The Gus Johnson soccer experiment will ultimately be deemed

[PoppyHart]

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[PoppyHart]

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a mis-step, a la New Coke, and Fox will thankfully pull the plug before it's too late.

 

[CuseTroop]

incredible.

Anything with Gus Johnson is incredible.

If my wife ever decides to reproduce with me, Gus is calling the labor.

 

[SUfaninAZ]

He is the worst ever for soccer.

 

[skurey]

he needs to be announcing a sport where things actually happen more than once every 30 minutes

 

[IthacaMatt]

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I think he's getting better. He used to be awful. Now, I can listen to him call a game, and it's beginning to sound natural, like he's beginning to understand what's happening on the field. That's a big part of it. As he "gets it" more and more, begins to understand the game more, I have seen him get to the point that he's tolerable.

 

[IthacaMatt]

he needs to be announcing a sport where things actually happen more than once every 30 minutes

Stuff is happening in soccer every minute. That's like saying only the last 10 seconds matter in a horse race, or nothing ever happens in baseball.

 

[IthacaMatt]

a mis-step, a la New Coke, and Fox will thankfully pull the plug before it's too late.

Martin Tyler is the very best. John Champion is very good, too. Ian Darke is a bit rough around the edges compared to some of the English announcers. But then, too, he feels the need to translate the game a bit for American audiences, where the others don't do so because we might get their feed, but they're talking to an English audience.

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

He has definitely improved, but still does certain annoying things. I can't stand how he Americanizes every name. David is pronounced differently when it's David Villa than David Beckham. You can tell he's getting more comfortable, but his goal calls are still a bit rough. I also think part of my problem involves Eric Wynalda, who annoys me as a color guy.

 

[Shawn91111]

Not surprising, when he was doing MMA commentary he was flat out horrible. Glad they got rid of him from that.