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Your Week Eleven Pammy Nominees (And Week Ten Winners)

2009-11-20T14:42:00.003-05:00

Please vote for your winner below!

Pam Ward Chronicles: Week Eleven
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1. "Bedford an aerospace engineering major, taking courses whose titles I cant comprehend" - Pam Ward

2. "November's not a good year for them." - Ron Johnson

3. "They do not bring the field goal unit out. It would be about a 65 yarder"- Dave Pasch

4. "I bet the blimp didn't have any traffic."- Barry Tomkins

5. "It's a multiple Bush Push" -Gary Danielson

6. "Percy Harvin is doing well in the frozen tundra or near the frozen tundra of Green Bay in Minnesota"- Verne Lundquist

7. "Cinderella just turned into a pumpkin."- Matt Millen

8. "The most celebrated concussion of the 2009 season" -Verne Lundquist

9. "That's his first offensive stat of the year."- Petros Papadakis

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Last Week's Winners:

New Standings: 1. Pam Ward (62), 2. Gary Danielson (39), 3. Bob Griese (34), 4. Mark Jones (32), 5. Chris Spielman (28), 6. Verne Lundquist (25), 7. Brent Musburger (23), 8. Bob Davie (21), 9. Ray Bentley (19), Craig James (19)

Others Receiving Votes: Ed Cunningham (17), Kirk Herbstreit (16)Todd Harris (13), Dave Pasch (12), Doc Walker (11), Bob Wischusen (10), Matt Millen (10), Ron Franklin (10), David Lapham (10)Rod Gilmore (9), Lee Corso (9), Sonny Randle (9), Michael Reghi (9), Chris Martin (9), Matt Devlin (8), Tom Hammond (8), Eric Collins (8), Mike Patrick (8), Chris Fowler (7), Lou Holtz (7), Dave Lamont (6), Todd McShay (5), Brad Nessler (4), Todd Blackledge (4), Erin Andrews (4), Glen Mason (4), Dave Neal (3), David Norrie (3), Clay Matvick (3), Petros Papadakis (2), Pat Haden (2), Rece Davis (1), Terry Gannon (1), Ron Thulin (1)

FOX And ABC Release BCS Bowl Game Announcers

2009-11-20T12:27:00.004-05:00

This is FOX's last year putting on the all of the BCS Bowl Games, other than the Rose Bowl on ABC (and the Championship Game this year), and they released the names of the individuals calling the games in January. Both FOX has decided to give the booth to their NFL announcing teams, while the Rose Bowl and Championship Game will feature the only true College announcing team of Musburger and Herbstreit, on ABC. Here's your list....

Rose Bowl - Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit (ABC, January 1st)
Sugar Bowl - Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick (FOX, January 1st)
Fiesta Bowl - Sam Rosen and Tim Ryan (FOX, January 4th)
Orange Bowl - Dick Stockton and Charles Davis (FOX, January 5th)
BCS Championship Game - Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit (ABC, January 7th)

Wait, There's A Marv Albert And 50 Cent Feud?

2009-11-20T11:31:00.003-05:00

Well there's a title I never thought I'd write. Apparently there was a bit of a scuffle at the Jimmy Kimmel Show that included Marv Albert versus 50 Cent and his posse. Via the LA Times....

As Albert arrived, with an entourage of one, TNT public relations specialist Jeff Pomeroy, there was a sudden scuffle when a multitude of 50 Cent protectors seemed unfamiliar with Albert. There was shouting ("It's Marv Albert," yelled a Kimmel show guard, a pronouncement that seemed to have no effect on the 50 Cent phalanx.) There were obscenities. A fist or two flying. A "Don't you put your hands on me" pronouncement.

And finally Albert made it to his waiting room, relatively unruffled but slightly puzzled. "Did you see that?" Albert said. "I thought they were kidding, but then I realized they weren't."

I thought this was a joke at first, or a PR stunt, but it actually isn't. How someone couldn't recognize Marv Albert is beyond me, but furthermore, how someone could want to rough up a 68 year old man is beyond me. You are dead to me 50 Cent! Actually that took place after his second album dropped....soooo you're doubly dead to me!

Marv Albert And 50 Cent’s Entourage Mix It Up Backstage At Jimmy Kimmel’s Show (S of B)
Marv Albert gets recognition from Jimmy Kimmel, but not everyone at show (LA Times)

Your Week Eleven NFL Announcing Schedule And Broadcast Maps

2009-11-20T11:04:00.003-05:00

Thanks as always to The506.com for the broadcast maps....

NFL Network Thursday Night Football: Miami Dolphins at Carolina Panthers (Bob Papa, Matt Millen)
NBC Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears (Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth)
ESPN Monday Night Football: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans (Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden)

CBS 1pm:

RED: Indianapolis Colts @ Baltimore Ravens(CBS, 1pm)- Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf
BLUE: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Kansas City Chiefs (CBS, 1pm)- Ian Eagle, Rich Gannon
GREEN: Cleveland Browns @ Detroit Lions (CBS, 1pm)- Don Criqui, Randy Cross
YELLOW: Buffalo Bills @ Jacksonville Jaguars (CBS, 1pm)- Bill Macatee, Steve Beuerlein

CBS 4pm:

RED: NY Jets @ New England Patriots (CBS, 4pm)- Jim Nantz, Phil Simms
BLUE: San Diego Chargers @ Denver Broncos (CBS, 4pm)- Dick Enberg, Dan Fouts
GREEN: Cincinnati Bengals @ Oakland Raiders (CBS, 4pm)- Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots

FOX:

RED: Washington Redskins @ Dallas Cowboys (FOX, 1pm)- Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
BLUE: Atlanta Falcons @ NY Giants (FOX, 1pm)- Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa
GREEN: Seattle Seahawks @ Minnesota Vikings (FOX, 1pm)- Dick Stockton, Charles Davis
ORANGE: New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Bucs (FOX, 1pm)- Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan
YELLOW: San Francisco 49ers @ Green Bay Packers
(FOX, 1pm)- Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick

PURPLE: Arizona Cardinals @ St. Louis Rams (FOX, 4pm)- Ron Pitts, John Lynch

Your Week Twelve College Football Announcing Schedule

2009-11-17T14:38:00.004-05:00

Here is your Week Twelve announcing schedule brought to you by SI's Cheerleader of the Week. This week's cheerleader is Chelsie from Minnesota. Her favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber, and she considers herself a perfectionist. Ready??? OKAY!!!

