[cobra67]

I agree with you... he will ultimately improve and there is no problem with being excited and SLIGHTLY, key word, SLIGHTLY biased when you are the PA Man. I even asked some of the fans who sit with me, "When did we go to a WWE Wrestling match?" Cause that is what it felt like.

The reaosn that WXCC and EKB does such a great job broadcasting Belfry games is because they show some excitemment, but by and large they stay unbiased and professional. This should be the same approach a PA man takes.

I am sure word will get around and he will make necessary improvements by next year.

I haven't commented on here about the Holcomb situation, so here it is: `I have no problem with what Holcomb was doing. He wasn't taunting Belfry fnas, players, coaches, or anyone... it was a gripe he had with an official and he was simply overselling everything in an effort to pump up his team that was being embarassed. When you are a coach you look for little posiitves in the darkest situations, I have a feeling Holcomb was trying to rally his troops to make the game respectable and to create a little bit of momentum going into the offseason. what Holcomb did was the football equivolant of a hbasketball coach purposely getting a technical foul when hsi team is down to put some energy and focus back in their team.

We as Pirate fans have to remember that Haywood himself has been fired up before, not very often, but it has happened.

As for the Belfry fans taunting an injured player? I can't see how it would have happened. I have watched the replay twice and after Varney laid the vicous hit on #3 the entire stadium gave the standard "OOOOOhhhhhhh", the kid then gets up, stumbles and leaves the field as the PA man makes comment of the hard hit and encourages support for the defense. The referees blew the whistle, but the player went to his sideline under his own power. If you don't think people will comment ona hit like that you are wrong, Breathitt fans had no problem getting fired up when they hit Varney earleir in the game on a punt return (a play that he actually broke the tackle and gained three extra yards), IMO there was nothing controversial there at all.

I agree with you.I have never seen any fans at all that I can say I thought were glad a kid was hurt. The play in question was just a big hit and got a big response.Would have been the same way had it been against us.As far as the announcer I think with time he'll find his own nitche so to speak and be a great one.Just needs time.He certainly has the voice for it.