Verne Lundquist

[SixtInning]

A Verne Lundquist story, on this, his last Saturday calling the SEC game of the week for CBS.

I flew out of Golden Triangle Regional Airport for work the Sunday after the MSU/Auburn game in 2014, the #2 vs #3 game that shot the Bulldogs up to #1 in the country. CBS had the previous day's game, and Verne sat one row behind me on the plane en route to his home in Atlanta. I overheard the lady next to him, unaware of who she was sitting by, make small talk and ask what he did for a living.

"I work for CBS," Verne humbly replied.

The lady became outraged.

"I watched the game yesterday, and your station's play-by-play guy introduced our [MSU's] radio announcer as 'Ole Miss radio announcer, Jim Ellis.' Can you believe that?"

Verne, of course, was the one who made the mistake, but he never broke stride.

"Are you sure, ma'am?"

"Yes! We DVR'ed it and watched that part multiple times! You would think CBS would know the difference between the two schools. Ridiculous!"

Verne calmly told the lady that he would report the incident to company management so they could properly reprimand the guy who made the mistake.

My ears hurt for days from suppressing the laughter.

 

[bigiron.sixpack]

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[Fritz!]

I'll repeat what I said to some friends earlier,
I'd pay $5 to kick Vern in the *** on his way out the door.

 

[jdbulldog]

That's five bucks you will never get to spend.

 

[Fritz!]

I'd settle for almost anyone but CBS covering MSU (or SEC) for a while. He was just the cherry on top of a lot of BS that CBS does...

 

[mcdawg22]

Great Story. Verne, toodeloo mother 17er. It's gonna be so great hearing Nessler next year.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Wow!

 

[EngDawg]

Let me guess, he got the lady's name wrong as he left the plane and then inserted some random comment about the greatness of Nick Saban at Alabama, before making a lame joke and chortling to himself.


Also it's going to be fun listening to Nesler try and put up with Gary's stupidity next year.

 

[13thEagle]

Ive often wondered who would win a rib eating contest between Vern and Eli gould

 

[InTheIttaBenaHotSun]

I don't think Eli eats ribs...

 

[AssEndDawg]

Another Verne story: Last night I was watching the SEC Championship game when Alabama intercepted the football and started running it back. Verne was very excited and obviously can't see **** and shouted into the mic, "It's a lateral!" even though it wasn't a lateral, the player in no way was looking to lateral, and there was no one in a position to lateral the ball too anyway. Yet another in a long career of missed calls and outlandish things said into a mic that really just wouldn't make any sense.

People may like the person, but Verne will not be missed as a broadcaster....

 

[J-Dawg]

Nope. I felt the faux-sentimental tribute they did for him at the end of the broadcast was a little forced.

It'll be nice when Gary Danielson moves along as well.

 

[aTotal360]

Hopefully they can replace him with Eli Gold. **

 

[DreadNought.sixpack]

I, for one, will miss Verne. Sure, he got a lot of names mixed up from time to time but he was a down to earth, folksy and clever broadcaster. I didn't care much for his pompous sidekick Gary,

verne was a great golf commentator as well.

 

[KurtRambis4]

I'm really

indifferent on him. He 17s up a bunch, but it doesn't cause me any heartache. What I do hate, though, is the CBS games and the fact that they last 5 hours long. People ***** about baseball and soccer being boring. They've got nothing on a CBS football broadcast.

 

[RocketDawg]

A Verne Lundquist story, on this, his last Saturday calling the SEC game of the week for CBS.

I flew out of Golden Triangle Regional Airport for work the Sunday after the MSU/Auburn game in 2014, the #2 vs #3 game that shot the Bulldogs up to #1 in the country. CBS had the previous day's game, and Verne sat one row behind me on the plane en route to his home in Atlanta. I overheard the lady next to him, unaware of who she was sitting by, make small talk and ask what he did for a living.

"I work for CBS," Verne humbly replied.

The lady became outraged.

"I watched the game yesterday, and your station's play-by-play guy introduced our [MSU's] radio announcer as 'Ole Miss radio announcer, Jim Ellis.' Can you believe that?"

Verne, of course, was the one who made the mistake, but he never broke stride.

"Are you sure, ma'am?"

"Yes! We DVR'ed it and watched that part multiple times! You would think CBS would know the difference between the two schools. Ridiculous!"

Verne calmly told the lady that he would report the incident to company management so they could properly reprimand the guy who made the mistake.

My ears hurt for days from suppressing the laughter.

Funny story. I like Verne a lot better as a broadcaster than Gary D. Nobody compares to Keith Jackson though.

 

[FlotownDawg]

Verne was great in his younger days. Has a lot of great calls that still resonate years later. His "Yes sir!" When Nicklaus hit a long putt in the 1986 Masters is one of the most memorable. He probably should've hung it up five years ago because he can barely keep up with the game anymore. Hope he still does the Masters though. He can still be good with the slower pace of golf.

 

[ckDOG]

Agree. Don't get the Verne hate.

He's a lovable old grandpa that doesn't know where he is. If anyone should be hating, it should be directed at cbs for keeping him around a half decade to decade too long.

Gary on the other hand? He's awful.

 

[MaroonNation]

Danielson is CBS's Herm Edwards. How 17'ing hard is it to say Press-cot? He called him Dak Press-kit.

 

[state2013]

Name one woman that could have a job that big in front of a camera and have a body like Vern. Hell, no young male can expect to be a successful television personality and look like a whale.