The Marquette/Seton Hall Announcer Lost His Mind On A 3-Point Call And Put On A Goddamn Show After The Game
Step aside Gus Johnson, we got a new screaming lunatic taking over games. Just kidding, no one can take over Gus. But this guy, Eric Collins, put on a goddamn show last night during what turned into an awesome game. Spit in his eye and gravel in his guts? A+ line. I have no idea what the fuck it exactly means but I'm using it from here on out. 100% plan on using this during my next golf scramble or team event. Someone drills a putt or a big shot, break it out. It's the biggest compliment one can get now.
This game was perfect for Eric Collins. Two teams everyone is trying to get a read on, put a newer announcer on the call and let him lose his shit. I'm still buying both teams as top-40 teams, but as I said yesterday in my picks blog it felt like a letdown spot for Marquette after the win at Creighton and traveling from UCLA to Creighton to back home. Also showed why I like Seton Hall. Sure, Mamu gets all the talk, but they got some serious depth and dudes that can score. Last night it was Jared Rhoden, who scored 16 and apparently have spit in his eye. For Marquette, the loss sucks. You don't want to lose home conference games, especially when the Big East is so even in the middle. You have Marquette, Seton Hall, Xavier, UConn and Providence all fighting for that 3rd spot and there's not a difference between the teams. But they had a chance to win despite DJ Carton going 2-for-6 from three. They had a chance to tie before Koby McEwen took a weird step on a wide open three and traveled. This team is by far the best defensive team Wojo has had at Marquette and that's always been one of the arguments with him.
See, this is what we need though in college basketball. Guys like Eric Collins. Guys that love the sport and are willing to be fucking fans. I want guys that will call out refs, call out how dumb the NCAA can be, how awesome a game can be. Stop the boring stuff and give me Eric Collins losing his mind on a 3-pointer in December.
Obligatory, Gus calls: