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IMAWRESTLER

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Shame on the BTN
« on: February 29, 2012, 04:39:17 PM »
Shame on the Bigten Network.   Making so much money and this is who they get to call a meet.

http://youtu.be/L166TwyYneQ
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2012, 04:58:30 PM »
And.....boom goes the dynamite....
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2012, 06:07:46 PM »
It's not often that I am speechless....

I posted this on my FB page and tagged the referee who worked the match and another who used to work the NCAA's.
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2012, 07:08:01 PM »
WoW.  That is horrible.
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #4 on: February 29, 2012, 07:17:24 PM »
That was hilarious.

However, I'll give credit to the Northwestern students that covered the NW vs. Indiana dual meet on BTN. They knew exactly what was going on and gave good commentary. One of the guys had a lisp but in this day in age there's nothing wrong with that. Or so I've been told.
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #5 on: February 29, 2012, 07:19:55 PM »
Wow... I agree, that's a classic! That must be what it is like to watch a match in the mind of my parents!!!
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #6 on: February 29, 2012, 07:39:18 PM »
Sweet mother of God...
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #7 on: February 29, 2012, 07:42:00 PM »
Quote from: BrennanFan on February 29, 2012, 07:17:24 PM
That was hilarious.

However, I'll give credit to the Northwestern students that covered the NW vs. Indiana dual meet on BTN. They knew exactly what was going on and gave good commentary. One of the guys had a lisp but in this day in age there's nothing wrong with that. Or so I've been told.

That is because Northwestern students are smart!
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #8 on: February 29, 2012, 07:47:40 PM »
It's the student network rather than the normal Big 10 Network, but that is still just poor planning.  You would at least think someone would have the foresight to have a student sports broadcaster team up with someone in the community with a wrestling knowledge base.  The production team/professor dropped the ball on that one.
« Last Edit: February 29, 2012, 07:49:19 PM by MattM »
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #9 on: February 29, 2012, 08:03:12 PM »
Gotta give you a yoohoo for that! 
 :)

Oops.  I meant a wahoo.  See what happens to you if you watch that whole video???

That was so sad, yet so funny. 
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #10 on: February 29, 2012, 08:14:34 PM »
I still can't stop laughing!

"yep looks like he'll get the major tech fall!"

....WHAT?
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #11 on: February 29, 2012, 08:35:38 PM »
these guys are horrible I seen this and the Ohio St. match funny though
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #12 on: February 29, 2012, 08:59:07 PM »
yeah its terrible,,  i dvr all the matches,,,  and  the "student" ran matches i HAVE to turn down the sound!!!! "holding him down" "got his leg"   gezzhhh its awful,,, they cant atleast student the language  before they call it,  d@@@ im still pi**@@!!! 
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #13 on: February 29, 2012, 09:19:29 PM »
 :o Heavens to Mergatroid!!! Somebody school those boys!!!! And separate them!!!!!
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #14 on: February 29, 2012, 09:22:29 PM »
There's a whole thread on the open mat dedicated to the stupid stuff the student u announcers say.
http://forum.theopenmat.com/index.php/topic,22145.0.html

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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #15 on: February 29, 2012, 09:34:23 PM »
For GOD sake even if you know nothing, a simple take down is not hard to understand, yet that one idiot kept calling a take down every time the defensive wrestler came up a bit and went back to the mat.  That whole clip made me giggle.  I saw another Big 10 match where a chick called the match, and she knew absolutely nothing but tried to act like she did.  Surely a fan in the crowd would do a better job.
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #16 on: February 29, 2012, 10:42:03 PM »
"he's looking for the illegal fist to the back"  :o
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #17 on: February 29, 2012, 11:19:44 PM »
ok  does anyone think the Big Ten errrrr 12,,  is doing this on purpose so they can say "well since te viewership is down so much, we cant afford to braodcast any dual matches'',,  for god sake, if they dont want to pay the $ Gibbions & the other guy, i say hire to 2 broadcasters from WNBD (?), those guys do a great job!
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #18 on: March 01, 2012, 12:42:47 AM »
Maybe this can be a way for Olympic hopefuls to earn money? I'd like to hear Reece Humphrey and Tommy Rolands call a match
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #19 on: March 01, 2012, 05:36:39 AM »
I know that this was WAYYYYYYY OVER THE TOP AWFUL.  That said, I actually think this is a great program for students to participate in.  Most of them have done their homework and are at least competent.  Not that anything said here will have any bearing on the status of these broadcasts, but lets be happy that we have these matches on TV.  I, for one, love DVRing all of them and watching 8-10 duals a year, the big 10 championships, and several rounds of NCAA Championships (on ESPN).  We have come a long way.

Also wanted to say that the video was HILARIOUS!!!!  I think Mackintosh just got another reversal!
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #20 on: March 01, 2012, 09:11:00 PM »
Ive never seen a takearound before
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #21 on: March 01, 2012, 10:33:50 PM »
Quote from: regionfan40 on March 01, 2012, 09:11:00 PM
Ive never seen a takearound before
You get the takearound by starting from the high position and then going for an illegal trip reversal.
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #22 on: March 01, 2012, 11:46:38 PM »
I'm glad the announcers of the Penn State-Nebraska dual will not be calling the Big Ten Tournament.
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #23 on: March 02, 2012, 07:31:47 AM »
The Nebraska student run production was by far the worst of all the "broadcast" teams this year.I felt the Nortwestern broadcasters were the best but the one young man had an extremely high pitched voice that made Mike Tyson sound like a baritone.Still I think its great that students got their chance to broadcast but the Nebraska team was bad. I seem to remember the Purdue students were pretty good also.
I like when Johnson and Gibbons do the big meets.They are good on the microphone and very informative.I guess my only complaint is they are Iowa State guys and I would think there are some Big Ten people that could be used.What happened to Lee Kemp? He was enjoyable to listen to.
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Re: Shame on the BTN
« Reply #24 on: March 02, 2012, 11:13:08 PM »
Quote from: The Guru on March 01, 2012, 10:33:50 PM
You get the takearound by starting from the high position and then going for an illegal trip reversal.
Only if you can avoid the illegal fist to the back. If not, the match would proceed to an automatic square deal with no stalworths awarded to either wrestler.
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