I thought Tirico and Herbstreit were very good in what I heard of their coverage. The guys who did the Rose Bowl for ESPN Radio were great — can't remember their names, unfortunately — although they also had an amazing game to cover. I remember listening to that last Texas drive and just feeling that Vince Young was undeniable.

I've also liked John Madden's "regular guy" way of doing things, although I thought he was better paired with Pat Summerall when Summerall was on his game than with Al Michaels.

Enberg is very polished — and his autobiography is an interesting read, by the way. Joe Buck is sometimes very good, sometimes not. (He seems to get louder when he gets worse.)

There are times when I miss Cosell and Meredith, usually during a badly played game or a blowout when they could make things more interesting.

I'll have to think more about this. I watch a lot of sports with the sound off. As I think I said in a previous posting here, that can make the action even more intense. And, especially in these graphics-heavy days, you can pretty much see the whole story without having someone tell it to you, too.

Kudos on the blog. You've been doing a heck of a job on this.