UAA @ UW.. Will Sarah Palin be in attendance?

[brianvf]

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Kurt Haider is a great announcer, very fair and not a homer. We love him - and he's a great guy too. Glad you enjoyed listening to him. He calls a good game.

I'll go tell him that when I go to the UAA/UND series...someday.

Turn on the Suzes if you don't like our announcer. Congrats on beating St. Clould tonight.

I was watching the UND/SCSU game. As well as the FSU/Miami and UM/MSU games.

 

[ansinator]

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I was just surprised at the "arrogance".
Most of the FCS announcers are pretty good...Wooger, the crew from DU, etc...they all are biased toward their home team, of course, but not to the level of those two UW guys.

BTW, the UAA announcer, Kurt Haider, calls a great game IMO. I enjoy listening to him during the UAA webcasts...

I think last nights game was a bit of a discrepancy. PB is one of the best play-by-play guys in the country. He and Rob Andringa are normally very unbiased and complimentary towards Badger opponents and will even say that the Badgers need to play lights out to have a chance, if that is the situation. The problem is that Andringa wasn't doing last nights game (did they say why?). Barry Richter filled in for him and it was his first broadcast ever. Just about everything he said made it very obvious that he thought the Badgers were the better team. To be fair though, UAA didn't exactly do anything to prove him wrong either.

Here's hoping UAA plays better tonight. I mean, I like blow out wins and Culver's ice cream as much as the next Badger fan, but the game is more exciting if both teams are playing well.

 

[GB Puck Fan]

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Well, it wasn't me who asked, but I'd like to see it . . .

Stop by and say "hi" after the game? We usually meet up in front of the Nicholas Suites (or whatever it's called) in front of the KC before heading off to wherever. (I'll be Tom Gilbert again; I've decided to be Tom Gilbert all season.)

I should be able to do that after the game, yes...

Sorry I missed you... I waited for a little bit. Some other time, I guess!

 

[Alaska Hockey]

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Is there any video available of said hit?

Just curious.

it's up on Donalds UAAFanblog lower rt hand side here is the shortcut.. you be the judge I see no clipping no kneeing just a great hip check but that is just me .
http://www.youtube.com/user/donaldmdunlop

Seawolves will be a better team tonight

 

[jwilli]

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I think last nights game was a bit of a discrepancy. PB is one of the best play-by-play guys in the country. He and Rob Andringa are normally very unbiased and complimentary towards Badger opponents and will even say that the Badgers need to play lights out to have a chance, if that is the situation. The problem is that Andringa wasn't doing last nights game (did they say why?). Barry Richter filled in for him and it was his first broadcast ever. Just about everything he said made it very obvious that he thought the Badgers were the better team. To be fair though, UAA didn't exactly do anything to prove him wrong either.

Here's hoping UAA plays better tonight. I mean, I like blow out wins and Culver's ice cream as much as the next Badger fan, but the game is more exciting if both teams are playing well.

Paul Braun - one of the best in country??!!?? You've got to be kidding. Perhaps at one time - Lord knows the guy has been around forever - but he can barely keep up with the play. He fills space with over used, tired, and usually inappropriate cliches. He uses "a little give and go" on nearly every play - he apparently has no idea what a give and go is. There is usually a "give", but rarely a "go" and almost never a return pass that would actually make it a give and go. He has no idea how to bring his color guy into the conversation other than saying, "your thoughts on the game so far", he'll use that one 4 - 5 times during the game.

Wisconsin's radio guy, Brian Posick, is 20 times the play-by-play announcer that Paul Braun is. Brian is one of the best in the country. If they could get Braun to retire and bring in Posick, the telecasts would improve dramatically.

 

[drewski192]

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Paul Braun - one of the best in country??!!?? You've got to be kidding. Perhaps at one time - Lord knows the guy has been around forever - but he can barely keep up with the play. He fills space with over used, tired, and usually inappropriate cliches. He uses "a little give and go" on nearly every play - he apparently has no idea what a give and go is. There is usually a "give", but rarely a "go" and almost never a return pass that would actually make it a give and go. He has no idea how to bring his color guy into the conversation other than saying, "your thoughts on the game so far", he'll use that one 4 - 5 times during the game.
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I've never really noticed that Braun was a poor announcer. I actually have always liked listening to him do games.

