Radio broadcast from last night vs Saints - just awesome

neuronet said:

Come on....smile bro. :rocker:

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Haven't stopped smiling since yesterday afternoon....

A special special day and Zo is still a dink.

Man, when I was listening to that I was getting chills.

You absolutely cannot hear the final 'My God!' and not think of Chris Farley from Tommy Boy

I thought it was funny, but it is the same homerism that we make fun of from other radio broadcasts from around the country. I would rather have clear unbiased analysis if I am listening live. It was still funny though.

8 pm last night I had a thread started "Scott Zolak" (just like the one from after midnite that got merged in here) with "WHERE'S THE BEEF" in big bold letters but I just couldn't bring myself to start it. I was ROFL but at the same time thinking to myself this might be the stupidest sports broadcast commentary I had ever heard. I had tears in my eyes for 10 minutes this morning laughing so hard at it, and now my kids want me to splice it with "What Did The Fox Say?" -> "WHERE'S THE BEEF?!"

Anyway, here is what Wikipedia says in their Scott Zolak entry - "During a game versus the New Orleans Saints on October 13, 2013, Zolak infamously reacted to a game-winning Patriots touchdown by drowning out play-by-play announcer and broadcast partner Bob Socci with inexplicable references to unicorns, show ponies, and asking for the location of beef."

I am in tears laughing as I type this. Still not sure if I am laughing with it, at it, or at Zo.

I'm not going to say that Zo was unprofessional, but I do think that he really ruined what could have been a great call, it sounds like they let a crazy person into the booth. I know Gil and Geno had to move on out to the radio pasture but man would I have loved to hear their reaction instead.

BadMoFo said:

Where's the Beef?

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Those of you under the age of 45 or so don't get the reference, I am sure. My kids didn't.

Wendy's had a hugely popular ad campaign in 1984 featuring a grandma (Clara Peller) who gets a competitor's hamburger (presumably McDonalds), pulls of the bun, pauses, then in a gruff voice yells "Where's the Beef"

Clara Peller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



one example:

http://youtu.be/Ug75diEyiA0

Palm Beach Pats Fan said:

Those of you under the age of 45 or so don't get the reference, I am sure. My kids didn't.

Wendy's had a hugely popular ad campaign in 1984 featuring a grandma (Clara Peller) who gets a competitor's hamburger (presumably McDonalds), pulls of the bun, pauses, then in a gruff voice yells "Where's the Beef"

Clara Peller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

one example:

Where's the Beef - YouTube

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It didn't even cross my mind that many folks here are too young to remember this. :bricks:

neuronet said:

It didn't even cross my mind that many folks here are too young to remember this. :bricks:

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I get "Where's the Beef" but I don't get how it related to the Patriots win

And Unicorns and Show Ponies ? I don't get that at all. I LOVE the enthusiasm though.

RhodyPatriot said:

Zo's embarrassing reaction is the very same thing Zo and his sidekick Gresh make fun of with other broadcasters. I love distinctive, fresh and professional reactions to big sporting moments.
Zo is a dink.

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Right on!
Now, go out and kick some puppies!

Palm Beach Pats Fan said:

Those of you under the age of 45 or so don't get the reference, I am sure. My kids didn't.

Wendy's had a hugely popular ad campaign in 1984 featuring a grandma (Clara Peller) who gets a competitor's hamburger (presumably McDonalds), pulls of the bun, pauses, then in a gruff voice yells "Where's the Beef"

Clara Peller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

one example:

Where's the Beef - YouTube

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God, I remember that - Clara Peller LMAO. You may also remember that this was Mondale's big "gotcha" line in one of the Dem. debates that year (can't remember who he directed it to). All these years later and that line still evokes the same reaction from me: so bad it's good.

Jeez, I'm old!!

g-fresh said:

I'm not going to say that Zo was unprofessional, but I do think that he really ruined what could have been a great call, it sounds like they let a crazy person into the booth. I know Gil and Geno had to move on out to the radio pasture but man would I have loved to hear their reaction instead.

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Well I think the only thing about this that was slightly bothersome is that our poor play-by-play announcer was rejected his chance of an iconic call by Zo's screaming nonsense.

Yet it works somehow. When it happened I was rambling, shaking, and speaking at 100 MPH. I understand Zo losing his composure. It represented the insane excitement of the comeback.

I'll take unicorns and show ponies over Gil and Gino mispronouncing Kenbrell's name or worse yet calling him Aaron Dobson....with all due respect to them.

Kdo5 said:

Well I think the only thing about this that was slightly bothersome is that our poor play-by-play announcer was rejected his chance of an iconic call by Zo's screaming nonsense.

Yet it works somehow. When it happened I was rambling, shaking, and speaking at 100 MPH. I understand Zo losing his composure. It represented the insane excitement of the comeback.

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:yeahthat:

That captures my feelings exactly. Yeah, it was completely ridiculous and Zolak is going to be teased about UNICORNS!! and SHOW PONIES!!! for years to come. But yet...it fit the occasion. How else can you really communicate a moment like that within the limits of FCC obscenity guidelines?

Come to think of it, from now on when I'm tempted to shout *&$%#!, I think I'm going to go with "UNICORNS!! SHOW PONIES!!!" instead.

Listening while driving in the car, the call from the Saints radio broadcast team was just as awesome to listen to. When Brady threw the pick one of them said rather excitedly, "Well, that's the nail in the coffin folks. The Saints will go back to New Orleans with a 6-0 record!" Then, after the Brady touchdown pass, a much more dejected, "I don't believe I just saw that. But I did."

Hahahahaha!

Absurdly Metro said:

Listening while driving in the car, the call from the Saints radio broadcast team was just as awesome to listen to. When Brady threw the pick one of them said rather excitedly, "Well, that's the nail in the coffin folks. The Saints will go back to New Orleans with a 6-0 record!" Then, after the Brady touchdown pass, a much more dejected, "I don't believe I just saw that. But I did."

Hahahahaha!

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Oh, please tell me there is a link for this.