Chris Fowler: "Miami is Not Going Anywhere"

[ddann]

The dude who picked off Beck to end the game is Glenn Sharpe’s nephew???

Come on, man.

 

[Stingarov]

They made no effort to hide they wanted the "Disney story" of an Indiana win.

This. They want the movie rights, plain as day.

 

[TexasCane90]

Fowler and Herbie can be brutally bad at times but it was next level **** riding for Indiana that game…

Hadn’t watched the ACC telecast all playoffs but had to for the 2nd half couldn’t believe how one sided it was felt like it was the Indiana crew covering the game

 

[HarrietTubmanCane]

Y'all hating on a man that was witnessing a team win a championship for the first time ever in its 100+ year existence? I'm sure everyone who wasn't a Miami fan was openly rooting for Indiana. Two things can be true at once. I have no ill will toward the way Fowler called the game, even if it was annoying.

That just means U are a passive aggressive sucka just like him. Fake recognize fake.

 

[NZ Cane]

Did you guys know we where out numbered in our own stadium? Like it was just a normal home game or something.

It must have been 4 times he mentioned it....Aside from being terrible at calling games he is an absolute cvnt muscle.

 

[WesternMDCane]

Fowler and Herbie can be brutally bad at times but it was next level **** riding for Indiana that game…

Hadn’t watched the ACC telecast all playoffs but had to for the 2nd half couldn’t believe how one sided it was felt like it was the Indiana crew covering the game

I actually think Fowler and Herbie may have done some of screen extra curricular activity once Indiana blocked that punt and of course the usually replays and then saying it should be a penalty on our guy. I mean we should’ve had 25 penalties in that game according to them.

 

[Kjdcanefan]

That just means U are a passive aggressive sucka just like him. Fake recognize fake.

Am I being passive aggressive right now calling you a weak minded piece of sh*t for caring that much about what an announcer thinks, or what I think on a message board? Weak minded child.

 

[E1k]

Yall forget they have a job to do

 

[HarrietTubmanCane]

Am I being passive aggressive right now calling you a weak minded piece of sh*t for caring that much about what an announcer thinks, or what I think on a message board? Weak minded child.

Piece of garbage getting offended by other Canes fans defending our team, calling them “haters”, for having the nerve to point out blantant hating by your fellow piece of trash who is a repeat offender. This all began by U caring about what other Canes felt about what an announcer said about our team over and over again, so what does that make you according to your own illogic????

See when U aim to ****eat and put personalities over the program that’s the definition of a Slurper, and as a result logic is compromised just like your integrity. People provided quotes of the things he said and I have 3 of my own but I don’t want your ****** to explode again in his defense, guard dog

 

[HarrietTubmanCane]

Yall forget they have a job to do

huh??? Thats exactly why their coverage is being called out. It’s because the things they said over and over again had nothing to do with doing their job. U think 20 people would be calling them out for “doing their job”??

 

[Kjdcanefan]

Piece of garbage getting offended by other Canes fans defending our team, calling them “haters”, for having the nerve to point out blantant hating by your fellow piece of trash who is a repeat offender. This all began by U caring about what other Canes felt about what an announcer said about our team over and over again, so what does that make you according to your own illogic????

See when U aim to ****eat and put personalities over the program that’s the definition of a Slurper, and as a result logic is compromised just like your integrity. People provided quotes of the things he said and I have 3 of my own but I don’t want your ****** to explode again in his defense, guard dog

Defending the team? By crying wolf saying "hey I dont like what he says?" Weak minded sh*t. Let the mfer openly root for another team. Good. I love it when everyone is against me and my team. Makes the victory all the better. Maybe you want the announcers to be fair, impartial, even **** riding your team. I could care less. I dont have an ego that need stroking.

That last sentence is what real passive aggression is if you didnt know. You're welcome.

 

[E1k]

huh??? Thats exactly why their coverage is being called out. It’s because the things they said over and over again had nothing to do with doing their job. U think 20 people would be calling them out for “doing their job”??

You missed it. Them saying the same things over and over is apart of their job lmao, they are told to key in on certain things. Like i thought that was obvious by now

 

[pubmedu]

Chris Fowler, who called the national championship game and resides in Miami Beach, spoke to Rich Eisen about the Miami Hurricanes and their future. A transcript of their discussion is below:

Rich Eisen:
What do you think is the larger message of the title game? Miami had it right there. They had momentum, they had elite talent on the field, everything felt set up. Chris, do you think there’s a message that comes out of what we saw?

Chris Fowler:
First of all, Indiana dominated early, but Miami really took control in the second half. They actually outgained Indiana after halftime. I think Indiana won the game with special teams, and that’s part of the completeness of that team that maybe hasn’t been fully appreciated because we get so caught up in Fernando Mendoza and the defense, which is certainly rugged.

