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As humans, we crave consistency. I’m a routine guy. It gets me through the week, and it also helps me get through Sundays. No matter my mood or level of hangover, I can always count on a binge of questionably cooked takeout, copious amounts of coffee, disappointment from my football team, and forgetting to change the channel before hearing the veritable death knell of the 60 Minutes time clock. As of this fall, I’ve decided to add one more thing to my Sunday routine: the wait for Cris Collinsworth’s intro slide-in during the weekly Sunday Night football game.
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— Jack Sweeney (@SweatSweeney22) December 10, 2018
Sunday Night Football is the bell cow for the NFL thanks its ability to captivate a captive and highly lethargic viewing audience with a premiere matchup and a premiere broadcasting booth that puts the Monday Night Football catastrophe crew to shame. Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth are two of the best broadcasters in the game. Al is probably one of the best commentators in sports history. I mean, he’s the guy who called the Miracle at Lake Placid. Collinsworth, on the other hand, has slowly grown into his role, relying on his playing experience and dry wit as a way to win over viewers. Now, it seems like Collinsworth has struck gold with a memorable intro that enthralls and encapsulates football Twitter every Sunday evening.
The slide… it’s subtle and almost a bit too smooth. After Carrie Underwood starts the show with a less-than-loved new song and Al Michaels sets the stage with an adept monologue, the camera angle shifts subtly and Collinsworth literally slides onto the scene with the type of broadcasting bravado that most can only dream of. Collinsworth has seemingly caught onto the act, making every slide more pronounced and memorable than the last, and Twitter can’t get enough of it. Between Cris breaking the fourth wall and his ideal sense of old-man fashion that favors neutral colored quarter zips and cream turtlenecks, his favorability amongst football fans has skyrocketed. He’s become a calming, football dad-like factor that eases the nerves of football fans across the nation clinging to the last breath of the weekend between their buffalo-sauce caked hands.
Waiting for that Sunday Night slide-in is admittedly a small piece of what makes the premiere football matchup great, but it’s quickly become a consistent part of my Sunday Scaries prevention ritual. Sharing that sole, collective moment of joy and anticipation amongst football fans across the nation during an often bleak day of regret and too much bad food almost becomes a type of soul-curing elixir that quells my stomach’s nerves for Monday. Here’s hoping the slide never subsides. .
[via 971 The Ticket]
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I genuinely did not know that there were people who actually enjoy listening to Collinsworth.
To rid everyone of the low hanging fruit: “now, here’s a guy who actually enjoys me”
I couldn’t stand him before but have definitely caught myself coming around to him. Certainly helps his case that the quality of announcers around the league is so bad. Nantz/Romo and Michaels/Collinsworth are the only broadcast pairs I can even bear to keep the sound on for anymore. And I’m a scumbag Pats fan so I guess his big hard on for Brady doesn’t bother me, much like Cowboys fans still living in the 90’s probably fucking love listening to Aikman every week lol
You know where you stand, gotta respect that.
I hope the title of this article was by accident, because the best part of Sunday is going to Church to praise your Lord.
Cris Collinsworth is the worst announcer. Full disclosure, I’m an Eagles fan, but it’s really hard to listen to him commentate football games with Jerry Jones’ dick in is mouth. He will find ways to talk about the Cowboys EVEN IF THEY’RE NOT PLAYING THE GAME HE’S ANNOUNCING.
Stopped reading after you started complimenting Collinsworth on his announcing abilities. He’s terrible, biased, and also bragged about high school girls being his “sweet spot” for dating when he was playing for the Bengals.
FINALLY! Somebody said it. That sly dog Collinsworth sliding into frame every Sunday is the peak of my weekend.
Have you considered opting for a more fulfilling life?
Now here’s a guy everyone used to hate, but he has been such a steady, reliable presence in the booth who has really stepped up his game as the quality of broadcasting around the league has fallen off a cliff. Nantz and Romo are holding it down well over at CBS but then you have the Buck/Aikman weekly Cowboys lovefest on FOX even when the Cowboys aren’t playing, the incredibly boring Ian Eagle anchoring CBS’ B squad, and don’t even get me started on the Titanic-level shipwreck in the MNF booth. Absolutely turrible as our man Chuck Barkley would say. Kudos to Collinsworth, like a fine wine he is getting better and better with age. Must be some of Michaels rubbing off on him because Al is truly the GOAT when it comes to sports announcers.
That new MNF crew with Booger floating around yelling nonsense makes it unwatchable. Although Al is great, Doc Emrick on NBC is the greatest
Emrick is great, but I’m still salty that we don’t have Gary Thorne calling the NHL anymore.
Emrick is certainly up there. I think my favorite announcers/color guys would be Michaels, Emrick, Vin Scully, and Dennis Eckersly in that order.
Sheesh, tough crowd.
19th: agree, Emrick is great. Love watching hockey on NBCSN just to hear him.
I think we still have a lot of angry readers. I’ve noticed every comment section starts with everyone being downvoted
This is nothing compared to The Great Downvote Debacle of 2017.
y’all see Dan’s insta story?
That paper towel holder is an absolute piece of crap. Impossible to tear off a single towel without using both hands.
Somebody alert Duda. He’ll write a column about it.
Calm down people, it’s not a ghost, it’s the artist formally known as Bacon
Except for his throbbing boner for Brady and the Deflatriots, not a bad dude.
Downvote me to oblivion, they still lost LII despite the clearly biased dick sucking that was CC’s commentary.
downvote me all you want, I think the new Carrie Underwood SNF song slaps
Without her legs, Carrie would be doing Taylor Swift cover songs at some off the strip casino in Vegas