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Honestbuckeye

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RIP Keith Jackson.
« on: January 13, 2018, 10:57:11 AM »
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Re: RIP Keith Jackson.
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2018, 11:05:46 AM »
hate to see a legend go. rip
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« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2018, 11:47:22 AM »
can just be happy i lived during such a great span with such a great sport and icons like him.  God speed, Sir. 
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« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2018, 12:43:23 PM »
The best there ever was. The best there ever will be.

RIP Mr. Jackson.
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Re: RIP Keith Jackson.
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2018, 12:57:59 PM »
Dude was the best. I didn;t have a favorite college fb team until I decided I was going to Purdue for engr.
 
 However, as a non-cable kid, I watched the games on ABC every week, and a big draw was Mr. Jackson.
 
 What a voice, set the table just right, and didn't overhype.
 Most importantly like another long time fave that recently passed, Pat Summerall, he knew when to keep quiet and just let the moment play out. That's something missing in most broadcast teams nowadays, there's just as much of an art for when not to talk and just let the natural atmosphere marinate so the viewer can witness that.
 
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« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2018, 01:05:01 PM »
Quote from: jhetfield99 on January 13, 2018, 12:57:59 PM

 However, as a non-cable kid, I watched the games on ABC every week, and a big draw was Mr. Jackson.
 
Funny, I never thought about that until reading your post. We were a non-cable household for many years as well and Keith Jackson was the voice we listened to every Saturday. My brother and I would make a box of Mac N Cheese and make sure it was ready for kickoff every Saturday morning for years.
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« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2018, 01:15:17 PM »
RIP Mr Jackson - the fatherly voice during my time discovering college football and sports as a whole. 
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« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2018, 03:35:20 PM »
A vast majority of announcers make a game worse, some of the better ones don't damage it.  Jackson made the game better.  Having access to many announcers/channels growing up only amplified how great he was - I got to compare him to everyone else.

And when it came to college football announcing, there was Keith Jackson...and then there was everybody else.
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« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2018, 05:51:08 PM »
Sad to learn this.  Loved his voice, manner, insights and really everything about his broadcasts. 
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« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2018, 07:08:15 PM »
All seemed right with the world when KJ was calling the Games.Like an old friend having a relaxing chat.RIP Keith
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« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2018, 07:15:19 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on January 13, 2018, 03:35:20 PM
A vast majority of announcers make a game worse, some of the better ones don't damage it.  Jackson made the game better.  Having access to many announcers/channels growing up only amplified how great he was - I got to compare him to everyone else.

And when it came to college football announcing, there was Keith Jackson...and then there was everybody else.
This.
As a child of the 90s, with cable, we had choices.  Not like today, but there were always 3-4 games on at a time.  If his game was the one ABC regional picked up, that was what I watched, even if the game I cared about was on a different channel.  I can't think of another case where the voice, not the game, determined what I watched.  On Sundays I generally watch the CBS NFL game over the FOX game, because I like their NFL production better, but that's about it.  There are certainly announcers where I'll turn the game off, rather than listen to them.
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« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2018, 11:03:22 PM »
I've heard he's the one that got people to start calling the Rose Bowl the Granddaddy of the All, and Michigan Stadium  the Big House.  Anybody confirm?
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« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2018, 11:42:36 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY_DcN001NI

I remember watching this game live. Of course it's one of the most memorable hail mary's ever so we've all seen the play 50+ times, but just listen to the extended piece on this. 100% pure Keith Jackson goodness.
 
 What he says in the 3 minutes mark about remembering the play has proven to be extremely accurate.
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Re: RIP Keith Jackson.
« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2018, 11:43:45 PM »
Oh, and don't miss Bob Griese's prescient insight on the play at the beginning.
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