Announcer Assignments for NCAA Tournament - First and Second Round

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Mar 14, 2010 11:32pm
http://blog.timesunion.com/sportsmedia/ncaa-tournament-schedule-with-times-announcers/3827/

THURSDAY/SATURDAY
Oklahoma City: Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner
New Orleans: Dick Enberg and Jay Bilas
Providence: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
San Jose: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel

FRIDAY/SUNDAY
Buffalo: Gus Johnson and Len Elmore
Milwaukee: Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel
Jacksonville: Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg
Spokane: Tim Brando and Mike Gminski
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Mar 14, 2010 11:35pm
San Jose and Milwaukee got jobbed.
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Mar 14, 2010 11:46pm
The Syracuse/Gonzaga second round game will be epic. Gotta have one big time game with Gus Johnson announcing, and I'm going to predict that's it.
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Mar 14, 2010 11:53pm
What about Vermont beating Syracuse AGAIN with Gus calling it?

As for sites getting jobbed, they have to send a team everywhere. At least James Brown isn't calling games anymore.
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Mar 14, 2010 11:57pm
Azubuike24 wrote: What about Vermont beating Syracuse AGAIN with Gus calling it?

As for sites getting jobbed, they have to send a team everywhere. At least James Brown isn't calling games anymore.
Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel

I mean, I've never heard of either of these two...Spanarkel?...WTF

not that it matters but...geesh
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Mar 14, 2010 11:57pm
Ian Eagle does a lot of NFL games for CBS as well as some of the regular season bball games.
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Mar 14, 2010 11:58pm
Yeah, if you haven't heard of Ian Eagle, you must never watch the NFL on CBS.
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Mar 15, 2010 12:00am
Spanarkel and Eagle aren't bad. Jim played at Duke. I don't mind that trio. I wish they had Greg Anthony calling games though. He's better than Gminski and Bonner IMO. The best pairing is Dick Enberg with Jay Bilas. Enberg is one of the worst at this stage, and Bilas is probably the most articulate, but opinionated.
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Mar 15, 2010 12:02am
I follow Gus Johnson
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Mar 15, 2010 12:03am
Brando and Gminski work well together though AZ, which is why they will NEVER be broken up lol.

And Enberg needs to retire, yesterday.
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Mar 15, 2010 12:08am
I know Ian Eagle, but I didn't put 2+2 together, and I really don't watch CBS too much as a Browns fan, usually too pissed off to watch much after that and haven't caught him enough for him to make an impression I guess.

Bilas gets people pissed but I don't mind listening to him, as you say he is articulate.
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Mar 15, 2010 12:10am
Times to go with the announcer assignments(1st round times only) Taken from fangsbites.com

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 18 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)
12:20 PM - Oklahoma City I, Florida vs. BYU, Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner
12:25 PM - New Orleans I, Notre Dame vs. Old Dominion, Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas
12:30 PM - Providence I, Villanova vs. Robert Morris, Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
2:30 PM - San Jose I, Vanderbilt vs. Murray State, Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel

approximately 2:50 PM - Oklahoma City II, Kansas State vs. North Texas, Harlan/Bonner
approximately 2:55 PM - New Orleans II, Baylor vs. Sam Houston, Enberg/Bilas
approximately 3:00 PM - Providence II, Richmond vs. St. Mary’s, Lundquist/Raftery
approximately 5:00 PM - San Jose II, Butler vs. UTEP, Dedes/Wenzel

THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 18 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET)
7:10 PM - Oklahoma City III, UNLV vs. University of North Iowa, Harlan/Bonner
7:15 PM - New Orleans III, Kentucky vs. East Tennessee State, Enberg/Bilas
7:20 PM - San Jose III, Marquette vs. Washington, Dedes/Wenzel
7:25 PM - Providence III, Georgetown vs. Ohio, Lundquist/Raftery

approximately 9:40 PM - Oklahoma City IV, Kansas vs. Lehigh, Harlan/Bonner
approximately 9:45 PM - New Orleans IV, Texas vs. Wake Forest, Enberg/Bilas
approximately 9:50 PM - San Jose IV, New Mexico vs. Montana, Dedes/Wenzel
approximately 9:55 PM - Providence IV, Tennessee vs. San Diego State, Lundquist/Raftery

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 19 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)
12:15 PM - Buffalo I, West Virginia vs. Morgan State,Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
12:25 PM - Milwaukee I, Xavier vs. Minnesota, Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
12:30 PM - Jacksonville I, Temple vs. Cornell, Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg
2:30 PM - Spokane I, Purdue vs. Siena, Tim Brando/Mike Gminski

approximately 2:45 PM - Buffalo II, Clemson vs. Missouri, Johnson/Elmore
approximately 2:50 PM - Milwaukee II, Pittsburgh vs. Oakland, Eagle/Spanarkel
approximately 3:00 PM - Jacksonville II, Wisconsin vs. Wofford, Nantz/Kellogg
approximately 5:00 PM - Spokane II, Texas A&M vs. Utah State, Brando/Gminski

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 19 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET)
7:10 PM - Buffalo III, Gonzaga vs. Florida State, Johnson/Elmore
7:15 PM - Milwaukee III, Oklahoma State vs. Georgia Tech, Eagle/Spanarkel
7:20 PM - Spokane III, Michigan State vs. New Mexico State, Brando/Gminski
7:25 PM - Jacksonville III, Duke vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff/Winthrop, Nantz/Kellogg

approximately 9:40 PM - Buffalo IV, Syracuse vs. Vermont, Johnson/Elmore
approximately 9:45 PM - Milwaukee IV, Ohio State vs. UC Santa Barbara, Eagle/Spanarkel
approximately 9:50 PM, Spokane IV, Maryland vs. Houston, Brando/Gminski
approximately 9:55 PM, Jacksonville IV, California vs. Louisville, Nantz/Kellogg
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Mar 15, 2010 12:15am
ytownfootball wrote:Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel

I mean, I've never heard of either of these two...Spanarkel?...WTF

not that it matters but...geesh
Spanarkel played at Duke:) He's been doing college games for a long time, but I don't particularly "hope" my team is ever broadcasted by him. Eagle is worse. I hate his voice. I don't know why. Just hate it.

Duke got robbed. I don't like Nantz. He's there because of the Duke-Louisville game (which, I imagine, will be one of the highlight second round games for CBS, and likely that lone national game on Sunday at noon), and CBS thinks he "takes the game to another level." And Kellogg was great when he was in the studio with Greg, but not so much in the booth. Ehh.

I REALLY wanted Enberg, but never have such luck. Kevin Harlan or Gus Johnson would have been nice, too.

More importantly, where's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? :D
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Mar 15, 2010 12:17am
Thanks for bringing all that here, sportswizurd. Appreciate it.
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Mar 15, 2010 12:20am
I plead ignorant on Sparkalicious, having played for Duke may explain my innability to recognize him. ;)
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Mar 15, 2010 12:24am
Haha Spanarkalicious. Yes, I could see where that be a random as hell announcer to see broadcasting the NCAAs if you didn't know him.
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Mar 15, 2010 12:35am
Why does a game in Milwaukee tip off at 12:25? So 11:25 there? How is that even remotely a good idea or fair to those 2 teams?

Same thing for BYU and Florida in Oklahoma City?
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Mar 15, 2010 12:36am
San Jose games as well.
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Mar 15, 2010 12:42am
True, I didn't notice the San Jose games.

Guess thats another incentive to get a higher or a much lower seed.