Rank The Announcers

[ElfMaster]

Originally Posted by abeD

Ok granted the announcer on Newton ("Sir Charles") might sound repititive and annoying to people watching a webcast not in competition, but for those of us who were there know how much that guy rocked. He got our whole division cheering and laughing with phrases like "going for the hookup baby,", "lets get it certified," and other funny phrases. He even went as far as to run through all the stands and everyone gave him giant hugs and lifted him up. In my opinion he was one of the best announcers for any field I've ever been on.

I was at the competition and I found his pattern of speech really annoying and my team agrees with me. I liked the announcer at Archimedes, though I only heard him for a little while.

[Scooter]

It's all about Newton, baby. I loved that guy, to be able to keep up that level of energy for 3 days is a wonder in itself...Given he was repetitive, but he knew how to work the crowd...and from what I could hear, Newton was the loudest field out there

-Bill

[Crop-Circles]

How about Einstein? Dave is the greatest!

[omutton]

Originally Posted by Crop-Circles

How about Einstein? Dave is the greatest!

Yah I have to agree there.......He is definately the BEST MC out there. As for announcers, Steve Warren (Curie Announcer with Crazy Hair) is great! He's pretty cool too!

[ah27]

Personally, the Einstein Anouncer had to of been my favorite.

[Tyler Olds]

Originally Posted by ah27

Personally, the Einstein Anouncer had to of been my favorite.

i was just about to say that, however I am sure that all announcers were awesome!

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Gadget470

Just popped on the webcast for Newton field.. and I can't stand it any more.

So the poll... rate the announcer! Vote for your favorite if you've heard them all.

HELLO!
Get a script for God sakes!
He's like a pull string doll on caffine saying the same thing over and over and over again!

I would rather listen to fingernails across a chalkboard in IMAX stereo sound.

[hansTP2S]

wait a second...can somebody clarify the difference between an announcer and an MC?

The Announcer is the play-by-play person, and the MC is the person who introduces the team?

In that case i would have to say that einstein had the best mc, and curie had the best announcer.

[IsabelRinging]

Sir Charles was a riot.

He gets my vote, if for no other reason than comic relief.

[Ryan Albright]

Sir charles was great on Newton field i mean i only listened to him when my team was queued or playing but he had some classic lines and got everyone pumped sure i mean some liens were used to often but i still think he was aweosme

[hixofthehood]

Sir Charles, who I heard had no experience with FIRST at all, knew only the terms "FIRST Frenzy" and "Raising the bar" at the beginning of Friday. He knew nothing of the game, repeated the same tired lines, and I was heavily annoyed within twenty seconds of hearing him.

By the finals on Saturday, he knew everything there was to know and was the greatest announcer for any sport I have ever heard in the history of my life. I led numerous cheers to show my appreciation for this exemplary and decidated enthusiast and was right there in the stands hugging him when Charles gave Sir Charles the aforementioned giant lifted squeeze.

Sir Charles, by becoming a lovely parody of himself and trying his very hardest on Friday to announce the game, then by Saturday proving his true worth as an announcer, and not just any announcer. He was capable of directing my attention on the field and had me screaming "It's over, baby! Let's get certified" after nearly every match.

"Welcome to the Georgia Dome, bay-bee. HELLO!" I can't speak of the other announcers, but Sir Charles was the greatest I have ever seen.

[suneel112]

The Curie announcer was extremely enthusiastic, which is VERY GOOD for FIRST.

He was, however, just a little bit hyper by a mile.

[abeD]

Sir charles was so into it that when the newton alliance lost on einstien my mom said that she saw him EXTREMELY sad and agitated. He really did (for most people) connect with the crowd.

[Steve W]

As the announcer on Currie I would like to add a little. Sir Charles as you call him, may have had little experience with FIRST but he had great heart. Before the event I challenged all Announcers and MC'S that Curie Field was going to be the #1 field in enthusiasm and competition. Charles was the most challenging of the group. I took 1 break and visited every field and brought the fact that the field that I was visiting was asleep. Charles got right on the mike to prove his field was energetic. I must admit that the field did respond well. Hedoes have a great presence and with more experience may become the 2nd best announcer that FIRST has. As you all know the # 1 announcer, The Voice of FIRST, is Blair.

I still believe that Curie IS #1. Except for the small point that we didn't win the Championship, it has yet to be proven that after 2 years with the #1 MC (Mark Leon) and I, that Curie is the most energetic and enthusiastic field at Championships.

[byrne159]

Originally Posted by Gadget470

We aren't saying that they are horrible people. If they read CD that's great. If they are offended, oh well. It's nothing I wouldn't say to him if I met him. Listen to the webcast, every 5th word and the last word of every sentance is "Baby" or "Helloooo".

Quite frankly, his pattern of speech is annoying.

TOUCHE!!!! It was horrible. It took so much work to ignore him.