[personal] Re: [Husker] Randy Lee Et Al

[Tommy Thompson]

I'm thinking it has something to do with Jim Jones and Jonestown.

Tommy Thompson
"GO BIG RED"
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From: "Bob Beach" <baseballguy at neb.rr.com>
To: "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 2:18 PM
Subject: RE: [personal] Re: [Husker] Randy Lee Et Al


> Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net> wrote:
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>> Pavelka's GREAT at doing basketball, he's got a very quick tongue
>> and basketball's very hard to do, IMO.  Of my generation (1980's
>> on), I'd have to say I like Pavelka the best and maybe Rosey the
>> least.
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>     Lyell did games in the 80's  One thing a discussion about announcers 
> is always going to bring disagreement because everyone is looking for 
> something different in an announcer.  Some like the Harry Caray rah rah be 
> a fan stuff and some like the Vin Scully never raise your voice just 
> provide commentary style.  So much of liking and disliking of an announcer 
> has nothing to do with the announcers competency.  It is mostly about 
> style and if you like that style.  It is very interesting that you would 
> choose Warren Swain over Jim Rose.  According to a lot of comments here 
> and in life among Husker fans while Swain was the announcer it just 
> couldn't get any worse.  I am not saying you held that opinion but many 
> did.
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>     Pavelka was pretty good technically.  I just never felt his enthusiasm 
> was totally genuine.  I mean I believe he liked, and "liked" may be an 
> understatement, the Huskers.  No question about that.  It's just that no 
> one can be that juiced all the time over anything that happens.  Some of 
> that excitement had to be put on.  I have never met anyone that gets that 
> excited over just average stuff.  I found I was asking myself when is he 
> genuinely excited and when is it a put on?
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>> I like Rose's voice, but he drinks SOOO much of a the coolaid it's
>> hard to trust what he says.  He's the ultimate, "That was the
>> greatest run ever by any thoroughbred that donned the scarlet and
>> cream.  Yes, it's 2nd and 8 after that dazzling display of
>> athleticism.  Folks, he was stopped at 1 yard, but with the heart
>> of a champion he doubled his triumph."
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>     Pavelka did the same thing.  He used to lay it on pretty thick as 
> well.  I mean I am not criticizing who you choose to like.  You are 
> entitled to like who you want but I sure don't see much difference in the 
> respect you have described above between the two.  Pavelka used to make 
> the Husker players into super heroes as well.
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>     Just as an aside I need something explained to me and I am serious.  I 
> hear the term every now and then from different directions "so and so 
> drinks the Kool-Aid".  I don't get it.  I mean I understand saying that 
> means you unquestioningly follow someone or some cause but what is it 
> about Kool-Aid that make one a follower?  Why does Kool-Aid make me a 
> follower any more than if I drink Bud Light, Roberts milk, Aviant water, 
> or whatever?  I just don't get the Kool-Aid connection.
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> Bob Beach
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