Lyell Bremser
Greatest call: "Man, woman and child did that put them in the aisle" 1971 Johnny Rodgers punt return call is simply one of the greatest in all sports. Second for me is his 1980 Jarvis Redwine 80 yard TD run vs Oklahoma. "Bye Bye Jarvis", "The crowd just went goofy woofie"
The Good: Painted a pretty picture with words. Natural energy which matched the play and emotions felt by fans. Sometimes let the play and crowd speak for itself. (See Jeff Kinney's last TD call in '71 Oklahoma game). CREDIBILITY! He just lived the great plays for us.
The Bad: Blasphemy to even think of any.
Kent Pavelka
Greatest call: Tommie Frazier's 75 yard TD run in 1996 Fiesta Bowl over Florida. Second is his call on Cory Schlesinger's go ahead TD against Miami in 1995 Orange Bowl.
The Good: Energy. Lots of it. For the most part very genuine too. When Kent was happy, and excited, we were happy and excited. Was specific in setting up how the play looked and where the players were lined up before the snap. Had some memorable catch phrases.
The Bad: Could be contrived at times. Slightly homery, but not in an overly annoying way.
Warren Swain
Greatest call: Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass call. No doubt!
The Good: Was an enthusiastic play caller. Really enthusiastic.
The Bad: Confused, sloppy calls. He had zero chemistry with color guy and they constantly talked over each other when great plays happened. Great calls were ruined because of this. See 1997 Missouri kick and catch call. Brutal.
Jim Rose
Greatest call: His "Touchdown Nebraska" with his voice breaking up was too distracting. I can't think of any great ones.
The Good: Um....He had energy, I guess.
The Bad: Sloppy, voice did weird things when he got excited. Contrived, phoney enthusiasm. Not genuine. Brutal.
Greg Sharpe
Greatest call: Alex Henery 57 yard field goal vs Colorado. Second is Jordan Westerkamp Hail Mary catch vs Northwestern.
The Good: Measured energy. Paints a good picture. Sounds genuine.
The Bad: A little sloppy. Has issues controlling color guy from talking over his calls on big plays. A little too laid back and boring at times.
Thoughts?
Greatest call: "Man, woman and child did that put them in the aisle" 1971 Johnny Rodgers punt return call is simply one of the greatest in all sports. Second for me is his 1980 Jarvis Redwine 80 yard TD run vs Oklahoma. "Bye Bye Jarvis", "The crowd just went goofy woofie"
The Good: Painted a pretty picture with words. Natural energy which matched the play and emotions felt by fans. Sometimes let the play and crowd speak for itself. (See Jeff Kinney's last TD call in '71 Oklahoma game). CREDIBILITY! He just lived the great plays for us.
The Bad: Blasphemy to even think of any.
Kent Pavelka
Greatest call: Tommie Frazier's 75 yard TD run in 1996 Fiesta Bowl over Florida. Second is his call on Cory Schlesinger's go ahead TD against Miami in 1995 Orange Bowl.
The Good: Energy. Lots of it. For the most part very genuine too. When Kent was happy, and excited, we were happy and excited. Was specific in setting up how the play looked and where the players were lined up before the snap. Had some memorable catch phrases.
The Bad: Could be contrived at times. Slightly homery, but not in an overly annoying way.
Warren Swain
Greatest call: Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass call. No doubt!
The Good: Was an enthusiastic play caller. Really enthusiastic.
The Bad: Confused, sloppy calls. He had zero chemistry with color guy and they constantly talked over each other when great plays happened. Great calls were ruined because of this. See 1997 Missouri kick and catch call. Brutal.
Jim Rose
Greatest call: His "Touchdown Nebraska" with his voice breaking up was too distracting. I can't think of any great ones.
The Good: Um....He had energy, I guess.
The Bad: Sloppy, voice did weird things when he got excited. Contrived, phoney enthusiasm. Not genuine. Brutal.
Greg Sharpe
Greatest call: Alex Henery 57 yard field goal vs Colorado. Second is Jordan Westerkamp Hail Mary catch vs Northwestern.
The Good: Measured energy. Paints a good picture. Sounds genuine.
The Bad: A little sloppy. Has issues controlling color guy from talking over his calls on big plays. A little too laid back and boring at times.
Thoughts?
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