ESPN- UConn matters

[Bubba1957]

I do hope she improves and I hate to pile on but at least 3 times she said “he’s walking off under his own pressure”, instead of “his own power”.

 

[ScottVib]

Must be selective when they use the rankings and when it doesn't.


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The article you link to is actually sourced from the Associated Press... so yes the AP uses their own rankings (ESPN contracts with the AP to post their recaps, it doesn't produce its own game recap content). ESPN's scoreboard and other college football pages switch to the CFP ranking data once they are released (they are one of the polls earlier in the season).

 

[UCTitleTown]

Their call on the final play was so understated. I was watching and yelling, "Do you realize UConn just beat a Top 20 team with a defensive stand??!!" Show some emotion.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I am convinced Meghan had never watched a football game before this season. And Fauria isn't much better which is saying something considering he played football.

You guys make me glad I can't really hear the play by play. She is a Canadian, so maybe American football is foreign to her. Fauria is a nice enough guy, used to see him all the time, his kids went to school with mine (Tedy Bruschi too).

 

[businesslawyer]

Their call on the final play was so understated. I was watching and yelling, "Do you realize UConn just beat a Top 20 team with a defensive stand??!!" Show some emotion.

I’ve seen the call on replay. I’m not sure she actually understood that the game ended with that play.

 

[superjohn]

I’ve seen the call on replay. I’m not sure she actually understood that the game ended with that play.

She had no clue the game ended on that play. That's one where Fauria should've stepped in and announced that just sealed the win for UConn. My guess is the guy is walking on eggshells.

 

[businesslawyer]

She had no clue the game ended on that play. That's one where Fauria should've stepped in and announced that just sealed the win for UConn. My guess is the guy is walking on eggshells.

People aren’t being fair to him. He is in an impossible position. Most likely some suit at CBS thought it would be great to have the first black female doing football play by play without testing her out (and as I’ve said, she was hired mostly for hoops and I’ve heard her do hoops and she is competent). So Fauria showing her up is showing up a suit, and I’m sure he knows how that will go for him.

 

[HuskyNan]

People aren’t being fair to him. He is in an impossible position. Most likely some suit at CBS thought it would be great to have the first black female doing football play by play without testing her out (and as I’ve said, she was hired mostly for hoops and I’ve heard her do hoops and she is competent). So Fauria showing her up is showing up a suit, and I’m sure he knows how that will go for him.

I thought Kara Lawson did some college football games. She’s knowledgeable because she played LB and RB in football as a kid. But being head coach at Duke makes her unavailable, unfortunately, since she’s a terrific announcer. She’s also friendly to UConn even though she did graduate from Tennessee

• Played linebacker and running back for the Fairfax County Football League, led her squad in rushing, scoring and interceptions.

Kara Lawson

www.usab.com

 

[HuskyNan]

Dave Hale is a certified tool. He went out of his way to diminish the win. Cheap shot the program. Cheap shot Mora. Cheap shot the quality of play. Fact is we just beat No. 19. So, go… yourself.

Seriously, at least UConn is relevant and people are talking about the program

 

[Viet Vet]

People aren’t being fair to him. He is in an impossible position. Most likely some suit at CBS thought it would be great to have the first black female doing football play by play without testing her out (and as I’ve said, she was hired mostly for hoops and I’ve heard her do hoops and she is competent). So Fauria showing her up is showing up a suit, and I’m sure he knows how that will go for him.

Black? yes
Female? yes
Competent? no

“Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad”…Meat Loaf

 

[Husky25]

You have a TV at your tailgate?

We do, most games.

 

[uconnfan68]

There was no sound where I was watching. If he did I understand, but I stick by my statement that by doing so he’s showing up a suit and that isn’t likely to end well for him.

By suit you mean some 20-something in jeans?

 

[freescooter]

There are women who would be competent play by play callers. She is not one. You really need to have a basic understanding of the game. Honestly you don’t need to be an expert. But you can’t be that clueless. You need to know the basics. I hoped she would improve over the season. Didn’t happen. I keep expecting her to say Rue hits the 3 on field goals, and Zion Turner will be shooting 1 and one after a penalty.

