Matt Park

[oldpinepoint]

Also We are no longer a basketball town

 

[PhatOrange]

Park is a horrible play-by-play guy it would be great if he left

 

[Orijinal]

Matt Park's strength is definitely not play by play, especially if your are trying to figure things out while listening to the football game on the radio. He also has some personal demons he battles, but I think Matt Park is fantastic other than those things.

I continue to pray he can get a hold of his own health. It's obvious something is not right there. I really like listening to him do interviews and hope he can do it for many years to come

 

[DilemaCuse]

What do people dislike about Matt Park?

He's bad for radio calls, he calls it like we're watching on TV. His voice sounds like a giant glass of nasal mucus behind the mic.

 

[upperdeck]

I think people need to hop on xm and listen to other schools and then decide how bad he is.

 

[anglerman]

I think people need to hop on xm and listen to other schools and then decide how bad he is.

He’s by the far the worst I’ve experienced. Surprised he still has his job

 

[dollarbill44]

I think people need to hop on xm and listen to other schools and then decide how bad he is.

I have. And yes, there are some really bad announcing teams out there. But, for most of them, I at least knew where the football is on the field of play and how many yards were gained or lost on a play.
It's often total guesswork when listening to SU games on the radio.

 

[DuxburyO]

Also We are no longer a basketball town

Why not be both?

 

[dasher]

This is an Internet phenomenon. People think they’re perfect and everyone else stinks and voice their opinions on social media, comments, etc.

Truer words have never been spoken.

 

[kingtidge]

Tom Brady's arrival on the Fox NFL team in 2024 essentially meant he effectively booted Moose Johnston from the # 2 crew...

I would love to get Moose as a play-by-play guy for the Cuse and it would be great to have a former fullback of his caliber in and around the program more.

It think he's also EVP for the UFL, so maybe that's a pipe dream??

Either way...

 

[MSOrange]

I have. And yes, there are some really bad announcing teams out there. But, for most of them, I at least knew where the football is on the field of play and how many yards were gained or lost on a play.
It's often total guesswork when listening to SU games on the radio.

I don't listen to many games on the radio but I did once after several pointed this out just to hear for myself. It is definitely an issue.

 

[bevosu]

I think people need to hop on xm and listen to other schools and then decide how bad he is.

I think people should hop on FM and listen to WAER.

 

[anglerman]

Truer words have never been spoken.

Just wondering do think Matt is good ?

 

[djorange1989]

I don’t worry about him as an announcer. I worry that he is going to stroke out. I know he has some issues and he just looks bad. Hope he will be ok

 

[dasher]

Just wondering do think Matt is good ?

No idea. I don't listen to him much

 

[OrangeTarheel]

Why not be both?

That would be amazing. The reality is it hasn’t happened much in our history that men’s basketball and football were both dominant. So it usually is one or the other that is celebrated in any given year

 

[CNYGuy]

I think people need to hop on xm and listen to other schools and then decide how bad he is.

THIS. I got 3 free months of Sirius 3-4 years ago when I bought a new car. Kept it ever since because of pretty much every major game always being on... The initial complaint seemed to be Park being too much of a homer. I got news for you with some of the other guys across the country...

 

[dollarbill44]

I think people should hop on FM and listen to WAER.

That's all well and good if you're local. Many of us can only get the games on the Orange sports network.

 

[bevosu]

That's all well and good if you're local. Many of us can only get the games on the Orange sports network.

WAER is available to anyone who has an internet connection. Gross blacked out internet streaming of their live football and basketball games years ago, but that is a thing of the past, as far as I know.

Check out their schedule for August 30.

WAER - Homepage | WAER

 

[PhatOrange]

I think people need to hop on xm and listen to other schools and then decide how bad he is.

I do. When Syracuse is playing a school with a Sirius broadcast I always tune in to the opposing teams call. Way better listen. I actually know what down and distance it is and what's going on.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

I’m sure he’s a decent guy and frankly I don’t listen to him because I watch every game on TV. However, on the rare occasion when I do listen to him it’s a snore fest.

 

[baggerbob]

I don't hate him, but he does sometimes get into fan mode and doesn't describe action well during games. That's not too big a deal to me since I rarely listen on the radio. The bigger thing for me is that he refuses to give even the smallest of critiques about something we're doing poorly and can get defensive if fans do. I get that he's an employee of the university, but, as a consumer, I'm not required to accept that reasoning.

He's not Dave Cohen who used to do the voice overs years ago when they rebroadcast the SU games on Sundays on TV.

 

[hungrychuck]

Wow, if this is what we’re talking about a week before the opener, I think we’re in good times folks.

 

[Newhouser]

I do. When Syracuse is playing a school with a Sirius broadcast I always tune in to the opposing teams call. Way better listen. I actually know what down and distance it is and what's going on.

He is horrible at down and distance, and score and time. You can listen for half an hour and not know the score.

 

[sufandu]

WAER is available to anyone who has an internet connection. Gross blacked out internet streaming of their live football and basketball games years ago, but that is a thing of the past, as far as I know.

Check out their schedule for August 30.

WAER - Homepage | WAER

I've listened to them from Knoxville on my google nest. The college students are my pick to listen to a game if I can't watch on TV. I miss not hearing Adam Terry a little though.