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Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

a year ago

I watched Tom Brady on Pat McAfee after it aired. It got me thinking. Who's watching games but cause of the broadcaster?

Reports say Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are each around $20m a year. Greg Olsen $10m for 2023, but down to $3m in 2024 cuz he'll be 2nd team. Tom Brady who never broadcasted before $37.5m a year.

Who the hell is gonna watch because of them? Or not watch?

We all complain about Cris Collinsworth, yet we tune into Sunday Night Football. Why? Because of the game, the match up.

I think networks are wasting their money in these "names" they plop into the studio.

Am I off base here? What am I missing?

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wpr
Preferred Member

a year ago

It doesn't matter what sport it is, I tend to tune out the talking heads and look at the play on the field, court, whatever. That said I do hear a little of the commentary and when I mute the game, it feels weird. I can't say that anyone is worth what they are being paid. As you contend, I have never turned on a game to hear the announcers

beast
Select Member

a year ago

As Pat McAfee and others have talked about, that job is extremely more difficult than it seems, because there are so many minor things pulling at your attention and you have to get correct.

But I absolutely agree with you, in that the person that selects the TV host seem to go more for the big name than the quality of being able to do the job.

I truly feel like the radio guys that do a good job, should be in consideration for the TV jobs, as they have already shown the can do the talking well.

yooperfan
Veteran Member

a year ago

I think you hit it right on the head!

Mucky Tundra
Honored Member

a year ago

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

I dont anyone tunes in for the broadcasters but they can sure as hell add or subtract from watching a game.

That said, if Bradys the announcer I might change the channel. Had enough of him for 20 years. In similar vein, I got absolutely sick of whenever they'd shoehorn Aikmans playing days into a non-Cowboys game on Fox (usually with Buck cheering it on). Always led to Aikmam awkwardly laughing and really killing the mood.

Ironically there was a time when Collinsworth was a new face that offered really good insight to the plays on the field.

I truly feel like the radio guys that do a good job, should be in consideration for the TV jobs, as they have already shown the can do the talking well.

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