It just seems odd that they don’t know splits, they don’t know how far the leaders are behind each other, and they when they do know the time splits, they don’t know what mile they are taken at. Why wouldn’t you have check point? People with radios, phones, etc.
Yes, I am happy for the info they give, but this just seems odd.
what is bugging me is the constant talk of Natascha when there is a pretty close race in the men’s division going on.
Maybe if they cleaned off their desks they might be more organized. It’s like an SNL skit: Every time they come back from a commerical the pile of shit on their desk is higher…
By the time Faris crosses the line it will just be a wall of papers in front of the camera.
LOL. I have to say that I am quite enjoying the race/day.
Greg Welch has been awesome.
I can’t imagine the difficulty in covering a broadcast that is this long … and live.
and if they just did the men’s race, would that be ok? There are 2 BIG races going on.
Bring on Phil Liggett
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Turn it off and wait a month for the TV broadcast.
plus, those shirts are ugly; how un-metrosexual!
the desks look fine - they look “lived in” 
the older guy should know when to shut up though
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Just to clarify - that’s the FORD sports desk.
They don’t even know who is finishing. THey had Lieto finishing ten minutes ago, and he just finished now. There must be limited communication. THey don’t know the time gap between Badmann and Jones. At the 23 mile mark they are still giving the gap at the 20 mile mark, and saying it is the 23 mile mark gap–then, of course, they discuss the importance of this.
what is that car they keep talking about? I wish they would tell me the name and maybe even what year it is
NB is cleaning the “***shhhmootz” ***off her face… did ya like that? someone pleaes explain what this is??
What I’m curious about is that they don’t seem to be getting the info that is being posted on the live update. Some of the things they annouce are up on live update for 15-20 minutes.
~Matt
Another example–they announce Major as second, and to their surprise, Jones finishes second. I really don’t get it.
These clowns don’t even know who is 2nd and 3rd in the womens… wrong for about 5 minutes straight
Remember that these guys are not pros. And they don’t do this all year long. Typically, in a sports broadcast you got the pro broadcaster with the ex-jock analyst. These guys are all ex-jocks (with the exception of Babbit who’s not a pro by any stretch).
I think this broadcast, while obviously an amature production and not without mistakes, shows that the time has come to have this thing on live network television. Screw the NBC bullshit.
These guys are in a booth - they are not on the road gathering information. Someone is screwing up - but not Huddle and Babbit.
They go on and on about Michelie coming third, they find she is second, they are clueless.
Its not a lack of professionalism, although there is some of that. It is a lack of information.