I personally know both of these play-by-play announcers, and they are both excellent pros at doing football as well as other sports.

Before ever casting any judgement, I challenge you to sit in front of an audience for 4 hours and describe what you are seeing while dealing with any technical issues, hitting your station ID's, commercial breaks and live promos. And try doing all of that while being accurate as to time, down and distance, who's in who's out and on and on and on.

Oh, and sound like you are interested in being there, just like the audience is interested in tuning in.

I'll bet most or all of you would be like me in trying this job, boring and clumsy. These announcers criticized here are certainly not that.

(side note to Jimmy K, BW, fred falcon, Pat C, and anyone else on here that was lucky enough to know him, Stoutguy passed away earlier this year, in case you hadn't heard. Talk about a great color guy! He was also my best friend. Miss him on the radio and in life.)

Quote from: DuffMan on November 07, 2026, 06:06:30 PMWell, I just came downstairs, and the Mrs. has the gas fireplace on, so I guess I am out. Arrgh!

Quote from: DuffMan on November 07, 2026, 06:06:30 PMWell, I just came downstairs, and the Mrs. has the gas fireplace on, so I guess I am out. Arrgh!

LOL, not sure who's still holding the line anymore. You may still be the winner.

UW-Stout Poly defeats D2 Michigan Tech at home 66-62 in a home exhibition game Tuesday night.

Quote from: ChickenHoops on October 27, 2026, 01:03:35 PM

Quote from: Patrick Coleman on October 26, 2026, 12:57:11 PMCrashed at Clear Lake, not Storm Lake.

I was a little foggy on this, I guess.

I see what you did there CH, morbid though it may be.

https://surfballroom.com/surf-ballroom-history-timeline/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22551121372&gbraid=0AAAAA_T95cPogor9gN3WcmJtRC31mItyr&gclid=CjwKCAjwuobXBhBXEiwAYUaIlb3j3fnscOIRPMmCH5KdfSp7Hb_f2hBOsby8J6tIlkYPDulWAudEbBoCNJ0QAvD_BwE

I've been to the Surf Ballroom. It's a classic.

Quote from: OzJohnnie on October 24, 2026, 07:05:27 PMHeh.  Art.

Also, I note that UWLC's season has been a disaster.  From such high hopes to another loss this week.  The only team in the T25 to lose.

UW-Stout is a solid squad. Lost to WW by 6 and Platteville by 4. The other L was to a D2, so they sit with 2 L's to highly ranked teams.

Quote from: OzJohnnie on October 21, 2026, 06:14:31 AMWell, this will be my last season of listening to games for a while.  I'm moving to Singapore on Dec 1.  Game time will be 2 am Sunday mornings, and there ain't no way these creaky old bones will cope with that schedule.  Suddenly, I have become a huge supporter of night games.  Let's delay kickoff by six hours.  That I can take.

OzJohnnie--->SingJohnnie? 

I'd wager that was the first time the Lovin' Spoonful was ever included in a post on here. 

I am not a great FG attempt mind, but in watching the second half of the Osh-River game it seemed like the Osh FG holder was only set up about 6 yards back. Big left footed Osh place kicker had a couple blocked.

River did a great job of getting up to block, but seems like Osh wasn't giving themselves enough room as well.

Check out this play from yesterday's Pointer-Blue Devils game:

https://www.facebook.com/CBSSports/videos/laterals-on-laterals-on-laterals/1705101194379321/
or
https://x.com/UWStoutFootball/status/2109000793768509643

(Credit Pointer student play-by-play)

I see the natives are getting restless, so as Commissioner of the Annual Golden Thermostat "Last On" competition, I declare the games open!

Eligibility: You must reside in a Canada facing cone from northern Iowa, west up through eastern Dakotas and east including the entire state of Wiscy. We will throw in the UP for good measure.

Rule #1: On the honor system, if your home thermostat is turned to "heat" and your machine in the basement kicks in firing up the fossil fuels to blow heat throughout the domicile you must post on here that you are out!

Rule #2: Heat producing fireplaces, electric heaters etc. are considered the same as the Rheem, Amana or whatever in your basement. Basically, if you are enjoying any source of heat in your home besides the sunshine through your window or your hot wife, you are out of the competition.

Now, I will caution any rookies to this competition,it is not to be taken lightly. We have veterans to this that will challenge the very extremes of household comfort.

Exclusions: Any heat you enjoy in your car, at your friends, at work etc does not count. This competition turf is your domicile where you call home.

Good luck! We have a multiple time champ in Duffman that will once again be tough to beat, and Retired Old Rat has owned the common wall category.

That being said, "I'm Out!" Never a contender but always warm. 

Quote from: faunch on September 07, 2026, 01:36:03 PM

Quote from: sju56321 on September 07, 2026, 10:13:35 AMBTW-not that you want to see your punter much-by SJU has fantastic punter. One punt, wiped out by roughing, went about 70 yards from punt position, so maybe 63 from scrimmage and the other was over 50, I believe.

I'd be bringing the house when he's into punt...great leg but he needs to get off quicker. Looked like Lax almost blocked one.

SJU just defeated a WIAC power picked by many to win the conference. The fact that LAX came close to blocking one punt attempt is no surprise. Congrats Johnnies on a quality win.

Quote from: SagatagSam on August 26, 2026, 09:55:18 AM

Quote from: sjujohnnie on August 24, 2026, 03:35:39 PMThe two churches that make up the parish I attend in the Sioux City Diocese in northwest Iowa will be locking the church doors five minutes prior to Mass starting. When that horrific school shooting in Minneapolis happened last August the parish council decided steps needed to be taken in the facilities plan to address the potential for active shooters, etc. Very sad sign of the times!

As for the return of football, what is the word about this year's St John's squad from those more in the know? Starting the season with a tough test against La Crosse!

Sounds like they're finally getting serious about people being there in time to say the Rosary before Mass.

And just try being one of those that leave right after Communion! 

Quote from: OzJohnnie on August 21, 2026, 08:58:51 PMMrs Oz and I have had a week's holiday in tropical Far North Queensland (FNQ, in the local lingo) and as I was walking through part of the hotel, I noticed that not only has Gough Whitlam, Australia's only Prime Minister to be dismissed by the Queen/King, been here, but Bobby beat me here as well.  I'm having a year of Bobby.  You're everywhere.

From the boyhood home in Hibbing to some long ago tour stop at FNQ (see what I did there), that's a quality Dylan find in your year of Bobby.

Similar to the Seinfeld bit "Nothing finer than being in your diner" episode. But then again, maybe not.

Quote from: OzJohnnie on July 23, 2026, 04:25:21 AMIt's not even spider season, being the middle of winter, but coming home from work, we find this baby huntsman drowned in the dog's waterbowl by the front door.  They'll get about three times as big as this in the summer.  It's a normal-sized dog bowl for a border collie, for reference.

Just the fact that there is something known as "spider season" down under creeps me out. 

And then Doggo Bowser comes running up all thirst laden and has that staring back.

Add the agressive, ripped 'roos running around and I'd need to carry a 7 iron around at all times. 

UW-Stout Polytechnic names new baseball head coach:

https://stoutbluedevils.com/news/2026/7/10/blue-devils-tab-mason-stoltenberg-to-lead-baseball-program.aspx