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tikki · 07-25-2003, 02:58 PM

Who is your all time favorite ESPN Sportscenter anchor team and why?

Mine is definitely Keith Olberman and Dan Patrick. They played off each other so well, and made the show so much fun to watch. Every time I see a homerun highlight, I still say to myself "He hit the ball...real hard."

fearofmear · 07-25-2003, 04:26 PM

My favorite team was Patrick and Olbermann. They were humorous without getting in the way of the highlights. My favorite individual anchor was Kilborn. Hard to believe his show sucks so much ass now.

BigGov · 07-25-2003, 07:27 PM

I don't really have a favorite Sportscenter anchor team, so I'll cheat and go with the ESPN NFL Primetime team of Chris Berman and Tom Jackson.

tikki · 07-25-2003, 07:47 PM

I will miss Tuna this fall.

crow_daw · 07-25-2003, 10:52 PM

I really like Stuart Scott, Rich Eisen, Dan Patrick, Trey Wingo, and John Anderson.

I think they're all funny.

BigGov · 07-26-2003, 05:34 AM

Richie was let go though.

tikki · 07-26-2003, 05:41 AM

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Originally posted by Jimmy4
Richie was let go though.

yeah, he wanted too much money and wanted to do less Sportscenters, while ESPN wanted more Sportscenters. Dunno where he moved on to.

gov135 · 07-26-2003, 07:23 AM

I like John Anderson, Berman. Patrick was the best.
I could do without Stuart Scott. He should try to present the highlights more, and provide less Stuart Scott.

clockworkgreen · 07-26-2003, 10:10 AM

My favorite was Kilborn.

"Release, rotation, splash!"

"Jorge!! The ball fake!!"

tikki · 07-26-2003, 12:23 PM

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Originally posted by gov135
I could do without Stuart Scott. He should try to present the highlights more, and provide less Stuart Scott.

Agreed right there. I still am not used to the glasses he started sporting during the NBA Finals. Makes his eyes look all weird and stuff.

No Linda Cohn fans? She's been there forever

thedrake · 07-27-2003, 11:25 AM

Linda Cohn just doesn't get the rise out of me like Stuart Scott (No pun intended for any smartasses).

JoeyB · 07-27-2003, 08:42 PM

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Originally posted by tikki
yeah, he wanted too much money and wanted to do less Sportscenters, while ESPN wanted more Sportscenters. Dunno where he moved on to.

Rich Eisen will be one of the main anchors for a new football network. I'm not sure of how readily available the network will be, but for his sake, I hope it does well. He was solid.

Jesus Malverde · 07-27-2003, 11:11 PM

I like Kenny Mayne, no one has mentioned him yet. He just makes me laugh when I see his face and with the way he regularly talks, and doesn't overdo any puns or catch phrases like Stuart Scott. Haven't seen him lately, maybe because I haven't been watching sportscenter too much lately, it fucking sucks when football season is out.

Mondak · 07-28-2003, 06:29 AM

KMenny Mayne kicks ass and Stu Scott does the best BasketBall highlights ever!

nullPointer · 07-28-2003, 07:11 PM

Tied for first are Dan Patrick & Keith O.
A close second is Kenny Mayne....yahtzee!

holtmate · 07-31-2003, 06:32 PM

I have always loved Kenny Mayne and Stu Scott...and then there's John Anderson, Trey Wingo, Linda Cohn, and the rest. All of the anchors have a great sense of humor, and it definitely makes SportsCenter great!
I can think of the Baseball Tonight anchor who used "Say hello to my little friend" fo the home runs, but that was classic, as was "Say hello to Raef LaFrentz"
Oh yeah, and all the female anchors saying "dong"
Insert 3rd grade giggling

tikki · 07-31-2003, 06:34 PM

I think it was Scott Van Pelt

holtmate · 07-31-2003, 06:37 PM

It could have been...hehe...I haven't been able to take him seriously since I noticed his resemblance to a guy a friend of mine dated who we just referred to as "Fuck Toy" of FT for short...

djtestudo · 07-31-2003, 09:26 PM

Hey, don't diss Scott Van Pelt...he's a former Terp, I gotta like him

I also like Kenny Mayne, and Rich Eison.

