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Date: 21 Aug 2006 00:36:16
From: rich
Subject: CBS needs to . . .
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. . . create a new position - a person with a large wooden mallet to hit
Nance and Wadkins in the head at the beginning of the broadcast. Everything
that Wadkins says is wrong, stupid, or blindingly obvious. And what was
that about with Nance creaming over which future major at what course Tiger
will win number 19 at (hey, Jim, he is only at 12 - there's plenty of time
for that when he gets to, oh say, 17).Feherty and McCord are at least
interesting and Peter O is informative. But neither Wadkins nor Nance has
any redeeming qualities.
And the mute button is no solution because I like to hear the crowd noise,
the sound of the ball hitting the ball, and the occasionally intelligent
things said by the other announcers.
CBS also needs to buy a few more HD cameras. I'd bet that less than 50% of
the broadcast images on the HD broadcast were actually from HD cameras.
Rich (who will be the first to apply for that new position if they create
it)
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Date: 20 Aug 2006 23:18:31
From: Miss Anne Thrope
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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Yet another "coverage sucks" post.
If every one of you impotent she-males would just divert your attention
away from the PGA coverage for a few weeks, CBS would get the
message...........and show reruns of Saved By The Bell instead.
That Screech kid was a friggin hoot.
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Date: 20 Aug 2006 21:57:01
From: Dave Clary
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:36:16 GMT, "rich" <dummy@nothere.com > wrote:
>CBS also needs to buy a few more HD cameras. I'd bet that less than 50% of
>the broadcast images on the HD broadcast were actually from HD cameras.
I wish my local CBS affiliate would get their ass in gear and start
doing HD. At least I got to see some HD golf on TNT before the
weekend. Of course, this wouldn't have helped me this weekend...I was
at a swimming camp riding herd over a bunch of preteens. But I did
get to see some of it on my phone. I had a good signal and the link
that Larry Bud provided actually worked for video.
Dave Clary/Corpus Christi, Tx
Home: http://davidclary.com
Kinky for Texas Gov
"Why The Hell Not"
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Date: 20 Aug 2006 23:13:02
From: sfb
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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Are you using an antenna or cable? The local station only has one broadcast
frequency which they use for regular TV, but most cable providers have both
regular TV and HDTV for all the major networks.
"Dave Clary" <dclary@stx.rr.com > wrote in message
news:a18ie2pgag5r1cs6on2is7otcaqs3o9783@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:36:16 GMT, "rich" <dummy@nothere.com> wrote:
>
>>CBS also needs to buy a few more HD cameras. I'd bet that less than 50%
>>of
>>the broadcast images on the HD broadcast were actually from HD cameras.
>
> I wish my local CBS affiliate would get their ass in gear and start
> doing HD. At least I got to see some HD golf on TNT before the
> weekend. Of course, this wouldn't have helped me this weekend...I was
> at a swimming camp riding herd over a bunch of preteens. But I did
> get to see some of it on my phone. I had a good signal and the link
> that Larry Bud provided actually worked for video.
>
> Dave Clary/Corpus Christi, Tx
> Home: http://davidclary.com
> Kinky for Texas Gov
> "Why The Hell Not"
>
>
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Date: 21 Aug 2006 11:52:05
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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Several times I saw the broadcast sort of stop and stutter. I don't
know whether that was national - nor even which broadcaster it was.
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Date: 21 Aug 2006 02:15:56
From: Matt
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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I wish they'd get Johnny Miller.
"rich" <dummy@nothere.com > wrote in message
news:4e7Gg.19462$uV.12076@trnddc08...
>. . . create a new position - a person with a large wooden mallet to hit
>Nance and Wadkins in the head at the beginning of the broadcast.
>Everything that Wadkins says is wrong, stupid, or blindingly obvious. And
>what was that about with Nance creaming over which future major at what
>course Tiger will win number 19 at (hey, Jim, he is only at 12 - there's
>plenty of time for that when he gets to, oh say, 17).Feherty and McCord are
>at least interesting and Peter O is informative. But neither Wadkins nor
>Nance has any redeeming qualities.
