I hadn't heard the actual broadcast until I stumbled upon that. It's almost better than it was live...almost.
For folks who complained about the bowl game being on Fox...
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I hadn't heard the actual broadcast until I stumbled upon that. It's almost better than it was live...almost.
Somehow the all-caps subtitles on that clip makes it even better. Because he was definitely talking in all caps.
Ha! Same guy!! Gotta love Gus!!
https://www.jsonline.com/story/spor...down-wisconsin-big-ten-title-game/2182931002/
That’s awesome, thanks for posting. Love Gus. Might have to look up a game replay to watch.
I hadn't heard the actual broadcast until I stumbled upon that. It's almost better than it was live...almost.
What was amazing to me was the incredible athleticism shown on the play. Dude fell down, popped back up in a flash, and chased down a hella quick QB from behind while still having the wherewithal to knock out the ball. Then McGee scoops the ball up in stride (I was foolishly yelling for him to just fall on it in fear of us not recovering it) and outruns EVERYONE. We all lost our collective minds on that play.
Maybe I don't watch enough football on TV, but I watched the entire game without sound, and I thought the camera work was terrific--REALLY good closeups of the action--they got right down into the game so you could see the players emotional responses. Much, much better than the BTN and even ESPN. FOX has it figured out--perhaps because it was a bowl game, but I don't remember camera work this good, ever.
I think Fox uses about half the number of camera cuts between plays, and uses many fewer extraneous shots (random fans, coordinators in press box) and by doing so, allow the viewer much better sense of continuity of the action. The ESPN style book seems more focused on creating an event rather than showing the game, in my opinion.
How about that BIG sluggish speed exhibited by just a Northwestern linebacker?
A linebacker burned the speedy defensive backs of PAC 12!
Who would have thought that???
A linebacker burned the speedy defensive backs of PAC 12!
Who would have thought that???
Utah had defensive backs playing on offense? Who knew......
That’s it. No cutaways during gameplay to designated player of the day’s parents, sideline reporters, extended shots of fan reactions, pre-produced clips about player stories etc. That stuff is great for the Olympics. I don’t so much like it breaking into the middle of a series in a football game like it does on ESPN.
Agreed. After getting home and finally drying out, I watched the game on my DVR after the Rose Bowl (I could give two shats about Georgia vs Texas). In addition to Joe and Gus’s clear depth of knowledge about the Cats, what really struck me was the sincere concern expressed when Thorson went down and left the game. It certainly sounded genuine to me.
That said, Matt Leinert is a toolbag.
After watching the replay, IMO the announcing during most of the game was good, but in pregame and early in the game all they seemed to talk about was all the injuries to Utah players (sounded like Utah had 30 starters missing), and only a brief mention of Larkin having to retire. They made it seem like if NU won, it was because Utah was playing so short-handed. Admittedly, the announcers seemed to really get into the 3rd quarter comeback, and they correctly pointed out the phantom offensive interference called against NU.
However, the flip side of an FS1 game... we had 1.8M viewers vs 5.1M for the Gator Bowl which ran opposite us. And pretty far down the list overall. Looks like ours doesn't include streaming viewers but I wouldn't think that changes the story substantially.
(Disclaimer, no idea the reliability of the source material here)
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-football-tv-ratings/
RTG VWRS
(+ STREAM) GAME BOWL DATE/TIME NET
9.9 (19.069M) ALA-OKLA Orange 12/29, 8:00p ESPN/ESPN2
9.4 (16.809M) CLEM-ND Cotton 12/29, 4:00p ESPN/ESPN2
n.a. (16.781M) OSU-WASH Rose 1/1, 5:00p ESPN/ESPN2
n.a. (13.298M) TEX-UGA Sugar 1/1, 8:30p ESPN/ESPN2
n.a. (8.471M) LSU-UCF Fiesta 1/1, 1:00p ESPN
5.0 (8.366M) UF-MICH Peach 12/29, Noon ESPN
3.2 (5.547M) WASH ST-IA ST Alamo 12/28, 9:00p ESPN
n.a. (5.142M) T A&M-NC ST Gator 12/31, 8:00p ESPN
2.8 (4.828M) WVU-SYR Orlando 12/28, 5:15p ESPN
n.a. (3.830M) OK ST-Mizzou Liberty 12/31, 3:45p ESPN
2.3 (3.790M) WISC-Miami Pinstripe 12/27, 5:15p ESPN
2.0 (3.343M) Baylor-Vandy Texas 12/27, 9:00p ESPN
2.25 3.334M FRES ST-ASU Las Vegas 12/15, 3:30p ABC
1.6 (2.700M) TCU-Cal Cactus 12/26, 9:00p ESPN
1.6 (2.686M) MIN-GT Detroit 12/26, 5:15p ESPN
n.a. (2.663M) CIN-VT Military 12/31, Noon ESPN
1.6 (2.577M) Army-HOU Armed Forces 12/22, 3:30p ESPN
1.6 (2.573M) PUR-AUB Music City 12/28, 1:30p ESPN
1.65 2.550M SC-UVA Belk 12/29, Noon ABC
1.6 (2.533M) WAKE-MEM Birmingham 12/22, Noon ESPN
1.6 2.345M NC A&T-ALC ST Celebration 12/15, Noon ABC
1.2 (1.801M) Duke-Temple Independence 12/27, 1:30p ESPN
n.a. 1.787M NWSTN-Utah Holiday 12/31, 7:00p FS1
1.1 (1.750M) MARSH-USF Gasparilla 12/20, 8:00p ESPN
1.0 (1.698M) Troy-Buffalo Mobile 12/22, 7:00p ESPN
0.9 (1.447M) Ohio-SDSU Frisco 12/19, 8:00p ESPN
0.9 (1.445M) BC-BOISE** Dallas 12/26, 1:30p ESPN
0.9 (1.372M) BYU-WMU Idaho 12/21, 4:00p ESPN
0.8 (1.371M) MTSU-APP ST New Orleans 12/15, 9:00p ESPN
0.8 (1.346M) UAB-NIU Boca Raton 12/18, 8:00p ESPN
0.75 (1.159M) LT-Hawaii Hawaii 12/22, 10:30p ESPN
0.6 (986K) GA SO-EMU Camellia 12/15, 5:30p ESPN
0.7 (968K) UT ST-N TEX New Mexico 12/15, 2:00p ESPN
0.56 (838K) FIU-Toledo Bahamas 12/21, 12:30p ESPN
0.51 (846K) SDSU-NDSU FCS Semis 12/14, 8:00p ESPN2
0.28 (448K) Maine-E WASH FCS Semis 12/15, 2:00p ESPN2
still to come ORE-MSU San Francisco 12/31, 3:00p FOX
still to come STAN-PITT Sun 12/31, 2:00p CBS
still to come UK-PSU Citrus 1/1, 1:00p ABC
still to come Iowa-MISS ST Outback 1/1, Noon ESPN2
haha yeah McGee showed a nice burst on that scoop and score, but let's keep in mind he was outrunning their OL. #25 their RB caught up a bit of ground on him later but not really enough to get close. The smoothness with which he grabbed it and then accelerated immediately was what made it work.
side note - also loved the downfield blocking from our WRs on the Chiaokhiao-Bowman catch and run, that was impressive and also crucial in getting us some momentum.