 

[arch]

Cant't I just have 60 seconds of joy?

In a row?

 

[HuskyHawk]

There are women who would be competent play by play callers. She is not one. You really need to have a basic understanding of the game. Honestly you don’t need to be an expert. But you can’t be that clueless. You need to know the basics. I hoped she would improve over the season. Didn’t happen. I keep expecting her to say Rue hits the 3 on field goals, and Zion Turner will be shooting 1 and one after a penalty.

I think you could walk into any sorority in SEC country and come up with somebody who knows football better than Megahn seems to. There's really excuse for it. Plenty of women have followed football all of their lives. Most of them aren't Canadian basketball players.

 

[businesslawyer]

By suit you mean some 20-something in jeans?

LOL. Executive.

 

[SubbaBub]

I think you could walk into any sorority in SEC country and come up with somebody who knows football better than Megahn seems to. There's really excuse for it. Plenty of women have followed football all of their lives. Most of them aren't Canadian basketball players.

There are plenty of working and non-working sideline reporters who would take the gig, too. Even several local beat reporters/TV personalities.

 

[HuskyNan]

Some people aren’t fluid speakers. I am not ignorant but I’m not a good extemporaneous speaker. I have some sympathy for Meghan.

 

[Bomber36]

Some people aren’t fluid speakers. I am not ignorant but I’m not a good extemporaneous speaker. I have some sympathy for Meghan.

For me, the problem is not how she speaks. It’s the fact that she doesn’t know anything about football.

 

[Husky25]

People aren’t being fair to him. He is in an impossible position. Most likely some suit at CBS thought it would be great to have the first black female doing football play by play without testing her out (and as I’ve said, she was hired mostly for hoops and I’ve heard her do hoops and she is competent). So Fauria showing her up is showing up a suit, and I’m sure he knows how that will go for him.

I posit that UConn games ARE her test. There were 15,000 people in the stands and the bulk of the TV audience was likely limited to Central/Eastern CT and Lynchburg, VA. I haven't seen the ratings, but untested would be doing the 3:30 SEC GotW. UConn/Liberty on CBSSN is practice.

She's fine for what she is...Play by play on the M crew of CBS football. That said, she's probably on CBSSN unless she improves.

 

[husky8273]

"you're probably wondering how I got here"

 

[Patman]

I posit that UConn games ARE her test. There were 15,000 people in the stands and the bulk of the TV audience was likely limited to Central/Eastern CT and Lynchburg, VA. I haven't seen the ratings, but untested would be doing the 3:30 SEC GotW. UConn/Liberty on CBSSN is practice.

She's fine for what she is...Play by play on the M crew of CBS football. That said, she's probably on CBSSN unless she improves.

she... doesn't... know... anything... about... the... sport.

 

[Husky68]

Some people aren’t fluid speakers. I am not ignorant but I’m not a good extemporaneous speaker. I have some sympathy for Meghan.

She sucks as an announcer of college football. If you aren't a fluid speaker should you have a career in speaking? Even if she were a fluid speaker, it might help if she had the slightest clue about football.
She has laid a turd this entire season and saying it doesn't smell so bad doesn't make it not a turd.

 

[HuskyNan]

She sucks as an announcer of college football. If you aren't a fluid speaker should you have a career in speaking? Even if she were a fluid speaker, it might help if she had the slightest clue about football.
She has laid a turd this entire season and saying it doesn't smell so bad doesn't make it not a turd.

Read my post again. I said I had sympathy, period. You made up the rest of the stuff

 

[Husky25]

she... doesn't... know... anything... about... the... sport.

In a world that saw Dennis Miller get primetime exposure in front of 16-some million every Monday night for two seasons, this doesn't really matter?

From CBS's POV, the McPeak experiment was low risk/high reward. She is not doing Georgia games on the flagship.