Al had a lot of criticism the past months.
OT: Al Michaels Dropped From Playoffs By NBC
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about friggin time.. worst football announcer ever... baseball he was fine.. football he has sucked for half a century
Al’s greatest moment was during the OJ Bronco chase when he called in live on the air
Made a whole career on Do You Believe in Miracles?
I think this is just NBC brass wanting to save some money by having people already under contract work the games, like Noah Eagle and Jac Collinsworth.
Michaels and Cris Collinsworth were an outstanding team doing football. But he's pushing 80 and it's probably time to hang 'em up. I'll miss him.
At that age he lacked the enthusiasm of an announcer just like a president or actor way past their prime. Time to move on .
I liked Al because he didn't blabber.
Too many guys dont let a game breath.
Kirk Herbstreit never shuts-up.
He will comb through an ordinary play and make the simple seem complex - he talks to talk.
Then you have the screamers - they guys that intentionally gush over a TD like its Secretariat turning.
I don't need a lot of talk.
Madden and Summerall watched the game with you without all the verbal litter
Too many guys dont let a game breath.
Kirk Herbstreit never shuts-up.
He will comb through an ordinary play and make the simple seem complex - he talks to talk.
Then you have the screamers - they guys that intentionally gush over a TD like its Secretariat turning.
I don't need a lot of talk.
Madden and Summerall watched the game with you without all the verbal litter
Best part of that day was the live crank caller called Tom Brokaw and Al Michaels in the air “I see OJ, and he lookin’ scared. And I be scared to, There are cops all up in this- baba booey to y’all”
Classless move. Let him work his final playoffs, then let him go. Need to treat legends with respect.
I didn't even know he was still part of NBC. I thought he was just doing Prime Thursday Night games. I don't mind Al. He and KH seem more comfortable together this season so that's been a plus.
"oh my lawd, this is quite the tensest." "I see OJ man, and he looks scared."
Peter: "Thank you Mister Higgins"
Al: "That was a totally farcical call." He said said something in code.
Peter: "Not the first time or the last time we will have been had."
"oh my lawd, this is quite the tensest." "I see OJ man, and he looks scared."
Peter: "Thank you Mister Higgins"
Al: "That was a totally farcical call." He said said something in code.
Peter: "Not the first time or the last time we will have been had."
That was so awesome. I heard it replayed on Stern, didn't see the report live because I was watching the Knicks finals game vs. Houston on WNBC which they broke into with a split screen of the chase.
Best call Michaels made in his career.
"oh my lawd, this is quite the tensest." "I see OJ man, and he looks scared."
Peter: "Thank you Mister Higgins"
Al: "That was a totally farcical call." He said said something in code.
Peter: "Not the first time or the last time we will have been had."
Lost count of how many times between/among friends we say: "that was a totally farcical call". Many still respond with "That was quite the tensest."
"oh my lawd, this is quite the tensest." "I see OJ man, and he looks scared."
Peter: "Thank you Mister Higgins"
Al: "That was a totally farcical call." He said said something in code.
Peter: "Not the first time or the last time we will have been had."
we have them on every coast
I love when he refers to the "code." Those calls were ridiculous. I remember when they would play cuts from Ponce De Le Phone's CD "Telemarketer Terror." He would just mess with telemarketers on the whole thing.
One telemarketer melted down with Ponce after he reached the 6th or 7th excuse about why he needed to move a sales appointment, "No, wait, that's not good, I forgot I have to bathe my grandmother that day."
