This is an excellent feature in The New Yorker about Romo. He is so good at predicting plays some call him Romostradamus.
LINK <https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/why-tony-romo-is-a-genius-at-football-commentary> On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 2:55 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > Speaking of sports announcers, this is making the rounds now. > https://twitter.com/MadelynBurke/status/916768944668766211 > > On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 5:14 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 7:30 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> A friend who is more into sports than me shared this on the Book of Face >>> >>> >>> https://www.texasmonthly.com/article/let-us-now-praise-tony-romo-the-best-nfl-color-commentator/ >>> <[email protected]> >>> >> >> I haven't had a chance to watch a whole Nantz/Romo game but from what I >> have seen I like him. There are so many color analysts who spend so much >> time looking at their notes or something that they aren't paying attention >> to the game in front of them. Romo pays attention and can relay what he >> sees without jargon or cliches. I also read an article where Romo started >> training for the job as soon as he was signed and spent a lot of time with >> broadcasters learning what to do and what not to do and he also did >> practice games to prepare. So he is not so arrogant to think he knew >> everything going into the booth. >> >> Former Steeler Hines Ward had a podcast last year. After his playing days >> he was with NBC for Sunday night games and then Notre Dame games. He said >> when watches pro football at home he knows a lot more than the average fan >> because he can read offensive and defensive formations and he has a good >> idea of what will happen in the play. Romo seems to have the same knowledge >> and he can smoothly share it. >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
