Keith Jackson to retire

icvu42 · Post by **icvu42** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:46 am

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2423674

I always enjoyed listening to him call games. Unlike alot of broadasters of today, he never tried to be bigger than the game. And for people like me in their 30's, he has been the voice of college football.

Rick

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:49 am

Whoa Nellie!

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:56 am

I thought he already retired, returning to the booth only a few months later.

Keith is yelling "fire" in a crowded theater again. He'll be back.

Take care,
PK

Boltman · Post by **Boltman** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:24 am

DivotMaker wrote:Whoa Nellie!

LOL, thats the phrase that came to mind as well.

He's my pac 10 caller of choice on big time saturday matchups.

Bill_Abner · Post by **Bill_Abner** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:27 am

Fool me once...

Gamecocks625 · Post by **Gamecocks625** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:53 am

pk500 wrote:I thought he already retired, returning to the booth only a few months later.

Keith is yelling "fire" in a crowded theater again. He'll be back.

Take care,
PK

Yeah, I believe he retired only to return to call Pac-10 games. He'll always have a special place in my heart after doing the commentary for the NCAA Gamebreaker games on the PS1, even though they were utter garbage.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:58 am

Gamecocks625 wrote:
pk500 wrote:I thought he already retired, returning to the booth only a few months later.

Keith is yelling "fire" in a crowded theater again. He'll be back.

Take care,
PK
Yeah, I believe he retired only to return to call Pac-10 games.

Well, the road to hell is paved with good intentions, as Jackson has called more than Pac-10 games since his retirement and abrupt comeback.

Take care,
PK

kevinpars · Post by **kevinpars** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:00 pm

I will miss him, but he is way past his prime. The only person who gets down and distance wrong more often than Jackson, is Jeff Bowden.

Scary thought: For kids today, who is the "voice of college football"??

Lee Corso?

Brent Mussberger?

As Mick Hubert would say: "OOOOOHHH MYYYYYY!!"

grtwhtsk · Post by **grtwhtsk** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:38 pm

kevinpars wrote:I will miss him, but he is way past his prime. The only person who gets down and distance wrong more often than Jackson, is Jeff Bowden.

Scary thought: For kids today, who is the "voice of college football"??

Lee Corso?

Brent Mussberger?

As Mick Hubert would say: "OOOOOHHH MYYYYYY!!"

I agree, Keith is past his prime. Many a Saturdays over the past few years, I've just ended up shaking my head. Even with that said, he is the voice I "hear" when I think college football. Now keep those Gatorade commercials coming!

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:47 pm

kevinpars wrote:I will miss him, but he is way past his prime. The only person who gets down and distance wrong more often than Jackson, is Jeff Bowden.

Scary thought: For kids today, who is the "voice of college football"??

Lee Corso?

Brent Mussberger?

As Mick Hubert would say: "OOOOOHHH MYYYYYY!!"

It's Nessler, Mr. BCS. One of the best in the biz, at least for me. It's much more fractured nowadays then it was in the age of the big three networks, but Nessler has done every BCS Championship since the beginning, hasn't he?

icvu42 · Post by **icvu42** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:13 pm

Zeppo wrote:
It's Nessler, Mr. BCS. One of the best in the biz, at least for me. It's much more fractured nowadays then it was in the age of the big three networks, but Nessler has done every BCS Championship since the beginning, hasn't he?

Actually, they have rotated as Keith Jackson called the Championship games that were played in the Rose Bowl.

Rick

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:17 pm

icvu42 wrote:
Zeppo wrote:
It's Nessler, Mr. BCS. One of the best in the biz, at least for me. It's much more fractured nowadays then it was in the age of the big three networks, but Nessler has done every BCS Championship since the beginning, hasn't he?
Actually, they have rotated as Keith Jackson called the Championship games that were played in the Rose Bowl.

Rick

Ah, indeed they have. Maybe it's my EA NCAA experience that puts Nessler up there in my mind.

PhiPsi1 · Post by **PhiPsi1** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:50 pm

this dude seems to retire, return, retire, and return...

billharris44 · Post by **billharris44** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:09 pm

Keith is past his prime, but he's the last great college football announcer. I'd still rather listen to him past his peak than anyone else.

Damn, I just realized I've been listening to him for thiryt-five years!

Bill_Abner · Post by **Bill_Abner** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:05 pm

billharris44 wrote:Keith is past his prime, but he's the last great college football announcer. I'd still rather listen to him past his peak than anyone else.

Damn, I just realized I've been listening to him for thiryt-five years!

Not me, Bill. He's not just past his peak, he's falling down the peak and hitting every rock along the way. I swear there are times that I think he forgets which teams are playing. He calls names wrong, calls downs wrong, calls the score wrong. He should have retired 10 years ago. His games are just painful to listen to. Problem is, he can't take Fouts with him.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:15 pm

Bill_Abner wrote:I swear there are times that I think he forgets which teams are playing. He calls names wrong, calls downs wrong, calls the score wrong.

Sounds a lot like Ron Santo, man I have an idea for a new reality TV show...

billharris44 · Post by **billharris44** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:45 pm

I've certainly heard him make mistakes, but I never thought he was to the point you describe. Are you sure you werne't listening to Brent Mussberger?