ESPN released it's College Basketball Announcer pairings

[BigJCy]

ESPN released it's Announcer pairings for CBB this year. Pretty much the same as last year except Shane Battier will be doing the ACC Big Monday games and Sean Farnham will replace Jimmy ***** on the Tuesday SEC games:

Commentator Highlights

• Analyst Jay Bilas, entering his 21[SUP]st[/SUP] season at ESPN, will be paired with Dan Shulman and reporter Shannon Spake on the Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV game that host’s that day’s College GameDay Driven by State Farm.
• Bilas and Basketball Hall of Famer **** Vitale, who enters his 36[SUP]th[/SUP] season calling games for the network, will each call key ESPN weekday matchups across multiple conferences. Vitale will also work a marquee game each Saturday.
• College GameDay gets a fresh look in its 11[SUP]th[/SUP] season as host Rece Davis and Bilas are joined by first-year GameDay analysts Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams. The foursome will help carry out a new flexible schedule that will give the Saturday morning show more ability to react to storylines as the season develops to better ensure visits to top games on ESPN networks each week, beginning on the road Saturday, Jan. 17.
• Davis will also call a Thursday Night Showcase game involving Big Ten teams.
• Shane Battier, fresh off a lengthy and successful NBA career, will join play-by-play veteran Sean McDonough and reporter Allison Williams on the ACC Big Monday
• The trio of Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla and Holly Rowe return to work the second half of the Big Monday doubleheader featuring Big 12 programs.
• Mike Tirico, one of ESPN’s most versatile commentators and the voice of Monday Night Football, pairs again with analyst Dan Dakich and reporter Samantha Ponder for the weekly Big Ten Super Tuesday Dakich will also call a Saturday Big Ten contest with Bob Wischusen.
• ESPN’s weekly Super Tuesday SEC telecast, will see the return of Brad Nessler and Spake, and adds analyst Sean Farnham. Farnham will join Joe Tessitore on the Thursday SEC telecast.
• Kara Lawson will work with Mark Jones to call the Saturday SEC window.
• Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton will again have the call of Pac-12 games on Wednesday and Thursday nights with Dave Pasch.
• ACC games will also be covered by Dave O’Brien and Doris Burke (Saturday), as well as Bob Wischusen and LaPhonso Ellis (Wednesday).
• Big 12 Tuesdays will be called by Dave Flemming and Miles Simon, in addition to the league’s Saturday games called by Jon Sciambi and Fraschilla.
• American games will see Mike Patrick on Thursdays and Saturdays with Len Elmore and Bob Knight, in addition to O’Brien and Burke working select AAC Thursday games.

More details here: http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-re...4-15-coverage/

 

[Chizit]

As long as Dakich isn't calling any of our games, I'm content.

 

[iacyguy]

I may or may not have yelled drunken flirtatious things at Holly Rowe during games the last few years

 

[WalkingCY]

Jon Sciambi on Weekends in the Big 12:

Jon "Boog" Sciambi (/ˈʃɑːmbi/; born April 11, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American sportscaster for ESPN. He has worked extensively as a baseball play-by-play announcer, calling games for ESPN television in 2005 and 2006 and currently on ESPN Radio. Sciambi's nickname, "Boog," was given to him owing to his physical resemblance to former major league player Boog Powell.[SUP][1]

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[WalkingCY]

Big Monday's still the same I see:

• The trio of Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla and Holly Rowe return to work the second half of the Big Monday doubleheader featuring Big 12 programs.

 

[CyArob]

I feel bad for Dave Pasch. Working with Walton has to be tough. Especially since he's a year crazier.

 

[chuckd4735]

Jon Sciambi on Weekends in the Big 12:

Jon "Boog" Sciambi (/ˈʃɑːmbi/; born April 11, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American sportscaster for ESPN. He has worked extensively as a baseball play-by-play announcer, calling games for ESPN television in 2005 and 2006 and currently on ESPN Radio. Sciambi's nickname, "Boog," was given to him owing to his physical resemblance to former major league player Boog Powell.[SUP][1]

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Hes been doing weekend Big 12 games since Ron Franklin left. He did the OSU (Naz Long) game in Hilton last year.

 

[WalkingCY]

Hes been doing weekend Big 12 games since Ron Franklin left. He did the OSU (Naz Long) game in Hilton last year.

I was just about to mention that. I don't mind him, good guy calling the Big 12 games. No real connection to the Big 12 as well coming out of BC. I like that.

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

Jon Sciambi is my favorite.

 

[BigJCy]

I feel bad for Dave Pasch. Working with Walton has to be tough. Especially since he's a year crazier.

Yeah I'm sure it's not an easy gig. Walton says some funny stuff though and he's not scared to rip on the players/coaches either which can be entertaining at times.

 

[Chizit]

Yeah I'm sure it's not an easy gig. Walton says some funny stuff though and he's not scared to rip on the players/coaches either which can be entertaining at times.

I will watch a crappy Pac-12 game just to listen to ol' Bill.