Donny Marshall.. bleed blue?

[Huskyfan4evr]

I’ve watched the last couple games with Donny Marshall commentating. I think personally he holds a grudge against Hurley/UConn. Almost roots against them. For someone who was a UConn great I would personally try to find positives not negatives like he does if you truely bleed blue.

 

[methodology]

I think you're being extremely picky. You can't play favorite while being a national broadcaster

 

[WrenchFan69]

He's doing his job and I'd say he's doing it quite well

 

[Huskyforlife]

I think he's trying not to sound biased.

 

[TerryBoyz]

Only Vitale gets to play favorites.

 

[NowInStorrs]

Only Vitale gets to play favorites.

And Bill Walton

 

[selles]

I think he's trying not to sound biased.

Agreed. Thought he went too far with it against SJU but was fine today.

 

[buddy]

I have a feeling that he know that the team is lacking right now and must temper his response.

 

[nadavtheman]

He made a horrible point towards the end of the game claiming it was not a foul on Bishop against Cole. Clearly a blocking foul. You can not impede movement without establishing guarding position.

 

[BParkDog]

Don't need or want a fanboy in the booth. We're not Dook.
If anything, Donny is harder on us than on the other team, and I'm completely fine with that.

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

Idk if I heard him correct but didn’t he say Creighton has the best fan base in the Big East? I didn’t like that...

 

[Kenny11]

Agreed. Thought he went too far with it against SJU but was fine today.

I think he went overboard a couple times today too. Especially on the play when Sanogo got pushed out of bounds, the refs called a foul and Donny argued against it.

 

[3rdbass]

He made a horrible point towards the end of the game claiming it was not a foul on Bishop against Cole. Clearly a blocking foul. You can not impede movement without establishing guarding position.

That at the Bishop foul against Sanogo was kind of silly to make a big deal about it. He definitely fouled Sanogo.

 

[Chin Diesel]

He made a horrible point towards the end of the game claiming it was not a foul on Bishop against Cole. Clearly a blocking foul. You can not impede movement without establishing guarding position.

His comment was as much about Cole snapping his head back before any contact was made as it was whether or not Bishop established position.

 

[nadavtheman]

His comment was as much about Cole snapping his head back before any contact was made as it was whether or not Bishop established position.

fair point

 

[RF79]

Favoritism was the late Tommy Heinson. RIP

 

[Ts5034]

Donny has always been like that as a broadcaster whenever he has done UConn games. Obviously he is playing it down the middle, as he should. Sean McDonough is a Syracuse alum, and I never once got the feeling he was pulling for Cuse whenever he would broadcast UConn/Syracuse games on ESPN. It's called being professional.

 

[navery12]

Donny Marshall says UConn/Hurley look bad - Idiot and a hater

160 Threads on the Boneyard this week saying UConn/Hurley look bad - Genius and should be coaching the team over Hurley

 

[HeGotGame]

Donny Marshall says UConn/Hurley look bad - Idiot and a hater

160 Threads on the Boneyard this week saying UConn/Hurley look bad - Genius and should be coaching the team over Hurley

I wish I could like this post 100 times. And dislike the OP a thousand times.

 

[Ant3411]

I’ve watched the last couple games with Donny Marshall commentating. I think personally he holds a grudge against Hurley/UConn. Almost roots against them. For someone who was a UConn great I would personally try to find positives not negatives like he does if you truely bleed blue.

He’s a KO guy. I do not believe bleeds blue. His commentary the past two games implies a grudge.

 

[ElmCity40th]

Donny was professional in the booth. He repped the color scheme with his suit and even paused to salute Dee Rowe. Donny bleeds blue.

 

[rip7774]

I like Donny. To be fair, one could say he gave RJ way too much props as this elite scorer in the St. John's game with the early threes. I don't have any issue with him.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I think he's trying not to sound biased.

Exactly this. He knows people will call him out if he’s favoring UConn. His rant on Bishops 5th foul was a bit excessive though

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I thought Donny was tough on us today. I sense there is something there, but he seemed genuinely negative about UConn.

He is a color guy. I can live with him having an opinion, even if I don't agree with all of it.

 

[mauconnfan]

Donny has been real good in both games I’m not seeing what some are. Is there potential he makes sure he’s not too biased, I guess. But you have to be real picky to see anything much. He was so right in his assessment on our guys he playing much better offense when they didn’t allow the shot clock to wind down.

 

[Ts5034]

In one of our first games this season, Donny made a funny comment when the PXP guy (I forgot who it was) said something to Donny like “you had to deal with Danny Hurley when he played at Seton Hall”. Donny then replied with “No, he had to deal with me”. Obviously he was kidding, but he was 100% correct. We used to dominate Seton Hall in those days.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

In one of our first games this season, Donny made a funny comment when the PXP guy (I forgot who it was) said something to Donny like “you had to deal with Danny Hurley when he played at Seton Hall”. Donny then replied with “No, he had to deal with me”. Obviously he was kidding, but he was 100% correct. We used to dominate Seton Hall in those days.

Donny's UConn teams went 4-4 against Seton Hall.

 

[formerlurker]

Donny has been real good in both games I’m not seeing what some are. Is there potential he makes sure he’s not too biased, I guess. But you have to be real picky to see anything much. He was so right in his assessment on our guys he playing much better offense when they didn’t allow the shot clock to wind down.

A little heavy on the "13 seconds" comment though. At one point he apologized for beating a dead horse right before saying it again. Haha.

 

[Kitaman]

Donny is a great actor, got people here fooled.

Fox is a national brand, I'm happy for him and don't at all mind the in-game critique, which by the way is genuine and pretty accurate.

To me he's a rising star.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Donny doesn't owe us anything. He worked hard to win games for us, gave it his best shot to win a NC..... entertained us.

You ask too much if you expect more.