Tommy Olson in the booth for BTN

[swingman]

Connor Onion and Tommy Olson will be in the booth, while Audrey Dahlgren reports from the sideline.

 

[stocker08]

Power Trip Morning show ---> BTN connection? I believe that Brock Vereen was their weekly guest while he was playing, before a short stint with Mortell, and then Tommy Olson.....who's now just a weekly regular.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

For OVO eye care and lens.

 

[JPM Gopher]

Tommy Olson was on a podcast and has a really good radio voice I hope he does well

 

[Spaulding!No!]

How did Tommy do in the booth?

 

[noamfromm]

How did Tommy do in the booth?

I rewatched the game this week and I thought it was a valiant first effort -- but he had a lot of work to do.

 

[AtTheLibrary]

How did Tommy do in the booth?

Needs some Polish. I felt like you could tell he was nervous

 

[upnorthkid]

I remember a lot of uses of we when talking about the Gophers and quite a bit of filling space with his voice but no meaningful substance. He’s definitely engaged though but needs work

 

[BilldGopher]

Lot of giggling...

 

[Iceland12]

How did Tommy do in the booth?

Agree that as a first timer he did okay but needs to work on things. He was no Paul Allen. He leaned toward the Gophers but he wasn't a flat-out homer.

 

[Holy Man]

Needs some Polish. I felt like you could tell he was nervous

I would add a spritz of Irish too, if I were him!

 

[Replacement Gopher]

Power Trip Morning show ---> BTN connection? I believe that Brock Vereen was their weekly guest while he was playing, before a short stint with Mortell, and then Tommy Olson.....who's now just a weekly regular.

I think Morrell turned them down.
Cove will sometimes mention something being a “waste or Peter Morrell’s time”.

I imagine Tommy has parlayed his time in the show to quite a few opportunities.

 

[everybody knows my name]

Agree that as a first timer he did okay but needs to work on things. He was no Paul Allen. He leaned toward the Gophers but he wasn't a flat-out homer.

That's okay, I don't enjoy Paul Allen at all.

Young Olson passed the first test, which is to not freeze or be speechless. He can use quite a lot of polishing, but few color guys come along not needing polish.

And I think there's nothing wrong with a homer, long as he's our homer. Now I know what it's like for other schools to have a homer in the both.

 

[GopherRock]

He was no Paul Allen.

That's a good thing.

 

[USAF]

Godawful. Giggling buffoon.

 

[highwayman]

Godawful. Giggling buffoon.

Why are you here? Tommy knows more about football than you could absorb with a real, working half-brain, which you are short of. Done with you, clod.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Agree that as a first timer he did okay but needs to work on things. He was no Paul Allen. He leaned toward the Gophers but he wasn't a flat-out homer.

Paul Allen is the Vikings announcer. Tommy O isn’t the Gophers announcer. Major difference.

 

[disco]

That's a good thing.

Yep. PA is an unprofessional hack who has no business being the voice of an NFL team. I don't like the Packers, but Wayne Larravie, their radio guy, is about as good as it gets as far as calling football on the radio.

 

[Iceland12]

Paul Allen is the Vikings announcer. Tommy O isn’t the Gophers announcer. Major difference.

Meant to be humorous but if you think that Eastern Michigan viewers, watching a game on the Big Ten Network playing against a Big Ten team, with a first time announcer who just happens to be a Gopher Graduate didn't expect some bias don't know what to tell you.

Joel Klatt wasn't a Nebraska alumni but he made it clear where his prejudices were. If that bothered you then I get your indignation.

Though again, maybe a little displaced.

 

[disco]

Godawful. Giggling buffoon.

I was out and about on Saturday, so I only got to hear parts of the game on the radio, but this is pretty much what I assumed it would be based on what I've heard of him on KFAN. Tommy has the mental capacity of a 14 year old it seems.

 

[disco]

Why are you here? Tommy knows more about football than you could absorb with a real, working half-brain, which you are short of. Done with you, clod.

Not surprising you'd have the stupidest comment in this thread.

 

[USAF]

Why are you here? Tommy knows more about football than you could absorb with a real, working half-brain, which you are short of. Done with you, clod.

He should have imparted some of that knowledge instead of giggling like a schoolgirl.

 

[Governor Sibley]

He referred to the Gophers as "we".

 

[Pompous Elitist]

Down to earth, relatable in an every man type of way. Amateur. I think most of us would say and do far, far worse. Some of the pros are far worse. Not the same gig but eg I can barely stand to listen to Gaard dominate the conversation on the Pair and a Spare. I have to gut it out. He drowns out Burns, who I find genuinely entertaining.


Between the all time greats and this guy he’s somewhere in the middle.

 

[disco]

He referred to the Gophers as "we".

Something he should never, ever have done on a network broadcast.

 

[#2Gopher]

Yes, he made some mistakes his first time out. It is one thing to learn how to call a game without an audience, but another to broadcast live. It is an art and a challenge. Takes time. If people want to rip on him, and you feel better about it, please do. Everyone is a rookie at some point in their jobs like we all were.

 

[beavergopher]

Fake forced smile nonstop. Dude was obviously nervous.

 

[disco]

He makes it sound like I’m watching a horse race. Yells too much.

It's a tie between PA and Dave Lee for the worst PbP football announcer I've ever heard.

 

[Iceland12]

It's a tie between PA and Dave Lee for the worst PbP football announcer I've ever heard.

Forgot about Dave Lee. Nice guy but a godawful announcer.

 

[disco]

Forgot about Dave Lee. Nice guy but a godawful announcer.

Yep. Nothing but respect for the man and his distinguished career. But as the Gopher PbP announcer, he was the pits.