Wednesday, November 18th

Buffalo @ Miami-OH (ESPNU, 6pm)- Dari Nowkhah, Tom Luginbill
Central Michigan @ Ball State (ESPN2, 8pm)- Dave Lamont, Trent Dilfer

Thursday, November 19th

Colorado @ Oklahoma State (ESPN, 7:30pm)- Chris Fowler, Craig James, Jesse Palmer, Erin Andrews

Friday, November 20th

Akron @ Bowling Green (ESPNU, 5:30pm)- Kevin Negandhi, Jon Berger
Boise State @ Utah State (ESPN2, 9:30pm)- Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore

Saturday, November 21st

Ohio State @ Michigan (ABC, Noon)- Sean McDonough, Matt Millen, Holly Rowe
Minnesota @ Iowa (ESPN, Noon)- Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, Chris Spielman
North Carolina @ Boston College (ESPN2, Noon)- Pam Ward, Ray Bentley
Duke @ Miami (ESPNU, Noon)- Clay Matvick, David Diaz-Infante
Mississippi State @ Arkansas (SEC Network, Noon)- Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Cara Capuano (Will Air on MSG2, CSN California)
Chattanooga @ Alabama (SEC Network, Noon)- Doug Bell, Chris Doering
Louisville @ South Florida (Big East Network, Noon)- Mike Gleason, John Congemi, Quint Kessenich (Will Air on Altitude, CST, MASN, SNY)
Maryland @ Florida State (Raycom, Noon)- Tim Brant, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood
Oklahoma @ Texas Tech (FSN, 12:30pm)- Joel Meyers, Gary Reasons, Jim Knox
Memphis @ Houston (CSS, 1pm)- Matt Stewart, Chuck Oliver, Allison Williams
Florida International @ Florida (SUN PPV, 1pm)- Larry Vettel, Nat Moore, Steve Babik
Texas Christian @ Wyoming (MTN, 2pm)- Dan Gutowsky, Blaine Fowler, Natalie Vickers
Tulane @ Central Florida (Bright House, 2pm)- Drew Fellios, Mark Royals, Dave Baumann
Connecticut @ Notre Dame (NBC, 2:30pm)- Tom Hammond, Pat Haden, Alex Flanagan
Louisiana State @ Mississippi (CBS, 3:30pm)- Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson
Penn State @ Michigan State (ABC/ESPN, 3:30pm)- Mike Patrick, Craig James, Heather Cox
Virginia @ Clemson (ABC/ESPN, 3:30pm)- Bob Wischusen, Brian Griese
North Carolina State @ Virginia Tech (ESPNU, 3:30pm)- Todd Harris, Charles Arbuckle
Air Force @ Brigham Young (CBS College Sports, 3:30pm)- Tom Hart, Aaron Taylor
Purdue @ Indiana (BTN, 3:30pm)- Craig Coshun, Anthony Herron, Mark Campbell
Wisconsin @ Northwestern (BTN, 3:30pm)- Wayne Larrivee, Chris Martin, Charissa Thompson
Alabama-Birmingham @ East Carolina (ISP Sports, 3:30pm)- Patrick Kinas, Billy Weaver, Brian Meador (Will Air on MASN)
Arizona State @ UCLA (FSN, 4pm)- Barry Tompkins, Petros Papadakis, Michael Eaves
San Diego State @ Utah (Versus, 4pm)- Tim Neverett, Glenn Parker, Lindsay Soto
Florida Atlantic @ Troy (Sun Belt TV, 4pm)- Todd Kalas, Derek Rackley (Will Air on CSS, CST)
Arkansas State @ Middle Tennessee (Blue Raiders TV, 4pm)- Chip Walters, Kelly Holcomb
Colorado State @ New Mexico (MTN, 6pm)- James Bates, Todd Christensen, Keenan McCardell
Vanderbilt @ Tennessee (ESPNU, 7pm)- Eric Collins, Brock Huard
California @ Stanford (Versus, 7:30pm)- Ron Thulin, Kelly Stouffer, Lewis Johnson
Tulsa @ Southern Mississippi (CBS College Sports, 7:30pm)- Dave Ryan, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila
Kansas State @ Nebraska (ESPN, 7:45pm)- Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Erin Andrews
Kentucky @ Georgia (ESPN2, 7:45pm)- Mark Jones, Bob Davie
Kansas @ Texas (ABC, 8pm)- Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham
Oregon @ Arizona (ABC, 8pm)- Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Lisa Salters
Hawaii @ San Jose State (Time Warner-Oceanic, 8pm)- Bill Leahey, Russell Yamaoha
Nevada @ New Mexico State (ESPNU, 10:30pm)- Terry Gannon, David Norrie

Terry Bradshaw's Got Some Splainin' To Do

2009-11-17T12:41:00.005-05:00

There are few things that are certain in this world, with the most famous two being death and taxes. Anything in Sports doesn't fall into that category because when the stars align just right, something like the "Miracle On Ice" can take place. Well, Terry Bradshaw didn't seem to think that was the case, and it was humanly impossible for the Bengals to beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh this last Sunday. How sure was he? Well let's go back and take a look....

Oops. I think it's safe to say that the majority of Football fans thought that the Steelers would win, but it's not like the Bengals are the 1976 Buccaneers. You can probably expect an apology from Terry on Sunday, Cincinnati.