Whatever happened to Charlie Steiner? He did the best "This is Sportscenter" commercials, plus was a good anchor to boot...

iceman2032 · 08-01-2003, 08:10 AM

Keith Olberman and Dan Patrick are what made sportscenter what it is today. They will by far be the best there was

djtestudo · 08-01-2003, 09:52 AM

I saw Keith Olberman on MSNBC last night reading the news at 3 am and cracking terrible jokes. Keith...how how far thou hath fallen...

JoeyB · 08-01-2003, 11:28 AM

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Originally posted by djtestudo

Whatever happened to Charlie Steiner? He did the best "This is Sportscenter" commercials, plus was a good anchor to boot...

Steiner had an inredible sense of humor---"Follow me! Follow me to FREEDOM!!!"

Now, he's doing Yankees games.

djtestudo · 08-01-2003, 03:39 PM

Yankee games?

Oh, guess I don't like him anymore

daryl10 · 08-01-2003, 04:10 PM

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Originally posted by nullPointer
Tied for first are Dan Patrick & Keith O.
A close second is Kenny Mayne....yahtzee!

Throw in the young Chris Berman before the nicknames became forced and that would be my top 4 for sport centers.

Since others are mentioning football, I will miss Sterling Sharpe this year. He always brought an interesting spin and stirred the pot with his comments.

spectre · 08-01-2003, 04:52 PM

Chris Berman, Stuart Scott, and Trey Wingo.

alec · 08-04-2003, 06:56 PM

i like all of them except stuart scott

god, can we do without the token black man for once? how many times do i have to hear his cornbreed, inner-white ass try to act 'with it' by reiterating spent lyrics from the latest nelly song. dude, you aint ghetto nor are you culturally black, deal with it.

-alec

08-04-2003, 09:03 PM

I miss Olbermann really bad. He was the greatest (especially, as noted, against Patrick).

JohnnyRock · 08-05-2003, 10:19 AM

I would have to say Patrick, Olberman, kilborn was far funnier on sports center than he is now...and old berman...I can live without Stuart Scott

07-25-2003, 02:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
tikki Justified Location: West Lafayette, IN	Favorite Sportscenter Anchors Who is your all time favorite ESPN Sportscenter anchor team and why? Mine is definitely Keith Olberman and Dan Patrick. They played off each other so well, and made the show so much fun to watch. Every time I see a homerun highlight, I still say to myself "He hit the ball...real hard." __________________ Take notice. Take interest. Take me with you.

07-25-2003, 07:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	I don't really have a favorite Sportscenter anchor team, so I'll cheat and go with the ESPN NFL Primetime team of Chris Berman and Tom Jackson. __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

07-25-2003, 07:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
tikki Justified Location: West Lafayette, IN	I will miss Tuna this fall. __________________ Take notice. Take interest. Take me with you.

07-25-2003, 10:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
crow_daw Idolator Location: Vol Country	I really like Stuart Scott, Rich Eisen, Dan Patrick, Trey Wingo, and John Anderson. I think they're all funny. __________________ "We each have a star, all we have to do is find it. Once you do, everyone who sees it will be blinded." - Earl Simmons

07-26-2003, 05:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	Richie was let go though. __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

07-25-2003, 04:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
fearofmear Insane Location: Florida	My favorite team was Patrick and Olbermann. They were humorous without getting in the way of the highlights. My favorite individual anchor was Kilborn. Hard to believe his show sucks so much ass now.

07-26-2003, 07:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
gov135 Junkie Location: Midwest	I like John Anderson, Berman. Patrick was the best. I could do without Stuart Scott. He should try to present the highlights more, and provide less Stuart Scott.

07-26-2003, 10:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
clockworkgreen Psycho Location: DC	My favorite was Kilborn. "Release, rotation, splash!" "Jorge!! The ball fake!!"

