Keith Jackson officially retiring

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:59 pm

http://www.yahoo.com/s/299000

He'll always be the voice of college football...RACK him.

SunCoastSooner · Post by **SunCoastSooner** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:11 pm

Ding Dong the Witch is dead!!! Sorry I'm not 100 years old so I don't remember when he was good.

Killian · Post by **Killian** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:38 pm

Fuck him, thank God he's finally done.

buckeye_in_sc · Post by **buckeye_in_sc** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:04 pm

No shit him and fouts made games virtually unwatchable...

I don't remember how many times in the last 3 or 4 MNC games that both of them fucked up names, etc, etc,...

Killian · Post by **Killian** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:10 pm

He may have been good in the 70's, so rack that part of him, he sucks now. And not in a loveable kinda way like Harry Carrey, like in a Babs kinda way.

T REX · Post by **T REX** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:41 pm

Killian wrote:He may have been good in the 70's, so rack that part of him, he sucks now. And not in a loveable kinda way like Harry Carrey, like in a Babs kinda way.

figures......the guy is a legend.....whoa nellie!!! Fuuuummm-ble!!!! All the Keith Jacksonisms.......made the game fun to watch. Not surprised at your comments.

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:59 pm

KJ, aka Pac 10 Ballsucking Homer, can go fuck himself.

Moby Dick · Post by **Moby Dick** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:09 pm

IndyFrisco wrote:KJ, aka Pac 10 Ballsucking Homer, can go fuck himself.

RACK.

T REX · Post by **T REX** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:14 pm

Not surprised by any of your comments.

Killian · Post by **Killian** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:22 pm

Right Trixie, because you are the beacon of objectivity. If I wanted to listen to homers, I would listen to the ND radio broadcast. Forgive me if I think major network announcers should be able to seperate their bias from their work, or be able to know the score, basic rules, or even the names of the players playing.

He had his day, he has long since passed the time where he should have bowed out gracefully.

Let me guess, I bet you're a huge Dick Vitale fan, too?

Just because someone is a "legend" doesn't mean that it's not time for them to go, or that they weren't overrated in the first place.

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:51 pm

T REX wrote:Not surprised by any of your comments.

Not surprised you're riding the dusty old sack of a conference homer.

Terry in Crapchester · Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:24 pm

IndyFrisco wrote:KJ, aka Pac 10 Ballsucking Homer, can go fuck himself.

Actually, back in the 70's and 80's, I had him pegged as an Oklahoma homer -- probably because I remember him doing all the Nebraska - Oklahoma games on Thanksgiving weekend. Used to take him about 10 seconds -- literally -- to say "Oklahoma," most of that time was spent on the first O. Then there was the fact that his namesake used to play at Oklahoma in the mid-to-late 80's. IIRC, he now lives on the West Coast and his contract in recent years has called for less travel.

In any event, I'll believe it when I see it. Didn't he "retire" about a decade ago?

Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:27 pm

RACK KJ

Last 5 years or so he was past his prime, but he was a great announcer in his day. IMO he is the voice of college football.

Question for the board? BIGGER HOMER

KJ - Pac 10

Brent - Big televen

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:22 pm

Cicero wrote:Question for the board? BIGGER HOMER

KJ - Pac 10

Brent - Big televen

trix - SEC

Killian · Post by **Killian** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:25 pm

I would say KJ - Pac 10.

Brent was anything but big 10 biased when ND played OSU in the Fiesta Bowl.

Killian · Post by **Killian** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:57 pm

Believe the Heupel wrote:And you are correct-Jackson's contract was that he would only call Pac-10 games unless something piqued his interest (like the OU-Texas game or something.)

Or the UofM/OSU game in '03....
Or the ND/Pitt game last year....

He's as retired as my old man, who works to stay away from my mom.

FLW Buckeye · Post by **FLW Buckeye** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:58 pm

It must be snowing in hell, but.... Rack Trix, Cicero, and Shoalzie.

KJ is still better than 95% of the no-nothing homers calling the games. Although his best years are behind him, there is NOBODY out there now that can hold a candle to him.

Gonna miss him. So will the rest of you, whether you want to admit it or not.

TheChief · Post by **TheChief** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:12 pm

^^^^I got to agree, I hated the fact that KJ fucked up names, but EVERYONE does it. There was just something special about listening to him do a pregame...you just felt like the game was about to be UNBELIEVEABLE.

Cowherd does an amazing impression of Jackson...hilarious.

