The Netflix 80’s sci-fi phenomenon Stranger Things has finally come to a close after five seasons that spanned something like 37 years. But with the series finale released on New Year’s Eve, the next chapter in the Stranger Things saga has been revealed – a special themed episode of WWE Raw. The WWE’s flagship show has been on Netflix Read more... The post WWE holding ‘Stranger Things’ themed Raw on Netflix appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Brian Baumgartner was brought onto the field at Snapdragon Stadium on Friday night to give SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee the ceremonial eggnog bath after the Mustangs beat Arizona 24-19 in the Holiday Bowl. The actor who played Kevin Malone on “The Office” is an SMU alum, graduating in 1995 with a BFA in theater, Read more... The post Kevin from ‘The Office’ fakes out everyone with Holiday Bowl eggnog stunt appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Danny Kanell believes the media goes out of its way to talk up the SEC and allows the conference to "manipulate" the College Football Playoff.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish made headlines when they took their ball and went home after not making it into the College Football Playoff, turning down an invite to the most prestigious bowl game outside of the CFP, the Pop Tarts Bowl. Notre Dame was jumped by Miami in the final regular season rankings after Read more... The post Pop-Tarts Bowl gets last laugh over Notre Dame appeared first on Awful Announcing.

ESPN host and sideline reporter Laura Rutledge can do it all as a host and sideline reporter both covering the NFL and college football. And as she showed at the Sugar Bowl in a viral video, she’s also got some wheels as well. Rutledge was pulling double duty as she was not only a sideline Read more... The post Laura Rutledge reflects on Sugar Bowl halftime sprint: ‘Just got to rely on my wheels’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Philip Rivers is retiring from the NFL for the second time in five years, and this time he swears it’s for good. The 44-year-old went 0-3 in three starts for the Colts after coming out of retirement in December when injuries wiped out Indianapolis’ entire quarterback room. Rivers called it a “three-week blur that nobody Read more... The post Philip Rivers leaves door open to future in broadcasting appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Indiana radio voice Don Fischer called out Paul Finebaum during the Hoosiers beatdown of Alabama in the Rose Bowl.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the reigning MVP, reigning Finals MVP, and one of the best basketball players on planet earth. He also has the reputation of getting friendly calls from officials and looking for contact to go to the free throw line. Doris Burke even called him out as a “free throw merchant.” Emerging rival Victor Read more... The post Warriors announcers lose it over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander foul call appeared first on Awful Announcing.

It may be a little early for most of the nation to be paying attention to college basketball, but one of the great early season success stories are the Nebraska Cornhuskers. On Friday night, undefeated 13th ranked Nebraska defeated 9th ranked Michigan State 58-56. After the game, the Cornhuskers fans did something that has become Read more... The post Tom Izzo ‘loved’ Nebraska court storming: ‘I was hoping I got stomped on’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

ESPN's non-playoff bowl slate is up 13% in viewership through Dec. 27, with several games posting multi-year highs.

Don Fischer has been calling Indiana football for 53 years. That’s 53 years of watching a program lose more games than any other in college football history. 53 years of calling blowout losses to teams like Rutgers and Illinois. 53 years of waiting for a moment like Thursday’s Rose Bowl. So when Kaelon Black scored Read more... The post Indiana radio voice Don Fischer calls out Paul Finebaum during Rose Bowl blowout appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Fox analyst and former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer had a take on the Miami-Ohio State College Football Playoff game which aged horribly.

