Brad Nessler and Charles Davis.
I'm obviously biased and root for the Hawkeyes, but it seemed like Nessler was pulling for Michigan.
I'm obviously biased and root for the Hawkeyes, but it seemed like Nessler was pulling for Michigan.
same CBS announcers as last week
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Well then I guess he'd be pulling for just this week against OSU?
I didnt pick up on Nessler or Davis having much bias. If anything I thought Davis was pro-Iowa. I think he picked Iowa in his prediction.
That's at least two big wins Davis has been on the call, the Orange Bowl vs GA Tech and last Saturday. Is he our good luck charm? Hope so.
Yes, you could sense the lack of excitement on that TD throw.
We needed Gus Johnson on that one
Agree the bias was notable at times. Nessler should join Danielsen and make room for some new blood anyway.
Maybe it's just me but CBS' production is the best in the biz and I generally like their announcers, replay, pre and post game etc. FOX and FS1 has virtually zero crowd and field noise and they pump in fake noise IMO and it's very un-natural...maybe it's me or my setup yet I prefer CBS and then NBC.
CBS is definitely the best production. They do a fantastic job. I enjoy NBC if they’ve got their A crew.
Maybe Nessler will devote a little time this week to learning how to pronounce Vonnahme.
Was kind of embarrassing how he referred to Iowa's best TE as "the tight end".
Was kind of embarrassing how he referred to Iowa's best TE as "the tight end".
I don't understand Brad Nessler. He grew up in Southern Minnesota. Went to school in Mankato and then turned into a SEC simp. He has some resentment issues or something.
Nessler took over the CBS main SEC game from the long time announcer verne lundquist. Lundquist and Nessler will always push the top teams in the conference for future tv games and ratings. We understand that because we are little old Iowa. We dont play big time football. But in the end I thought Nessler and Davis called the game pretty well, they gave Iowa props on their big plays. They were all amazed at Buffington and Montgomery stonewalling Underwood on the QB sneak.
I'm just glad we don't have to listen to Beth Mowens with our ears bleeding....... but really, I'm not excited about these guys at all. It's terrible that we don't have any worthwhile announcers like those who would call multiple Iowa games back in the day......... Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Dick Vermeil, Brent Musberger. Most of the ones we get now don't know a thing about the team or staff, and it shows.
Dolph probably had the best call of all the ones I heard, and his was decent by his standards. Maybe not one of his all-time greats, but he saw that all the way.
The other calls outside of the student production were probably in stunned disbelief that Iowa actually scored there.
Best call was the Iowa student announcers. Highly recommend you find that call!
That was so odd….I can see him not knowing the first time, but when he still didn’t know a second time - I was like wtf, is he being serious?!?!
Davis is a huge fan of KF and the Hayden era of Hawkeye football since his days at Tennessee. He was a redshirt when we played them in the Peach Bowl. Said Hayden drew attention and admiration easily, and KF, as OL coach, had turned the Iowa OL from very average to almost mythical status.
At the Cap One contract signing lunch after 2004 season, Davis had great rapport with KF during Q & A, while Saban kept trying too hard to be witty, clever and intelligent.
They seemed OK to me, but I may switch to listening to WHO for this one. That's not because of Dolph who has left me scratching my head many times, but I'm increasingly impressed by what Pat Angerer adds to the broadcast.
Charles Davis is a class act. Nessler has been a good announcer, but the game last weekend was not one of his better games.
I'm in favor of anything that puts Jenny Dell on my screen.
I think Nessler is the best in the business. I’ll cut him slack on 81’s name. Even our own beat writers mess up our guys’ names. Chad ‘Spitty K’ Salivakow says WEEZ-koff instead of WIZE-koff.
He still struggles and says Va-NAH-may. It’s Voh-NAH-mee. Like Brad Pitt in Inglorious Basterds. Gor…laaaah…me.
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I sync the Hawkeye radio network with the game and listen to Dolph and Pat….. I know people complain about Dolph but to me he’s as Iowa as it gets and I figure any year could be his last
I miss Eddie but Pat is doing a great job replacing him
I miss Eddie but Pat is doing a great job replacing him
Some dude will do it and dry it way down, but they have tracks on their harvesters in this mud
Flashbacks to the Adrian Clayborn punt block/recovery/return game over Penn State.
Hawks getting some attention on ESPN this week due to Gameday ....saw deshawn
Lee being interviewed on Sportcenter yesterday.
It does bug me that Scott Van Pelt has nicknamed Iowa " Crops".
When he and Stanford Steve discussed the OSU vs Crops they never used our actual name.
He thinks he is cute and amusing....to me he is cringe...as is his buddy.
Mocking farmers and Iowa is funny til dinner time...screw him.
I had thought Nessler was a good announcer, but he was clearly a Michigan fan last week. It was embarrassing. But then CBS is no longer a network of integrity or objectivity, so I guess Nessler figured what the hell. Just root for the brand name. It was disgusting. I hope the Hawkeyes can send him home disappointed again.
Davis was a little pro-Iowa at least partly because he was trying to pull Nessler back from the Michigan cheering section.
He called it, but he didn't want to. What a pisssss poor job by a national name in broadcasting.
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