Yardbarker: John Saunders

The Glory Lines 5/13/09

Wed, 13 May 2009 08:18:53 -0500

It's time for the daily linkage. You know the drill, here's some stories from around the 'net that we like and you SHOULD too!Roger Clemens: "I didn't take steroids, my dog had a steroid related stroke." (Sharapovas Thigh)Maskot Kombat: Chicken vs. Friar (More Hardball)Charles Barkley and Craig Sager showing their Taco Meat, Video (NESW Sports)The Rest of the NBA's Most Improved List (Blaze of Love)E Tu Papi? (Rumors and Rants)Call The Doc, A-Rod Needs A Shot (To...

Regis Bets John Saunders A Million Dollars That ND Is Going To A BCS Bowl Game

Tue, 12 May 2009 17:22:07 -0500

The Irish are certainly improved, and Charlie Weis is just now starting to play with his own recruits, but this bet might not work out so well for Regis Philbin. The talk show host was on College Football Live this afternoon, when he decided to take a little wager thrown out there by host John Saunders....Ummm....11 out of 12? They do get USC, Washington and UConn at home, but Purdue and Pittsburgh on the road aren't exactly gimmes. Heck, they could lose their first game at home to Nevada...

Mike Patrick Is Not Shy About Sharing His Opinions

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:27:14 -0500

I'd been looking for this clip all morning, and thanks to reader AS, it has been found! Last night during a Sports Center Right Now segment, John Saunders brought up the Barry Bonds documents that were released yesterday. Well Saunders threw it back to Mike Patrick, who was calling the Duke-Clemson game, and being one who's not shy about expressing his opinion (see: Spears, Britney), Patrick decided to chime in. Wow. He's not playing around, is he? Just send that f'er right t...

Bowling For Trojans

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:11:18 -0500

I know I'm preaching to the choir. Unless that is, John Saunders is a member of said choir. But after the beatdown, yes beatdown, USC just handed to Penn State, I've had all I can stands and I can't stands no more

The Day In College Hoops

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:25:01 -0500

If you're not bowl attached, the stuff worth watching involves WVU and Huggy Bear taking on Thad and the Buckeyes, and that's pretty much it. Quiet Saturday here. Miami @ St. John's (ESPNU, Noon)- Justin Kutcher, Doug Gottlieb Washington State @ Louisiana State (ESPN2, 2pm)- Dave Barnett, Jimmy Dykes Florida Atlantic @ Kentucky (SEC TV, 3pm)- Dave Baker, Kyle Macy (Will Air on FS South, SUN, ESPN Full Court) Rider @ Drexel (CN8, 3pm)- TBD (Will Air on CSS) West Virginia @ Ohio Sta...

Ahhh, the memories.......

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:42:45 -0500

If you guys need a reason to get fired up for Saturday, remind yourself of this piece of works interview that Ty did with John Saunders before we played Washington in 2005.

The NBA On ESPN/ABC 2008-2009 Preview

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:35:17 -0500

Man, is it me or did NBA's offseason just fly by? Well whether you think so or not, it's starting next Tuesday, and ESPN kicks off their coverage the next day with a doubleheader featuring Phoenix at San Antonio and the L.A. Lakers at the L.A. Clippers. Since there have been a ton of new additions to both the booth and studio, I thought I'd give you a quick preview of what the network has going on for this upcoming season. NBA coverage on ESPN/ABC is just about as wacky as it get...

Video: Kimbo Slice's Attempt To Kill David Blaine

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:59:51 -0500

I'm still not quite sure what the "Dive of Death" actually is, or why John Saunders was hosting the David Blaine special, but I was still certainly intrigued by the Kimbo Slice "gut shot" segment. Here it is in its entirety and I'll see you on the other side for some thoughts.... I don't know why but it still seems like there's some sort of trick involved. It just really looks like there isn't quite full contact on each punch, and while I'd really...

What Was With McCain's Surprise Appearance On Mike & Mike This Morning?

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:50:39 -0500

Okay, this Politics thing with ESPN has gotten just a little too weird at this point. In August, Barack Obama sat down for an interview and the network's PR Department stated that it was trying to get a hold of John McCain for a sit down of his own. They followed that up with an interview at the beginning of this week with the Republican candidate and everything seemed to be over and done with in regards to Politics and the "Leader". Well yesterday, MDS at Fanhouse put up an in...

ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown and SportsCenter See Strong Ratings NFL Opening Week

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:44:06 -0500

ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown pre-game show (11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET) and the new NFL-focused 7 p.m. Sunday night edition of SportsCenter are off to strong starts after the opening week of the NFL season. The kickoff edition of Sunday Countdown posted a 2.4 rating, representing 2,331,000 households, increases of 9% and 8%, respectively, over week 1 in 2007. The evening SportsCenter, now co-hosted by Chris Berman and John Saunders with Tom Jackson and other analysts reviewing the day's NFL games, earned a 1.1 rating and 1,081,000 households, increases of +22% and +28% over the same show a year ago. Ratings grew every quarter-hour of the program as football fans flocked to ESPN as the afternoon games concluded. The show peaked with a 1.8 rating between 8:00-8:09 p.m.

ESPN Releases Details Surrounding NFL Primetime Redux

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:40:33 -0500

Back on August 20th I passed along the information that ESPN was bringing back an incarnation of NFL Primetime. Well today the "Leader" released all of the details surrounding the new, er....old show, including the reunion of Berman and longtime co-host John Saunders! In his 30th season covering the NFL for ESPN, lead studio host Chris Berman

ESPN's College Football Announcer Pairings For 2008-2009

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:27:18 -0500

The Week One announcing schedule for ESPN listed a few of the new teams, but I wasn't exactly sure if those were official or not. Well, I now have the full list and there are definitely some interesting pairings that will be covering College Football for the network this Fall. A Few Notes: - The teams of Musburger-Herbstreit-Salters, Nessler-Griese-Maguire, Patrick-Blackledge-Rowe, Franklin-Cunningham, McDonough-Spielman-Stone, Jones-Davie, and Pasch-Ware-Andrews are all still intact. - ...

NBA Coast to Coast Ranks the Top 10 Single Season Teams of All-Time

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:59:53 -0500

NBA Coast to Coast's panel discussed the greatest teams of all-time. J.A. Adande rightly urged people to not forget the 1983 76ers, while John Saunders repeatedly demonstrated his ignorance of 1980s NBA history.