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Worst move: Golf Channels Bob Papa’s contract wasn’t renewed. Today starts his last college assignment for Golf Channel. Papa’s decade long run as the voice of NCAA golf will come to an end.
Papa won’t be on the sidelines long. He will land quickly & a huge mistake by the suits
Top analysis: ESPN's Dan Orlovsky shares that because the league eers on the side of protecting the QB, you must always be careful when a field is wet. Even if you slip and make unintentional contact it'll likely be called against you.
Top analysis: ESPN's Chris Fowler shares that the main difference between Tua and Titans QB Will Levis is Tua comes out with unwavering swagger while Levis is still trying to figure out how to avoid stress.
ESPN’s rules analyst Jerry Bergmann muddled throw the touching of the ball simultaneously. In the same explanation he contradicted himself. First he said Titans get the ball then changed it to the Dolphins.
Dolphins received the call after replay review.
Top analysis: ABC's Troy Aikman shared that a hurry-up offense is a disadvantage when you play quick tempo because you can play 3 downs in less than 30 seconds. If you fail to get a 1st, you'll always end up giving your opponent another chance.
Top reporting: ABC's Joe Buck shares that while you used to be required to extend the quarter by a play when a defensive penalty occurs, the offense now has the option of declining the penalty and ending the half. Doing do prevents additional penalties and turnovers.
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Around the Dial: Fox Sports will have the fun continue for the trio of Tim Brando, Devin Gardner and Josh Sims as they return to call the FNF Fox Network debut between between #20 Arizona/#14 Kansas State this Friday under the lights in Manhattan.
Best predictions: NBC FNIA cast of Maria Taylor, Chris Simms, Devin McCourty, Jason Garrett, Jac Collingsworth, Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, and Mike Florio all picked the Lions to win against the Rams on Sunday night. Perfect 8-0.
Around the Dial: Fox Sports will have multi-sport star Kevin Kugler and Mr. Clutch EK (Eric Karros) on the call of San Diego/Seattle. The FS1 broadcast takes place tonight, at 9:30 PM.
Around the Dial: Fox's MLB Game of the Week broadcasts move to Thursday this week w/ Boston & the NY Yankees. Joe Davis, '96 Cy Young winner John Smoltz, & the captain of bowties Ken Rosenthal will provide the call Sept 12 at 6 PM.
Around the Dial: Tampa Bay/Cleveland is the Alternate Fox MLB Game of the Week on Sept 12 at 6 PM. The 3-man booth of Adam Amin, Fantasy Baseball nickname star Waino (Adam Wainwright) and The Polish Prince A.J. Pierzynski will provide the call.
Class act: Fox Sports paying homage to the late James Earl Jones. Fox played the epic scene of Jones in Field of Dreams with Kevin Costner. Chris Myers also mentioned Jones’ role in The Sandlot.
Fox Sports Tim Brando and Devin Gardner have done a stellar job in the first game of Friday Night Lights. Both are making the game have a ���big game” feel to it. Production team has been great on snaps and perfect sound levels. Live halftime report caps off a great debut.
Fox Sports Mike Pereria, explaining that at the end of the 1st half, the K State receivers must come to a complete full stop with 1 second pause. It was a false start. It would create a 10 second runoff and if officiated properly Kansas State should have had an another play.
Oops Award: SEC Network’s Taylor Zarzour, updating scores, says LSU leading South Carolina 17-0. Score was actually the other way around.
Zarzour corrected himself (after commercial).
Top analysis: Fox Sports Petros Papadakis shares the last 10 yards are the most difficult to cover for RPO teams because defenses can compress the field. They don't have to spread out the coverage.