Has steadily developed into one of the better game analysts in college basketball. He was great on the Marquette vs Iowa St game and even better today with Aggie vs. Tech.
I don't have a problem with John, it is Haller that irritates me. According to him, none of us have ever heard that starting with the 5th foul in the quarter for the women you get two free throws and that every refereeing team is one of the best.joseywales said:
Does a fantastic job, super happy for him..as for Morris and haller I swear I thought I listening to Gomer or back in Mayberry with Barney and company. Please retire.
blackie said:I don't have a problem with John, it is Haller that irritates me. According to him, none of us have ever heard that starting with the 5th foul in the quarter for the women you get two free throws and that every refereeing team is one of the best.joseywales said:
Does a fantastic job, super happy for him..as for Morris and haller I swear I thought I listening to Gomer or back in Mayberry with Barney and company. Please retire.
I'm with you. Never understood all the hate either. But then again, I don't get all the hate for Joe Buck either.Johnny Bear said:
I've frankly never understood all the John Morris hate. No, he's not the greatest broadcaster of all time and yes, he has occasional gaffes (pretty sure there aren't many live event broadcasters that don't), but all in all I feel he's done a good job over a lot of years of being the voice of Baylor sports. We could do worse.
"All the John Morris hate"?Johnny Bear said:
I've frankly never understood all the John Morris hate. No, he's not the greatest broadcaster of all time and yes, he has occasional gaffes (pretty sure there aren't many live event broadcasters that don't), but all in all I feel he's done a good job over a lot of years of being the voice of Baylor sports. We could do worse.
The issue isn't whether we could do worse. It's whether we could do better, which we certainly could. Way better, in fact. So, why don't we?Johnny Bear said:
I've frankly never understood all the John Morris hate. No, he's not the greatest broadcaster of all time and yes, he has occasional gaffes (pretty sure there aren't many live event broadcasters that don't), but all in all I feel he's done a good job over a lot of years of being the voice of Baylor sports. We could do worse.
canoso said:The issue isn't whether we could do worse. It's whether we could do better, which we certainly could. Way better, in fact. So, why don't we?Johnny Bear said:
I've frankly never understood all the John Morris hate. No, he's not the greatest broadcaster of all time and yes, he has occasional gaffes (pretty sure there aren't many live event broadcasters that don't), but all in all I feel he's done a good job over a lot of years of being the voice of Baylor sports. We could do worse.
WATCH: @VoiceofBears John Morris is awarded the Chris Schenkel Award for Excellence in Broadcasting @BUFootball @BaylorAthletics#HonoringLegends #SicEm pic.twitter.com/8JNlGd1GJx
— National Football Foundation (@NFFNetwork) December 11, 2024
JP1037 said:canoso said:The issue isn't whether we could do worse. It's whether we could do better, which we certainly could. Way better, in fact. So, why don't we?Johnny Bear said:
I've frankly never understood all the John Morris hate. No, he's not the greatest broadcaster of all time and yes, he has occasional gaffes (pretty sure there aren't many live event broadcasters that don't), but all in all I feel he's done a good job over a lot of years of being the voice of Baylor sports. We could do worse.
Please explain your expertise in his area. I've worked in the business. Me and a bunch of others with some clue on the subject strongly disagree.WATCH: @VoiceofBears John Morris is awarded the Chris Schenkel Award for Excellence in Broadcasting @BUFootball @BaylorAthletics#HonoringLegends #SicEm pic.twitter.com/8JNlGd1GJx
— National Football Foundation (@NFFNetwork) December 11, 2024
Porteroso said:JP1037 said:canoso said:The issue isn't whether we could do worse. It's whether we could do better, which we certainly could. Way better, in fact. So, why don't we?Johnny Bear said:
I've frankly never understood all the John Morris hate. No, he's not the greatest broadcaster of all time and yes, he has occasional gaffes (pretty sure there aren't many live event broadcasters that don't), but all in all I feel he's done a good job over a lot of years of being the voice of Baylor sports. We could do worse.
Please explain your expertise in his area. I've worked in the business. Me and a bunch of others with some clue on the subject strongly disagree.WATCH: @VoiceofBears John Morris is awarded the Chris Schenkel Award for Excellence in Broadcasting @BUFootball @BaylorAthletics#HonoringLegends #SicEm pic.twitter.com/8JNlGd1GJx
— National Football Foundation (@NFFNetwork) December 11, 2024
He is simply acceptable, expertise (in what, you speak publicly? You run A/V?) doesn't really matter, but thank you for posting that clip. What a throw.
Morris and Nunley are really good as a team. If you don't think that is true, listen to 90% of other schools announcing teams and you will appreciate what Baylor has.Johnny Bear said:
I've frankly never understood all the John Morris hate. No, he's not the greatest broadcaster of all time and yes, he has occasional gaffes (pretty sure there aren't many live event broadcasters that don't), but all in all I feel he's done a good job over a lot of years of being the voice of Baylor sports. We could do worse.
longtimebear said:
Truly, John Morris is a class act and a fantastic representative of Baylor. But that alone does not make him the best play by play announcer. I've listened to John ever since he took over from Frank Fallon. For me, as long as you can visually see the games John is describing, there's no problem following the game, obviously.
If you cant see what he's calling....he has always been hard to follow.
While I agree with your 2nd paragraph, I hear many P x P announcers who have every bit as much clear and genuine excitement in those moments. Someone who would know very nearly where the ball's going to be spotted for the next play, wouldn't have to be frequently corrected about points of the game by the color commentator, and somebody who could describe a running TD play a little more cogently than merely "and he's into the end zone!" Up the middle, off tackle, around the edge, where? And I'm always intrigued at how so many insist on finding someone worse, not better, to compare with. Any hunter or target shooter knows the shot never hits higher than the aiming point. "Worse" is the comparative degree of "bad," not "good."TheBearableVariabl3 said:
I love John Morris but totally admit that I'm frustrated at him at times when listening to football games. He takes way too long to say what just happened and often doesn't do the best job at describing what happened. He also does put lipstick on a pig sometimes when things aren't going well.
But when things are going well he has a clear and genuine excitement in his voice that I really love. Listening to him on RG3 to Terrance Williams, the fourth down stop in the B12 title game, or the national championship call were all such pure moments of elation.
He honestly might be the best in college, he's really really good. Feels like I'm watching a game live with him. The only problem is I try to avoid listening or as watching as many UT games a possibleLIB,MR BEARS said:
I hate to say it but Craig Way at UT is pretty dang good.