McCord and Kostis not Returning to CBS

[wmblake2000]

> @"Holy Moses" said:

> CBS just made a statement. Kostis and McCord are being replaced by a dear friend that CBS loves - commercials.

 

Thank God. Their broadcasts need more commercials.

[DavePelz4]

Would love to see Scott Van Pelt get back into announcing golf but doubt that he'd leave the Mothership.

 

So then I'll go with Hawkeye and Tony Romo.

[Hawkeye77]

> @DavePelz4 said:

> Would love to see Scott Van Pelt get back into announcing golf but doubt that he'd leave the Mothership.

>

> So then I'll go with Hawkeye and Tony Romo.

 

LOL - I don't have a voice for radio or looks for TV but if I did I think I'd want a gig at NBC so I could hang and barbecue with Roger - actually they should have you and Roger do kind of a golf/grilling back patio segment, Mrs. Pelz and her mother could be assistants ala The Price is Right.

[Holy Moses]

> @Hawkeye77 said:

> > @DavePelz4 said:

> > Would love to see Scott Van Pelt get back into announcing golf but doubt that he'd leave the Mothership.

> >

> > So then I'll go with Hawkeye and Tony Romo.

>

> LOL - I don't have a voice for radio or looks for TV but if I did I think I'd want a gig at NBC so I could hang and barbecue with Roger - actually they should have you and Roger do kind of a golf/grilling back patio segment, Mrs. Pelz and her mother could be assistants ala The Price is Right.

 

I remember the rumors that Roger and Gary were retiring too, but nothing came of it.

[BMC]

The current version of Gary McCord had become a parody. But when Gary first started, he was very good. Refreshing and humorous, he brought a new style to golf broadcasts which were incredibly stiff.

I like Gary a lot. Kostis was OK. There is a "use by date" in many vocations. It was time for them to move on.

[DavePelz4]

> @Hawkeye77 said:

> > @DavePelz4 said:

> > Would love to see Scott Van Pelt get back into announcing golf but doubt that he'd leave the Mothership.

> >

> > So then I'll go with Hawkeye and Tony Romo.

>

> LOL - I don't have a voice for radio or looks for TV but if I did I think I'd want a gig at NBC so I could hang and barbecue with Roger - actually they should have you and Roger do kind of a golf/grilling back patio segment, Mrs. Pelz and her mother could be assistants ala The Price is Right.

 

As Mrs. Pelz mother often says, "You have the perfect face for radio." Lovely woman.

[Darth Putter]

I'll miss Gary McCord. He's one of my favorite tower announcers ever, right up there with Ben Wright.

 

I agree that Tony Romo will be a replacement. Although he still needs to sign a new deal with CBS for football. That ends after this season.

 

I assume Kostis wasn't renewed because the Konica Minolta Bizhub can now talk.

[JD3]

years ago McCord served as a useful purpose loosening up the booth, but his best are behind him and there are better at it now. Kostis never added much as far as im concerned. Would just say vague sounding things like "wide to narrow to wide" which served no useful purpose in helping someone swing it better

[BB28403]

Why are they always so fat if they walk the course?

[slprince67]

Bring Rich Beem over..... he has been well received on Sky Sports doing the Euro Golf.

[ibradley]

I am tired of both. Looking forward to some new personality.

[redfirebird08]

I assume Dottie moves into Peter's spot. Amanda moves into Dottie's spot. And they grab Nobilo for McCord's spot. Nobilo already helps them for Masters broadcasts due to McCord's ban at Augusta.

[Holy Moses]

> @"Darth Putter" said:

> I'll miss Gary McCord. He's one of my favorite tower announcers ever, right up there with Ben Wright.

>

> I agree that Tony Romo will be a replacement. Although he still needs to sign a new deal with CBS for football. That ends after this season.

>

> I assume Kostis wasn't renewed because the Konica Minolta Bizhub can now talk.

 

There's no way that Romo gets the gig even though a hire like that might bring more non-traditional golfers to the CBS telecast. As good as he is in the NFL on CBS booth and as a golfer, he doesn't know enough about the Tour and on-course commentating to get that job.

 

 

[Holy Moses]

> @redfirebird08 said:

> I assume Dottie moves into Peter's spot. Amanda moves into Dottie's spot. And they grab Nobilo for McCord's spot. Nobilo already helps them for Masters broadcasts due to McCord's ban at Augusta.

 

 

I think Amanda is great, but she's better suited in her current role. She's a great interviewer and does that job well. Don't know if she knows enough on-course to be walking with the players. Dottie walking with the final group is a good call and so is Nobilo. They still need one more replacement. One of the Immelmans?

[redfirebird08]

> @"Holy Moses" said:

> > @redfirebird08 said:

> > I assume Dottie moves into Peter's spot. Amanda moves into Dottie's spot. And they grab Nobilo for McCord's spot. Nobilo already helps them for Masters broadcasts due to McCord's ban at Augusta.

>

>

> I think Amanda is great, but she's better suited in her current role. She's a great interviewer and does that job well. Don't know if she knows enough on-course to be walking with the players. Dottie walking with the final group is a good call and so is Nobilo. They still need one more replacement. One of the Immelmans?

 

 

Immelman brothers are a good option for sure. I believe one of them has been on CBS in the past as a substitute.

[Darth Putter]

> @"Holy Moses" said:

> > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > I'll miss Gary McCord. He's one of my favorite tower announcers ever, right up there with Ben Wright.

> >

> > I agree that Tony Romo will be a replacement. Although he still needs to sign a new deal with CBS for football. That ends after this season.