>
> And the mute button is no solution because I like to hear the crowd noise,
> the sound of the ball hitting the ball, and the occasionally intelligent
> things said by the other announcers.
>
> CBS also needs to buy a few more HD cameras. I'd bet that less than 50%
> of the broadcast images on the HD broadcast were actually from HD cameras.
>
> Rich (who will be the first to apply for that new position if they create
> it)
>
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Date: 20 Aug 2006 19:14:00
From: Mister Hand
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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Dave Lee wrote:
> "pete z" <pz0326@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1156122259.938778.264490@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > rich wrote:
> > > . . . create a new position - a person with a large wooden mallet to hit
> > > Nance and Wadkins in the head at the beginning of the broadcast.
> Everything
> > > that Wadkins says is wrong, stupid, or blindingly obvious. And what was
> > > that about with Nance creaming over which future major at what course
> Tiger
> > > will win number 19 at (hey, Jim, he is only at 12 - there's plenty of
> time
> > > for that when he gets to, oh say, 17).Feherty and McCord are at least
> > > interesting and Peter O is informative. But neither Wadkins nor Nance
> has
> > > any redeeming qualities.
> > >
> > > And the mute button is no solution because I like to hear the crowd
> noise,
> > > the sound of the ball hitting the ball, and the occasionally intelligent
> > > things said by the other announcers.
> > >
> > > CBS also needs to buy a few more HD cameras. I'd bet that less than 50%
> of
> > > the broadcast images on the HD broadcast were actually from HD cameras.
> > >
> > > Rich (who will be the first to apply for that new position if they
> create
> > > it)
> >
> > All you guys who are ranting about Watkins and Nance need to take some
> > happy pills or see a therapist. It's not really that big a deal. You
> > got to see all 18 holes of
> > a major championship. What difference does it make what the
> > commentators say?
> > I personally don't care that much for Tiger, but you have to admit he
> > was masterful
> > today.
> >
>
> But I have to listen to my wife complain about all the stupid Wadkins
> Tiger-fawning comments. And she does NOT have a mute button :-)
Use the Nance and Wakin's large wooden mallet and hit her in the head
with it.
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Date: 21 Aug 2006 18:24:27
From: Dave Lee
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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"Mister Hand" <mister-hand@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:1156126440.254296.74970@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
> Dave Lee wrote:
> > "pete z" <pz0326@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:1156122259.938778.264490@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> > >
> > > rich wrote:
> > > > . . . create a new position - a person with a large wooden mallet to
hit
> > > > Nance and Wadkins in the head at the beginning of the broadcast.
> > Everything
> > > > that Wadkins says is wrong, stupid, or blindingly obvious. And what
was
> > > > that about with Nance creaming over which future major at what
course
> > Tiger
> > > > will win number 19 at (hey, Jim, he is only at 12 - there's plenty
of
> > time
> > > > for that when he gets to, oh say, 17).Feherty and McCord are at
least
> > > > interesting and Peter O is informative. But neither Wadkins nor
Nance
> > has
> > > > any redeeming qualities.
> > > >
> > > > And the mute button is no solution because I like to hear the crowd
> > noise,
> > > > the sound of the ball hitting the ball, and the occasionally
intelligent
> > > > things said by the other announcers.
> > > >
> > > > CBS also needs to buy a few more HD cameras. I'd bet that less than
50%
> > of
> > > > the broadcast images on the HD broadcast were actually from HD
cameras.
> > > >
> > > > Rich (who will be the first to apply for that new position if they
> > create
> > > > it)
> > >
> > > All you guys who are ranting about Watkins and Nance need to take some
> > > happy pills or see a therapist. It's not really that big a deal. You
> > > got to see all 18 holes of
> > > a major championship. What difference does it make what the
> > > commentators say?
> > > I personally don't care that much for Tiger, but you have to admit he
> > > was masterful
> > > today.
> > >
> >
> > But I have to listen to my wife complain about all the stupid Wadkins
> > Tiger-fawning comments. And she does NOT have a mute button :-)
>
> Use the Nance and Wakin's large wooden mallet and hit her in the head
> with it.
