Jason Benetti = Mario Impemba

[Tenacious D]

I wish we could get “National” Benetti vs “Local” Benetti.  They are two separate announcers.

[Edman85]

Benetti pinch hitting for Brian Anderson (lost voice) on the NCAA Tournament today.

[Hongbit]

43 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

Benetti pinch hitting for Brian Anderson (lost voice) on the NCAA Tournament today.

It will be weird to hear him call college hoop without Bill Walton.  The banter on the old Pac-12 after dark games was legendary.

I bet Jason will throw in a side reference at some point today that goes back to Big Red.

[oblong]

He's calling Michigan and Michigan State

[Sports_Freak]

A lot of fans didnt like Mario and Rod but this is excellent announcing;

 

[chasfh]

I don't miss that roster, but I do miss that D on the home jersey.

[DTroppens]

I'm not a fan of Benetti. He's going to make a list of about 10 things he has listed on a piece of paper fit in regardless if it does or not. And too often the broadcasts go off on crazy tangents that we just don't need them to go on. During last year's losing skids you'd hear Dirks and Benetti yucking it up almost pretending the squad wasn't falling apart almost trying to bring up any subject they could.

And I don't know who's doing this was, but having JK Simmons on every other day as a surprise guest wasn't much of a surprise after awhile. I'd rather they had selected a Tiger fan of 60 years and brought that person in the booth and talk about that person's memories. In fact, why don't they do that. Maybe designate Wednesday games as surprise fan day - someone that isn't a corporate sponsor, a celebrity or a politician. Find people that have had season tickets for 50 years and find some of the "real" fans that never get to a game because their finances can't afford it but watch or listen on the TV or radio "all the time." I'd love this.

The last two seasons in preparation of cable eventually losing the Tigers (yes, I still have cable) I've really transitioned to radio broadcasts again. Until the 1990s that's how I followed most games early in life, and I figured I'd see if I can do that if we decided to get rid of cable or the broadcasts ended up off cable. I've really enjoyed it. I sit on my front or back deck with the radio and our pet parakeet, read some of my old Sporting News newspapers or do whatever. Sometimes we'd be out there until 1 a.m. if the game was on west coast. I even listened to a couple of playoff games this way last year. 

I didn't feel like I was missing out. Sometimes when I came back in I'd watch the replay on in the background of the room as well and maybe see some of the plays I heard and not saw.

It got to a point that there'd be times I'd come in from outside midgame and hurry to turn on the radio so I could listen to it in there forgetting I could actually turn on the television. 🙂

I am not going to lead a riot for his firing, but if Benetti was gone tomorrow, I wouldn't miss him.