REJOICE WORLD!!!COSTAS PULLED FROM OLYMPIC COVERAGE!!!

Rush Limbaugh wasn't available?

Hopefully all the NBC sports announcers will get fired and they'll pipe the BBC coverage.

They DO need to change the team's name.

They DON'T need to change the name. This political correctness crap will blow over ... it weakens countries.

And Costas has only talked about three things during the Summer Olympics of 2004, 2008, and 2012 - Michael Phelps, Misty May / Kerri Walsh, and chick gymnastics. Perhaps with a little bit of Usain Bolt. Someone else needs to come in to give a slightly broader view than NBCs extremely narrow focus.

photofinish wrote:And Costas has only talked about three things during the Summer Olympics of 2004, 2008, and 2012 - Michael Phelps, Misty May / Kerri Walsh, and chick gymnastics. Perhaps with a little bit of Usain Bolt. Someone else needs to come in to give a slightly broader view than NBCs extremely narrow focus.

That's not Costas. That's NBC. They know - or think they know - what gets ratings.

Anyhow, this is just anti-Hispanic prejudice because Roberto Costas is a proud member of la Raza. You would never hear these slurs against a white announcer.

Costas sucks. See ya, Roberto COH-STAHS!

Too bad the rooskies didn't use the poloniam on him. Only gave him an eye infection.

Jose Montana (Jose Montana), Carlos Rey (Chuck Norris), and Stefano Ray Pereira (Steve Perry, Journey) have invited Señor Roberto Costas to L.A. for the 2014 Cinco de Mayo parade on Whittier Blvd in East L.A.

I'd heard that Lauer had his eye on that job for sometime.

Such a shame. I was really enjoying tuning in every night to see the lengths at which NBC was going to, to make it less obvious. The glasses, the ridiculous wide angle shots and Costa squinting it was all quite humorous. I think it would actually help ratings to let him continue to broadcast with both eyes infected.

Viva Costas! Viva la Raza!

agip wrote:

I like costas - the guy is a loose cannon. so much more real than the huah US announcers. and actually unpredictable, which is stunningly great among the gloss of the others.

I am seriously loving the online coverage of individual events - british announcers, showing an event from beginning to end - it's brilliant.

Wow, the third most pretentious poster here enjoys British accents! I never would have guessed that :)

But yeah, Costas is great even if I'm boycotting the Winter Olympics because they are lame.

Amigo de Tomas Cruz wrote:

Anyhow, this is just anti-Hispanic prejudice because Roberto Costas is a proud member of la Raza. You would never hear these slurs against a white announcer.

He's Greek you idiot!

Bob Costas, Al Michaels, and Jim McKay among American Olympic talking heads were the best.

Matt Lauer, Bryant Gumbel, and Kathleen Sullivan were horrible.

Costas is great and the best at this among American coverage at the moment. He's smart and that helps when you have to cover two weeks of sports most Americans don't care about.

Costas is just a more polished and reserved version of Howard Coselle. He has moments of politicizing and grandstanding but he's interesting and polished.

Say that to Roberto's face and he'd kick your ass.

He talks too much and they skip sports. It could be the producers but he must have some sway.

Costas flew home tonight. On a red eye.

BAM!

Thank you. Thank you. Be sure to tip your waitresses. Thank you.

Hello losers, did anyone see my check?

I dropped it on the ground in Sochi. It had a 2, then six zeros after it, then a period. It was blue, with my name on it.

Anyone?

I am sorry he is having physical problems but he is a bit obnoxious