Terry Bradshaw Guarantees Steelers Win (Outside The Boxscore)

Your College Basketball Announcing Schedule For The Week Of 11/16

2009-11-16T15:28:00.004-05:00

Our first full week of College Basketball is upon us, and you know what that means right? We get a full 24-hours of it, starting tonight! Here's your schedule for the full week, with the usual holes that will fill as the info comes available....

Monday, November 16th

NIT Season-Tip Off: Coastal Carolina @ Duke (ESPNU, 7pm)- Mike Gleason, Jimmy Dykes
Georgia Southern @ South Carolina (SportSouth, 7pm)- Tom Werme, Eddie Fogler (Will Air on FCS Atlantic)
Miami-OH @ Kentucky (Big Blue Sports, 7pm)- TBD (Will Air on FS South)
Jacksonville @ Florida State (SUN, 7pm)- TBD
Virginia @ South Florida (Bright House, 7pm)- Jim Louk, Anddrikk Frazier (Will Air on CSS, SNY)
Northwest Oklahoma State @ Oral Roberts (FCS Central, 7pm)- Rob Loeber, Bryndon Manzer
USC-Upstate @ Indiana (BTN, 8:30pm)- Gus Johnson, John Laskowski
NIT Season-Tip Off: Colgate @ Connecticut (ESPNU, 9pm)- Justin Kutcher, Bob Wenzel
Coppin State @ Colorado (FSN Rocky Mountain, 9pm)- Drew Goodman, Ceal Barry
NIT Season-Tip Off: Texas State @ Arizona State (ESPNU, 11pm)- Steve Physioc, Miles Simon
Eastern Washington @ Washington State (FSN Northwest, 10pm)- Greg Heister, Craig Ehlo (Will Air on FCS Pacific)

Tuesday, November 17th

Cal State-Fullerton @ UCLA (ESPN, Midnight)- Dave Pasch, Doris Burke
San Diego State @ St. Mary's (ESPN, 2am)- Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo
Northern Colorado @ Hawaii (ESPN, 4am)- Carter Blackburn, Mark Adams
Monmouth @ St. Peter's (ESPN, 6am)- Bob Wischusen, Tim Welsh
Drexel @ Niagara (ESPN, 8am)- Jon Sciambi, LaPhonso Ellis
Clemson @ Liberty (ESPN, 10am)- Eric Collins, Adrian Branch
Northeastern @ Siena (ESPN, Noon)- Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery
Arkansas-Little Rock @ Tulsa (ESPN, 2pm)- Ron Franklin, Fran Fraschilla
Temple @ Georgetown (ESPN, 4pm)- Mike Patrick, Len Elmore
CBE Classic: Binghampton @ Pittsburgh (ESPN2, 5:30pm)- John Saunders, Bob Valvano, Bob Holtzman
NIT Season-Tip Off: DUKE-CCAR winner v. CHAR-ELON winner (ESPN, 6pm)- Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes
UNC-Asheville @ Tennessee (SEC Network, 7pm)- TBD (Will Air on FS Florida, North, South; FSN Rocky Mountain)
George Washington @ Boston (NESN, 7pm)- TBD
NIT Season-Tip Off: HOF-YALE winner v. CONN-COLG winner (Big East Network, 7pm)- TBD (Will Air on MASN, SNY)
Louisville v. Arkansas (ESPN2, 7:30pm)- Dan Shulman, Bob Knight, Holly Rowe
Bowling Green @ Xavier (FS Ohio, 7:30pm)- TBD
Gonzaga @ Michigan State (ESPN, 8pm)- Dave O'Brien, Steve Lavin
Fairfield @ Maryland (CSN Washington, 8pm)- TBD
Tennessee-Martin @ Missouri (Mizzou Sports, 8pm)- TBD (Will Air on FS Midwest)
Northern Illinois @ Illinois (ESPN360, 8pm)- Lou Canellis, Dickey Simpkins
Fresno State @ Northern Arizona (University House, 8:30pm)- TBD (Will Air on FS Arizona, FCS Pacific)
CBE Classic: Duquesne @ Iowa (ESPNU, 9pm)- Jim Barbar, Mac McCausland
Columbia @ DePaul (WYIN, 9:30pm)- TBD (Will Air on SNY)
Memphis v. Kansas (ESPN, 10pm)- Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale, Holly Rowe
NIT Season-Tip Off: TCU-CSUN winner v. AZST-TXST winner (ESPN2, 11:30pm)- Dave Pasch, Doris Burke

Wednesday, November 18th

Legends Classic: Georgia Southern @ Florida (SUN, 7pm)- TBD (Will Air on FS South)
Loyola-MD @ Maryland-Baltimore County (MASN, 7:30pm)- TBD
Toledo @ Cincinnati (FS Ohio, 7:30pm)- TBD (Will Air on SNY)
Butler @ Northwestern (BTN, 8pm)- TBD
Nebraska @ Saint Louis (FS Midwest, 8pm)- TBD
Utah State @ Utah (MTN, 8pm)- TBD
CBE Classic: Western Carolina @ Texas (ESPNU, 9pm)- Doug Bell, Reid Gettys
Texas Southern @ Colorado (FSN Rocky Mountain, 9pm)- TBD
Nevada @ Nevada-Las Vegas (MTN, 10:30pm)- TBD
UC-Irvine @ Loyola Marymount (Prime Ticket, 11pm)- TBD