They blocked four punts this year. They blocked one against Oregon. And the biggest play of the game was Kamar’s blocked punt for a touchdown. On the other side, Miami lost ten points on special teams alone—there was the doink on Davis’ long field goal try in the first half. That’s ten points right there. You can’t do that against a team like Indiana.

For me, that blocked punt was the biggest play of the game before Mendoza’s touchdown dive. Indiana is complete. That’s why I think the blueprint is repeatable, even if the exact result isn’t. Indiana is going to be strong and sound going forward.

And Miami, by the way, is not going anywhere. I really felt for them. I felt for Carson Beck. We’ve been along for his entire ride—this long career at Georgia and now a year at Miami—and I felt badly for him. As I get older, Rich, I get softer emotionally thinking about how these guys personally take a crushing loss like that.

Carson did some really good things late to put them in position to win. That 91-yard touchdown drive against a tough defense, after getting off to a very rough start, was impressive. In the end, though, people will remember the interception by Jamari Sharpe—whose uncle Glenn was the man flagged for pass interference when he played for Miami against Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl, the last time Miami was on this stage.

Isn’t it crazy? You live out in Hollywood. The layers of this script are insane. You couldn’t hand this to a studio. They’d say, “Come on, this is too much.” We thought Hoosiers was corny—this is outrageous.

Rich Eisen:
You hang with the writers, the storytellers, the people who would say, “No one would believe this.”

Chris Fowler:
Exactly. And speaking of unbelievable, Malachi Toney—he’s electric. It’s only fitting he wears Tyreek Hill’s number. Every time he touched the ball, I swear you stood up a little in the booth, because you just don’t know what’s going to happen.

I love that guy. I really do. He just turned 18 after catching the touchdown to beat Notre Dame in his first college game—he was 17 at the time. He had an amazing freshman season. He’s wise beyond his years, extremely tough, a complete player, and a total team guy.

They called him “Baby Jesus” in high school down here because he was that good. Curt Cignetti and defensive coordinator Brian Haynes said they had multiple plans—four different plans—to stop Toney. And for a while, it worked.

But you keep feeding him the ball, and he just finds a way to create space and make things happen. I think he’s the most exciting player in the sport, and I love the fact that we’re going to see him for two more years.

Rich Eisen:
I don’t think that’s overstating it at all. Every time he has the ball, you truly don’t know what’s coming.

There was also a great shot your crew caught last night—Carson Beck about to go out for that final, do-or-die moment, and there’s Ray Lewis on the sideline saying, “Okay.” Every player I’ve ever interviewed who played with Ray says they never want to let him down.

When Beck threw that interception, I immediately thought, “Oh man… how is he going to see Ray Lewis after this?”

And then you see Ed Reed going up to Toney in the tunnel, putting an arm around him. It’s wild to see the past, present, and future of Miami all colliding like this over the last few weeks.

Chris Fowler:
That’s been one of the coolest parts of this run—having all the legends back. All those gold jackets. Those guys are emotionally invested. They suffered while Miami slid into mediocrity and irrelevance. They’ve been teased before. They thought maybe last year was the year, but the defense wasn’t nearly good enough.

This year, things really did come together. Ray Lewis told Carson Beck before the game-winning drive against Ole Miss, “Let’s go do it.” He repeated that message here, but they didn’t get the same result.

And then you’ve got Michael Irvin on the sideline in a four-point stance with his belt.

Rich Eisen:
That might be my biggest takeaway from the playoff—Michael Irvin in a four-point stance.

Chris Fowler:
Absolutely. And SNL even sent him up over the weekend. He actually got some run out of it.

 

[HarrietTubmanCane]

Defending the team? By crying wolf saying "hey I dont like what he says?" Weak minded sh*t. Let the mfer openly root for another team. Good. I love it when everyone is against me and my team. Makes the victory all the better. Maybe you want the announcers to be fair, impartial, even **** riding your team. I could care less. I dont have an ego that need stroking.

That last sentence is what real passive aggression is if you didnt know. You're welcome.

If you couldn’t care less and were so secure U wouldn’t have responded at all, let alone with insults for other fans talking about a dude that you don’t even know. Thats the definition of pressed and emotional. Thousands of people have read this thread and the reactions to him hating and didn’t say a thing whether they agreed or not. So what kind of dudes are they??

 

[HarrietTubmanCane]

You missed it. Them saying the same things over and over is apart of their job lmao, they are told to key in on certain things. Like i thought that was obvious by now

Which things did they key in on? So they are told to diss us over and over? And that supposedly excuses them from hating? Now that’s “lmao” worthy.

 

[CaneinBroward]

Chris Fowler has the same problem that Herbie has. They are both studio show guys trying to be forced into calling games.

The talent for each is quite different and there are few who can do both well. Fowler and Herbie are good at making well thought out points when they can prep, like Fowler did going on Eisen's show. When the game is on and split-second explanations are needed about the action of the game, meh from both of them. They just repeat talking points from the pregame....like the bs saying twice as many Indiana fans at the game.

