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02/7 2011

DL520: Super Bowl, Commercials & Do People Just Hate Joe Buck Because It’s Trendy?

Posted by Dan Levy.

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Nick and I talk about the game, but try to focus more of our time on the other stuff…the stuff that’s more fun to debate than a game that was entertaining, but not fantastic by any means. Maybe it’s the “holy crap football might be gone for a long time” depression or the fact that the game featured two teams that you really can’t hate, but it just ended. It was there, it was fun and now it’s over. Congrats, Packers.

So, Nick and I focus on the commercials a lot. Plus, why does everyone pile on Joe Buck so much? Is it a, pardon the pun, pack mentality or is Buck really that terrible an announcer? Doesn’t it feel like ripping Joe Buck just makes people think they’re cool. He’s not that bad, and he’s much better suited for a big game situation than some other announcers who repeatedly make it all about them with over-the-top calls. He’s not the best, but Joe Buck is fine. At some point everyone is going to have to start realizing that. The hair is obnoxious, sure, and the “I’m Joe, he’s Troy” line is pretentious in that it’s trying too hard to not sound pretentious, but for calling a game, Buck is actually not terrible. He might even be pretty good. He lets the action speak, he gives his analyst time to analyze and he’s always on top of the major storylines in the game.

So…yeah…give it a rest. Now let’s bitch some more about Groupon!

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  1. Andrew Garda
    02/7 2011

    The reason people pile on Buck is he calls the game – to steal a phrase from a friend – the same way he orders Subway. It’s just a bit too dispassionate. I agree that many announcers make it about them and not the action, but Buck just comes across with a little less gravitas, I guess that’s the best word.

    He’s not horrible but he’s not great – and for the Super Bowl, I want great.