Talk:Gus Johnson (sportscaster)
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Corrections to Johnson's biography. edit
Gus Johnson grew up in Detroit and attended the University of Detroit Jesuit High School. He graduated in 1985. He did not grow up in Pennsylvania, as an earlier version of this entry stated. I suspect the earlier writer had this Gus Johnson confused with someone else.
Enki Nabu 06:48, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
- Accurate. 216.115.253.58 (talk) 19:16, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
Commentating style edit
Unfortunately, I cannot come up with any reliable sources to cite about Gus Johnson's unique commentating style. Anyone else interested, feel free. Zzyzx11 (talk) 03:36, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
- Here's a start Sporting News article. It mentions a feature in The New Republic but I can't locate that online. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 12:17, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
- Here's that New Republic article. I added it as a reference, along with Bill Simmons' column wherein he defines the "Law of Gus". Jwsinclair (talk) 10:46, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
- Here's a start Sporting News article. It mentions a feature in The New Republic but I can't locate that online. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 12:17, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
If this article is going to spend an inordinate time covering arguably notable calls by Johnson, it needs to discuss probably his most important (for negative reasons) call "Sometimes these things happen in MMA"... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.117.105.122 (talk) 17:09, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
Football game color commentator. edit
Gus Johnson has got to be the best color commentator in college football today! he never picks a side, chooses single individuals, Or individual schools. He adds the best excitement and color commentator to almost every single play every game he announces. Absolutely love his style powerful voice. He gets my whole family fired up and excited every game we watch that he announces! …… The Brewers, Bangor Pa……. 207.44.98.205 (talk) 03:36, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
First big call? edit
I may be remembering it wrong or conflating voices in my head, but wasn't Johnson also calling the 1999 NCAA Tournament game between Gonzaga and Florida (in which the memorable line "The slipper still fits!" was said)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8806:2401:4200:5883:1FEE:9574:3660 (talk) 18:17, 17 June 2023 (UTC)