Muscato's Musings
Brent Musburger Is All Right With Me
In Celebration of Beautiful Women
Here we go. Count me in on those who think the media is all out ridiculous in criticizing ESPN play by play announcer Brent Musburger for his nice and totally cool compliment on the looks of Katherine Webb, girlfriend of University of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron, during the telecast of Monday night's national championship game between the Crimson Tide and Notre Dame. Heck, I'm a Notre Dame fan, and I could be thankful for a distraction from what was going on on the field. Here is what Brent Musburger – yes, he's 73 – said when the camera panned to the stands and took in a shot of both Ms. Webb, and McCarron's mother: Now when you are a quarterback at Alabama, you see that lovely lady there, she does go to Auburn, I want to admit…
In this Article:
Tony Ray Richards
12:12 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
I didn't watch the game, but heard the flak. I actaully thought Brent said something to HER, the way the media was making it sound! (Sort of like Broadway Joe did to the ESPN reporter) Geez...give this one a rest. Have we really become a country where we can no longer hand out positive compliments without being railed for it? If so, we're a sorry bunch. more ›