First, I don't expect any of the college announcers to actually read this thread. If they did, their final product probably wouldn't end up as blatantly moranic as it consistently is.
Take some time to actually learn a bit about a sport before charging fans for your services. There must be hundreds of old duals one could watch and listen to the pros like Gibbons and Gable and Ironside and Grace, etc.
For instance a wrestler can't "reverse for a takedown," no matter how close his opponent was to being behind him in the neutral position. It's either a reversal or takedown. Since no takedown had been awarded, that what it was.
And leading the league in escapes isn't a good thing. That's usually called catch and release. The guy doing the catching is earning two points for a takedown compared to every one point for an escape. Do the math. The guy on the roster with the most escapes probably has one of the worse records on the team.
As far as the back points awarded to Cory Clark… They weren't given out at the end of the period at the discretion of the ref. The ref awarded two points for the Iowa guy turning the NW opponent and exposing his back. You, as announcer, should have seen that happen. The ref then doesn't award the points until the wrestler on top releases the hold and starts over. As Clark never released the hold, if he would have exposed his opponents shoulders once again, the most that could have been earned would have been four points. (Not two for the initial exposure the announcer apparently missed and then more for the same hold.) So the ref held off on giving the points until the horn blew ending the period and then awarded the two to Cory. That is the way it works and most any fan with rudimentary knowledge of the sport understands this. If you would have been watching the action you might have noticed the ref count back points and then make a peace sign with one hand pointed away from how body. (As opposed to the peace sign made with fingers pointing straight up and down signifying two points to the scorers table. Rather these two fingers aimed out and down toward the mat keeps track of the points to be awarded in the event that the guy on top eventually releases the grip and doesn't turn the opponent long enough to earn the four points. No discretion involved here.
I highly suggest you take some time to learn a little about a sport before presenting yourself as fit for calling the action to the world on paid programming. As I see it, you folks should be learning the art of announcing and detailing action of sports you already possess a basic knowledge of scoring, terms and rules.
I listened to the 133 and 149 lb bout before turning of the volume. My grandmother might have done a better job and she was a baseball fan at heart.
Take some time to actually learn a bit about a sport before charging fans for your services. There must be hundreds of old duals one could watch and listen to the pros like Gibbons and Gable and Ironside and Grace, etc.
For instance a wrestler can't "reverse for a takedown," no matter how close his opponent was to being behind him in the neutral position. It's either a reversal or takedown. Since no takedown had been awarded, that what it was.
And leading the league in escapes isn't a good thing. That's usually called catch and release. The guy doing the catching is earning two points for a takedown compared to every one point for an escape. Do the math. The guy on the roster with the most escapes probably has one of the worse records on the team.
As far as the back points awarded to Cory Clark… They weren't given out at the end of the period at the discretion of the ref. The ref awarded two points for the Iowa guy turning the NW opponent and exposing his back. You, as announcer, should have seen that happen. The ref then doesn't award the points until the wrestler on top releases the hold and starts over. As Clark never released the hold, if he would have exposed his opponents shoulders once again, the most that could have been earned would have been four points. (Not two for the initial exposure the announcer apparently missed and then more for the same hold.) So the ref held off on giving the points until the horn blew ending the period and then awarded the two to Cory. That is the way it works and most any fan with rudimentary knowledge of the sport understands this. If you would have been watching the action you might have noticed the ref count back points and then make a peace sign with one hand pointed away from how body. (As opposed to the peace sign made with fingers pointing straight up and down signifying two points to the scorers table. Rather these two fingers aimed out and down toward the mat keeps track of the points to be awarded in the event that the guy on top eventually releases the grip and doesn't turn the opponent long enough to earn the four points. No discretion involved here.
I highly suggest you take some time to learn a little about a sport before presenting yourself as fit for calling the action to the world on paid programming. As I see it, you folks should be learning the art of announcing and detailing action of sports you already possess a basic knowledge of scoring, terms and rules.
I listened to the 133 and 149 lb bout before turning of the volume. My grandmother might have done a better job and she was a baseball fan at heart.
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