> >

> > I assume Kostis wasn't renewed because the Konica Minolta Bizhub can now talk.

>

> There's no way that Romo gets the gig even though a hire like that might bring more non-traditional golfers to the CBS telecast. As good as he is in the NFL on CBS booth and as a golfer, he doesn't know enough about the Tour and on-course commentating to get that job.

>

>

 

Hopefully he'd be more Pat Sumerall and less Bob Trumpy.

[Les Strokes]

McCord was great, if you like 70 year old men trying to act like a teenage girl

[mizuno player]

I've missed Gary for years now. The schtick got old long ago. Peter is very reliable. Just gives the facts as he sees them.

 

I think CBS golf coverage as a whole has become very outdated. I find myself watching less and less of their broadcast.

 

Monty would be good.

Give a bunch of people tryout. They need new blood.

[grm24]

> @"Holy Moses" said:

> > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > I'll miss Gary McCord. He's one of my favorite tower announcers ever, right up there with Ben Wright.

> >

> > I agree that Tony Romo will be a replacement. Although he still needs to sign a new deal with CBS for football. That ends after this season.

> >

> > I assume Kostis wasn't renewed because the Konica Minolta Bizhub can now talk.

>

> There's no way that Romo gets the gig even though a hire like that might bring more non-traditional golfers to the CBS telecast. As good as he is in the NFL on CBS booth and as a golfer, he doesn't know enough about the Tour and on-course commentating to get that job.

>

>

 

That didn't stop former NFL tight end Bob Trumpy from calling golf on NBC back in the day. Or Vin Scully. Or Jim Lampley. If CBS wants to keep Romo and Romo wants to do golf as part of it he will. Especially since Romo is tight with Jim Nantz.

[lowheel]

I hope ian baker finch is next to go... guy is unbearable

[MountainGoat]

I wouldn't be surprised to see CBS pull out of golf entirely. The new PGA/LPGA TV contract will rely heavily on streaming. They'll keep the Masters, of course, but that'll pretty much be it.

[Holy Moses]

> @MountainGoat said:

> I wouldn't be surprised to see CBS pull out of golf entirely. The new PGA/LPGA TV contract will rely heavily on streaming. They'll keep the Masters, of course, but that'll pretty much be it.

 

Golf ratings might not be as high as the NBA or the NFL, but they bring wealthy viewers to the telecast and advertisers want their eyes

[BC33]

I'd like to see Colt Knost get hired. Not sure of his playing status but he filled in an event or two and was really good.

 

Beem would also be good, I'm assuming Dottie does move into a tower and the new hire(s) would be on course.

[jimb6golf]

Too bad that both McCord and Kostic aren't returning but they're both getting up in years and probably didn't want to do it any longer and/ or CBS is changing their broadcasts. The bigger issue is that CBS needs to change their broadcasts overall - show more golf and less commercials. And by golf I mean swings and not just putts. They seem to show only 2-3 shots and then go to a commercial. It's horrible coverage overall and yet they show most of the tournaments in the middle of the season. I hope they upgrade their whole coverage style to show golf and not commercials with a little golf in between. Good luck to McCord and Kostis moving forward too.

[MountainGoat]

> @"Holy Moses" said:

> > @MountainGoat said:

> > I wouldn't be surprised to see CBS pull out of golf entirely. The new PGA/LPGA TV contract will rely heavily on streaming. They'll keep the Masters, of course, but that'll pretty much be it.

>

> Golf ratings might not be as high as the NBA or the NFL, but they bring wealthy viewers to the telecast and advertisers want their eyes

 

I agree. It's all about the eyes of people with money. My comment relates to the new TV contract that's currently being negotiated. The Tour (in partnership with the LPGA) seems to want a broadcast partner that offers a commercial channel, a cable channel and heavy streaming availability. Next year's TPC is a model for that. That event is an NBC/Golf Channel/Livestream product. The Masters is a similar model, but they handle their own streaming. CBS streaming is still in its infancy. In a lot of respects ABC is a stronger potential suitor than CBS, because they've already got an established ABC/ESPN partnership plus the ESPN+ streaming service. It'll be interesting to see how this all plays out.

 

 

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> @"Holy Moses" said:

> > @redfirebird08 said:

> > I assume Dottie moves into Peter's spot. Amanda moves into Dottie's spot. And they grab Nobilo for McCord's spot. Nobilo already helps them for Masters broadcasts due to McCord's ban at Augusta.

>

>

>** I think Amanda is great, but she's better suited in her current role. She's a great interviewer and does that job well.** Don't know if she knows enough on-course to be walking with the players. Dottie walking with the final group is a good call and so is Nobilo. They still need one more replacement. One of the Immelmans?

 

Agreed with this. Not many does it better than Amanda at interviewing.

 

 

[caniac6]

> @"Les Strokes" said:

> McCord was great, if you like 70 year old men trying to act like a teenage girl

 

What a terrible thing to say about teenaged girls!

[Holy Moses]

Macatee also not returning. While I did like McCord and Kostis, Macatee was way too vanilla when he filled in for Nantz.

[Hawkeye77]

> @"Les Strokes" said:

> McCord was great, if you like 70 year old men trying to act like a teenage girl

 

Welcome Ted!

[Hawkeye77]

> @MountainGoat said:

> I wouldn't be surprised to see CBS pull out of golf entirely. The new PGA/LPGA TV contract will rely heavily on streaming. They'll keep the Masters, of course, but that'll pretty much be it.

 

They have an 11 year deal starting next year to broadcast the PGA Championship, lol.