07-27-2003, 11:25 AM	#11 (permalink)
thedrake Banned Location: Iowa	Linda Cohn just doesn't get the rise out of me like Stuart Scott (No pun intended for any smartasses).

07-27-2003, 11:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
Jesus Malverde Psycho Location: Sinaloa, Mexico	I like Kenny Mayne, no one has mentioned him yet. He just makes me laugh when I see his face and with the way he regularly talks, and doesn't overdo any puns or catch phrases like Stuart Scott. Haven't seen him lately, maybe because I haven't been watching sportscenter too much lately, it fucking sucks when football season is out. __________________ ...I'm that cat by the bar toasting to the good life...

07-28-2003, 06:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
Mondak Industrialist Location: Southern California	KMenny Mayne kicks ass and Stu Scott does the best BasketBall highlights ever! __________________ All truth passes through three stages: First it is ridiculed Second, it is violently opposed and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860)

07-28-2003, 07:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
nullPointer Upright	Tied for first are Dan Patrick & Keith O. A close second is Kenny Mayne....yahtzee!

07-31-2003, 06:32 PM	#16 (permalink)
holtmate Flailing White Boy Location: Cincinnati	I have always loved Kenny Mayne and Stu Scott...and then there's John Anderson, Trey Wingo, Linda Cohn, and the rest. All of the anchors have a great sense of humor, and it definitely makes SportsCenter great! I can think of the Baseball Tonight anchor who used "Say hello to my little friend" fo the home runs, but that was classic, as was "Say hello to Raef LaFrentz" Oh yeah, and all the female anchors saying "dong" Insert 3rd grade giggling __________________ "Give her your coat" "Why me?" "Because you're perfect." "You have a point there."

07-31-2003, 06:34 PM	#17 (permalink)
tikki Justified Location: West Lafayette, IN	I think it was Scott Van Pelt __________________ Take notice. Take interest. Take me with you.

07-31-2003, 06:37 PM	#18 (permalink)
holtmate Flailing White Boy Location: Cincinnati	It could have been...hehe...I haven't been able to take him seriously since I noticed his resemblance to a guy a friend of mine dated who we just referred to as "Fuck Toy" of FT for short... __________________ "Give her your coat" "Why me?" "Because you're perfect." "You have a point there."

08-01-2003, 03:39 PM	#23 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Yankee games? Oh, guess I don't like him anymore __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

07-31-2003, 09:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Hey, don't diss Scott Van Pelt...he's a former Terp, I gotta like him I also like Kenny Mayne, and Rich Eison. Whatever happened to Charlie Steiner? He did the best "This is Sportscenter" commercials, plus was a good anchor to boot... __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

08-01-2003, 08:10 AM	#20 (permalink)
iceman2032 Crazy	Keith Olberman and Dan Patrick are what made sportscenter what it is today. They will by far be the best there was

08-01-2003, 09:52 AM	#21 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	I saw Keith Olberman on MSNBC last night reading the news at 3 am and cracking terrible jokes. Keith...how how far thou hath fallen... __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

08-01-2003, 04:52 PM	#25 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	Chris Berman, Stuart Scott, and Trey Wingo. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

08-04-2003, 06:56 PM	#26 (permalink)
alec Insane Location: Washington DC	i like all of them except stuart scott god, can we do without the token black man for once? how many times do i have to hear his cornbreed, inner-white ass try to act 'with it' by reiterating spent lyrics from the latest nelly song. dude, you aint ghetto nor are you culturally black, deal with it. -alec

08-04-2003, 09:03 PM	#27 (permalink)
Achernar Guest	I miss Olbermann really bad. He was the greatest (especially, as noted, against Patrick).

08-05-2003, 10:19 AM	#28 (permalink)
JohnnyRock Addict Location: Taxachussetts	I would have to say Patrick, Olberman, kilborn was far funnier on sports center than he is now...and old berman...I can live without Stuart Scott __________________ Not only do I not know the answer...I don't even know what the question is!!!