A Plea For More Gus Johnson

To:  CBS

Dear CBS,

We are greatly infuriated that you have replaced the venerable Gus Johnson with James "big name" Brown as one of your four play-by-play men in your Sweet 16 and Elite 8 coverage of the NCAA Tournament. We are perturbed by the fact that you have "sold out", choosing to replace the best announcer in college basketball, who also happens to have eleven years of experience calling NCAA tourney games, for James Brown, a man whose resume before this NCAA tournament includes calling one single college basketball game in the past 13 years.

Not only is Brown lacking in college basketball experience, but when it comes to ability to excite viewers, Brown is completely outmatched and outclassed by Johnson. While Brown’s calls are insipid and mediocre, Johnson’s are memorable (see Ohio State-Xavier this year & Gonzaga-UCLA last year).

In conclusion, we respectfully request that next year you revert to your past actions, which include assigning your most talented, not your most paid, to call your Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games. Or if that can't be arranged, perhaps you could drop Jim Nantz into the Hudson with some cement sneakers? Or maybe we could check Billy Packer into an old age home? Seriously though, without Gus Johnson, the regional semi-finals and finals just aren’t quite the same.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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