Gumbel Steps Down

by Playoff Pride on Apr 12, 2008 10:04 AM EDT

Play-by-play announcer Bryant Gumbel has stepped down from his duties of calling games for NFL Network. Many fans, like myself, think he is arrogant and never should have been calling games. Bryant would often stumble his speech(he called Tony Romo "Rick Romo") and has made racist comments in the past as well.

When speaking about the Winter Olympics Gumbel said,"Count me among those who don't care about them and won't watch them... So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world's greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the winter games look like a GOP convention."

Bye, Bryant. You will not be missed.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3342289

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Wow...

I hope this isn't a late April Fools joke :)

by the21eraser on Apr 12, 2008 11:00 AM EDT reply actions

thank god

That guy is a freakin knob.

by KingRichard on Apr 12, 2008 2:50 PM EDT reply actions

Good Riddance Gumball!

I can't stand that guy. I don't know how he carries that ginormous ego around..he doesn't look that strong. Now his brother Greg...classy guy. I can't say enough not-nice things about Bryant...racist egotistical idiot. Good Riddance!

Check it to pancakes! Pancakes!

by Picky on Apr 12, 2008 6:52 PM EDT reply actions

I

<3 Greg Gumbel

by skywalker on Apr 12, 2008 6:56 PM EDT reply actions

Breaking News

Reportedly thousands of atheist and agnostic football fans have converted to Christianity, because this proves that there is a god.

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by Colts Homer on Apr 12, 2008 11:30 PM EDT reply actions

A thought...

It's great that Gumball is gone (I hope he isn't doing a lateral move, and just going to ESPN or something). Here's a question: how much better would the NFL landscape be if, in addition to getting rid of Gumball, we saw the end of Tony Kornholer?

(Picky goes to bed with sweet, sweet dreams).

Check it to pancakes! Pancakes!

by Picky on Apr 13, 2008 12:28 AM EDT reply actions

One can only dream.

Then again, he followed the irritating Joe Theisman and filled those shoes all too well. Maybe the next guy will be more of the same. Then the dream will be a nightmare.

by coltsfanawalt on Apr 13, 2008 3:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Wish

Tony Kornholer was gone. He just bugged the heck out of me with his love affair with the Patriots last season. I thought he was Gisele in drag (yes, she is capable of growing a beard too :D)

"Winning is not everything;the desire to win is" - Vince Lombardi

by rangerover76 on Apr 14, 2008 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions