Jay Rigdon, Awful Announcing

Jay Rigdon

Awful Announcing

Denver, CO, United States

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  • The Comeback

Past articles by Jay:

AEW reportedly close to announcing additional Saturday night show

At least one report (and plenty of rumors) have AEW lining up a Saturday night show, bringing back memories of the WCW era on TBS. → Read More

Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi will return for ESPN Women's Final Four simulcast

After a strong debut last year, ESPN is wisely bringing back Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi for their own Women's Final Four MegaCast stream. → Read More

The PGA Tour social media policy cancelled another viral video

Keith Mitchell went viral at TPC Sawgrass for a funny moment involving a bad tee shot and a horn. The PGA Tour doesn't want you to see it. → Read More

Arkansas AD "apologizes" for "inadvertent" viral incident with student reporter

Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek issued a statement of apology for a viral incident that played all the non-apology hits. → Read More

PGA Tour commissioner isn't eager to lessen commercial load

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan wasn't exactly willing to agree that golf broadcasts are a slog due to ad load, which is worrying. → Read More

The Big Ten got their Coach of the Year very wrong

Northwestern's Chris Collins took home the league's coach of the year award thanks to the usual narrative. But Matt Painter deserved it more. → Read More

Why does the PGA Tour make the players be the messenger?

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan should be doing a lot more to provide cover to players on the media side, especially right now. → Read More

The NFL Draft can't get here soon enough

The buildup to the NFL Draft is a great reminder that almost nothing about it has any weight. Also, Bears: please don't trade Justin Fields. → Read More

Drive to Survive doesn't mess with a winning strategy

Netflix's influential "Drive to Survive" makes no effort to reinvent the wheel, and in this case, that's probably for the best. → Read More

Max Homa's emotional press conference shows the right kind of caring

Max Homa came up short against Jon Rahm at Riviera, but his emotional response in the face of defeat was still a tremendous moment. → Read More

Full Swing works when it isn't trying to make the PGA Tour cool

Netflix's Full Swing tries impossibly hard to make the PGA Tour feel as sexy as Formula 1 and it just can't do that. → Read More

What is the point of the PGA Tour social media policy?

The PGA Tour social media policy raises plenty of questions, but the main one is simple: why go after people for providing free ads? → Read More

CBS debuted tech that predicts where a golf shot lands

The latest golf tool from CBS is admittedly cool, while also providing real information to viewers. So why might it be a net negative? → Read More

Fox putting mics on officials is a welcome addition to college basketball production

Fox's college basketball coverage has been solid (even if Roundball Rock still sounds out of place); putting mics on refs is another win. → Read More

Dexter Fowler joins Marquee Sports in studio role, will likely excel

Dexter Fowler only played two seasons in Chicago, but 2015 and 2016 were plenty for Cubs fans to be thrilled he's joining Marquee Sports. → Read More

Brandel Chamblee took an incredible dive into Patrick Reed's latest rules controversy

With Patrick Reed once again at the center of a rules controversy, Golf Channel's Brandel Chamblee went full JFK courtroom breaking it down. → Read More

CBS' live mic hole with Max Homa was predictably awesome

CBS getting Max Homa to wear a mic and earpiece for an entire hole was invaluable and will hopefully happen more going forward. → Read More

Rory McIlroy had the perfect reaction to a ridiculous Patrick Reed question

Rory McIlroy responded to a ridiculous question about mending fences with Patrick Reed with the best possible reaction: incredulous silence. → Read More

Let's talk about how much Joe Buck has improved

Joe Buck was a longtime punching bag. But comparing his work from the 2000s to now reveals plenty of growth and development. → Read More

The market just told us how relevant LIV Golf is right now

After no interest from more mainstream options, LIV Golf has a non-traditional rights deal with a non-traditional distributor. → Read More