Been reading this board for years without posting. I grew up listening to Jack, starting in 1980 when almost no MSU sports were on TV, and I couldn't resist this thread. I posted something similar on Gene's board about ten years ago.
My favorite Cristil sayings include:
1. "Don Smith is engineering at quarterback, the six-tall youngster hailing from Hamilton, Mississippi . . ."
2. "Head coach Richard Williams is stylishly bedecked in his grey suit, harmonized with his maroon tie."
3. "The Bulldogs are seven yards away from the land of milk and honey, trailing nothing to three with two times out remaining."
4. "John Fourcade is hit and he is dropped, into the customary seating position. They will spot the ball along the forty-four yard stripe, 'they' being the working officials."
5. "The maroon-headgeared, maroon-jersied, white trousered Bulldogs will have football possession with the ball equidistant from the sideline stripes."
6. "The Bulldog offensive linemen are performing yeoman duty along the forward wall."
7. "The handoff is to the tailback and he cannot go, as he is stacked up by a writhing mass of humanity along the three yard line, led by Glenn Collins and Johnny Cooks."
8. "It's as cold as a pawnbroker's heart, but this crowd is alive here at Scott Field."
9. "Reggie Collier wants to throw . . . now under pressure and he's hit and dropped for a loss by Aaron Pearson, andAaron is aroused."
10. "And Dampier slams it in the goal. Kentucky asks for and receives time out, and we'll now pause for these messages on the Mississippi State network from Coke, from State Farm, and from our good friends at Iupe's, on the Square in Canton."