Thursday, November 19th

Puerto Rico Tip-Off: Georgia Tech v. Dayton (CSS, 11:30am)- TBD
Charleston Classic: Tulane v. Miami (CSS, 1:30pm)- TBD (Will Air on CST)
Puerto Rico Tip-Off: George Mason v. Villanova (ESPNU, 2pm)- Doug Sherman, Fran Fraschilla
Charleston Classic: UNC-Wilmington v. Penn State (ESPNU, 4pm)- Justin Kutcher, Jay Williams
Puerto Rico Tip-Off, Quarterfinal: Indiana v. Mississippi (ESPN2, 5pm)- Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis
2K Sports Classic: Syracuse v. California (ESPN2, 7pm)- Dan Shulman, Bob Knight
Sam Houston State @ Kentucky (SEC Network, 7pm)- TBD (Will Air on FS South, SUN)
Utah Valley @ Minnesota (BTN, 7pm)- TBD
2K Sports Classic: North Carolina v. Ohio State (ESPN2, 9pm)- Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale
Montana @ Denver (FSN Rocky Mountain, 9pm)- TBD (Will Air on FCS Central
Charleston Classic: LaSalle v. South Carolina (ESPNU, 9:30pm)- Justin Kutcher, Jay Williams
Fresno State @ Seattle (FSN Northwest, 10pm)- TBD (Will Air on FCS Pacific)
Rice @ Arizona (FS Arizona, 10:30pm)- TBD

Friday, November 20th

Charleston Classic: TULN-MIA loser v. UNCW-PSU loser (CST, 12:30pm)- TBD
Puerto Rico Tip-Off: DAY-GT loser v. GMU-VILL loser (ESPNU, 1pm)- Doug Sherman, Fran Fraschilla
Puerto Rico Tip-Off: DAY-GT winner v. GMU-VILL winner (ESPNU, 3pm)- Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis
Charleston Classic: TULN-MIA winner v. UNCW-PSU winner (CSS, 3pm)- TBD
2K Sports Classic: CAL-SYR loser v. UNC-OSU loser (ESPN2, 5pm)- Dan Shulman, Bob Knight
Charleston Classic: USF-DAV winner v. LAS-SCAR winner (CSS, 6pm)- TBD
Toledo @ Michigan State (BTN, 6:30pm)- TBD
2K Sports Classic, Championship: CAL-SYR winner v. UNC-OSU winner (ESPN2, 7pm)- Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale
Clemson @ UNC-Greensboro (FS South, 7pm)- TBD
Troy @ Florida (FS Florida, 7pm)- TBD
Seton Hall @ Cornell (Time Warner-Central NY, 7pm)- TBD (Will Air on SNY)
Puerto Rico Tip-Off: IND-MISS winner v. BOS-KSU winner (ESPNU, 8:30pm)- Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis
IUPUI @ Gonzaga (KHQ, 9pm)- TBD (Will Air on FSN Northwest)
Cal State-Bakersfield @ UCLA (FS Regional, 10:30pm)- TBD (Will Air on FS Arizona, West; FCS Pacific)
San Jose State @ Washington (FSN Northwest, 11pm)- TBD (Will Air on FCS Central)

Saturday, November 21st

Rider @ Kentucky (SEC Network, 1pm)- TBD (Will Air on FS South, SUN)
Missouri-Kansas City @ North Dakota (FSSN, 2pm)- TBD (Will Air on FCS Pacific)
East Tennessee State @ Louisville (Big East Network, 4pm)- TBD
Florida State @ Mercer (FS South, 4:30pm)- TBD (Will Air on CSN Washington, SUN)
Presbyterian @ Illinois (BTN, 8pm)- TBD
Georgia @ Alabama-Birmingham (CSS, 8pm)- TBD
Grambling @ Marquette (Big East Network, 8:30pm)- TBD (Will Air on Altitude, SNY)

Sunday, November 22nd

Puerto Rico Tip-Off, 7th Place: TBD (ESPNU, 10:30am)- Doug Sherman, Fran Fraschilla
Valpariaso @ Michigan State (BTN, Noon)- TBD
Puerto Rico Tip-Off, 5th Place: TBD (ESPNU, 12:30pm)- Doug Sherman, Fran Fraschilla
Morgan State @ Louisville (Big East Network, 1pm)- TBD (Will Air on MASN, SNY)
Texas-Pan American @ Missouri (Mizzou Sports, 2pm)- TBD (Will Air on FS Midwest)
Puerto Rico Tip-Off, 3rd Place: TBD (ESPNU, 5:30pm)- Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis
Charleston Classic, Championship: TBD (ESPN2, 6pm)- Justin Kutcher, Jay Williams
Paradise Jam, Semifinal: DEP-UNI winner v. ECU-TENN winner (FCS Pacific, 6pm)- TBD
Puerto Rico Tip-Off, Championship: TBD (ESPN2, 8pm)- Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis, Fran Fraschilla
Paradise Jam, Semifinal: STJOE-BC winner v. S DAK ST-PUR winner (FCS Pacific, 8:30pm)- TBD

Your NBA Announcing Schedule For The Week Of 11/16

2009-11-16T14:48:00.005-05:00

Monday, November 16th

Dallas Mavericks @ Milwaukee Bucks (NBATV, 8pm)- Local Announcers

Tuesday, November 17th

Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers (NBATV, 7pm)- Local Announcers

Wednesday, November 18th

Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards (ESPN, 7pm)- Mark Jones, Hubie Brown, Jeff Van Gundy, Lisa Salters
San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks (ESPN, 9:30pm)- Kevin Calabro, Mark Jackson, Heather Cox

Thursday, November 19th

Phoenix Suns @ New Orleans Hornets (TNT, 8pm)- Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, David Aldridge
Chicago Bulls at LA Lakers (TNT, 10:30pm)- Marv Albert, Doug Collins, Craig Sager

Friday, November 20th

Orlando Magic at Boston Celtics (ESPN, 8pm)- Mike Breen, Van Gundy, Ric Bucher
Denver Nuggets at L.A. Clippers (ESPN, 10:30pm)- Kevin Calabro, Mark Jackson

Saturday, November 21st

Washington Wizards @ San Antonio Spurs (NBATV, 8:30pm)- Local Announcers

Sunday, November 22nd

Detroit Pistons @ Phoenix Suns (NBATV, 8pm)- Local Announcers

Jon Gruden Not So Interested In Coaching Again, Resigns With ESPN

2009-11-16T11:28:00.003-05:00

I honestly thought that Jon Gruden would stay with MNF for one year, and then roll out to a team in need of a head coach (*ahem* Redskins!), but that's definitely not the case. Gruden has signed a multi-year deal to stay with the network....

