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Randy
Williams'
archive
randy@armchairqb.com
Click on any of the categories or sub-categories
for a list of Randy's work. Incomplete sections will be updated
by Monday, Dec. 21.
Baseball - Stories,
Game Reviews
Book Reviews - Jon Miller's "Confessions
of a Baseball Purist."
College Basketball - Preview
Magazine Profiles, KU-UNLV review
College Football - Game Reviews,
Pregame Show Analysis
Crystal Ball - The Guru's weekly
guide to the NFL.
Magazine Reviews - ESPN, Sports
Illustrated, Sporting News and even GQ.
News - The latest scoop
NFL Football - Game Reviews, Pregame Show
Analysis & The Crystal Ball
Other Sports - U.S. Open Tennis
General
Stories
Sports
Illustrated Names McGwire, Sosa Sportsmen of the Year - SI calls
the selection the easiest in the history of the award, which dates
to 1954.
Fox Unveils 1999 Baseball Broadcast Schedule - Catch the World
Champion Yankees the maximum nine times.
Miller, Morgan To Broadcast
World Series for ESPN Radio - Broadcasting duo of Jon Miller
and Joe Morgan to broadcast Yankees-Padres over the airwaves.
Sept. 8 Review of ESPN's "Roger Maris" - ESPN Classic
shines in this special presentation about the former single-season
home run champion.
Playoff
Reviews
Review
of Fox's Game Four World Series Telecast -
Joe Buck, Tim McCarver and Thom Brennaman broadcast Yankees-Padres.
Review
of Fox's Game Six NLCS Telecast - Buck, McCarver and Brennaman
broadcast Padres-Braves.
Review
of Fox's Game Two NLCS Telecast - Buck, McCarver and Brennaman
broadcast Padres-Braves.
Review
of NBC's Game Three Braves-Cubs Telecast
- Bob Costas and Joe Morgan broadcast the finale of this round one
playoff series.
Review of Fox's Game Two Braves-Cubs Telecast -
Costas and Morgan cover the second game of this opening round playoff
series.
Review of NBC's Game Two Yankees-Rangers Telecast - Costas and
Morgan broadcast the second game of this opening round playoff series.
Review of ESPN's Cubs-Giants Wild-Card Coverage -
ESPN's Jon Miller and Joe Morgan call the one-game playoff.
"Confessions of a Baseball Purist" - Broadcaster Jon
Miller's baseball memoirs
are an interesting read.
Dec. 21 ESPN Interview of Bobby Knight
- College basketball analyst Digger Phelps talks with the Indiana
University head coach in the first of a five part series.
Nov.
27 Review of ESPN's Kansas-UNLV
- Announcers Dave Sims and Larry Conley are fine as the Jayhawks
rip the Runnin' Rebels, 78-50, in the Tip-Off Classic from Springfield,
Mass.
Nov. 26 Review
of Fox's "Between the Madness"
- This documentary about the turbulent 1997-98 men's basketball
season at Jerry Tarkanian's Fresno State gets high marks.
Nov.
15 Review of Preview Magazines
- Preseason publications by Blue Ribbon and The Sporting News top
the list.
General
Stories
ESPN
Radio To Broadcast Fiesta, Rose, Orange Bowls
- Ron Franklin and Mike Gottfried will handle the national title
game Jan. 4.
Review of ESPN's Dec. 12 Heisman Trophy telecast
- Hosted by ESPN's Chris Fowler with Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit
and John Mackovic.
Nov. 21 Reflection on Lehigh-Lafayette
- Thoughts and feelings about the most-played college football rivalry.
College
Telecast Reviews
College
Pregame Show Reviews
The
Guru's humorous, week-by-week look at the NFL. Click
here to check out the latest edition.
Sept.
7 Review of Baltimore's "ESPN Zone" Restaurant - Food
and service are good but the Monday Night Football atmosphere is
disappointing.
ESPN's
The Magazine
Gentleman's
Quarterly - Selected Articles
Sporting News
Sports
Illustrated
Sept.
15 Review of ESPN's "Outside the Lines: Stadia Mania"
- A typically terrific effort by Bob Ley & Co. in this special
about the pro stadium game.
Top 20 Memorable Sports TV Moments, 1978-98 (compiled with George)
- The AQB response to TV Guide's summer 1998 list. Click
for our all-time top 10.
General
Stories
Nov.
26 Review of the new CBS First-Down Marker
- The technology debuted in the Thanksgiving "Coingate"
game between the Lions and Steelers.
Oct.
4 Review of Mike Francesa's "NFL Now" radio show
- New York-based talk show host Francesa does a great job of looking
inside the league each Sunday morning.
Sept.
27 Review of ESPN's "1st and Ten" technology
- Analysis of the first-down marker, a yellow line only visible
to television viewers. The technology, developed in conjunction
with SporTVision, debuted during Baltimore's Sept. 27 win against
Cincinnati.
Sept. 9 Review of Baltimore's
ESPN Zone Restaurant - Friendly service and great food but the
Zone and Monday Night Football don't mix.
Aug. 30 Review of NFL Preview Magazines - Publications by The
Sporting News and Lindy's are the best of the seven major NFL preview
magazines reviewed.
NFL
Telecast Reviews
- Week 14
(12/7): Bucs-Packers
- ABC's Michaels, Dierdorf, Esiason
- Week 13
(11/30): Giants-Niners
- ABC's Michaels, Dierdorf, Esiason
- Week 12
(11/22): Jets-Oilers
- CBS's Eagle, May
- Week 11
(11/16): Broncos-Chiefs
- ABC's Michaels, Dierdorf, Esiason
- Week 10
(11/9):
Steelers-Packers - ABC's Michaels, Dierdorf, Esiason
- Week 8
(10/25): Broncos-Jaguars
- CBS's Gumbel, Simms
- Week 7
(10/18):
Giants-Cardinals -
Fox's Bentley, Pitts
- Week 6
(10/11): Cowboys-Panthers
- Fox's Summerall, Madden
- Week 5
(10/4): Chiefs-Seahawks
- ESPN's Patrick, Theismann, Maguire
- Week 2
(9/14): Redskins-Niners
- ABC's Michaels, Dierdorf, Esiason
- Week 1
(9/8): Chiefs-Raiders
- ESPN's Patrick, Theismann, Maguire
- Week 1
(9/7): Redskins-Giants
- Fox's Summerall, Madden
NFL
Pregame Show Reviews
Review
of Sept. 13 U.S. Open Men's Final on CBS - McEnroe too prominent
as Patrick Rafter wins second straight title in Flushing, N.Y.
Review
of Sept. 12 U.S. Open Women's Final on CBS - Bill Macatee and
Mary Carillo excel as #2 seed Davenport beats #1 Hingis.
Review
of Sept. 5 U.S. Open Coverage on CBS
- Analysis of early-round coverage of the final tennis major of
the year.
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