I got two things. One, it just was announced L
Michaels taking off NBCS playoff coverage.
A move that quote he did not expect.
That's bold by NBCA move he did not expect.
I mean, I would have think that L Michaels would
probably be
told beforehand. I don't know.
I don't know. Well, I,
you know, he's the best at it,
without a doubt In my lifetime,
in my generation, you know,
guys that were still doing it,
that when I was, you know,
getting started.
I mean he's, he's the best,
but here's what's kind of what's happening in our industry
and
it's a little scary for guys like me and others.
That's why I'm so happy to be at Fox
at a place where I,
I, I, I believe that they really care deeply about
the
the way the game is called.
I don't know that that's happening as much in our
industry anymore Dan.
I really don't.
And and and if you become
and and and sometimes this will happen.
I think you may have
I think you may have introduced me as
the first time I was on as iconic
iconic in college football legendary.
Whenever you hear that, you know it's you get a
little squeamish,
you know, because at what,
at what point, at what point does whatever that icon
or ick begin to wear off?
Because they're looking to go cheap.
They're all looking to to get these guys because of
the rights fees that they're paying,
whether it's for the NFL or for college football.
Where are the production costs coming?
Where are they? Where are they making the cuts?
They're making the cuts in the number of cameras they're
making the cuts on,
whether they're sending full cruise.
You know that they've got
games being produced that aren't at the game sites.
And so the announcers matter,
Yeah. But do we matter as much?
That becomes, I think a question.
They, you know, the loss of Paul Hazinger on golf,
you know, cutting him loose.
Billy Packer's son, Brent, I think one of the best
golf producers on the planet
just found out his, his contract wasn't being renewed.
And Brent is outstanding. And and I worked with him
at CBS.
He was, he came up through our graphics department.
We're seeing this across the board beginning to happen.
When you hear about it happening to someone like Al
that is that's pretty unique because you would think he
he would be above that.
But maybe it's just their way of saying in the
industry's way of saying,
OK, you've had your day and it's time to move
on.
But if you still got your fastball and I think
he does,
it's hard. You know, I,
I felt the same way about Musburger.
I did. I I felt the same way about Brent.
I thought they ran him out too soon
even though he was well into his mid to late
70s.
Al is even beyond that I think.
And and maybe they felt like,
hey, we were nice enough for a period of time
but now we want to and
and and you know this also,
it's like an AD with a president and a coach,
right? As soon as the AD changes you better have
your head on a swivel.
If you're the coach, right,
you make a change with your executive producer,
right. Had better be on a swivel because in our
business
you may think you're valuable
but your value to that company is based solely on
it who can take credit for your success
And and and again that's one of the reasons why
it was such a godsend for me because by the
time I was hired at Fox
you know I was 58 years old.
No one there was going to you know take a
victory lap for hiring Tim Brando.
They wanted me because they they felt like they needed
a
a veteran to help them with the portfolio in college
it was growing you know.
So I'm forever grateful to them,
but but that's what's happening in our business,
Dan. It it it younger guys coming up or getting
great opportunities and that's good.
But if it's at the cost of losing some of
our really big and outstanding iconic voices,
it's kind of a shame.