>
Your Honor, I must be completely honest with you. RSG made me do it :-)
dave
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Date: 20 Aug 2006 18:55:49
From: pkehoe@telus.net
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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CBS can start with making Bobby "I'm so bored and boring" Clampet the
sacrificial offering to the gods of media magic the first victim of a
house cleaning...
Nance, once upon a time, was at least tolerable... of course, that was
when he had Mr. Obvious, Ken Venturi, in the booth to take the heat...
PMK
rich wrote:
> . . . create a new position - a person with a large wooden mallet to hit
> Nance and Wadkins in the head at the beginning of the broadcast. Everything
> that Wadkins says is wrong, stupid, or blindingly obvious. And what was
> that about with Nance creaming over which future major at what course Tiger
> will win number 19 at (hey, Jim, he is only at 12 - there's plenty of time
> for that when he gets to, oh say, 17).Feherty and McCord are at least
> interesting and Peter O is informative. But neither Wadkins nor Nance has
> any redeeming qualities.
>
> And the mute button is no solution because I like to hear the crowd noise,
> the sound of the ball hitting the ball, and the occasionally intelligent
> things said by the other announcers.
>
> CBS also needs to buy a few more HD cameras. I'd bet that less than 50% of
> the broadcast images on the HD broadcast were actually from HD cameras.
>
> Rich (who will be the first to apply for that new position if they create
> it)
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Date: 20 Aug 2006 19:59:54
From: The World Wide Wade
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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In article
<1156125349.887486.104880@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com >,
"pkehoe@telus.net" <pkehoe@telus.net > wrote:
> CBS can start with making Bobby "I'm so bored and boring" Clampet the
> sacrificial offering to the gods of media magic the first victim of a
> house cleaning...
>
> Nance, once upon a time, was at least tolerable... of course, that was
> when he had Mr. Obvious, Ken Venturi, in the booth to take the heat...
Venturi/Summerall was far better than Wadkins/Nance.
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Date: 20 Aug 2006 18:04:19
From: pete z
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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rich wrote:
> . . . create a new position - a person with a large wooden mallet to hit
> Nance and Wadkins in the head at the beginning of the broadcast. Everything
> that Wadkins says is wrong, stupid, or blindingly obvious. And what was
> that about with Nance creaming over which future major at what course Tiger
> will win number 19 at (hey, Jim, he is only at 12 - there's plenty of time
> for that when he gets to, oh say, 17).Feherty and McCord are at least
> interesting and Peter O is informative. But neither Wadkins nor Nance has
> any redeeming qualities.
>
> And the mute button is no solution because I like to hear the crowd noise,
> the sound of the ball hitting the ball, and the occasionally intelligent
> things said by the other announcers.
>
> CBS also needs to buy a few more HD cameras. I'd bet that less than 50% of
> the broadcast images on the HD broadcast were actually from HD cameras.
>
> Rich (who will be the first to apply for that new position if they create
> it)
All you guys who are ranting about Watkins and Nance need to take some
happy pills or see a therapist. It's not really that big a deal. You
got to see all 18 holes of
a major championship. What difference does it make what the
commentators say?
I personally don't care that much for Tiger, but you have to admit he
was masterful
today.
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Date: 20 Aug 2006 21:09:32
From: Bobby Knight
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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On 20 Aug 2006 18:04:19 -0700, "pete z" <pz0326@aol.com > wrote:
<clip >
>All you guys who are ranting about Watkins and Nance need to take some
>happy pills or see a therapist. It's not really that big a deal. You
>got to see all 18 holes of a major championship. What difference does it make what the
>commentators say? I personally don't care that much for Tiger, but you have to admit he
>was masterful today.
It amazes me that some keep griping about announcers...no matter if
it's the crew with ABC, NBC, or CBS.
Regarding CBS's Lanny and Feherty; they were tour players themselves,
so the fact that they are in awe of him should stand for itself. I
have to think that they know volumes more about golf than any RSGer.
___,
\o
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Date: 21 Aug 2006 03:22:04
From: rich
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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"Bobby Knight" <bknight@conramp.net > wrote in message
news:1n4ie2h2lpgh7qhvvg6obcblnfjqqsvlft@4ax.com...
