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Message: [QUOTE="DeGrozz, post: 42555, member: 205"] I understand that you include yourself in the elite class of fans who are above and beyond the average fan and can't bring yourself to like a layperson like Vitale, but that wasn't what I was posting about. What I said is that Vitale has been very important to college basketball, while you have said: And never did I say that Vitale is the world's greatest announcer. The funny thing is, you gave an "impassionate" response just because I said I get excited about college basketball when he starts appearing on ESPN. Who needs to get over themselves? I even said that he has become a caricature of himself. I thought he was a very good announcer early in his career. He has, of course, become a little crazy. I still think he is a very important figure in the development of college basketball over the past three decades, and has been one of the most important, consistent figures in the game. You also admit, that Vitale appeals to the 'lay fan', but you fail to realize that the vast majority of the fans in America are guys that aren't internet die-hards and are lay-fans. There's a reason why the biggest teams in the nation only pull 3-5K at their peak on an internet board while pulling 5X to 10X or more than that to their actual games. Message board experts with thousands of posts, as important as they think they are, do not drive college basketball. It's the guys that just want to watch college hoops after a day at work or over the weekend with their buddies that make it popular. Vitale is a leader of that crowd. Vitale is on the Mt Rushmore of College basketball personalities and that is why he is so important to the game. I love college hoops and he is a legend in college hoops. That's why I get excited when I hear him start cheering about the season starting and that's why Disney puts him in front of you, your wife, your family, your neighbors, and your co-workers when they want to get ratings. To argue that he's not important is ridiculous. [/QUOTE]

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