The latest annoying Brent Musburger habit in a long litany of annoying Brent Musburger habits

I usually try to refrain from ripping on-air talent (unless it's a total dumbfuck like Darrin Jackson or Tim McCarver) because I realize it's tough to be under a spotlight for two or three hours straight, especially nowadays when asshole bloggers are ready to pounce on your follies within minutes.

But I think--and correct me if I'm wrong guys--that Musburger is pretty unanimously reviled among the members of this blog, so I'm gonna get nitpicky.

A couple football seasons ago he was saying, "uhhhh...." every three or four words, possibly because he was drunk. ("Hello, Pot. My name is Kettle. Vinnie Kettle. You are black, and I think less of you because of that particular trait, even though I embody it as well." Friends and other people who have heard me speak will understand the hypocrisy of this criticism--the "uhhh" thing, that is--but it's not very acceptable when you're a well-paid PBP man doing the biggest games in a number of sports.)

Apparently, his new thing is referring to every player by just his first name. Tonight during the Wisconsin-Indiana game, it's been "Trevon!" "D.J.!" "DeAndre!" all game long. Hey, Brent--Not everyone is a "Michael," "Kobe," "'Sheed," or "Yakov."

Ok, this was super-nitpicky, and I rambled like a bastard. Sorry.

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