Fans Rip Kansas vs. Kansas State ESPN Broadcasting Crew on Social Media

Posted on February 2, 2021

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The Kansas Jayhawks hosted the Kansas State Wildcats on Tuesday night in a Big 12 match up, but apparently not everyone was interested in the game itself.

That’s OK, typically, but it’s a problem when those not interested are the broadcasters announcing the game. The game was on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, and the reaction from fans and media on social media was harsh.

For the record, Ted Emrich was on the play-by-play, with Lance Blanks the color commentator.

Here’s some of what social media had to say about the broadcast.

Enough with remote announcers. Don’t want to spend the money to send someone to the game? That’s fine. Call the students in sports media and give them a chance to build a resume.

Will it be perfect? Nope. But at least they’ll call the game.
— Riley Gates (@Riley_Gates) February 3, 2021

I've never watched a basketball game like this before where the announcers aren't even talking about the game. It's been bad before, but this is ridiculous. Guess I need to turn on the radio.
— Joe Mathieu (@joemathieu) February 3, 2021

@tedemrich please please please actually call the game you’re paid to call! You and Blanks let 3 plus minutes of game time go without talking about a single thing that happened! Cut him@off now and then #ksuvsku
— Derek Weber aka Big Dub (@derekjweber1) February 3, 2021

Well, I'm glad Lance Blanks could use this half to explain the Peter Principle to all of us while showing zero self awareness.
— Tim Fitzgerald (@LifeofFitz) February 3, 2021

The only thing worse than Kansas State basketball are these announcers on ESPN+.
I called NAIA basketball for several years and can commentate circles around these jokers.
ESPN+ is an absolute joke.
— Tommy Castor (@TweetsFromTommy) February 3, 2021

Yeah I'm not sure what's work. Kansas State or these announcers 👀
— Wildcat Victory (@wildcatvictory) February 3, 2021

.@espn Hey, do you think the announcers for the Kansas game can skip the damn lecture and actually do their jobs? I’ve muted them.
— MaryEM (@MaryEM106) February 3, 2021

I put on ESPN+ and a Senate filibuster broke out.
— Matt Galloway (@themattgalloway) February 3, 2021

For what it’s worth, the Jayhawks went on to win the game 74-51. Does anyone know if the broadcasters alerted the viewers to that score by the time the game ended?!

KU is trying to get back on track after losing four of its last five games prior to Tuesday night, while the Wildcats problems continue as they have now lost nine games in a row and are 1-9 in Big 12 Conference play.

The Wildcats are back home to play Texas Tech on Saturday, while KU travels to face West Virginia this weekend. Here’s to hoping both teams get different broadcasting crews this weekend!