Sweet Sixteen Game Announcers

[BRS24]

Oh yay, my favorite (not) announcer on our game Saturday ...

Friday, March 29
#2 Notre Dame vs #3 Oregon State, 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Holly Rowe

#1 South Carolina vs #4 Indiana, 5 p.m. ESPN
Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Holly Rowe

#2 NC State vs #3 Stanford, 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, Brooke Weisbrod

#1 Texas vs #4 Gonzaga, 10 p.m. ESPN
Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, Brooke Weisbrod

Saturday, March 30
#2 UCLA vs #3 LSU, 1 p.m. ABC
Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

#1 Iowa vs #5 Colorado, 3:30 p.m. ABC
Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

#1 USC vs #5 Baylor, 5:30 p.m. ESPN
Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli and Angel Gray

#3 UConn vs #7 Duke, 8 p.m. ESPN
Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli and Angel Gray

 

[snowkot]

Wow - Baylor's going to be one tired squad playing both the 5:30PM and the 8PM games back to back!

 

[BRS24]

Wow - Baylor's going to be one tired squad playing both the 5:30PM and the 8PM games back to back!

I went back to the article to see if I had done a poor copypasta, but no, it was the source that was sloppy, so phew!

 

[Henry]

At least we don't have Carolyn Peck.

 

[snowkot]

Or Rebecca. Loved her as a player, love her as an ambassador for the game, and her public profile in general. As an analyst? No so much...

 

[Gus Mahler]

My favorite team is R & R. I like Beth and Angel. Deb? Not so much. Dan Dakich is not a fan either.
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[Blueballer]

Wish we had gotten Stephanie White. Antonelli never shuts up and rambles on.

 

[Geew1992]

Horrible announce crew for the game

 

[BRS24]

Wish we had gotten Stephanie White. Antonelli never shuts up and rambles on.

And is an expert on (waving hands around wildly) everything, and has suggestions to improve the game, blah blah blah.

 

[Centerstream]

Wish we had gotten Stephanie White. Antonelli never shuts up and rambles on.

And she is usually an ACC homer.

 

[omshanti]

Or Rebecca. Loved her as a player, love her as an ambassador for the game, and her public profile in general. As an analyst? No so much...

Funny, I think Lobo is one of the best on the air.

 

[STLCardinal]

And is an expert on (waving hands around wildly) everything, and has suggestions to improve the game, blah blah blah.

I look forward to the day when there is the option to mute the announcers and still hear the sounds of the game, and she's an example of why, although not the only one. For now, it's just plain mute.

 

[Forego]

And she is usually an ACC homer.

Please replace “usually” with “always”.

 

[Monte]

I like Mute, all by herself.

 

[FormerCTrez]

Oh yay, my favorite (not) announcer on our game Saturday ...

Friday, March 29
#2 Notre Dame vs #3 Oregon State, 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Holly Rowe

#1 South Carolina vs #4 Indiana, 5 p.m. ESPN
Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Holly Rowe

#2 NC State vs #3 Stanford, 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, Brooke Weisbrod

#1 Texas vs #4 Gonzaga, 10 p.m. ESPN
Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, Brooke Weisbrod

Saturday, March 30
#2 UCLA vs #3 LSU, 1 p.m. ABC
Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

#1 Iowa vs #5 Colorado, 3:30 p.m. ABC
Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

#1 USC vs #5 Baylor, 5:30 p.m. ESPN
Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli and Angel Gray

#3 UConn vs #7 Duke, 8 p.m. ESPN
Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli and Angel Gray

It is my opinion that most times when this announcer calls UConn’s games, she doesn’t seem enthusiastic about its players. And when she does, it seems and sounds almost forced. However, I’ve noticed her overly enthusiastic disposition and excitement, when she does other games. So I’m hoping that UConn’s players will get a little bit more love from her this weekend. Go Huskies! Go UConn!

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

And she is usually an ACC homer.

Probably, but it is also perception, knowing that this is the conference she knows best, follows the most and played in.

There were some RU fans (this is over 13 years ago when we were in NJ) who thought Rebecca was a UConn homer, which I never really saw. There are some who think Joan Bonvicini that did Arizona at times on the PAC network was a homer because she is close to Adia and a former coach here. Others see a Big 12 bias in Brenda VanLengen and absolutely a Texas bias in Andrea Lloyd (that's the only one I really see, admitting that I don't get the PAC network and can't speak on Bonvicini).

 

[huskeynut]

Antonelli is an ACC homer. Can't stand her. Never shuts up. Has all the answers. Never coached a game in her life.

 

[Bigboote]

Geez, I wish Eric Frede was doing a set of games. With Steph White, Christy Thomaskutty, Meghan McKeown. . . Just about anyone besides Deb Antonelli.

 

[Jim]

While I agree that some announcers are better than others, I think who does or does not ref the game matters more.

 

[Gus Mahler]

Dakich on Deb A. cited above:

 

[Gus Mahler]

Geez, I wish Eric Frede was doing a set of games. With Steph White, Christy Thomaskutty, Meghan McKeown. . . Just about anyone besides Deb Antonelli.

Kim Adams!

 

[ucbart]

Antonelli is a UCONN hater supreme. Her being on our game is dreadful.

 

[PacoSwede]

lawson was always excellent behind the mic ... i think they should bring her back (especially for saturday in portland )

 

[good2go]

Antonelli is a UCONN hater supreme. Her being on our game is dreadful.

Beth Mowins and Debbie Antonelli are both UCONN haters.

 

[Centerstream]

Probably, but it is also perception, knowing that this is the conference she knows best, follows the most and played in.

There were some RU fans (this is over 13 years ago when we were in NJ) who thought Rebecca was a UConn homer, which I never really saw. There are some who think Joan Bonvicini that did Arizona at times on the PAC network was a homer because she is close to Adia and a former coach here. Others see a Big 12 bias in Brenda VanLengen and absolutely a Texas bias in Andrea Lloyd (that's the only one I really see, admitting that I don't get the PAC network and can't speak on Bonvicini).

I would consider Rebecca a homer but only because she is so intimately familiar with the entire UConn WBB program. When it comes to being an analyst, she knows the pertinent facts about both teams and treats both teams as equals.