Billy Packer GONE from CBS

[Braves4Life]

Mike & Mike on ESPN2 has just reported that Billy Packer is GONE from CBS. He will be replaced by Clark Kellogg. Apparently, Mike & Mike did not like Packer either..... Big shock

No news link yet................

But here's his Wikipedia page ............. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Packer

[squirrel]

Love him or hate him, he was one of the principal voices decrying the selection process in 1982, taking Bradley's case to the press.

[squirrel]

Yep. Packer's motives may have been anti-Big East (Dave Gavitt was the committee chair that year) and BC received the last at-large bid. So, an argument could also be made they also deserved to be in the field. But his exact quote was "Bradley belongs in the tournament."

[Bravesfan]

It's a hap, hap, happy day!

[BradleyBrave]

The guy loved college basketball, but was just way too elitist, stubborn, and old-fashioned for anyone's tastes anymore. I am sure he will still do ACC games like he has in the past. Oh well, after his beratement of Craig Littlepage and the selection of BU in 2006, I won't miss him for one second.

Digger...you're next.

[BU_EMT128]

Digger...you're next.

One can only hope.....

[mike radigan]

Digger...you're next.

Digger can wear a pink tie so he's his normal color coded self; i.e. color coded with his pink slip.

[houstontxbrave]

Digger can wear a pink tie so he's his normal color coded self; i.e. color coded with his pink slip.

What will happen first:

A one hour love athon from Nantz about how important Packer is to basketball or ESPN hiring Packer and pairing him with Vital, Bilas and Digger in studio for the entire tourney

[squirrel]

I do respect Packer as one of the game's leading authorities for the onset of the television era (mid-sixties to the cable age of the mid-1980's). But I think ultimately he fell victim to not adapting to the changes time brought and becoming perhaps to set in his ways.

[mike radigan]

[BU ICEMAN]

The Chicago Tribune confirms: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...,3420980.story

It's good to get an issue on which everybody here agrees!

[Scouter]

Boom. Outta here.

Hallelujah.

[Beninator]

I do respect Packer as one of the game's leading authorities for the onset of the television era (mid-sixties to the cable age of the mid-1980's). But I think ultimately he fell victim to not adapting to the changes time brought and becoming perhaps to set in his ways.

To me, Packer was not the same once he was not teamed with Al Mcguire on broadcasts.

[Braves4Life]

What will happen first:

A one hour love athon from Nantz about how important Packer is to basketball or ESPN hiring Packer and pairing him with Vital, Bilas and Digger in studio for the entire tourney

I doubt he'll be paired with Dickie V as they apparently have a long-standing feud.... Besides, their egos would never allow them to work together as neither would be able to shut up long enough to let the other one speak.

[BradleyBrave]

Here's ESPN's take...note their prominent mention of his ripping of the MVC, BU, and WSU in 2006. Props to whoever wrote this article for including that.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3485871

Editor's Note: It's the same article as in the Tribune. Nonetheless, some fine journalism!