Lol - if you wanna call a "give and go" a cliche during a hockey game, might as well call a "one timer" one too. "Stick save and a beaut" would be a good cliche.

On another note, I think the badgers have the look of a potential championship team. I don't remember ever seeing a Badger hockey team - or at least a Mike Eaves team - that's this fast and that could get up and down the ice and transition as well as they do. Predicting another dominating game tonight.

 

[ansinator]

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Wisconsin's radio guy, Brian Posick, is 20 times the play-by-play announcer that Paul Braun is. Brian is one of the best in the country. If they could get Braun to retire and bring in Posick, the telecasts would improve dramatically.

Posick is another good play-by-play announcer and I hope he does replace Braun when he retires, but I don't see any reason to push him out. Besides, my comments were more in the realm of last nights call being biased and "homerish". I think Braun does a great job of trying to remain fairly even.

 

[sweatpants]

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Posick is another good play-by-play announcer and I hope he does replace Braun when he retires, but I don't see any reason to push him out. Besides, my comments were more in the realm of last nights call being biased and "homerish". I think Braun does a great job of trying to remain fairly even.

I agree. PB was one of the best announcers 10-15-20 years ago, but he's lost a stop in the last couple years. Seems like he has less energy and makes A LOT more mistakes than previous years. I do enjoy his smooth voice though and the fact he's not a huge homer compared to our neighbors to the west.
As already mentioned this was Barry Richter's first game ever announcing and when your dad was the AD for Wisconsin for 15 years you would probably be a homer too. He only made two over the top comments. In comparison Kevin Gorg makes about 6 of those every weekend.

Asinator- Andringa was being inducted as the president of the W club last night. That's the reason he wasn't there.

 

[drewski192]

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Paul Braun - one of the best in country??!!?? You've got to be kidding. Perhaps at one time - Lord knows the guy has been around forever - but he can barely keep up with the play. He fills space with over used, tired, and usually inappropriate cliches. He uses "a little give and go" on nearly every play - he apparently has no idea what a give and go is. .

Ok - end of the 2nd and I heard Braun twice say "little give and go" when it was not a give and go. Basically just a pass to someone. Must be his little thing he likes to throw out there .

Really wish you wouldnt have brought that to my attention now i cant stop listening fo rit.

 

[VarsityWisconsin]

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Well, we got our 4 points which is relieving, and I had a chance to get to the Kohl Center tonight. The game was a lot closer than it ended up. Everytime UAA put one in the net, UW had a quick answer, though, which is good to see. I was impressed with Patrick Johnson. He's a much better fit on the 4th line, but he had some good hits and was on the forecheck quite a bit. Street is just a great goal scorer and he proved that again tonight. Once again, though, our PP was atrocious. We were 0/6 I think before Geoffrion went nuts and got a double minor. There is too much passing around the point with defensemen making drives to the net. They need to get more penetration because all of the slap shots end up getting blocked or saved. Not to mention that we gave up another shorty. Grrrr. Gudmanson was fine tonight. Both goals he gave up were impossible to stop. The first one was a bang bang pass and the 2nd one was a one on one with the goaltender. I think the platoon is the best way to go at this point. It keeps both players fresh and on a routine. It was nice to have you in town, Seawolves. Please go beat up on the rest of the conference now and help our PWR. To St. Cloud we go.

 

[Tundra]

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On another note, I think the badgers have the look of a potential championship team. I don't remember ever seeing a Badger hockey team - or at least a Mike Eaves team - that's this fast and that could get up and down the ice and transition as well as they do. Predicting another dominating game tonight.

Congrats badgers on the sweep. My prediction of law of averages fell flat
, maybe we'll return the favor someday.

I guess it's possible you guys have a potential championship team but I wouldn't take it to heart yet, Michigan dominated us and they have split and lost 4 in a row so...

Your last championship team in 2006? was fast. about 1 step faster against us that year. this team I would maybe rank it 1/8 step faster or just put it as team speed.

 

[RedFreak]

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Once again, though, our PP was atrocious. We were 0/6 I think before Geoffrion went nuts and got a double minor. There is too much passing around the point with defensemen making drives to the net. They need to get more penetration because all of the slap shots end up getting blocked or saved. Not to mention that we gave up another shorty. Grrrr.

