CBS ‘March Madness Selection Show’ opens with kind words for Greg Gumbel
"It is an honor to fill in for Greg today and we all miss you, buddy..."
"It is an honor to fill in for Greg today and we all miss you, buddy..."
Ernie Johnson is likely to pick up more studio time.
"I didn’t need to try and crack a joke when I’m naturally pretty humorous."
"We used to take a shower in our uniforms (to wash them)." You may react like Clark Kellogg did to Charles Barkley's comments.
Gumbel had been calling NFL games since 1988 for CBS (1988-94), NBC (1994-98), and CBS again (1998-present).
The 76-year-old play-by-play voice gave football fans arguably the worst touchdown call in NFL history.
Three times in the span of five minutes on one drive? That’s a pretty rough blunder for an announcer as accomplished as Gumbel.
"If you’re just tuning in to hear people argue and scream and shout, that’s fine. Good luck to you. Good luck in your early grave."
"The only thing a broadcaster can do is chase people away."
Was that "Concoffiff" and "Concaffa?"
The top CBS teams are the same as last year, but there are some changes further down the lineup.
"I have tried really hard throughout my career not to look like an idiot on TV."
The announcer's jinx isn't real, but this was pretty funny.
Gene Steratore proved the value of a good rules analyst here.
"When you work here, Greg is never wrong, so Purdue has to do that."
Arians will reportedly call games alongside Greg Gumbel and Trent Green.
Sorry, Greg, WVU's band can already learn "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?"
As CBS gets ready to air its 57th season of broadcasting the National Football League, it looks forward...