I sure am.
I listened to Cole since I was a kid back in the early 80s. Didn't even like him then. Don't like his fake folksy expressions and his breathless, sort of slurred delivery (which has only gotten much, much worse over the years). He was decent in the 80s and early 90s, but to me he never made a game better just by his call, the way true geniuses like Pat Summerall in the NFL did.
Overrated for decades. Glad he's gone, not sorry one bit, and certainly don't care what anyone thinks of my opinion. I'm really just posting it so Cole-worshippers can get clued in that even back in the day some people couldn't stand him.
I prefer Paul Romanuk anyday. I actually like Paul's calls, he really sounds excited when something exciting happens, he doesn't make up stupid "catch phrases" and phony mannerisms, and he can actually enunciate words and talk without sounding like his mouth is full of molasses. Also, he tends to remember players' names, which is a good thing. So BYE Cole. Not hearing you has made my 2018 playoff watching much better.