The Miami Dolphins brought in Troy Aikman as a consultant for their general manager search, and Boomer Esiason has some questions about what that means for Dan Marino. Aikman, ESPN’s Monday Night Football analyst, will advise the Dolphins throughout the GM hiring process in a temporary role, working alongside Marino, who already serves as a Read more... The post Boomer Esiason questions Dolphins bringing in Troy Aikman over Dan Marino appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Rumors of bowl season’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. ESPN’s non-playoff bowl games are up 13% in viewership through Dec. 27, averaging 2.7 million viewers across its slate. Several games posted multi-year or all-time highs despite concerns that the expanded playoff would cannibalize interest in traditional bowls. The Pop-Tarts Bowl led the way with 8.7 Read more... The post Whether they ‘matter’ or not, ESPN’s non-playoff bowl games are rating just fine appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Danny Kanell is nothing if not consistent. The former Florida State quarterback has bounced around to several jobs and several networks over his media career, but one thing has never changed: Kanell’s criticism of the SEC. Specifically, the propaganda and brand-building around the conference is put forth by college football media. And coming off a Read more... The post Danny Kanell decries media ‘moving the goal posts,’ demands SEC stop ‘manipulating’ CFP appeared first on Awful Announcing.

While nothing is official yet, it appears the Washington Nationals are preparing to part ways with MASN in favor of joining MLB’s production arm. According to a report by Stephen G. Mears of the TalkNats blog, the Nationals will not enter into a new deal with MASN, the regional sports network that has aired its games Read more... The post Nationals reportedly leaving MASN for MLB-controlled local broadcasts appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Four months after the Dallas Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers amid stalled contract negotiations, the bad blood between the two sides remains. That was clear on New Year’s Day, as the star pass-rusher went on a social media spree poking fun at his former team. After weighing in on the Cowboys’ Read more... The post Jerry Jones understands why Micah Parsons thinks he slandered him appeared first on Awful Announcing.

When the WWE announced its new broadcast deals with Netflix and ESPN over the past 18 months, one major element remained unclear to wrestling fans. While WWE Raw moved to Netflix live each Monday and monthly premium live events (PLEs) will now air on the ESPN Unlimited streaming service, the sports entertainment company did not announce Read more... The post WWE Premium Live Events Collection arrives on Netflix as latest expansion of partnership appeared first on Awful Announcing.

In the month since he first became the head coach of LSU, Lane Kiffin has remained publicly supportive of Ole Miss. Clearly, that feeling isn’t mutual. Following the Rebels’ victory over Georgia in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal Sugar Bowl on Thursday, Ole Miss is now one win away from playing for what would be Read more... The post Ole Miss’ Zxavian Harris: ‘troll’ Lane Kiffin was ‘trying to steal our shine’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Mike McDaniel was asked Friday if he’d cleared the air with Troy Aikman after the ESPN analyst criticized the Dolphins’ fourth-quarter performance on Monday Night Football last month. The question naturally arose because the Dolphins just hired Aikman as a consultant for their general manager search. McDaniel said no, he hasn’t talked to Aikman about Read more... The post Mike McDaniel on Troy Aikman’s recent criticism: ‘It would be funny if it did’ bother me appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Peter Schrager spent most of his first year at ESPN proving he belonged. He’s shown up on Get Up to break down film. He debated on First Take. He’s brought energy to The Pat McAfee Show. He’s worked on the Monday Night Football sidelines. He launched The Schrager Hour podcast with Omaha Productions and convinced Read more... The post Peter Schrager explains differences in working at ESPN and NFL Network appeared first on Awful Announcing.

There are now four teams remaining in the College Football Playoff, only one of which is representing the SEC. And unless Ole Miss — which possesses the longest odds available — wins its next two games, that means that the conference’s national championship drought will be extended to a third consecutive season. Factor in Indiana’s Read more... The post Cam Newton: TV ratings prove SEC is still college football’s top conference appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Troy Aikman will be on the payroll this winter helping the Miami Dolphins in their search for a new general manager. The news, which was broken by Aikman’s ESPN colleague Adam Schefter this week, comes as Aikman prepares to call a Week 18 game that will decide the NFC West, and then a postseason game the Read more... The post ESPN says Troy Aikman’s Dolphins role ‘doesn’t interfere’ with broadcasting job appeared first on Awful Announcing.