Mayo announcers may have been worst ever

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alchemy2u said:
I was mildly wondering who this "big" celebrity would? Someone that is famous enough that most people know, but low enough down the food chain that they would agree to running around in a mayonnaise bottle costume.

Well, they did about the best they could with Flavor Flav
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This. I was totally expecting for the mayo mascot head to come off and be like “who is that”????? Hilarious!! I hope they use the clip of Flava Fav saying RTB SKI MAH GO GOPHERS in some marketing bits.
 

OK. I thought they were fun and totally better than the dogs that do most games. I'll say that I hardly even listen except when there is a review...
 

cheeseheadgophfan said:
This. I was totally expecting for the mayo mascot head to come off and be like “who is that”????? Hilarious!! I hope they use the clip of Flava Fav saying RTB SKI MAH GO GOPHERS in some marketing bits.
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I'm sure they will. He just needed to add a Yeah Boy to either the start or end of it to make it perfect.
 

cheeseheadgophfan said:
This. I was totally expecting for the mayo mascot head to come off and be like “who is that”????? Hilarious!! I hope they use the clip of Flava Fav saying RTB SKI MAH GO GOPHERS in some marketing bits.
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I though Fleck's reaction was priceless.
 


Who is Flava Fav? Why should I know who he is?
 

Holy Man said:
Who is Flava Fav? Why should I know who he is?
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Grok says:

Oh, you don't know Flavor Flav? Well, let me enlighten you. He's just this guy who decided that the best way to tell time is by wearing a giant clock around his neck because, you know, wristwatches are so passé. He's a former member of some obscure rap group called Public Enemy, where he was known for screaming "Yeah, boyeee!" like it was his job—which, to be fair, it kind of was. His claim to fame? Starring in a reality show where he tried to find love among dozens of women who apparently couldn't see the clock ticking right in front of their faces. And let's not forget his culinary ventures; he's the mastermind behind the groundbreaking concept of selling chicken and ribs, because who else would think of that? Truly, a cultural icon, if by "cultural" you mean "reality TV meets clock fetish."
 

MNVCGUY said:
Me too.....really don't get people getting bent out of shape about it. The announcers were having fun with the absurdity of a bowl game with all kinds of mayo themed product placement.

But people love to complain about things on the internet so to each their own I guess.
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Bingo. The people who got all bent out of shape about the announcers likely get all bent out of shape about all sorts of petty things.

The only time I get irritated with announcers is when they spend little time talking about what's going on in the game and spend most of the time talking about other things or interviewing guests. NBA summer league is notorious for that so you often don't know (unless you've learned all the players' numbers) who just scored or made a nice play. I felt that the Mayo Bowl announcers called the game well enough while keeping the game light and entertaining with goofy stuff.
 

Sparlimb said:
Grok says:

He's a former member of some obscure rap group called Public Enemy, where he was known for screaming "Yeah, boyeee!"
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Or, in perhaps their most famous song: "Fuck him and John Wayne!"

Was the "obscure" word irony? They were hardly obscure. Four top 20 albums (including a compilation) and six Gold or Platinum albums.
 



Sparlimb said:
Grok says:

Oh, you don't know Flavor Flav? Well, let me enlighten you. He's just this guy who decided that the best way to tell time is by wearing a giant clock around his neck because, you know, wristwatches are so passé. He's a former member of some obscure rap group called Public Enemy, where he was known for screaming "Yeah, boyeee!" like it was his job—which, to be fair, it kind of was. His claim to fame? Starring in a reality show where he tried to find love among dozens of women who apparently couldn't see the clock ticking right in front of their faces. And let's not forget his culinary ventures; he's the mastermind behind the groundbreaking concept of selling chicken and ribs, because who else would think of that? Truly, a cultural icon, if by "cultural" you mean "reality TV meets clock fetish."
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If this is a joke, forgive me.....but "some obscure rap group"????? I'm no rap fan, but Public Enemy is in the Rock and Roll HOF and is known as probably one of the most influential acts of all time (whether you think that's good or bad). Far from obscure.
 

TwistingMyMelon said:
Or, in perhaps their most famous song: "Fuck him and John Wayne!"

Was the "obscure" word irony? They were hardly obscure. Four top 20 albums (including a compilation) and six Gold or Platinum albums.
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It was irony. I asked for a sarcastic response...
 

I thought the announcers were pretty solid. It's meant to be a fun bowl game vs a serious playoff game, and they had fun with it. I'm all in for the "let's have more fun" side of this game vs "let's play some really serious ball". That also showed with the play selection - lots of plays that PJ wouldn't call in a serious game (e.g., 4-1 let's go for a fake push-tush and throw a deep pass).
 

Full Speed Ahead said:
I thought the announcers were pretty solid. It's meant to be a fun bowl game vs a serious playoff game, and they had fun with it. I'm all in for the "let's have more fun" side of this game vs "let's play some really serious ball". That also showed with the play selection - lots of plays that PJ wouldn't call in a serious game (e.g., 4-1 let's go for a fake push-tush and throw a deep pass).
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100% it was a fun broadcast in a game that was little more than an exhibition. The gag into the waste bucket was classic.
 



