remember the silent football game?

scottyboy76
scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
edited January 2013 in The Clubhouse
In 1980 nbc broadcast the jets dolphins game with no announcers as an experiment.

I remember thinking i didnt miss them as much as i thought i would, although they obviously add so much to games, (some more than others).
humpty dumpty was pushed
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited January 2013
    I'm listening to Jimmy Smith radio on Pandora - watching the Ravens Rule - and we don't need no stinkin announcers.....
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  • bmbguy
    bmbguy Posts: 416
    edited January 2013
    I do remember the 'announcer-less' game (or games -- were there more than one?) Just crowd noise. It was a little different back in the day. But today, I wouldn't notice -- we almost never have the sound turned up on our TV anyway. So every game is 'silent' in our house. After 50+ years of watching sports, you really don't need anybody telling you what's happening - it's pretty obvious.
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  • ErasmusBDragon
    ErasmusBDragon Posts: 113
    edited January 2013
    That was great.
    Wouldn't it be good to stifle aikman?
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  • goofyGAguy
    goofyGAguy Posts: 545
    edited January 2013
    Or better yet, Buck.
    My humble setup...

    ...is no more. :cry:
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited January 2013
    Put a cork in Dan Deidorf!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,773
    edited January 2013
    We often watched with the sound turned down when I was growin' up...
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,957
    edited January 2013
    Madden was my all time favorite, though I will admit as he got older he wore on my nerves too. Back in the day of no announcers, football didn't have the stupid rules it has today. Now you need a lawyer on the sidelines to explain it all.
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  • bmbguy
    bmbguy Posts: 416
    edited January 2013
    zane77 wrote: »
    Put a cork in Dan Deidorf!

    He's still allowed on?? Yikes.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited January 2013
    Yes I remember it. I thought it was interesting. It works if you have a group of people watching to converse about the game. Food and drink also help.

    I do think the play by play and color analysts add to the viewing experience. Especially with the instant reply, description of players, etc. Some of the guys are obviously annoying.

    I like Troy Aikman, he is one of the better ones.
    Carl

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  • Nhpm510
    Nhpm510 Posts: 138
    edited January 2013
    I recall it

    I know I am tired off announcers extolling the virtues of whichever team is leading. The format is getting old...

    Whatever happened to less is more?
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  • timalan
    timalan Posts: 106
    edited January 2013
    Ditto that. We don't watch enough football to keep up with the changes, and sometimes the various rule differences between college and pro go over my head. I certainly don't keep up with the year-to-year changes in both. We just enjoy the occasional game on a quiet weekend, or with friends.

    I'd rather just see a pop-up explanation, or maybe a QR code linking to the detailed explanation... or maybe just simpler rules.
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