Ouch! Al is going to have to work hard to get a word in edgewise. Herbstreit has become such a motor mouth and has taken over-analyzing to a level we haven't seen since the days of Al DeRogatis. DeRogatis hammered away at the minutiae of the game ad infinitum and was a complete bore to listen to. The joke back then was at some point DeRogatis was going to give an in depth analysis of why and how players used the toilet during halftime.
Herbstreit's mantra appears to be that there is a lengthy explanation for even the most trivial action on the field and there is to be no moment of silence while he is in the booth. And no football cliche' or jargon will ever be overlooked.
Does anyone remember Ray Scott-the great Packers announcer back in the day? Scott was a man of few but meaningful words. Scott did something that modern announcers just don't do-he assumed that you were watching the game and he didn't need to describe what you had just seen. I sure miss the minimalist broadcasting I grew up with, it bred good announcers with an intimate knowledge of the games. No more Vin Scullys, John Maddens or Keith Jacksons on the horizon. Al Michaels is the last vestige of the greats, the rest are jacks of all trades that do every sport from the World Series to tractor pulls but do none of them real well.
