Top 10 Worst Sports Announcers

1. Joe Buck

   

   Joe Buck is the worst play-by-play man - actually, the worst announcer overall - on TV. He is smug, arrogant, and acts like the final authority on all things sports-related. He is extremely dull and boring. He has no passion for sports, and the greatest play in history could be unfolding, yet Buck would call it just like an average play.

   He manages to be both boring and disinterested while also being biased and imposing his opinions all the time. Joe Buck is a hack who got to where he is because of his dad, and he needs to be fired. Listening to a robot would be better than Buck.

   Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. What a dumb duo. Anytime I watch a game these two are calling, I mute the volume. If one were to listen to these two and mute the TV for the first dumb thing said, it would take less than two minutes.

   Stephen A. Smith is the most arrogant, self-promoting analyst on TV. No one could ever like him as much as he likes himself. It is especially hard to watch when he has people like Jay Williams (an absolute idiot) or Kendrick Perkins (a complete racist) on the show.

   Kellerman could be OK if he didn't feel compelled to scream while talking. Bill Walton is either spaced out from all the hard drugs he took back in the '60s and '70s, or he's just plain weird. He needs a mental evaluation.

   Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt are another ineffective broadcasting duo. Johnson is way over-the-top positive, and Klatt thinks he knows everything about college football (especially the Big Ten). Tony Romo is another self-absorbed clown on TV. He's consistent, though - just as bad a broadcaster as he was a quarterback.

2. John Madden

   

   One of the most annoying ever. Circling sweat stains and woops and bams. Just terrible.

3. Troy Aikman

   

   Troy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback who played for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. He was the first overall pick in the 1989 NFL Draft and led the Cowboys to three Super Bowl titles. After retiring from football, Aikman became a sports broadcaster and analyst... read more

   Worst I've ever heard. Truly. How can someone with so much experience have so little to say? We have to turn off the sound whenever he comments. He says nothing but the obvious.

   What an embarrassment. He has no analytical ability whatsoever. The rest of the announcing world must shake their heads in disbelief at his inane comments. Even Joe Buck seems embarrassed by the things he says. He makes Joe Buck look bad.

   Wake up, Joe, and demand someone new. Nantz got tired of Simms and dumped him. It's your turn! Please save us from this shrill no-talent.

   Can't stand to even hear his voice. Watching two teams that aren't the Cowboys, and he somehow manages to mention how the Cowboys are the best team in football and going to win the Super Bowl. Huh?

   At the time, the Cowboys had beaten the Eli Manning Giants, the incapable Washington Redskins, and the ever-so-inept Miami Dolphins. They dropped the next three to two real teams and the Jets. Horrible.

4. Brent Musburger

   

   Overhypes everything and talks up some obvious point he's making as though he's telling you some inside secret that you didn't already know.

   It's like your creepy old uncle had a love child with your annoying cousin. Truly an abomination.

   Brent Musburger is a self-important know-nothing and do-nothing. The absolute worst.

5. Cris Collinsworth

   I just don't understand how every player is the best! Wtf. I cannot even watch Sunday Night Football because I hate his voice. And his son is horrible, too.

   Don't get me wrong - he was a hell of a player. But he wasn't talking then. He should be fired. By far the worst ever.

   Inane comments are the standard of the day. He somehow tends to work his "great" career in Cincinnati 40 years ago into his comments. How does this man stay employed?

   You gotta do the math here, says to Al as the game is so clearly over with two possessions down.

6. Ian Eagle

   It's impossible to follow the play when Ian does football. The last thing he says, when describing a play, is what yard line the play is at - sometimes he doesn't even mention it! Maddening!

   "Prescott back to pass. It's complete. Receiver avoids a tackle, spins to the right and is finally taken down. Great run after the catch... to the 40-yard line."

   Please keep your New Jersey heritage to yourself when providing commentary on CBS NFL games. You embarrassed the network and yourself in the New England vs. KC game on Saturday night.

   You should at least seem impartial in a nationally televised game.

7. Tim McCarver

8. Gus Johnson

   

   His favoritism is obvious and his comments are of no value. Put the TV on mute when he's calling it. Whoever contracts and pays this guy obviously doesn't listen to the job he does.

   Gus is insufferable as an announcer. He always comes across as a hometown announcer for one of the teams. Turn on highlights of any Ohio State game he's ever done, for example, and you'll see how over-the-top excited he gets for them. It's sickening.

   I'm always perplexed by people who like him. My guess is they're fans of Alabama, Ohio State, or some other team he fanboys over. If he's doing that for your team, it might be tolerable. But if you're a fan of the other team or neutral, just watching two teams you're impartial to, it's unbearable. He's worse than Buck.

   Worst announcer in all of sports.

