I don't think she's bad as a speaker other than an over reliance on a couple favorite phrases... She simply, and obviously, doesn't know what she's looking at on a football field. Her "informed call" on nearly every play, is to ask her partner "what happened?". She's supposed to be telling us. I'd have no problem hearing her call a hoops game, but putting her on football smacks of an executive decision to hire on an identity over merit basis and let the customers suffer for it.
So CBS gets away with saying "it's only UConn".
I may disagree only because they are both so bad there is not much of a career path for either of them. Neither will be getting GA v Fl games anytime soon.
This may be all the more reason for Fauria to bite his tongue. If he loses this gig there won't be a lot of people knocking on his door with a job offer to announce football games.
Or, I don’t know, maybe he’s just not an asshat and doesn’t want show up his broadcast partner?
Christian Fauria's day job is the afternoon drive on WEEI. I also remember him doing preseason Patriots sideline reporting, but I don't know his motivation. He only did UConn games. Maybe he wants to get into the industry full time. Maybe he wants to test the waters in case EEI shakes up their lineup. Who knows, but CBS gave him the opportunity and he took it.
Or “hot like fire”.
I’m not greedy
She should have had her "practice" done at a much lower level. FBS football broadcasts are not the place to start learning what football is or how to broadcast it. She was clearly placed in her role either without proper vetting or for reasons other than being professionally competent. Either way, the executive who did so will hopefully be in a different position next season.
This is FBS football. This is CBS! This is not the college radio crew doing tv...with apologies to those guys as they do a much better job than her! For those saying it's ok, she's learning, one has to ask how low your standards are that you find this acceptable? Honestly, it's not like she's just a little off and a little compassion is all she needs. She needs significant improvement before being placed in this position.
Yeah your gripe is with CBS. They hired her. Let them know you don't want her on the games because she doesn't meet your standards.
To me I prefer the quality of the game on my TV versus good commentators. That ESPN3 game with FIU earlier was seizure inducing, but hey the commentators knew football better than Meghan McPeak. I understand it's not an either or type scenario, but for where our program is, wanting exposure, CBS sports network on linear TV is where I want us to be. Who knows, they go 9-3, next year the money gets better.
I love how Coach Mora includes the rest of the University as well pointing out that we have great basketball, hockey and baseball teams too. He is a great ambassador for UConn. He says that he is happy and he looks as if he is happy. I love the Hurley hire but Danny always seems to be in agony compared to Mora. It just drives me nuts that a former ESPN associate like Matt can't get the Jr. thing correct.
gender equity
Yep , and there was also the time it was said that we had won three titles
I heard that one as well.
