Listened to Kesling last night for the first time in a long time which means I also listened to Bertelkamp.

[Jersey Moonshine]

Don't know if it was an off night for Bert but he offered very little in terms of insightful analysis. He was more or less a cheerleader, often hooting and hollering over Bob's commentary, but that was about it. Is he always like that? His shtick became annoying after a while.

 

[ACvol3]

I like how we have one announcer that gets excited about UT sports

 

[VolGee4]

I can't say that I listen to many games, but I have been in my car some this season during games. I like Bert. Basketball is a fast-paced game for play by play, so the analyst has to pick his spots. In football, an analyst has time between plays during normal games. Just not for a Heupel-led team.

 

[firedog28]

He screams MONEY way too much! JMO

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Bert is a homer just like most play-by-play broadcasts from the local sports network/radio station. Personally, I find it kind of nice. I don’t listen to the radio often as I typically just watch the games, but color commentators on national broadcasts rarely have nice things to say about us so at least there is someone out there who cares to get excited.

 

[Batman1948]

He screams MONEY way too much! JMOView attachment 436740

I'm guessing you never listened to John Ward who happens to be the greatest voice of the Vols who ever lived

 

[walkenvol]

My preferred method of watching a game is to start recording it then start watching about 30 minutes after tip off so I can skip the commercials. Unfortunately, this prevents me from listening to the radio and watching the tv. The tv commentary guys have become so bad at providing info on the game being played that it’s hard to listen. That guy on the cbs broadcast was so much better than the espn guys. Is it really that hard to share the calls with the audience? Seems like that would be taught In announcing 101.

 

[CAVPUT]

Don't know if it was an off night for Bert but he offered very little in terms of insightful analysis. He was more or less a cheerleader, often hooting and hollering over Bob's commentary, but that was about it. Is he always like that? His shtick became annoying after a while.

So Bradshaw isn't homer enough and Bert is too much a homer? UT fans are a tough and often conflicted bunch.

 

[BruisedOrange]

I'm a frequent listener, and yes, there has been notably less analysis from Bert since this season began, and more pure reaction--often unarticulated. It's not like there are moments of dead air, just shorter moments between action, or commercial timeouts.

But his reactions often "step on" the play-by-play. Kessling might be describing, "Chandler brings it into the front cour--" and suddenly we hear Bert yell, "Wow!" and Kessling has to continue on describing what happened in order to catch us up to Bert's Wow!

Sometimes it provides broadcast suspense, as listeners have 2 seconds to wonder, "Was that a good shout or a bad shout?"

 

[BruisedOrange]

So Bradshaw isn't homer enough and Bert is too much a homer? UT fans are a tough and often conflicted bunch.

I guess we just need to have our games broadcast on the Amazon Sports Network.
Whatever each fan wants to happen, Alexa will bring it.

(If color commentary is by Twitter, be careful which refs you criticize, so you don't get your account locked.)

 

[kayman1]

If you don't like Bert, you are probably not a TRUE Vols fan!!

 

[OffTackleVol]

I'm guessing you never listened to John Ward who happens to be the greatest voice of the Vols who ever lived

Yea, I'd love to hear "bottom," and "tickles the twine" again..........as great as Mr. Ward was broadcasting football, he was even better broadcasting basketball, IMO. "Sir, you charged!"

 

[esarmstrong]

Bert was a senior in my freshman year at UT (1979). I'm fine with the over-the-top rah rah style that he has. You need it to wash down Bob's dry-as-a-popcorn-fart delivery of the action.

 

[esarmstrong]

Yea, I'd love to hear "bottom," and "tickles the twine" again..........as great as Mr. Ward was broadcasting football, he was even better broadcasting basketball, IMO. "Sir, you charged!"

"Woods saunters across the time line...". Who uses the English language like that broadcasting a basketball game.

 

[OffTackleVol]

"Woods saunters across the time line...". Who uses the English language like that broadcasting a basketball game.

My 4 years at UT (78-82), I think we lost at Stokely, maybe 2-3 times.

 

[lostsheep]

We'd have a better chance knowing the score of the game listening to Bert scream "Money" every few minutes than we do listening to Bob call a game.

 

[Drobertson]

I live in a place where I can't get the radio broadcast, but I can access it on my computer. I often will sync the Vol Network with the telecast, because I have such a hard time listening to the incessant chatter that goes on on the TV broadcasts, much of it not even pertaining to the game they are broadcasting.

 

[Volbackhomefromtx]

Maybe it is just me but when Bert screams "MONEY" my mind's eye just saw the three-point shot sink through the net. And I never get tired of hearing that. I would like to hear Bob mention the score more often.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Bert yelling MONEY is a bit like JW saying BOTTOM.

 

[Jersey Moonshine]

I'm guessing you never listened to John Ward who happens to be the greatest voice of the Vols who ever lived

"Bottom!" > "Money!"

 

[Jersey Moonshine]

So Bradshaw isn't homer enough and Bert is too much a homer? UT fans are a tough and often conflicted bunch.

I think Bradshaw does a nice job.

 

[Jersey Moonshine]

I'm a frequent listener, and yes, there has been notably less analysis from Bert since this season began, and more pure reaction--often unarticulated. It's not like there are moments of dead air, just shorter moments between action, or commercial timeouts.

But his reactions often "step on" the play-by-play. Kessling might be describing, "Chandler brings it into the front cour--" and suddenly we hear Bert yell, "Wow!" and Kessling has to continue on describing what happened in order to catch us up to Bert's Wow!

Sometimes it provides broadcast suspense, as listeners have 2 seconds to wonder, "Was that a good shout or a bad shout?"

This. Exactly. It happened several times last night. At least wait until Blob says what happened then you can "cheer."

 

[Jersey Moonshine]

My 4 years at UT (78-82), I think we lost at Stokely, maybe 2-3 times.

We overlapped. "Nix ... clicks."

 

[OffTackleVol]

We overlapped. "Nix ... clicks."

"Wood..............good!" "Kinnnnng of the Volunteers!"

 

[turbovol]

A little homerism out of the color guy is OK--but his job is to provide analysis of the games and Bert, unfortunately, doesn't do too much of that.
And, yea, he says "money!" way too much. A little sports sophistication is actually a good thing.