August 13, 2013

ESPN College Football Announcer Pairings

Here are your 2013 college football pairings on ESPN. (All times are Eastern) Not that many changes this year.

Thursday
ESPN (8:00): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, SR: Samantha Ponder

Friday
ESPN/2 (7:00): Carter Blackburn, Danny Kannelll, SR: Allison Williams

Saturday
ESPN (Noon): Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, SR: Tom Luginbill
ESPN2 (Noon): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, SR: Paul Caracterra
ESPNU (Noon): Tom Hart, John Congemi
SEC Network Game: Dave Neal, Andrew Ware, SR: Cara Capuano
ACC Network Game: Eamon McAnney, Anthony Becht, SR: Brooke Weisbrod
ABC (3:30): Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore, SR: Captain Quint Kessenich
ABC (3:30): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, SR: Jeannine Edwards
ABC (3:30): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, SR: Shannon Spake
ESPNU (3:30): Anish Shroff, Kelly Stouffer
ESPN Primetime Game: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, SR: Holly Rowe
ESPN Primetime Select Games: Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, SR: Maria Taylor
ESPN2 Primetime Game: Mark Jones, Brock Huard, SR: Jessica Mendoza
ESPNU Primetime Game: Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb, SR: Dawn Davenport
ABC (8:00): Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, SR: Heather Cox
ESPNU Late Game: Joe Davis, David Diaz-Infante

A few quick thought:
- RIP either Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore being on the Friday night game. I'm not sure if ESPN had a more entertaining duo calling mundane Army vs Ball State game.

- I am happy to see Gilmore being promoted to a Saturday afternoon game. He deserved a promotion.

- I'm not happy Tessitore is stuck again with Millen. Just pair him with Gilmore and make us all happy again.

- Really not that many changes this season which is actually kinda refreshing.

- I'm surprised Giants announcer Dave Flemming isn't working an ESPN game. I assumed since he quit his job as the radio voice of Stanford football he would get an ESPN game. I'm going to have to assume he's going to become the main voice for football for the Pac-12 Network. I would like to watch the Pac-12 Network, but they're in a petty feud right now with my cable provider.

Should be a great year for college football!

4 comments:

  1. The Friday night game went to a must watch to a must avoid. Blackburn and Kannell are both equally terrible.

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  2. Looking at that, I'm glad ESPN has kept Holly Rowe around for this long, because...well, I've always liked Holly Rowe. There, I said it.

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    1. I like Holly Rowe because she's so easy to make fun of. Especially when she wears heavy makeup and wears the leather jacket making her look like a biker babe.

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