Wasn't at Saturday's game. Had a wedding to go to. Hope my friend who got the tickets likes the ice cream.

Caught the end of the tape delay broadcast. Turned it on just as UAA was scoring their shorty. The announcers were describing a stupid shot the Badger made that lead to it (paraphrasing: "You don't take that shot. It went right into the defender and bounced back and that lead to the shorty"). My question: Who was the shooter? Brendan Smith? I know he was on the ice at the time.

 

[Timothy A]

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PB - he was great on the radio years ago. He called the game at a great pace like he was an auctionier. I think doing play by play on tv vs the radio would be a totally different approach. That being said, he has maybe lost a step, but in my eye's he's still doing fine. I grew up with him and Howie on the radio/PBS so I'm probably not the most objective.

Here's a trivia question. Years ago, UW hockey games were broadcast on 2 different Madison radio stations with 2 different sets of guys calling the games. PB and Howie called the games on 1310 WIBA. Who called the games on 1070 WTSO? I know MCR, Joey V, Carter, Gandalf and 60min Solovett know the answer...anyone else?

 

[RedFreak]

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Here's a trivia question. Years ago, UW hockey games were broadcast on 2 different Madison radio stations with 2 different sets of guys calling the games. PB and Howie called the games on 1310 WIBA. Who called the games on 1070 WTSO? I know MCR, Joey V, Carter, Gandalf and 60min Solovett know the answer...anyone else?

Jack Swanson, at least for awhile.

 

[Timothy A]

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Jack Swanson, at least for awhile.

Who did the color?

 

[RedFreak]

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Who did the color?

You got me there, though I have a feeling it's going to be a Duh! {slaps forehead} moment when the answer is revealed.

I'm going to guess Bill Brophy.

 

[uwbadgers14]

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Wasn't at Saturday's game. Had a wedding to go to. Hope my friend who got the tickets likes the ice cream.

Caught the end of the tape delay broadcast. Turned it on just as UAA was scoring their shorty. The announcers were describing a stupid shot the Badger made that lead to it (paraphrasing: "You don't take that shot. It went right into the defender and bounced back and that lead to the shorty"). My question: Who was the shooter? Brendan Smith? I know he was on the ice at the time.

No it was a forward i think, maybe Craig Smith

 

[aktick]

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I would guess Brophy too. I actually remember Swanson and Broph most from my childhood, since I was 7 during the 1990 title run and it was my first real memory of Badger hockey. Swanson moved on shortly after that, didn't he?

I heard him calling a D3 women's game a year or two ago on FSN, that was odd.

 

[MadCityRich]

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PB - he was great on the radio years ago. He called the game at a great pace like he was an auctionier. I think doing play by play on tv vs the radio would be a totally different approach. That being said, he has maybe lost a step, but in my eye's he's still doing fine. I grew up with him and Howie on the radio/PBS so I'm probably not the most objective.

Here's a trivia question. Years ago, UW hockey games were broadcast on 2 different Madison radio stations with 2 different sets of guys calling the games. PB and Howie called the games on 1310 WIBA. Who called the games on 1070 WTSO? I know MCR, Joey V, Carter, Gandalf and 60min Solovett know the answer...anyone else?

Good call Tim. PB was on the RADIO for years...he was the man. On TV you can't make **** up, like some WCHA refs in the past . I think that NORMALLY, the TV guys are very fair. Andringa never holds back to rip a Badger, or give the opposition some props. Posick & Cerniglia are good about that on the radio as well.

Regarding your trivia, I too first thought of Bill Brophy with Jack Swanson. Chris Moore, who is now with FOX Sports Radio also did some Badger Hockey in the 80's. Remember his impersonation of Québécois goalie DuFrane? Does anybody remember Mike Lucas doing color? Edit: i just remembered Chuck Kaiton did some work in the early 80's maybe?

Here's some MCR media trivia that a few of you should know; what 2 very early Badger play-by-play men are still doing NHL pbp? What TV station did one of them work for in Madison? Only locals will know that one!

 

[jen]

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Here's some MCR media trivia that a few of you should know; what 2 very early Badger play-by-play men are still doing NHL pbp? What TV station did one of them work for in Madison? Only locals will know that one!

Bob Miller is one of them.