i basically did. at first it was cute. bermans nicknames were even funny. bert be home blyelevn, etc. i fault berman by faqr the most.
but then the next wave came in. dan patrick, olbermann, stu, etc.
still it wasnt too bad at first. but then it became a game of one upsmanship. everyone had to have their own signature lines. and then one wasnt enough. you needed more, each one dumber than the last.
even though they repulse me, olbermann and patrick seemed to be able to get away with it a little better. it seemed less gimmicky to me. stu just became one catch phrase after another. and it was more about him than the sport he was discussing.
it got out of control and now the entire network is almost unwatchable. now we dont watch sports. we watch skip bayless troll the audience. we watch cris carter talk about himself non-stop. honestly, have you ever heard berman say the raiders in a normal voice? or heard him talk about a game in green bay without talking about the tundra?
he was a big part of it.
anyway, thats enough. i dont really want to talk to poorly of a dead man, especially one who seemed like a good dude otherwise. hit me up when john sterling dies
