NBC regains USGA TV deal

[Adam G]

I thought Fox made a very smart move hiring Gil Hanse to talk architecture and was looking forward to hearing his first-person takes on Winged Foot, The Country Club, and Los Angeles Country Club. Hope NBC picks him up (along with Shane and Brad who were great...they already have Azinger).

IMO Shane, Brad and Julie delivered an informed blend of golf, expert competitive opinion and organic architectural insight.

Agree with these opinions. I would like to see CBS try and pick up Shane and NBC pick up Faxon. Shane could serve as an understudy and ultimately replace Nantz and Faxon could share analyst duties with Azinger. NBC is pretty stacked with hosts and play-by-play guys ~ Lerner, Hicks, Gannon and Tirico. Plus, Nantz = 61 vs. Hicks = 58. Faxon could come in and take some of the pressure off of Azinger. It feels like Azinger is trying to do too much and has pretty much been a miss after taking over for Johnny. Opinions? Predictions??

I really hope Shane Bacon gets picked up somewhere. I thought he was the next big golf broadcaster and now Fox has no golf!


I would love to see Faxon and Gil with him. Their chemistry was great.

[JESII]

I guess I didn't pay enough attention to those two names that negotiated the deal for Fox leaving soon after...but it sure does support the notion that Fox just wasn't all that into golf from the start.


All in, this is a good thing although I do agree with Buck on both counts.

[Bob Montle]

I don’t understand the disdain for Miller?  He (almost) always has something decent to say.  He can get off the rails a bit here and there, but the good far outweighs the bad.

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