OT: Fanta to NBC

[Hey Adrien!]

 

[Waquoit]

Good for him!

 

[navery12]

Glad that Fanta will still be able to promote the Big East and become a lot more involved in other sports as well

 

[david]

Title says he's going to the NBA but apparently he's going to NBC to be the main Big East NBC play by play announcer

 

[auror]

The full article:

Internet sensation John Fanta leaves Fox to become NBC’s Big East announcer: Sources

The 30-year-old will become NBC Sports’ lead Big East basketball announcer and work in the studio for Big Ten and Notre Dame football games.

www.nytimes.com

Mostly the new games the Big East is getting on NBC. Likely a lot on Peacock. Also Notre Dame football studio work, and some Big Ten/Big 12 games on NBC too.

 

[mlpavela]

Happy for Fanta but this is brutal as a fan. Plus, what are we going to need for next year - how many streaming services? ESPN, NBC, FOX, and CBS? What am I forgetting?

 

[CL82]

Happy for Fanta but this is brutal as a fan. Plus, what are we going to need for next year - how many streaming services? ESPN, NBC, FOX, and CBS? What am I forgetting?

Hulu live, and Peacock should get the job done. YouTube TV and Peacock will as well, but Hulu live has a bundle that includes ESPN+ for 83/mo.

 

[formerlurker]

SNL?

 

[Mike Honcho]

Hulu live, and Peacock should get the job done. YouTube TV and Peacock will as well, but Hulu live has a bundle that includes ESPN+ for 83/mo.

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[huskymedic]

 

[Dove]

Next!!!

 

[Chin Diesel]

At least I won't be thinking of this everyone I hear his name.

 

[uconn_jack]

I kind of object to this being labeled OT. I think this is firmly on topic for UConn BBall.

 

[CL82]

Anyone else noticed that he mentioned Storrs first when talking about great college on campus atmosphere?