football announcers Gambling on there games?

Illusion · 08-19-08, 05:26 AM

Brent Musberger does all of the time. I am sure others do as well.

Bread · 08-19-08, 05:54 AM

I have heard Al Michaels make several obscure references to backdoor lines being covered during garbage time games.

LT Profits · 08-19-08, 05:57 AM

Musburger is the funniest.

Musberger: "And 150 points have now been scored, what a glorious game this college basketball!"

Lavin: : "uh-huh."

darrell74 · 08-19-08, 05:59 AM

They all do. If you're a gambler, and called a game, and they told you that you can't make a referece to gambling, you'd sound like them. Trust me, watch a game in garbage time, the next time, when the spread is a "nail-biter."

LT Profits · 08-19-08, 05:59 AM

Michaels folloing a toucdown to bring the score to 27-13 with 16 seconds left in the game by a team that is +13,5: "And now for the all important extra point!"

darrell74 · 08-19-08, 06:03 AM

Originally posted by LT Profits

Michaels folloing a toucdown to bring the score to 27-13 with 16 seconds left in the game by a team that is +13,5: "And now for the all important extra point!"

LT Profits, thank you!!! I thought I was the only one that noticed s--t, like that.

thezbar · 08-19-08, 06:11 AM

Michaels likes to play the ponies, I'm fairly certain he has had action on games he's broadcast. Remember The producer of Monday Football ended up with a serious gambling addiction. Chet Forte I think was his name. Dick Enberg likes the ponies also. It wouldn't be surprising to find out he's a cross gambler either.
The best is Barkley imo. His comments on basketball games is sometimes directly geared towards the gamblers as long as you can read between the lines. And we all know Chucky likes to play!

Bread · 08-19-08, 06:16 AM

Michaels on a 90 yd int return with 5 seconds left to push it past the over.

"That makes the Ravens bench happy, and many other people very very happy"

lol

thezbar · 08-19-08, 06:22 AM

Bill King, the long time Raiders announcer call the games sounding as if he has action on the Raiders. When they lose and don"t cover he can sound very sour indeed!

jtuck · 08-19-08, 09:25 AM

Originally posted by LT Profits

Musburger is the funniest.

Musberger: "And 150 points have now been scored, what a glorious game this college basketball!"

Lavin: : "uh-huh."

I remember the NCAA tourney play in game last year, someone hit a free throw to put it over the total and Musberger was ready to crack open a beer and celebrate

SlickFazzer · 08-19-08, 11:10 AM

Everyone bets.

Outside of their home teams, very few people just watch for the love of the game.

fiveteamer · 08-19-08, 11:17 AM

Musburger plays the ponies.

JT16 · 08-19-08, 01:18 PM

Originally posted by Bread

Michaels on a 90 yd int return with 5 seconds left to push it past the over.

"That makes the Ravens bench happy, and many other people very very happy"

lol

You just made me throw up alittle bit in my mouth. I had the under. Ravens/Browns right? Gracia threw a pick in the endzone and that cocky asshole Ed Reed ran it back for a TD with no time on the clock. I got my dick kicked in on that play. I think it was a Sunday night game maybe Monday.

That was a play locked away along with K State fans rushing the field before they got to kick the extra point against Neb. like 10 years ago. ****.

Bread · 08-19-08, 01:23 PM

JT I actually lost my ass on that under too. Yes it was a late night game. FALL DOWN ED REED FALL DOWN!!!!

No this was also Baltimore vs Vikings. I wanna say Spurgeon Wynn at qb for MN....useless game, last few seconds....he fumbles and..uhhh..can't remember guy for Ravens, he runs it in for the over and the cover. Al Michaels was all over it.