What drives YOU nuts about watching football on tv?

[DS1]

For, more than that idiot Madden, it's hearing the first 3 bars of "Crazy Train" a hundred Brazillion Times.

[GOPisEvil]

1. Announcer hyperbole.

Yes, it was a nice play, but hardly the greatest of all time. Oh, announcers who are screamers get on my nerves too. Kevin Harlan is the worst offender.

[democracyindanger]

2. The (insert sponsor) (vaguely related event)

[jus_the_facts]

3. commercials....

....waaaay back in the day..'80's...we had a satellite dish with a *chip* and I loooooved watchin' the games LIVE...gettin' to watch what's goin' on at the games durin' the commercials...the announcers would cut UP...hilarious shit...priceless...those where the days..sigh. :D

[WritingIsMyReligion]

4. Promos for upcoming programs on the channel while

the teams are lining up, during brief time-outs, whatever. I don't GIVE a damn what's on Sunday at 8 and why it's TV's most-watched drama. I want FOOTBALL. CBS always seems to be the worst offender.

[nickgutierrez]

5. Announcers.

End of story.

[Zomby Woof]

6. All of that and more

I usually turn down the sound.

[Left Is Write]

7. The commentators.

Many of them babble the most inane crap just to avoid ten seconds of silence on the mic.

[Deja Q]

8. Not seeing the players' nuts... unless you mean soccer, aka

European Football... :evilgrin:

[DS1]

11. Closeup

[Deja Q]

18. Lose a game, win a special friend... !

:rofl:

[Ellen Forradalom]

9. Listening to my husband shout and groan

as if the damned game actually meant anything in the grand scheme of things. Shut up out there.

[Rowdyboy]

10. Turning on my television and finding football wasting a perfectly good

station. That drives me nuts!

[rug]

12. I don't watch it.

If I want to watch corporate activity I'll watch Kramer.

[HEyHEY]

13. Commentors in general

CBC was on strike this year and half the CFL season had no broadcasters... it was actually pretty good... I liked it better

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. 1. Camera directors who think shots of cheerleaders

are important.

2. Announcers.

3. Camera directors who think shots of hairy, 432-pound fans with their shirts off in 10-degree weather are important.

4. Announcers.

5. Camera directors who think shots of anyone holding a sign that mentions their network are important.

6. Announcers.

7. Directors who think on-field interviews consisting of one or two utterly inane questions are important.

8. Announcers.

9. Camera directors who think shots of anything but the game are important.

10. Commercials.

[sasquatch]

15. Announcers that state the completely obvious

Or biased tv anouncers but that's more or less a college football thing for some reason.

[Zomby Woof]

16. ENOUGH of the Gary Glitter song

That "Rock and Roll Part 2 (Hey!)" shit not only is the worst cliche at sporting events, but every time they play it, they are putting money into the pockets of a pedophile.

Not just his arrest in Vietnam earlier this year, but his arrest a few years ago for having over 10,000 child porn images on his hard drive.

I have always hated that piece of shit, banal, overplayed, middle-America-loves-it crap tune, but knowing the background of its writer makes it even worse than I could have imagined.

[momophile]

17. John Madden.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

19. The fact that it's on in the first place.

:hide:

[CatWoman]

20. Al Michaels

I remember all that shit he talked about Al Gore during a MNF broadcast that took place during the Florida recount.

[Zomby Woof]

21. He is scum of the earth

The smuggest Repuke shithole in broadcasting.

[0007]

22. ....we'll take you to the sideline, where Sara will give us an update

on Jone's groin injury. Argh! The commercials are bad enough, and then ya get Madden to do our thinking.

Use to love to watch a good game. But find myself turning it off in the first quarter these days.

Brent Musburger is another puke.

[realisticphish]

23. Pointless shots

This includes several things... pregame "chats" with players (I just don't freakin care)

and if you watched the fiesta bowl this year, you'll know another. They cut to Laura Quinn at LEAST 20 times. Look, yeah, we get it, she's the brother of the QB, and dating a LB on the other team. We don't need to see her reaction to every fucking play

[ucmike]

24. commercials at every break

kickoff
commercial
offense on the field, 3 and out,
commercial
coaches challenge
commercial
switch ends
commercial
injured player on the field
commercial (this one is really annoying. you get to hear how the announcers are so concerned for the injured player, and to prove it we'll cut away to a funny beer commercial, hope that neck injury isn't too serious)

what's even worse is being live at the game and you sit in your overpriced seat watching the teams stand on the field BECAUSE OF A TV TIMEOUT!!! I'M AT THE GAME, WHY AM I WAITING FOR THE COMMERCIALS TO END???????????????????

[Floogeldy]

25. Echo

I almost always hit the mute button when they start.

[yvr girl]

26. The football part

:eyes:

[Floogeldy]

27. Funny.

I figured you for one that likes men in tight pants.

;)

[yvr girl]

31. I'm all about the mind

Besides, I just don't get football.

[HuskerDU]

28. When my team loses.

Go Bears!

[Beausoir]

29. The fact that the announcers think I am hard of hearing.

I know it CAN be an exciting game...sometimes. But why do grown men feel the need to scream at the top of their lungs when, in fact, the microphone is only 2 inches from their mouth?

Stop screaming at me and let me enjoy the game.

[SofaKingLiberal]

30. Watching football on TV. n/t

[aquaman]

32. All of the Republican announcers.....

They often appear so intelligent. Their brilliance makes me worship them for the important job that they do. God Bless America.

[Fox Mulder]

33. How the announcers always act like there's only one player on a team.

Like what they did tonight...always "Tom Brady this, Tom Brady that". Makes me want to gag.