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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4544216, member: 40"]
Good post, Tomcast.  He was a great announcer, but annoying.

He called [with Brent Musburger] one of my all-time favorite games for Syracuse -- the 1989 season finale against Georgetown, which was Sherman Douglas's last game at the Dome.  We were down by close to 20 in the second half, until the good guys mounted a furious comeback -- I've never heard the Dome so loud.

Game ended up going to overtime, and was close down to the wire.  Syracuse had a 2 point edge with about 20 seconds to go, and Georgetown held the ball for the final shot.  After stalling [shot clock was 45 seconds back then], supervillain John Thompson signaled in a play to his team, prompting Packer to exclaim:

"John Thompson signals in his play -- Brent, he's going for the win!  He's going for the win or the tie!"

Brilliant analysis, Billy -- what else is he going to do, go for the loss?

I've rewatched that game 100 times over the years, and it cracks me up every time.

That said, RIP.  He was a terrific announcer, even if he wasn't my favorite for the reasons outlined in Tom's post above.
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