Super Bowl-winning head coach Jon Gruden, who joined ESPN in May as a Monday Night Football analyst, has agreed to an exclusive multi-year agreement with the company. Gruden has made a commitment to remain with ESPN.

In addition to his MNF role alongside play-by-play commentator Mike Tirico and analyst Ron Jaworski, Gruden will appear on ESPN’s NFL Draft and Super Bowl week coverage, among other platforms, and he will call the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl in South Florida on January 31, 2010. Gruden will serve as an analyst for ESPN Radio’s 2010 Rose Bowl and Bowl Championship Series (BCS) title game broadcasts, where he will team with Tirico, and he will be part of SportsCenter coverage leading up to the ESPN on ABC telecasts of both games.

"Working with Mike, Jaws and our entire Monday Night Football team is the most fun I have had in years, and I am fired up to make this long-term commitment to ESPN," said Gruden. “Monday Night Football is special and I look forward to remaining a part of it and continuing to call these great games.”

While there's no mention of a "coaching clause", there's no reason to believe he'd re-sign if he wanted to immediately return to coaching. I'm still conflicted on how I feel about him as an announcer, but the move makes sense for ESPN. Even though there are times when he goes overboard with emotion and analogies, he's still better than Kornheiser.

Dan Marino Likes To Curse When Talking About The Wildcat

2009-11-16T07:49:00.000-05:00

See this is why I love AA readers (most of the time). I was actually watching the CBS Halftime Show live, but completely missed Dan Marino dropping an S-Bomb during a Dolphins highlight. Listen closely around the :13 second mark (obviously NSFW)....

Now that is some funny....well you know.

Dan Marino Did Not Learn From South Park (Outside the Boxscore)

Pam Ward Chronicles: Week Eleven

2009-11-14T11:11:00.000-05:00

Your Week Ten Pammy Nominees (And Week Nine Winners)

2009-11-13T10:58:00.003-05:00

Please vote for your winner below!

Pam Ward Chronicles: Week Ten
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1. "To help block the sun from your eyes, close one eye and turn your head, your nose will help block the sun."- Glen Mason

2. "If you're home and the crowd goes crazy you know something good's happening. And if they go oohhhhhhhh, you know, they give you one of those sad ones. You know something, not good for your team has happened."- Bob Griese

3. "These turnovers are like a bug....H1N1 here!" - Ron Thulin

4. "You weren't even around in '66, you just a twinkle in your dad's eye back then."- Wayne Larrivee
"Yeah...I think I was swimming around somewhere."- Chris Martin

5. "TD pass against outstanding Notre Dame" - Tom Hammond after and option team (Navy) throws a 56 yd TD pass against the Irish

6. "There was no play on the play!"- Gary Danielson

7. “See that block right there? That was a pancake. Get the syrup and bring the grits because he’s on the ground.” – Ray Bentley

8. “We hope everything is ok for Jahvid...we have had the pleasure of doing him.”- Ron Franklin

9. "Some of you are wondering what is a Bearcat. I want you to think Big Foot." - Brent Musburger

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Last Week's Winners:

New Standings: 1. Pam Ward (62), 2. Gary Danielson (37), 3. Mark Jones (32), 4. Chris Spielman (28), Bob Griese (28), 6. Verne Lundquist (25), 7. Bob Davie (21), 8. Craig James (19), 9. Ed Cunningham (17), 10. Ray Bentley (16), Brent Musburger (16), Kirk Herbstreit (16)

Others Receiving Votes: Todd Harris (13), Dave Pasch (12), Doc Walker (11), Bob Wischusen (10), Matt Millen (10), David Lapham (10)Rod Gilmore (9), Lee Corso (9), Sonny Randle (9), Michael Reghi (9), Matt Devlin (8), Eric Collins (8), Mike Patrick (8), Chris Fowler (7), Lou Holtz (7), Dave Lamont (6), Todd McShay (5), Brad Nessler (4), Todd Blackledge (4), Erin Andrews (4), Dave Neal (3), David Norrie (3), Clay Matvick (3), Petros Papadakis (2), Pat Haden (2), Rece Davis (1), Terry Gannon (1)

Your Week Ten NFL Announcing Schedule And Broadcast Maps

2009-11-12T10:13:00.003-05:00

Thanks as always to The506.com for the broadcast maps....

NFL Network Thursday Night Football: Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers (Bob Papa, Matt Millen)
NBC Sunday Night Football: New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts (Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth)
ESPN Monday Night Football: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns (Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden)
Byes: Houston, NY Giants

FOX 1pm:

RED: Atlanta Falcons @ Carolina Panthers (FOX, 1pm)- Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa
BLUE: Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings (FOX, 1pm)- Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan
GREEN: Tampa Bay Bucs @ Miami Dolphins (FOX, 1pm)- Ron Pitts, John Lynch
YELLOW: New Orleans Saints @ St. Louis Rams (FOX, 1pm)- Chris Rose, Trent Green
PURPLE: TBA, either ATL-CAR or NO-STL(FOX, 1pm)

FOX 4pm:

RED: Dallas Cowboys @ Green Bay Packers (FOX, 4pm)- Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
BLUE: Seattle Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals (FOX, 4pm)- Dick Stockton, Charles Davis
GREEN: Philadelphia Eagles @ San Diego Chargers (FOX, 4pm)- Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick

CBS:

RED: Cincinnati Bengals @ Pittsburgh Steelers (CBS, 1pm)- Jim Nantz, Phil Simms
BLUE: Denver Broncos @ Washington Redskins (CBS, 1pm)- Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf
GREEN: Jacksonville Jaguars @ NY Jets (CBS, 1pm)- Dick Enberg, Dan Fouts
YELLOW: Buffalo Bills @ Tennessee Titans (CBS, 1pm)- Ian Eagle, Rich Gannon

ORANGE: Kansas City Chiefs @ Oakland Raiders (CBS, 4pm)- Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker

Brent Musburger Gets To Punch Colin Cowherd

2009-11-12T08:03:00.004-05:00

Brent Musburger got to do to Colin Cowherd, what thousands around the country want to do to the ESPN Radio host. What's that you ask? Well, he got to punch him in the gut. Before you get all happy, he was wearing protection and it's part of a running gag on ESPN's Sports Nation. Via OTB....

