The Announcers Thread

How about when they wheeled in Ken Squire and Ned Jarrett for the second stage. I think Dale was there to wipe their chins. I'm surprised they didn't start wondering where that youngster Morgan Shepherd got to.
 
Ol Smokie said:
How about when they wheeled in Ken Squire and Ned Jarrett for the second stage. I think Dale was there to wipe their chins. I'm surprised they didn't start wondering where that youngster Morgan Shepherd got to.
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That was a very unkind comment. You may be lucky enough to live that long and others like myself that are there don't find you very funny. Actually it is quite pathetic.
 
Ol Smokie said:
How about when they wheeled in Ken Squire and Ned Jarrett for the second stage. I think Dale was there to wipe their chins. I'm surprised they didn't start wondering where that youngster Morgan Shepherd got to.
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Have some respect for people that paved the way for what you're watching on TV now.
 
Barbara Charles said:
It's an Australian dude. And Leigh Diffey does F1 and Indy and occasionally some other sports, so he cannot be in two places at once.
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I enjoy Diffey when he did the occasional Xfinity race and when he did Watkins Glen this year. Didnt like him at first because I preferred Bob Varsha for F1 but Diffey's style has really grown on me. He's the best right now in motorsports Id wager to say.
 
So Letarte called Keselowski Logano, and Allen says Billy Earnhardt is Jeffrey's son. Ugh
 
That was a pathetic display of commentators. They are in such a hurry to say something their brains can't keep up with the mouth. Both of them spent the night bragging about the network, what a poor job. Now I know what was meant when a poster said during the Fox coverage, "be careful what you are asking for".
 
Letarte and Burton won't be the cause of me exiting Nascar but they will be the cause of me watching less. I say I watch Nascar broadcasts but in reality I am doing more listening with occasional glances at the boob tube unless something compelling is taking place. Normally I am multi-tasking during race broadcasts so being able to hear what is going on is important and before anyone tells me to listen to MRN I can't do that as I record the races. I may not be able to see the race tonight until early tomorrow morning due to NCAAF and NFL games taking priority tonight and tomorrow.

I respect those that can ignore game show host Rick Allen and the twin tweakers Burton and Letarte but the shrillness and repetitiveness turns me off.
 
Only watched 20 minutes yesterday and at least 15 minutes were the 3 Dunderheads talking about "The four drivers being eliminated next week", with Steve's voice getting HIGHER AND HIGHER!!

Get rid of all 3 please
 
aroundgoes said:
Only watched 20 minutes yesterday and at least 15 minutes were the 3 Dunderheads talking about "The four drivers being eliminated next week", with Steve's voice getting HIGHER AND HIGHER!!

Get rid of all 3 please
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I made a good faith effort to watch the 2 chase races so far but I couldn't get through them to the end. A big part of it was that I found the race quality to be poor but the guys in the booth did me in. The high pitched squealing, repetition and babble take what already is a bad situation and make it worse.

If these 3 clowns would just call the race instead of worrying and blabbing about every possible scenario and contingency I could probably make my peace with it all but I am assuming the the producers want a steady diet of this faux drama. When I was watching football this weekend the games were announced and produced professionally and whatever was happening was what was being spoken of. Referees and players were praised and criticized depending on the situation, the replays and angles the games were shown at were great and it didn't feel Mickey Mouse like Nascar does.
 
I learned it was possible to watch a race with the sound off and be just fine with it. Thanks NBCSN, Jabba, Letard, and AROUND GOES!. Didn't need any aspirin for a headache this week.
 
StandOnIt said:
I learned it was possible to watch a race with the sound off and be just fine with it. Thanks NBCSN, Jabba, Letard, and AROUND GOES!. Didn't need any aspirin for a headache this week.
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I have done the zero volume thing too but normally I am doing one or 2 other things while the race is on so having play by play that is tolerable is very helpful as you can look up when something is happening or get some insight into strategy etc. If the racing is going to be poor we should at least have some decent broadcasters.
 
No volume? What about the sound of the cars? Couldn't do it, Letarte and Burton can get pretty annoying at times but I've got to hear the cars. Rick Allen is one of the greatest announcers in NASCAR though.
 
Simple Fan said:
No volume? What about the sound of the cars? Couldn't do it, Letarte and Burton can get pretty annoying at times but I've got to hear the cars. Rick Allen is one of the greatest announcers in NASCAR though.
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What????? Are you Rick Allen or related to him?
 
There was some talk on another thread about the 3 NBC broadcasters hurting the viewership and ratings of it sked of Nascar races. I think they are annoying and may make some people skip the race but I don't think it is a huge number. Do you think Letarte, Burton and Allen have any part in the lower interest in the races they broadcast?
 
StandOnIt said:
I learned it was possible to watch a race with the sound off and be just fine with it. Thanks NBCSN, Jabba, Letard, and AROUND GOES!. Didn't need any aspirin for a headache this week.
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Problem is that god awful leaderboard they have this year. One race, I think it was seven minutes before I saw who was leading. Simply unacceptable. The commentary has driven me nuts too, mainly the bias towards one driver.

I never thought I would miss Darrell Waltrip.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Problem is that god awful leaderboard they have this year. One race, I think it was seven minutes before I saw who was leading. Simply unacceptable. The commentary has driven me nuts too, mainly the bias towards one driver.

