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The years of watching Jim Nance hosting The Masters may be coming to and end. Nance is also co-host with Tony Romo on CBS's NFL games. Romo was paid almost 3 times what Nance is making and Jim isn't happy. ESPN  are making offers and the question of the day is....if Nance leaves CBS for ESPN, who would you like to see in the CBS anchor seat at Augusta to replace him? 


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I think you gotta go with JT mic’ed up with PR as the rules expert 🤭

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Good question. Easier for me to say who I don’t want. But keeping to the question I don’t mind Faldo. I actually like Montgomery’s commentary. 

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1 minute ago, Vinsk said:

I don’t mind Faldo. 

Faldo is fine, he still makes a lot of outdated comments...he was one of the ones making the big deal about how he didn’t like how PR handled his embedded bad situation, but he’s not bad in general 

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57 minutes ago, ken on the course said:

Jim Nance

That's not his name. Could we show the guy enough respect not to call him "Nance" when his name is "Nantz"?

Pet peeve of mine. Just spell the guy's name properly, please.

6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn ESPN reportedly interested in hiring Jim Nantz away from CBS

CBS recently made a move that could signal they are preparing for Nantz to leave. While ESPN would love for that to happen, it still seems like a long shot.
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Nantz currently makes $6.5 million per year from CBS, while his partner Tony Romo recently signed a 10-year, $180 million deal with the network last year. Nantz is said to be seeking a salary similar to Romo’s, though that is probably unrealistic for a play-by-play announcer. He is certainly due for a raise, however, as Joe Buck makes more than $10 million from FOX and Mike Tirico gets roughly the same amount from NBC.

 

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I don't remember the last time I watched ESPN.

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4 minutes ago, iacas said:

I don't remember the last time I watched ESPN.

The play by play for Monday Night Football has ranged from seriously terrible to really flat the last few years. They could really use him.

He just might be able to get that big fat payday he wants

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31 minutes ago, iacas said:

I don't remember the last time I watched ESPN.

I’ll watch an occasional sporting event there, but I have to turn the volume down to keep from losing brain cells. The talking heads are almost intolerable. Jim is a perfect fit for the mindless chatter on that channel. 

1 hour ago, Double Mocha Man said:

Faldo was actually kinda funny this week.  Does anyone know why we didn't see an appearance, as happens every year, of Clint Eastwood?

I would imagine that he is staying rather secluded given the pandemic. 

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I don't think Nantz is going anywhere; ESPN doesn't offer certain things that CBS has (March Madness), weekend Masters and most of the golf tournaments. Especially, Nantz loves broadcastng golf. Plus, Disney doesn't like to pay employees big money, esp if it's more than their CEO lol (example - the number of layoffs from ESPN over the past couple of years and the quality of talent they let go because of "budget reasons").

 

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On 2/15/2021 at 9:57 PM, iacas said:

I don't remember the last time I watched ESPN.

You’ve got a short memory.  I am pretty sure you watched the 2020 PGA, didn’t you?

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59 minutes ago, StuM said:

You’ve got a short memory.  I am pretty sure you watched the 2020 PGA, didn’t you?

Yes, on CBS.

TV coverage: 3-9 p.m. on CBS

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I thought ESPN was getting rid of talent to save some $. How the hell are they going to pay Nantz? 

On 2/15/2021 at 9:57 PM, iacas said:

I don't remember the last time I watched ESPN.

The only time I watch ESPN is for live sports. And I haven't done much of that now that college football is done. 

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1 hour ago, iacas said:

Yes, on CBS.

TV coverage: 3-9 p.m. on CBS

It was also on ESPN +

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28 minutes ago, StuM said:

It was also on ESPN +

Which I didn’t subscribe to.

So again, I don't remember the last time I watched ESPN.

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11 minutes ago, iacas said:

Which I didn’t subscribe to.

So again, I don't remember the last time I watched ESPN.

OK

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6 hours ago, paperclip said:

I don't think Nantz is going anywhere; ESPN doesn't offer certain things that CBS has (March Madness), weekend Masters and most of the golf tournaments. Especially, Nantz loves broadcastng golf. 

I agree with this. Nantz isn't going to trade the Masters, March Madness, and the Super Bowl for bad Monday Night Football games. 

That said, I would not mind getting Nantz off of CBS. He's not terrible, but he's completely bland. The next time he says something interesting will be the first. He also thinks very highly of himself. It would be nice to have someone with personality as a lead announcer for a change.

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