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:56 pm

IndyFrisco wrote:
T REX wrote:Not surprised by any of your comments.
Not surprised you're riding the dusty old sack of a conference homer.

T REX was acknowledging KJ's contributions to college football...He WAS an icon in broadcasting...If you're too young or unable to recognize excellence, that is your loss....

buckeye_in_sc · Post by **buckeye_in_sc** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:06 pm

^^^^But we are allowed to have opinions and I never cared for him...ever...if that makes me saccrelgious in the CF world whoopdie fucking doo...

I can't stand him or Fouts...Fuck them both...

Husker4ever · Post by **Husker4ever** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:01 am

Fouts makes KJ look like an impartial professional every step of the way. Fouts almost started stamping his feet and bawling on national t.v. during the Alamo Bowl. The whole crowd at the place I was at was ready to throw a brick through the plasma screen a couple of times.

I will miss his voice...not his bias.

Muffberger needs to die in a fiery crash landing.

Rack Fu · Post by **Rack Fu** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:12 am

Jackson was once a brilliant broadcaster. That said, he's been absolutely horrible the last 10 years or so. I'd rather listen to Rosie Perez call a game than Jackson. Getting old and feeble minded must suck.

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:29 am

Husker4ever wrote:

Muffberger needs to die in a fiery crash landing.

Yes, absolutely

WolverineSteve · Post by **WolverineSteve** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:35 pm

I know it's chic to bash announcers on these boards. As if anyone here could ever hold a candle to even the lamest of broadcasters. But how can it be cool to bash a living legend? Jackson and his "isms" are some of my fondest CFB memories as a kid. Did he hang on too long? Maybe. But I think pillars of their proffessions deserve to go out on their own terms. I will miss his style of broadcasting.

Rack Keith Jackson.

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:40 pm

Pat Summerall was "losing it" but he still remined neutral. I was sad to see his broadcasting deteriorate the way it did. I was also sad to see him and Madden break their broadcasting team up too. That's just the course of time though. I understand that.

KJ used to be great. I do, however, hold it against him for becomeing the Pac 10 homer that he became. Like sc said, that's just my opinion of the guy. He's still a HOF broadcaster for what he did over the years. I wouldn't take that away from him. He just lost a little respect from me.

Why is that so hard for you to accept? Does he have to be loved and awed by all for you to be happy?

WolverineSteve · Post by **WolverineSteve** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:02 pm

It's not hard for me to accept. Any and all in the sports world are open to ridicule on this board and ones like it. The bashers are entitled to their opinions and so are those who admire and respect one of the all-time greats. It's easy to hammer an old guy who is not as good as he was in his prime, hell it's popular to do so around here. My opinion, and choice, is to give the man his due. He made many games great for me. If he was on the UM broadcasts it made a special Saturday even better.

Once again Rack Jackson!!

Jimmy Medalions · Post by **Jimmy Medalions** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:14 pm

Killian wrote:Fuck him, thank God he's finally done.

Rack.

PrimeX · Post by **PrimeX** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:23 pm

WolverineSteve wrote:I know it's chic to bash announcers on these boards. As if anyone here could ever hold a candle to even the lamest of broadcasters. But how can it be cool to bash a living legend? Jackson and his "isms" are some of my fondest CFB memories as a kid. Did he hang on too long? Maybe. But I think pillars of their proffessions deserve to go out on their own terms. I will miss his style of broadcasting.

Rack Keith Jackson.

I completely agree.

buckeye_in_sc · Post by **buckeye_in_sc** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:07 pm

wow that's great you guys love him and all...but I NEVER FUCKING liked him...doesn't matter how old he is...what fucking sayings he came up with...I that's right I NEVER LIKED THE FUCKER...

did he have a great career as an announcer? hell yes
did he describe the games in a vivid way? hell yes

but guess what? I STILL NEVER FUCKING LIKED HIM...

quacker backer · Post by **quacker backer** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:38 pm

you sir are a MORON

buckeye_in_sc · Post by **buckeye_in_sc** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:17 pm

^^^

epoch how will I ever recover...just because I don't "follow" KJ hysteria...yep that makes me a moron...

I still can't FUCKING STAND HIM...my opinion...

Mr T · Post by **Mr T** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:27 pm

^^^

Whoooooa nelly! We got a barn burner going on up in b_i_sc's dome

Sin,
Keith Jackson

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All in all dude was a good announcer 10 years ago. He shouldve retired when he said he was going to retire back a couple of years ago instead of now though

WolverineSteve · Post by **WolverineSteve** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:33 pm

^^Interesting. And what say you about Bowden.

