SIAA- Mike Keith’s Color Man?

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K-town Vol Fan said:
He's making nearly 20 million a year to call football games, I'd say you're in the minority. It's not a matter of intelligence.
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Just because you make 20 million doesn't mean you are all that. "Connections". Phil Sims was so much better. And you are right. It's obviously not a matter of intelligence. Romo is everything but that. And I'm not in the minority, I will present you with poll results once finalized.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
He routinely ranks at the top of fan polls as the best, so I think it’s more your group of friends that doesn’t like him. To each his own.
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dobre_shunka said:
Can't believe this name hasn't been mentioned yet, Phil Fulmer. Not that I'm pushing for that but I figured some of his disciples would have floated his name by now.

And I wonder if they will add a female sideline reporter also
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Fulmer has a vocabulary of about 50 words and couldn't say s#¥t if he had a mouthful.
 
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MTJoe said:
I know a guy in the administration that’s a reliable source. He said they have their guy. It’s a lock. Apparently this guy has land in east TN and his wife is a former cheerleader…….
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Oh, wow, it's Peyton!
 
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MustardVol said:
Charles Davis would be my choice. But doubt he leaves what he’s doing.
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He's good enough to be the main man. Too good for second fiddle in any broadcast booth.
Mike Keith was my #1 pick, but Charles Davis is just as good.

Travis Henry for football and Ramar Smith for basketball per my sources…
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I actually imagined this broadcast and it was can't miss radio.

dobre_shunka said:
Can't believe this name hasn't been mentioned yet, Phil Fulmer. Not that I'm pushing for that but I figured some of his disciples would have floated his name by now.

And I wonder if they will add a female sideline reporter also
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How would broadcasted clapping after an opponent's TD work?
"Now it's time for our inappropriate clapping segment. Take it Phil."
 
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MustardVol said:
Charles Davis would be my choice. But doubt he leaves what he’s doing.
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I had several classes with Charles Davis back in the day and unequivocally say he’s a first class individual and a true VFL. That said, he’s a third rate broadcaster and nothing will change that.

Davis fits right in to a broadcaster that loves hearing himself whether he has anything meaningful to say or not.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
I haven't seen this mentioned, and maybe it's not a possibility, but John Ward always called basketball games solo. And he was magnificent. I would like to see Keith go solo.

It's not like football where you need a spotter to mark the ball. I thought Ward going solo in basketball gave him a better flow and control of the call. No one to interrupt him. Kesling could never pull this off, but the great ones like Ward (and Cawood Ledford, as another example) could make it work. I think Keith could too.
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Ward was really excellent at BB. If you listened closely you could almost see the game and you might get some insight you would otherwise overlook.
 
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VAVol85 said:
Ward was really excellent at BB. If you listened closely you could almost see the game and you might get some insight you would otherwise overlook.
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He was the best. Better at basketball than football. But I think basketball as a sport lends itself to showcasing a great announcer more.
 
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ptcarter said:
Wouldn't this be sweet? Probably need to go blue font, because it'll never happen, but dang, can you just IMAGINE the explanations of each play, before and after the snap? Not to mention the sarcastic wit and inside stories of his life of football. I'll lay awake dreaming of this scenario until I hear different.

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Edit: Having a super bowl winner as a color commentator has already happened for the Vols. Bill Anderson, John Ward's sidekick played in Super Bowl 1 for the Green Bay Packers. Also on that Super Bowl 1 team was Bill Curry who coached for Alabama and Kentucky.
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Dream scenario here.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
I haven't seen this mentioned, and maybe it's not a possibility, but John Ward always called basketball games solo. And he was magnificent. I would like to see Keith go solo.

It's not like football where you need a spotter to mark the ball. I thought Ward going solo in basketball gave him a better flow and control of the call. No one to interrupt him. Kesling could never pull this off, but the great ones like Ward (and Cawood Ledford, as another example) could make it work. I think Keith could too.
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Ralph Hacker was Cawood's color guy. He didn't fly solo.
 
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