9. Ed Farmer

   He has to be the most boring and monotone person ever. I've been a Sox fan since I was a kid, but I listen to Cubs games because I hate this guy so much. He constantly compliments the opposing team and never really seems to care about the Sox.

   I have officially stopped being a Sox fan and now root only for the Cubs. Thanks, Ed... jerk.

   Ed Farmer is a self-important windbag who sucks what little fun there is out of every single White Sox game he announces. I want to listen but find myself turning off the game just to get away from his non-game-related droning.

   (And Darrin Jackson doesn't help matters.)

10. Bill Walton

    

    William Theodore Walton III was an American basketball player and television sportscaster. He won two NCAA championships with UCLA, one NBA title with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977, and another with the Boston Celtics in 1986. After retiring from professional basketball, he became known for his... read more

    Worthless. He shows consistent bias during games, and his voice is annoying. He sounds like he's speaking with food in his mouth. I can't understand half of what he says, and when I do, it's filled with hippie nonsense.

    Lay off the peyote, dude.

    Who cares about anything he has to say? Never talks about the game. I feel sorry for the co-host. Get him off the air! I can't watch Pac-12 anymore.

    Everyone I know turns off the sound when Walton is announcing.

The Newcomers
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    Al Michaels

12. ?

    Booger McFarland

    How can anybody with the name Booger be taken seriously? Constant whining about the Big Ten/Ohio State. SEC is great, okay, but is he capable of talking about any other subject?

The Contenders

13. Ron Pitts

14. Keith Olbermann

    

15. Stephen A. Smith

    Nothing needs to be said about him. Obnoxious.

16. Dick Vitale

    Never talks about the current game. Too much effort to prepare. Just turned off the audio on ESPN for the Purdue-Notre Dame game to listen to the radio. Maybe I can find out who commits a foul. Terrible.

    Dick knows his basketball, but he talks too much. Half the time, I can't understand what he's saying because he has worn out the old voice box.

    Never stops his motor mouth! Too opinionated! His voice grates on nerves!

17. Curt Menefee

    Menefee is a total hack. Did he even audition? Holy heck, he's the worst commentator of all time. Worse than Madden, Walton, and Buck combined. Unlistenable, unwatchable.

    He sucks, and it's a disgrace that Fox has allowed him to cover the US Open.

18. Brad Nessler

    Between telling the whole world about his bathroom needs and calling Manning the best QB of his generation, he wins the award by acclamation.

19. Jonathan Coachman

    

    Jonathan William Coachman, also known as "The Coach", is a sports interviewer and commentator. He previously worked for ESPN and also served in various on-air roles with WWE, including commentator and interviewer. As of now, he is no longer affiliated with WWE.

    It's bad if WWE doesn't want you, because they are as low as you can go in sports.

20. Bill Macatee

    Macatee is a wooden drone. Knows NOTHING! If the goal is to make an otherwise exciting event absolutely lackluster, he's your guy. He's an embarrassment to the sportscasting world and a disgrace to the booth.

    Why does CBS insist on putting this guy on for the big matches? He knows little about the game, and his style is totally nondescript. No personality at all.

    No business doing UFC events. Please get someone else.

21. Dennis Miller

    

    Dennis Miller is an American stand-up comedian, talk show host, political commentator, sports commentator, actor, television personality, and radio host. He was born on November 3, 1953, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Miller gained national attention as the anchor of Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live... read more

    Thinks he's the smartest in the room. If you were, you'd realize to stop talking.

22. Phil Simms

    Eat cake, he was the best QB. He was even a better speller than you.

23. Chris Berman

    By far the worst announcer of all time. Never understood how this guy ever got a job in TV. A Cosell wannabe with no talent, like that crazy uncle who just makes strange noises and changes his voice as if it's so creative.

    He's annoying to listen to while broadcasting any sport, especially when he's at the Masters.

24. Tony Romo

    

    Antonio Ramiro Romo is an American football television analyst and former quarterback who played 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Since retiring, he has become a prominent NFL broadcaster for CBS Sports. During his playing career, Romo was known for his strong passing... read more

25. Mike Emrick

    No one can ruin a great game better than Mike Emrick. I am interested in the play, not how many adjectives he can spew. I am amazed that someone who has been around the game for 40-plus years can know so little.

    His bias for East Coast teams is also incredibly annoying.

    What the hell is he talking about?

26. Dan Hicks

27. Shannon Sharpe

    Had a never-ending unpleasant expression on his face and was angry and biased. More of a caricature than a commentator. NFL on CBS is much better with Tony Gonzalez and Bart Scott than with Sharpe and Marino.

    I know I like him, but some people find him annoying due to his ability to talk fast.

    The light only shines on Shannon (in his view).