Husker4ever · Post by **Husker4ever** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:57 am

"They thought their big people could outmuscle their big people and...it looks like they were right" -KJ

or

"He went after that ball like a young man might take to an ice cream cone on a hot Sunday afternoon" - KJ

*courtesy of an old NCAA gamebreaker game I had on PS2

Mr T · Post by **Mr T** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:27 pm

WolverineSteve wrote:And what say you about Bowden.

Anyone worth a damn knows what I think of Bowden.

He should have never let his sons start coaching.

WolverineSteve · Post by **WolverineSteve** » Mon May 01, 2006 2:57 am

But bag on Jackson for staying past his prime?

Same could be said of ol Bobby

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:19 am

WolverineSteve wrote:I know it's chic to bash announcers on these boards. As if anyone here could ever hold a candle to even the lamest of broadcasters. But how can it be cool to bash a living legend? Jackson and his "isms" are some of my fondest CFB memories as a kid. Did he hang on too long? Maybe. But I think pillars of their proffessions deserve to go out on their own terms. I will miss his style of broadcasting.

Rack Keith Jackson.

And Rack WolverineSteve.

This post needs to be saved, especially the bolded part, as a response for every time some dipshit(s)want to bash a certain (insert name) announcer because he said something they didn't like.

Lamest fucking topics ever started, and the lamest of the lame flock towards them like moths to a porchlight so that they can also pound their chests exclaiming about how so and so fucking sucks, did you hear what he said?

Here's a novel idear, you lameass cocksuckers.

Don't like what you're hearing? Turn the damn sound down and/or listen to it on the radio.

Just spare me the righteous indignation of being "forced" to listen to someone that you don't like.

Cunts.

OUMO · Post by **OUMO** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:48 am

You're the cunt.

Go back and listen to some games KJ did in the early 80s, he knew nothing about football, nothing about the rules. He had some nice sayings, I enjoyed him up until he called it quits and then did not quit.

His bias showed as he got older and he became a bore, a shell of himself, and that is how I remember him.

KuNt. :twisted:

buckeye_in_sc · Post by **buckeye_in_sc** » Mon May 01, 2006 10:21 am

Not sure anyone said they were forced to listen to anything...

I just never liked him...not sure WHY THAT is so hard for you cocksuckers to understand...

I gave him listens on many occasions didn't enjoy his style...didn't like his voice and yes on many occassions I turned the sound down or just blocked his voice out since I was so focused on the game...

I still don't understand why we can't have our opinion of the man? Just because he has been broadcasting since Knute was delivering his win one for the gipper speech doesn't mean I gotta like him...

Terry in Crapchester · Mon May 01, 2006 2:48 pm

A few facts about Keith Jackson you might not know:

1. He committed one of the all-time most significant faux pas in sports broadcasting history. This was on Monday Night Baseball, not college football. I mention it because: (1) many of you weren't even born when it happened, and a lot of the others would have been too young to remember it; (2) it happened on Monday Night Baseball, not college football, as I said; and (3) with the possible exception of Lax and Dins (who only occasionally posts here), I'm probably the only Yankee fan in here.

It was the late 1970's, I don't remember the year for certain. ABC had Monday Night Baseball at the time (for those too young to remember, before cable TV contracts for baseball became as widespread as they now are, the networks used to broadcast a Monday Night Baseball game), and Keith Jackson was the play-by-play man. One night the Yankees were playing. Bobby Murcer was playing for the Yankees at the time, and earlier in the day he had gone to the hospital to visit a sick boy. The boy had been diagnosed with cancer, but his parents and doctors had withheld the diagnosis from him. Jackson told the Murcer story on the air, and let slip that the boy had cancer (he was watching the game at the time).

2. Jackson claims never to have used the line "Whoa, Nellie." He thinks it has been attributed to him due to the fact that people who imitate him have gratuitously placed it in their imitations. I'm willing to meet Jackson halfway on that claim -- I believe that he never consciously developed that as a calling card. However, given that he's been calling college football games since before I was born (I think), it defies credibility to assert that he has never used that line.

I was never a huge Keith Jackson fan, although his style began to grow on me over time. And I probably haven't seen as much of him as most of you in recent years, due to the fact that the college football compromise my wife and I have more or less worked out is that during the season I pretty much watch only the ND games. But I do have to say that the Miller Lite college football wedding commercial he did about a decade or so back was one of the funniest commercials I've ever seen.

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