John Madden finaly retires
 

Says he's going to spend more time with Brett Favre...

http://www.cnbc.com/id/30246302

Seriously tho, I can finally listen to the Sunday night games as well as watch them.

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Yes, another one of those when he first came on the scene was a breath of fresh air, but he ended up becoming a caricature of himself.

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I just saw this on yahoo and I have to say Im sad. I love his commentating and the way he draws all over the replays lol

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Honestly, it was exciting and different when he starting doing it 20 years ago. Now, not so much.

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I'm going to miss the game strategy & insight like needing to score more points than the other team in order to win.

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Gotta say... I will miss the old guy.

I remember him as a Coach for those dominant and feared Raider teams. Can't believe I have been listeneing to him as a broadcaster for the last 30 years...

Enjoy your time off, JM. :ss

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I think his voice all those years in the Madden NFL video games did it in for me to the point its excruciating to listen to him on TV.

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"The Cowboys are down by 6 here with 1 minute left in the 4th quarter. They are going to need a touchdown to win it." :bh :r

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John Madden.. check
Dick Vitale.. still waiting

Does that mean they can remove his commentary on the video games too?!

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This was way passed due.

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I like the big guy, he'll be missed.


Chris......

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I would say John and I had a love/hate relationship. I will miss him..in a weird way

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Actually a touchdown would only tie it :r ;)

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Smartass :r

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And if/when they got the touchdown, he would offer his sage wisdom against going for two extra points.

matt

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I'm amazed that this thread is going the way it is. I honestly thought I was one of the few that couldn't stand listening to JM's commentary. He brought a lot to the game, but his color comments were absolutely awful.

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"The team with the most points at the end of the game usually wins."

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THANK YOU! Finally. I guess with 2 well-known sports figures passing this week he maybe figured he'd should hang it up and spend some qt with family..

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Meeee tooooooo

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:tpd:
Great attribute to the sport, but like Ric Flair, he was making a mockery of himself out there lately. One of those people who should have gone out on top. Congrats to him!

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Thank God that he decided to finally hang it up, he has become increasingly tired over the past 5 years or so. I am so glad I can finally watch Sunday night football and the Super Bowl without having to turn the volume down. Also glad to see they have replaced him with Chris Collinsworth :tu

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Thank God for small favors. He never shut up, and until some one stole that damn screen pen from him I hated watching Mon night football. I wanted to shove the damn pen where the sun doesn't shine. Anayzing is one thing, but he freaking micro ananlisysed each play down to pure boredom.... my .02

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Frank Caliendo does a great John Madden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbwJrO9dmeM

Check out the Madden popcorn popper!

And here is on Letterman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBW7y...eature=related

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So who is Caliendo goign to make fun of?

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I always liked Mr. Madden.


Boy, 30 years,,,,,,,,,,,,you're gettin' old Joe. Maybe you should change your user name ;)

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:tpd: Im going to miss madden

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I'm going to miss him too. He's been a little off his game the past several years, but I think he's one of the greatest. I'm not sure how I feel about Collinsworth pairing with Michaels now. :confused: