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Re: Lessons Learned - The Positive

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Originally Posted by Richard View Post
I didn't catch the name of the Game Announcer on Arch, but he is clearly among the best in FIRST. Having Tyler Olds beside him for color commentary really added to the entertainment value. As MC Mark Leon said, those two made FIRST sound like Monday Night Football.
I totally have to second this one. It was like watching Madden and Michaels do their thing. I knew Tyler was a great MC. But I didn't realize that he was just as great of an announcer. I can't name the guy on the other side of him either, but he sounded very familiar and did an excellent job as well. I'd love to see this kind of setup brought to every event. It really makes it a lot more interesting in between matches. Especially for someone who was stuck watching the webcast back at home.

That being said, the transition to the new control system was done so well this year. I was very sceptical about how they were going to subsitute the amazing work that IFI has done in the past and I'm pleased to say that they didn't leave me disappointed. The NI reps at the regionals were very knowledgeable and with the exception of the field static issues, there weren't too many problems at all this season.
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