Verne Lundquist on Calling Huge SEC Games, Memories of Kick Six, Johnny Football, and More

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🗓️ 3 November 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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In preparation for Saturday’s prime-time game between undefeated Georgia and Tennessee, Bryan chats with former CBS sports commentator Verne Lundquist. Lundquist discusses what he misses most about calling sports, talks through his time working alongside Terry Bradshaw covering NFL games, and how he made it to the no. 1 spot at CBS with Gary Danielson. All the while, they revisit some of the top moments calling prime-time SEC games with players such as Johnny Manziel, Tim Tebow, Jacob Hester, and more! Host: Bryan Curtis Guest: Verne Lundquist Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Ace Orkwonger, and I'm Ryan Hunn.
0:02.3	And we co-host Stadio, a football podcast on the Ring of Podcast Network.
0:06.6	If you like soccer or football, make sure you search for Stadio, a football podcast on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:18.0	Hello media consumers, welcome to the press box!
0:20.6	Brian Curtis of The Ringer here, along with producer Erika Servantes.
0:25.2	We got a huge college football game coming on Saturday.
0:29.2	Undefeated number one, Georgia, versus undefeated number two, Tennessee.
0:35.6	I don't know about you, but the thought of a big time SEC game makes me think of a certain,
0:42.0	an answer-ly voice.
0:44.0	It makes me think of phrases like, oh my gracious.
0:48.4	It makes me think of a belly laugh that could be heard from Gainesville to Baton Rouge.
0:54.4	It makes me think of Vern Lundquist, who called SEC Games for CBS from 2000 to 2016.
1:02.4	I want to talk to Vern about two crazy things that happened during that period.
1:06.4	One is that the SEC became the best conference in college football,
1:10.4	and that 330 Eastern Time Game became something like a national game of the week.
1:15.4	Vern was the announcer who got to call moments like, kick six, and the prayer at Jordan Hare,
1:21.0	and Terrence Cody's block field goals against Tennessee.
1:24.6	He got to call the heroics of Tim Teebo, Johnny Football, Jacob Hester, Nick Sabin, even less miles.
1:32.0	I asked Vern to relive all those moments.
1:34.6	But the SEC didn't just produce BCS champions.
1:38.0	It changed Vern's career.
1:40.0	Until age 60, Vern was a prototypical number two announcer on the NFL and college sports,
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