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

[Bob Beach]

Husker List <husker at tssi.com> wrote:


> Well, here is my two cents worth. I liked Kent, i thought he was
> easy to follow as the flow of the game got going. I find it hard to
> follow Jim in the same  manner. 


     Most people seem to have liked Pavelka.  I know I am in the minority.  I thought he called a very technically correct game and I really had no problem following him.  His style just grated on me after 2-3 years.  His "Touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown!" really got annoying after awhile to me.  People complain about Rose as far as following the game but I really haven't noticed any particular difficulty in following Rose's call of the game.  



>Also there was a guy PBP guy named Ray Scott who i thought was very good in the time he did PBP for
> football. He did PBP in the early 80's i think. 


     If one really wants to nail the technically best and most professional announcer that called Husker Football Ray Scott probably was the hands down best.  He was best known as the "voice of the Green Bay Packers".  The reason I didn't mention him before is he wasn't really a "Husker" broadcaster.  He only did football and he never became part of the community.  He flew in the day of the game and flew out afterwards because he had a Packer game to do the next day.  If I recall correctly Ray Scott only called Husker games a couple of years.  He was more of a rent a broadcaster type thing.  He was extremely respected in NFL annals more so than the collegiate game.  He also called some Minnesota Twins Baseball for a few years.  But, he was mainly the Packers announcer.  He was a consummate professional.  


    I also think to any of us the announcers we grew up with hold a special place for us.  Anytime anyone asks me who I think the best announcers are my mind usually turns back to my young years.  Anyone under 40 years old or so would have come to know Pavelka as the voice of the Huskers.  


Bob Beach