ESPN extends Vitale contract through 2024
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Despite Roy's announcement, we know now Coach K will be around at least until 2024.
Good for him, this man is going to do the thing he loves until the day he dies. We should all be so lucky
Just horrible news he’s pathetic as a announcer and his stupid thoughts on his Twitter account
Good for him I guess.....but to many people he's just not good at his job any longer, does not give the basketball purist a breakdown of the game you are watching anymore instead trying his best to talk about topics having nothing to do with game at hand. And for the fans to like color commentary....he's just a schill for certain programs/coaches and offers little insightful breakdown of the fullness of college basketball any longer.
My wife and I both just roll our eyes when he's on UK games and have for a while and we are people that look for 2 different perspectives. I can't name one friend that looks forward to Vitale being on UK games. Maybe we are in minority here but guys like Seth Greenberg, Jay Williams, Jimmy Dykes, Bilas, Clark Kellog and Dakich are both really good IMO, Dane Bradshaw, etc... All of them are way better than Vitale and have been for a while. About the only guy who is worse than Vitale is Bill Walton....who is a complete "look at me" and not the game on the floor.
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Two more years of...."Kentucky needs to play IU baaaaby."
Vitale, like 90% of all sports announcers, think that they are the show and the actual game that’s going on is just the backdrop. Drives me nuts.
In today's world, the media (the tail) wags the consumer (the dog). We've been trained to be lemmings. ESPN is tone deaf but it doesn't matter. Oh boy.
Vitale has a lifelong contract as long as he is healthy and non-controversial.
I don't find Dick Vitale anywhere nearly as annoying as most sports commentators. But I'm hardly objective since he's been a basketball staple my entire life. I'm going to miss him when he retires. Not a lot, but still.
Needs to be moved into the studio, I think he would be great at that even in his older years, he just isn’t a good commentator any more.
He’s awful. But how about make room for someone else to have a shot? One of the worst things about commentators is that no one else gets a shot cause the same guys keep the jobs for 40 years (reminds me of the Herald Leader too with sports).
He’s bad and super obnoxious to hear. It was fine in the 90s but other than Stephen A. Smith, there’s not a more annoying voice in sports.
He’s bad and super obnoxious to hear. It was fine in the 90s but other than Stephen A. Smith, there’s not a more annoying voice in sports.
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Too bad he won't be following aw shucks Roy out the door. Can't stand his hypocritical ***. For example, he'll bash Will Wade and Sean Miller, but ole Roy, Bruce Pearl and others get a pass. Not that I care for Miller and Will Wade per se, but be consistent there.
Oh, and let's not forget how Annoying his voice in games with a capital 'A' is, baby!
Oh, and let's not forget how Annoying his voice in games with a capital 'A' is, baby!
It's ESPN. You shouldn't expect much as they're clueless as a station in general. It's why they still employ Vitale as well as idiots like Screamin A. Smith and Skip Bayless (among others).
Good Lord....I wonder what the odds are that he'll actually kick the bucket during a live broadcast?
He's annoying as hell at times but you can tell he absolutely loves what he does- so good for him.
One or your few posts we're gonna disagree one. Raf is terrible. "and they go mnnn n mnnn" Shtick is terrible and has always been terrible.
Sports sync Radio is the only way to go!
He has been a done deal to Zaga for months unless something changes.
A guy on here said a north carolina contact he knows has told him kessler to UK is a done deal. Maybe the zags talk is a smoke screen?
I guess it is possible, but it would have to be a very elaborate one, the Zaga Kessler smoke started in January.
Vitale does not care about games any more. The studio would be fine. He is overwhelmed during games now.
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