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Please give Fanta and Adams a podcast where they can babble all they want and put a real play by play sportscaster and color analyst on your programs. We actually care why a ref blows a whistle and who the foul was called on. Maybe discuss the type of defense being played and let us know what subs have come in. Hire some professionals, for crying out loud

Fanta makes my ears bleed. If he keeps saying UConn has 7 starters multiple times each game, I’m going to put my fist through the TV.
 
television set GIF by The Room
Nan's TV
 
HuskyNan said:
Please give Fanta and Adams a podcast where they can babble all they want and put a real play by play sportscaster and color analyst on your programs. We actually care why a ref blows a whistle and who the foul was called on. Maybe discuss the type of defense being played and let us know what subs have come in. Hire some professionals, for crying out loud

Fanta makes my ears bleed. If he keeps saying UConn has 7 starters multiple times each game, I’m going to put my fist through the TV.
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That's why I almost always mute the announcers. Dick Vitale taught me that
 
HuskyNan said:
Please give Fanta and Adams a podcast where they can babble all they want and put a real play by play sportscaster and color analyst on your programs. We actually care why a ref blows a whistle and who the foul was called on. Maybe discuss the type of defense being played and let us know what subs have come in. Hire some professionals, for crying out loud

Fanta makes my ears bleed. If he keeps saying UConn has 7 starters multiple times each game, I’m going to put my fist through the TV.
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Fanta is one of those personalities that we’re all supposed to pretend to love.

He’s too shrill and too repetitive for me. Not everything is amazingly amazing all the time.
 
ochoopsfan said:
television set GIF by The Room
Nan's TV
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I used to go to a Hallowe’en party every year where we’d sacrifice a television. In a grave yard. Love the GIF.

On topic: Kim Adams said she’d “Never seen that side of Ashlynn Shade” when Ash tore a rebound away from an opponent for a tie up. Obviously didn’t do her homework, it happens 2-3 times a game.
 
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Fishy said:
Fanta is one of those personalities that we’re all supposed to pretend to love.

He’s too shrill and too repetitive for me. Not everything is amazingly amazing all the time.
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Yesterday, Fanta and his cohort were talking about cute kids in the crowd and young fans’ hairstyles while the game was being played
 
I thought the broadcast was a disgrace...blab, blab, blab
but...
Is it possible (for whatever reason)
That there is still a big enough distrust of the product
That the networks feel they have to provide (what they consider "color")
To keep up viewership and interest.

What we are hearing is not (entirely) an accident
Much of it is scripted
And is ubiquitous throughout the networks.

It may be an (unwanted) phase in the development of Woman's College BB
or worse?
 
HuskyNan said:
Please give Fanta and Adams a podcast where they can babble all they want and put a real play by play sportscaster and color analyst on your programs. We actually care why a ref blows a whistle and who the foul was called on. Maybe discuss the type of defense being played and let us know what subs have come in. Hire some professionals, for crying out loud

Fanta makes my ears bleed. If he keeps saying UConn has 7 starters multiple times each game, I’m going to put my fist through the TV.
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Actually, for me, it seemed like Fanta was a lot more disciplined when calling non-UCONN games. As for Kim Adams, I can forgive her anything as long as she clearly calls out bad ref calls (back up by the Fox director having a replay ready to roll).
 
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I would like to hear Kim Adams paired with a better play by play announcer. While she is not as a good as Rebecca (and Kara Lawson prior to coaching) she is better than many! Sarah Kustock is my least favorite
 
msf22b said:
I thought the broadcast was a disgrace...blab, blab, blab
but...
Is it possible (for whatever reason)
That there is still a big enough distrust of the product
That the networks feel they have to provide (what they consider "color")
To keep up viewership and interest.

What we are hearing is not (entirely) an accident
Much of it is scripted
And is ubiquitous throughout the networks.

It may be an (unwanted) phase in the development of Woman's College BB
or worse?
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I watch all the men’s games as well, and those announcers are also frequently into their own stories and neglecting the details of the game in front of them. I believe this may be a director’s guidance as they may believe that the personalities contribute more than who that last file was on or what that call was by the referee regarding a violation of some kind. This of course, is a detriment to those of us who are really into the game itself, and not their sidebar unrelated commentary.
 
HuskyNan said:
Please give Fanta and Adams a podcast where they can babble all they want and put a real play by play sportscaster and color analyst on your programs. We actually care why a ref blows a whistle and who the foul was called on. Maybe discuss the type of defense being played and let us know what subs have come in. Hire some professionals, for crying out loud

Fanta makes my ears bleed. If he keeps saying UConn has 7 starters multiple times each game, I’m going to put my fist through the TV.
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Maybe Fanta could do the podcast in his van down by the river
 
HuskyNan said:
Please give Fanta and Adams a podcast where they can babble all they want and put a real play by play sportscaster and color analyst on your programs. We actually care why a ref blows a whistle and who the foul was called on. Maybe discuss the type of defense being played and let us know what subs have come in. Hire some professionals, for crying out loud

Fanta makes my ears bleed. If he keeps saying UConn has 7 starters multiple times each game, I’m going to put my fist through the TV.
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Honestly, I thought they were a lot better than what we sometimes get during the NCAA tournament.
 
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Bigboote said:
I used to go to a Hallowe’en party every year where we’d sacrifice a television. In a grave yard. Love the GIF.

On topic: Kim Adams said she’d “Never seen that side of Ashlynn Shade” when Ash tore a rebound away from an opponent for a tie up. Obviously didn’t do her homework, it happens 2-3 times a game.
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But Ash did have an especially violent look on her face as she did it. I thought that was what the comment was about. Remember afterwards they said something about her being "Midwestern nice"?
 
Terrierdog said:
That's a cool idea. How do you do that?
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I use my phone for the Most Recent Plays on the live stats' On The Court View. the link from the UConn+ app, and watch the game on my tv.
However, the live stats are posted ahead of the game streaming on my tv.
Example from a game currently being played:


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Eleven said:
The ESPN app has a live play by play…very helpful for filling in what you don't get from Bozo and Bozo.
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You can get live stats from theUConn website. Do you see the plus signs (+) highlighted below? During a game, click on that and you’ll see an option to view live stats. There are various formats - I like the real time box score but you can get a play by play if you prefer

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I generally mute them and listen to music from my laptop. Fanta is a big UConn fan, but the constant blabbing is very annoying.
 
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