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Spode 10/20/2019 4:31pm
10/20/2019 4:31pm
I can live with rickys mistakes but Ralph sucks

How many time during the race does Ralph have to say blue yamaha green kawasaki yellow suzuki........

The guy is irritating. I usually start the supercross season listening to the broadcast then about 20 minutes in I mute the rest of the season so I dont have to listen to know nothing Ralph.
The break I get is when I go to one of the two Anaheim race in person.
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Adam89 10/20/2019 4:34pm
10/20/2019 4:34pm
I wouldn’t be mad if it was weege and langston/emig doing both series, Ralph repeats every single word he says and overstates every scenario.
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BMSOBx2 10/20/2019 5:00pm
10/20/2019 5:00pm
MX690 wrote:
I may be in the minority here but I don't mind RC I think he does an alright job, he may not be technically perfect but...
I may be in the minority here but I don't mind RC I think he does an alright job, he may not be technically perfect but who gives a shit, it is what it is.
So we should learn to accept incompetence right? That seems to be going around these days. I'm sorry I expect more. RC will never be a good announcer.
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Dirty Points 10/20/2019 5:12pm
10/20/2019 5:12pm
Spode wrote:
I can live with rickys mistakes but Ralph sucks How many time during the race does Ralph have to say blue yamaha green kawasaki yellow suzuki...
I can live with rickys mistakes but Ralph sucks

How many time during the race does Ralph have to say blue yamaha green kawasaki yellow suzuki........

The guy is irritating. I usually start the supercross season listening to the broadcast then about 20 minutes in I mute the rest of the season so I dont have to listen to know nothing Ralph.
The break I get is when I go to one of the two Anaheim race in person.
No matter who you get they are going to say "Blue Yamaha". That is a strict network production choice.
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WeiserGuy 10/20/2019 5:42pm
10/20/2019 5:42pm
They're both garbage. Ralph should be pitching sales on home shopping network.
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Roger@Arroyo 10/20/2019 5:52pm
10/20/2019 5:52pm
The announcing was quite poor last night. I don't usually complain, but RC needs to go, he is literally the worst announcer I can remember that had a full time gig with any network for any racing series. I seriously don't understand how the person in charge of the production can't understand that.
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TymeMoto 10/20/2019 5:56pm
10/20/2019 5:56pm
Daniel Blair has serious talent. If they don’t get him in the booth soon he’ll move on to being a trackside reporter for NASCAR or a field correspondent for College Football.
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nealb129 10/20/2019 5:58pm
10/20/2019 5:58pm
I heard a guy named Eric plessinger crashed last night. Is he a fill in rider?
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gnarwhip 10/20/2019 6:01pm
10/20/2019 6:01pm
nealb129 wrote:
I heard a guy named Eric plessinger crashed last night. Is he a fill in rider?
Yeah bud I seen that too. He biffed it on them there jumps.
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SoCalMX70 10/20/2019 6:01pm
10/20/2019 6:01pm
If this off season race was a preview of what to expect from them for their 2nd year together... YIKES.

Anyone on this board could list at least 10 retired riders who would be better at color commentary.
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Moto520 10/20/2019 6:05pm
10/20/2019 6:05pm
I thought he sounded great
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To The Chopper 10/20/2019 6:08pm
10/20/2019 6:08pm
Moto520 wrote:
I thought he sounded great
Beat it pal, in nobody's world does he sound "great...." Troll much?
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str8line 10/20/2019 6:14pm
10/20/2019 6:14pm
Well, Ricky Bobby didn't get better in the off-season. He's still terrible. What's sad is they won't fire him because he's the GOAT.
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AZRider 10/20/2019 6:20pm
10/20/2019 6:20pm
Rc is great as a 3rd but i miss emig. Other people would be better but they dont have rings. DB is okay but plenty of others id prefer
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deluxeman 10/20/2019 6:50pm
10/20/2019 6:50pm
I like Ricky better than Ralphy....... and Ricky isn’t that great....so......
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deluxeman 10/20/2019 6:53pm
10/20/2019 6:53pm
Blair does a great job, he needs to be used more often. Actually I would like to see Jason Thomas have a go in the booth. He is very good when he does MXGP. Very articulate unlike most motorsports announcers.
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ga_pike 10/20/2019 6:56pm
10/20/2019 6:56pm
I honestly don't notice the announcers much. Not sure why but I just sorta tune them out for the most part.
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dkg 10/20/2019 7:37pm
10/20/2019 7:37pm
Wow, I feel like I am in the movie Ground Hog day. Every race we get the same bitching, the same defending, etc. Perhaps the admins can just make a sticky thread that appears before each race and we can forego the endless new threads about the same thing.

I get it and agree that the announcers could improve in some of the things they say. I finally just got to the point of taking the stupid things said as humor. On the other hand RC at times has some pearls of wisdom and insight from his experience that are quite good. I sometimes think that part of the issue is that RC is being instructed to appeal to an audience that knows nothing which leads to some of the ridiculous comments. If he were allowed to share his knowledge without having to dumb it down, the critics here would probably be surprised.

