My objection to Vitale is not his sucking up to the bluebloods (and the conference that's perceived as the blueblood conference) -- virtually every college announcer does that. It's the general clownishness of his approach, the push to draw attention to himself. Never in my five-plus decades of following sports have I opted to watch a given game because of who's announcing it. I tune in to watch the game, not be entertained by the announcer (and if I were looking to be entertained by an announcer, Vitale would be waaay down on my list). I'm convinced that he's a decent fellow and that he loves college hoops, but I hate his presentation (and his voice -- ugh. That voice is like nails on a chalkboard).