While that wasn't that hard of a punch, I think the sneakiness of it caught Cowherd off guard. Hopefully they can get someone on that really can't stand him, to do some real damage.

Brent Musburger Punches Colin Cowherd (Outside the Boxscore)

Your Week Eleven College Football Announcing Schedule

2009-11-11T14:17:00.004-05:00

Here is your Week Ten announcing schedule brought to you by SI's Cheerleader of the Week. This week's cheerleader is Lauren from Duke (second from right). Lauren's favorite website is the Onion, and loves Greek food. Ready??? OKAY!!!

Wednesday, November 11th

Toledo @ Central Michigan (ESPN2, 8pm)- Eric Collins, Ray Bentley, Robert Smith

Thursday, November 12th

Ball State @ Northern Illinois (ESPNU, 6pm)- Dan McLaughlin, Jon Berger
South Florida @ Rutgers (ESPN, 7:30pm)- Chris Fowler, Craig James, Jesse Palmer, Erin Andrews

Friday, November 13th

West Virginia @ Cincinnati (ESPN2, 8pm)- Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich
Temple @ Akron (ESPNU, 8:30pm)- Justin Kutcher, Tom Luginbill

Saturday, November 14th

Tennessee @ Mississippi (CBS, Noon)- Craig Bolerjack, Steve Buerelein
Michigan State @ Purdue (ESPN, Noon)- Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, Chris Spielman
Georgia Tech @ Duke (ESPN2, Noon)- Pam Ward, Ray Bentley
Florida State @ Wake Forest (ESPNU, Noon)- Clay Matvick, David Diaz-Infante
Northwestern @ Illinois (ESPN Classic, Noon)- Mike Morgan, Jon Berger
Texas @ Baylor (FSN, Noon)- Bill Land, Dave Lapham, Emily Jones (Will Air on FS Arizona, Detroit, Florida, Houston, Midwest, North, Ohio, South, Southwest, West; FSN Northwest, Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountain; CSN Bay Area, Chicago, Washington; MSG+)
Houston @ Central Florida (CBS College Sports, Noon)- Matt McConnell, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila
Indiana @ Penn State (BTN, Noon)- Craig Coshun, Glen Mason, Anthony Herron
Michigan @ Wisconsin (BTN, Noon)- Wayne Larrivee, Chris Martin, Charissa Thompson
South Dakota State @ Minnesota (BTN, Noon)- Matt Rosen, Ron Johnson
Kentucky @ Vanderbilt (SEC Network, Noon)- Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Cara Capuano (Will Air on CSN California, MSG+2)
Louisville @ Syracuse (Big East Network, Noon)- Mike Gleason, John Congemi, Quint Kessenich (Will Air on Atlitude, CST, MASN, SNY)
Clemson @ North Carolina State (Raycom, Noon)- Tim Brant, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood
Missouri @ Kansas State (Versus, 12:30pm)- Ron Thulin, Kelly Stouffer, Lindsay Soto
Alabama-Birmingham @ Memphis (CSS, 1pm)- Matt Stewart, Chuck Oliver, Allison Williams
Virginia Tech @ Maryland (ESPN360, 1pm)- Dave Weekley, Danny Kanell
Brigham Young @ New Mexico (MTN, 2pm)- Ari Wolfe, Blaine Fowler, Keenan McCardell
Texas-El Paso @ Southern Methodist (Time Warner-MetroSports, 3pm)- CJ Martin, Bruce Wiseman
Florida @ South Carolina (CBS, 3:30pm)- Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson
Iowa @ Ohio State (ABC/ESPN, 3:30pm)- Sean McDonough, Matt Millen, Holly Rowe
Nebraska @ Kansas (ABC, 3:30pm)- Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham
Miami @ North Carolina (ABC/ESPN, 3:30pm)- Bob Wischusen, Brian Griese
Stanford @ USC (FSN, 3:30pm)- Barry Tompkins, Petros Papadakis, Michael Eaves (Will Air on FS Arizona, Florida, Midwest, North, Ohio, South, Southwest, West; FSN Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountain; CSN Bay Area, Chicago, New England)
Idaho @ Boise State (ESPNU, 3:30pm)- Todd Harris, Charles Arbuckle
Delaware @ Navy (CBS College Sports, 3:30pm)- Tom McCarthy, Randy Cross
Washington @ Oregon State (FSN Northwest, 3:30pm)- Tom Glasgow, Steve Preece, Rashad Floyd, Angie Mentink
Boston College @ Virginia (ESPN360, 3:30pm)- Ryan Rose, John Gregory
Fresno State @ Nevada (BSN, 4pm)- Ralph Wood, Randy Rosenbloom, Guy Haberman
Louisiana-Lafayette @ Middle Tennessee (Sun Belt TV, 4:15pm)- Todd Kalas, Derek Rackley (Will Air on CSS, CST)
UCLA @ Washington State (FCS Pacific, 5pm)- Steve Physioc, Yogi Roth, Samantha Steele
Nevada-Las Vegas @ Air Force (MTN, 6pm)- James Bates, Todd Christensen, Natalie Vickers
Alabama @ Mississippi State (ESPN, 7pm)- Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Erin Andrews
Auburn @ Georgia (ESPN2, 7pm)- Mark Jones, Bob Davie
Texas A&M @ Oklahoma (FSN, 7pm)- Joel Meyers, Gary Reasons, Jim Knox (Will Air on FS Arizona, Florida, Midwest, Ohio, Southwest, West; FSN Northwest, Rocky Mountain; CSN Bay Area, Chicago+; SportSouth)
Louisiana Tech @ Louisiana State (ESPNU, 7pm)- Eric Collins, Brock Huard
Arizona @ California (Versus, 7pm)- Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, Lewis Johnson
Utah @ Texas Christian (CBS College Sports, 7:30pm)- Tom Hart, Aaron Taylor
Troy @ Arkansas (SEC Network, 7:30pm)- Doug Bell, Chris Doering (Will Air on CSS, CST)
Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh (ABC, 8pm)- Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Lisa Salters
Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State (ABC, 8pm)- Mike Patrick, Craig James, Heather Cox
Wyoming @ San Diego State (MTN, 10pm)- Bill Doleman, Robert Griffith, Molly Sullivan
New Mexico State @ Hawaii (Time Warner-Oceanic, 10pm)- Bill Leahey, Russell Yamoaha
Arizona State @ Oregon (ESPN, 10:15pm)- Terry Gannon, David Norrie

