Goodbye RC...

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Moto_Geek 2/10/2013 11:38am
2/10/2013 11:38am
I liked KW joke about how he came up with the idea of transfers in the introduction ceremony. He said when he plays and hits a golf ball he transfers alot of golf balls from one hole to another hole on the other side of the course.
scrubbin627 2/10/2013 12:38pm
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I really enjoyed Kevin in the booth....he speaks well and knows exactly what hes talking about. I hope they keep him in there
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yz414 2/10/2013 1:54pm
2/10/2013 1:54pm
RbR wrote:
Ralph or Jeff are fighting over who gets to stand on RC's milk crate when Kevin is in the booth ...
haha i noticed every time RC announces hes a different height, a couple weeks ago he was like 6in below ralph and last week he was almost eye level Laughing
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DrSweden 2/10/2013 2:22pm
2/10/2013 2:22pm
Windham did a good job for sure. I hope he sticks around and continues being personal.

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dboivin 2/10/2013 3:34pm
2/10/2013 3:34pm
kevins golf course analogy was quick and best line of the night.
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BobbyM 2/10/2013 3:45pm
2/10/2013 3:45pm
dirthead1 wrote:
I bet Emig is more worried at this point than RC. You can tell Emig knows his days are numbered. Windham is just being respectful not...
I bet Emig is more worried at this point than RC. You can tell Emig knows his days are numbered. Windham is just being respectful not outright taking over the booth after two weeks. He will own all televised Supercross and Motocross race announcing quickly.
Bullshit....just make shit up and post away eh?
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Journey 2/10/2013 3:47pm
2/10/2013 3:47pm
People don't seem to realize that there are two roles up there in the booth. Ralph's role is color commentator. He doesn't need to be the all-knowing expert, because they have Emig for that. Ralph is actually decent at what he does. It's the same as Pat Summeral and John MAdden back in the day in the NFL. Summeral would call the game, Madden would insert his "knowledge".

You kids seem to think that you can just stick 2-3 of your favorite racers in the booth and it makes for the best broadcasting team, but you really don't have a fucking clue. Notice that Emig really doesn't call the race.

That being said, Todd Harris was a little better than Ralph, but he had motormouth Denny Stephenson in the booth with him speaking a million miles an hour. Emig does a pretty good job. I think Harris and Emig would be good.

RC is very unpolished, but I think his ability lies in his power of prediction. He is able to call a pass two turns in advance, and he is rarely ever wrong. If they could just get a leash on him, he knows his shit.
Brad Nemeth 2/10/2013 3:53pm
2/10/2013 3:53pm
I watched the race right when I got home last night and I thought Ralph, Emig and KDub were really good. RC making fun of Emig gets old pretty quick IMO.

I found Kevin had unique insights because he is fresh off the series and for not much color commentary experience he did a hell of a job. I did a bunch of Hockey and basketball radio announcing a few years ago and it's way more difficult then these guys make it look. Trust me.
Dirty Britches 2/10/2013 5:17pm
2/10/2013 5:17pm
I may be in the minority on this board, but I think Ralph does a pretty good job most of the time.
You guys should listen to Journey (the post above).
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yam261 2/10/2013 5:55pm
2/10/2013 5:55pm
ga_pike wrote:
Next time maybe they will turn his mic up so we can actually hear him.
jib-tmb wrote:
this^^^
ATKpilot99 wrote:
I noticed that too....kind of like the low talker on Seinfeld.
I couldn't hear much of him either, Just a bit of mumbling here and there.
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Drfletcher 2/10/2013 5:59pm
2/10/2013 5:59pm
It was too hard to hear Kevin - mic needs to be turned up.
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carson510 2/10/2013 6:15pm
2/10/2013 6:15pm
Kinda seemed like K dub had a hard time getting a word in, with the rare instance when the others were very briefly speechless. Yes, I realize this was the first time through with K dub, and it takes time to get in the groove. Just seemed like when RC (initially) and Reedy were on there, they gave those two more of a chance to speak and make observations. K dub got interrupted by Ralph and Fro a couple times. Could be hard to get air time with 4 guys bench racing (Ralph, Fro, Fowler, and K dub, and the occasional Erin Bates track side). I also realize these guys are used to talking as much as possible to prevent dead air. -not bashing anyone- just an observation/opinion.

You'll be hard pressed to ever hear me criticize Kevin Windham, the man is my hero; just sayin. #14
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Adam43 2/10/2013 7:10pm
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Journey wrote:
People don't seem to realize that there are two roles up there in the booth. Ralph's role is color commentator. He doesn't need to be the...
People don't seem to realize that there are two roles up there in the booth. Ralph's role is color commentator. He doesn't need to be the all-knowing expert, because they have Emig for that. Ralph is actually decent at what he does. It's the same as Pat Summeral and John MAdden back in the day in the NFL. Summeral would call the game, Madden would insert his "knowledge".

