January 30, 2026

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle:

A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments

I didn't realize that this Super Bowl will be the first one that Mike Tirico has worked. Since he seems to show up in a lot of different places, I had just assumed that the SB was one of those places.

Tirico and Collinsworth get a lot of grief from brave, bold, anonymous online comments section yakkers, but the more that new announcers like Tom Brady enter the picture, the more tolerant and appreciative of Tirico I become.

posted by beaverboard at 05:13 PM on January 30, 2026

I have never had an issue with Mike Tirico. Why does he get flack from people? But then again, I don't really pay attention to the guys calling the plays unless they stand out as really great or really horrible.

posted by NoMich at 05:42 PM on January 30, 2026

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