky and hearing UK's announcers they have now, you would appreciate Bob more. Uk's announcers are so slow, you can finish their sentence before they do.
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Good first post.
 
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utvolpj said:
they were actually checking 2 things (ball left hand and was there still time on the clock once it went thru) so he may have just gotten them confused. Or maybe he was just stupid

I'm not going to go out of my way to back Bob but he's been calling bball long enough that I would bet a substantial amount of money that he knows the rule
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If you heard how he explained it you would understand. He either forgot the rule or absolutely botched explaining what they were checking. To the person listening on the radio with no TV in front of them it sounded as if they were only only checking to see if the ball had left his hand in time and if it had hit the cylinder for the shot to count.

Truthfully, after hearing him call it, I was shocked there was about half a second left when he let the ball go.
 
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tigervol9802 said:
If you heard how he explained it you would understand. He either forgot the rule or absolutely botched explaining what they were checking. To the person listening on the radio with no TV in front of them it sounded as if they were only only checking to see if the ball had left his hand in time and if it had hit the cylinder for the shot to count.

Truthfully, after hearing him call it, I was shocked there was about half a second left when he let the ball go.
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Fat Bob's arteries are probably clogged. Looks like he's been throwing a few down; too.
 
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i love a conspiracy...when Bob spoke into the mic he leaned back and to the left..back and to left..
 
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I'm just glad we don't have 3 Smith's on the floor anymore.

Damn I miss John Ward.
 
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San Diego Vol said:
One of the idiots on ESPN said that he didn't have possession of the ball before it left his hands. I was cracking up. What is this football? Even if the UGA player tipped it in our goal it counts, no matter how it goes in.
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HAHA, I was laughing too.
 
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#48
No but I swear I heard him say Tobias Harris passes the ball to Tobias Harris.
I know Harris was on fire but..........:)
 
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I really liked Bob when he was the sports anchor at WBIR and doing the side line reporting for whoever game before JP Sports, but play by play is just not his thing. I miss John Ward, but who doesn't?
 
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