TV Broadcast Team Saturday
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Bahe is a midwest guy as I recall....does Creighton, Xavier, DePaul etc. Apple is an SNY guy whose been doing Met pregames etc. for a while. I'd like to think they could do better than these two. An ideal pair would be Fanta and Wenzel....but I doubt they each can work for the broadcast rights holder.
I didn't think he was allowed to travel east of Youngstown, Ohio.
Unfortunately Fanta is now the exclusive property of NBC and will be on the call for Marquette-Purdue on Peacock. IIRC he said his first assignment with SHU is Villanova on Dec. 23.
For reference, here are the announcers for Fox games on Saturday (excluding BTN which does not have announcers listed). Would have loved to have Tim Brando on the call. Though he is done with Big Noon CFB, Gus Johnson is not calling games this week.
Oklahoma State vs Oklahoma (in Oklahoma City)
1:00 PM ET
FOX
Aaron Goldsmith, Casey Jacobsen
Kansas State @ Creighton
3:00 PM ET
FOX
Brandon Gaudin, Donny Marshall
1 Connecticut @ 16 USC WBB
5:30 PM ET
FOX
Jeff Levering, Sarah Kustok
2 Michigan @ Maryland
8:00 PM ET
FOX
Tim Brando, Jim Jackson
All you have to do is synch up the TV with Cohen/Popkin and you are all good to go.
BTW - Nick Bahe is an ex-Creighton player.
BTW - Nick Bahe is an ex-Creighton player.
A number of the FOX/FS1 guys are working NFL games this weekend.
That leaves Jason Benetti, Joe Davis, Kevin Kugler and Chris Myers out of the mix.
That leaves Jason Benetti, Joe Davis, Kevin Kugler and Chris Myers out of the mix.
Apple is a pro. Fanta has a long way to go as a play by play analyst to get to his level. JF's broadcast of last night's Illinois- Ohio State game along with Brendan Haywood was underwhelming to say the least. Sounded like two kids doing a HS game on Suburban Cablevision.
I'm going, so I don't have a dog in the hunt. Anyone watching should be grateful they don't have to listen to Casey.
Ever here Apple do fill-in BBP work on Mets game? Studio work maybe, but PBP ain’t his thing.
There is website that Learfield advertises during the games that does it, which I haven’t used.
I just do it myself. Takes maybe 30 seconds of trial and error matching up the two feeds and you’re good to go.
I just do it myself. Takes maybe 30 seconds of trial and error matching up the two feeds and you’re good to go.
Bob Wenzel is one of the worst college basketball announcers of the last three decades. Bahe is a far better analyst, not even close. Not a fan of Gary Apple either, but Bahe is very good.
Jim Jackson is terrible, too. Marshall can be very good with the right play-by-play pro. Must keep him from drifting [way] off topic: something Fanta (among others) has not mastered.
What Fanta lacks in experience he more than compensates for with energy and enthusiasm, imho.
Well, you've missed the best broadcast team in baseball. They are outstanding.
Wenzel is by no means great, but his Rutgers background would bring a nice dimension to the broadcast.
Yes, Jim Jackson is bad. Somehow he has become a fixture on big games. I am mystified as to why.
Fanta is not an analyst he calls games does studio anchoring and field reporting
Jim Jackson brings a reputable playing career at college nba level that fox values