Re: CBS broadcast, Bama-Arkansas (Sept. 26) - I'm willing to give Verne Lundquist the benefit of the doubt when he blurted, apropos of nothing, after a Mark Ingram carry, "His father is incarcerated."
Let's assume Verne was planning to put that comment into some sort of context, a la Adrian Peterson at Oklahoma a few years ago, and cut the old guy some slack. On the other hand, if the sole intention was to make a context-free statement of fact, here are some others they can use on future Verne & Gary shows:
Gary: "That was a great call by Coach Kiffin."
Gary: "That was a great call by Coach Kiffin."
Verne: "Kiffin's wife. Now there's a babe."
Gary: "What a tackle by Rennie Curran!"
Gary: "What a tackle by Rennie Curran!"
Verne: "His West African relatives live in squalor."
Gary: "Nice job of pushing the pocket by Jerrell Powe."
Verne: "He barely got into school."
Gary: "Tim Tebow is an amazing leader."
Verne: "Bob Tebow, head of Bob Tebow Ministries, is a member of the posh Timuquana Country Club."
Gary: "Great downfield block by Tommy Trott."
Verne: "His father is a successful optometrist."
Gary: "Alabama has some big holes to fill on the offensive line."
Verne: "Andre Smith has gigantic boobs."
As for Verne's sidekick, the very capable Gary Danielson, I have but one request -- once, just once, react to a big Bama play with something other than a vocal wince. I swear, Gary, every time the Crimson Tide intercepts a pass it's like somebody dropped a canned ham on your toe.
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