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Steve-O · Unread postby **Steve-O** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 2:45 am

I think this forum should be dedicated to finding a new spokesman for track and field. I've had enough of Dwight Stones ruining a fantastic comp. I don't know how many times i've seen someone come up a foot short, and Dwight thinks they didn't have enough pole(what an idiot.) This isn't the first time someone has complained about Dwight, but the whole 'crash' thing is the straw that broke the camel's back. Honestly, there has got to be someone better out there.

wacky274 · Unread postby **wacky274** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 2:53 am

http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/search/ph/?p ... e%20vault&

several pics

achtungpv · Unread postby **achtungpv** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 9:10 am

The only thing I want to know is where was the Tennessee Shuffle? If there was ever a time and place for a 2 minute extended version this was it!

Unread postby **rainbowgirl28** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 9:57 am

achtungpv wrote:The only thing I want to know is where was the Tennessee Shuffle? If there was ever a time and place for a 2 minute extended version this was it!

Yeah I was hoping to see it too... didn't he say something at Reno about it being bad luck now?

C-townvault · Unread postby **C-townvault** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 11:02 am

My vote is for Jan Johnson to take his place. Who else would be better to keep us entertained and informed of what is really going on in the vault!

Skyin' Brian · Unread postby **Skyin' Brian** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 1:10 pm

i dont know. ive always actually liked dwight stones. although he often says dumb comments about a field event, he really does have enough knowledge of all the events to get the job done. he really does seem to enjoy comentating. i would say that he is a good broadcaster. i think before we throw out dwight we should get rid of carol and tom.

Lord of the Poles · Unread postby **Lord of the Poles** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 1:12 pm

oh yea, when the vault first started last night they had this VERY VERY cheesy thing about how to vault, running fast and stuff like that... something about 23.9 mph coming down after clearing the height was part of it... WTF is the relevance about how fast they're coming down towards the mat?

Dwight Stones and the other NBC announcers don't know enough about the sports that they're talking about... they don't deserve to be there announcing things and throwing opinions at something they don't even understand!

blazerunner121 · Unread postby **blazerunner121** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 1:32 pm

Lord of the Poles wrote:
Dwight Stones and the other NBC announcers don't know enough about the sports that they're talking about... they don't deserve to be there announcing things and throwing opinions at something they don't even understand!

whats dwight stone's past history? was he ever a vaulter, or is he some random person who just took the job to say things that sound "pv intelligent"?

jhesch · Unread postby **jhesch** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 1:56 pm

yeah i thought the intro to polevault was also rather cheesy...one of the quotes i remember hearing about the "physics of the polevault" is that "the more the pole bends, the higher the vaulter goes" or something to that effect. wonder where they got their information for the "physics of the polevault"

theflyingkorean · Unread postby **theflyingkorean** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 2:00 pm

good job toby and tim!

RoySloppy · Unread postby **RoySloppy** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 2:30 pm

blazerunner121 wrote:
Lord of the Poles wrote:
Dwight Stones and the other NBC announcers don't know enough about the sports that they're talking about... they don't deserve to be there announcing things and throwing opinions at something they don't even understand!

whats dwight stone's past history? was he ever a vaulter, or is he some random person who just took the job to say things that sound "pv intelligent"?

dwight stones was a high jumper....i think he competed in like 3 olympics or something? im not sure

Skyin' Brian · Unread postby **Skyin' Brian** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 2:44 pm

RoySloppy wrote:
blazerunner121 wrote:
Lord of the Poles wrote:
Dwight Stones and the other NBC announcers don't know enough about the sports that they're talking about... they don't deserve to be there announcing things and throwing opinions at something they don't even understand!

whats dwight stone's past history? was he ever a vaulter, or is he some random person who just took the job to say things that sound "pv intelligent"?

dwight stones was a high jumper....i think he competed in like 3 olympics or something? im not sure

he was a former world record holder in hj

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