You kids seem to think that you can just stick 2-3 of your favorite racers in the booth and it makes for the best broadcasting team, but you really don't have a fucking clue. Notice that Emig really doesn't call the race.

That being said, Todd Harris was a little better than Ralph, but he had motormouth Denny Stephenson in the booth with him speaking a million miles an hour. Emig does a pretty good job. I think Harris and Emig would be good.

RC is very unpolished, but I think his ability lies in his power of prediction. He is able to call a pass two turns in advance, and he is rarely ever wrong. If they could just get a leash on him, he knows his shit.
Disagree with you on Harris - I didn't think he was a good fit, but the rest of your points are spot on.

Windham is articulate, and while that's rare for a rider, you need more than that as an announcer. I would like to see him be more animated. Too early to judge.

Carmichael is surprisingly adept. He's not the most polished but he actually focuses on the action, and as you said, can call a pass or describe what one guy is doing differently from the next.

Emig has a great voice for TV, his stuttering aside. I like his enthusiasm but I feel he talks way too much about intangible things like "mindset" and not enough about what is shown in front of him. A lot of this stems from him being forced to answer Ralph's terrible questions, right in the middle of the action.

If you could combine all three of them you'd have one amazing color guy. I hate when people throw out names also, but I'm going to do it anyway. Jeremy McGrath. He's done some announcing also and I've always thought he was fantastic.
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WhipMeister 2/10/2013 7:15pm
2/10/2013 7:15pm
Hut wrote:
Or "Shy Ronnie" :laugh: [embed] https://youtu.be/sM5adtiEYAI [/embed] How about get rid of Ralph no matter what and let Ricky Fowler on the show whenever he is...
Or "Shy Ronnie" Laughing


How about get rid of Ralph no matter what and let Ricky Fowler on the show whenever he is available, I thought he did alright too. Cool
Fowler was better than all of them, RC included.
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Myke 2/10/2013 7:45pm
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I said this before I thought Kevin was too monotone. And sometimes long winded when he was making a point. He talked right thru a couple big crashes and passes that RC and Emig woulda stopped and focused on.

He does have good insite but not really very exciting.
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rpoint116 2/10/2013 9:44pm
2/10/2013 9:44pm
RC's gift to KW.... Welcome to the club!

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dirthead1 2/10/2013 10:21pm
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dirthead1 wrote:
I bet Emig is more worried at this point than RC. You can tell Emig knows his days are numbered. Windham is just being respectful not...
I bet Emig is more worried at this point than RC. You can tell Emig knows his days are numbered. Windham is just being respectful not outright taking over the booth after two weeks. He will own all televised Supercross and Motocross race announcing quickly.
BobbyM wrote:
Bullshit....just make shit up and post away eh?
Yep, sure did. Blow me.

IMHO, you are the biggest douchebag on this forum and nobody gives a damn about your opinion anyway. I've been around since before Freshdirt, and I can't believe people have tolerated you for so long.

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Track and Trail 2/10/2013 10:29pm
2/10/2013 10:29pm
Wait wait wait! You guys mustn't criticize the broadcasts. Does no one know about wide world of sports or motoworld!?

The horror!!!!!!!!
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Hut 2/10/2013 10:36pm
2/10/2013 10:36pm
Track and Trail wrote:
Wait wait wait! You guys mustn't criticize the broadcasts. Does no one know about wide world of sports or motoworld!?

The horror!!!!!!!!
Try walking 10 miles up hill in ass deep snow for a copy of cycle news.
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Barrett57 2/10/2013 10:49pm
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I think they all do a good job, I really don't mind if Ralph gets riders confused sometimes or gets minor details wrong. Its enjoyable to listen to and enjoyable to watch.

I never really saw the whole broadcast until I landed in Canada and it is available on TV at a reasonable time, unlike in Europe where its all live streams at 3am then you get a dodgy video on YouTube. I really, really don't get what you lot are constantly complaining about.
GoonSquad250x 2/11/2013 3:40am
2/11/2013 3:40am
I think kdub did just fine. I actually couldn't hear any ofem that good the whole night.
Back when I was growing up, I liked Davjd bailey on Speed World.
snipermx50cal 2/11/2013 6:38am
2/11/2013 6:38am
Kdub was ok. I'm guessing he is getting paid for the transfers and with him in the booth Feld gets his monies worth? When RC made the comment at A2(?) seconding guessing Roger about the air shock and it wasn't the time to be trying new things etc. I'm guessing that pissed off Roger? We all know Roger isn't the person you want to piss off. Now, he is promoting Arena Cross looking for FRESH Meat for the industry. New kids, new bones, no serious injuries and would love a chance for less $$'s. Looking for a rider to replace Broc, Priceless!

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