 

[Fightinibis]

Chris Fowler, who called the national championship game and resides in Miami Beach, spoke to Rich Eisen about the Miami Hurricanes and their future. A transcript of their discussion is below:

Rich Eisen:
What do you think is the larger message of the title game? Miami had it right there. They had momentum, they had elite talent on the field, everything felt set up. Chris, do you think there’s a message that comes out of what we saw?

Chris Fowler:
First of all, Indiana dominated early, but Miami really took control in the second half. They actually outgained Indiana after halftime. I think Indiana won the game with special teams, and that’s part of the completeness of that team that maybe hasn’t been fully appreciated because we get so caught up in Fernando Mendoza and the defense, which is certainly rugged.

They blocked four punts this year. They blocked one against Oregon. And the biggest play of the game was Kamar’s blocked punt for a touchdown. On the other side, Miami lost ten points on special teams alone—there was the doink on Davis’ long field goal try in the first half. That’s ten points right there. You can’t do that against a team like Indiana.

For me, that blocked punt was the biggest play of the game before Mendoza’s touchdown dive. Indiana is complete. That’s why I think the blueprint is repeatable, even if the exact result isn’t. Indiana is going to be strong and sound going forward.

And Miami, by the way, is not going anywhere. I really felt for them. I felt for Carson Beck. We’ve been along for his entire ride—this long career at Georgia and now a year at Miami—and I felt badly for him. As I get older, Rich, I get softer emotionally thinking about how these guys personally take a crushing loss like that.

Carson did some really good things late to put them in position to win. That 91-yard touchdown drive against a tough defense, after getting off to a very rough start, was impressive. In the end, though, people will remember the interception by Jamari Sharpe—whose uncle Glenn was the man flagged for pass interference when he played for Miami against Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl, the last time Miami was on this stage.

Isn’t it crazy? You live out in Hollywood. The layers of this script are insane. You couldn’t hand this to a studio. They’d say, “Come on, this is too much.” We thought Hoosiers was corny—this is outrageous.

Rich Eisen:
You hang with the writers, the storytellers, the people who would say, “No one would believe this.”

Chris Fowler:
Exactly. And speaking of unbelievable, Malachi Toney—he’s electric. It’s only fitting he wears Tyreek Hill’s number. Every time he touched the ball, I swear you stood up a little in the booth, because you just don’t know what’s going to happen.

I love that guy. I really do. He just turned 18 after catching the touchdown to beat Notre Dame in his first college game—he was 17 at the time. He had an amazing freshman season. He’s wise beyond his years, extremely tough, a complete player, and a total team guy.

They called him “Baby Jesus” in high school down here because he was that good. Curt Cignetti and defensive coordinator Brian Haynes said they had multiple plans—four different plans—to stop Toney. And for a while, it worked.

But you keep feeding him the ball, and he just finds a way to create space and make things happen. I think he’s the most exciting player in the sport, and I love the fact that we’re going to see him for two more years.

Rich Eisen:
I don’t think that’s overstating it at all. Every time he has the ball, you truly don’t know what’s coming.

There was also a great shot your crew caught last night—Carson Beck about to go out for that final, do-or-die moment, and there’s Ray Lewis on the sideline saying, “Okay.” Every player I’ve ever interviewed who played with Ray says they never want to let him down.

When Beck threw that interception, I immediately thought, “Oh man… how is he going to see Ray Lewis after this?”

And then you see Ed Reed going up to Toney in the tunnel, putting an arm around him. It’s wild to see the past, present, and future of Miami all colliding like this over the last few weeks.

Chris Fowler:
That’s been one of the coolest parts of this run—having all the legends back. All those gold jackets. Those guys are emotionally invested. They suffered while Miami slid into mediocrity and irrelevance. They’ve been teased before. They thought maybe last year was the year, but the defense wasn’t nearly good enough.

This year, things really did come together. Ray Lewis told Carson Beck before the game-winning drive against Ole Miss, “Let’s go do it.” He repeated that message here, but they didn’t get the same result.

And then you’ve got Michael Irvin on the sideline in a four-point stance with his belt.

Rich Eisen:
That might be my biggest takeaway from the playoff—Michael Irvin in a four-point stance.

Chris Fowler:
Absolutely. And SNL even sent him up over the weekend. He actually got some run out of it.

Holy ****, I am old and I didn’t know that.

I was on the 20 yardline…2 yards on the field when I saw Mark Stoops heading to kill and official over a bull**** call I never saw in 2003 at the national championship. Never knew until now that Glenn’s nephew got the final pick. Wow.

 

[Hurricane23]

Fowler is ok as a commentator, but Hestreit not so much, I like Herbie on college gameday though, but the worst ive seen is when they had jesse Palmer call our game in the swamp, so glad we beat there ***