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Jim Ellis to retire from calling football and basketball
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Thank goodness...I've grown tired of his football broadcasts. I know he is beloved in baseball but his annunciations of words makes me crazy! Of course this probably means Anthony Cravens for football which is not awesome.
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Prolly for the best. You will find no bigger Jim Ellis fan than myself...but his style didn't fit as well in those two sports. But he is more miss state baseball than anyone, including ron Polk.
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"Thanks to Ron Polk for his ringing endorsement of, "he'll do", in 1979 after hearing my broadcast of high school sports".
Said Learfield will conduct a nationwide search. I'm good with that because I haven't heard anyone on any of our broadcast that I'd prefer.
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Originally Posted by
Lumpy Chucklelips
"will conduct a nationwide search"
This is code for "promote from within."
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Originally Posted by
Bama_Dawg
This is code for "promote from within."
Yeah definitely means that Cohen will get the job.***
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The MSU fan base is spoiled rotten when it comes to broadcasters who call our games. When you had Jack Cristil who many thought, including myself, was irreplaceable, Jim Ellis did a fine job in the grand scheme of things. Glad he'll still be calling baseball. Jack and Jim both had/have distinct voices. I hope the next gamecaller has this trait as well. They will no doubt have some big shoes to fill.
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I heard Kellum is looking for a football program***************
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Originally Posted by
Lumpy Chucklelips
"Thanks to Ron Polk for his ringing endorsement of, "he'll do", in 1979 after hearing my broadcast of high school sports".
Said Learfield will conduct a nationwide search. I'm good with that because I haven't heard anyone on any of our broadcast that I'd prefer.
Our luck, they will hire Richard Cross
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Originally Posted by
BrunswickDawg
Our luck, they will hire Richard Cross
Richard Cross and Matt Wyatt. Head to Head every Saturday.
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It'll be weird when Ellis leaves baseball one day. Something about his voice with baseball sticks with me even more than Jack's with football.
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We still eat our own! Never understand folks who bitch over loyalty to Msu. He was way more good than bad.
Jim Ellis call of Burke Masters HR was about as great as it gets, I'd vote it number 1 all time for Msu sports (yes even over any Jack call).
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Originally Posted by
Cooterpoot
I heard Kellum is looking for a football program***************
Will Kolhmier was vey interested at one time I heard. Sorry for the spelling.
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Originally Posted by
basedog
We still eat our own! Never understand folks who bitch over loyalty to Msu. He was way more good than bad.
Jim Ellis call of Burke Masters HR was about as great as it gets, I'd vote it number 1 all time for Msu sports (yes even over any Jack call).
I like Jim. But, to a lot of people Jim will never be Jack, and Jack WAS football and basketball. When Jim retires from baseball, his replacement will never be Jim, because Jim IS MSU baseball.
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Jason Crowder for basketball
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Aren't Brent Musberger and Vern Lundquist available?
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Jim is the best when it comes to college baseball. I have heard a number of school's broadcast.
I have also heard a number of school's football broadcast........State's broadcast is very poor. Not all that is Jim, some is the production and quality. State needs an improved broadcast for football for sure.
With that said, I don't know how much of a priority it is for State to have a top flight radio broadcast. We (and OM) allow Bama to out bid us for the most the powerful station in NE MS.
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Originally Posted by
Cary Hudson's little bro
Thank goodness...I've grown tired of his football broadcasts. I know he is beloved in baseball but his annunciations of words makes me crazy! Of course this probably means Anthony Cravens for football which is not awesome.
You GOT TO LIKE THE WAY Jim annunciates his words.
Last edited by Maroonthirteen; 03-02-2017 at 03:55 PM.
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