Sunday, November 15th

East Carolina @ Tulsa (ESPN, 8:15pm)- Dave Lamont, JC Pearson

Your NBA Announcing Schedule For The Week Of 11/9

2009-11-10T11:53:00.000-05:00

Tuesday, November 10th

Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls (NBATV, 8pm)- Local Announcers

Wednesday, November 11th

Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando Magic (ESPN, 8pm)- Mike Tirico, Hubie Brown, Jeff Van Gundy
New Orleans Hornets at Phoenix Suns (ESPN, 10:30pm)- Dave Pasch, Mark Jackson

Thursday, November 12th

Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat (TNT, 8pm)- Marv Albert, Mike Fratello, Reggie Miller, Craig Sager
Phoenix Suns at LA Lakers (TNT, 10:30pm)- Kevin Harlan, Doug Collins, Cheryl Miller

Friday, November 13th

Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics (ESPN, 8pm)- Mike Breen, Hubie Brown
LA Lakers at Denver Nuggets (ESPN, 10:30pm)- Dan Shulman, Hubie Brown

Saturday, November 14th

Portland Trailblazers at Charlotte Bobcats (NBATV, 7pm)- Local Announcers

Sunday, November 15th

LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder (NBATV, 7pm)- Local Announcers

Monday Night Football Live Blog: Steelers at Broncos

2009-11-09T18:27:00.004-05:00

We'll be live blogging all of the action here and at 12SD tonight. Here are your particulars....

Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos (ESPN, 8:30pm)- Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden
Line: PIT -3, O/U 41

Your College Basketball Announcing Schedule For The Week Of 11/9

2009-11-09T12:16:00.005-05:00

Monday, November 9th

2K Sports Classic: Florida International @ North Carolina (ESPNU, 7pm)- Rob Stone, Jay Williams, Andy Katz
2K Sports Classic: Alcorn State @ Ohio State (BTN, 8pm)- Tom Hamilton, Bill Hosket
2K Sports Classic: Albany @ Syracuse (ESPNU, 9pm)- Dan McLaughlin, Tim Welsh, Quint Kessenich
2K Sports Classic: Murray State @ California (ESPNU, 11pm)- Carter Blackburn, Mark Gottfried, Steve Lavin

Wednesday, November 11th

2K Sports Classic: Robert Morris @ Syracuse (ESPNU, 7pm)- Dan McLaughlin, Tim Welsh
2K Sports Classic: North Carolina Central @ North Carolina (ESPNU, 9pm)- Rob Stone, Jay Williams
2K Sports Classic: Detroit Mercy @ California (ESPNU, 11pm)- Carter Blackburn, Mark Gottfried

Thursday, November 12th

2K Sports Classic: James Madison @ Ohio State (BTN, 7pm)- Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson

Friday, November 13th

Morehead State @ Kentucky (ESPNU, 6:30pm)- Dan McLaughlin, Jimmy Dykes, Andy Katz
UNC-Greensboro @ Duke (FS South, 7pm)- TBD
Alabama A&M @ South Carolina (SportSouth, 7pm)- TBD
Drexel @ St. Joseph's (Comcast Network, 7pm)- TBD
Florida Gulf Coast @ Michigan State (ESPN360, 7pm)- Frank Giardina, Tim McCormick
Cal State-Northridge @ Purdue (ESPN360, 7pm)- Jim Barbar, Mac McCausland
Youngstown State @ Xavier (FS Ohio, 7:30pm)- TBD
William & Mary @ Connecticut (Big East Network, 7:30pm)- TBD (Will Air on SNY)
Howard @ Indiana (BTN, 8pm)- Mark Neely, John Laskowski
Charleston Southern @ Maryland (CSN Washington, 8pm)- TBD
Loyola-Chicago @ Kansas State (FS Kansas City, 8pm)- TBD
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville @ Illinois (ESPN360, 8pm)- Lou Canellis, Dickey Simpkins
Centenary @ Marquette (Big East Network, 8:30pm)- TBD
Western Illinois @ Arizona State (FS Arizona, 9pm)- TBD
Austin Peay @ Tennessee (SportSouth, 9pm)- TBD
Bradley @ Brigham Young (MTN, 9:30pm)- TBD
Wright State @ Washington (FSN Northwest, 10pm)- TBD (Will Air on FCS Pacific)

Saturday, November 14th

North Carolina Central @ Miami (SUN, 4pm)- TBD
Northern Michigan @ Michigan (BTN, 7pm)- Tom Hamilton, Jimmy King
Mississippi Valley State @ Gonzaga (KHQ, 8pm)- TBD (Will Air on FSN Northwest)