Like many others, I thought the broadcast was fun. I happened to have watched the Mayo Bowl last year and - while I couldn't tell you what teams played in it - I remembered the various announcing antics. I was excited the Gophers were in the Mayo Bowl *because* of the broadcast. Creating reasons for people who are not fans of the teams playing to watch some of these games is a real challenge, particularly in the opt-out era. I think they're onto something here... we're talking about it.
 

Scottsdale Gopher said:
Like many others, I thought the broadcast was fun. I happened to have watched the Mayo Bowl last year and - while I couldn't tell you what teams played in it - I remembered the various announcing antics. I was excited the Gophers were in the Mayo Bowl *because* of the broadcast. Creating reasons for people who are not fans of the teams playing to watch some of these games is a real challenge, particularly in the opt-out era. I think they're onto something here... we're talking about it.
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Agreed. I think the timing of the bowl helped too: one of the last bowl games of the season with a 6:30 start time on a Friday night. I imagine people in bars all over the country were glancing at it from time to time. Compare that to Iowa's Music City Bowl on Monday afternoon with the 1:30 CT starting time.
 

SJUgopher said:
Barrie had a lot of factual mistakes, like describing Lewis as being a transfer from “Ahdeena” and a transfer from ND…

Otherwise I thought they had fun, which matched the show they were trying to put on.
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The press notes has pronunciation guide to player names, but not Minnesota place names.

We are lucky there was just a player from Edina, and that they didn’t have to pronounce Wayzata or Shakopee, too.
 


Yes, they were inept but the stupid schtick they were forced to execute made them look like clowns. I actually felt sorry for them. The guy who threw up was clearly an unwilling shill throughout. I am sure the Duke's people were annoyed at his obvious lack of enthusiasm for their wares. As a person who loathes mayonnaise, I had to look away a lot more than once.
 
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Yes they were terrible and I am not sure what I expected for a bowl of this caliber. Then again I have heard some local announcers for high school football that would put these guys to shame.

Ski-U-Mah !!!!!!
 


Ski U Mah Gopher said:
The press notes has pronunciation guide to player names, but not Minnesota place names.

We are lucky there was just a player from Edina, and that they didn’t have to pronounce Wayzata or Shakopee, too.
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Unfortunately, they were referring to Martes Lewis, who is from Indiana.
 


Clairemont Gopher said:
Yes, they were inept but the stupid schtick they were forced to execute made them look like clowns. I actually felt sorry for them. The guy who threw up was clearly an unwilling shill throughout. I am sure the Duke's people were annoyed at his obvious lack of enthusiasm for their wares. As a person who loathes mayonnaise, I had to look away a lot more than once.
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Started off on a bad note with the Mayo/Banana sandwich......good lord that sounds awful. Color guy seemed to like mayo but they should have talked in production and had the play by play guy stick with the flavored sauces like the one they put on the turkey leg. I feel for him.....I would not have done well with all the mayo.....not a fan.
 

MNVCGUY said:
Started off on a bad note with the Mayo/Banana sandwich......good lord that sounds awful. Color guy seemed to like mayo but they should have talked in production and had the play by play guy stick with the flavored sauces like the one they put on the turkey leg. I feel for him.....I would not have done well with all the mayo.....not a fan.
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For all the Duke's product placement, I am still not clear if all the other sauces (like bar-b-que, mustard etc) are derivative of mayonnaise or are they their own entity?
 

Ope3 said:
For all the Duke's product placement, I am still not clear if all the other sauces (like bar-b-que, mustard etc) are derivative of mayonnaise or are they their own entity?
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No clue but the play by play guy didn't have any issues with the turkey leg so my guess is they are more traditional sauces as opposed to mayo.
 

Ski-U-Ham said:
A set of announers working a game between a 7-5 team and a 6-6 team didn't live up to the hype?!?

C'mon, what did you honestly expect?
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Yeah, there are a lot of announcers for these bowl games who literally are unknown and spend little prep time.
 

MNVCGUY said:
No clue but the play by play guy didn't have any issues with the turkey leg so my guess is they are more traditional sauces as opposed to mayo.
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Mayo on a turkey leg at least doesn't sound that outrageous, in moderation. If I shred it off the bone and put it on a sandwich, I certainly am going to add some mayo.
 

The game is scheduled to be re-broadcasted at 2am tomorrow/Monday on ESPNU for any night owls or those with DVR.
 

didn't see game live - finally watched it Saturday night.

My opinion - the Play-by-Play guy was a jerk. He seemed to go out of his way to put down the Sponsor's product. if I was a member of the Bowl Committee, or a big-wig with the Duke's Mayo company, watching this game on national TV - and I saw the PbP announcer mocking my product and spitting food into a wastebasket on camera, I would be furious. one of the first rules of broadcasting - you don't rip the sponsors.

it's one thing to have fun with a situation. I thought the PbP guy went way beyond that and was deliberately being rude and disrespectful. He sounded like someone who did not want to be there, and was having a temper tantrum. bottom line for me - it was unprofessional. If I was his boss, the PbP guy would have been in my office on Monday getting his butt chewed.
 

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