Kesling & Me 2013

#102
#102
Ward being great has absolutely nothing to do with Kesling sucking.

I get so tired of hearing, "he's following a legend by gawd!"

Bob sucks all on his own.
 
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#103
#103
GAVol said:
People used to complain about the exact same thing with Ward. He also had a tendency to be behind the action if you we're watching live.
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That is because JW knew his audience. . . a radio audience. He had to fill in the times for advertisements with the action that had occurred during the commercial break. There were no commercial timeouts during the game for radio. He painted a picture that Bob seemingly refuses to do. He knew the audience could not see the action, until later years, but he was the Vol Network, a Radio network.

JW included regular updates such as down, yards to go, time left, etc. Bob actually called a game this way (it was 1st and 10 at the 40) : "Bray drops back, looks left and goes long. . Incomplete! The ref's are marking the ball at the point of reception for a gain of 3, where it will be 2nd and 2 on the near sideline." Really???

Basketball he is marginal in his presentations. Football is a sport at which he is abysmal. :yikes:
 
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VolDave53 said:
That is because JW knew his audience. . . a radio audience. He had to fill in the times for advertisements with the action that had occurred during the commercial break. There were no commercial timeouts during the game for radio. He painted a picture that Bob seemingly refuses to do. He knew the audience could not see the action, until later years, but he was the Vol Network, a Radio network.:
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I'm not buying that. That may have happened in the early days, but by the 80s they were selling every commercial break they could.
 
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Manvol said:
This is the first year since 1984, I didn't attend every game. I'm literally building my dream home. So I will be listening in only via radio & Kesling play by pay all year. Reminds me of my pre teens when John Ward describes the game play by play, turn by turn, twist by twist, yard by yard. Anyone else going all Kesling?
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Not unless I just have to. GOD I miss John Ward.
 
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#107
SuperDave said:
Ward was good but had his mistakes just like Kesling does.
I like Kesling just as much if not more than Ward.
Ward's 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1.. call was so annoying.
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Never was a big fan of Ward, especially the 5-4-3-2-1 call... And as far as Kesling goes, I'll take his "all the way to the checkerboards" call over Eli Gold's "score one for the good guys" every day of the week, and several times on Saturday !!!
 
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Manvol said:
This is the first year since 1984, I didn't attend every game. I'm literally building my dream home. So I will be listening in only via radio & Kesling play by pay all year. Reminds me of my pre teens when John Ward describes the game play by play, turn by turn, twist by twist, yard by yard. Anyone else going all Kesling?
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Honestly, he is nothing compared to Ward. As a 1996 graduate, Ward was pure delight and Kesling is and will always be a mediocre Sports reporter on a lame Knoxville tv station.
 
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#110
fatvol said:
Never was a big fan of Ward, especially the 5-4-3-2-1 call... And as far as Kesling goes, I'll take his "all the way to the checkerboards" call over Eli Gold's "score on for the good guys" every day of the week, and several times on Saturday !!!
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You don't know jack bro
 
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#111
jkleno said:
You don't know jack bro
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yeah. He has a different opinion than you, therefore he doesn't know anything. I really have to quit visiting the main board.

As soon as my wrist heals and I can hit up the golf course, I'm outta here again.
 
#112
#112
hmanvolfan said:
Is your dream home so far out in the wilderness that you can't see any games on tv?
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As a matter fact it is out in the wilderness deep south Knox and there will only be temporary power pole for months, But I have been blessed to go to all UT games so i dont watch them on TV. When building you're on home in the fall and be moved in by dead of winter there is no wasted minute, Besides I don't and haven't had cable in years just Internet for work, free HD box and Netflix, so me and Kessling it is and F to the I, John Ward was the best. As a kid with stereo speakers in the window listening to Ward was awesome(goosebumps).
 
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fatvol said:
Never was a big fan of Ward, especially the 5-4-3-2-1 call... And as far as Kesling goes, I'll take his "all the way to the checkerboards" call over Eli Gold's "score one for the good guys" every day of the week, and several times on Saturday !!!
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Not a big fan of Ward???????
 
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#114
huskyvol said:
There is no comparison between John Ward and Kesling. Ward could make you feel like you were there. Some of the younger guys on here don't know what they missed!
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Exactly right, fans that did not experience JW, have no clue what a great announcer is. Even opposing fans loved him.
 
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VolDave53 said:
That does not mean they stopped the action in Neyland the way they do for TV timeouts.
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Yes, I'm referring to stoppages that created TV timeouts. They've been selling those radio spots for decades, and in the 80s and 90s, lots of the ads were prepackaged john Ward ads.
 
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#121
Other_Guy said:
I like Kesling he sounds pretty professional (a lot better than the rest of the SEC) and I like his excitement on plays...

Sorry but hearing Ward's replays drive me crazy I don't think I would've like him. Even my dad couldn't stand him. I do have a lot of respect for him tho.
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I am a relatively young guy and had the pleasure of hearing Ward's last years, and he was absolutely no match. He could paint the scene like no other, and he was also professional. Ward was much more professional than Munson and probably even Jack Crystal. I never remember Ward saying "we" and "us."
 
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VolGee4 said:
I am a relatively young guy and had the pleasure of hearing Ward's last years, and he was absolutely no match. He could paint the scene like no other, and he was also professional. Ward was much more professional than Munson and probably even Jack Crystal. I never remember Ward saying "we" and "us."
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LMwapos
 
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