I never thought I would miss Darrell Waltrip.
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I can't use any of them myself, I have the computer turned on to Nascar's and Fox's leaderboards. I watch them during the commercial fests. As it is now the sound is turned down to almost nothing, if I see something I don't know what is going on like a penalty I turn it up but that is it. Can't wait for Fox next year. Gordon continues to get better. NBCSN has no experience in the booth and it shows.
 
Simple Fan said:
Rick Allen is one of the greatest announcers in NASCAR
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StandOnIt said:
it is time delayed is the problem I have with it. The announcing which used to be ok? when it was all I could get, is so much better than NBCSN
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I’ll never understand why SiriusXM is often delayed by as much as 3 minutes, yet the the video streaming services(dish anywhere, nbc sports, and fox sports go) are nearly live to never more than 20 seconds behind.

Another problem with mrn, they’ll trail off half way through the race and talk to some manager of marketing of whatever dumb company decided to put their name somewhere on the track. After 20 minutes of bsing and going to endless commercials, they’ll start half ass calling the race again before completely checking out until the final 10 or so laps.
 
I also think a few other journalists had a rough day. This is a part of NASCAR nation I am just really
sickened with. I have heard identical stories now in every victory lane that MTJ has been in this year.
Voda goes above and beyond to pull tears out of the guy. The more over sensationalized drama
and emotion these reporters can work into the story the better must be their mantra. But its my fault,
I kept watching and did not turn it off. They have no concept of a diminishing return on reporting stories
into the ground. Important story, yes, for the first and or second victory lane. After that, just leave it with a
"good luck and give her our best" the following victory lanes. If she is present, give
her a "great to see you!" Instead of rehashing the complete story from click to clunk. Before you chuck a rock at me
for my opinion, just know I come from experience, I lost my Dad to cancer in 1974 as a 13 yr old son. Yet my
family's experiences of living that is no different than what millions of humans go through daily. I feel
profoundly bad for all of those who are suffering with any sickness in quiet desperation and don't
have foundations named on their behalf. The Press just needs to give some of these sensitive stories
a rest sometimes, especially, in a jubilant victory lane.
 
Krista's questions sounded like they came from one the brilliant directors mouth to me. Prefaced the questions by saying that because they were on another channel, some viewers might not know the story? I thought that wasn't something she would come up with. She doesn't have a history of that IMO.
 
Hmmmm, would a put a buck on it was Daytona. I guess it make sense since
80% of the drivers and teams live in the area.
 
Hotrod said:
I also think a few other journalists had a rough day. This is a part of NASCAR nation I am just really
sickened with. I have heard identical stories now in every victory lane that MTJ has been in this year.
Voda goes above and beyond to pull tears out of the guy. The more over sensationalized drama
and emotion these reporters can work into the story the better must be their mantra. But its my fault,
I kept watching and did not turn it off. They have no concept of a diminishing return on reporting stories
into the ground. Important story, yes, for the first and or second victory lane. After that, just leave it with a
"good luck and give her our best" the following victory lanes. If she is present, give
her a "great to see you!" Instead of rehashing the complete story from click to clunk. Before you chuck a rock at me
for my opinion, just know I come from experience, I lost my Dad to cancer in 1974 as a 13 yr old son. Yet my
family's experiences of living that is no different than what millions of humans go through daily. I feel
profoundly bad for all of those who are suffering with any sickness in quiet desperation and don't
have foundations named on their behalf. The Press just needs to give some of these sensitive stories
a rest sometimes, especially, in a jubilant victory lane.
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I don't watch any victory circle crap unless it is a first time winner and I don't always catch that. From what you have described what takes place would be an insult to most anyone's intelligence as it is downright pandering. Between the product and Nascar's broadcast partners it is no wonder why people have left the series in droves.
 
StandOnIt said:
Krista's questions sounded like they came from one the brilliant directors mouth to me. Prefaced the questions by saying that because they were on another channel, some viewers might not know the story? I thought that wasn't something she would come up with. She doesn't have a history of that IMO

IDK what the story is as I don't keep up with the personal lives of drivers but whatever the issue was it turned people off.
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another thing that gets my goat is every time a driver deviates from a straight line, Allen screams AROUND GOES! Rick, cars go sideways, or they spin, or in the case of a multi car, say wreck or wrecking in turn two. This isn't the carnival ride where they go around and around. Do we need to get this guy back to splain it to ya?
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Maybe it's just me, but, who else thinks the volume on track sounds is WAY to loud compared to the announcers volume. Yesterdays, (Oct 09 2017), race was a prime example. The track sound was extremely loud but at times you could barely hear the commentators, if at all. Just my opinion.
 
ggaryy789gmail.com said:
The track sound was extremely loud but at times you could barely hear the commentators, if at all.
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Funny you write this, I was talking to my wife just yesterday, and said to her, wouldn't it be nice to be able to just have the sound of the cars and not this awful crew calling the race, now that would be absolutely wonderful to me. :punkrocke That way I could take the sound off of MUTE!
 
I didn't think Dale Jarrett was all that great of an announcer back in the day when he was in the booth, but he makes the current team look like complete morons. I thought he did a fantastic job in each of his segments, pre-race, race, and post-race.
 
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