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12689558, Neither did I.
Posted by Brew, Sun Jan-04-15 01:51 PM
There's so many broadcasters who can be over the top at times with their catch phrases and all that. I think Stu just rubbed some people the wrong way cause he was the first to bring the "hip-hop" (for lack of a better term, and because it seems to be the way everyone describes him) style to ESPN and to sports broadcasting. And he did a fucking wonderful job of it.

Berman comes to mind as someone who is WAY over the top with his catch phrases and things like that, who I find to be way more blatant about it than Stu was. Berman has been great for a long time but I feel like he's a caricature now who lacks the substance he used to bring. Madden also got to that point eventually. Stu never lost the substance, which is why I always found him so enjoyable and genuine.