> Regarding CBS's Lanny and Feherty; they were tour players themselves,
> so the fact that they are in awe of him should stand for itself. I
> have to think that they know volumes more about golf than any RSGer.
I wasn't complaining about Feherty and I don't doubt that Lanny knows more
about golf than I do. But he never says anything interesting or
informative. And he makes some incredibly stupid and obvious statements.
His job is not to know about golf, it is to communicate what he knows.
Rich
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Date: 20 Aug 2006 19:32:13
From: multi
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:09:32 -0500, Bobby Knight <bknight@conramp.net >
wrote:
>Regarding CBS's Lanny and Feherty; they were tour players themselves,
>so the fact that they are in awe of him should stand for itself. I
>have to think that they know volumes more about golf than any RSGer.
TGC played a bunch of clips from current tour players who all said the
same thing. Even Sergio, which surprised me.
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Date: 21 Aug 2006 01:14:27
From: Dave Lee
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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"pete z" <pz0326@aol.com > wrote in message
news:1156122259.938778.264490@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
>
> rich wrote:
> > . . . create a new position - a person with a large wooden mallet to hit
> > Nance and Wadkins in the head at the beginning of the broadcast.
Everything
> > that Wadkins says is wrong, stupid, or blindingly obvious. And what was
> > that about with Nance creaming over which future major at what course
Tiger
> > will win number 19 at (hey, Jim, he is only at 12 - there's plenty of
time
> > for that when he gets to, oh say, 17).Feherty and McCord are at least
> > interesting and Peter O is informative. But neither Wadkins nor Nance
has
> > any redeeming qualities.
> >
> > And the mute button is no solution because I like to hear the crowd
noise,
> > the sound of the ball hitting the ball, and the occasionally intelligent
> > things said by the other announcers.
> >
> > CBS also needs to buy a few more HD cameras. I'd bet that less than 50%
of
> > the broadcast images on the HD broadcast were actually from HD cameras.
> >
> > Rich (who will be the first to apply for that new position if they
create
> > it)
>
> All you guys who are ranting about Watkins and Nance need to take some
> happy pills or see a therapist. It's not really that big a deal. You
> got to see all 18 holes of
> a major championship. What difference does it make what the
> commentators say?
> I personally don't care that much for Tiger, but you have to admit he
> was masterful
> today.
>
But I have to listen to my wife complain about all the stupid Wadkins
Tiger-fawning comments. And she does NOT have a mute button :-)
dave
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Date: 21 Aug 2006 00:47:17
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:36:16 GMT, "rich" <dummy@nothere.com > wrote:
>. . . create a new position - a person with a large wooden mallet to hit
>Nance and Wadkins in the head at the beginning of the broadcast.
The last half of today's broadcast shouldn't count in your evaluation.
It is very tough for analysts to talk about a competition that is for
all practical purposes, over, and they want to keep you tuned on until
the end of the broadcast.
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Date: 20 Aug 2006 23:01:26
From: pkehoe@telus.net
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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Yes, Venturi and Summerall were better together... mostly because of
Summerall's criptic minimalism... I still remember his rhetorical
question as Nicklaus was about to hit his t-shot at the 15th as Augusta
around 1979... it was as if he suddenly was introspective asking a
question as much to himself as the entire CBS audience... today a line
like this would be scripted:
[Jack in lime green shirt cocks his head after picking out that spot
just 10 feet in front of him, furling the club back with total
assuredness.]
Summerall: "How DO you define greatness?"
[Jack unleashes a perfect drive splitting the old mounding 305 yards
out with a killer t-ball]
Summerall: "Nicklaus would be one way."
PMK
The World Wide Wade wrote:
> In article
> <1156125349.887486.104880@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> "pkehoe@telus.net" <pkehoe@telus.net> wrote:
>
> > CBS can start with making Bobby "I'm so bored and boring" Clampet the
> > sacrificial offering to the gods of media magic the first victim of a
> > house cleaning...
> >
> > Nance, once upon a time, was at least tolerable... of course, that was
> > when he had Mr. Obvious, Ken Venturi, in the booth to take the heat...
>
> Venturi/Summerall was far better than Wadkins/Nance.
