Whoa Nellie

Legendary broadcaster Keith Jackson is calling it quits after 39 years in the booth. Stating that he didn’t want to die in a stadium parking lot Jackson says this is the perfect time to walk away.


"This is the perfect time," said Jackson "I don't want to get back into the pressure-cooker of play-by-play and worry about travel. I don't want to die in a stadium parking lot."

Reading between the lines makes me wonder if ABC isn’t showing the 77-year old the door. Jackson said he was going to retire after the 1998 college football season but instead reached an agreement for a light travel schedule that included only West Coast games. Jackson’s schedule this season reportedly included trips to East Lansing, Michigan and State College, Pennsylvania.

I was excited when Jackson announced he was going to retire in 1998 but I am ecstatic now because he seems serious this time as opposed to 98 when he just wanted a softer travel schedule.

Now the expectation of watching a college football game on ABC where the correct team names and players are announced correctly isn’t unrealistic, unless Dan Fouts is doing the game.
Report: Legendary broadcaster Keith Jackson to retire