Bob Wischusen and Dick Vitale on the call for Iowa-Wisconsin on Thursday

[Blair Sanderson]

#11 IOWA (15-6, 9-5) at #21 WISCONSIN (15-7, 9-6)
Feb. 18, 2021 // Madison, Wisconsin // Kohl Center

ESPN 6:01 PM CT

Bob Wischusen (PxP)
Dick Vitale (analyst)

Game Notes

 

[Wango Z Tango]

Hoping Vitale gives IOWA some respect. He tends to belittle the Hawkeyes by repeatedly calling us kids. Yes I know they are college kids but he tends to give other programs players more respect. Doesn't matter he will talk about 50 other teams, games, and players other than the game in front of him.

 

[TrianglePlace]

Hoping Vitale gives IOWA some respect. He tends to belittle the Hawkeyes by repeatedly calling us kids. Yes I know they are college kids but he tends to give other programs players more respect.

JFC

 

[mick82]

JFC

We’ve got to earn respect and not play like crap.

 

[KuwaitHawk]

All the more reason for the mute button and go with text display.

 

[Hawk_4shur]

I didn't even realize he was still doing games.

That's going to be hard to listen to.

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

Vitale

 

[texas twister]

I'm in the anti-Vitale camp too. So annoying.

 

[HawkeyeInCentralIowa]

Ugh. I don’t watch Hawkeye basketball to listen to some idiot ramble on about Duke and Coach K.

 

[DirtyJohns97]

I really enjoyed Vitale when he first started doing games. But his schtick has been tired for over 20 years now, maybe more

 

[KcTo]

Ugh. I don’t watch Hawkeye basketball to listen to some idiot ramble on about Duke and Coach K.

As much as he’s usually Dickie 🤮 about Coach K, or ACC 💩,
this is an opportunity for Iowa to put a beat down on Wisconsin and make Dickie an IOWA fan....

 

[brownd7949hawks]

Hmmm. Dickie v or dolph, I can’t decide what will be worse.

 

[QChawks]

Hmmm. Dickie v or dolph, I can’t decide what will be worse.

sounds like perfect death match

 

[Hawksfinal4]

When Vitale and Al McGuire we’re broadcasting college bb together. That was a good listen

 

[Hawk_4shur]

Ugh. I don’t watch Hawkeye basketball to listen to some idiot ramble on about Duke and Coach K.

Don't forget The General. Bob frickin' Knight.

 

[shanksit44]

As much as he’s usually Dickie 🤮 about Coach K, or ACC 💩,
this is an opportunity for Iowa to put a beat down on Wisconsin and make Dickie an IOWA fan....

Don't need DV as an IOWA fan. Love to see the Hawks step on sconsin's neck for a change but we need the team that played MSU the other day. Not the version against Indiana.

 

[BBHawk]

#11 IOWA (15-6, 9-5) at #21 WISCONSIN (15-7, 9-6)
Feb. 18, 2021 // Madison, Wisconsin // Kohl Center

ESPN 6:01 PM CT

Bob Wischusen (PxP)
Dick Vitale (analyst)

Game Notes

This won't be annoying. Not at all.

 

[Franisdaman]

I don't mind Dickie V.

He has raised a ton of money for cancer research and other great causes. What have any of you done to make the world a better place? Yet, lets bitch about the man, nevertheless.

And, he is passionate about sports and basketball, like most of you.

However, he is not bi-polar, like most of you.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

Can't be worse than Bill Raftery and Gus Johnson were for the last CBS game, can they?

 

[Hawk_4shur]

I don't mind Dickie V.

He has raised a ton of money for cancer research and other great causes. What have any of you done to make the world a better place? Yet, lets bitch about the man, nevertheless.

And, he is passionate about sports and basketball, like most of you.

However, he is not bi-polar, like most of you.

He is probably a very good human being - much better than most, since the bar isn't very high.

He may not be bi-polar, but he is "polar" - enthusiasm and hyperbole on steroids.

It's worn thin on me. I like the game to be the center of attention, not the announcers.

 

[eyesofhawk]

Just like the Bo Borowski crew at East Lansing was a disaster

 

[Franisdaman]

This is pregame, on Feb 13.

If he were at CHA, people would be lining up to have their picture taken w/ him.


Watch:

 

[unoHawkeye]

Can't be worse than Bill Raftery and Gus Johnson were for the last CBS game, can they?

