I watch a few other sports and the former professionals who are doing the color commentary are, and of course personal taste is a factor, mostly very good or excellent like Tony Romo, Nick Faldo, Grant Hill and many others but there’s certainly a minimum standard of knowledge required.
Why is it that T&F is so horrible in employing former professional athletes for major events?
It’s especially annoying for the devoted T&F distance fans to suffer through Justin Gatlin or Gale Devers (is she the one whispering for the Steeple?? - “It really looks like they’re trying to conserve their energy”) spouting senseless, irrelevant cliches about running without experience or knowledge about the intricacies of world class tactics that basically anyone can say?
Bolton & Ross are excellent announcers and adds to the viewers experience, especially as a former distance runner to understand how elite sprinters excel, train and think.
It does detract a bit from the main T&F event of the year but I’m hoping someone can explain this…
Thoughts??