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Gus Johnson parts ways with CBS

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  1. oomp

    oomp Contributing Member

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    Gus Johnson parts ways with CBS http://bit.ly/mJoeIE


    The patron saint of March Madness buzzer-beaters will not be calling the NCAA tournament next year.

    SI.com has learned that CBS recently parted ways with Gus Johnson, a play-by-play mainstay on its college basketball coverage for 16 years, after the two sides could not agree on a new deal. Johnson has also worked as a play-by-play voice for the network's NFL coverage since 1998.

    Johnson's animated style and signature calls at the conclusion of tournament games earned him cult status among younger college basketball fans. During his decade and a half with CBS, Johnson also called college football, track and field, boxing and the 1998 Winter Olympics.

    Johnson's marketing agent, Christian Gesue, declined to comment.

    Johnson will work Showtime's pay-per-view coverage of Saturday's Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosely fight. He has called college basketball for the Big Ten Network for the past two years.

    The announcer was one of the candidates for the NFL Network's play-by-play job on its eight-game Thursday night package. The network announced today that longtime ESPN announcer Brad Nessler had landed the assignment.

    Industry sources said Johnson has spoken with Fox Sports about a role in its college football coverage. Fox Sports (which has a 49 percent ownership share in the Big Ten Network) recently upped its inventory of college football as part of the 12-year, $3 billion contract between the Pac-10 (soon to be the Pac-12) and ESPN and Fox. The two networks will carry a combined 44 regular-season football games on ESPN and Fox broadcast or national cable networks, along with 68 men's basketball games. They will alternate televising the Pac-12 football championship game and the men's basketball tournament.
     
    #1 oomp, May 5, 2011
  2. moestavern19

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    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
     
    #2 moestavern19, May 5, 2011
  3. Nick

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    This blows... he'll be relegated to regional college football coverage.

    That's a huge step down from regional NFL and March Madness.
     
    #3 Nick, May 5, 2011
  4. DonkeyMagic

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    OH MY GOODNESS!!!!

    COLD BLOODED!
     
    #4 DonkeyMagic, May 5, 2011
  5. RV6

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    Bilus Worronson
     
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  6. DieHard Rocket

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    Noooooooo! No more Gus calling the Texans OR the NCAA tourney :(

    Fox college football? Yuck. He would be a drastic improvement, but still...yuck.

    PAY THE MAN, CBS!
     
    #6 DieHard Rocket, May 5, 2011
  7. Remix

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    Nooooooo i loved when Gus Johnson called Texans games
     
    #7 Remix, May 5, 2011
  8. DonnyMost

    DonnyMost be kind. be brave.
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    HEART

    BREAK

    CITY
     
    #8 DonnyMost, May 5, 2011
  9. SwoLy-D

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    WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAA!!!!!!
    STOKLEY!!!!!!! DOWN THE SIDELINEEEE!!!!!! STOKLEY!!!!!! CAN THEY CATCH HIM!?!?!?!!?!!!!!! :eek: WOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!!!
    TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!DENVER!!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!
    OH MY GOODNESSS!!!! WHAT A PLAY!!!! :eek: EIGHTY-SEVEN YARDS!!!!!

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    :grin:
     
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  10. tellitlikeitis

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    HE'S GOT GETTIN' AWAY FROM THE COPS SPEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    #10 tellitlikeitis, May 5, 2011
  11. A_3PO

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    He really toned it down last season calling NFL and college basketball games, but I'll miss him a lot.
     
    #11 A_3PO, May 5, 2011
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    Worrell's successor?

    Get it done Morey.
     
    #12 TheRealist137, May 5, 2011
  13. wakkoman

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    CBS should know that when people hear Gus is calling a game, they're going to tune in, regardless of who's playing.

    I wonder what his asking price was.
     
    #13 wakkoman, May 5, 2011
  14. BleedRocketsRed

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    First Charlie Sheen, now Gus Johnson?

    CBS must really hate making money.
     
    #14 BleedRocketsRed, May 5, 2011
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    "My name's Al Harrington, I GET BUCKETS!"
     
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  16. Steve_Francis_rules

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    They need to get this guy doing NBA games right away.
     
    #16 Steve_Francis_rules, May 5, 2011
  17. Coach AI

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    Stupid, stupid CBS
     
    #17 Coach AI, May 5, 2011
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    GUS JOHNSON SKIPS THE BODY SHOTS! STRAIGHT TO THE HAYMAKERS!
     
    #19 vinsensual, May 5, 2011
  20. University Blue

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    You know who is an interesting, knowledgeable commentator? That Seth guy. Not sure why he didn't get more screen time.
     
    #20 University Blue, May 5, 2011
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