Packer sure sounded biased in the last NC...
Not saying it had anything to do with him no longer being employed by CBS, but he was definitely calling a 1-sided game in the 1st half, and then sounded shocked it became a close game in the 2nd half...
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I think Packer hated everyone equally. By the end of his run, I think he hated what College Hoops had become. He hated the slick coaches, hated the one and done guys, and hated the tattoos. Somehow, he took one of the most fun and exciting sporting events and turned it into a miserable experience.
A list of things that Vitale commented on while he was supposed to be broadcasting the Louisville-UConn game back in 2007.
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Duke
Mike Krzyzewski
Duke (1986)
Kansas
Tennessee
Bruce Pearl
Chris Lofton
Tennessee (Women's)
Kentucky
Tubby Smith
Kentucky (1996)
Kentucky (1997)
Kentucky (1998)
Pittsburgh
Marquette
St. John's
Syracuse
Providence
New Mexico State
Reggie Theus
Nevada
N.C. State (Women's)
Kay Yow
Boston University
Indianapolis Colts
Peyton Manning
Louisville football team
New York Yankees
Villanova
Maria Sharapova
Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas Tech
Indiana
Texas A&M
LSU
Depaul
Dobbins High School
Brian Brohm
Joe B. Hall
Jay Bilas
Sean Williams
Al Skinner
Marlon Garcia
Frank Sinatra
Illinois
Lou Carnesecca
Kevin Durant
Greg Oden
Alando Tucker
Aaron Brooks
Curry Kirkpatrick
Arizona
UCLA
His grandson Hunter
His grandson Jake
Tony Dungy
Joe Torre
Derek Jeter
Arizona (1997)
Bill Parcells
Brent Musberger
Steve Lavin
Eric Morgan
DJ White
Kelvin Sampson
Ohio State
Rece Davis
Tom Brady
Mike Anthony
Norby Williamson
Bo Derek
Tom Crean
Mario Boggan
Jameson Curry
North Carolina
Howie Schwab
Eva Longoria
Rosie O'Donnell
Donald Trump
Jim Boeheim
Bob Wright
Dan Marino
Jeff Jacobs
John Saunders
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Erin Andrews
Bruce Weber
Rick Bozich
Wisconsin
Bo Ryan
Kammron Taylor
Florida
Georgetown
Chris Dodd
Digger Phelps
Mike Tranghese
Tony Bennett
Dave Gavitt
Danny Gavitt
Andrew Bynum
Sebastian Telfair
Amir Johnson
Scottie Reynolds
Uconn (women's)
John Vitale
Christopher Vitale
Justin Hawkins
Utah
Vernon Rule
Jim Valvano
Dee Rose
Walt Trumble
Jamal Mashburn
Pennsylvania
Detroit Pistons
Larry Bird
Magic Johnson
J.R. Giddens
Billy Gillespie
Acie Law
Nate Carter
South Florida
Robert McCallum
Chicago Bears
Lovie Smith
Mike & Mike
Dallas Cowboys
Tom Izzo
Dominic James
Paul Harris
Billy Donovan
Larry Brown
Lute Olson
Eddie Sutton
Gene Bartow
Al McGuire
Hugh Durham
Roy Williams
Frank Gardner
Ron Franklin
Fran Fraschilla
Tommy Amaker
Johnny Dawkins
Danny Ferry
Billy King
Mark Alarie
Awesome Baby (race horse)
Tim Welsh
Geoff McDermott
Herbert Hill
Georgia Tech
Thaddeus Young
Javaris Crittenton
South Carolina
Dave Odom
the only thing Vitale is biased towards is attention and winning. Whoever is winning, that is who he is for. That's the way it is with the entire media in every sport. Everyone loves a winner and Vitale is not any different.
Upon thinking about it, I'd tend to agree; but I'd also tend to point out that this is a highly semantic argument.
"Bias" is done willfully, on purpose, with self-awareness; a lot of what the national sports pundits do is a bit more innocent. It's not "bias," but it is certainly "predisposition" and it's done cluelessly, and in many cases, with at least a tinge of ignorance. Perhaps not ignorance of the X's and O's of basketball (for an armchair jockey such as myself to suggest that would be foolish), but an ignorance of evolving trends, of one's place in the grand scheme of things, and of how stupid one looks when one becomes a caricature of oneself or dedicates one's existence to being a "personality" rather than an expert in one's field.
I'll never accuse Packer of dipping to McCarver-esque levels, but the joy I feel at his dismissal is very real, and stems from the bias/predisposition-to-ignorance he showed a few years ago when St. Joe's got a #1 seed. God, what I would give to have Packer's too-long career eulogized by Phil Martelli....
I never though bias was Packer's problem. It was more that he was a total jackass on the air.
I saw this in an article sounds like Packer is done broadcasting on any network. Don't expect him to change networks he is quitting doing Raycom games too.
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Packer also will end his long run as an analyst for Raycom, a regional network that covers the Atlantic Coast Conference.
"I have had a chance to broadcast most of the great games since college basketball got on national television and I'm not interested in broadcasting any more games," he said. "I enjoyed doing that but I won't be any more."
He said he is involved in a college basketball project that he'll discuss in a few months.
JMO, but I think Nance does an excellent job on the NCAA Tourney broadcasts.
Where's the love? It is not like he is to blame for "One Shining Moment"
As long as I don't have to hear him or another announcer say "Strenth" during a game, the world will be a better, less cliche place.
I am elated that Packer got fired. I hate that moronic fool. He ruined many a great game of basketball.
He is a clueless person convinced he knows everything. Good riddance Billy Packer!!!!!!!!!