FOX only employs morons
by wcnitz (2019-06-13 12:34:43)
Edited on 2019-06-13 12:35:07

In reply to: This is the tough thing about soccer on the radio  posted by Allumeuse

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Their 'official match experts' are the biggest ones.

I turned off the TV after the France-Norway match ended and they went back to the desk and their pundits were all baffled as to why that was a penalty. I couldn't even witness the stupidity.


The FOX announcers rarely describe anything helpful
by spade  (2019-06-13 16:42:38)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

An example was on a potential China handball (it wasn't anywhere close to a handball) the announcer just stated 4 times, "oh, that's close" "oh, that's close". Then describe why it was close, and that while it was her lower shoulder, her entire arm was tucked behind her back and to her side. They just parrot the next matchup and when the US is going to play again.

But FOX doesn't have a deep list of soccer announcers, unlike NBC who has dozens upon dozens. It reminds me of the ESPN Championship week when they pull people from the stands to announce the non-riveting Horizon League semi-final matchup. I wish NBC had gotten the World Cup broadcast rights, that would have been great soccer atmosphere on TV
NBC’s coverage of the PL is stellar
by wcnitz  (2019-06-13 17:01:55)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I truly wish they had the Champions League and the WC.