1/9/2021 7:18 AM
Edited Date/Time: 1/9/2021 7:26 AM
kkawboy14 wrote:
The announcers really mean nothing to me, I have never tuned into a race because of the announcing!
kkawboy14 wrote:
The announcers really mean nothing to me, I have never tuned into a race because of the announcing!
kage173 wrote:
100%. Its weird how emotional everyone gets about the announcers.
kage173 wrote:
100%. Its weird how emotional everyone gets about the announcers.
I have never been emotional about it, but I have been embarrassed for our sport.
Last year I was staying at an AirBnB with the executives from my company for a conference. We were watching one of the races where Ralph was REALLY Ralph-ing. My CEO made multiple comments about the bad announcing, and was surprised NBC would allow them on their broadcast.
I laughed and agreed, but I was legitimately embarrassed. I am proud of our sport and my time in it, and unfortunately the large majority of people will paint a picture of SX/MX by what they see on TV. Ralph and Ricky do not bring our sport to a higher level, IMO they paint a bad picture.
The rounds with Leigh were much easier to watch. Maybe it's his accent, or the fact he doesn't drop retarded "facts" to try to show he has a relationship with riders, but I found it much more palatable.
As far as Ralph, I think he's a great person and genuinely loves the sport. I tried to accept his announcing for 14 years and hope for improvement, but I actually think he got worse the last few years.