Jim Nantz urged to retire immediately

**mjsuax13** · 04-16-25, 04:40 AM

Pat McAfee Masters 2026

**str** · 04-16-25, 06:44 AM

Originally posted by stevenash

I watched a lot of the Masters coverage this past weekend, and Nantz was brutal.
On his behalf he's a Hall of Fame broadcaster on a par with the great Dick Enberg.

My take (with a twist and a shout) is that the average viewer doesn't want the laid-back calls from a veteran like Nantz anymore.
The average viewer prefers the hyperbolic over the top calls from a Gus Johnson or a supercharged, energetic call from Kevin Harlan.

This comment is brutal.
"Every... single... second does not have to be filled with over-dramatic babbling."
(ouch)

Jim Nantz urged to retire immediately as fans 'can't take another 11 years' of Masters coverage - Irish Star

The guy IMO has been absolutely great and a pleasure to listen to for a long time. However, it seems to get more and more sappy by the day. Emotion is a wonderful thing but nobody wants to be on the verge of tears every time you tune into him. Lol.

So, never thought I would say it, but yes, I agree Nasher.

**str** · 04-16-25, 06:47 AM

Originally posted by mjsuax13

Pat McAfee Masters 2026

Yeah, why not. These events should be more like a wedding than a funeral.

He would liven the place up.

**stevenash** · 04-16-25, 07:09 AM

McAfee or Seacrest.

*off topic*
CBS needs to knock it off with the bird chirping on a loop.
CBS isn't fooling anybody with that audio.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 04-16-25, 11:47 AM

Originally posted by stevenash

McAfee or Seacrest.

*off topic*
CBS needs to knock it off with the bird chirping on a loop.
CBS isn't fooling anybody with that audio.

Read about this. Does appear to be phony. Live patrons say they never hear the birds.

Maybe Larry Bird??

**Mac4Lyfe** · 04-16-25, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by stevenash

McAfee or Seacrest..

Nasher - it’s golf. I don’t think anyone can make golf any more interesting, especially when they have to whisper. You can’t even get excited as an announcer on the course.

**mjsuax13** · 04-16-25, 03:58 PM

LIV events are shit shows and fun but they seemed to have lost momentum.

**packerd_00** · 04-16-25, 04:13 PM

Originally posted by Mac4Lyfe

Nasher - it’s golf. I don’t think anyone can make golf any more interesting, especially when they have to whisper. You can’t even get excited as an announcer on the course.

Yeah I don't know what's less exciting to watch Golf or Curling.

**mjsuax13** · 04-16-25, 05:13 PM

McAfee and Barkley Masters 2026

**Mac4Lyfe** · 04-16-25, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by packerd_00

Yeah I don't know what's less exciting to watch Golf or Curling.

Watching paint dry. Haha.

**packerd_00** · 04-17-25, 04:12 PM

Originally posted by Mac4Lyfe

Watching paint dry. Haha.

True, true lol!

**Art Vandelay** · 04-17-25, 05:11 PM

His voice and style are perfect for the Masters - Other tournaments not so much, but at Augusta, he's a mainstay!

**Mac4Lyfe** · 04-18-25, 02:45 AM

Nantz is only 65. That’s young in media.

**stevenash** · 04-18-25, 08:28 AM

There are rumblings that Nantz may have early Alzheimer's, being that his dad has Alzheimer's.
Since Alzheimer's is not hereditary, I am having a lot of trouble with that rumor, proving once again that most rumors are created by the most ignorant.

I like Nantz, he grew up a Jersey boy, one of ours.
Moved here to Fairfield County, he used to eat at the bar/grill my wife used to manage, she says he's a genuinely nice guy and a generous tipper.

The problem with Jim lately is that he's lost a step and has become increasingly duller on the mic.