CBS cuts off Gary Danielson sign-off message into retirement
Gary Danielson was in the process of offering his final thoughts when CBS went to commerical break.
Gary Danielson was in the process of offering his final thoughts when CBS went to commerical break.
"Those great calls were not ruined by me trying to put my words in a time where it didn't need to be."
The longtime college football analyst fought back tears after calling his 17th and final Army-Navy game.
"I think pass interference would've been the right call."
The ESPN analyst turned CBS down.
"That's like gold. That's just precious gold ticking away."
From a radio reenactment to Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jenny Dell dressing in 1924 fashions and Nessler reading a Grantland Rice column, this was quite the open.
"When Ric hears this, I'll hear about it for sure."
Nessler was in the area for the Army/Navy game and stopped by to call a match.
"Happy Last Gary Danielson Day to those who celebrate."
"Nobody's had it better than us."
"It was great. I couldn't hear 'cause my sound went out and the stadium was so loud."
"I hate it that we're not gonna continue this relationship."
This might have been a time to let the referee have the floor.
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Erdahl provided some play-by-play for a few plays with Nessler and Danielson off the air.
"It's fun to call a game when there's points and there's strategy and it's not just every yard is such a grind and every third down is 'God, is anybody ever going to convert a third down?' You've got these two offenses that can score literally in 11 seconds."
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