Why isn't Bob Cole doing Leaf games?

[naruto]

Instead we get those two Canucks homers soiling the Leafs game every Saturday. It is evident they hate the Leafs and are upset when they score and win.

Why not just let Bob Cole, an unbiased but passionate man do Leaf games. Leaf games are the headline of the day but Hughson and Simpson ruined the Leafs Pens game which was otherwise spectacular.

I don't understand why Bob Cole can't do Leaf games. Is there a reason behind this? Or is it just Rogers being Rogers and trying to ruin everything?

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[BruinsBtn]

Because he has no idea what's going on anymore

 

[JamieG19]

Because Bob Cole is a homer for the Leafs. It's a smart move on their part.

 

[Future GOAT]

Because Bob Cole doesn't know who Bob Cole is.

 

[naruto]

Because he has no idea what's going on anymore

Better than having ppl who hate the team playing though.

Because Bob Cole is a homer for the Leafs. It's a smart move on their part.

No, I think his favourite team is the Habs. Plus, he doesn't come across as biased when he does games.

 

[JamieG19]

I disagree. I think he does come across as biased for the Leafs and that's why they don't let him do Toronto games anymore.

 

[naruto]

I disagree. I think he does come across as biased for the Leafs and that's why they don't let him do Toronto games anymore.

I never saw Cole being biased. Joe Bowen is biased, but not Cole. Cole is a #legend. Man I really wish he was able to do Leaf playoff games... If Hughson and Simpson do them.....

 

[LeafFever]

Bob Cole was never nearly as biased as Hughson is.

 

[JamieG19]

I never saw Cole being biased. Joe Bowen is biased, but not Cole. Cole is a #legend. Man I really wish he was able to do Leaf playoff games... If Hughson and Simpson do them.....

Well, that's true. No one is as biased for the Leafs as Joe Bowen.

 

[cyris]

Because Bob Cole is a homer for the Leafs. It's a smart move on their part.

Bob Cole the admitted Habs fan is a homer for the Leafs?
Cool

 

[MR4]

I've never really understood why it's bad for a team's announcer to be biased for the home team as long as it's not ridiculous.

 

[LeafFever]

Bob Cole the admitted Habs fan is a homer for the Leafs?
Cool

Cole is from Newfoundland and idolized the Habs. Hughson lives in Vancouver and is suvh a Canucks homer. He hosts retirement ceremonies for their players.

 

[1specter]

I've never really understood why it's bad for a team's announcer to be biased for the home team as long as it's not ridiculous.

Every team has a homer for their local broadcasts except the Leafs for some reason. It's like Rogers decided to punish us with Romanuk and Hughson. TSN games are an absolute godsend, I love Cuthbert and Miller.

 

[LeafFever]

Every team has a homer for their local broadcasts except the Leafs for some reason. It's like Rogers decided to punish us with Romanuk and Hughson. TSN games are an absolute godsend, I love Cuthbert and Miller.

It's allowed for every team except the Leafs.

 

[naruto]

It's allowed for every team except the Leafs.

Other teams get homers and the Leafs get two haters. SMH.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I've never really understood why it's bad for a team's announcer to be biased for the home team as long as it's not ridiculous.

Bob Cole is not biased, I want to get that right out of the way to begin with. But if he were, having him do nationally televised games would not be good. It’d be unprofessional to have a biased voice during a game when both teams fans will be watching the same channel and announcer. Leafs fans are already experiencing this having to listen to Hughson every Saturday and we all hate it. I wouldn’t want the opposite though on HNIC. It shouldn’t be difficult to find a neutral voice but apparently for the CBC it is.

To answer the OP, Hughson gets to do Leafs games because he’s CBC’s “#1 guy” for play calling apparently. He clearly doesn’t like Toronto or the Leafs but I bet the pay for calling Leafs games every weekend is better than if he got to call games for Montreal, Vancouver, etc.

Cole as much of a legend as he is just can’t keep up anymore. Though I’d argue that the majority of Leafs fans would rather have a senile Cole than Hughson the dick. Cole also has a better voice than Hughson.

 

[aufheben]

Why is this on the main board?

Closed.