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?

 

[HuskyHawk]

Good for John. Assuming this is a pay increase and upgrade in responsibility. I think John is a shining example that in Sports media it pays to be genuinely likable (yes there are some major exceptions).

 

[UConnTrumbull]

no more bull riding coverage from John =(

 

[Waquoit]

I think John is a shining example that in Sports media it pays to be genuinely likable (yes there are some major exceptions).

Combined with doing his homework. He's always prepared.

 

[CL82]

Good for John. Assuming this is a pay increase and upgrade in responsibility. I think John is a shining example that in Sports media it pays to be genuinely likable (yes there are some major exceptions).

With "genuinely" being the functional word.
Fanta loves college sports and genuinely loves talking about them.

On the train in to MSG for the BET he hopped into a conversation I was having about UConn. He thought a point that was made was a good one and he hopped in (unsolicited) to amplify it and then stayed in to talk about Connecticut about the big east about the big east tournament, etc. and did it without any pretense or formality. Basically, he just shot the sh.it for a while. He had insights into the men's team and women's team. It's that energy, in my opinion, that makes him so effective and so likable.

 

[alphasigko]

Congrats to John. I hope he makes NBC better than it is. He has his work cut out for him.

 

[Umami Zen]

Fanta is living the(his) dream .Congrats to him. Always putting in the good word for UConn/Storrs/Hurley and his guys/BE. Love his prep and enthusiasm for CBB.

 

[Scrutineer]

Just another pretty face..........I still remember the first few times I saw him on broadcasts. He dressed and looked like the weekend anchor on a small TV station in Maine. Not the suave former athlete, etc. you typically see on the major networks.

Turns out he was, and is, living proof that your knowledge, enthusiasm and love of what you're doing translates to success in whatever you choose to do.

Very happy for him and hope to see him grow and develop even more.

P.S. It just may be NBC is getting ready for UConn's move to P4 and wants a guy with insights to lead their future broadcasts of both our basketball and football games.....