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    Smith Voted Worst Sports Announcer

    Posted: 2007-12-05 09:45:32
    Thanks for voting in the Best and Worst Sports Announcers Tournaments.

    You cast millions of votes and submitted tens of thousands of comments, all in the name of letting the world know which sports announcers you like the most ... and the least.

    So without further ado, the winners are:

    Best Sports Announcer: Al Michaels
    (Michaels beat Bob Costas by capturing 66% of 59,921 total votes.)

    Worst Sports Announcer: Stephen A. Smith
    (Smith beat Tony Kornheiser by capturing 53% of 80,289 total votes.)

    Thanks very much for participating, and special thanks to AwfulAnnouncing.com for selecting the field of the 32 Worst Sports Announcers, and for doing round-by-round analysis throughout the tournament.

    Now check out what our users think of Al Michaels and Stephen A. Smith in this gallery.

    Photo Gallery: User Comments on Michaels, Smith

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    In an AOL Sports/AwfulAnnouncing.com tournament, Al Michaels was voted the Best Sports Announcer and Stephen A. Smith was voted the Worst. Click through the rest of the gallery to see some choice user comments.

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    Confused about how we got to the finals? Don't see who you'd take for the best and/or worst announcers on TV? Then check out the previous rounds to see where your picks finished up:
    Round One: Best | Worst
    Round Two: Best | Worst
    Round Three: Best | Worst
    Round Four: Best | Worst

    2007-12-04 11:26:19


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    johnd87266 06:44:00 AM Jan 01 2008

    Gumbel !!!! Didn't hear a thing, picture came on , saw Gumbel, sound went down.

    spankygregsmith 03:23:54 AM Jan 01 2008

    My favorite Gum-ball call was when San Francisco 49er, Frank Gore was walking toward the sideline and he called him Al Gore. OH MY ! and last year he kept saying turned over on downs when a team punted. Give me the job. I'll only make half the mistakes for 1/4 the pay.

    jagm1962 07:13:00 PM Dec 31 2007

    BRYANT GUMBLE HIS ARROGANT INSECURE NO BUENO PARA NADA

    ducpho70 04:57:23 PM Dec 31 2007

    EVERYBODY:
    DO YOU WANT "KATIE COURIC!! NO WHY SHE IS A NEW'S REPORTER, SO IS GUMBAL!!

    FOOTBALL IS FOR REALL FOOTBALL PLAYER'S WHO REALLY PLAYED OR COUCHED THE 'FRIGGIN" GAME THAT'S IT NO OTHER'S OK
    GO: JIOHN MADDEN, HE PLAYED, AND COACHED, YOU MAY NOT LIKE HIM , BUT HE KNOW'S THE GAME !! ANSWER ME ANYONE I "DARE YOU!! REALLY!, REALLY FIND A BETTER MAN WHO KNOW'S OLD AND THE "NEW "NFL" GAME !! FIND SOMEONE !! PLEASE!!

    dougbeischel 02:25:23 PM Dec 31 2007

    Tony Cornholer (also not the correct spelling) is my #1 pick for absolutely unwatchable. Stephen Smith tries so hard at his ebonics and sounding BLACK that he is a close second. P.S. Please do not paint me as a rascist and or homophobe as I am not one. My favorite announcers are Emmitt Smith and Charles Barkley.

    patandruth 02:15:24 PM Dec 31 2007

    NFL Football channel will never get anywhere with Deon Sanders there - UGH.

    vaughnjan9 01:41:00 PM Dec 31 2007

    In my opinion, Bryant Gumbel is a pompous ass. But Tiki Barber is a bigger pompous ass. I literally turn the tube off if Tiki is on. His attitude is that he is so much better than everybody else and he knows more than anybody else. UGH!

    wlsc1958 01:40:05 PM Dec 31 2007

    I am NO FAN of Bryant Gumble, but he was better than many of the ex-players
    who have to let us know over and over of how they did in their playing career.
    Most of the time, we don't care. Get on with what you are doing today.

    There are some who we must mute more than listen to.

    spelunkcurl77 01:24:39 PM Dec 31 2007

    Now we really know what happened in "VIDEO-GATE".....last year Bellichek refused to let Mangini film from the end zones.......So this year Mangini didn't let Bellichek film from the end-zones........so one of Bill's assistants pulled out a very cheap video camera and filmed from the sidelines........The fine was not for filming the Jets........the fine was for filiming an NFL game without permission. Really really stupid stuff.........and a really really stupid penalty on the Patriots team and there coach...............Such stupidity............unbelievable.....

    spelunkcurl77 01:18:37 PM Dec 31 2007

    The sports casters on the regular networks. CBS-NBC-FOX, are much better than the ones on the "NFL NETWORK". They kept saying your are watching the "NFL NETWORK", but I was watching channel 12 Providence, CBS..........Only the sports casters were from the "NFL NETWORK", not the better ones, that we ususally watch on the regular networks.

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