[NU Sports] annoying fans and PA announcers

[Jonathan Hodges]

Since we are discussing thoughts of the way things are run during the
game, I have to commend Wisconsin for showing the replay of every
single play on their multiple video boards during the game.  They do
it for every play, including ones that aren't so good for the home
team.  I think it's good use of the video board since you may not have
a great viewing angle for the play that just happened, or if you just
got back to your seat for some reason.  NU's video board operators
show the replay at times, but it's usually a little delayed.  I think
I like the replay shown after every play, though.

Jonathan

On 10/19/05, Roy Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com> wrote:
> At the risk of offending those who think I never have much to say....
>
> The on the field guy is probably coming from minor league baseball, where they
> have one, sometimes two or three yahoos [a guy and gal, sometimes appearing to
> be refugees from the local pop music station] who run around trying to add some
> "excitement" with wireless mics doing promotions, etc. Their presence is
> primarily about money - the stuff they do is usually a tie-in with sponsors and
> ads along the fence.
>
> As a bit of a PA purist, I find that stuff offensive, but then there are those
> who find the pop music that I play between innings at baseball/softball games I
> announce offensive, prefering the old theater organ style of music.
>
> Speaking from personal experience, its still possible to do a credible job at
> baseball by yourself, provided you have a good computer scoring program and a
> lot of pre-recorded audio. It really helps to have an official scorekeeper
> sitting with you, and a scoreboard operator too, altho I've done games where I
> was the only guy in the booth.
>
> The role of the Football PA announcer has really changed lately. There's an
> article that I linked a few weeks back, about the 4 other people it takes to
> coordinate the activities of the PA announcer at one of the Big 10 statia, with
> spotters, and stats and getting the paid for announcements done on time, a far
> cry from the old "one man and an organist" PA crew at most major league games in
> the past. I often thought it would be fun to announce just one NU game, to say
> I'd done it, but I'm not sure you can just jump in and do that anymore.
>
> Even the press box at a High School football game almost requires 5 people to
> announce, spot, and run the scoreboard. Add coordination of things on the
> jumbotron or other video, and it can get tricky.
>
> I really like the one man on the mic idea, one of the best NFL games on TV once
> was the one where they just broadcast the PA announcer after each play.
>
> rsl
>
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