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Date: 21 Aug 2006 04:32:06
From: Larry Bud
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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rich wrote:
> . . . create a new position - a person with a large wooden mallet to hit
> Nance and Wadkins in the head at the beginning of the broadcast. Everything
> that Wadkins says is wrong, stupid, or blindingly obvious. And what was
> that about with Nance creaming over which future major at what course Tiger
> will win number 19 at (hey, Jim, he is only at 12 - there's plenty of time
> for that when he gets to, oh say, 17).Feherty and McCord are at least
> interesting and Peter O is informative. But neither Wadkins nor Nance has
> any redeeming qualities.
They have to fill the time with something. It's a 5 hour broadcast,
and the tournament was over by 3pm.
> CBS also needs to buy a few more HD cameras. I'd bet that less than 50% of
> the broadcast images on the HD broadcast were actually from HD cameras.
No, way more than that. The only SD cameras were a few of the
handhelds.
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Date: 21 Aug 2006 04:07:37
From: annika1980
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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Bobby Knight wrote:
>
> It amazes me that some keep griping about announcers...no matter if
> it's the crew with ABC, NBC, or CBS.
Much is made of the football announing crews as well. I gotta say I've
never watched a sporting event because of the announcers. But it would
be nice if certain personalities didn't detract from the broadcast. I
think CBS should hire Renton Laidlaw, Peter Alliss, and the rest of the
BBC guys. Now those guys can call a tournament.
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Date: 21 Aug 2006 11:50:26
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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On 21 Aug 2006 04:07:37 -0700, "annika1980" <annika1980@aol.com >
wrote:
>
>Much is made of the football announing crews as well. I gotta say I've
>never watched a sporting event because of the announcers. But it would
>be nice if certain personalities didn't detract from the broadcast. I
>think CBS should hire Renton Laidlaw, Peter Alliss, and the rest of the
>BBC guys. Now those guys can call a tournament.
National broadcasters say they feel they've been unbiased when they
get the same number of mad e-mails from people who say they are biased
against their team - from fans of both teams.
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Date: 21 Aug 2006 04:04:23
From: annika1980
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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Dave Clary wrote:
> I wish my local CBS affiliate would get their ass in gear and start
> doing HD. At least I got to see some HD golf on TNT before the
> weekend. Of course, this wouldn't have helped me this weekend...I was
> at a swimming camp riding herd over a bunch of preteens.
You lucky bastard!
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Date: 21 Aug 2006 16:58:27
From: Stitzer
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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One thing I noticed was how moments of boredom in the coverage was
replaced by spells of complete chaos where every player was shown
making 30 foot putts. Its like they taped all the awesome moments and
then show them all at one.
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Date: 21 Aug 2006 12:29:15
From: The_Professor
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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Howard Brazee wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:36:16 GMT, "rich" <dummy@nothere.com> wrote:
>
> >. . . create a new position - a person with a large wooden mallet to hit
> >Nance and Wadkins in the head at the beginning of the broadcast.
>
> The last half of today's broadcast shouldn't count in your evaluation.
> It is very tough for analysts to talk about a competition that is for
> all practical purposes, over, and they want to keep you tuned on until
> the end of the broadcast.
While I usually complain about the telecasts, I thought the CBS work
was OK this time. A lot more golf and a lot less other junk. Get rid of
Huber and Clampett..although Clampett is great comic relief...the
comment about Woods scoping out the rough for good places to go if he
misses the fairways was right up there with the woody comment!
I'm always anticipating the day when Clampett will say he wishes he
were a woman so he could bear Tiger's child! I figure he has to have it
in him, and it's gonna come out some day!
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Date: 21 Aug 2006 12:12:46
From: cja
Subject: Re: CBS needs to . . .
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Bobby Knight wrote:
> Regarding CBS's Lanny and Feherty; they were tour players themselves,
> so the fact that they are in awe of him should stand for itself. I
> have to think that they know volumes more about golf than any RSGer.
>
Wadkins has an extensive and impressive golf resume. Even though people
think he can be repetitive and inane, he occasionally has a good
observation, and he is definitely qualified to comment.
- cja
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