Ralph on the other hand seems to have the duty to fill silence. Probably a tough thing to do when there really isn’t anything that needs to be said at the moment. They have a tough job. Probably tougher than announcing in other sports as it seems they are instructed to appeal to a know nothing audience. The announcers for the professional sports don’t have to do this. Imagine how dumb it would get if the NFL announcers had to explain what a touchdown is every time there was a score.

Anyway, carry on, or just visit the other 100s of threads covering these issues.
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whateversclever69 10/20/2019 9:09pm
10/20/2019 9:09pm
dkg wrote:
Wow, I feel like I am in the movie Ground Hog day. Every race we get the same bitching, the same defending, etc. Perhaps the admins...
Wow, I feel like I am in the movie Ground Hog day. Every race we get the same bitching, the same defending, etc. Perhaps the admins can just make a sticky thread that appears before each race and we can forego the endless new threads about the same thing.

I get it and agree that the announcers could improve in some of the things they say. I finally just got to the point of taking the stupid things said as humor. On the other hand RC at times has some pearls of wisdom and insight from his experience that are quite good. I sometimes think that part of the issue is that RC is being instructed to appeal to an audience that knows nothing which leads to some of the ridiculous comments. If he were allowed to share his knowledge without having to dumb it down, the critics here would probably be surprised.

Ralph on the other hand seems to have the duty to fill silence. Probably a tough thing to do when there really isn’t anything that needs to be said at the moment. They have a tough job. Probably tougher than announcing in other sports as it seems they are instructed to appeal to a know nothing audience. The announcers for the professional sports don’t have to do this. Imagine how dumb it would get if the NFL announcers had to explain what a touchdown is every time there was a score.

Anyway, carry on, or just visit the other 100s of threads covering these issues.
You’re bitching about bitching with a 4 paragraph bibliography. Chill.
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dkg 10/20/2019 9:10pm
10/20/2019 9:10pm
whateversclever69 wrote:
You’re bitching about bitching with a 4 paragraph bibliography. Chill.
Yeah, you’re right. Guess I fit right in here. Woohoo
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FlaNard 10/20/2019 9:28pm
10/20/2019 9:28pm
Ricky is my guy but he reminded me of everyone I've ever been around who was on cocaine.
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reynardfan1 10/20/2019 9:29pm
10/20/2019 9:29pm
Ralph needs to go. He makes more mistakes than a weatherman.

Will Christian needs to go. Has no clue.
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MX76er 10/20/2019 10:12pm
10/20/2019 10:12pm
FlaNard wrote:
Ricky is my guy but he reminded me of everyone I've ever been around who was on cocaine.
Huh? How is that? Please describe exactly how you made that kind of connection?
limepandanz 10/20/2019 11:31pm
10/20/2019 11:31pm
I kind of miss Emig. Lots of people gave him shit when he was still in the booth, but I think we took a step backwards with RC. Greener pastures and all that.
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Motofinne 10/20/2019 11:34pm
10/20/2019 11:34pm Edited Date/Time 10/20/2019 11:53pm
What annoyed me the most with the whole broadcast is how both of them are deliberately talking in a childish manner, like they are talking to an audience that are 8 years old on average. I have never, ever experienced a TV sport where the TV crew dumb down the sport they are working with like the American Supercross broadcasts. It truly is baffling that they still continue with this approach.

This might sound a bit cringeworthy but they are insulting our intelligence.
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9bro9 10/20/2019 11:42pm
10/20/2019 11:42pm
Ricky is habitually struggling to put sentences together, stuttering, slipping up etc. NEXT
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hamncheeze 10/20/2019 11:58pm
10/20/2019 11:58pm
I guess I'm left wondering if RC and Ralph watch the broadcasts the next day or next week? Because honestly if they do, and they continue to perform as they do now, then they are clearly there to have a couple of nice meals and collect a pay check every weekend. The frustration for me stems from the fact that they COULD both be so much better, but they have little incentive to step it up.
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tttrailhunter 10/21/2019 1:52am
10/21/2019 1:52am
hamncheeze wrote:
I guess I'm left wondering if RC and Ralph watch the broadcasts the next day or next week? Because honestly if they do, and they continue...
I guess I'm left wondering if RC and Ralph watch the broadcasts the next day or next week? Because honestly if they do, and they continue to perform as they do now, then they are clearly there to have a couple of nice meals and collect a pay check every weekend. The frustration for me stems from the fact that they COULD both be so much better, but they have little incentive to step it up.
it is very difficult
and
no i dont think they can step it up.
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EZZA 95B 10/21/2019 2:24am
10/21/2019 2:24am Edited Date/Time 10/21/2019 2:31am
They should watch UFC. The commentary (with the exception of Rogan) and post-fight interviews are fucking unreal!
The in-depth stories/history of the *athletes really amps things up too.

Will Christiansen should also take notes from Megan Olivi.
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Scott_Bate 10/21/2019 2:32am
10/21/2019 2:32am
Both Ralph and RC do a good enough job, I enjoy there input but most of my attention is what is happening in the race I bet the biggest critics do not put the same criticism on there own performance in there regular day jobs. Pffffttttt they will tell you that they do but guaranteed they don't, I wonder what there work mates truly think of them I reckon they think they are whinging pricks! LOL.
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