Friday night’s BYU-Toledo game on ESPN2 saw one of the weirdest announcing situations in recent memory. With Toledo up 45-42 and 10:51 left in the fourth quarter, ESPN went to the booth, where play-by-play commentator Adam Amin explained that analyst Mack Brown was leaving early to catch a flight. Here’s video, via @RNs_Funhouse:
https://twitter.com/RNs_Funhouse/status/782090559854743552
Amin goes “We’re talking about some games you might want to go see, and apparently Mack’s got to leave us right now, otherwise you’re not going to see this shining face on your TV tomorrow. We’re going to miss you, pal. You sure you don’t want to stick around for the rest of this thing?”
Brown goes “You’ve been working on my voice, so maybe you can be me and you, and Molly can help.” He then adds “I hate to leave the game, but this is going to finish as one of the best games of the year.”
Amin then said “So, Mack departs, and the nation’s fears come to a head. Me and Molly McGrath are going to take you the rest of the way.”
Amin went on to work the rest of the game solo, doing yeoman’s work of filling the void, and he pulled it off remarkably well. Still, Twitter went nuts about Brown’s exit:
MACK BROWN JUST LEFT THE BOOTH
— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) October 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/TomFornelli/status/782089455612071936
Can’t wait to hear what @joelklatt thinks about Mack Brown leaving the booth to fly to Bristol in the 4th quarter of BYU/Toledo…
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) October 1, 2016
Man Mack Brown is going to be surprised when they tell him how this turned out.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) October 1, 2016
"The Vanishing Of Mack Brown" true crime thriller would sell eleventy million copies
— The Upset (@TheUpset) October 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/Dave_Barabas/status/782098874131361792
Mack Brown probably left game 1 of the 88 World Series early and missed Kirk Gibson's home run.
— Tyson Whiting (@TysonOnSports) October 1, 2016
Consider me disappointed Mack Brown isn't calling the rest of this game via cell phone from the airport rental car shuttle.
— David Ubben (@davidubben) October 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/joshcopen/status/782098184214450176
The snide "You've been working on my voice" comment from Mack Brown has me thinking somebody in the booth pissed him off.
— LSU (@Geaux_Tygers) October 1, 2016
Mack Brown is the guy that leaves the Priesthood Session 10 min early so he can get to Sizzler.
— Joey Orton (@Joe_Coolish) October 1, 2016
I'm having fun filling in my own obvious commentary for Mack Brown. Ex. after Toledo sacked: "If you're Toledo, u can't take a sack there."
— Derek C (@insomniacslounj) October 1, 2016
@ESPN's credibility after Mack Brown leaves the broadcast booth during a tie game in the 4th quarter pic.twitter.com/JXEOPQZpDE
— John Patrick (@JPktik) October 1, 2016
When Mack Brown visits BYU, good things happen for the Cougars offense and Mack Brown ends up leaving somewhere earlier than he wants to
— Opening Day Brandon (@BecomingBrandon) October 1, 2016
Mack Brown was 1 of the broadcasters on BYU game 2nite on ESPN. He left the game early to catch a flight!!#play4quartersMACK
— Jason Stiles (@JasonStiles) October 1, 2016
That game had **everything.** I feel bad for anyone who missed the end.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) October 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/Blake_Babbles/status/782099809406713857
Fun game. Hope somebody lets Mack Brown know how it turned out.
— Brandon Carter (@bscarter) October 1, 2016
BYU went on to win 55-53 on a last-second field goal after several other crazy plays, but a lot of the talk after this one will be about the weirdness in the announcing booth, not the weirdness on the field.
[RNs_Funhouse on Twitter]
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