Sunday, November 15th

CBE Classic: UC-Irvine @ Texas (ESPNU, 2pm)- Dave Armstrong, Reid Gettys
Wake Forest v. East Carolina (MASN, 2pm)- TBD
CBE Classic: Farleigh Dickinson @ Wichita State (ESPNU, 4pm)- Dan McLaughlin, Mac McCausland
Stetson @ Florida (SEC Network, 4pm)- TBD (Will Air on SUN)
Valparaiso @ North Carolina (FS South, 4pm)- TBD (Will Air on NESN, FS Florida)
IPFW @ Wisconsin (BTN, 4pm)- TBA, Shon Morris
Northern Arizona @ Arizona (FS Arizona, 5pm)- TBD
CBE Classic: Texas-San Antonio @ Iowa (ESPNU, 6pm)- Jim Barbar, Mike Kelley
Colorado State @ Oregon (OSN, 6:30pm)- TBD (Will Air on CSN Northwest)
Portland State @ Washington (FSN Northwest, 10pm)- TBD (Will Air on FCS Pacific )

Someone Has A Loogie Issue On Sunday Night Football

2009-11-09T11:04:00.007-05:00

This is another clip that is a bit of a mystery. During last night's Cowboys-Eagles game either Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth or another production dude, had to clear their throat. But instead of being a polite "ahem", it turned out to be the grossest on-air thing I've ever heard....

Good lord. I hope there's not an H1N1 issue in the Sunday Night Football booth.

Cris Collinsworth Clears His Throat (NESW Sports)

1-AA Football Gets Extra Cursy

2009-11-09T10:23:00.002-05:00

Yes I know that it's no longer called 1-AA Football, but the whole FCS thing just doesn't sound right. Anyway, there's a big manhunt by the CAA today to figure which member of the production crew decided to throw out a giant f-bomb following #1 Richmond's loss to Villanova (NSFW)....

Awesome! The announcers were Bob Picozzi and Scott Brunner, but they've already been ruled out. So that leaves one production guy that obviously had some money on the game.

Terry Bradshaw Is A Great Band Leader

2009-11-09T07:42:00.000-05:00

This wasn't nearly as entertaining as his performance of "I'm So Lonely I Could Cry", but Terry Bradshaw decided to lead the troops in Afghanistan in a rousing rendition of "God Bless America". It looked like it was going to be a tad awkward, but it actually turned out rather well....

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Well said by all of them.

Sunday Streams

2009-11-08T12:04:00.002-05:00

Head on over to 12StepDrop for your weekly fix. As usual they will try to get all the action they can, but its difficult to keep every game up all day long.

The Sunday Stream: Week 9

Also B @ 12stepdrop is trying to start a new fantasy Q & A community over at Fanswers.net. Register for an account and let him know what you think ...

Pam Ward Chronicles: Week Ten

2009-11-07T10:51:00.004-05:00

I'll be around for a half day today, but that shouldn't stop you from submitting quotes. We're reaching the end of the line, and Pammy looks to have this one in the bag. Who will be the one to challenge her?

Week Ten Announcing Schedule
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"To help block the sun from your eyes, close one eye and turn your head, your nose will help block the sun."- Glen Mason (via Robert)

"Now see, that's cookin' with Crisco right there, you come off that hole, now you talk about an explosive play, a statement... that's walkin the dog right there"- Doc Walker (via CB)

"Will Muschamp has a fast-twitch brian muscles..........he's a smart guy."- Gary Reasons (via 49er)

"If you're home and the crowd goes crazy you know something good's happening. And if they go oohhhhhhhh, you know, they give you one of those sad ones. You know something, not good for your team has happened."- Bob Griese

"These turnovers are like a bug....H1N1 here!" - Ron Thulin (via Eric)

"Are you in four down territory now?"- Dave Pasch
"Well you have five minutes left."- Bob Griese not answering the question

Your Week Nine NFL Announcing Schedule And Broadcast Maps

2009-11-05T14:09:00.001-05:00

Thanks as always to The506.com for the broadcast maps....

NBC Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles (Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth)
ESPN Monday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos (Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden)
Byes: Buffalo, Cleveland, Minnesota, NY Jets, Oakland, St. Louis

CBS 1pm:

RED: Miami @ New England (CBS, 1pm)- Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf
BLUE: Baltimore @ Cincinnati (CBS, 1pm)- Dick Enberg, Dan Fouts
GREEN: Houston @ Indianapolis (CBS, 1pm)- Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots
YELLOW: Kansas City @ Jacksonville (CBS, 1pm)- Bill Macatee, Steve Beuerlein

CBS 4pm:

RED: San Diego @ NY Giants (CBS, 4pm)- Jim Nantz, Phil Simms
BLUE: Tennessee @ San Francisco (CBS, 4pm)- Ian Eagle, Rich Gannon

FOX:

RED: Arizona @ Chicago (FOX, 1pm)- Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
BLUE: Washington @ Atlanta (FOX, 1pm)- Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa
ORANGE: Green Bay @ Tampa Bay (FOX, 1pm)- Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan

GREEN: Detroit @ Seattle (FOX, 4pm)- Dick Stockton, Charles Davis
YELLOW: Carolina @ New Orleans (FOX, 4pm)- Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick

Greg Dickerson Doesn't Appreciate Your Cursing Mr. Garnett

2009-11-05T13:16:00.003-05:00

I admit that being a sideline reporter is not always an easy job. You have to fight to get interviews with players and coaches, and when you finally get them they usually turn out to be repetitive and mundane. Greg Dickerson did just that with Kevin Garnett last night, but his interview was anything but mundane. Garnett decided to curse right when Dickerson brought the mic to him, and then shot the Celtics' superstar one of the dirtiest looks you will ever see....

You can't exactly tell what he says, but you can clearly hear the f-word. I'm thinking that he said "get the f**k out of here", but I could be wrong. Too funny though.