Raftery’s musings sometimes make no sense, but at least a game with him isn’t two hours of over the top exclamations and catchphrases. I don’t mind the duo of him and Gus at all

Vitale ranks DFL on my basketball commentary leaderboard however

 

[NevadaHawk]

"Get a TO baby" He's a diaper dandy" It's showtime baby".

 

[HawkeyeInCentralIowa]

I don't mind Dickie V.

He has raised a ton of money for cancer research and other great causes. What have any of you done to make the world a better place? Yet, lets bitch about the man, nevertheless.

And, he is passionate about sports and basketball, like most of you.

However, he is not bi-polar, like most of you.

Dickie is a nice guy, I met him when Iowa played at Disney World a few years ago. Doesn’t mean he’s not annoying.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

I really enjoyed Vitale when he first started doing games. But his schtick has been tired for over 20 years now, maybe more

yeah, agreed - he probably should have transitioned into more of a studio / at the half type of role about 20 years ago....back in the day he would show some love for those really good BT teams, but now it just seems he talks about 'his' Dukies every chance he gets.

 

[Hawkfan_08]

I don't mind Dickie V.

He has raised a ton of money for cancer research and other great causes. What have any of you done to make the world a better place? Yet, lets bitch about the man, nevertheless.

And, he is passionate about sports and basketball, like most of you.

However, he is not bi-polar, like most of you.

He will talk about Flash at least once so I'm good with that. I really don't find him that terrible.

Can't be worse than Bill Raftery and Gus Johnson were for the last CBS game, can they?

Johnson wasn't with Raftery last game but I LOVE Gus Johnson. I don't even mind Raftery.

 

[kceasthawk]

He will talk about Flash at least once so I'm good with that. I really don't find him that terrible.



Johnson wasn't with Raftery last game but I LOVE Gus Johnson. I don't even mind Raftery.

Raferty the "squinter"! Dude could hardly even open his eyes! looked like he spends most of his time in a dark room......

 

[IllQChawk]

Last games duo of Gus Johnson and Jimmy Jackson was not good. Between Gus calling Patrick, Patty Mac and Jim Jackson's incoherent ramblings I was ready to turn over to the radio and listen to Bobby and Dolph, sorry but I an not a big fan of Jimmy Jackson at all....

 

[SSG T]

Hoping Vitale gives IOWA some respect. He tends to belittle the Hawkeyes by repeatedly calling us kids. Yes I know they are college kids but he tends to give other programs players more respect. Doesn't matter he will talk about 50 other teams, games, and players other than the game in front of him.

I can't stand him because of the same 20 clicges he uses and everything goes back to the same 3-4 teams. Saying he belittles the Hawks all the time by calling them kids is a bit, well, exaggeration

 

[SSG T]

Last games duo of Gus Johnson and Jimmy Jackson was not good. Between Gus calling Patrick, Patty Mac and Jim Jackson's incoherent ramblings I was ready to turn over to the radio and listen to Bobby and Dolph, sorry but I an not a big fan of Jimmy Jackson at all....

No one should ever listen to Dolph voluntarily.

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Do other fan bases bitch soooo much about inconsequential things?

 

[kcgolfer]

Vitals and Rafferty need to retire. They have become old, slow and pathetic.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

How often will he talk about Duke?

 

[HoustonREDHawk]

I can't stand listening to Vitale, who will be gushing about Luka, Luka, Luka... I can't believe that I actually liked listening to him, but that was probably more than a decade ago.

 

[Hendy hawk]

Hmmm. Dickie v or dolph, I can’t decide what will be worse.

I'll listen to Dolph and Bobby

 

[KuwaitHawk]

I'll listen to Dolph and Bobby

Easy choice for those that have that option. May have to find a way to get one of the Iowa stations here inTexas.

 

[Jonnymungo]

I actually just seen the new Geico commercial with Dick Vitale while viewing this thread. Ha.
Its So So Bad Baby!! (It really is) 🥴

 

[HawkBall23]

#11 IOWA (15-6, 9-5) at #21 WISCONSIN (15-7, 9-6)
Feb. 18, 2021 // Madison, Wisconsin // Kohl Center

ESPN 6:01 PM CT

Bob Wischusen (PxP)
Dick Vitale (analyst)

Game Notes

 

[Eternal Return]

I don't understand. Iowa is not playing Indiana and yet Vitale is doing the game? Very, very confusing. Also, he was okay in the mid-80s but by the late 80s he'd started doing the diaper dandy thing and he's been intolerable ever since.