Comments on: The TV Folks Aren’t Impressed With Kornheiser’s MNF Debut

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By: pURDUE mATT

pURDUE mATT — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:07:28 +0000

Tk isn’t good on Monday Night Football, nor on PTI. Almost as little substance to his rants as Stephen A. And THAT’s saying something.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:36:27 +0000

Tony was really tough to listen to. it made me uncomfortable to hear him speak during the game, and I think it made Theismann and Tirico uncomfortable as well. I hope for the best from TK since he was an idol of mine as a child and my favorite sportswriter of all time. Right now, I’d rather not hear him on MNF.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:07:07 +0000

Theisman wasn’t at all interesting the other day, seemingly always yearning for the good old days of yore while ripping on every guy on the field. I thought TK did okay, but I actually would like to hear him more often, and have him chime in with some useful points instead of jokes or silly ramblings like on PTI. I do look forward to the next few MNF games to see how the group melds.
If you want passion, throw some football cleats on Mr. Barry Melrose and put him in the booth. Greatness.

By: snake

snake — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:03:37 +0000

If passionate means Madden and Vitale, then give me ANYONE else every day of the week. there is nothing more tiring than listening to an over-”passionate” blowhard yelling into the mike. the fans are passionate about the game, the announcers just need to be interesting….Like TK

By: TMA

TMA — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:12:49 +0000

I’m surprised that among all the comments about Kornheiser’s performance, I haven’t read anybody mention being unable hear him. While I was watching, several times I found myself wondering, OK, when is he going to say something? And then I realized he WAS speaking, only in too soft/high a voice to be heard easily at the volume where Theismann and Tirico voices could be heard comfortably. I don’t think he needs his mic turned up, I think he just needs to clear his throat and project.

By: WBRS Sports Blog

WBRS Sports Blog — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:05:49 +0000

Tony was just okay, but this was his debut so give him a break. After a few more times he will get the hang of it.

By: Dusty

Dusty — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 05:19:32 +0000

It was the first game and Joe did hose TK over big time. Someone needs to put their foot up Joe’s ass and tell him to suck it up and deal. TK obviously needs some work, and he’s a smart guy, he should figure it out or die trying. Die in TV terms of course. I too would like to see Witty Wilbon over TK but you roll with what you have, this isn’t lets make a deal. If TK still sucks by the first game of the season,someone needs to call

By: Ken Davey

Ken Davey — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:46:48 +0000

I can’t figure out why you checked in “with a prominent face in sports television, who we can’t identify for obvious reasons.” What are the obvious reasons? Is there maybe a misunderstanding on the part of The Big Lead.com as to the meaning of the word obvious? Is it obvious because the prominent face doesn’t have the courage to stand behind his/her words? Is it obvious because the prominent face works for a rival sports organization? Is it Tony’s kid? Or it the only obvious thing being that you want to run a blind quote without having the integrity to give people a chance to corroborate it? By the way, the comment, “These are not good numbers tonight, are they?” quote was not “needlessly rhetorical,” nor were they naive. Understatement is a form of sarcasm, in light of the broadcast’s discussion of the quarterback’s contract signed earlier this year. You may have missed the sarcasm. It does border on subtle, which can be a tough concept.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:22:57 +0000

Hey guys, I went to school in St. Louis and now work as an aspiring sports writer for a daily in Peoria, IL (since there’s only one in Peoria, I’ll let you figure it out) and have been a big Wilbon fan — but not a fan or Mr. Kornheiser. I think it would have been a huge plus, as far as ratings go, for ESPN to have hired Wilbon for MNF. I don’t know if they approached him and he turned it down, but to have Tirico and Wilbon in the booth would give ESPN a larger slice of the African-American market. Not every black sports fan relates to, or agrees with, Stuart Scott’s boo-yeah’s or fist pumps. He’s setting a generation back. Wilbon is an educated, smart and witty black journalist who sees it in in technicolor, not black and white. I think Wilbon would have made the MNF lineup unique and exciting. Watching Kornheiser try to immitate Dennis Miller, or be as dry as Bill Bryson-meets-Chuck Klosterman made me want to curl up next to a picture of Howard Cossell and weep for the good old days — days that I unfortunately wasn’t alive for. I blame my parents for that. Keep up the good work, Spinners.